‼️ New Events Added‼️

🎉🎉New Events Added🎉🎉

Tickets for these events will go on sale right here on the website Wednesday March 13th at 11am.

Woody's Round Up Tea Party

Join Woody and Jessie for our first ever Woody's Round Up Tea Party complete with live cowboy and western sing along.

Friday June 21st at 7pm

Ticket Link:https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/event-details/woodys-round-up-tea-party-friday-june-21st-at-7pm

Tuesday Afternoon Tea

Indulge in an afternoon of sophistication at our Tuesday afternoon tea party.

Tuesday July 16th at 1pm

Ticket Link:https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/event-details/tuesday-afternoon-tea-party-tuesday-july-16th-at-1pm

Gazebo Concerts

We have run out of weekends for the most part to host any additional tea events so we are looking at some weeknights to add a few evenings of live music and light refreshments. We've heard a lot of feedback about wanting more music so we've come up with Gazebo Concerts! These will be ticketed events to allow for accurate seating and will be in the tea garden, weather permitting, or indoors in case of in climate weather. This is not a tea party but there will be light refreshments and lots of great love music.

Wednesday May 29th at 7pm

An evening of Billy Joel (Jeff) and Elton John (Carrie) tunes! Join us for live music and light refreshments as a part of our new Gazebo Concert Series!

Ticket Link:https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/event-details/gazebo-concert-wednesday-june-29th-at-7pm

Wednesday July 3rd at 7pm

It's a magical night of music featuring live tunes from your favorite Disney movies! A family fun sing along night!

Ticket Link:https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/event-details/gazebo-concert-wednesday-july-3rd-at-7pm

Wednesday July 31st at 7pm

Blast From the Past combines the best of the best of the oldies 50s, 60s, and 70s.

Ticket Link:https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/event-details/gazebo-concert-wednesday-july-31st-at-7pm

These Gazebo Concerts will be approximately an hour long of live music, Jeff on keyboard, and myself of vocals. Feel free to dress up in theme if you would like or just come to enjoy a fun evening of live entertainment and light refreshments in our tea garden, weather permitting. In case of inclimate weather or excessive heat, we'll be inside the tea room.

So mark your calendars and grab your friends!

Monthly Newsletter: March 2024 (No.26)

Welcome to Our Technicolor Life Monthly Newsletter!

Welcome back to another exciting edition of Our Technicolor Life's monthly newsletter! We're thrilled to have you join us on our colorful journey through the many facets of our adventurous lives. As always, we're Jeff and Carrie Ketterman, a dynamic husband and wife duo who are passionate about embracing a vintage lifestyle in the most vibrant way possible.

A Glimpse into Our Lives

In case you're new here, let us introduce ourselves once again. Jeff spends his days immersed in the bustling world of rail transportation as the General Manager at Kasgro Rail Corporation Management Division. With a fleet of over 500 heavy-duty railcars, Jeff is at the forefront of providing innovative solutions for the ever-evolving rail industry.

Meanwhile, Carrie's days are filled with creativity and artistic expression. As a painter, illustrator, and author, she breathes life into murals and paintings that tell stories with every brushstroke. She is also owner and hostess with the mostest at her tea room, The Old Capitol Tea Room in historic downtown Corydon, IN. Being musically iclinded, Carrie and Jeff also have two vintage bands, The Tin Pan Alley Cats and Rosie & the Rockabillies. Follow along each channel of Our Technicolor Life: Tea, Travel, Entertainment, Art, & Lifestyle.

TEA

Spring and Summer tea events went on sale last week and it was a wild ride. When tickets first launched there were 1,000s of people on the website and I honestly was overwhelmed. We are so thankful our little tea room has caught on and we are looking florward to seeing so many friends back at tea room when we open next month.

If you didn't get tickets yet, you still have a chance to snag a table. There are a few tables left for the following events.

