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Places to go, things to do and people to see in Kentucky; featuring fabulous food fun; weekend getaways; travel; festivals; and more. September, 2015 issue
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Who Doesn’t Love to Eat?I admit it. I love food. I tried a diet once or twice.
Maybe even three times. Didn’t like it. Chose not totry it again.
I’ve learned, however, that eating healthy is a dif-ferent topic entirely. I feel better and I’m happierwhen I make wise choices about what I eat. Thatdoesn’t mean I can’t go and have loads of fun withthe rest of them.
This month’s special feature is“Fabulous Foodie Fun. And believeme, there are some fantastic food -related activities going on out therein Kentucky!
Any time you can blend a mealwith another activity, you’ve gotdouble the fun. Right? For instance,going on a picnic blended with a
BBQ and various raffle tickets makes for a great fundraising event. See page 10. Or you can organize com-petitions with the BBQ for a finger-lickin’ good time.See page 11. Farm to Table meals are now popular.Check out Cedar Cree, for your next on page 12.
It’s harvest time which means its time for celebra-tions. Festivals named after the produce are as numer-ous as the alphabet. To name only a few, there is theApple Festival in Georgetown, Corn Festival in Mor-ganfield, Honey Fest in Clarkson, and Pumpkin Festi-val in Paris, See the calendar of events for details. Allhave scheduled fun activities for members of the wholefamily to enjoy while eating the delicious fruits of thefarmer’s labor. Even if a festival isn’t named after afood, there’s sure to be delicious entrees served at thegathering. After all, what is a festival or fair with outcotton candy, elephant ears, a corndog or a candiedapple?
So what is YOUR favorite foodie place to go,food event or culinary person to see? Share withus on facebook for a chance to win 2 FREE week-end getaway tickets to the Dinner Train in Bard-stown. Or you can write the editer [email protected]
Results - next month!! Kathy Barnett,
Managing Editor
UP CLOSE From the EditorON THE COVER...
Dining on the patio of fam-
ily-owned and operated
Mammy’s Kitchen in Bard-
stown. Guest editor of Ameri-
can Roads Magazine,
Kathleen Walls, reviews the
dining options in this fair city.
See page 6.
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Places to Go:
Bardstown 6BBQ Festival 11, 25Fraley Festival 14Bowling Green 16Bourbon Festival 21Cedarwood Restaurant 24
What’s Inside...
Special Features
Fabulous Food Fun Throughout
Things to Do:
Go On A Picnic 10Garden Supper 12Paint the Town 18Train Ride 19Calendar of Events 22
People to See:
Coasters 23
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The 45th annual Mount Saint Joseph barbecue pic-nic takes place Sunday, Sept. 13 at the Motherhouseof the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph atMaple Mount, located 12 miles west of Owensboroon Hwy. 56.
The picnic was originally started as a way to helpwith the cost of the retired sisters, said Dan Heckel,Director of Communications. “It has just grown overtime since then and is now our number one fund-raiser of the year,” he said.
Booths open at 10:30 a.m.Award-winning barbecue chicken, mutton and
pork is served from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The barbe-cue is served with side items. Other food items suchas barbecue sandwiches, burgoo, nachos, funnelcakes and ice cream are available.
Estimating crowd attendance is difficult becausethere are no tickets or entrance fee, but last year theysold over 1,000 dinners. “I’d say we easily had 2,000– 2,500 last year,” Heckel said.
Grand raffle tickets will be sold in packets of 4 for$20, or $5 each. “We’re hoping we sell the mostwe’ve ever sold this year,” Heckel said. The goal is20,000 tickets. Raffle drawings take place at 3 p.m.
Prizes include:$10,000 PrizeA two-year lease on
a Toyota car or$3,500, & $1,000
A handmadequeen-sized quilt -Value $500
Thomas Kinkade cross stitch valued at $500, $250,and $100.
There will also be a silent auction with a wide vari-ety of nice items, and the yard sale and holidaydecor booths will be back, which are both very pop-ular.
Other booths feature one-of-a-kind handmadecrafts made by the Ursuline Sisters and friends, acake wheel, bingo, pull tabs, fruit, plants and more.
Children can enjoy an inflatable obstacle course,adopting a (stuffed) animal and other games.
To order raffle tickets or for more information, call270-229-4103 ext. 284 or ext. 448. To volunteer at thepicnic, call 270-229-2006.
To find out more about the Ursuline Sisters ofMount Saint Joseph and the picnic, visit www.ursu-linesmsj.org.
