I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful Labor Day weekend. September is here

and once again we are just a busy as we have always been. Check out our calendar of

events on the back page for dates and times for all of our upcoming events!

Special events the Muhlenberg Arts Advisory Council is involved with this month

include Squash and Gobble, An evening with Sandi Patty, International Home of

the legends thumbpicking weekend, and much more. Check out the next few pages

of our newsletter for more detailed information. As always thank you for helping us

to continue “working together to keep the arts alive” in Muhlenberg County!

September 2014

Muhlenberg Arts Advisory Council

Sandi Patty will be coming to Felix Martin Jr. Hall on Septem-ber 20th at 7pm. Don’t miss this concert! Muhlenberg Arts Advi-sory Council’s community sing-ers will be singing backup for some of Sandi Patty’s songs at this concert too! Tickets are available for only $20 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets are already on sale at http://www.felixmartinhall.org/purchase.html.

As one of the most highly ac-claimed performers of our time with five Grammy® awards, four Billboard Music Awards, three platinum records, five gold rec-ords, and eleven million units sold, Sandi Patty is simply known as The Voice.

Sandi is the most awarded fe-male vocalist in contemporary Christian music history, with 40 Dove Awards. She was induct-ed into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2004 and as an Indiana Living Legend in 2007. She has released over 30 albums, in-

cluding her latest album “Everlasting” exclusively at Target Stores, through Somer-set, Ltd. “Everlasting” features notable hymns and songs of worship in an intimate and acoustic setting. Her debut full length symphonic pops album “Broadway Stories”, conducted by Maestro Jack Everly, was released on October 18, 2011 to rave reviews.

Sandi was introduced to the world with her rendition of The Star Spangled Banner during the rededication of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. Virtually over-night she became one of the country’s best-loved performers. Her version of the national an-them has become synonymous with patriotic celebration, includ-ing performances at “A Capitol Fourth” with the National Sym-phony, the Indianapolis 500, the Dedication of Camp David Chapel, and ABC’s Fourth of July Special.

While her thirty-year career is heavily rooted in the gospel music industry, Sandi has had the opportunity in more recent years to extend her career out-side the genre. Sandi has per-formed with symphonies across the country, including the New York Pops, Boston Pops, Cin-cinnati Pops, Dallas Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Houston Symphony, and Oklahoma City Philharmonic. She also head-lined the title role in sold out performances of the musical “Hello, Dolly!” with the Indianap-olis Symphony Orchestra, co-starring Tony Award winner Gary Beach in January 2012.

Sandi Patty Everlasting

Muhlenberg County Fine Arts Newsletter

Sandi Patty Everlasting 1

Squash and Gobble 2

Open Mic Night 2

Thumbpicking Weekend 3

Calendar of Events 4

Inside this issue:

Don’t forget these important dates:

MAAC board meeting-Tuesday September 9th at 6:30pm in the Felix Martin Jr. Hall lobby.

Squash and Gobble and An evening with Sandi Patty September 20th

International Home of the Legends Thumbpicking Weekend at the Merle Travis Center Septem-ber 26th-28th.

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M u h l e n b e r g C o u n t y F i n e A r t s

September Open Mic has

been cancelled.

October’s will be Friday

October 17th 7pm-9pm

October Open Mic Night

include pumpkin painting, hayrides,

maze, pony rides, guitar painting, hand-

print art and balloon twisting! In addi-

tion the GMPRS will be offering a Euro-

bungy for highpflying fun! You will also

find a full food court area offering all

your seasonal favorites like kettle corn

and fried apple pies!

Don’t miss Greenville's 6th annual

"Squash & Gobble," an outdoor art fair

held around the historic downtown

square. "Squash & Gobble" features

various artisans from all across Western

Kentucky. In 2013, over 60 artisan

booths were present. These booths fea-

tured painting, drawing, jewelry mak-

ing, stained glass creations, homemade

candles & soaps, photography, pottery,

woodworking, furniture and many oth-

ers. In addition, there will be live musi-

cal performances throughout the day on

the Veterans Plaza Stage featuring Ow-

ensboro’s Lanham Brothers Jamboree

and Muhlenberg County’s own excep-

tional talent! There will also be multiple

activities offered for all the kiddos out

there. Every activity is FREE and will

The Muhlenberg Arts Advisory Council

will have a booth again this year at the

event so be sure to stop by and see us!

Squash and Gobble

Downtown Greenville during Squash and Gobble

We have had a lot of great fun at Open Mic nights at the palace theatre! The talent we have in Muhlenberg County is amazing.

If you haven’t been yet we are having another open mic night on October 17th from 7pm-9pm at the Muhlenberg Community

Theatre Inc’ s Palace theatre. It will be great time had by all. Donations will be taken at the door to support both MCTI and

Muhlenberg Arts Advisory Council. Concessions will also be sold at the event. Below are pictures of just some of our acts we

have had on stage. Thank you to all of our performers we have had thus far as well as our audience members.

