ROMP Festival 2017
June 21-24, 2017
ROMP Festival is a bluegrass roots and branches festival held on June 21 thru June 24, 2017. Featuring musical acts, camping, kids activities and more!
Visit www.rompfest.com to see the artists lineup, daily schedule, and more detailed information!
2017 Dazzling Daylilies Festival with Balloons Over the Garden
June 19 – June 25, 2017
Over 700+named daylily varieties will be spotlighted in varying ways as the festival opens. Dining alongside the daylilies, a day planned especially for ROMP early arrivals, guided tours & a daylily sale with highlight the opening days.
Hot Air Balloonists arrive on Friday evening, June 23rd, and offer the first of four opportunities for Balloon Full Flights by reservation (270) 993-1234; $200 per person.
In addition to Full Flights & Tethered Rides ($10 – 1st come, 1st served), early morning and evening on Saturday, June 24th, also scheduled are children’s activities (4:00 PM), a food court, cold air walk in a balloon, inflatable fun & the finale: A Balloon Glow.
Sunday morning will be the final opportunity to schedule a full flight by reservation (270) 993-1234.
Activity times will vary each day, please check The Garden’s website or call The Garden (270) 852-8925 for details and balloon flight schedules http://www.wkbg.org/daylily-festival.html
Admission: $3.00 daily for all balloon activity days June 23rd, 24th, & 25, everyone except children under 2 years.
Regular admission applies for all other days of the festival. Members-free, adults – $5, seniors – $3, youth-$1
Summer Camp: Missoula Children’s Theatre Presents “Gulliver’s Travels”
June 19 – 23rd, 2017
Grades entering: 1st – 12th
The RiverPark Center and Missoula Children’s Theatre invite your child to participate in an unforgettable summer theatre experience. In one week, your child will take classes in acting, movement, stagecraft makeup, and participate as actors, singers, dancers and stagehands and assistant directors in an original large cast musical.
In this timeless tale Gulliver finds himself lost in space with nothing but an invisible FORCE to guide him on an incredible journey!
Visit RiverPark Center’s website http://riverparkcenter.org/event/missoula-childrens-theatre-presents-gullivers-travels/ for detailed information on registration, drop-off, camp and after-care.
“World War I and America” Exhibit
April 1, 2017 thru November 11, 2017 “World War I and American”, sponsored by a grant received from the Library of America in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the National Endowment for the Humanities. April 6, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entrance into World War I. Patrons will have a chance to walk through a WWI trench, learn what life was like for the soldiers and how Owensboro’s Homefront helped the war effort. The exhibit will run April 1st through November 11, 2017. Museum Hours: Closed on Monday, Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm.
40th Anniversary Celebration
40 Years of Great Art
April 29th thru July 16th
Highlights of the Permanent Collection of American and European fine and decorative arts dating from the 16th Century to the present, acquired during the museum’s first four decades, are featured in this 40th Anniversary Exhibition.
Museum Hours: Tues. thru Fri. 12 pm – 5 pm; Sat. & Sun. 1 pm – 4 pm
Kids and Art in Artland
ARTLAND, an exciting new dimension in education, is an interactive art studio created especially for children ages 4 to 10. It is a special place designed to challenge and stimulate the imagination while allowing children to create works of art at their own pace.
ARTLAND is FREE and open to all.
Hours: Tuesday thru Friday 12 – 5 PM; Saturday & Sunday 1 PM – 4 PM, Closed Mondays and Holidays
Historic Coal Mine Tour – The Day in the Life of a 1930’s Rudy Coal Mine Miner Put on a coal mine helmet and join us on a trip through the Rudy Coal Mine, an historic Daviess County coal mine featuring the history of coal mining in the 19th Century, along with the 1930’s time period. This tour is include with admission, but space is limited. Please sign up at our admissions desk when you check into the museum. Enjoy the tour! Time: 3:00PM-4:00PM Location: Begins in our 1st Floor Gift shop area- Ends in The Coal Mine Museum is closed on Mondays.
10th Annual “Fireworks in The Park”
Friday, June 23, Whitesville Park
The fun festivities begin at 5 PM in the Whitesville Park on Kentucky 54 with food vendors, inflatables, arts and crafts, and lots of children activities. Music will begin at 6 PM with FIREWORKS starting at dust! Only a short scenic drive to enjoy a fun time for the whole family and celebrate Independence Day!!
For more information call Whitesville City Hall 270-233-5666.
Rosine Barn Jamboree
Doors Open at 5:30 PM
Live – Free Bluegrass Music every Friday Night til Mid-December in Rosine, KY, hometown of Bill Monroe “the Father of Bluegrass”. Bring your lawn chair or get there early. Doors open at 5:30 PM – jam sessions until 7:00 PM. Shows begin at 7:00 PM, hear local bands from Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana and more. Three shows nightly, many nights there are “special guests” dropping in to pick and play! Bring your fiddle, banjo, mandolin or come to listen to “Bluegrass”!
