BROTHEL DAYS (Virginia City)
Saturday, June 20 – Sunday, June 21, 2015
The Bale of Hay Saloon in Virginia City, Montana, will present a tribute to these working women, both Prostitutes and Hurdy-Gurdy Girls on June 20 and 21, 2015.
Saturday at 1 p.m. Leona Stredwick will present history of prostitution, brothels and madams in gold rush camps and Montana. She will also uncover Hollywood myths about prostitution.
Bed races will commence at 4 p.m. on Saturday, each team must have a person dressed in “proper attire” on the bed and race up the street against another team. Get your five person teams together and join the fun, prizes for best team name and fastest bed!
Sunday at 1 p.m. Ellen Baumler will present the lecture “Montana and the Landscape of Prostitution.” Prostitution was big business in western towns and mining camps, but the subject is difficult to trace and shrouded in myth. Historian and author Ellen Baumler sorts out the hidden history of this compelling subject with a look at the real evidence and the architectural remnants that survive in Virginia City and across the state.
Lace up your corsets and put on your finest for the costume party at 9 p.m. on Saturday June 20st. We are having a dance in honor of the hurdy-gurdy houses and hurdy-gurdy girls or hurdies as they were known. Playing for the costume party on Saturday June 20st is Sam Platts and the Kootenai Three from Coeur d’Alene ID. They play country, honky tonk and Western swing!
Location Information
Bale of Hay Saloon in Virginia City. West end of town next to the Opera House.
Contact Information
Phone: 406-843-5700
http://www.baleofhaysaloon.com
dudley_r@yahoo.com