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JULY


2009


Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday Night
Upbeat Cafe' & Music Venue
Live Local and Regional Music on stage. Every Wednesday is Open Mic Night. This little nook in the heart of downtown Georgetown is ready for your enjoyment. 117 North Broadway, For information, 502-863-5445 or for dates and times of entertainment check out the web site.

Every Friday Night
The Java Shop
At Factory Stores behind Cracker Barrel has free WIFI and free Concerts every Friday Night at 8 p.m. For scheduled appearances check out the website at: www.myspace.com/thejavashopmusicvenue or call 502-229-6675

Every Saturday Night
Lock N Key Coffee House & Cafe
Live Entertainment every Saturday at 3 p.m. For information, 502-867-1972

Weekly
Cedar Post/Fat Boys BBQ Restaurant Karaoke Night
Located US25 North of downtown Georgetown. Karaoke night, 6-10 p.m.

July-October 3, 2008
Scott County Farmers Market
Court Street/Downtown Georgetown. Fridays, 7 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and on Wednesday from 2:30-6:30 p.m. at Whitaker Bank on Champion Way. For information, 502-863-0984

July-December 2009
Ongoing Art Exhibitions
Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts building, College Street. For information, 502-863-8399 or www.georgetowncollege.edu/art/gallery/gallery.htm#general

July-December 30, 2009
Special Art Exhibitions
The Kentucky Horse Park's International Museum of the Horse, a Smithsonian Affiliate, and the American Saddlebred Museum, which is also located at the park, have announced their schedule of special art exhibitions for 2009: Moments of Merit: Select Pieces of Saddlebred History at the American Saddlebred Museum. This exhibition will feature highlights from the American Saddlebred Museum's collection, an eclectic grouping of art, sculpture, photographs and memorabilia - many never before offered for public display, along with several new pieces of Saddlebred history.

July 2, 2009
THURSDAY'S ON THE SQUARE
Kicking off 5:30-7:30 p.m., with the Taste of Georgetown and continuing throughout the summer every Thursday for FREE! Come experience "live entertainment" in our Courthouse square. Presenting: Blue Collar Rebels (Red,White and Blue night). Sponsor: Billy Trent Construction. Bring a chair & enjoy the fare of our downtown restaurants or pack a picnic. For information email: lorisaunders@bellsouth.net

July 2-6, 2009
July 4th Summer Sale
Factory Stores of America, 401 Outlet Center Drive.

July 4, 2009
Scott County's Annual 4th of July Celebration
The July fourth parade will be held in Georgetown on July 4th beginning at 10 a.m. The fireworks will be held at Brookings Park, Cincinnati Pike, beginning at 9 p.m. Prior to the firework display, which is sponsored by Toyota, a few musical groups will play. Event sponsored by Scott County Council of the Arts. Contact Karen LaBach at 867-3816 or email: labach.karen@gmail.com for information on entering the parade. Theme: "America the Beautiful"
(Photo Gallery)

July 4-5, 2009
Ward Hall Open House
Open the first weekend of the month. 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Located on US 460, West of downtown Georgetown.

July 9, 2009
THURSDAY'S ON THE SQUARE
Kicking off 5:30-7:30 p.m., with the Taste of Georgetown and continuing throughout the summer every Thursday for FREE! Come experience "live entertainment" in our Courthouse square. Presenting: Joe Turley and the "Music Man." Sponsored by: The Council of the Arts. Bring a chair & enjoy the fare of our downtown restaurants or pack a picnic. For information email: lorisaunders@bellsouth.net

July 16, 2009
THURSDAY'S ON THE SQUARE
Kicking off 5:30-7:30 p.m., with the Taste of Georgetown and continuing throughout the summer every Thursday for FREE! Come experience "live entertainment" in our Courthouse square. Presenting: Great Shoes (donate your slightly worn shoes to charity); Sponsored by: Milestone/Ball. Bring a chair & enjoy the fare of our downtown restaurants or pack a picnic. For information email: lorisaunders@bellsouth.net

July 17-18, 2009
Georgetown High School 50th Year Celebration
50 years ago, Georgetown High School was build (now Georgetown Middle School). 16 Graduating Classes, Attendees and Faculty will celebrate with a GHS Celebration Sock Hop, Pep Rally and Tour of the school on July 17-18. If you are one of these folks and you have not been contacted, please contact Anne Hall 502-867-3149, Bradford Gibson 502-863-0869, Shela Diamond 502-931-8420 or Jane Ellington 606-247-2264. For reservations, e-mail: jellington@altiusbb.com. Hope to see you there!