Ticket Update

☕️Lucy & Desi Tribute Show

https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/event-details/the-lucy-desi-tribute-show-tuesday-april-2nd?utm_campaign=e0855b70-9a8a-40a1-8e2d-ff856b545f51&utm_source=so&utm_medium=mail

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☕️The Music That Helped Win the War

https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/event-details/the-music-that-helped-win-the-war-tribute-show-to-1940s-ww2-tuesday-april-23rd?utm_campaign=e0855b70-9a8a-40a1-8e2d-ff856b545f51&utm_medium=mail&utm_source=so

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☕️Sense & SensibiliTEA

https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/event-details/sense-sensibilitea-trivia-tea-party-friday-may-10th-at-7pm?utm_campaign=e0855b70-9a8a-40a1-8e2d-ff856b545f51&utm_medium=mail&utm_source=so

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☕️Breakfast at Tea-ffany’s

https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/event-details/breakfast-at-tea-ffanys-tea-party-friday-may-24th-at-7pm?utm_campaign=e0855b70-9a8a-40a1-8e2d-ff856b545f51&utm_medium=mail&utm_source=so

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☕️Gone With the Wind

https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/event-details/gone-with-the-wind-tea-party-sunday-june-23rd-at-1pm?utm_campaign=e0855b70-9a8a-40a1-8e2d-ff856b545f51&utm_medium=mail&utm_source=so

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☕️Elvis Tea Party

https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/event-details/tct-taking-care-of-tea-elvis-sing-along-tea-party-tuesday-june-25th-at-7pm?utm_campaign=e0855b70-9a8a-40a1-8e2d-ff856b545f51&utm_medium=mail&utm_source=so

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☕️Summer of Love Tea

https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/event-details/summer-of-love-flower-power-sing-along-tea-party-friday-june-28th-at-7pm?utm_campaign=e0855b70-9a8a-40a1-8e2d-ff856b545f51&utm_medium=mail&utm_source=so

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☕️Alice and Hatter Tea (Sunday afternoon)

https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/event-details/mad-hatters-story-time-tea-party-sunday-july-14th-at-1pm

‼️2 tables left

The Lucy & Desi Tribute Show

I Love Lucy was never just a title! We certainly love Lucy around here and we are excited to bring our I Love Lucy Tribute Show to Lucy and Desi back to the tea room.

Tuesday April 2nd at 7pm.

The Music That Helped Win the War Tribute Show to 1940s WW2

A tribute to World War II featuring 24 classic music hits, actual historic audio and visual clips from World War 11 and 24 vintage costumes.

Tuesday April 23rd at 7pm

Sense & SensibiliTEA Trivia Tea Party

"But indeed, I would rather have nothing but tea." Join us for a Jane Austen inspired evening where we'll also test your knowledge of all things Jane Austen.

Friday May 10th at 7pm

Breakfast at Tea-ffany's Tea Party

Grab your little black dress, pearls, and tiara for our Breakfast at Tea-ffany's Tea Party!

Friday May 24th at 7pm.

Gone With the Wind Tea Party

Frankly my dear, you don't want to miss the most charming display of southern hospitality at this afternoon garden tea party.

Sunday June 23rd at 1pm

TCT Taking Care of Tea Elvis Sing Along Tea Party

Well it's one for the money, two for the show, get your table quickly, now go cat go!

Tuesday June 25th at 7pm

Summer of Love Flower Power Sing Along Tea Party

Hosted by Sonny & Cher, you'll feel just like you were at Woodstock again. A few other special guests make an appearance!

Friday June 28th at 7pm

Mad Hatter's Story Time Tea Party

Smiles, memories, and of course lots of tea & treats at the Mad Hatter'e story time tea party! Meet Hatter and Laode while you enjoy a story time and tea party.

Sunday July 14th at 1pm

🎉🎉New Events Added🎉🎉

Tickets for these events will go on sale right here on the website Wednesday March 13th at 11am.

Woody's Round Up Tea Party

Join Woody and Jessie for our first ever Woody's Round Up Tea Party complete with live cowboy and western sing along.

Friday June 21st at 7pm

Tuesday Afternoon Tea

Indulge in an afternoon of sophistication at our Tuesday afternoon tea party.

Tuesday July 16th at 1pm

Gazebo Concerts

We have run out of weekends for the most part to host any additional tea events so we are looking at some weeknights to add a few evenings of live music and light refreshments. We've heard a lot of feedback about wanting more music so we've come up with Gazebo Concerts! These will be ticketed events to allow for accurate seating and will be in the tea garden, weather permitting, or indoors in case of in climate weather. This is not a tea party but there will be light refreshments and lots of great love music.

Wednesday May 29th at 7pm

An evening of Billy Joel (Jeff) and Elton John (Carrie) tunes! Join us for live music and light refreshments as a part of our new Gazebo Concert Series!

Wednesday July 3rd at 7pm

It's a magical night of music featuring live tunes from your favorite Disney movies! A family fun sing along night!

