For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Contact: Contact:
Brittany Lesser
850.245.6522
Mission San Luis Shares the Love
Tallahassee, FL –
Celebrating Friends and Followers
On Sunday, February 9, from Noon to 4 p.m. Mission San Luis invites the public and press to their second annual Share the Love event. Help Mission San Luis celebrate and share the love that its social media followers, members, volunteers and the community have shown. Come out for musical entertainment by The New 76ers (noon to 2 p.m.), Cupid's Archery School, free hot chocolate, a bake sale, scavenger hunts, site Love Tours, a photo booth and more. Make valentines for area seniors and bring your leashed pet for a day of fun!
"The Share the Love event at Mission San Luis is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your family," said Secretary of State Ken Detzner. "Whether you’d like to practice or learn archery, have a fun family portrait taken, enjoy the 'acoustic happiness' of a popular folk trio, or make a valentine for a senior in need of some love, we encourage you to visit our wonderful living history site here in Tallahassee."
"Like" Mission San Luis on Facebook to get FREE admission to this event.
Mission San Luis, Florida’s Apalachee-Spanish Living History Museum, was the western capital of Spanish Florida from 1656 to 1704. Today, the Mission brings the early 1700s to life with living history interpreters in period dress, reconstructed period buildings, exhibits, and archaeological research. The site is managed by the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Bureau of Archaeological Research, and support is provided by the Friends of Mission San Luis, Inc. Mission San Luis is Tallahassee’s only National Historic Landmark.
Mission San Luis is located at 2100 West Tennessee Street in Tallahassee, Florida, and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Regular admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors 65+, and $2 for ages 6-17. Children under 6, members, and active military get in FREE.
For more information, please call 850.245.6406 or visit missionsanluis.org.