Chinqua Penn Plantation - ''A Fun Fall Festival and Stew Day at Chinqua Penn''

Chinqua Penn Plantation

AN AMERICAN TREASURE

October 23, 2008

For immediate release -

A Fun Fall Festival and Stew Day at Chinqua Penn

On Saturday, November 1, 2008, Chinqua Penn Plantation & Vineyards, at 2138 Wentworth Street in Reidsville, N.C., will host their annual Fall Festival and Stew Day and everyone is invited for a fun-filled Saturday.

We will start the day with the ‘Blessing of the Hounds’ at the Chinqua Penn Trail Way entrance. Bring your ‘best friends’ and have them blessed by the Honorable Michael James during the ceremony beginning at 10am and there will be refreshments for the pooches, too.

If you like to clog and dance, you’ll love the traditional bluegrass music with a little gospel blended in by Jeanette Williams & her band, Clearwater, which starts at 11am and playing until  3pm.  They will also have CDs of their production with George Jones available for sale during the festival. 

Hayride tours of the adjoining N.C.S.U. Upper Piedmont Research Station will be offered beginning at 11:00 a.m.  Just for fun, kids can get their faces painted.  The pony carousel will be ready for lots of children to ride and a photo opportunity will be available as well.  You may also see the peacocks wandering the property and the baby peacocks at their caged nest area.

Along with live and energetic music in the courtyard, you can relax with a glass of Chinqua Penn wine, you can picnic on the clock tower hill and shop with all the local crafters for beautiful hand-made jewelry, soaps, lotions, bird houses, furniture, framed photographs and artwork, and much, much more.  The Rockingham County Weavers are also planning an on-site display and demonstration of their works.

Brunswick Stew will be prepared on site and sold by the Disabled American Veterans with all proceeds benefiting their organization.  Stew can be purchased by the bowl or by the quart.  There will be a variety of other food items available as well. 

The Rockingham County Farmer’s Market will operate on the grounds of Chinqua Penn Plantation on this date offering many fall specialty items for the last open market of the season.  So, as Jeff Penn once said, “Come, and you may find some meditation for the mind, some solace for the soul, some harmony for the heart.  Anyhow, come!”   And, we say, “Come join us at Chinqua Penn Plantation for a fun fall festival celebration for the whole community.”

Chinqua Penn ‘grounds only’ admission is $5 per person and children 12 and under accompanied by an adult get in free.  House tour admission is $20 for adults, $15 for seniors & students with a college ID, $10 youth age 6-15, and age five and under are free.  For more information contact Amy Huber at 336-349-4576.

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P.O. Box 161 - Wentworth, NC  27375  

Located at 2138 Wentworth Street in Reidsville     www.chinquapenn.com                                   

e-mail: amy@chinquapenn.com                         (336) 349-4576