Kentucky Writers Day Schedule 2008


 NOTE ADDITIONAL DAY!!!

The 2008 KWD Celebration "PREMIER"
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Historic Penn's Store

257 Penn's Store Road
3 miles SE Gravel Switch, Kentucky

12:30pm - 2:30pm

 Writers, Authors, poets paying a special tribute to Robert Penn Warren and Elizabeth Madox Roberts.  Featuring Dr. H R Stoneback, SUNY, New Paltz, NY .... Dr, Gregg Neikirk, Westfield College, Westfield, MA .... E M R Society Members nationwide.

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Songwriters will share tributes beginning at 2:30pm. 

Bring Chair/blanket and instrument

 

FRIDAY EVENING ... APRIL 25, 2008

2008 KWD "KickOff" Party

BLUES ON TAP
 (Owner James Spragens is one of the
Marion County HS students that "drafted" the bill establishing Kentucky Writers Day.)
110 N. Proctor Knott Avenue
Lebanon, Kentucky

7:00 PM -- Terry Ward
7:15 PM -- Joseph Cumuglia
7:45 PM -- Terry Ward and open mic

8:00 PM -- Jon Nesbitt
8:30 PM  -- Dawn Osborn
 ( accompanied by Steve Sheperson, Brian Chappell, & Mike Hill )
9:15 PM - 10:00 PM -- Jam


Poets, songwriters, and musicians perform

 

SATURDAY ... APRIL 26, 2008

 2008 Kentucky Writers Day Celebration

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Historic PENN'S STORE
257 Penn's Store Road
 3 miles SE GRAVEL SWITCH, KENTUCKY

11:00 am ... Terry Ward
11:15 am ... Beth Dotson Brown
11:30 am ... Linda Prather
11:45 am ... Paula Sparrow
12:00 pm ... Russell Vassallo
12:30 pm ... Virginia Vassallo
12:45 pm ... Ginney Birney    
1:00 pm   ... Joberta Wells
1:10 pm   ...
     Blaine Staat & Catherine Staat
1:30 pm   ... Dawn Osborn
1:45 pm   ... Gary Yeagle

2:00 pm    ... Christina Lovin
2:15 pm    ... GiGi Biles

2:30 pm    ...  Break

3:00 pm    ... Emily Toadvine
3:15 pm    ... Linda Prather
3:30 pm    ... Joseph Camuglia
3:45 pm    ... Elizabeth Wallen
4:00 pm    ... OPEN MIC
4:55 pm    ... Terry Ward
   

 * SILENT AUCTION

Books for Sale

Plants for sale by "Steve's Plants"

Food Available from TNT Barbecue

Bring Chair / Blanket

 SATURDAY EVENING ... APRIL 26, 2008

Songwriters Showcase
 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

WOODY'S Restaurant/Bar
 3596 S. Danville Bypass
DANVILLE, KENTUCKY

Emcee    ... Terry Ward
8:00 PM  ... Andy Rice
8:30 PM  ... Dawn Osborn
9:00 PM  ... Michael Johnathon, Special Guest Appearance
Singer/Songwriter/Author/ and host of the  "WOODSONGS" Old Time Radio Hour
 9:45 PM  ... Pat Ritter and Gary Cooper
10:15 PM ... Joseph Camuglia
10:45 PM ... Richard Moore
 

 SUNDAY ... APRIL 27, 2008

2008 Kentucky Writers Day Celebration

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm 

Historic PENN'S STORE
257 Penn's Store Road
 3 miles SE GRAVEL SWITCH, KENTUCKY

1:00 pm ...  Terry Ward
1:15 pm ...  Chris Hamilton
1:30 pm ...  Russ Vassallo
2:00 pm ...  Virginia Vassallo
2:15 pm ...  Joseph Camuglia
2:30 pm ...  Blaine Staat
2:45 pm ...  Elizabeth Wallen

3:00 pm ..... BREAK

3:15 pm ...  Dawn Osborn
3:45 pm ...  Wendell Luckett/Tony Luckett
4:00 pm ...  Joseph Camuglia
4:15 pm  ... OPEN MIC
4:55pm ...  Terry Ward

 * SILENT AUCTION

Books for Sale

Plants for sale by "Steve's Plants"

Food Available from TNT Barbecue

Bring Chair / Blanket

To see the performers who will be here this year, click here.

To view photographs from the 2007 Writers' Day event, click here.

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