July 17-19, 2009
Equine Star "Blue Jeans" - Hannah Montana’s Horse At BreyerFest Everyone knows who Hannah Montana is, but you won’t get to meet her equine co-star from Hannah Montana: The Movie, Blue Steel Man, unless you come to BreyerFest! Blue Jeans will attend BreyerFest, at the Kentucky Horse Park on July 17-19

July 17-19, 2009
The Music Man
Georgetown Community Theatre's Summer Production
of The Music Man at Scott County High School. July 17 & 18 @ 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 19 @ 3 p.m. For questions please call 859-684-8392 or visit the GCT website @ georgetowncommunitytheatre.org

July 17-19, 2009
Georgetown Community Theatre Presents "Light Brigade"
Starring Tim Stewart and Megan McCoy Brown with special guest barbershop quartet “Light Brigade.” July 17 & 18, 7:30 p.m., & July 19, 3 p.m. Scott County High School Auditorium. Tickets: $10 Adults, $8 under 12 yrs. Purchase tickets at Country Peddler Shoppe or georgetowncommunitytheatre.org

July 18, 2009
Book Signing & Presentation
Presentation by Karen Angelucci. Arts & Cultural Center, 117 North Water Street. 2-5 p.m. 1-3 p.m. For information, 502-863-0909

July 18, 2009
Southern Knights - Hats Off To Our Military Car Cruise
Car enthusiast bring restored, classic and hot rod cars out. New Location: Golden Corral on Connector Road. Salute to All Veterans. 5-9 p.m. For information contact Art Bigelow at amonkeybutte@bellsouth.net or 502-863-3960 (Photo Gallery)

July 18, 2009
Sweet Corn Festival at Evans Orchard and Cider Mill
Come out and enjoy a summer day in the country with your friends and family. Live music begins at noon and at noon Ronnie Lawson will take the stage. At 2:30 there will be corn-eating and Ale-8-One chugging contests. Those attending can choose between corn hole games, crafts booths and hay rides, while the children can visit a petting zoo and the Apple Cider Slider, a multistory play area. There is also a new attraction that offers the opportunity to see nature at work. A beehive observatory is being built and hopefully will be finished for the festival. It'll have a plexiglass window where you can watch the bees at work, and the queen bee will be marked. There will be plenty of food: corn on the cob, kettle corn, cheeseburgers, rib-eye sandwiches, snow cones, fried apple and peach pies made from homegrown peaches and apples, and pork rinds. New this year is ice cream. Fresh vegetables and fruits also available. 180 Stone Road. Tuesday - Saturday 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. For information, 502-863-2255

July 18-20 & 25-27, 2008
Bluegrass State Games
Youth soccer will be July 21-22 and high school soccer will be July 28-29. From water sport to bowling, chess to gymnastics, Kentucky's largest amateur sports event. Come out and participate or just be a spectator. At various facilities, county wide. For information, 859-255-0336

July 19 & 26, 2009
Arts In The Park
The annual Arts in the Park, sponsored by Georgetown-Scott County Parks and Recreation, will go through August. All performances are free. 7:30 p.m. every Sunday evening at historic Royal Spring Park, corner of Main and Water Street through August. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and picnicking is invited. For information contact Eve Oakley at 859-492-9292 or 502-863-2721

July 21, 2009
Test Events to Provide Free Preview of the 2010 Games
The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are little more than a year away, and a sneak preview will be available this summer when Kentucky Cup Reining and Kentucky Cup Vaulting--the official test events for the disciplines of Reining and Vaulting--arrive at the new indoor arena at the Kentucky Horse Park this July.

