A Bayou Beat and a Bridge Builder's Belongings

A Bayou Beat and

a Bridge Builder's Belongings

This Week at BCM

The Beat Goes on with Bayou's Best

Robin Lacy & DeZydeco at Music@BCM

Thursday, Aug.8, 7 p.m.

The good times will roll August 8 when Robin Lacey & DeZydeco bring their mix of zydeco, blues, traditional country and roots sounds to the Music@BCM stage at Behringer-Crawford Museum.

With their unique instrumentation, which includes accordion, saxophone and rubboard, the six-piece group takes inspiration from the roots of New Orleans and Louisiana music and culture, adding original songwriting and classics to the mix.

Zydeco music stems from the French Creole of southwest Louisiana, blending blues and R&B. The term is a sound-alike to the Creole idiom for hard times. Its brisk tempos, accordion and washboard rhythms will pull you to your feet to dance those blues away!

Music@BCM concerts are held in Behringer-Crawford Museum’s outdoor amphitheater at 1600 Montague Road – Devou Park, Covington KY 41011. Doors open at 6 p.m. with refreshments available for sale and the concert runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Concert-goers are invited to bring folding chairs or blankets for seating. In case of inclement weather, the concerts will move indoors.

Admission is $5 for adults and free for children age 12 and under, who can participate in a new Kids’ Music Club offering free children’s activities during the concert. Reservations are requested for the Kids’ Club: call 491-4003. Concert-goers who ride their bikes to Music@BCM are admitted free, courtesy of the Devou Good Project. Parking is free. Adult beverages are available for purchase. Attendees can also purchase food by Colonial Cottage of Erlanger, KY, supporting local community organizations.

The Music@BCM 2019 series concludes on August 15 with Ramona Blaine and The Company. Guests are encouraged to check the museum’s website, www.bcmuseum.org, or call 859-491-4003 to confirm the schedule.

Music@BCM is sponsored by Ashley Development, KW Mechanical, Hummel Hatfield Insurance Agency, Ersatz & Moot Point Railway Company and the Alumni of WNOP Jazz, Ruth Faragher & Family, George & Margaret McLane Foundation and the William O. Purdy, Jr. Foundation of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, and supported by Colonial Cottage, The Devou Good Project, Johnny’s Car Wash, and Reality Tuesday Café.

Music@BCM Kids Music Club

Kids Can March to the Beat of their Own Drums!

No sitter? No problem! Children 12 and under can attend a FREE Music@BCM Kids Music Club during the Music@BCM performances.

This week Miss Kaity will be showing youngsters how to make their own drums and drumsticks. Then they will make musical notes out of clay dough while learning about half and whole notes. The night will end with popcorn and musical trivia!

An adult must be present to sign child in and out during the evening. Reservations are requested for the Kids Club: call 491-4003.

New Acquisitions Exhibit at BCM

What do Harlan Hubbard paintings, a 1939 bicycle and Bavarian Beer signs have in common? They are all part of our new rotating exhibit!

Newly-acquired artifacts such as a roulette table and Harlan Hubbard artwork are now on display through mid-September. Check out t he August edition of RoundAbout to learn more about the steps BCM and others are taking to preserve Harlan Hubbard's legacy HERE.

Chippie is Headed to a Park Near You!

Barb Cook Park, Covington:

Wednesday, August 7, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Chippie's bags -- and his cheeks! -- are packed with goodies for some pop-up summer fun!

Chippie, Behringer-Crawford Museum’s chipmunk mascot, introduces science to children in kindergarten through grade eight in this series of FREE and fun outdoor workshops incorporating S.T.E.A.M. elements and age-appropriate experiments. For more information, call (859) 491-4003.

COMPLETE CHIPPIE ON TOUR SCHEDULE

Chippie's Sensational Science Labs:

Exploring Solids, Liquids and Gases

Thursday, Aug. 8, 1-2 p.m.

Chippie, BCM’s chipmunk mascot, introduces science to children aged 3 to 5 in this fun and educational monthly series, which incorporates S.T.E.A.M. elements and age-appropriate experiments. Cost: museum admission plus $3 lab fee per child. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration required: call (859) 491-4003. Location: Behringer-Crawford Museum, 1600 Montague Road-Devou Park, Covington, KY 41011. Free parking. (859) 491-4003. www.bcmuseum.org.

Save the Dates!

silentART Preview: Saturday, Aug. 31

freshART Gala: Saturday, Sept. 14

fresh ART is quickly approaching! Each September, an elite group of artists gather to create art en plein air for the annual fresh ART gala and auction at Behringer-Crawford Museum to support the museum’s youth education programs.

This is the 27th year for the event, which will take place at 6 p.m., Saturday, September 14.

Selected artists will spend September 13 and/or 14 in Covington’s Devou Park creating original works to be auctioned live at the gala. A portion of the sale price of each auctioned piece will go to the artist; the balance will be donated to the museum, benefiting area children. Artwork will be judged by a panel of experts, with $1000 in cash prizes awarded to the top three entries by the William & Patricia Applegarth Fund.

Get your bid in early! A silent ART reception will take place on Aug. 31 from 5-7 p.m., prior to the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra performance in Devou Park. Also on display will be artwork created by local high schools students in the first annual fresh ART Connie O’Donnell Student Invitational. The silent ART auction and student exhibit will continue through the fresh ART auction on September 14.

Tools of the Trade

Curator's Chat Takes a Look at a Roebling Wrench

BCM Curator Jason French has a love for Northern KY history and artifacts that he is excited to share! In this Curator's Chat, Jason takes a look at an alligator wrench owned by the John A. Roebling Company, builders of the Roebling Suspension Bridge, that was donated to BCM by a retired Covington fire chief.

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