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hat’s better than a music festival? A FREE music festival! Everyone is invited to the Local Licks Festival 2022 - an all-day live music event benefiting the Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club of Paducah. Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 10. The festival runs from Noon to 11:00pm at Paducah Beer Werks, (PBW) 301 N. 4th Street. Monroe will be closed to traffic between 4th and 5th Streets. There are no tickets to purchase or fees to attend, but your generous donations will help support the outstanding programming at the Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club of Paducah. There will be a Family Fun Zone at the festival with safe, entertaining activities for kids including games, activities, and a mobile putt-putt unit provided by Unplugged Events. In conjunction with the festival, you will find food trucks, all kinds of refreshments, and of course, craft beer by PBW. Come down and get some delicious grub! Last year about 1000 people attended Local Licks and organizers want to triple that number in 2022. Nathan Brown, who loves Paducah, is a well-known local artist and musician. He is also a member of the board running the Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club in Paducah. I spoke with him about Local Licks which he has helped plan.
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“Oscar Cross exists to create a safe, wholesome, inclusive environment for kids to spend after-school time being mentored, tutored, and just relaxing,” Brown told me. “The Paducah facility serves up to 200 kids per day. We are one of the most important youth organizations in Paducah and community support is invaluable. Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club creates the community leaders of tomorrow.” “I got deeply involved with this project as I have a passion for the club, a love of community events, and a musical background,” Brown explained. “This year the club has been even more involved in planning Local Licks than in 2021. Our main goals were to have a family-friendly event that included a diverse local music lineup featuring a variety of different styles and genres. We are ecstatic to announce that the band headlining this year is the international Hip-Hop sensation Nappy Roots – and they were formed in western Kentucky! There will be live music all day featuring great local bands, Broken Record, Jaelon Harris, Soul Dog, A Different Sound, and Groove Lane.”
The Festival helps to support the Club
This is the second year for the festival which was the brainchild of local businessman and philanthropist, Bruce Brockenborough. He
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