Click below if you have an Event, Festival, Concert, or happening that you would like us to include in our weekly newsletter.
|
August 5
Evenings Upstairs at McCracken Co Library
Paducah,KY
August Event @ the historic Hotel Metropolitan
Hotel Metropolitan and McCracken County Public Library presenta discussion of "Emancipation Saturday"
led by Dr. Alicestyne Turley, Educator & Historian
on Thursday August 4th 5:30 PM. on the lawn of the Hotel Metropolitan -724 Oscar Cross Avenue
With support from WKMS
|
August 5
Bluegrass Night at Kentucky Opry
Draffenville, KY
Jack is a local Dobro legend and will bring his band and signature sound to the JPFOB crowd for the first time in over a year. Come hear an “Authentic Bluegrass Band playing music in the style of first generation Bluegrass Musicians. You'll hear songs from the Golden Age of Bluegrass played in the 1950's including those from Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys, the Stanley Brothers, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs with the Foggy Mountain Boys.” You’re sure to be entertained by this fine group. Don’t miss this show! Donations are taken in a “Pass the Hat” style. Show starts at 7:00 – Pickin' and Jammin' in the lobby starts at 6:30.
JPFOB – Jackson Purchase Friends of Bluegrass are dedicated to preserving and promoting Bluegrass Music in mid-America. Jackson Purchase Friends of Bluegrass and the Kentucky Opry bring you Bluegrass Night the on 1st Friday night of every month. 7pm.
|
August 5 - 8
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
at Maiden Alley Theatre
Paducah, KY
Starring Jenny Slate, Isabella Rossellini & Dean Fleischer-Camp
Directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp
Marcel is an adorable, 1-inch-tall shell wou ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother, Connie, and their pet lint, Alan.
2022 • 1 Hour & 30 Minutes
Showtimes
- Friday, 7:00pm
- Saturday, 7:00pm
- Sunday, 4:00pm
- Monday, 7:00pm
|
August 5
Benefit Concert for Flood Victims
Badgett Playhouse Theater
Grand Rivers, KY
Featuring Southern Gospel Singers United Concert featuring For Heaven Sake & His Praise Quartet &The Liberty Boys
Tickets $10 7pm.
|
August 6
CADIZ CRUZ DOWNTOWN CADIZ
Gear up for Cadiz Cruz-In’s! Cruz-In’s are held on the first Saturday of the Season (April through September) in Historic Downtown Cadiz on Main Street.
The Cadiz Cruz-In is considered OPEN CLASS which means All classic vehicles (cars, trucks, motorcycles) are welcome!
At Every Cruz In:
- Free dash plaques for the first 50 entrants.
- Free trophies!
- Free prize rock gifts for kids!
- Live DJ
- Door prizes
- Prizes for entrants including gift cards and merchandise
- Admission is Free!
When you support these local businesses, you’re helping them sustain so they will be available to us in the future!
For more information on Cruz In’s, click HERE.
|
Sold Out!
August 6
Kathy Mattea & Suzy Bogguss at Kentucky Opry
Draffenville, KY
Kathy Mattea and Suzy Bogguss have each carved out careers in popular music with country chart hits spanning two decades. Suzy’s “Outbound Plane”, “Aces”, and “Someday Soon” are among the many songs beloved by country music fans around the world, as are “Where’ve You Been?”, “455 Rocket”, and “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses” from Kathy’s deep well of material. Friends since their early days in Nashville, they had only found a few opportunities to collaborate musically, notably with “Teach Your Children”, their Grammy-nominated track from 1994’s “Red, Hot + Country” compilation. They have “threatened” for years, and their many fans have clamored for this pairing.
Now, sporting new material developed for the tour, armed with 2 careers worth of stories and more hits than they can fit…Kathy & Suzy are “Together At Last”!
|
Aug 6
at Arm wrestling Tournament! at Badgett Playhouse
Grand Rivers, KY
Western Kentucky Armwrestling presents: Battlegrounds
Weigh-ins at 9AM-10:30AM and Super Matches at 11AM, Amateur & Open Class to follow.
Men's Weight Class: 154/176/198/220/220+ $25 per arm.
Women's Weight Class:135/155/155+ $15 per arm.
Those that register will sign a liability sports waiver that morning before being allowed to compete.
Tourment will be held on stage at the Badgett Playhouse, 1838 J.H. O'Bryan Ave Grand Rivers, Ky.
For questions email westernkyarmwrestling@gmail.com
|
August 10
Wayne's World
at Maiden Alley Theatre
Paducah, KY
Starring Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe & Tia Carrere Directed by Penelope Spheeris. Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.
PG 13 - Wednesday, 7:00pm
|
August 20 2022 The Ultimate Elvis Experience featuring Shawn Klush and Cody Slaughter at Carson Center
Paducah,KY
Don't miss Shawn Klush -“The Closest Thing to the King in Concert” in The Ultimate Elvis Experience
Shawn Klush - Actor, Entertainer, Recording Artist & World-Renowned Elvis Tribute Artist!
About Shawn Klush: Born and raised in the small coal-mining town of Pittston, Pennsylvania, Shawn’s love for music led him to begin imitating his musical idol, Elvis Presley. He performed in the famous Poconos region followed by a tour of Canada where he entered and won the $5,000.00 prize in the “Worldwide Elvis Competition” in Montreal. This caught the attention of the award-winning Las Vegas show, “Legends in Concert” where for many years he starred as ‘Elvis’ in their Myrtle Beach, Las Vegas, Branson and Atlantic City show rooms. Each year he stars in the “Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular Birthday Edition Tour.”, an extravaganza with Elvis’ own musicians, back-up singers, and friends, in major venues in the US and headlines the Elvis Tribute Artist World Tours.
Shawn has released 5 CDs. He has performed with Elvis’ closest friends, musicians and singers such as JD Sumner and the Stamps Quartet, The Jordanaires, The Imperials, DJ Fontana, Charlie Hodge, Jerry Scheff, The Sweet Inspirations, Joe Guercio, Jerry Schilling and Joe Esposito.
Showtime 7:30pm.
|
Aug 20 - Open Mic Night at Kentucky Opry Draffenville,KY
Come sing on the Ky Opry stage!
Fill out the google form below to sign up! ENTRY FORM
All singers must have live accompaniment, no tracks will be allowed.
|
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
|
Runs thru Oct 15, 2022
Downtown Farmer's Market
Paducah,KY
Recurrence Recurring weekly on Saturday
Times: 07:30 am to 02:00
306 N. Second Street
Paducah, KY 42001
|
A Centered Space
Gilbertsville,KY
A Centered Space is a health collaborative, offering holistic and traditional counseling/coaching, energetic healing/clearing, groups/classes, yoga, other special events!
6586 Hwy 641 N Gilbertsville,KY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
