The Lewisburg Lion's Club's 2nd Annual Walking and Spotted Horse Show is August 30th in Lewisburg. The shows starts at 6:30pm. There will be 30 classes. For information call Don Tumey at 606-301-3672.
The 2nd Annual Fireman's Muster is set for September 13th at 9am at the Aberdeen River Park. Area fire departments are invited to come and compete, and area residents are invited to see their local firefighters in action. There will be kids games, food and more. The muster is sponsored by the Aberdeen-Huntington Township fire department life squad. For info call 606-584-2692 or 937-795-0013.
The Maysville Players will have auditions for the award-winning comedy, “The Foreigner” at 7 p.m. August 25 & 26 at the Washington Opera House in downtown Maysville. Roles are available for 5 men and 2 women ages 25-75. Advance copies of the script may be picked up at the theatre in advance of the auditions. Performance dates are October 16-19 & 23-26. For more information call (606) 564-3666 or visit www.maysvilleplayers.com.
The annual Saint Patrick Fall Festival is September 5th through the 7th. There will be games, auctions, food and live music.
The Maysville Rotary Club Horse Show is September 6th at 6pm at the Germantown Fairgrounds.
The 5th annual Pig Out On Market Street is September 13th starting at noon on Market Street in downtown Maysville.
And the Simon Kenton Festival is September 20th and 21st in Historic Washington, featuring demonstrations of frontier life and activities for the family.
Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park will commemorate the Battle of Blue Licks, the last battle of the Revolutionary War, August 16th and 17th. The event features battle re-enactments, living history programs, hands-on activities and musical entertainment. With gas prices still in the stratosphere, the weekend offers a great time close to home.
The 4th annual Chrome on the River car, motorcycle and antique tractor show is Sunday at the Augusta boat bock. Proceeds from the event benefit the Dover Volunteer Fire Department.
The Maysville Players first season under Producing Director Mike Thomas went out with a roar, as Sunday's showing of "Seussical-The Musical'' broke box office records for the season. Building on the success of "Lend Me A Tenor," "Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap" and "Nunsense," the summer teen production not only showcased the incredible young talent we have in this community, but also led to lines around the block for Sunday's last performance. Thomas says he has selected the plays for next season, and will announce them soon. A good way to ensure your tickets for productions is to become a Washington Opera House patron. For information, call Thomas at 606-564-3666.
The 27th annual Ohio Tobacco Festival is August 21st through the 24th in downtown Ripley. This year's raffle grand prize is the choice of a John Deere Gator, a John Deere lawn tractor or $4000 cash. Naturally, there will be the usual music, food and fun--make your plans now!
The 154th Old Reliable Germantown Fair starts tomorrow and runs through Saturday. Admission is just $6 per person age 3 and over. Admission gives you unlimited rides, main ring entertainment and other events. Parking is a buck.
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear will be in Mason and Fleming counties Monday. The Governor will be at the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center at 1:30pm to make a presentation, then will head to the Flemingsburg Industrial Park 2 on KY 11 for a ribbon-cutting at 2:10pm. You are, of course, invited to attend.
The local chapter of the NAACP Youth Council recently received their charter, and they are working on the 5th Annual Back To School Block Party Saturday. The party will be held from 5 to 8:30pm at Rotary Park. There will be free food and entertainment, music, giveaways and more. WFTM Soft 96 will broadcast live from the block party from 5 to 7pm.
The Maysville Players play host to Franz Liszt prize recipient Anzhelika Fuks next week at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Maysville. The performance will begin at 5:30pm Wednesday, July 30 at the church, located at 21 West 3rd Street in downtown Maysville.
The Hungarian-Ukrainian native won Third Prize at the 8th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in April.
In April of 2007 the Maysville Players hosted Yingdi Sun, First Prize winner at the 7th International Competition.
At the invitation of Russia’s renowned Musical Olympus Festival, Fuks will debut with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. She has also been invited to play at the Fazioli Concert Hall in Sacile, Italy, and the Liszt in Weimar Piano Academy. Her schedule for 2009 includes, amongst other things, an extensive concert tour through China and South America.
Anzhelika received her first musical training at the local music school in Užhorod, Ukraine. In 2002, she attended the city’s conservatory. In 2005, Anzhelika moved to Hungary to study at Budapest’s Franz Liszt Academy (where she is still a student).
In international piano competitions, Fuks won First Prize in Kyiv-Vorsel, Grand Prix at the Zakarpatija Festival of Užhorod, Second Prize at the Donetsk Competition in honour of Serge Prokofiev’s 110th birthday, and First Prize at the 2008 Yamaha Competition in Budapest.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Former University of Tennessee and Mason County star Chris Lofton has signed a one-year contract with a professional basketball team in Mersin, Turkey. Lofton's agent, Eric Fleischer, confirmed the deal, but would not disclose financial terms. Lofton's new team, the Mersin Metrocity Municipality Sport Club, finished tied for ninth in the 16-team Turkish Basketball League last year with a 13-17 record. After not being selected in the NBA Draft last month, Lofton played for the Denver Nuggets' summer team in Las Vegas. Lofton averaged seven minutes per game and had nine points and no assists in four games. Lofton holds the Southeastern Conference's career record for three-point baskets with 431.
The Tollesboro Lions Parade is today at 2pm. Line-up for the parade begins at 1pm on the fairgrounds. The parade will feature floats and exhibits, antique cars, horses, Shriners and more. Cash prizes will be awarded. A bicycle decorating contest will also take place at 1 o'clock Sunday with 3 age classes.
A new event has been added to this year’s Buffalo Trace Balloon Race. Bodies in Motion will present the Buffalo Trace 5K race at 8am Saturday, August 9th.
The race will begin at Maysville Community and Technical College and follow Martha Comer Drive. Race organizer Tina Rigdon-Hester says the 5K Race “is a great course with rolling hills. We will have the YMCA Wildcat cheerleaders throughout the course cheering on all the runners. We hope to make this an annual event, so walkers, runners and ghost runners are invited.”
There are several age divisions. Advance registration is $20, or $25 on race day. Each participant will receive a shirt. Checks or money orders can be made payable to the Buffalo Trace Balloon Race, Attention: 5K, P.O. Box 151, Washington, KY, 41096-0151. For more information call 606-564-5020 or visit buffalotraceballoonrace.com.
The Buffalo Trace Balloon Race is August 8th and 9th on the campus of Maysville Community and Technical College, and is presented by Bluegrass Satellite and Security. Proceeds from the event benefit the Women’s Crisis Center.
