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BONAPARTE, IOWA -- Press Release from Bonaparte Main Street

Bonaparte Main Street’s Taste of Christmas is being held on Friday and Saturday, December 10 and 11, 2010, in Bonaparte, Iowa.  This annual candlelight dinner and tour of homes is by reservation only and tickets are still available for both nights.

The appetizer course will be hosted in various businesses in Bonaparte’s National Historic Riverfront District starting at 4:30 pm.  The main and dessert courses will be served as a candlelight dinner in the Whiteley Opera House Community Room at 616 First Street in Bonaparte.  Tables are designed and set by local women who provide their own linens, China, crystal, and centerpieces making each table uniquely individual.  Waiters will serve your salad, main course, and dessert with music provided by Franny Troutman on the piano. 

Following dinner buses will run between four different homes located right in town that will be decorated for the holidays and open for tour.  The homeowners include:  Melissa and Scott Adam, Pat and Tom Gunn, Ellen and Mark Meek, and Marcia and Larry Wagner.  Each home will be uniquely decorated and enjoyable.

Reservations are required and tickets are available for both nights by calling the Bonaparte Main Street office at 319-592-3400.  Bonaparte Main Street, Inc. is a non-profit organization.