A Taste of the Past: Indiana Summer with renowned Chef Lauren Reed
July 27, 6:00 pm
Refreshing, delicious foods that bring back memories of warm summer days in Indiana’s farm country, some you may even find in your own garden!
Menu:
- Sweet corn soup with bacon, pesto crouton
- Cucumber & tomato salad with fresh herbs, lemon, goat cheese and dijon vinaigret
- Beef filet crostini two ways: Chimichurri, blue cheese butter
- Smoked pulled pork with white cheddar mac-n-cheese, raspberry BBQ, fried onions, cornbread crumble
- Local honey pie with chocolate bee
Program: Presentation and discussion with special guest pertaining to the ag industry
Reserve your seat today by calling 765-476-8411 ext. 1
Tickets are $60.00 per person (open to attendees ages 16 and up)
Join Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Event Manager, Brooke Sauter, and learn how to sew clothes for the Feast! Brooke teaches both hand and machine sewing, and all skill levels are invited. Participants will work to learn new skills, make new Feast friends, and walk away with new garments for the 2024 Feast (Oct. 5-6).
Today, Greater Lafayette is a hob of industry, technology, and commerce, but this has not always been the case. What sparked Lafayette’s transformation from a ramshackle river town to the bustling epicenter of the Wabash Valley? Attendees will be invited to become canal sleuths to find and appreciate the hidden remains and traces of the historic canal across Lafayette and Tippecanoe County.
Presented by Mike Tetrault, Executive Director of the Wabash and Erie Canal Park.
A Taste of the Past: A Meal from Eras Past with renowned Chef Lauren Reed
August 9, 6:00 pm
Featuring flavors from the last 100 years, with a medley of iconic foods highlighting decades of our past with flavorful modern twists.
Menu:
- Classic Caesar salad with homemade Caesar dressing, toasted parmesan, basil crouton
- Vichyssoise (Leek and Potato soup with chives, served chilled!)
- Tomato tea sandwich, featuring local sourdough, Heirloom tomatoes, cream cheese, red onions, and summer herb sauce
- Beef Bourguignon featuring local beef with red wine gravy, garlic smashed potatoes, roasted maple summer squash
- Carrot cake cupcake with cream cheese frosting, candied walnuts, candied carrot
Program: Stay tuned for more infomation!
Reserve your seat today by calling 765-476-8411 ext. 1
Tickets are $60.00 per person (open to attendees ages 16 and up)
Meet some of the inhabitants of the Military Post of Ouiatenon. French Soldiers and their support network of Female Auxiliaries, Civilian Militiamen and Traders. See displays of a typical French soldier’s gear and weapons and hear about what a day in the life was like for someone tasked to guard the trading post of Ouiatenon. View demonstrations of 18th century military tactics and musket fire and participate in a “French Colonial Muster and Drill” at 11 am and 2:30 pm.
Presented by Living History Interpreters.
Join Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Event Manager, Brooke Sauter, and learn how to sew clothes for the Feast! Brooke teaches both hand and machine sewing, and all skill levels are invited. Participants will work to learn new skills, make new Feast friends, and walk away with new garments for the 2024 Feast (Oct. 5-6).
Organized in 1902, Grandview Cemetery was meant to be a quiet, beautiful resting place. Over one hundred years later Grandview is the final resting place of 4,600+ people and the stories to be shared are endless. Come learn more about this cemetery and some of the early Tippecanoe County residents buried there.
This program is a partnership with The West Lafayette Public Library.
Join Feast of the Hunters’ Moon Event Manager, Brooke Sauter, and learn how to sew clothes for the Feast! Brooke teaches both hand and machine sewing, and all skill levels are invited. Participants will work to learn new skills, make new Feast friends, and walk away with new garments for the 2024 Feast (Oct. 5-6).
Purdue University held its first classes in 1874 with a class of thirty- nine students, including John Bradford Harper. He was a very active student and graduated with a degree in chemistry. Yet, he became a civil engineer. Learn the story of Purdue’s first graduate, 150 years ago!
Presented by David Hovde.
The Wabash Valley saw rapid growth between the 1820s and 1860 as residents flooded west from Eastern states and Europe. Growth brought an influx of carpenters, builders, and architects to meet the demand for new buildings. This presentation will tell the story of early architects and builders who practiced in Fountain, Warren, Tippecanoe, Carroll and Cass Counties.
Presented by Benjamin L. Ross
Benjamin L. Ross is a a Lafayette native and has been a historic preservation specialist with RATIO architects in Indianapolis for 15 years. Ben has been entrusted with analyzing, interpreting, and planning for the future of some of the most important historic sites in the United States, including the homes of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.