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Can't miss at Ayr Mount! Wednesday, September 20th at 6:00 pm Ayr Mount is hosting Robert deMaine, the principal cellist at the LA Philharmonic and the CAHPT Director of Music, and Simon Adda-Reyss, a pianist from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris. Simon will actually play on the Ayr Mount original pianoforte! How cool is that! Get your tickets here: http://classicalamericanhomes.org/concert-at-ayr-mount/

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3/17/2018:  Railing at Ayr Mount

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ready for their sunday walk. @ayrmount today if the gate is open. (at Ayr Mount)

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Not too hot for these beauties @ayrmount! #weddingflowers @purpud #weddingvenue #walkbytheriver #enoriver #ayrmount #hillsborough #bethlouden (at Ayr Mount)

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Happy birthday, Thomas Jefferson! #regram @ayrmount #ayrmount #hillsborough @classicalamericanhomes #trianglescout (at Ayr Mount)

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What to do on a beautiful #fallday?? It's Cèilidh in the Ayr from 10-4 – an exciting day of music, dancing and family activities to celebrate Ayr Mount’s Scottish history of 200 years! @ayrmount @classicalamericanhomes #fallday #familyfun #ayrmount #hillsborough #bicentennial #trianglescout (at Ayr Mount)

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As beautiful fall days are upon us, why not visit Ayr Mount, who is celebrating their 200th year! Whether you go for a quiet stroll on the Poet's Walk along the Eno or a fall picnic on their lawn, you are sure to enjoy! Be sure to check out their calendar at http://classicalamericanhomes.org/bicentennial-events/ as October 24th will be a fun event: Cèilidh at Ayr, where you will find Scottish themed family fun from bagpipers and fiddlers to food trucks! October 24th 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Tickets: $15/adult in advance ($20/adult at the gate, on the day of the event); $5 for ages 5-12; free for age 4 and younger. Limited tickets for this event.

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Perfect evening @ayrmount tonight! the reward for all that rain!! Did anyone see the space shuttle?? #ayrmount @classicalamericanhomes #frolic #fallevening #dogwalk #poetswalk #hillsborough #trianglescout (at Ayr Mount)

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Ayr Mount celebrates 200!

Ayr Mount is celebrating 200 years this year and has a host of fun activities to commemorate this anniversary.  The first event is this Sunday in conjunction with Earth Day.

I have included a list on how Ayr Mount will celebrate two centuries!  Save the dates and mark your calendars, a fun project is to investigate period costume for the May 23 celebration!  A start is this fun website on period costume and also on ebay in the UK!   I am thinking I will go for a “Valley of the Dolls” meets 200 year old Americana by way of Dolly’s Vintage or House of Landor... there must be great 1960s dress with the ultimate #TBT style of 1815...   

Happy planning, now let’s celebrate the big two (hundred)!!!

Bicentennial Events 2015

Sunday, April 26

Earth Day Fair at Ayr

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Admission is free.

Lots of activities to interest everyone! Including free kites for children, naturalist guides on site to answer questions, a vermicomposting display, hikes on the Poet’s Walk, tree planting, and information from partnering groups. Ayr Mount’s neighbor Montrose Garden will sell Metasequoias, Stewartias, Styrax, Figs, Boxwoods, and Cryptomerias during the fair. Partners are Eno River Association, Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, Orange County Governmental Departments of Environment, Agriculture, Parks & Recreation, Recycling & Solid Waste Management, Soil & Water Conservation.

Saturday, May 2

A Benefit Dinner to Celebrate

5:30 PM Cocktails  • 7:00 PM Dinner

Tickets: $100 Friend, $250 Preservationist; $1000 Benefactor; $2500 Patron; $5000 Sponsor

Join us for cocktails and dinner to commemorate Ayr Mount’s Bicentennial year. Built in 1815 by William Kirkland, this Federal-era plantation house is an architectural treasure. Today, Ayr Mount is a house museum listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and includes gardens, grounds and scenic trails along the Eno River – total nearly 300 acres for the public to enjoy.

Click here for details and tickets.

Time Capsule of Ayr Mount

5:00 PM

In honor of Ayr Mount’s Bicentennial, a time capsule containing items that tell the story of the Kirkland family, Richard H. Jenrette and Classical American Homes Preservation Trust, will be on display for William Kirkland’s birthday. A brief ceremony will present the objects in the capsule, along with a discussion of their significance. Attendees will be able to leave a note in the time capsule.

