Music Festival, Live Theatre and New KY Bourbon Trail Tour in Harrodsburg, KY
Chamber music, Gone With the Wind and bourbon highlight spring events calendar
HARRODSBURG, KY – MARCH 2017 – A trio of special events showcasing the outstanding
music, theatre and bourbon in and around Kentucky’s oldest settlement are on the spring
calendar for Harrodsburg, KY. Visit http://harrodsburgky.com/wtd_calendar.html for details.
Head to Harrodsburg for the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
For bourbon aficionados who have dreamed of completing the famed Kentucky Bourbon Trail®
and earning the coveted souvenir t-shirt in one visit, Central Kentucky Tours now offers
Kentucky Bourbon Trail® Passport Tours. These 3-day tours visit all 10 legendary distilleries on
the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, including Maker’s Mark, Heaven Hill, Evan Williams, Wild
Turkey and Woodford Reserve, traveling from Harrodsburg to Lexington, Lebanon, Bardstown,
Louisville and other towns in central Kentucky.
These action-packed custom tours are $350 per person and include transportation, all distillery
admissions, pickup from The Inn at Shaker Village or Beaumont Inn in Harrodsburg and a
souvenir Glencairn Glass, designed to showcase the taste and complexity of fine whisky,
compliments of Central Kentucky. To complete the bourbon experience, journey through the
flavor profiles of six premium Kentucky bourbons during a Personalized Tasting with the
Innkeeper add-on option at Beaumont Inn.
See Gone With the Wind in Harrodsburg
The book was written over 80 years ago; the movie filmed over 75 years ago – yet Gone with the
Wind remains one of the most enduring and beloved stories of all time. For its spring
production, Harrodsburg’s award-winning Ragged Edge Community Theatre takes an
affectionate look at David O. Selznic, the legendary producer of one of filmdom’s true classics,
in “Moonlight and Magnolias.” The show, called “a Hollywood dream-factory farce,“ takes
place April 21-23 and 28-30.
As 1939 Hollywood buzzes with Gone With the Wind fever, Selznick shuts down production on
his Civil War epic because the screenplay simply doesn’t work. What follows is a behindclosed-doors over-the-top comedy as the movie’s producer, formidable director and famous
screenwriter hash out a screenplay over five days and on a diet of peanuts and bananas for the
movie that would earn 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best
Screenplay. 859/734-2389, www.RaggedEdgeTheatre.org
Famed music festival returns to Harrodsburg
Spend the weekend with world-acclaimed musicians from New York’s Chamber Music Society
of Lincoln Center during the Chamber Music Festival of the Bluegrass, May 27 and 28, at Shaker
Village of Pleasant Hill. Now in its 11th year, the festival is conducted by CMS artistic directors
David Finckel and Wu Han and takes place in the Meeting House and the Meadow View Barn.
Chamber music enthusiasts will also enjoy two educational lectures led by Patrick Castillo that
will thoroughly cover the history of each piece of music being performed. Exclusive Patron
Events feature opportunities to meet the artists throughout the weekend. Visit
https://shakervillageky.org/chamber-music-festival-patron to learn about patron levels and
benefits.
Venue seating is limited and visitors should purchase tickets as early as possible; in fact,
Concerts I and III are already sold out. Concerts II and IV take place in the Meadow View Barn.
Visit https://shakervillageky.org/event/chamber-music-festival-bluegrass for details and tickets.
Harrodsburg has lots of new attractions in 2017
Besides sampling bourbon, music and theatre, plan a weekend getaway to include a visit to
Harrodsburg’s new Lemons Mill Brewery – the first tavern or taproom in the area since before
the 1920s, now on Kentucky’s Brewgrass Trail – and Olde Towne Distillery, the first distillery in
the U.S. to produce hemp moonshine. Head downtown to see what’s new, including the High
Mountain Steakhouse with its nightly specials and new retail, including the Lazy A Furnishings
Antique Shop and Rosewood, where you can browse for primitives and take a class in furniture
painting and more.
New lodging in Harrodsburg includes the private and peaceful Glenriver Cottage and the 120acre Blackhorse Bed & Barn, in addition to well-known The Inn at Shaker Village of Pleasant
Hill, Beaumont Inn and Bright Leaf Golf Resort. Plan your visit at www.HarrodsburgKy.com.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Karen Hackett, Executive Director
Harrodsburg/Mercer County Tourist Commission
800-355-9192 or 859-734-2364
PHOTO SHOWN
The Chamber Music Festival of the Bluegrass returns to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill on May
27 and 28, 2017.
Photo: Harrodsburg/Mercer County Tourist Commission
Ragged Edge Community Theatre presents “Moonlight and Magnolias” in April, 2017.
Photo: Harrodsburg/Mercer County Tourist Commission
HI- and LOW-RES photos available.
ABOUT HARRODSBURG, KY | Kentucky’s oldest town has a spring in her step. Home to newly
opened Olde Towne Distillery and recently added to the Brewgrass Trail with newly opened Lemons
Mill Brewery, Harrodsburg is surrounded by the bourbon and craft distilleries of the Kentucky Bourbon
Trail® and more than a dozen wineries. Horseback riding trails, backroads and byways for bicycle
enthusiasts, golf and outdoor water sports from kayaking to skiing add adventure. Old Fort Harrod State
Park with full-scale replica fort commemorates the first permanent settlement west of the Allegheny
Mountains and the Dixie Belle sternwheeler provides excursions for up-close views of the geologically
ancient Kentucky River Palisades. Overnight options include Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, a hands-on,
interactive Discovery Destination; James Beard America’s Classic recipient Beaumont Inn; and several
unique bed and breakfast inns. Authentic, affordable and full of the unexpected, postcard-pretty
Harrodsburg sits amidst four National Register Historic Districts in the heart of Kentucky’s famed
Bluegrass region. Accolades: One of the “10 Most Beautiful Towns in Kentucky” (TheCultureTrip.com);
one of Best Choice Reviews’ “50 Best Small Town Downtowns in America”; one of Smithsonian Magazine’s
“20 Best Small Towns to Visit”; one of BBC NEWS Magazine’s “Five hidden US Travel Destinations”; and
one of the “10 Most Beautiful, Charming Small Towns in Kentucky” (OnlyInYourState.com).
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