Entertaining Guests

Recent guests at Inn at the Park entertained all our guests at breakfast with a impromptu musical recital.  Our guests, Chrissa Walsh, the Executive Director for Finance and Development at The Pastoral Counseling Centers in Nashville, Tennessee and her friends from Nashville, Mary Corby and Rebecca Horton were all attending the Louisville convention for church musicians.  Besides raising money and children,  Chrissa's resume says her interest in music and drama keeps her busy "after hours".

Well, some of her "after hours" last week was spent at the DuPont Mansion and Inn at the Park where Chrissa, Mary and Rebecca serenaded the breakfast guests on two successive mornings. The music was breathtaking. What spontaneity!  What fun!  This delightful threesome told us they are coming back soon.  We can't wait!  Genny, our innkeeper at the DuPont Mansion, reported that the music was so beautiful that she cried when they sang "Amazing Grace". 

This kind of event is not likely to happen at any hotel in Louisville (or elsewhere).  Aren't bed and breakfasts fun?  Come back soon Chrissa, Mary and Rebecca!

DuPont Mansion "Art in the Garden" During the Old Louisville Hidden Treasures Garden Tour

The DuPont Mansion has hosted "Art in the Garden" for the past 9 years as a part of the Old Louisville Hidden Treasures Garden Tour.  Held each year during the second weekend in July,  the Garden Tour welcomes garden lovers into the private green spaces of the nation’s largest Victorian residential neighborhood.  Visitors attending the tour get a glimpse of many Old Louisville gardens and personal retreats tucked behind Victorian homes and carriage houses.  The garden tours are designed to be walked so that visitors can experience the scale of Old Louisville residences and the peacefulness of its gardens. This year's Garden Tour was held July 9 and 10.

DuPont Mansion's "Art in the Garden" featured 7 local artists painting their own selections in the DuPont gardens each day from NOON to 5:00 PM.  Garden tour participants were invited to tour the DuPont gardens, then visit and talk with the artists.  We introduced the 4th in a series of DuPont Mansion "Art in the Gardens" posters and made it available to garden guests.   This year's poster featured the side garden entrance of the DuPont Mansion.   It was created from an original painting by local artist, Patricia Hagan.  Copies of all four posters (limited editions, signed and numbered by the artists) are available at the DuPont Mansion as a set for $30.

We have commissioned local artist, Linda Jones, to paint next year's poster art.  Linda has been an artist painting in the DuPont gardens during "Art in the Garden" for each of the 9 years.