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Kentucky Writers in Celebration Event
2015 Schedule

Historic Penn's Store
Presents

The 2015 KENTUCKY WRITERS IN CELEBRATION

For a listing of the 2015 Kentucky Writers in Celebration participants and updates, click here.

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2015 KENTUCKY WRITERS DAY CELEBRATION

APRIL 24  ~   MAY 24

An event beginning the last weekend of April and ending the last of May during MEMORIAL weekend in conjunction with the State of Kentucky's Official KENTUCKY WRITERS DAY of April 24. Each year since 1997 Historic Penn's Store celebrates the event by honoring the unbridled spirit of the written word and Kentucky writers by preserving, promoting,encouraging the "written word" . 

www.PennsStore.com

( 859 ) 332 - 7706 / 7715

  "Kick-Off" Weekend

APRIL 24 - 25 - 26

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  April 24, 2015

KENTUCKY SONGWRITERS SAMPLER

 ~ Location ~

The KENTUCKY FUDGE COMPANY

225 Main Street   ~   HARRODSBURG, KENTUCKY

EMCEE:  Chad Horn

Sound at The Kentucky Fudge Company is provided by Patrick Nelson, Danville, KY

 BOOK SIGNING

 RICK LEE

Author of "TRIBUTE TO VALOR & COURAGE"

5:00 PM   Intro. ~ CHAD HORN ........................ Harrodsburg, KY

5:05 PM   RICK LEE ..........................................Harrodsburg, KY ............. Author

5:30 PM  GORDON WEBB ................................ Lebanon, KY ....................Classic R&R

5:50 PM  JON NESBITT  ...................................  Lebanon, KY ....................Rock

6:10 PM  TRENA DOUGLAS .............................  Gravel Switch, KY ............Country

6:40 PM  JUDGE WOLFE .................................. Danville, KY ......................Bluegrass

7:10 PM  TONY COOPER .................................. Liberty, KY ........................Country

7:40 PM  DAWN OSBORN ................................. Penn's Store, KY ..............Blues

8:10 PM  DINO MUSSO  ....................................  Parksville, KY ...................Americana

8:30 PM  LEAH & JOE CRAFA .........................   Perryville, KY ....................Easy Listening

9:00 PM  STONEY .............................................  New Paltz, N,Y. .................Folk

9:55 PM  CLOSING

 ( Schedule, participants and Times may change )

 Saturday, April 25, 2015

5:00 pm -10:00 pm

KENTUCKY SONGWRITERS SAMPLER

 ~ Location ~

The KENTUCKY FUDGE COMPANY

225 Main Street   ~   HARRODSBURG, KENTUCKY

Emcees 

HERSHEL McKINLEY

CHAD HORN

 BOOK SIGNING by EDDIE PRICE

Author of "WIDDER'S LANDING"

 5:00 PM  Intro.  HERSHEL McKINLEY

 5:05 PM  EDDIE PRICE ( author )

 5:25 PM  JON NESBITT  ..................................... Lebanon, KY ............................. Rock

 5:50 PM  MICHAEL COUCH   ..............................  Lancaster, KY ............................  Country

 6:15 PM  GORDON WEBB  ...................................Lebanon, KY ............................   Classic R&R

 6:40 PM  DAWN OSBORN ....................................Penn's Store ...............................  Blues

 7:20 PM  TONY COOPER .....................................Liberty, KY .................................  Country

 8:00 PM  JUDGE & DOUG ...................................  Danville, KY ........................... ......Bluegrass

 8:30 PM  LEAH & JOE CRAFA ............................   Perryville, KY .......................   Easy Listening

 8:50 PM  TRENA DOUGLAS .............................Gravel Switch, KY .........................   Country

 9:30 PM  DINO MUSSO ..................................... Parksville, KY ...............................  Americana

 9:50 PM  " JAM " until

10:00 PM +  ...... CLOSING

( Schedule, Participants and Times subject to change. )

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KENTUCKY WRITERS CELEBRATION

Sunday  ~  APRIL 26, 2015

11:00 AM  ~  4:00 PM

Authors, Poets, Writers, Journalists, Songwriters reading / performing original works as well as paying tribute to the official KENTUCKY WRITERS DAY and other writers.

