February 19 and 20.

An all-inclusive weekend available to members of the Friends of Pleasant Hill.  Includes accommodations, meals, reception, program, evening entertainment and music.

Friends’ Weekend Rates: $255/person, double occupancy & $343/person, single occupancy. Reservations required.

Reservations: 800.734.5611 x211

Friday, February 19, 2010
3:30 - 5:00  Registration, Trustees’ Office Sitting Room
4:30 - 6:00  After Hours Shopping, Carpenter’s Shop Craft Store
5:45 - 7:00  Wine and Cheese Reception, West Family Dwelling Cellar
7:15 - 8:30  Dinner, Trustees’ Office Dining Room
8:45 - 10:00  Corn Toss and Skittles Tournament, West Family Wash House, Meeting Area C Featuring 2009’s Defending Champions 

Saturday, February 20, 2010
7:30 - 9:00  Buffet Breakfast, Trustees’ Office Dining Room
9:15 - 9:30  Greetings & Introductions – Madge Adams, President and CEO,
West Family Wash House, Meeting Area C
9:30 - 10:45  Real Stories Behind Idealized Portraits – Tommy Hines, Executive Director, Shaker Museum at South Union, West Family Wash House, Meeting Area C.
We tend to romanticize the Shakers, but they were real people, with real struggles and emotions, just like everyone else. These images will be brought to life using manuscript records and contemporary newspaper articles.
10:45 - 11:00  Break
11:00 - 11:30  Meet The Animals – Ralph Ward, Manager, Museum Programs and Agritourism, Meeting Area C. Learn how maintenance of these heritage breeds of livestock is part of Shaker Village’s mission to preserve the legacy of the Shakers.
11:30 - 12:15  “It Was a Strange and Melancholy Sight” – Susan Lyons Hughes, Manager, Museum and Special Programs, Meeting Area C. This is the story of the Pleasant Hill Shakers during the tumultuous years of the Civil War through Shaker journals and photos.
12:15 - 1:00  Free Time
1:00 - 2:15 Lunch, Trustees’ Office Dining Room
2:30 - 3:30 A New Look at the South Union Furniture Tradition – Tommy Hines, Executive Director, Shaker Museum at South Union, Meeting Area C. The Shaker craftsmen who made furniture at South Union created a tradition of furniture-making that is distinctive among furniture made at other Shaker villages. This presentation will examine the basic forms attributed to the village, including recent finds.
3:30 - 3:45  Break
3:45 - 4:30  2009 Highlights and 2010 Plans – Shaker Village Management Team, Meeting Area C
7:15 - 8:30  Dinner, Trustees’ Office Dining Room
9:00 - 9:45 A Pleasant Walk Candlelight Music – Donna Phillips, Music Program Coordinator, Meeting Area C. This work of historical fiction is an adventure through history with songs and stories of six Pleasant Hill women.
    
Sunday, February 21, 2010
7:30 - 10:00  Buffet Breakfast, Trustees’ Office Dining Room