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Historic Penn's Store
The 2014 KENTUCKY WRITERS IN CELEBRATION
For a listing of
the 2014 Kentucky Writers in Celebration participants and updates, click here. ************************************
APRIL 27
Historic Penn's Store
257 Penn's Store Road
Gravel Switch, Kentucky
10 AM ~ 5 PM
Honoring the official April 24 Kentucky Writers Day and
"Kick Off" to The 2014 KENTUCKY WRITERS IN CELEBRATION EVENT
2014
KENTUCKY
WRITERS IN CELEBRATION
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APRIL 27
schedule
Historic Penn's Store
257 Penn's Store Road
Gravel Switch, Kentucky
EMCEE: Chad Horn " PRAISE SERVICE "
12:00 NOON
....... LUNCH SOCIAL
12:15 PM
Chad Horn
....................................................................................
Harrodsburg, KY
2:20 PM ...........................................BREAK
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2:30 PM Dr. H R Stoneback
..........................................................................
New Paltz, NY
(Schedule,
Participants and Times subject to change)
*Bring Chair
*If one has Books / Other Items for
sale, contact Penn's Store
For More Information
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Historic Penn's Store
* BRING A CHAIR
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MAY 4
Historic Penn's Store
257 Penn's Store Road
Gravel Switch, Kentucky
1 PM ~ 5 PM
An OPEN MIC session for writers.
An afternoon open to novice as well as
professional,
authors, poets, journalists, bloggers
and writers of all genres to share their works.
* BRING A CHAIR
* Admission: FREE
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MAY 11
Historic Penn's Store
257 Penn's Store Road
Gravel Switch, Kentucky
1 PM ~ 5 PM
In honor of MOTHER'S DAY ... readings about "Mothers".
Bring your Mother to Historic Penn's
Store and share a special memory or "writing" about her.
A token gift for each mother attending.
* BRING A CHAIR
* Admission: FREE
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MAY 18
Historic Penn's Store
257 Penn's Store Road
Gravel Switch, Kentucky
1 PM ~ 5 PM
An Afternoon of STORY TELLING from the porch of Historic Penn's Store.
Guest storytellers will be on hand to
share their writings and words.
Bring a chair, sit back and
listen, or share your own "story".
Scheduled
Storytellers:
Carolyn Ellis
~ Danville, Kentucky
Ken Mills
~ Hustonville, Kentucky
Paul Stansbury
~ Danville, Kentucky
Ben Woodward
~ Lexington, Kentucky
ALL
ATTENDING AT PENN'S STORE
* BRING CHAIR
* Admission: FREE
Veterans
Sharing in
the 2014
KENTUCKY WRITERS IN CELEBRATION event.
Cards compliment of the Danville
Chamber of Commerce and the Danville.Boyle County Convention & Visitors
Bureau will be given to all attending the writers' events at Historic
Penn's Store for writing a note to a veteran.
Cards will be delivered to the VA
Hospital in Lexington for distribution to the veterans.
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All those attending the month long
events at Historic Penn's Store should bring a pen.
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MAY 23 . 24
. 25
Historic Penn's Store
257 Penn's Store Road
Gravel Switch, Kentucky
May 24 .......11 AM ~ 3 PM
MAY 24 ~ Saturday Kentucky Writers In Celebration
11:00 AM
~ 3:00 PM
A day honoring,
encouraging, celebrating the UNBRIDLED SPIRIT of the written word.
EMCEE: CHAD HORN
WELCOME ~ Chad Horn .......... Harrodsburg, KY
( Schedule,
Participants and Times subject to change )
Books / Arts & Crafts / Plants
BRING
CHAIR
MAY 25 ~ Sunday Kentucky Writers In Celebration
10:00 AM
~ 5:00 PM
A day honoring,
encouraging, celebrating the UNBRIDLED SPIRIT of the written word.
EMCEE: CHAD HORN Praise Service
10:00 AM ... Chad
Horn ........................ Harrodsburg, KY
12:00 PM ................... L U N C H S O C I A
L ...............
12:15 PM
Afternoon WELCOME ~ Chad Horn
3:00 PM ... Dawn Osborn
...................... Penn's Store
4:15 PM ... Chad Horn
........................... Harrodsburg, KY
*Collection of Vet Cards & CLOSING of the 2014 Event
( Schedule,
Participants and Times subject to change )
Books / Arts & Crafts / Plants
BRING
CHAIR
*Collection of Vet Cards & CLOSING of the 2014 Event
( Schedule,
Participants and Times subject to change )
Books / Arts & Crafts / Plants
BRING CHAIR
Weekend
honoring, preserving,encouraging the UNBRIDLED SPIRIT of the written
word. Professional and novice Authors, Poets, Writers, Journalists, Playwrights, Songwriters
Write A Vet
Genealogy Forum
Sunday Afternoon genealogists will
address the importance of
writings in documentation and address
other issues.
"Praise Service"
Sunday 10 AM ~ 12 Noon
Speakers & Congregation Singing
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Books for sale. Arts / Crafts.
Plants for sale. Food.
* BRING A CHAIR
* Admission: FREE
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MAY 23 & MAY
24
DANVILLE COUNTRY CLUB
1486 Lexington
Road
Danville, Kentucky
May 23 ....... 6 PM ~ 12 Midnight
MAY 23 ~ Friday Evening
SONGWRITERS TRIBUTE SHOW
ADMISSION:
$5 adults ~ Children
4& under "FREE"
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Emcees:
LARRY SANDERS & JIM POWELL
6:00 PM ...
