Sunday, April 4, 2010

May 1st Steampunk Picnic at the SJ Rose Garden and Winchester House Tour

We can only hope the weather will turn more toward spring and so, let us put our faith in sunshine and flowers and plan a picnic at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden. We'll sport our sunniest Steampunk outfits, sit on the grass, eat sandwiches, baked goods and other delicious picnic edibles, drink tea and admire the roses. I'll teach a quick tutorial on making flower wreathes for a lady's hair with ribbon, twine and a typical bouquet of fresh cut flowers for anyone who is interested. Then in the afternoon, we can caravan over to the Winchester Mystery House for a proper Steampunk tour. NOTE: Regarding Tickets to the Winchester Mystery House: If we can get 15 or more people to commit by April 20th, we can even get a group rate. Email (Stclairaeronauts@gmail.com) or message me if you want to be part of the group rate. Otherwise it is up to you to get tickets to the 3pm tour.

When: May Day, May 1st, 2010
Picnic at noon in the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
Grand Estate Tour of the Winchester Mystery House at 3:00pm.

Where:
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden- Corner of Naglee and Garden Drive in San Jose
Winchester Mystery House- 525 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA 95128


Please join us for a lovely afternoon at one or both parts of the day....

What to bring:
For the Picnic:


Yourselves and your friends and family
Small children if you have them
Goggles so we know you are one of us
Your favorite picnic sandwich
Something to share (enough for yourself and 4 other people)
Thermos of Tea (hot or cold!)
Teacup to drink it from
Blanket to sit on
Camera to catch the flowers and the action
For the Flower Wreath Tutorial:
Ribbon to match what you are wearing
Flowers from the market (longer stems are better, one large bunch will suffice or two small ones)
(Don't worry about twine or scissors. I have all we'll need.)

For the Winchester Mystery House:

Tour Info: Grand Estate TourAdults (13-64) $33.00
Seniors (65+) $30.00
Children (6-12) $30.00

Includes Mansion, Behind-the-Scenes, and House Garden Tours. Children 5 and under are not allowed due to safety concerns

The Winchester Grand Estate Tour is a 2 ½ hour experience that takes guests on a 65-minute guided tour of the Mansion interior and a 55-minute tour of the Behind-the-Scenes.

Also included in the Grand Estate Tour are the Historic Firearms Museum, which houses the largest collections of Winchester Rifles on the West Coast, and the Antique Products Museum. The Antique Products Museum displays a wide variety of everyday products manufactured by the Winchester Firearms Company in the early 1900’s. The Garden Tour is Self Guided.

Tour Length: 2 Hours, 30 Minutes

New Steampunk Medals in our Etsy Shop





The Medals for Heroic Tea Service won't be around much longer....But we have other medals too. Visit us at www.etsy.com/shop/stclairaeronauts