A Celebration of Winter

The Living History Society of Minnesota cordially invites one and all to

Annual Winter Celebration

February 19, 20, 21, 2010 * Saint Paul, Minnesota

The Living History Society of Minnesota was shocked and saddened by the passing of one of our founding members and our most recent past president, Mr. William Kepler, on January 13th. Our grief at this sad event, and all that ensued, unfortunately cast a pall on our plans for our Celebration of Winter, also known as Winter Weekend 2010. While we gathered together to comfort one another and share in our mourning, we decided that it was important to go ahead with our plans for the event, while making a few necessary changes.

Schedule of Events

Friday, February 19: Theatrical Evening. The theatrical has been postponed. Instead, on Friday evening a social with parlor games, entertainments, and light refreshments will be held at the Triune Masonic Lodge. Ticket price and timing remains the same. The doors open at 7 pm. Attire of the mid 19th century is Respectfully required.

POSTPONED EVENT: A home-style theatrical event, "The Scottish Play", featuring readings from William Shakespeare's Macbeth, Poetry, Tableaux, and musical entertainments of the Caledonian persuasion.

Saturday, February 20: Dance Workshop. A dance workshop for the purpose of learning all manner of dance and etiquette in preparation for the ball. The workshop begins at 9 am, and includes a lunch break. Comfortable modern attire is appropriate. The hall will close afterwards, but will reopen at 6:30 pm for those wishing to use the dressing rooms.

Saturday, February 20: Grand Ball. The theme for the Grand Ball, "A Tale of Two Cities" has been cancelled, so that the weekend theme of a "Grand Tour" of Scotland, London and Paris could be kept until next year as desired by the event organizers.

The Grand Ball begins on Saturday night. The doors to the period, candlelit ballroom open at 7:30 pm, and the Grand March begins promptly at 8 pm. A formal dinner, featuring a marvelous spread of period repasts, will be served during the evening. Festivities will last into the wee hours of the morning. Formal attire of the mid 19th century is respectfully required. Dressing rooms will open at 6:30 for those wishing to make use of them,

Sunday, February 21: At Home Social. The Festivities end on Sunday with an At-Home social from noon to 5 pm. Games and conversation will be the order of the day, with skating and coasting (weather permitting). Period attire, skates and clothing are admired and preferred but not required. This event is free to all event attendees. Lunch and refreshments will be served. The location for this event will be provided to attendees during the weekend.

Registration

The Registration form is available. Pre-registration is respectfully required and must be postmarked by February 5th, 2010. Tickets are transferable but not refundable.

Price

Theatrical Evening: ____ x $5 Per LHS Member ___ x $7 per Guest
Dance workshop: ____ x $5 per LHS Member ____$7 per Guest
Ball and Dinner: _____ x $50 per LHS Member ____ x$65 per Guest
At-Home social: _____ Free to all weekend attendees

Any questions should be referred to the event organizers at winterweekend@lhsmn.org. We hope that all attendees understand the reasons these changes. We look forward to seeing you at these events, and celebrating the season in each others' company.

Primary Location

Triune Masonic Lodge
1898 Iglehart Ave.
St. Paul, Minnesota

From the West
Follow I-94 to the Cretin Ave. exit and turn right (south) at the top of the ramp. Proceed south to Marshall Ave. Turn left (east) on Marshall and go six blocks to Howell St. Turn left (north) on Howell and go one block to Iglehart. The lodge is on the southeast corner of Iglehart and Howell. Locate on-street parking and join the fun.

From the East
Follow I-94 to the Snelling Ave. exit and turn left (south) at the top of the ramp. Proceed south to Marshall Ave. Turn right (west) on Marshall and go seven blocks to Dewey St (one block past Fairview) and turn right (north). Go one block north to Iglehart and turn left (west). Proceed on more block to the lodge which is on the southeast corner of Iglehart and Howell. Locate on-street parking and join the festivities.

From the South
Follow I-35E to Ayd Mill Road. Stay on Ayd Mill Road until it ends at the merge with Selby Ave. Follow Selby Ave to Fairview Ave. Selby ends at Fairview, so you cannot miss the turn. Turn right. You will now be heading north on Fairview. Proceed to Iglehart (one block north of Marshall). Turn left (west) onto Iglehart and go two blocks to Howell. The lodge is on the southeast corner of Iglehart and Howell. Locate on-street parking and join the party.

From the North
If you're driving via I-35E, merge into I-94 and follow the directions above for "From the East." If you're coming via I-35W, follow the Minnesota 280 cutoff south to I-94 and exit at Snelling. Follow the directions for "From the East," above, with the exception of turning right onto Snelling instead of left. Alternatively, you can take any of St. Paul's North/South thoroughfares to Marshall and turn either left or right onto Marshall, depending on which one you have taken, and follow the directions for either "From the East" or "From the West" after the point of gaining access to Marshall from the directions above.