Wednesday July 31st at 7pm

Blast From the Past combines the best of the best of the oldies 50s, 60s, and 70s.

These Gazebo Concerts will be approximately an hour long of live music, Jeff on keyboard, and myself of vocals. Feel free to dress up in theme if you would like or just come to enjoy a fun evening of live entertainment and light refreshments in our tea garden, weather permitting. In case of inclimate weather or excessive heat, we'll be inside the tea room.

So mark your calendars and grab your friends!

TRAVEL

Mardi Gras

Our first Mardi Gras!!!

AND, it will not be our last!

We live by the motto that there is no need putting off tomorrow what you can do today. So, we decided that we have talked about Mardi Gras long enough, it was time do it!!

SO MUCH FUN!

The city of New Orleans was in full canival mode and we totally embraced it! There were a total of 24 parades scheduled from Friday through Sunday and we did our best to make as many as possible. Due to logistics and schedules, we could only catch 11. We probably walked a total of 15 miles over the weekend, caught SO many beads and special “throws”, and made our mark on The Big Easy!

Our AirBnB host crowned us “honorary New Orleanians” and was very impressed with our booty that we collected over the weekend.

We were both wondering why we had waited so long to make it to Mardi Gras. And, we agreed that it may have to become a yearly ritual.

Laissez le bon temps rouler!!

A Day Trip to Rose Island

We returned to Rose Island to enjoy the beautiful fall weather and revisit this once-vibrant amusement park on the banks of the Ohio River. The ghost-park is now a part of Charlestown State Park, just north of Charlestown, IN.

My first visit to Rose Island a few years ago led me to doing research about the park, which in turn led to my book project “Lost Amusement Parks of Kentuckiana”. It’s not a novel by any means, but it was certainly a labor of love researching photo archives and history on the various parks in the Kentuckiana area. The book was published through the Images of America book series.

I learned a lot about the many parks that were once vibrant social destinations for many in the 1920s through 1950s. Rose Island became a favorite park during my research for the book. The images of fashionable ladies and well-dressed gentlemen that made the ferry ride to Rose Island from Louisville were just fabulous! And, as you walk the grounds of this forgotten park, you can almost feel the life and joy that once resonated here.

I have always said, if there was such a thing as a time machine, I would certainly take it back to the 1920s. And, that is what Rose Island is for me, I guess, a bit of a time machine.

Oh, and should you be interested in checking out my book, you can pick it up on Amazon and at Target. Or, I actually still have a few personalized autographed copies for sale as well.

Lost Amusement Parks of Kentuckiana - published by Arcadia Press for their Images of America series.

📚Order Here: https://amzn.to/49Ev7sF

Dare To Do It Tour

What a special and exciting visit to Atlanta!

We drove down on Friday to catch the Atlanta stop for Angel & Dick Strawbridge’s Dare To Do It Tour!!

We have been “Escape to the Chateau” fans since the show started in 2015. Angel and Dick almost feel like family - even though we had never met. Perhaps they just seemed SO familiar to us, because we have so much in common. The similarities between them and us are a bit uncanny.

I first fell in love with Angel when she was still in England running her Vintage Patisserie business. She sparked my desire to start my own tea room. Her creativity and love of the vintage aesthetic were two obvious traits we shared. I bought her book “The Vintage Tea Party” and found even more common ground. It was motivation for me to start my own tea room. Her husband,Dick, and Jeff are also very similar. They are both so adept at tackling both huge and small build projects. They are also very close to the same age, with Angel and I close as well. They have been married for just under ten years. We have been married for just over ten.

I could point out several other similarities, but the fact is they feel so very familiar, so meeting them for the first time was just magical. It was like meeting a sister that only in recent years discovered that I had.

If you are not familiar with their series “Escape to the Chateau”, I highly encourage you to check it out. It is lovely, creative, fun, and highly entertaining. I could talk at length about how much their show has meant to me. Jeff and I are getting ready to rewatch the entire series again, since the show has just recently ended.

Thank you Angel and Dick for being so warm, welcoming and kind to us and ALL of your fans who showed up in Atlanta! It was magical!

