Sweet Hart Pioneer Dinners set for Feb. 10 and Feb. 24

Pioneer Dinner Benefits Historic Preservation

Hart Square Foundation will welcome guests to the Sweet Hart Pioneer Dinner on February 10th and 24th. This one-of-a-kind dining experience is inspired by 19th century recipes. Using a traditional 1800’s cookbook, Chef Ben Sullivan of Cranford Hospitality will craft a multicourse dinner that embraces our ancestral roots with an upscale, modern twist.

This event will showcase the timeless craft of pottery with talented artisans demonstrating turning pottery on the wheel and handbuilding pottery during the event. There will also be a pottery exhibition showcasing Catawba Valley Pottery from the Hart Square collection. Learn more about this timeless craft and the future of Catawba Valley Pottery as you go behind-the-scenes with potters: Kim Ellington, Preston Tolbert, Ashley Gaylord, Scottie and John Post, and Debra and Dale Zimmerman.. A silent auction benefiting historic preservation and programming at

Hart Square Village will take place featuring handcrafted items: pottery, fiber arts, blacksmithed iron works, and more.

Development Director, Lorissa Vines, states “The Sweet Hart Pioneer Dinner is a unique, immersive dining experience. This event is a great way to support historic preservation and traditional arts while making memories and enjoying a special evening at Hart Square.”

Reserve your seat today to step back in time for this historical dining experience. The February 10th dinner is sold out! Tickets are available at our website for the February 24th dinner: https:// www.hartsquare.com/events/ sweet-hart-pioneer-dinnerfeb-10-24

Hart Square Village is an open-air museum located in Vale, North Carolina, consisting of over 100 historic log structures built between 1760 and 1893. Hart Square Foundation is the non-profit organization tasked with preserving Hart Square Village and sharing traditional arts and trades.