40 Years of great pottery from Deneen

Peter Deneen celebrated 40 years of pottery and his 30th Professional Association of Innkeepers International Conference and Trade Show.  The Deneen family work out of St Paul, Minnesota, and provide us with our much sought-after and highly collectible Carlisle House mugs. To celebrate the anniversaries, Peter was asked by PAII CEO Jay Karen to cut the ribbon to open the show!

Mary and Alan and our staff at the Carlisle House say "Thank you" to Peter Deneen and his family and staff for a great Made In America product that our guests love!

Elevator life!

From the elevator we can see the big world outside of our conference!  The Arkansas River before we go into the conference and then again when we come out!  We know there is more to see in Little Rock but we have been totally dedicated to our profession as innkeepers.  Until, that is, the sun goes down!  And then we change and become the social animals intent on having a good time with our peers!

Last night was a great example.  We spent a happy evening with great food and good (and generous!) drinks at the Clinton Presidential Library.  Unpolitically they had a remarkable exhibit called "Nathan Sawaya: Art of the Brick" with exhibits such as this one which is completely built with LEGO!!!


Politically it was interesting to step back 20 years and to compare then with now.


More to come soon.

Duxburys Meet the Ducks!

We have left our Carlisle House in the very capable hands of our innsitters Anne and Sue and are at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock, for the Professional Association of Innkeepers International Annual Conference...ready to learn new ideas and techniques for enhancing our Carlisle House! 

We met the famous Peabody Ducks today and watched the daily duck march.  Funny, the hotel doesn't have Grilled Duck Breast on the menu.

Are YOU Living Social? Come for our First LS Escape at $231!

Carlisle House & livingsocial

Are you ready for a great getaway? Come for 2 wonderful nights at the Carlisle House and enjoy all things Carlisle!

• A Two-Night Stay for Two
  
• 2 Delicious Breakfasts
• First-Night Turndown Service With Artisan Chocolate
• $25 Spa Credit and Free 20-Minute Sauna Session
• Free Appetizer with Each Purchase of Two Entrées at Rillos AND Market Cross Pub
  
• Two-For-One Voucher at Bruster's Real Ice Cream
• $10 for Every $50 Spent at K. Marie & Company Boutique
• Upgrade to the Ewing, Rose, Molly's Garden, or Hayes Premium Room for $30 or the Penn or Bailey Suite for $50
• 20% Discount Toward an Additional Two Nights
  
• $50 Credit Toward a Future Two-Night Stay

Book HERE NOW before it's too late!

February is SHARE THE LOVE Valentine Month

Share the Love in February

$50 Dinner AND...

Stay any 2 consecutive nights and receive a $50 dinner certificate for Rillo's Italian Restaurant, a 60 year Carlisle favorite!

We will also donate $10 to one of 5 charities in your name - Wounded Warriors Project, Feed the Children, American Cancer Society, Meals on Wheels or Project Share.

CALL 717-249-0350

or visit thecarlislehouse.com

PA Farm Show Starts TODAY - 20 Minutes to Stay in Carlisle

Pennsylvania 2012 Farm Show
January 7 - 14
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex
& Expo Center
North Cameron and Maclay Streets
Harrisburg, PA

Pennsylvania is proud to host the largest indoor agricultural exposition in the country, with nearly 6,000 animals, 10,000 competitive exhibits and 290 commercial exhibits. Be one of 400,000 visitors to join us for the 96th Pennsylvania Farm Show and learn about the good work being done on the farm, in the field, in the home and in the classroom, bridging the gap between "farm gate and dinner plate."

And stay at the Carlisle House Bed & Breakfast just 20 minutes down I-81 in Carlisle. We are a Select Registry and a 4 Diamond BedandBreakfast.com Inn providing the highest quality service and accommodations.

January your stay is 50% off if you stay 2 nights!
Call 717-249-0350 or visit thecarlislehouse.com to reserve!

Julius J. Lankes and the Art of the American Woodcut

Free Exhibit at Dickinson College

Julius J. Lankes is considered to be one of the country's leading woodcut artists of the first half of the 20th century. He emphasized handcrafted prints and was part of a printmaking revival in England and the U.S. that started during the second half of the 19th century. The revival was part of the broader Arts and Crafts Movement and represented a conscious rejection of the mechanization of the Industrial Revolution. Lankes died in 1960.

The exhibit can be seen 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday- Saturday at the college's The Trout Gallery, Weiss Center for the Arts through Feb. 18.

Admission is free.