Jefferson Memorial Forest’s annual free bluegrass concert (though parking is $5 per carload) is Saturday May 16, 2009. Like last year’s show the lineup is impressive both musically and they’ll be a slate of activities for the whole family to enjoy like a scavenger hunt and nature education booths.
A spectacular day of Bluegrass music, food, crafters, vendors and youth
activities in the scenic environment of America’s largest municipal
forest awaits those who visit Jefferson Memorial Forest’s fifth annual
Forest Fest on Saturday, May 16. The concert is free, but parking will
be $5 per carload.Five bands will perform live music, beginning
at 11 a.m, in the forest’s Horine Section. Buck Creek, Stone Hollow,
Hog Operation, and Tony Holt and the Wilodwood Valley Boys will serve
as the opening acts for international Bluegrass stars, Cherryholmes. As
America’s new first family of bluegrass, Cherryholmes has stormed to
the top of the bluegrass world by winning the 2005 IBMA (International
Bluegrass Music Association) Award for Entertainer of the Year.11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – Buck Creek
12:30 – 1:45 p.m. – Stone Hollow
2 -3:15 p.m. – Hog Operation
3:30 – 4:45 p.m. – Tony Holt & The Wildwood Valley Boys
5 – 6:15 p.m. – CherryholmesForest Fest Schedule of Activities
11 a.m. – Booths open to the public and music begins Fairdale
Horine Environmental Education Center opens
(open until 2 p.m. )
Forest Nature booth opens for children
Noon – Children’s activities begin
1:30 p.m. – Forest Scavenger hunt for families and children begins
4 p.m. – Scavenger Hunt winners are announced, prizes awarded
5 p.m. – Children’s area closes
6 p.m. – Food and crafts booths closeSaturday May 16, 2009
11AM-6PM
Jefferson Memorial Forest
11311 Mitchell Hill Road
Fairdale, KY 40118
502-368-5404
email: forest@louisvilleky.gov
April 10, 2009
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