Crestview Area Sister City Program

Happy Bastille Day, everyone! (And don't forget to have dinner at Texas Roadhouse this evening and let your server know you're supporting the Crestview Area Sister City Program! Drop your receipt in the box on the way out and we'll receive a donation of 10 percent of your tab! Here's a flier to print or show on your phone to show you're supporting us.)
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Come on over to the Bush House, home of the Crestview History Museum, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. this Saturday, July 11, as we celebrate Bastille Day (a few days early!). We'll have samples of French foods, crêpe making demos, sword fighting (for real, just like the Three Musketeers!), and lots of information about Crestview's French Sister City, Noirmoutier. It's free!

Whatchadoin' for dinner on Tuesday, July 14? How about celebrating Bastille Day with a great steak or rib dinner? And helping the Sister City Program at the same time? Join us at Texas Roadhouse and be sure to tell them you're supporting the Sister City Program, and 10 percent of your meal ticket cost will go toward our organization! Get a reminder handout or flier at the Bush House when you come to our Bastille Day Celebration this Saturday. (Or print out this one!) Then see you for dinner at Texas Roadhouse Tuesday!

This Saturday, there’s a place in Crestview where you can watch fencing demos, flip crêpes, sample éclairs, and learn about the city’s relationship with Noirmoutier, all in the air conditioned comfort of a century-old historic residence and its museum.
On Saturday, July 11, the swords — and crêpes — will fly at the Crestview History Museum, located in the historic Bush House at 198 South Wilson St. as the tricolore flutters overhead. And it’s free!
The occasion is the celebration of France’s National Day, better known in the U.S. as Bastille Day. As a tactical maneuver, the June 14, 1779, storming of the Bastille prison fortress in Paris was something of a flop.
Revolutionaries expecting to liberate the fortresses’ prisoners found only seven inmates, but nonetheless, the siege quickly became a lasting and endearing symbol of the abolition of the monarchy and the founding of the French Republic. The holiday continues to stir hearts throughout France.
At the Bastille Day Celebration, visitors can meet members of the Sister City Program, learn about the city’s 31-year-old relationship under Sister Cities International with Noirmoutier-en-l’Île, and view a museum display about the congenial island community off the west coast of France.
Members of Unity Fencing Academy will demonstrate the time-honored sport of sword fighting and explain its elegant moves. Visitors may try on the protective gear and take a few practice thrusts, just like the renowned Three Musketeers of Alexandre Dumas’s famous 1844 novel.
In the kitchen, samples of various French foods will be served, while the Sister City Program’s favorite chef, Mary Richard, will demonstrate the art of flipping a crêpe and searing it to perfection. Try a sample, smeared with the deliciousness of several fillings, including chocolatey Nutella.
“French food is rightly renowned for its delicious taste, but also for the art of creating and presenting it,” Mrs. Richard said. “We’re looking forward to sharing it with our visitors.”
The June 11 celebration of Bastille Day and all its French culture runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crestview History Museum, 198 South Wilson St. Admission is free. The celebration is presented by the Crestview Area Sister City Program and the Crestview History Museum.

CRESTVIEW’S BASTILLE DAY CELEBRATIION
What: Local observance of France’s National Day
Who: Crestview Area Sister City Program and the Crestview History Museum
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, July 11
Where: The Bush House/Crestview History Museum, 198 South Wilson St.
Notes: Free celebration of France’s National Day with displays, samples of French cuisine, and sword fighting demonstrations by the Unity Fencing Academy
Info: hughesb@cityofcrestview, 850.398.5459

Bonjour y'all! Do you want to learn more about our 31-year relationship with Noirmoutier, France? Stop by the Crestview History Museum this Saturday, June 13, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. during Crestview History Day and check out our exhibit about our Sister City Program and Noirmoutier! It's free!

We're also celebrating Crestview History Day with special displays, and a presentation at 1 p.m. by historian Bert Moore about how the city got its "Hub C city" nickname. Plus, the historic Hasty Train will be on display for the first time in decades! We're also marking the Bush House's Centennial with commemorative T-shirts for sale (proceeds support the museum) and free birthday cake!

Hope to see you Saturday!