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IN THE KNOW 16 EVENTS TO PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR
5 BAR-B-Q BLOCK PARTY MAY 1 3 -1 4 @ D OWNTOWN OWE NSB OR O This year, the festival will return to its barbecue-focused roots, featuring church cooking teams’ traditional burgoo and barbecue, the Backyard Cooking Competition, and some of Owensboro’s most recognizable barbecue establishments. Live music, a carnival, and midway games will be returning to the festival along Second Street this year, as well as the Owensboro Family YMCA BBQ Fest 5K.
1 DAILEY & VINCENT M AY 6 @ B LU EGR ASS MUSIC HALL OF FAME & M U S E U M Five-time Grammy award winners individually, three-time Grammy award nominees collectively, four-time Dove Award Winners, and winners of 35 IBMA Awards altogether (including 3-time IBMA Entertainer of the Year Award winners and 3-Time Vocal Group of the Year Award winners), Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent, backed by one of the best bands on tour today, are some of the most reputable and elite entertainers in American music; bluegrass, traditional country and gospel music.
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BABY ANIMAL DAY MAY 7, 1 4 , 2 1 & 2 8 @ TRUNNELL’S FARM E X PE R I E N C E & M AR K ET Bring the family out to meet all our babies in the Animal Barnyard! During this special event, your children will get up close and personal with all our baby animals – chicks, ducklings, bunnies, goats, calves, pigs and more! The children will discover why these animals are important to the farm, how to care for these animals on the farm, and how to feed the baby animals, plus there are 30+ attractions to experience on the farm!
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3 FIRST SATURDAY FOR KIDS MAY 7 @ W EST E R N K E N T U C K Y BOTANICA L G A RD ENS Join your friends at the Western Kentucky Botanical Gardens as they talk about Mason bees and the significance they have on our food supply. You’ll will visit the rose garden and see if the bees are buzzing, then spend time entering findings in your journals. Afterwards, you’ll will build a bee house for Mason bees. For children 6 to 12 years old. The week before our class the Daviess County Public Library will post a required registration link.
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MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH MAY 8 @ C O NVENTIO N C ENTER Treat mom to a delicious brunch buffet! Enjoy comfort foods like buttermilk biscuits and sausage gravy, hashbrown casserole, roasted turkey with gravy and stuffing, and assorted desserts! Every mom who attends will receive a complimentary gift to take home and can also register for a chance to win some fun prizes! Tickets are $25 for adults and $12.50 for children.
6 DAN TYMINSKI BAND M AY 1 4 @ B LU EG R ASS M U SIC HALL O F FA ME & MU SEU M Throughout his 30-plus year career, Dan Tyminski has left his mark in every corner of modern music. Tyminski’s voice famously accompanies George Clooney’s performance of the Stanley Brother’s classic song, “I’m A Man of Constant Sorrow,” in the film, O, Brother Where Art Thou ? and his vocal collaboration with Swedish DJ Avicii on the song “Hey, Brother” was a global smash, having been streamed over 1 billion times to date.
