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Support the Capital Campaign to Preserve a
Piece of Mecklenburg's Past!
 Upcoming Events
October 11-12, 2008 (10am-4pm) 27th Annual Folklife
Festival and Craft Show Interpreters will demonstrate the folk ways
of the past across the plantation. Demonstrations will include
open-hearth cooking, blacksmithing, gunsmithing, woodworking, spinning,
dyeing, weaving, and much more! Visitors can also do their Christmas
shopping early as they visit many period and modern craft vendors selling
baskets, pottery, jewelry, lace, gourds, Uncle Scott's Root Beer, yarn
crafts, and much more! Enjoy live music and eat a hot lunch with the
food vendor! Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors (62+) and
students, ages 5 and under free.
October 11th, 2008 (5-8pm) Celtic
Music Night Fundraiser! Bring a chair or blanket and listen to
live Celtic music by the carriage barn, brought to you by 'The Celtic Folkers.' Purchase a hot meal from the food vendor,
shop at the silent auction, win raffle prizes, and more! All proceeds
benefit the Capital Campaign. Tickets are $12 per person.
October 17-18, 2008 at 8:00pm- Ghost Tales in the Dark
Have you ever wondered if Latta is haunted? Walk the house and
grounds by lantern light. Your guide will share real experiences by
staff members and volunteers, ghost hunters, and more. This will be a
unique opportunity to tour the plantation at night in small groups.
Admission is $12 per person. RSVP Required! Call
704-875-2312, ext. 302 to register!
October 24-25, 2008 (7-10pm)- Ghostwalk Take
an explosive walk around the plantation at night! Don't get left behind as
you experience ghostly battles between soldiers, ghouls in the haunted
plantation house, slave cabin, and garden. You never know what grisly scenes
you may come across as you tour the grounds and woods! Watch out for things
that go bump in the night! Admission is $7 per person, ages 5 and under are
free (but not recommended for ages 5 and under).
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