A Ball at Ayr Mount House

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

A cordial invitation is extended to our English Country Dance on the Lawn. Do you enjoy Jane Austen novels? Are you interested in the Regency period? Love to dance and be in polite society? Don your best muslin, waistcoat and breeches, or Scottish kilt and share in an evening of English Country Dance. Experience and dance partners not needed, all are welcome! Dances will be taught and called. Live music, period libations, and delicious refreshments. Period costume and Highland dress is admired but not required. Rain or Shine!

Click here for details and tickets.

A weekend of events in Hillsborough! On the following day, join the Friends of Moorefields for an afternoon gala!

Come celebrate the 230th anniversary of Moorefields – the summer home of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Alfred Moore – for their annual spring gala on Sunday, May 3rd from 11 AM – 2 PM. Food, music, libations, lawn games, house tours. For more information, visit www.moorefields.org or phone (919) 732-4384.

Kirklands of Ayr Mount

11:00 AM Tour

William Kirkland was related to many notable people including a NC Supreme Court chief justice, the wealthiest man in NC, the author of the of the official NC state song, a senator, the first explorer to cross the continent of North America north of Mexico, the author of the first novel in NC, silent and talkie film actors, an Admiral, a Brig. General and many others. Who’s who in the Kirkland family? Find out on a special tour each Saturday morning in June.

Broadwood Ayr

Performances at 3:00 PM and 5:30 PM

$100 per person ($25 is tax-deductible). Tickets will be available after June 1st. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Limited tickets for this event.

An intimate gathering among friends in a beautiful setting, visitors can enjoy this parlor concert featuring Andrea Edith Moore, soprano, singing period songs accompanied by Keiko Sekino, pianist. The concert features the Kirkland family’s 1797 Broadwood pianoforte. A reception will be held between performances.

Ayr

Tour times vary. Please check the public tour schedule.

What is Ayr? Where is Ayr? What is its significance to Ayr Mount? Come find out during the October tours when we will have a display of Ayr, Scotland and weave Scottish stories into the tour narrative.

Cèilidh at Ayr

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Tickets: $15/adult in advance ($20/adult at the gate, on the day of the event); $5 for ages 5-12; free for age 4 and younger. Tickets will be available after June 1st. Limited tickets for this event.

A day of music and dancing to celebrate Ayr Mount’s Scottish history. Enjoy a fun mix of Scottish entertainment: Scottish jigs, reels and strathspeys, lovely airs, bagpipers, drummers, fiddlers, and more. There will be food on site, a children’s play area and children’s scavenger hunts on the grounds. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy the day! Cèilidh is a Scottish Gaelic term meaning “visit”, used to describe a celebration with stories, poems, music, and dance. Cèilidhs were traditionally hosted in the homes of family and friends. Performers are Wake & District Pipe Band, Belles On Strings, and Pete Campbell and The MacRowdie Ceilidh Band.

Christmas in the Ayr

See below for dates and times. Admission is $12 (same as regular tour).

Ayr Mount will be decorated with natural materials in keeping with the period. Guided tours are: December 2 at 11:00 AM; December 3, 4, 5 at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM; December 6 at 2:00 PM; December 9 at 11:00 AM; December 10, 11, 12 at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM; and December 13 at 2:00 PM.

As always, Ayr Mount is open for tours daily and is always a great place to frolic on a pretty day.  Be sure to visit:

Ayr Mount

376 St. Mary’s Road Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 (919)732-6886

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Fun things to do over the holiday weekend!

Here's a quick Thanksgiving round up:

Shop LOCAL on Black Friday!

Shop local on Small Business Saturday!

Visit the North Carolina Museum of Art - the permanent collection boasts nearly 4,000 pieces of art and currently there is a fantastic show of small portraits entitled "Small Treasures," which includes the first time a Vermeer has been in the goodliest state, North Carolina!  There are so many things you can do at the NCMA-- eat lunch at Iris, walk the museum park, filled with amazing, site-specific sculptures, for example!

Visit historic Ayr Mount in Hillsborough, either tour the house or walk the trail, Poet's Walk, along the Eno.  The grounds are simply pristine and gorgeous and a fun place to frolic!

Go see the Nutcracker by Carolina Ballet performance at DPAC in Durham.  

The show is from Friday, November 28th, Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th.  I have received word that Scout followers will get a special discount of 20% off of all ticket sales by using the following code:  SCOUTNUT.  How great is that?  Well, it gets even great- the person who purchases the biggest block of tickets for this weekend will get the opportunity to meet the ballet dancers backstage.  My family did that last year and it was fantastic! Read the blog post from last year here.  You can call the box office, too---(919)680-2787

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! As always, thank you for your support of Scout, I am so thankful for working on The Scout Guide and all the interesting and talented people I get to meet over the year.  We live in a neat place filled with talented folks- so thank you again!!

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