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Accent: KTIA names Top 10 festivals and events for summer 2013
The Kentucky Travel Industry Association announces the following winners from across the state as its Top 10 festivals and events for summer 2013. They are: n Adventure Day, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, held June 1. The Shaker village naturalist...
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Summer starts to swing at the Community Arts Center
Contributing columnistAs summer heats up, the Community Arts Center prepares for the regular seasonal affairs plus some new, exciting ones. Dance, dance dance! A new teacher hits the halls of the Arts Center, and he is excited to get students through the door. Wesley...Tags: Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Festive Events, Dance, Arts and Culture
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INSPIRED BY NATURE: 'Gardenshapes' blooms at the Community Arts Center
Contributing writerThe long awaited and anticipated “Gardenshapes” showcase will open Wednesday in the Grand Hall, featuring artist Kathleen O’Brien’s incredibly unique mixed-media collages. O’Brien’s colorful yet mysterious nature pieces...Tags: Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Dance, Music
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Little Red Wagon Contest goes off without a hitch
smojica@amnews.comDozens of people watched Saturday from shady spots in Constitution Square State Park as 25 sets of wagons, parents and kids strutted their best displays of patriotic pride and Mardi Gras spirit. The fifth annual Little Red Wagon Contest presented by...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Entertainment, Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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Brass Band Festival ends on a high note
dbrock@amnews.comA weekend dedicated to Vince DiMartino, retiring Centre College music professor and longtime musical mastermind behind the Great American Brass Band Festival, reached its crescendo Sunday afternoon with the virtuoso trumpet player on center stage....Tags: Tim Robbins, Entertainment, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Atmos Energy Corporation
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Bayou & Brass coming to Danville festival
Get ready for Mardi Gras on Main Street as downtown Danville transforms into New Orleans for the Great American Brass Band Festival’s first-ever Bayou & Brass. The event, set for 5:30-10 p.m. June 8, will be a New Orleans-themed celebration and...
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Looking Back: From Our Files: Jan. 29, 2012
100 years ago — 1912
Col. James A. Shuttleworth, along with other stockholders of the Louisville Hotel Company, has sold the Louisville Hotel for $175,000. He has made the hotel his home most of the time since 1862, and said he had disposed of...Tags: American Legion, Prisons, Prisons, American Red Cross, Politics
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STRIDE's Masquerade Ball a real thriller
Loading...Mardi Gras PhotosDave Johnson, left, and Carley Bayes ride atop a float...(June 7, 2013)Louisiana folk artist Darryl Montana made this feathere...(April 18, 2013)Louisiana folk artist Darryl Montana made this feathere...(April 18, 2013)
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