CHIAROSCURO ............. KY & CA
............................................................
Classics
7:00 PM ...
JOSEPH ........................ Lexington, KY
.................................................... Folk
( Schedule,
Participants and Times subject to change )
IN THE LOBBY
6:00 PM ~ 8:00 PM BOOK SIGNINGS BY
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BILLY REED -- Celebrating 54 Years of Freedom Hall
Songwriters performing at least one original song.
MAY 24 ~ Saturday Evening
SONGWRITERS TRIBUTE SHOW
Danville Country Club ~ Danville, Kentucky
OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC
6:00 PM
~ 12 Midnight
ADMISSION:
$5 adults ~ Children
4& under "FREE"
Songwriters & Musicians honoring the written word of song;
originals & others.
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Emcees:
LARRY SANDERS & JIM POWELL
6:00 PM ... GLENN METZGER
................ Louisville, KY ....................................
Folk
6:30 PM ...
GREGG NEIKIRK .................. Westfield, MA
.................................... Jazz
7:00 PM ...
ANDY RICE ......................... Harrodsburg, KY
.............................. Country
7:30 PM ...
FIGURE 8 .......................... Harrodsburg, Ky
.................................. Rock
8:00 PM ...
JOEL MILLER ...................... Lawrenceburg, KY
........................... Country
8:30 PM ...
BORDERLINE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Central Kentucky
.............................. Country
9:30 PM ...
DAWN OSBORN ................. Penn's Store
........................................ Blues
10:00 PM ...
BACKSTREET ................... Lebanon, KY
........................... Motown / R&B
10:40 PM ... BY
THE BUSHEL ............... Elizabethtown, KY ......... Americana/Folk
Rock
11:40 PM ...
RICHARD MOORE ............. Ashville, NC
....................................... Country
( Schedule,
Participants and Times subject to change )
IN THE LOBBY
6:00 PM
~ 8:00 PM
BOOK
SIGNINGS BY
*DAVE SHUFFETT --
My Kentucky Life
EMCEES: Larry Sanders & Jim Powell
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Contact the Danville Country Club re: Admission Fee
859 ~
236.7197
Special
Guests
******* Friday Evening Former members of The Exiles in performance In the Lobby Friday Evening -- May 23
William F.
"Billy"
Reed
******* Friday Evening -- May 23
Leon Middleton
******* Friday Evening -- May 23 James Higdon
******* Saturday Evening -- May 24
Dave Shuffett
is a nine-time Emmy Award nominee, winner of a national TELLY AWARD.
Is host and producer of KET's weekly series "KENTUCKY LIFE" and co-host
of the popular new KET series, "KENTUCKY COLLECTIBLES". He
is also the bi-monthly “Great Outdoors” columnist and photographer for
Kentucky Living magazine. Shuffett was the
host and producer for the long running "KENTUCKY AFIELD". On the
national level he was owner and host of "Outdoors with Dave Shuffett"
airing on broadcast stations as well The Outdoor Channel. This is
his first book.
Author of MY KENTUCKY LIFE
******* Saturday Evening -- May 24
RANDY WESTBROOK Randy Westbrook is a professor at Eastern Kentucky University and Bluegrass Community and Technical College.
Author of
50 YEARS of EXILE: The Story of A Band in Transition
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Friday Evening ~ MAY 23 & Saturday
Evening ~ MAY 24
MAURICE MANNING
Maurice Manning was a Guggenheim fellow for 2011-2012.
His fourth book of poetry,
The Common Man,
was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2011.
Author of
The Common Man
******* Friday Evening -- May 23
RICK LEE
Rick Lee's awards include the Bronze Star, Army
Commendation, Southwest Asia and National Defense Medals as well as the
Parachutist and Air Assault Badges.
A veteran of the Gulf War, he is an affiliate of the 761st
Tank Battalion & Allied Veteran’s Association as well as a member of
the Central Kentucky World War II Roundtable. He holds a Bachelor’s
degree from the University of Alabama and a Masters degree from Murray
State University.
He is author of the book
Tribute to Valor and Courage. The nonfiction work
chronicles the lives of several veterans of World War II and the former
last known living American veteran from World War I.
Author of
TRIBUTE to VALOR and COURAGE
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Friday Evening ~ MAY 23 & Saturday
Evening MAY 24
OBIE SLATER
From the cotton fields of the Egypt
Plantation in Bentonia, Mississippi,
Obie Slater recalls the famous
entertainers, from Otis Redding, to Count Bassie, Jimmy Hentricks, Ike
and Tina Turner, and many others that performed at Club Cherry before
they became "Stars".
Author of
CLUB CHERRY
Other
Authors To Be Added
CD's available for purchase.
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Those attending at Historic Penn's
Store, BRING A CHAIR
* Times and Schedules subject to change.
For more information
Email:
PennsStore@aol.com
Phone: 859 ~ 332.7706 or 7715 ************************************ (Those attending the event at Penn's Store should bring a chair) Historic Penn's Store
For more information: Contact: JEANNE PENN LANE You may also visit Jeanne Lane on her personal Facebook page. YOU TUBE |
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