Spend the holiday season with us in Placerville

 

The downtown area is just a block from our Placerville bed and breafast,  and is all aflutter, prepping for the tree lighting and fun that will be happening starting on Friday, Nov 27th.  Historic Main Street transforms itself with decoration, and lights, and there are even about 50 decorated trees lining Hwy 50 again now that the road construction is completed.

 

 

NOVEMBER 27th
Festival of Lights, 5:30PM – 8PM
On Historic Main Street in Placerville, the old-fashioned festivities will close Historic Main Street and begin around 5:30PM at various locations up and down Main Street with music, entertainment, Santa, stagecoach rides, Holly Jolly Trolley rides (to outlying parking lots), and the tree-lighting at 6PM at the Courthouse.  Sponsored by the Placerville Downtown Association.  For info call (530) 672-3436.

NOVEMBER 27th & 28th
Merchants Open House, Extended Hours.
Historic Main Street merchants welcome visitors with coffee, cider and seasonal goodies.  Enjoy hometown holiday shopping and hospitality in one convenient setting.  Free parking, entertainment, stagecoach rides and visits with Santa.  Sponsored by the Placerville Downtown Association.  For info call (530) 672-3436.
DECEMBER 6th
32nd Annual Christmas Parade 1PM.
This big parade takes place rain or shine and starts at the Mountain Democrat parking lot on upper Broadway in Placerville and continues down Main Street.  Sponsored by Jim & Cathy  McIntire.  For info call (530) 621-5885

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
December 4 to December 27, 2009

IT! Box Office
(530) 642-0404

 

 

 

 

 

 

Art and Wine Festival Jan. 24th

If you have never attended this wonderful event, here is your chance.  Taste more than 30 different wines from El Dorado County and get a chance to bid on original artwork that helps community members.  Book at the Albert Shafsky House for the event and we will comp your tickets (2 night min.) to the event a $50 value.  Stay either Friday-Saturday or Saturday-Sunday whatever works for you.  Limited to the first 3 couples that mention this special.

Join us for Prohibition Day and Celebrate the Repeal! Free tickets/with booking and 20% off your stay!

 

Lets celebrate! Some of our favorite wineries will be pulling out special wine selections in honor of the historic repealing of prohibition. Come and party in period style as you travel back in time to visit these rebellious wineries while enjoying fine wines. Proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated to Mother Load Rehabilitation Enterprise of Placerville. Vintage cars and costumes encouraged. Participating wineries: Boeger Winery, David Girard Vineyards, Gold Hill Vineyard & Wofford Acres Vineyards $15/per person or $20/couple $5/designated driver. Check in by 3 p.m. on December 5th, and we will comp your tickets to this “historic” event. It promises to be a night of fun and frolic.

Happenings round or near our Placerville bed and breakfast

This just in the email from our pals at Colibri Ridge Winery…

“We have now released our 2007 Estate Syrah Rose and our 2005 Fair Play Merlot.  Our Syrah Rose is in the European tradition being totally dry and full of wonderful fruit aromas and flavors.  It has the light aromas of watermelon and strawberry. On the pallet you will find the flavors of fresh raspberries and cherries.  This is a wonderful wine that pairs well with most lighter meals.   This vintage of our award winning Merlots continues in the tradition of providing you with big full flavored Merlots.  Again you will find the flavor of plumbs and vanilla in this wine, with a wonderful lingering finish.  This wine will pair well with most heaver meals including pasta.

Syrah’s got’ a go sale.  Just in time for the holidays our award winning 2003 El Dorado Syrah is on sale for 50% off.  Yes, that’s only $9.50 a bottle and $114.00 a case.  Hurry in as this wine will not last long at this price.”  So how about at stay at the Albert Shafsky House to go with a trip to get a case or two of wine?

And if you are free this weekend….Western States Trail-Hike

Saturday, November 1st

9 am – 1pm
This hike will be off the American Canyon Trail in Cool. Tom Peterson will lead you through beautiful trails with fall sights, views of the Middle Fork American River canyon, and will make a brief stop at the Barbara Schoener memorial site. This will be a fairly easy 6-mile round trip hike. FREE – Please call to sign up and for meeting location 530-621-1224.

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