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30 Jun 2009
Goose Creek Symphony add ‘rootsy’ touch to Somerset during inaugural ‘Summer Nights Alive!’ at The Center performance
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Musical pioneers Goose Creek Symphony—led by frontman and founder Charlie Gearheart—rocked The Center for Rural Development on June 25 at the first show of the new “Summer Nights Alive!” at The Center concert series. Performing since the late 1960s, Goose Creek Symphony entertained the crowd with a selection of their well-known roots-rock songs recorded through the decades.
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30 Jun 2009
Hundreds of show cars, people converge on The Center’s grounds for Friday Night Block Party on June 26
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Hundreds of classic and contemporary show cars and their drivers converged on the grounds of The Center for Rural Development for the latest Friday Night Block Party event on June 26 hosted by The Center and the Somerset Walmart. The Friday Night Block Party is held every fourth Friday night monthly from April through October during Somernites Cruise season. Events during this latest Block Party were broadcast live on the radio on Somerset 106.1 FM WYKY courtesy of sponsor Sara Lee.
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30 Jun 2009
More than 1,100 people attend 2009 Kentucky Appalachian Craft Fair at The Center
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More than 1,100 people converged on The Center for Rural Development July 26-28 to visit the third-annual Kentucky Appalachian Craft Fair. The event included original crafts produced by the skillful hands of juried artists and crafters from 10 regional craft organizations comprising the Kentucky Appalachian Craft Council. This year’s event was sponsored by The Center, TOUR SEKY, the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED), Somerset-Pulaski Convention and Visitors Bureau, Pulaski Fiscal Court, and the Appalachian Artisan Center.
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30 Jun 2009
Students get motivational message from former UK basketball Wildcat J.P. Blevins during Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at The Center
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At the age of 8, J.P. Blevins had a dream that he would someday play basketball on the court of historic Rupp Arena for the University of Kentucky.
Blevins accomplished that dream, playing four years of basketball as a Wildcat. This week, he told participants at The Center for Rural Development’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (ELI) summer youth camp that they can do anything they set their minds to if they set goals and strive to achieve them.
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