Founders' fest in final days

Celebrate Brooksville's 146th birthday today and Saturday with an auction on the courthouse steps, a museum tour and a host of other activities.

By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published October 18, 2002

To mark the city's 146th birthday, Brooksville concludes its weeklong Founders' Day activities today and Saturday.

Events include an appraisal of antiques and a square dance and box dinner at the Jerome Brown Community Center.

Brooksville Again will have an auction on the shaded courthouse steps in downtown Brooksville on Saturday. Items include antiques, collectibles, new merchandise and gift certificates. Organizers suggest that bargain hunters bring a chair and plenty of cash or personal checks. Credit cards are not accepted.

City and county employees will show off their Brooksville pride with a period costume contest on the steps of the courthouse at noon today. The public is invited, and there is no admission charge.

Here are the remaining events of the celebration:

Today

8 a.m.-5 p.m. -- City Hall Art Gallery open. City Hall, 201 Howell Ave., Brooksville.

8 a.m.-5 p.m. -- City/County Dressup Day, City Hall and Hernando County Government Center.

Noon -- Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce Period Costume Contest, steps of courthouse, Main Street, downtown Brooksville. Call 796-0697.

Noon-3 p.m. -- Brooksville Heritage Museum tours, 610 Museum Court, Brooksville.

1 and 3 p.m. -- Bus tours of Historic Brooksville, depart Heritage Museum. Call 544-5407.

3-5 p.m. -- Brooksville Woman's Club Victorian tea, 131 S Main St., Brooksville.

3:30 p.m. -- Judge William S. Jennings presides in portrayal of a historic trial, courthouse, Main Street, Brooksville. Call 754-4405.

Saturday

9 a.m. -- Antique Appraisal Extravaganza. Brooksville Woman's Club, 131 S Main St., Brooksville. One item per person. Admission is $5. Call 597-1103 or 597-4092.

10 a.m.-4 p.m. -- City Hall Art Gallery open. City Hall, 201 Howell Ave., Brooksville.

Noon-2 p.m. -- Founders' Family Fun Day, Tom Varn Park, off W Jefferson Street, Brooksville. Call 544-5497.

Noon-3 p.m. -- Brooksville Heritage Museum tours, 610 Museum Court, Brooksville.

4-6 p.m. -- Main Street Auction, sponsored by Brooksville Again. On Main Street in front of the courthouse, downtown Brooksville. Preview at 3 p.m. Call 797-9330.

6-9 p.m. -- Square dance and box dinner. Jerome Brown Community Center, off Darby Lane in Tom Varn Park, Brooksville. Call 544-5407.

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