February 25, 2018
2018-02-25T13:00:00
Performances at 1:30 & 3:30 PM
Historic New Bridge Landing
1201 Main St.
River Edge, NJ 07661
$12 adults, $7 students, BCHS members free.
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY COUNTRY BALL at HISTORIC NEW BRIDGE LANDING
Sunday, February 25, 2018
A Country Ball upon the Anniversary of Washington’s Birthday will be held at Historic New Bridge Landing. Dance mistress Denise Piccino and the Tricorne Dancers will give 2 one-hour public performances in the Steuben House at 1:30 and 3:00 pm. Ridley & Anne Enslow will provide musical accompaniment on fiddle and hammered dulcimer. Throughout the afternoon, Rodger Yaden will portray Gen. George Washington. Hot cider and crullers will be served in the restored 18th-century tavern in the Campbell-Christie House, where our gift shop is also located. Visitors may also see open-hearth cooking demonstrated in the Out-Kitchen. Re-enactors from the 3rd New Jersey Regiment will demonstrate military life. Activities for children include: soldier drills, paper dolls & scavenger hunt.