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The annual St. Charles Fete de Glace is an event that everyone should attend on Saturday, January 30, 2010. Professional ice carvers will create ephemeral masterpieces between 9:30 and 3:30, just blocks away from our St. Charles inn.
Come be amazed.
The next concert in the Crescendo Concert Series will be Sunday, January 24, 2010, at 3pm. You won’t want to miss Trio Voronezh, a Russian Folk Instrumental Trio.
The Trio Voronezh, part of the Crescendo Concert Series
To quote the Los Angeles Times from the Trio Voronezh website, the concert promises “three players, alone on a large open stage, filling every crevice with their rich, imaginatively conceived music.”
The trio was educated at the Academy of Music in Voronezh, south of Moscow. They honed their skills for years playing small concert halls throughout the Netherlands, Germany, and France. By the time they made it to the United States at the end of the last century, they were highly skilled and received wide acclaim.
Attending this concert series is the perfect way to finish a weekend at our St Charles bed and breakfast. Then again, it is the perfect way to start a week at our St. Charles inn. A getaway to St. Charles will combat the mid-winter blues. Warm and cozy at the inn, with good food and drink and luxurious accommodations, you can’t help but feel content. The uplifting music of the Trio Voronezh will enhance that feeling.
We are lucky to have a Broadway style theater the likes of The Bezemes Family Theater here in St. Charles, Missouri. Part of the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts at Lidenwood University, it is just blocks away from our St. Charles bed and breakfast. The J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts is one of the most impressive facilities in the region.
Our St. Charles Inn is quite close to the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts
The Russian State Ballet will perform Swan Lake at the Bezemes Theater on January 22, 2010, at 8pm. The Russian State Ballet has been a leading ballet company for over twenty years; its goal is to “preserve the heritage of the Russian and West-European choreography” while also exploring newer forms of dance.
This is a full length ballet in four acts, so once you find your seats, you should make yourselves comfortable. Tchaikovsky’s score and choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov come together to create an enchanting performance that you will not want to miss.
If you are a ballet fan and plan to travel any distance to see this ballet, we hope you’ll stay at our historic St. Charles inn. Close to the Bezemes Theater, we are also in the heart of Historic St. Charles. Meander along Main Street prior to the show, choosing from among the many excellent restaurants there. Arrange for a bottle of wine to be in your room along with chocolates that you may share after the show. In the morning, you’ll be delighted by the gourmet breakfast we serve in our historic dining room.
Make of weekend of it, and take advantage of all St. Charles has to offer while you are here. It’s a perfect way to help you through the mid-winter season.
A toast to you this New Year!
One of the best parts of being an innkeeper is meeting all of the interesting people who stay at our St. Charles Bed and Breakfast.
We look forward to seeing you all again in 2010, and to welcoming new guests.
Happy New Year.
What is it about the French? The food is sumptuous, the women are elegant, the men romantic. It’s no wonder Americans crave a little French influence in our lives from time to time.
Cheese, a la francaise
Let your time be now. We offer a French Colonial Christmas package at our St. Charles historic inn that will add touch of elegance and romance to your holidays.
St. Charles is particularly lovely at this time of year: the streets aglow with sparkling lights, the songs of carolers drifting on the breeze. That alone is enough to put visitors and locals in a cheerful mood.
During your stay in the French Colonial room of our St. Charles MO bed and breakfast you will be treated to French wine, a selection of fine cheeses accompanied with crusty French bread, and tasty French chocolates. Eventually you will leave your room in order to browse the many fine shops of downtown St. Charles, or enjoy a pre-arranged carriage ride; but once you return, you can look forward to sinking into a steaming bath filled with fragrant French bath salts.
In the morning, you will feel that you are in an elegant Parisian hotel as you enjoy a selection of French pastries and strong coffee in your room.
Treat yourselves to a French Christmas this year, without boarding a plane.
Decadence for a good cause
For many of us, the best thing about the holidays is the food. Social gatherings mean oodles of hors-d’oeuvres and dozens of desserts. We love everything about the home-made cookies and breads shared among friends and the spectacular creations at catered events. Let’s face it, the holidays just plain taste good.
That’s why we are so thrilled about the upcoming event at our St. Charles inn: An evening with Bissinger’s Chief Chocolatier, on Friday, December 11 at 7pm. We’ll feed you tasty tapas, then you’ll launch into tasting with Terry Wakefield. Learn about his craft while you sample it. Discover wines that will bring out the best in a chocolate, and vice-versa.
Indulge and enjoy.
Proceeds from this event will go towards the preservation of the historic 1791 Borromeo log church, close to our St. Charles b&b.
We are pleased to sponsor the upcoming Holiday Concert at “The Conservatory,” close to our St. Charles historic inn. Proceeds from the Concert benefit the St. Charles Borromeo Log Church, a lovely historic building dating from 1791.
You certainly won’t want to miss the amazing 19th century guitar and fiddle music of Thom Howard and Tom Verdot. But you may also enjoy attending the Silent Auction prior to the concert.
Check out the packages at our St. Charles bed and breakfast – you may find it worth your while to extend your trip a few days so you can benefit from extended hours at local shops on Wednesday and Friday nights.
This Holiday Concert supports the Borromeo Log Church.