📚The Vintage Tea Party Book:

https://amzn.to/3Ipv7AH

📚Escape to the Chateau Books:

https://amzn.to/4c3KRH3 - A Year at the Chateau

https://amzn.to/3InhDWf - Living the Chateau Dream

https://amzn.to/3wHN0Iu - Chateau Forever Home

ENTERTAINMENT

The Chicken Coop Theatre Fundraiser

I made her return to stage in a fundraiser for The Chicken Coop Theatre Company as Little Edie, whom I portrayed in the company’s production of Grey Gardens: The Musical (2021). Little Edie - singing Queen, I must say I quite enjoyed that combination.

The fundraiser theme was a ‘70s Rewind! It was a fun evening filled with a lot of great teen year memories for me. Thank you Chicken Coop for letting me relive some wonderful years and wonderful music!

Kentucky Derby Musuem 150th Derby Fashion Exhibit

It’s official! Jeff & I are a part of the 150 years of Derby Fashion at the Kentucky Derby Museum! This is a brand new exhibit coming to the museum this spring! I dropped our outfits off this month and also spotted a familiar face on the wall.

A Valentine's Day at Home

We decided to start a new tradition by dining at home for our Valentine's Day date. By re-arranging a few of our tea tables and moving some plants and decor, I transformed our foyer into a magical dinner spot just for two. It's no secret I love to transition everyday items and spaces into a magical atmosphere and for our Valentine's evening at home, this was just perfect. We made a fondue dinner for two, well maybe for a little more than two but anyway, it in now a new tradition plus I could make the decor and music to my liking. Extra bonus, I finally had an excuse to wear my Grace Kelly replica dress.

Our Technicolor Life Podcast

One thing we get asked a lot is why don't you guys have your own show? Well as much as we would love that, it has yet to happen or maybe the right person hasn't seen us yet so in the meantime, we decided to start a podcast! You can now listen to us every Tuesday chatting about the goings on of Our Technicolor Life. We talk tea, travel, entertainment, art, and upcoming events. We also answer questions you ask us! Drop us a question on our podcast page. You can listen to each episode on our podcast channel and if you have an Apple phone, you can now find us on Apple Podcast, just look for Our Technicolor Life.

Listen Here: https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/podcast

Ask Us A Question:

https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/lifestyle

Tin Pan Alley Cats and Rosie & the Rockabillies

For both The Tin Pan Alley Cats and Rosie & the Rockabillies, we have expanded the set lists quite a bit. We're booking some new venues and have a lot of private party requests that are starting to fill the calendar.

If you'd like to book either band, don't hesitate to reach out. Our spring and summer are already starting to fill up with requests. If you are interested in booking the band, just shoot us an email with the date, location, and any event details at ourtechnicolorlife@gmail.com.

Or you can head over to our entertianment page and fill out our entertainment booking form.

Booking Form:

https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/entertainment

ART

Where the Wild Things Are Mural

I’ve been putting those mural vibes out into the cosmos these past few months and it must’ve worked!

This is the latest mural project I completed for the Arts Alliance of Southern Indiana and it’s in the new children’s area at the Hope Food Pantry in New Albany!

Coming up is a Beauty and the Beast theme, a gorgeous floral and vine design for a garage, and a baseball dug out project for the Floyd County Little League!

Word of mouth has been the best advertising! If you have a mural idea, just email at ourtechnicolorlife@gmail.com with your idea, location, and any details about the project.

Kentucky Derby Hats

As crazy as it sounds, we are less than 100 days away from the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby so that means its hat time. I've been creating fascinators and (REALLY) big hats just for the occasion. If you are looking for a fun hand made creation made by yours truly, I have my hats available for sale on Etsy.

Etsy Shop:

 https://maidenkentuckyart.etsy.com

This concludes our February as we move into the March! Thank you for stopping by and exploring Our Technicolor Life! Please check out all the features of the website from our Tea, Travel, Entertainment, Art, and Podcast Channels. This is our one stop shop website for all events and information. Don't forget to subscribe so you stay in the loop and check out our upcoming events section right on the home page.

Yours truly,

Carrie & Jeff

Our Technicolor Life Podcast Season 1: Episode 8 Listen Now!

In Eposide 8, we talk about our recent trip to Atlanta to see Dick and Angel Strawbridge in their US/Canada “Dare To Do It” Tour! WOW!! What a fun evening! If you not familiar with this couple, they recently wrapped up an 8-year TV series, Escape to the Chateau. It is fascinating and they are just as charming in real life as they are on their show! They have been a great inspiration to us and even have us thinking about “the next chapter” of our story!!

Listen Here:

https://www.ourtechnicolorlife.com/podcast

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