Empty Bowls 2022
Feed The People!
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mpty Bowls is a grassroots movement by artists and craftspeople in cities and towns around the world. The events raise money for food-related charities to care for and feed the hungry in their communities. Paducah has held an Empty Bowls event since 2010. This year’s Empty Bowls is being held on Saturday, August 27 from 11:30am to 2pm at the Paducah Convention and Expo Center, 415 Park St, Paducah. Doors downstairs open for ticket sales at 11am and the doors upstairs open at 11:30am. Purchase your ticket at the door and head upstairs to select your favorite handmade ceramic bowl from the bowl gallery. Fill your bowl with various yummy foods from your favorite local restaurants. The ticket price is $18 or more if you care to round it up and make a bigger donation. Cash, checks, or credit cards (processing fee applies) are all accepted. Be sure to bring $1’s and $5’s to participate in the People’s Choice Award and vote for your favorite restaurant. The winner gets to keep the cup at their business for the year!
New Time of The Year in 2022
I spoke to Michael Terra, local artist and owner of Terra Cottage Ceramics Studio about the event and why the organizers decided to move it from the wintertime. Terra was the driving force behind bringing Empty Bowls to Paducah. As one of the first events of its kind in western Kentucky, Empty Bowls has been able to shine a light on the problem of food insecurity that exists in the area. The Paducah Empty Bowls Project supports the work of the Community Kitchen which is currently serving 500 meals a day.
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AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2022
Purchase Area Family Magazine
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