A 1956 theater troupe, a former fire station full of Shirley Temple dolls and last December's chili dinner all share a few hundred feet of Mt. Mercy Drive. The Pewee Valley Woman's Club connects more of them than the addresses alone would suggest.
Look at the addresses for this season's plans and they line up along one street. The playhouse, the museum, Town Hall, a scone shop and the Woman's Club's meeting place all sit within about a hundred street numbers of each other. A December night out in Pewee Valley can mean parking once and staying on Mt. Mercy.
The Block, by Address
| Address on Mt. Mercy Drive | What's there | December role |
|---|---|---|
| 218 | Pewee Valley Woman's Club meetings | The group that founded the theater |
| 220, Suite C1 | Colonel Rooster's Scones & Bean Haus Co. | Coffee and scones by day |
| 302 | The Little Colonel Players | Holiday mainstage and children's shows |
| 312 | Town Hall and the Pewee Valley Museum | Little Colonel collection |
| 314 | 314 Exchange | Private event venue |
The September 2026 issue of the city's newsletter, the Call of the Pewee, lists the Woman's Club meeting at 218 Mt. Mercy. The playhouse two blocks down is the club's best-known project.
A Theater Named for the Town's Own Book
The Little Colonel Players were founded and incorporated in 1956 by members of the Pewee Valley Woman's Club who wanted to start a theater group, according to the Pewee Valley Historical Society. The name comes from Lloyd Sherman, the "Little Colonel" in Annie Fellows Johnston's children's series.
The name is local on purpose. Johnston's first Little Colonel book came out in 1895, and the fictional Lloydsborough Valley in the stories was based on Pewee Valley's people and places. So the town's community theater is named after a character from a book set in a fictional version of the town.
That's also why the December calendar connects. The theater carries the book's name, and next door the museum keeps the book's artifacts.
What's on the Playhouse Calendar Through December 20
The 2026–2027 season has five mainstage shows: The Cottage in August, The Abbey in October, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley in December, Hedda Gabler in February and See How They Run in April. Here's what's still ahead between now and the holidays.
Saturday, November 7: A Night of Comedy with Tom Mabe & Thaddeus McKee. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. The Little Colonel Players' event page rates it PG-16 and lists tickets at $30, which includes two beers, two wines or soft drinks. That's two days after this post goes up, so call the box office at 502-241-9906 before you plan around it.
December 4 through 13: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. The holiday mainstage show is by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon. Here's the run:
- Friday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, December 6, at 2 p.m.
- Thursday, December 10, at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, December 11, at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, December 13, at 2 p.m.
December 19 and 20: the children's holiday double bill. Sleeping Through Christmas and A Magic Christmas play Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Every ticket is $12, for adults and kids alike.
Regular single tickets are $21 for adults and $19 for seniors and students. Season subscriptions are $90 for adults and $75 for seniors and students, and you order them by phone through the box office. Single tickets are sold online through the theater's Ludus ticketing page, which shows the same $21 and $19 prices for Miss Bennet before fees.
If you only make one Sunday matinee, the 2 p.m. start on December 6 or 13 leaves time to walk next door. Just keep in mind the museum's posted hours are weekday mornings, which comes up below.
Next Door, the Little Colonel's Baby Buggy
The Pewee Valley Museum is at 312 Mt. Mercy Drive, in a former fire station beside Town Hall. The Historical Society says it opened in 2014. The Courier-Journal covered the opening that July.
The collection fits naturally with an evening at the playhouse. The Historical Society's museum page lists Annie Fellows Johnston's works, Shirley Temple dolls and film memorabilia, the real Little Colonel's baby buggy, Little Colonel postcards, toys and games. It also has artifacts from local institutions and the railroad.
Self-guided tours are free, Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon, and the museum is closed on holidays. Group tours can be arranged. Those hours don't overlap with any Miss Bennet performance, so the two make sense as separate trips. A Tuesday morning visit is a good warm-up for the Thursday, December 10 show.
The Historical Society has also been working on its displays. The September 2026 Call of the Pewee ran its call for volunteers to sort artifacts, set up display cases and help install exhibits for a new Historical Museum. Allen Ford at [email protected] was listed as the contact.
Last December, the Yule Log Used the Same Block
The city's own holiday event follows the same pattern of civic groups each taking a piece. The November 2025 Call of the Pewee announced the Yule Log for Sunday, December 7, 2025, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Town Square. Here's what it included:
- A chili dinner from the fire department
- A petting zoo
- Carols
- Crafts at local businesses
- Hot chocolate and cookies from the Woman's Club
- Santa
The city's parks page says the annual Yule Log celebration happens at the fire pit in Town Square. Oldham County Tourism's 2025 listing called it a free event and gave the location as City Hall, 312 Mt. Mercy Drive. That's the same address as the museum.
So last year's Yule Log brought the Woman's Club, the theater's founding group, back to the same few blocks with a different job. For this year's date, check peweevalleyky.org and the monthly Call of the Pewee, which is mailed free to every Pewee Valley household. The city also asks residents to sign up for its E-News Alert on the website.
Coffee on Mt. Mercy, Dinner on 146
For daytime plans, Colonel Rooster's Scones & Bean Haus Co. is at 220 Mt. Mercy Drive, Suite C1. It serves sweet and savory scones, coffee drinks, smoothies, ice cream and boba. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and it's closed Mondays. It pairs well with a Sunday 2 p.m. matinee. It won't work after a 7:30 curtain.
For dinner before an evening show, Crestwood Bistro is at 6461 Highway 146 in Crestwood. The menu runs from salmon and shrimp and grits to burgers and pasta. It's open Tuesday through Saturday, with dinner from 4 to 8:30 p.m. That fits the Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances.
At the end of the block, 314 Exchange at 314 Mt. Mercy is a private wedding and event venue. Tours are by appointment, and bar service is an add-on for booked events. The city council approved its permanent sign permit at its September 2, 2026 meeting. It's the place to ask about if you're hosting a holiday party, not a place to drop in after a show.
When Mt. Mercy Overlaps With Crestwood and La Grange
The opening weekend of Miss Bennet falls on one of Oldham County's busiest holiday weekends. Here's what else is close by:
- Sunday, November 29: Light Up The Maples Park, Crestwood's holiday light-up, from 4 to 6 p.m.
- November 27–29 and December 4–6: The Christmas Market at Oldham Gardens, 6300 Old La Grange Road, Crestwood, with more than 30 artisan vendors.
- November 27–28 and December 4–19, on themed weekends: Yuletide 2026 at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, 6220 Old La Grange Road. It has a model-train village, lights, crafts, cocoa and Santa, and this year adds s'mores kits from Martha Lee's Café.
- Saturday, December 5: Light Up La Grange, a free townwide day with the lighting by Santa and the mayor at 6 p.m.
The La Grange lighting is at 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, and Miss Bennet starts at 7:30 p.m. that same night. Doing both means a tight drive back down 146. If you'd rather not rush, the Thursday, December 10 performance is the quietest evening on the list, with nothing else on this calendar competing for it.
Pewee Valley's holiday plans mostly happen a few doors apart, and I'm glad to help you sort out which nights work for your family. If you're starting to think about a move in Oldham County too, I can walk you through how these streets fit together once the season's over. Ethan John Adams answers seven days a week. Let's Connect.
