About Madison County, KY

Just a friendly reminder of Berea Kentucky's 12^th Annual Spoonbread Festival starts Friday, Sept 19^th and runs through Sunday Sept 21^st. Jump off at exit 76 or 77 on I75 and follow the signs, I will be in the Spoonbread Booth stop in and say hello. Below is a list of the activities, there is no admission. Bring the kids for a weekend of fun, hope to see you there.

Friday, September 19, 2008

3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. All Booths Open / Delicious Spoonbread Memorial Park

Kiddie Land & Carnival Rides Folk Center

Cloverville: Featuring Madison Co. 4-H Programs Folk Center

3:15 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. Body Recall Activity Memorial Park

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Medley Boys Concert Memorial Park

5:00 p.m. Cloverville: Milk a Cow (ages 5-9) Folk Center

5:00 p.m. Magician Mark Comley Kiddie Land

5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunshine Cloggers Memorial Park

6:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony for the Spoonbread Festival Memorial Park

6:00 p.m. Cloverville: Make Your Own Spoonbread (ages 8+) Folk Center

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Dying Scarlet Concert Memorial Park

7:00 p.m. Cloverville: Nerf Archery (ages 5+) Folk Center

7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. The Willie Eames Band Concert Chestnut St. Square

7:30 p.m. Magician Mark Comley Kiddie Land

7:30 p.m. Berea Community High School Football Game Duerson Stadium

8:00 p.m. All Festival Booths Close Memorial Park

8:00 p.m. Hot Air Balloon Glow Berea Community School

Saturday, September 20, 2008

6:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Pancake Breakfast at Methodist Church 101 Fee Street

7:00 a.m. Check-in & Registration for 5-K Run & 1 Mile Walk Saint Joseph Berea

7:30 a.m. Hot Air Balloon Rides & Breakfast "On the Lawn" Berea Community School

8:00 a.m 5-K Race & 1 Mile Walk Begins Saint Joseph Berea

10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. All Booths Open / Delicious Spoonbread Memorial Park

Kiddie Land & Carnival Rides Folk Center

Cloverville Featuring Madison County 4-H Folk Center

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Ronald McDonald Kiddie Land

11:00 a.m. Cloverville: Make a CD Rack (ages 8+) Folk Center

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Bittersweet Cloggers Memorial Park

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Motorcycle Ride Registration Folk Center

12:00 noon - 12:30 p.m. Berea Community High School Dance Team Memorial Park

12:30 p.m. Spoonbread Eating Contest Memorial Park

1:00 p.m. Cloverville: Make Your Own Spoonbread (ages 8+) Folk Center

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Gwen Wells Concert Memorial Park

2:00 p.m. Spoonbread Parade (Jefferson, Broadway, Chestnut Streets)

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Scenic Motorcycle Ride Folk Center

3:00 p.m. Cloverville: Milk a Cow (ages 5-9) Folk Center

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Eric Sommer Concert Memorial Park

4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Mudpi Concert Memorial Park

4:50 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Body Recall Activity Memorial Park

5:00 p.m. Cloverville: Nerf Archery (ages 5+) Folk Center

5:00 p.m. Magician Mark Comley Kiddie Land

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Richard McHargue Cloggers Memorial Park

6:00 p.m. Family Fun Dog Show Folk Center

6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Tom Kersey Concert at Main Street Café College Square

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Kenny Isaacs Concert Memorial Park

7:00 p.m. Cloverville: Blue Ribbon Variety Showcase Folk Center

7:30 p.m. Magician Mark Comley Kiddie Land

7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Charlie Louvin Concert Memorial Park

8:00 p.m. All Festival Booths Close Memorial Park

Sunday, September 21, 2008

10:00 a.m. Car Show Registration & Check-in Folk Center

12:00 noon Cloverville: Nerf Archery (ages 5+) Folk Center

12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m. All Booths Open / Delicious Spoonbread Memorial Park

Kiddie Land & Carnival Rides Folk Center

Cloverville Featuring Madison County 4-H Folk Center

12:00 noon - 3:00 p.m. Car Show Folk Center

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Berea College African / Latin Drum Ensemble Memorial Park

1:00 p.m. Cloverville: Make Your Own Spoonbread (ages 8+) Folk Center

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Narrow Road Concert Memorial Park

2:30 p.m. Berea Kids Got Talent Contest (ages 0-12) Kiddie Land

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Brittany Perkins Concert Memorial Park

3:00 p.m. Cloverville: Milk a Cow (ages 5-9) Folk Center

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Will "Teen King" Reynolds Concert Memorial Park

5:00 p.m. Festival Closes Memorial Park

Hello again, I would like to invite you to Berea Kentucky for the 12^th Annual Spoonbrean Festival Sept 19 - 21. This three day event is packed with exhibitors, entertainment and actives. Visit the web site spoonbreadfestival.com for a complete list of activities.

