Connecticut Landmarks Celebrates Food, Farms
& Connecticut History at the Nathan Hale Homestead
Coventry, CT –
Connecticut Landmarks will celebrate the rich agricultural heritage of the Nathan Hale Homestead, and the freshness of Connecticut grown food, with Cocktails at the Homestead on Saturday, September 12th from 5:30 to 8:30 pm (rain date: Sunday, September 13th).
Connecticut Landmarks’ signature event of the 2015 Season will include delicious, sustainable and seasonal food prepared by Cafémantic. Winner of CTNow’s 2015 Best of Harford – Best Caterer and Best Restaurant Overall awards – Cafémantic’s menu will showcase the best of eastern Connecticut’s farm-fresh, community-inspired cuisine.
Enjoy signature cocktails by Westford Hill Distillers – the first craft distiller in New England – their Aged Apple Brandy was inducted into the Slow Food Ark of Taste in 2014. The distillery has received national and international recognition for the wide range of spirits they produce. In 2014 the Smithsonian Institute chose Westford Hill to represent craft distillation as part of their History of Food Series.
The evening will commence with Open Homestead, highlighting Colonial demonstrations, music, living history and museum tours. The event includes a silent auction featuring quintessential food and local experiences from the Quiet Corner and across the State of Connecticut. All proceeds will benefit education and programming at the Nathan Hale Homestead.
“Fresh, local, organic food graced the Hale family table. Cocktails at the Homestead celebrates the Homestead’s rich agricultural heritage, the bounty of CT agriculture and the importance of supporting local farms, businesses and historic places,” says Sheryl Hack, Executive Director of Connecticut Landmarks.
The Nathan Hale Homestead is located at 2299 South Street in Coventry, CT. Registration is required, please call (860) 247-8996 x 23 to register. Individual Tickets are $75 each; Patron Tickets are $150 each and include a VIP liqueur tasting at 5 pm with Westford Hill Distillers. For more information on tickets visit www.ctlandmarks.org.
To date, corporate sponsors of Cocktails include Hoffman Auto Group and S.R. Blanchard, Inc. Floral arrangements created and donated by the Suffield Garden Club.