Thingsto Do Go on a Picnic
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Whether you spell itBBQ, Barbecue, Barbequeor Bar-B-Q, it’s the taste ofAmerica. And it’s comingback to Danville, Ken-tucky September 11-13,2015
This September week-end filled with bean-eat-ing, hog-calling, bourbontasting, and finger-lickingbarbecue, cooked by thenation's best celebrity pitmasters. Don't miss thisunique eating event!
Have you got what ittakes to be the 2015Baron/Baroness of Back-yard BBQ?St.-Louis-Pork-Ribs
It’s all about the ribs,folks. Spares, baby backs or beef. If you thinkyou’ve got the best ribs in Kentucky, now is thetime to prove it! You can cook with charcoal,wood or gas. Entries will be judged by a team ofprofessional BBQ judge.
Kids Helping Kids is an opportunity for chil-dren to use their imagination and creativity tosupport CASA of the Bluegrass and Heart of Ken-tucky United Way.
Children will have theopportunity to paint a pig-gybank that will then beglazed and fired. The com-pleted piggybanks will bedisplayed during the Ken-tucky State BBQ Festival.A “Best in Show” and“Grand Champion” prizewill be awarded.
To participate contactHeart of Kentucky UnitedWay at 859-238-6986. Allparticipants must be 16years old or younger.Hurry, entries are limitedto 30 pigs!
The Kentucky State BBQF e s t i v a lhas beennamed aTop 20Event bythe South-e a s tT o u r i s mSociety For
more information call 859-236-7794 or visit kyb-bqfestival.com
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Fresh Food Adventures isa adventurous monthlydining series celebratingKentucky foods and spirits.The next scheduled adven-ture is September 19 from6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. inShaker Village at the CedarCreek Farm.
Gather around ShakerVillage’s roving table for aculinary adventure that setsthe stage for creative collabora-tions, great conversations andnew friendships. From celebratedguest chefs, talented mixologistsand favorite local musicians, younever know who might drop in orwhere the evening might takeyou. Each dining adventure hasan all-inclusive fixed dinner andspirits menu, and special dietaryaccommodations may not beavailable.
Enjoy a sampling of CedarCreek Farm’s produce, breads andwines alongside Shaker Village’slate-summer garden. Dinnerserved in the garden will be $85per person. Reservations and pre-payment are required.
Make a weekend out of it! Pre-registered attendees receive a 20percent discount on an overnightstay at The Inn Friday or Saturday
night. Look for the promo code onthe registration confirmation pageon the www.shakervillageky.orgwebsite page.
There are other activities toenjoy during the day at ShakerVillage.
Meet the newest stars of thefarm animal family—Roz andSadie. These sister Shires, alongwith other Percheron beauties,pull the wagon through The His-toric Centre every weekend at 2p.m. and 4 p.m. Learn about thetraditions of the Shaker familiesfrom expertise tour guides. Shopfor a souvenir in the gift shop totake home wiht you.
From 3-5 p.m., help Shaker Vil-lage monitor the annual Monarchbutterfly migration this fall! Joinus on an easy hike to learn aboutplants you can use at home to
benefit butterflies and otherpollinators. Learn aboutthese amazing creatures andhelp us tag Monarch butter-flies as they make their jour-ney south for the winter.
The fee for this event is $10per adult and $5 ages 6-12.The fee includes a compli-mentary admission to theVillage which grants you ac-cess to The Historic Centre,
The Farm and The Preserve, witha full day of self-guided and staff-led tours, talks, demonstrations,activities, farm experiences andmore.
Enjoy a relaxing ride aboardShaker Village’s 115-passengerDixie Belle Riverboat, throughhigh limestone cliffs and un-touched natural beauty. One-hournarrated cruises describe the his-torical importance of the river tothe Shakers and pass under HighBridge, an engineering marvelbuilt in 1877. Again, this choice ac-tivity is scheduled at 2 and 4 p.m.Tickets must be purchased at theadmission booth. Riverboat ridesdepart on time from nearbyShaker Landing.
For more information, and up-dated schedule, visit http://shak-ervillageky.org/
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OLIVE HILL - CarterCaves State Resort Parkwill host the annual Fra-ley Mountain MusicGatherin’ for the 46thyear Sept. 9-12.
The festival that beganas a family reunion hon-ors old-time music andeastern Kentucky tradi-tions as well as the latemaster fiddler J.P. Fraley.Musicians will be jam-ming in parking lots andsharing music around thecampfires of the park. The FraleyFestival features a mix of youngand old, and amateur and profes-sional musicians from across theAppalachian region, and occasion-ally from across the world. Thesetalented individuals all share alove of traditional Eastern Ken-tucky music.
Musical instruments such asdulcimer, fiddle and guitar areused to tell stories about life longago in the eastern Kentuckyfoothills.
