2004 spring pilgrimage guide.MARCH 13-APRIL 3 Vicksburg The Vicksburg Spring Pilgrimage and Candlelight Tours are a great way to enjoy the beauty of Vicksburg's many historic homes. In addition to morning and afternoon tours, candlelight tours will be offered on Monday and Wednesday nights, with hors d'oeuvres on Mondays and concerts on Wednesdays. Call 888/686-0111. MARCH 13-APRIL 17 Natchez Historic house tours and unique special attractions are all part of the magic of Natchez's popular springtime event. This year, 31 antebellum mansions will open their doors to visitors. The selection of homes will change each morning and afternoon. While not touring, guests can enjoy the Historic Natchez Pageant, an elaborate musical production featuring scenes of the old South; "Songs of the South," with traditional spirituals, Gershwin and Foster tunes, and more; "The Southern Road to Freedom," a musical tribute to the African-American experience here; and "Southern Exposure," a hilarious pilgrimage spoof See spoofing. spoof - spoofing . Call 800/647-6742 or see www.natchezpilgrimage.com. MARCH 26-APRIL 3 Gulf Coast This coast-wide event, touted as the only free pilgrimage in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , features tours of historic homes, gardens, and churches; a floral expo; and special activities at museums and historic sites in Diamondhead, Pascagoula, Moss Point, Gautier, Pass Christian, Bay St. Louis, Long Beach, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Ocean Springs. A Southern tea and fashion show, the only event for which admission is charged, will be held March 30 at the Gulf Hills Hotel; advance tickets are required. Pass Christian's annual Tour of Homes will take place May 2. For details on the Gulf Coast pilgrimage, call 228/872-7738. For more on the Pass Christian event, call 228/452-9654. MARCH 26-28, APRIL April: see month. 3 Port Gibson The 12th annual Port Gibson Main Street Heritage Festival, set for March 26-28, promises three fun-filled days with live music, arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. , great food, tours, and more. The city's Spring Pilgrimage will take place April 3, offering tours of several splendid antebellum homes and churches. To learn more about the Heritage Festival, call 601/437-4500 or see www.portgibsonmainstreet.com. For more on the pilgrimage, call 601/437-4351. MARCH 30-APRIL 11 Columbus This award-winning event features tours of lovely historic homes with guides in period costumes and re-created activities from the 1800s. Other highlights will include cemetery tours, guided walking tours, carriage rides, and musical presentations. Call 800/920-3533 or see www.historic-columbus.org. APRIL 1-4 Aberdeen The presence of five National Register districts here means visitors can tour a variety of architectural styles, from Victorian to Queen Anne Queen Anne n. The style in English architecture and furniture typical of the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714). Queen Anne Adjective 1. to Greek Revival Greek revival: see classic revival. Greek Revival Architectural style based on 5th-century-BC Greek temples that spread throughout Europe and the U.S. in the early 19th century. . Other events will include a proper afternoon tea, one-act plays based on Aberdeen's past, a pancake pancake, thin, flat cake, made of batter and baked on a griddle or fried in a pan. Pancakes, probably the oldest form of bread, are known in different forms throughout the world. breakfast, a North-South skirmish, cemetery tours, and more. For details, call 800/634-3538 or see www.aberdeenms.org. APRIL 16-18 Holly Springs Holly Springs is the name of some places in the United States of America:
Several fine homes will be open for morning and afternoon tours. Weekend highlights will include "A Solid Gold Saturday Night Solid Gold Saturday Night was a live American national oldies radio show, broadcast coast-to-coast on Saturday nights, which started in 1982. It was hosted by Dick Bartley until 1987. Bob Worthington became the host and producer of the show in January 1988. " at the 1858 Athenia home, carriage rides, Southern luncheons, and organ recitals An organ recital is a concert at which music especially written for the organ is played. The music played at such recitals was typically written for pipe organ, which includes church organs, and symphonic organs (also known as concert organs). . Call 662/252-2515 or see www.visithollysprings.org. |
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