For those of you who don't know what spoonbread is, well here we go. It is a southern dish and considered the most delicious of all corn meal breads. I was first introduced the dish at the Boon Tavern Hotel here in Berea where spoonbreads been served for many years. The recipe's been traced to the early 1800s and many variations use baking soda and or sugar while others use neither. Any way it goes spoonbread is delicious and this year I will be serving spoonbread we make our self. So stop by the spoonbread booth and pay me a visit or if you would like to help give me a call at 859.200.5235. I look forward to seeing you there.

Richmond Pottery Festival in Richmond Kentucky

The Great American Pottery Festival has come a long way since it's inaugural event back in 2004. It's held in historic Irvine McDowell Park on Lancaster Avenue in Richmond, Kentucky. September 5 - 7.

This year's pottery festival will showcase works of art, demonstrations and pieces for sale from Bybee Pottery, Tater Knob Pottery, Flatwoods Pottery and others. Also at this event will be craft vendors, entertainment, food vendors and Kids Fest.

The 8th Annual Kids Fest will feature:

Stage Shows, Walk Around Characters, Inflatables, and Games and Prizes. Kids will love the free petting zoo with $3 pony rides.

The Pottery Festival hours are:

Friday, Sept. 5, 6:00PM - 10:00PM

Saturday, Sept. 6, 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Sunday, Sept. 7, 1:00 - 5:00PM

For more information:

Pottery Festival Richmond Tourism Department 345 Lancaster Ave Richmond, KY 40475 (859)626-8474 E-mail: tourism@richmond.ky.us

Kids Fest Richmond Parks & Recreation Dept. 321 North Second St. Richmond, KY 40475 (859) 623-8753 E-mail: parksandrec@richmond.ky.us

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Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun!

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Berea Spoonbread Festival / Berea Kentucky

If you haven't had a bite of spoonbread in your life, now is the time to eat your fill of the tasty stuff! Granny used to make this for the family get-together. Not to be confused with those tasty grits!

The 12th annual Berea Spoonbread Festival has plenty of activities, 5-K Run, 1 Mile Walk, crafts, free concerts and events to please everyone in the family. Located in the heart of Berea, Kentucky, the Folk Arts And Crafts Capitol Of Kentucky.

Have you ever wondered how it's made?

Ingredients:

• 1 cup white cornmeal
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cold milk
• 2 large eggs, well beaten
• 2 tablespoons melted butter

Preparation:

In a large saucepan, combine cornmeal with 2 cups of water; add 1 teaspoon of salt. Bring mixture to a boil then lower the heat; cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. The mixture will be very stiff. Remove from heat and slowly stir in 1 cup of cold milk. Stir in the beaten eggs and melted butter. Preheat oven to 400° and heat a greased 1 1/2 to 2-quart baking dish or 8-inch square baking dish. Pour the well blended batter into the hot baking dish; bake for about 40 minutes, or until firm in the middle and nicely browned. Serve hot, straight from the baking dish. This quantity provides 4 to 6 small servings; for more, double the recipe.

Go try it first at the festival.

Some of the events will be:

Hot Air Balloon Glow

Pancake Breakfast

5-K Race & 1 Mile Walk

Scenic Motorcycle Ride

Music Concerts

Dog Show

Car Show

Kiddie Land Carnival Rides

Loads of yummy spoonbread to eat at the Spoonbread Eating Contest!

The Berea Spoonbread Festival hours:

Friday - September 19th, 3:00PM - 8:00PM

Saturday - September 20th, 6AM - 8:00PM

Sunday - September 21st, 10AM - 5:00PM

For more information call : 859-986-9760

Lizette Fitzpatrick- Principal Broker at Lizette Realty.

#1 featured Kentucky Realtor on Activerain.com and Localism.com.

Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun!

For more information on Lizette, Kentucky Horse Farms, Lizette Realty, Madison County, Fayette County, Richmond or Lexington KY real estate

click on Lizette.us.

See for yourself what Lizette's extraordinary clients have to say about their Kentucky Real Estate experience. Copyright © 2009 By Lizette Fitzpatrick, All Rights Reserved *Berea Spoonbread Festival / Berea Kentucky*

If any of you are traveling on I75 this weekend, it would be worth your while to make plans to ease by exit 76 or 77. These are the 2 Berea Kentucky exits, for those that don't know, Berea is the arts and crafts capitol of Kentucky. This weekend, July 11th thru 13^th , is the 27^th Annual Berea Craft Festival. When you get of the exits just follow the signs, and don't worry about parking, you can take the shuttle from downtown or drive out to the event at Indian Fort Theater. Its easy to find, just follow the signs.

This year the festival has over 100 working artist from 20 states at work, there are roaming musicians for entertainment and great food. There are children activities, just a lot to do, if nothing else, take a stroll in the forest up to the theater. The hours of the festival are 10am until 4 pm, there is an admission for adults $5 and children under 12 are free.

If you would like more information give the Berea Chamber of Commerce a call at (859) 986-9760 and enjoy your visit with us.