Girl Friend's Fall Weekend Getaway in Nappanee

Close to Home, but Far Enough Away

Hosted by Amish Acres and its Inns

October 17 – 19, 2009

Registration Form
Itinerary
Features
Participating Shops

October 17, 2008
The first annual Girl Friend's Fall Weekend Getaway is a success!
43 “Girls”+1 Gentleman from 5 States (Texas, Louisiana, Michigan, Illinois & Indiana) & Canada check in today at the Inn, enjoy the theme buffet and Kiss Me Kate tonight and then have a pajama party with milk and cookies in the Geranium Room! 17 downtown shops plus 7 Amish Acres shops have special shopping savings, door prizes and one grand prize of 4 season tickets to the Round Barn for the 2009 season. Throw in a Plain & Fancy matinee, quilting and rug weaving seminar, s’mores and a bonfire…and you’ve got the ingredients for a filling weekend with your friends!

A new discovery awaits girl friends who live close enough to have
never experienced Nappanee and Amish Acres Hospitality and an old friend awaits those who have. No kids, no husbands, no pets, no cooking, no laundry, no list, just girlfriends together for a weekend away from it all.

THE GIRL FRIEND’S WEEKEND

Three days of planned events, shopping, exploring, dining, learning, performances, socializing and pampered attention, all to explore and enjoy at your own pace. The weekend includes thousands of dollars in Discounts, Special Offers, and $2,500 in Door Prizes from 25 unique Nappanee shops.

Includes two nights Lodging, Threshers Dinner, Theme Buffet, Kiss Me Kate, Plain & Fancy, Conley & Schmidt Entertainment, two Breakfasts, one Lunch, Sunset Cider and Wine and Cheese reception, Milk & Cookies each night, Seminars, Fitness classes, Shopping discounts, Door prizes, Shopping Tote filled with coupons and goodies and more. Includes sales and lodging taxes, but does not include gratuities.

Reservations and 100% refundable deposits of $25.00 are due by October 3, 2008.

Register by September 30, 2008 and be eligable for a Theatre Escape Package for two to be given away.

Package Price as low as $179.00 based on Quad occupancy. Triple, Double, and Single occupancy upgrades available.
(In celebration of Kiss Me Kate and Plain and Fancy’s Katie Yoder, all Kathryns, Catherines, Katherines, Katharines, Kates, Katies, Kats, Kathys, or Kays will receive a 10% discount on the weekend package; ID required!) See Pricing

Subject to availability and dates and itinerary may be changed or event cancelled without notice, but with full refund. $25 deposit due with reservation by September 30. Cancellations after October 3 forfeit the deposit.

Girls under 21 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian

Group discounts: One Girl Friend registers 5 ladies or more receives $5.00 off each registration

Call for reservations (574) 773-2011 or visit www.amishacres.com

FEATURES

FALL HARVEST DAYS AT AMISH ACRES

Harvest Market, Pumpkin Patch and Scarecrow Reunion

Filled with Apple Cider, Apple Butter, Apple Dumplings, Apple Turnovers, Apple Cake, Apple Pandowdy, Apple Crisp, Bittersweet, Indian Corn, Pumpkin Patch, Mums, and Gourds. Take a farm wagon ride to the pumpkin patch and pick your own. Vote for your Scariest Scarecrow.

SHOPPING

Amish Acres Shops

The Greeting Barn, W.H. Best & Sons Meat Market, The Stone House Christmas Shop, The Fudgery & Soda Shop, Amish Acres Bakery, and The Brick Forge Garden Shop

Downtown Nappanee

These selected shops are owner operated and many span generations with the oldest continuously operated Jewelry store in Indiana, several third generation family merchants and numerous youngsters filling newly developing markets. They include

Antiques on the Square, Everlastings, Fred’s Flowers, Graber Flooring Studio, Homestyle Furniture Shop, John’s Butcher Shop, Liz’s Furniture, Main Street Coffee House, Martin’s Hardware, Metzler Shoes, Nappanee Fitness Center, Newcomer Jewelry, Pages & Ivy, The Nappanee Center and Your Flower Shop

ITINERARY

Friday
October 17, 2008

10:00 am – 6:00 pm Registration, The Geranium Room, The Inn at Amish Acres
Shopping and exploring The Shops at Amish Acres and Downtown Nappanee (Discounts and Door Prizes at all locations, look for the red, orange, and gold balloons tied to pumpkins welcoming you at each front door)
10:30 am – 11:30 am Jewelry Making, The Nappanee Public Library, Limited advanced registration required
2:00 pm – 12:00 am Check in The Inn at Amish Acres and The Nappanee Inn
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Welcome Reception with Sunset Cider, Gift Basket, Itinerary, and Coupons, The Geranium Room, The Inn at Amish Acres and the Milk Parlor, The Nappanee Inn
6:00 pm Kiss Me Kate, Theme Buffet, the Barn Loft Grill
8:00 pm Kiss Me Kate, The Round Barn Theatre
10:30 pm Milk & Cookies in your pajamas, The Geranium Room, The Inn at Amish Acres and The Milk Parlor, The Nappanee Inn