APRIL 26              Sunday

KENTUCKY WRITERS CELEBRATION

Historic PENN'S STORE       Gravel Switch, Kentucky

11:00 AM  ~  5:00 PM

 Emcee:  CHAD HORN

11:00 AM  Intro.  CHAD HORN .................................................  Harrodsburg, KY

11:15 AM  PAUL STANSBURY ..................................................  Danville, KY

11:30 AM  LEAH & JOE CRAFA ...............................................  Perryville, KY

11:45 AM  SUSAN SIMPSON ...................................................  Springfield, KY 

12:00 PM  C.A. SHELLEY ........................................................  Burgin, KY

12:15 PM  DARLENE CAMPBELL ............................................. Columbia, KY

12:30 PM  ...............................    O P E N   M I C      ......................................

12:45 PM  DAWN OSBORN ......................................................  Penn's Store

 1:00 PM  JAMIE McDONALD ...................................................  New York City

 1:15 PM  KEN MILLS ..............................................................   Hustonville, KY

 1:30 PM  Dr. H R STONEBACK ...............................................   SUNY, New Paltz, NY

                Elizabeth Madox Roberts Society members, East Coast

 3:00 PM  ED McCLANAHAN ....................................................   Lexington, KY

                    Debuting his latest " A WORK of GENIUS "

 3:40 PM  RICK LEE ..................................................................   Harrodsburg, KY

 3:55 PM  CAROLYN ELLIS ........................................................   Danville, KY

 4:10 PM  CLASSIC HARMONIES ...............................................   Mitchellsburg, KY

 4:40 PM  DINO MUSSO .............................................................   Parksville, KY

 4:55 PM  Closing

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 ~ LOCATION ~

Historic PENN'S STORE

257 Penn's Store Road  ~  3 miles SE

Gravel Switch, Kentucky

( 859 ) 332-7706 / 7715

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 Sunday ~ MAY 3

1:00 PM ~ 4:00 PM 

 Songwriters in the Round ( KY Derby weekend.)  Open to all songwriters.

Location

Historic Penn's Store

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 Sunday ~ MAY 10

1:00 PM  ~  4:00 PM

Writings for Mother ( Mother's Day )  Token gift to mother's attending. 

Open to the public

Location

Historic Penn's Store

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 Saturday ~ MAY 16

2015 KENTUCKY

SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE

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Afternoon "JAM "

at  BROTHER'S BBQ

464 S. Fourth Street, DANVILLE, KENTUCKY

 SATURDAY, MAY  16

 4 PM -- 7 PM

 Appearing

4:00 PM  ....................  * JON NESBITT  ( Folk )

                 ..................... * GORDON WEBB ( classic old R&R )

4:30 PM ......................  * TRENA DOUGLAS ( Americana )

5:00 PM  .......................* TONY & The TRIBE  ( country )

6:00 PM  ... * DAWN OSBORN and The Brotherhood of Blues  ( Blues )

 * schedule subject to change

*  For Updates & More information on performers check

Penn's Store FACEBOOK

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 Sunday ~ MAY 17

1:00 PM  ~  4:00 PM

Discussion on the future of the "written word".  Bring Pen & paper.

Open to the public

Location

Historic Penn's Store

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MEMORIAL WEEKEND

2015 KENTUCKY WRITERS Events

MAY 22 - 23 - 24

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 2015

 KENTUCKY SONGWRITERS SHOW

Friday Night  ~  MAY 22

Saturday Night  ~  MAY 23

8 PM  ~  1 AM

Songwriters of varying genres ( performing originals as well as standards )

Singles / Bands

 SPECIAL GUEST - TERRY WOOLEY

 ~ Location ~

 CLUB McB's

212 W Main Street   ~   Lebanon, KY

Scheduled:

Amandlin and The Sharecroppers
Barry Morrison
By the Bushel
Dawn Osborn
Larry Sanders & Borderline
John Nesbitt
Tony Cooper & Tribe
and others

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KENTUCKY WRITERS CELEBRATION

2015

KENTUCKY

SONGWRITERS  SHOW

Celebration & Tribute

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Saturday Night  MAY 23 

8 PM  ~  1 AM

( Doors OPEN at 7 PM )

 McB's

212  W Main Street, LEBANON, KENTUCKY

270 . 692 . 3970

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Emcees

LARRY SANDERS ...... Harrodsburg, KY

JIM POWELL ...... Mackville, KY

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BOOK SIGNING by

GUEST AUTHORS

Beginning 7:30 PM

PHYLLIS ANN BARNETT

Louisville, KY

" Between The Rows"

 Dan Thompson

Louisville, KY

&

Nick Thompson

Raywick, KY

" Stories for Rednecks "

 schedule

7:00 PM     ACOUSTIC "JAM"
8:00 PM     AMANDALIN & The Sharecroppers ..........  Central Kentucky .......... ( Bluegrass )
9:00 PM     DAWN OSBORN and The Brotherhood of Blues ..... Penn's Store ......... ( Blues )
10:00 PM    BORDERLINE  .............................  Harrodsburg, KY .......................... ( Country )
11:00 PM    BORDERLINE  .............................  Harrodsburg, KY .................... ( Rock & Roll )
12:00 AM    TONY & The TRIBE  ....................   Liberty, KY .................................. (Country )
12:40 AM    " Midnight Jam"

                       * GORDON WEBB ...........................Lebanon, KY

                       * RICHARD MOORE ....................... Asheville, NC.