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The detailed schedule of events for this weekend

is below:

Friday, Sept. 26 5:00 pm: Doors Open 6:00 pm: Pre-show 7:00 pm: National Thumbpickers Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Performances Saturday, Sept. 27 9:00 am: Doors Open - Registration for the In-ternational Home of the Legends Thumbpicking Championship 10:00 am: Thumbpicking Championship **Food by Backwoods Grillin’ will be availa-ble for purchase all day during the Champion-ship. ***The Merle Travis Music Center will close following the Championship to prepare for the Evening Concert 6:15 pm: Doors Open 6:45 pm: Pre-show featuring International Champi-onship Winners from the Junior and Adult Category 7:00 pm: Weekend Grand Finale Evening Concert featuring: Pat Kirtley, John Knowles, Scott Taylor and more. Very special guest Doyle Dykes will round out the evening Back by popular demand! The Endless Road Strings will be joining us again this year! Sunday, Sept. 28 11:00 am: Open Jam Session in Paradise Park

International Home of the Legends Thumbpicking Weekend

The International Home of the Legends

Thumbpicking Weekend and Thumbpicking

Championship will be September 26-28 at

the Merle Travis Center located at 750

Cleaton Rd. Powderly, Kentucky.

"This annual event is hosted by the National

Thumbpickers Hall of Fame (NTPHF), an

organization whose goal is to honor, pre-

serve, and promote thumbpicking and its

heritage. The weekend of activities kicks off

on Friday with a ceremony to honor various

categories of living and deceased thumbpick-

ers and supporters. Saturday’s events begin

with a thumbpicking contest in the morning

and conclude with an evening concert featur-

ing various pickers and a well known

thumbpicking artist. The weekend will close

out on Sunday with an open mic jam session

in Paradise Park home to Merle Travis’s birth

house who is credited with inventing the

thumbpicking style of guitar playing."

- Kentucky Tourism

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If you would like to begin showing support of our thumbpicking heritage now contact Marilyn Kirtley at 270-338-5961

- 40" signs for $40

- 29" signs for $20

-t-shirts for $15

- 12" clings for $6 Plus shipping - we will mail.

Mose, Merle, Ike, Kennedy and

Everly Bros are featured. Signs are made of cordex.

Marilyn Bedell

Melanie Boggess

Jeanie Bohne

Carol Brand

Dottie Everly

Elizabeth Gentry

Leslie Greenwood

Bill Greenwood

Julie Hansen

Alan Hansen

Marilyn Kirtley

Kim McClellan

Sean Mooningham

Shannon Moore

Rick Moore

David Probus

Joy Richey

Jason Scott

Melanie Smith

Leigh Ellen Stewart

Nancy Williams

P.O. Box 513 Powderly, KY 42367

Monday September 15-

Dulcimer Ensemble at the Merle Travis Cen-

ter from 6pm-7:30pm

Tuesday September 16-

Line Dancing at Felix E. Martin Jr. Hall’s

Multipurpose room 6pm-8pm

Thursday September 18-

Community Singers rehearsal at 1st Baptist

Central City from 6pm-7pm

Friday September 19-

Deena Ashley Baumgart friends performs at

Pickin in the Park at Paradise Park in Pow-

derly, KY

Saturday September 20th-

Squash and Gobble in the Greenville square

Saturday September 20th-

Sandi Patty Concert 7pm at Felix E. Martin

Hall

Tuesday September 23rdth-

Line Dancing at Felix E. Martin Jr. Hall’s

Multipurpose 6pm-8pm

Tuesday September 2th-

Line Dancing at Felix E. Martin Jr. Hall’s

Multipurpose 6pm-8pm

Thursday September 4th-

Community Singers rehearsal at 1st Baptist

Central City from 6pm-7pm

Friday September 5th-

Al Hudson and friends performs at Pickin in

the Park at Paradise Park in Powderly, KY

Monday September 8th-

Dulcimer Ensemble at the Merle Travis Cen-

ter from 6pm-7:30pm

Tuesday September 9th-

Line Dancing at Felix E. Martin Jr. Hall’s

Multipurpose room 6pm-8pm

Thursday September 10th-

Community Singers rehearsal at 1st Baptist

Central City from 6pm-7pm

Saturday September 13rd-

Four Legends Thumbpickin in Drakesboro

6pm-9pm

Friday September 26th-

Thumbpicking Weekend at Merle Travis

Center

Saturday September 27th -

Thumbpicking Weekend at Merle Travis

Center

Sunday September 28th-

Thumbpicking Weekend at Merle Travis

Center

Monday September 29thth-

Dulcimer Ensemble at the Merle Travis Cen-

ter 6pm

Tuesday September 30thth-

Line Dancing at Felix E. Martin Jr. Hall’s

Multipurpose 6pm-8pm

September Calendar of events

Phone: 270-377-3115 extension #3 E-mail: Melanie.Smith@muhlenberg.kyschools.us

“Working Together To Keep the Arts Alive”

Muhlenberg Arts Advisory Council

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