On Wednesday, Sept. 9, therewill be a free “Jamming in theRound” get-together in the camp-ground starting at 8 p.m. OnThursday, Sept. 10, starting at 7p.m., enjoy an open stage concertin the park’s amphitheater.
At 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, theamphitheater will come to lifewith an open stage, a banjo gath-ering and a dulcimer gathering.Friday’s activities will be capped
with a 7 p.m. concert in the am-phitheater.
Starting Saturday morning,Sept. 12, there will be a kid’s jamsession in front of the lodge. Latemorning into the afternoon theamphitheater will resound withsessions devoted to ballads, story-telling, and Carter Family songs,and conclude with a fiddle gather-ing and guitar gathering. Saturdaynight’s concert in the amphithe-ater begins at 7 p.m.
Paid admission is required forconcerts and jam sessions Fridayafternoon through Saturday night.Fees range from $4 to $10. A festi-val pass for all programs costs $25per person. The Friends of CarterCaves will be providing refresh-ments during the event.
Carter Caves State Resort Parkfeatures a lodge, vacation cottages,RV campsites and primitive camp-sites. The lodge restaurant offers avariety of food for breakfast,lunch and dinner daily. There’s
also hiking, golf, mini-golf,fishing, horseback ridingand swimming. The park islocated in northeastern Ken-tucky, 4 miles off Interstate64 between Grayson andOlive Hill (exit 161).’
An all-weekend ticket forall the scheduled programsis only $25. The Friends ofCarter Caves will be sellingsnacks and refreshmentsnear the amphitheater Fri-day evening and Saturdayafternoon and evening,
weather permitting.The family atmosphere makes
the festival feel like a family gath-ering, not just by a few people butby practically everybody thatcomes to the festival. Annadeeneworked to keep the stage perform-ances informal, almost to wherethe audience feels like it's sharingthe stage with the performers.Doug Smith and Barb Kuhns, whomanage the festival now, strive tomaintain that feeling still. Thiscontributes to the reunion atmos-phere of it all. The music at theFraley Festival has not been con-fined to any one type of music.Folk, old-time, western, westernswing, early country, and othersare played on a regular basis atthe festival. There are various mu-sical configurations from familybands individuals who just meteach other a few minutes before.
For more information, vist on-line at www.fraleyfestival.com.
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ELIZABETHTOWN - Via Col-ori®, The Street Painting Festival,is a fabulous event which raisesfunds and awareness for abusedand neglected foster kids underthe New Beginnings Foundation.This event is free for the public toattend. It will be held on Septem-ber 12, 2015 from 9am-9pm
Via Colori brings togetherartists, volunteers, cosplayers, su-perheroes and businesses andnon-profit agencies in a uniquecommunity project to raise aware-ness, funds and community part-nership on the square indowntown Etown.
Once a year, the square of Eliza-bethtown Kentucky is trans-formed into a magical, artistic andcreative place where families,artists, musicians, advocates andeven pets revel in the knowledgethat art can save!
There will be Street Painting,Musicians on four stages, Ven-dors, plenty of food, Star Wars,large children’s area, street per-formers, a circus and plentymore!!!!
Via Colori is a festival in whichhundreds of artists, communityorganizations, vendors and part-ners come together to host themost creative festival in Kentucky.Approximately 100 artists willcome with the intent of making anartistic masterpiece on a largescale, directly on the streets ofElizabethtown. This event is com-pletely built by the community.There will be a family photo tent,
additional non-profits in anawareness section, a food court,street performers, costumed char-acters, an art gallery dedicated tochild created pieces, and ofcourse, all the featured street art,.
Via Colori ® is a celebration ofart in order to raise awareness forthe children of our community.Via is hosted by New BeginningsFoundation, a registered 501(c)(3).New Beginnings Foundation sup-ports New Beginnings FamilyServices who provides therapeuticfoster care and medically fragilecare to children who are in thecustody of the state, and are dis-placed from their biological fam-ily. Many of these children havebeen the victims of abuse and/orneglect.
New Beginnings Family Serv-ices is a therapeutic foster andadoption care agency. We are sim-ilar to traditional foster care, ex-
cept we place children who havespecial needs and require morefrequent agency support than atraditional foster care agency.They may be afraid, confused,angry, or heart-broken being sepa-rated from their families. Theyneed a caring environment thatwill boost their self-esteem, pro-vide encouragement and most im-portantly – love.
This agency is dedicated to help-ing children and foster familiessucceed. The children servedcome into state custody due toabuse and neglect of for other rea-sons cannot live with a parent orrelative. New Beginnings serveschildren of all races from birth toage 18 with a wide variety of emo-tional and behavioral problems.New Beginnings Family Servicesspends less than 10 % of it’s an-nual gross income on administra-tive costs.
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