                       * JON NESBITT  ............................  Lebanon, KY

                               and others

 1:00 AM    Closing of the 2015 Songwriters Show

 * schedule subject to change

*  For Updates & More information on performers check

Penn's Store FACEBOOK

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 2015

KENTUCKY WRITERS CELEBRATION

SUNDAY         12  PM  ~  4  PM

MAY  24

Location:  Historic PENN'S STORE

 EMCEE

CHAD HORN

 12:00  PM   CHAD HORN .......................................................................  Harrodsburg, KY   Introduction & Welcome

Veterans Cards

 12:10 PM      " VOICES for the PAST"   ...    Deceased writers being honored are:

 

             * TERRY WARD ( Marion County, KY )       * ROBERT L. LANE, Jr ( Casey County, KY )

                 * KENDALL HAYES ( Boyle County, KY )    * HORACE COLE ( Boyle County, KY )

                  * DAVA OSBORN ( Penn's Store )     * PAUL OVERSTREET ( Boyle County, KY )

                   * MATTIE VINSON PURDOM ( Casey County, KY )  * JOEY THOMAS ( Marion County )

                                    * GEORGE HERBERT STANSBURY  II ( Jefferson County, KY )

 * STEVE LOWERY ( Marion County )   * DAVID DICK  ( Bourbon County ) 

 Paying Tribute to the Writers:

* Susan H. Simpson  * Jeanne Penn Lane  * Tony Cooper  * Dawn Osborn     

* Paula Overstreet Whitaker  * Doris Purdom   * Wendell Luckett 

* Paul Stansbury  * Lalie Dick

and Others

 1:30 PM   DAWN OSBORN  .........................................................................  Penn's Store

1:45 PM   .............................................  B R E A K .......................................................

2:00 PM   GENEALOGY FORUM

                  * Carolyn Crabtree  ...................................................................  Parksville, KY

                  *  Doris Purdom  ........................................................................  Gravel Switch, KY

2:40 PM   CAROLYN ELLIS ............................................................................. Danville, KY

2:55 PM   PAUL STANSBURY  ........................................................................ Danville, KY

 3:10 PM   KEN MILLS ....................................................................................  Hustonville, KY

 3:30 PM   REGINA NOEL  ............................................................................... Summersville, KY

 3:45 PM   ..........................................  O P E N   M I C   ......................................................... 

 4:00 PM   C L O S I N G  of 2015 Kentucky Writers Celebration

Participants giving a "voice " to the words written( letters, poems, writings, songs) by deceased friends and/or family members.  What better time and way to honor deceased loved ones than give their writings a "voice" in the here and now.  They may be gone, but their words are still with us.    Participants are encouraged to bring photos of those whose writings they are honoring, as well as copies of any of their books, articles, or letters.   Participants are welcome to set up a display of their loved ones photo, writings, memorabilia. 

 NOTE:  Anyone wishing to participate in "VOICES for the PAST",

contact Jeanne Penn Lane at the Penn's Store ~  contact info above.

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*Food will be available at Penn's Store. 

(Those with special food needs are welcome to bring their own.) 

* Books for sale.

* Plants will be available for purchase. 

NOTE:  As in the past, cards will be given to the public for writing a note to a veteran.   Cards will be collected and delivered to the VA Hospital in Lexington for distribution to the veterans.   

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Schedule subject to change 

Penn's Store FACEBOOK

* Times and Schedules subject to change. 

For more information 

Email:  PennsStore@aol.com

Phone:  859 ~ 332.7706 or 7715

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(Those attending the event at Penn's Store should bring a chair) 

Historic Penn's Store
257 Penn's Store Road
Gravel Switch, Kentucky
(Junction of Boyle, Casey, Marion counties - 3 miles SE of Gravel Switch -  
off Hwy. 243 )
GPS Coordinates: N37.549912; W085.028191

For more information:

Contact:  JEANNE PENN LANE
Email:    PennsStore@aol.com

Tel:   859 . 332-7706 / 7715

You may also visit Jeanne Lane on her personal Facebook page.

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