Medieval fun is coming to Joslyn Castle & Gardens

CASTLE CORE LEGENDS AND LIBATIONS IS COMING TO THE JOSLYN CASTLE IN MARCH, ALONG WITH ITS CASTLE CORE SPECTACULAR. HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT ARE MELISSA MCCARTHY AND KELLY BELLO. MELISSA AND KELLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. ABSOLUTELY. SO TELL US ABOUT THESE FUN EVENTS THAT ARE COMING UP. WELL, WE LOVE A THEME AND WE DO HAPPEN TO WORK IN A CASTLE. SO LAST YEAR WE BEGAN OUR CASTLE CORE SPECTACULAR, WHICH IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT. IT’S A CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS MEDIEVAL. AND THIS YEAR WE ARE EXPANDING IT AND WE ADDED AN ADULTS ONLY EVENING TO KICK OFF THE WEEKEND. SO THE FIRST EVENT IS ON FRIDAY, MARCH 27TH FROM 7 TO 10 P.M. IT’S CALLED CASTLE CORE LEGENDS AND LIBATIONS. AND SO THAT IS GOING TO BE LIKE A JOURNEY THROUGH OUR CASTLE, AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE WHERE YOU GET TO INTERACT WITH HISTORICAL CHARACTERS AND YOU GET A FEATURED COCKTAIL, AND YOU GET A PAIRED BITE. SO WE’RE WORKING WITH THE GREEN ROOM OMAHA TO DO THE COCKTAILS, AND LOCAL CHEF SAM TINY LAUGHLIN TO DO THE BITES. COOL. I LOVE THE OUTFITS, BY THE WAY. THANK YOU QUANECIA YOU GUYS STUCK WITH THE THEME. I LOVE IT, ABSOLUTELY. AND DOES IT COST ANYTHING TO ATTEND? DO PEOPLE HAVE TO SIGN UP OR REGISTER? INDEED, YES. THANK YOU. SO ON FRIDAY IS ADULTS ONLY. IT’S 21 AND UP AND THAT’S SIX COCKTAILS AND SIX FOOD PAIRINGS AND SIX IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES. THAT TICKET PRICE IS $120. THAT’S A FUNDRAISER FOR JAWS AND CASTLE’S PRESERVATION AND OPERATIONS. THE FOLLOWING DAY IS OUR FAMILY FRIENDLY DAY FROM 2 TO 5 P.M. THAT’S $10 ADMISSION, AND CHILDREN FIVE AND UNDER ARE FREE. AWESOME. AND TELL ME ABOUT THE MEDIEVAL THEME. WHY MEDIEVAL? WELL, WE HAPPEN TO HAVE A CASTLE AT OUR FINGERTIPS, AND MELISSA AND I ARE ALSO BIG FANS OF RENAISSANCE FESTIVALS, SO PUTTING OUR TWO MINDS TOGETHER, WE THOUGHT WE WOULD KIND OF HERALD THAT SPRING SEASON AND THE KICKOFF TO THE RENAISSANCE FAIRE FESTIVAL SEASON WITH A LITTLE PARTY OF OUR OWN, RIGHT HERE AT JOSLYN CASTLE IN TOWN. SO COOL. AND WHAT DO YOU HOPE PEOPLE TAKE AWAY FROM THIS EVENT? WELL, WE JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO FANTASTICAL, HAVE A REASON TO DRESS UP AND SUPPORT THE ARTS. WE ALWAYS EMPLOY LOCAL ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS AND, YOU KNOW, CULINARY EXPERTS HERE IN TOWN. SO WE WANT TO GIVE THEM A PLACE TO SHOWCASE WHAT THEY’RE GOOD AT. AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO ENJOY IT. AND THEN FOR CASTLE SPECTACULAR, WE WANT FAMILIES TO COME ENJOY THE SPACE. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE BRINGING IN THE FONTENELLE FOREST. THEY’RE BRINGING OWLS FROM THEIR RAPTOR RESCUE, AND THEN WE’LL HAVE A PUPPET THEATER. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE LIVE MUSIC. SO. AND PRESENTATIONS AS WELL. SO THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. LOVE THAT. ALL RIGHT, MELISSA AND KELLEY, THANK YOU