Kentucky Cup Reining will be the first official test event to slide into the new indoor arena on July 21. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. and the Team Competition runs 10:00 a.m.to noon. The Individual Kentucky Cup Reining Finals will be held the evening of July 23. Doors for the individual finals will open at 6:30 p.m. and the competition will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Kentucky Cup Vaulting will take place July 30-August 2, and will run each day from 8:00 a.m.to noon and again in the afternoon from 1:00p.m.to 5:00p.m. Doors will open one hour prior to the start of competition.

Admission is FREE to all the Kentucky Cup Reining and Kentucky Cup Vaulting events. Parking for all competitions will be $3 per day at the entrance to the Kentucky Horse Park, and $5 in the evening.
Click Here to Find Out More About Hotel Offers for July Test Events

July 23, 2009
THURSDAY'S ON THE SQUARE
Come experience "live entertainment" in our Courthouse square, 5:30-7:30 p.m. continuing through October 1 - every Thursday for FREE! Presenting: Jeff Blackburn- (Beach/Parrot head). Sponsored by: Nationwide/Janet Poland. Bring a chair & enjoy the fare of our downtown restaurants or pack a picnic. For information email: lorisaunders@bellsouth.net

July 29, 2009
Book Signing & Presentation
Presentation by Steve Hockensmith. Arts & Cultural Center, 117 North Water Street. 2-5 p.m. 12 p.m. For information, 502-863-0909

July 29, 2009
Kentucky Horse Park Media Day
The Horse in Action featuring live equine demonstrations from a variety of breeds and disciplines, as well as updates and presentations on the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games disciplines (including special vaulting demonstrations by some of the country's top athletes who will be competing at the park in an official WEG Test Event), lunch, tour of the new Indoor Arena, and much more!
Kentucky Horse Park, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

WHY: There are fewer than 500 days until the start of the largest sporting event ever held in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the largest equine event ever held in the United States, the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Media Day will provide some of the basic information that you will want to know to be able to share with your readers, listeners and viewers to help them understand the world of horse sports and the significance of Kentucky's signature industry.

HOW: Space is limited and restricted to professional, working media, so please fill out and return the registration form by July 24.

July 30, 2009
THURSDAY'S ON THE SQUARE
Come experience "live entertainment" in our Courthouse square, 5:30-7:30 p.m. continuing through October 1 - every Thursday for FREE! MIC Night (tentatively). Bring a chair & enjoy the fare of our downtown restaurants or pack a picnic. For information email: lorisaunders@bellsouth.net

July 30-August 14, 2009
Cincinnati Bengal's Training Camp
Georgetown is the home of pro footballs Cincinnati Bengal's NFL Training Camp. Watch practices at the Georgetown College Athletic Complex. Intrasquad Scrimmage: and Mock Game. In fall the Georgetown College Tigers (2001 NAIA National Champions) play at the complex. 100 Stadium Drive, Lemons Mill Road (Route 1962 West). Sponsored by Georgetown College. For information contact Stacey Varney at 502- 868-6300 or 502-868-6341 or visit Bengalscamp.com for update. (Dates subject to change)

July 30-August 3, 2009
Back to School & Fall Preview Sale
Factory Stores of America, 401 Outlet Center Drive.

July 31, 2009
Floral Fusion
Wine & Cheese gala, featuring floral interpretations of the art. The Show closes August 1. Gallery hours are 12 to 4 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. Free admission. Arts & Cultural Center, 117 North Water Street. 7-9 p.m. For information, 502-863-0909 or Bstrippelhoff@yahoo.com


* Note: We advise that you call ahead to verify this information since changes may be made without notification.

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2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games Competition Schedule Set
The Games will begin with opening ceremonies on September 25, 2010. The first weekend of competition (September 25-30) will include Reining competition and Endurance. In week two, (October 1-10) will include Jumping, Para-Dressage, Driving and Vaulting competition. The Games will end with closing ceremonies on October 10, 2010. For more information on the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games visit www.feigames2010.org

As an added benefit, NBC Sports will extend its coverage of the 2010 Games on September 26th, adding an extra 30 minutes of Games programming. The broadcast, tentatively scheduled for noon-1:30 p.m., will feature the opening ceremonies, and highlights from the Reining and Endurance competitions. To view the updated competition schedule, please, click here.
Or for a pdf click here. For questions regarding tickets click here.