Saturday

October 18, 2008

8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast The Inn at Amish Acres and The Nappanee Inn
10:00 am -1:00 pm Shopping Downtown Nappanee
11:00 am – 1:00 pm Nappanee Community “Care & Share” Benefit Auction, Borkholder Dutch Village Auction Arena
1:00 pm -1:45 pm Lunch in Amish Acres Vittles Room
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Plain & Fancy Matinee, The Round Barn Theatre
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Shopping and Free Time
6:00 pm -7:00 pm Threshers Dinner, Amish Acres Vittles Room
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Quilting and Rag Rug Weaving Seminar and Wine Reception, Greeting Barn Loft, Joy Johnson, Elizabeth Borkholder
8:00 pm Conley & Schmidt, featuring Stephen Schmidt, The Yodeler, The Locke Township Meeting House or Around the Camp Fire in the Pumpkin Patch, Weather permitting

Sunday
October 19, 2008

8:00-9:00 Breakfast, The Inn at Amish Acres
10:00-11:00 Fitness Activity, Silver Sneaker Yoga Stretch, Nappanee Fitness Center (Limited to advance reservations, $5.00)
10:00 0 11:00 Step Aerobics, Fisher Fitness (Limited to advance reservations, $5.00)
11:00- 2:00 Late Check-out, The Inn at Amish Acres
12:00-3:00 Shop Amish Acres, 20% Savings on Guided Tour and Films

PARTICIPATING SHOPS

Over twenty unique and quaint downtown shops will welcome you with specials, discounts, and door prizes. Look for the Red, Orange, and Gold Balloons tied to pumpkins at each front door. Door prizes to be drawn October 26 to allow for return visitors to register at stores girl friends missed during the weekend.

Grand Door Prize Four Subscriptions to The Round Barn Theatre 2009 Season valued at $560

DOWNTOWN

Antiques on the Square
Dean and Sally Guard
106 South Main Street (574) 773-5770 10 – 5 Friday and Saturday, 12 -4 Sunday

16% off storewide celebrating 16 years in business
Door Prize Doodwood Pattern Majolica Pitcher valued at $165

Everlastings Decorative Floral & Gifts
Rose Mullet
110 West Market Street

Spend $200 and get a free monogram tote
Door Prize large Ceramic Pumpkin with “A Time to Gather Friends” engraving and your choice of a colorful flat wallet valued at $65

E Newcomer& Sons Jewelers
Brad Newcomer
107 South Main Street

Purchase any watch at 20% savings with free personalization
Door Prize Holly Yashi Swarovski pearl and crystal three strand multicolored necklace and matching ear rings valued at $180

Fisher Fitness
Missy Fisher
159 South Main Street (574) 773-0001

Step Aerobics Class, Sunday 10:00 am, Reservations required and limited $5 Charge

Fred’s Flowers
Matt Tobias
154 S Williams Street

Purchase Quart Sized Doodle Dandy Candle (Thanksgiving and Christmas fragrances included) and receive a second candle free
Door Prize $50 Gift Certificate

Grace’s House of Photography and Art
Grace Lechlightner
151 South Main Street (574) 9109 10 – 5, Friday and Saturday, Closed Sunday

Buy 6 Nappanee Hometown Collection Note cards for $10.00, get four additional ones free
Door Prize Hometown Print valued at $75

Homestyle Furniture Shop
1359 West Market Street

Purchase 5 pc Bedroom Set and get the second night stand for one half price
Door Prize $100 Gift Certificate

Liz’s Furniture Shoppe
Liz Mullet
252 West Market Street

Free Favor
Liz and Friends’ Cookbook with purchase of $50.00
Buy Borkholder 5 pc Dining Room and get custom Table Pad free
Buy Christmas Floral or Wreath over $100 and get a free box of Christmas Cards
Fenton Glass 20% off, Everyday Florals 30% off
Buy 12 Christmas Ornaments and get Two Free
Door Prize $200 Christmas Floral

John’s Butcher Shop
Russ and Nancy Miller
158 North Main Street

15% off purchase of $20 or more
Door Prize New York Strip Loin (17 =/- lb) worth $100

Martin’s Hardware
Dennis Martin
151 East Market Street

10% off Lawn and Garden Items
Door Prize $40 Gift Certificate

Metzler Shoes
Diana Davis
111 South Main Street

15% off any shoes over $100 with postcard
Door Prize Christmas Apron Set with bags of Breakfast Blend and Jamaican Me Crazy from Chicago Coffee Roastry $65

Nappanee Health and Fitness
Jill & Tim Enright
158 East Market Street
(574) 773-2NHF

Unwind from the Weekend with a Silver Sneakers Yoga Stretch session
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Limited space, Registration Required, $5 charge

Pages & Ivy
Michelle Killian
101 South Main Street

Spend $25 and receive free South Bend Chocolate
Door Prize Isabella’s Journey Weekender Travel Bag, Value $76.95

Si’s Son Dan Antiques & Collectibles
Dan & June Carper
110 South Main Street (574) 773-2040 9:30 – 5, Friday and Saturday, Closed Sunday

15% Savings on Selected Depression Glass, Vases, Ceramics
Door Prize Hoosier Cabinet Book, by Kennedy, Value $15.95

The Nappanee Center
306 West Market Street

Save $10 on an Embrace the Pace Sweatshirt
Door Prize CD, Grammy Award Winning San Francisco Philharmonic Symphony Chorus, directed by Nappanee Native Vance George

Theresa’s Treasures
Theresa Werner
109 South Main Street
(574) 773- 3400