PRIZES FOR THE BEST ICE CREAM! LIVE MUSIC WITH PHIL KING!

Bring your best recipe (no raw eggs, please!), Ashantilly will provide the ice and salt! Contestants, start your churns at 3:00!

Tickets: $5, includes 2 “tastings”, additional tastings, 3 for $5. Raffle tickets for great prizes, $1!

Under the Canopy Performance at Ashantilly, May 8th

“Fractured Fairy Tales” will take place at Ashantilly Center in Darien, Georgia at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 8, and will include aerial dances based on The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Frog Prince, Alice in Wonderland, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella, among others.

If you’ve never seen Canopy perform before, you won’t want to miss this fabulous opportunity for a special night of magic and fun for your friends and family. These amazing dancers combine trapeze art with creative dance among the boughs of majestic, centuries-old oak trees. If you were lucky enough to catch last year’s performance, you know what a great show this is—tell everyone you know that it’s an event not to be missed!

Tickets are $30, $20 students, which includes wine and light hors d’oeuvres. Children under 6 are free. To reserve tickets by May 5 please call 912-289-1144 or e-mail ashantillycenter@gmail.com. You can also buy tickets securely online. Please select “Adult” or “Student” ticket below, and you will be able to select the quantity after you click “Add to Cart.” Your purchase is 100% tax deductible and supports the Ashantilly Center, a 501(c)(3) organization.

Choose Your Ticket

Adult Ticket $30.00 Student Ticket $20.00

Ads for our program are also available to you or your business. Email us or call 912-289-1144!

The series that Ashantilly and McSEED are presenting this spring will feature a discussion and demo about Good Bugs, Bad Bugs on April 10th from 10 – 12:30. Call McSEED to reserve your space! $15 donation includes lunch from the garden. 912 437-7821

Amy Schuster has provided so much good information!

The previous program on container gardening was terrific! Here are links to some of the handouts:

Vegetable companion planting:  http://bit.ly/doRMP4

The booklet about container gardening:

Page 1: http://bit.ly/dyEpyH

Page 2: http://bit.ly/9saXPb

Page 3: http://bit.ly/bzPtS8

Page 4: http://bit.ly/cGqD0B

Gardeners galore!

The series has attracted a lot of very

interested and dedicated gardeners!

Come join us April 10th!

The Water of Life!

Join Ashantilly Center and Ft. King George in Darien in celebrating our local history! A wonderful variety of events will be presented at the Fort all day.

Ashantilly is having the traditional Scotch whisky tasting at 4 PM at the Center. The theme this year is “The Water of Life” and we will have Anne on Celtic harp and John on violin to accompany us. Darrin McCullough returns to lead us on this journey through six single malts.Donations are $30 per person and reservations are appreciated. Call 912 230-6962 to speak with the secretary about availability of seats!

Sunday at the Presbyterian Church there will be the traditional Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans with speaker, Steven Smith of Ft. King George. It’s a lovely 11 AM service!

All of  us in Darien hope to see you!

Local historian, Buddy Sullivan at Ashantilly

Please join Ashantilly in welcoming Buddy Sullivan!

Buddy is a local and state historian with an amazing knowledge of coastal Georgia families and events in our history. We will learn how Buddy became so intensely involved in learning and then writing about the extensive heritage of the coastal Georgia communities.

A wine reception follows. Non-members $15; Members $10. Please call 912 289-1144 for reservations. February 28th at Ashantilly Center in Darien at 4 PM.

The Valentine’s Tea was marvelous!!! The live music really was fabulous, and Joy Hanrahan presented a perfect tea!!

Click here for a gallery of photos taken at this event.

Enjoy a lovely afternoon tea held in historic Ashantilly House, circa 1820. Join us at Ashantilly for afternoon tea and a delicious assortment of mouth-watering delights. Don your hat or come bare-headed. Experience the ambience of Thomas Spalding’s mainland home and participate in the tradition of afternoon tea. A lovely treat for your Valentine! Seating is limited, so make your reservations early. Donation: $15, $25 per couple. Prepaid reservations can be made by mailing a check to:

Ashantilly Center, PO Box 1449, Darien, GA 31305

Telephone: 912-437-4473

Start Time: 03:00 pm
Date: February 14, 2010
End Time: 05:00 pm

Patsy Smith Roberts, author and photojournalist, has traveled extensively to Africa. Her passion for the continent inspired her to fulfill a lifelong dream of writing children’s books. The books, illustrated through her many photographs, aim to foster a sense of self-worth in all children. She has written four books, including Rory – The Adventures of a Lion Cub and Willis the Warthog. Light refreshments will be served following the presentation. Donation: $5/adults, children free.

When: January 24

Time: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

For more information: 912.437.4473

If you enjoy hearing authors talk about their work, then you will enjoy the Books and Authors Series at the Center in January and February! Welcome our first author, Michele Nicole Johnson. And check our blog for more information!

Michele

Sunday afternoon, January 10th at 2 PM. Michele, a journalist and artist, will talk with us about her wonderful collection of photos and stories in Sapelo Island’s Hog Hammock.

A reception will follow. $15 members; $20 non-members. $5 students under 18. (Individual memberships $15 yearly)

Title: Decorating the Old Tabby
Location: The Ashantilly Center
Description: Come help us deck the halls! We’ll provide lunch. The house will be open at 9 am.
Start Time: 9:00 am
Date: 2009-12-02