Check out the Rosine Barn Jamboree facebook page for more interesting tidbits https://www.facebook.com/rosinebarnjamboree/
Friday After 5
Friday After 5 is a summer-long series of FREE outdoor concerts held each Friday evening on the beautiful Owensboro riverfront from the RiverPark Center through Smothers Park to the Owensboro Convention Center.
Visit http://fridayafter5.com/ for a detailed schedule of performers.
BPA Baseball
June 24 – June 25
Fisher Park, 3900 W 5th Street Road, Owensboro, KY 42301
Owensboro Regional Farmers Market
1205 Triplett Street, Corners of Triplett and E. Parish Ave.
Sat., April 22 thru October 28, 2017, 8am – 1pm
Tues. & Thurs., June 1 thru October 26, 2017, 8am – 1pm
Wed., Owensboro Health, Jun. 7 thru Sep. 27, 2017, 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
This is a farmers market having fresh produce, meats, baked goods and a lot more!!
Visit our website: http://www.owensbororegionalfarmersmarket.org/
Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OwensboroRegionalFarmersMarket/
ROMP Festival 2017
June 21-24, 2017
ROMP Festival is a bluegrass roots and branches festival held on June 21 thru June 24, 2017. Featuring musical acts, camping, kids activities and more!
Visit www.rompfest.com to see the artists lineup, daily schedule, and more detailed information!
2017 Dazzling Daylilies Festival with Balloons Over the Garden
June 19 – June 25, 2017
Over 700+named daylily varieties will be spotlighted in varying ways as the festival opens. Dining alongside the daylilies, a day planned especially for ROMP early arrivals, guided tours & a daylily sale with highlight the opening days.
Hot Air Balloonists arrive on Friday evening, June 23rd, and offer the first of four opportunities for Balloon Full Flights by reservation (270) 993-1234; $200 per person.
In addition to Full Flights & Tethered Rides ($10 – 1st come, 1st served), early morning and evening on Saturday, June 24th, also scheduled are children’s activities (4:00 PM), a food court, cold air walk in a balloon, inflatable fun & the finale: A Balloon Glow.
Sunday morning will be the final opportunity to schedule a full flight by reservation (270) 993-1234.
Activity times will vary each day, please check The Garden’s website or call The Garden (270) 852-8925 for details and balloon flight schedules http://www.wkbg.org/daylily-festival.html
Admission: $3.00 daily for all balloon activity days June 23rd, 24th, & 25, everyone except children under 2 years.
Regular admission applies for all other days of the festival. Members-free, adults – $5, seniors – $3, youth-$1
“World War I and America” Exhibit
April 1, 2017 thru November 11, 2017 “World War I and American”, sponsored by a grant received from the Library of America in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the National Endowment for the Humanities. April 6, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entrance into World War I. Patrons will have a chance to walk through a WWI trench, learn what life was like for the soldiers and how Owensboro’s Homefront helped the war effort. The exhibit will run April 1st through November 11, 2017. Museum Hours: Closed on Monday, Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm.
Trunnell’s Community Picnic Day
Trunnell’s Farm Market will be having a buffet of delicious picnic food to choose from, and to top it off delicious homemade peach ice cream. Have a delightful picnic with your family on the patio, play backyard games, mingle with neighbors, and experience great food!
Historic Coal Mine Tour – The Day in the Life of a 1930’s Rudy Coal Mine Miner
Put on a coal mine helmet and join us on a trip through the Rudy Coal Mine, an historic Daviess County coal mine featuring the history of coal mining in the 19th Century, along with the 1930’s time period. This tour is include with admission, but space is limited. Please sign up at our admissions desk when you check into the museum. Enjoy the tour!
Time: 11:30AM-12:30PM
Location: Begins in our 1st Floor Gift shop area- Ends in The Coal Mine!
Museum is closed on Mondays!
40th Anniversary Celebration
40 Years of Great Art
April 29th thru July 16th
Highlights of the Permanent Collection of American and European fine and decorative arts dating from the 16th Century to the present, acquired during the museum’s first four decades, are featured in this 40th Anniversary Exhibition.
Museum Hours: Tues. thru Fri. 12 pm – 5 pm; Sat. & Sun. 1 pm – 4 pm
Kids and Art in Artland
ARTLAND, an exciting new dimension in education, is an interactive art studio created especially for children ages 4 to 10. It is a special place designed to challenge and stimulate the imagination while allowing children to create works of art at their own pace.
ARTLAND is FREE and open to all.
Hours: Closed on Mondays; Tuesday thru Friday 10 AM – 5 PM; Saturday & Sunday 1 PM – 4PM; Closed Holidays
Historic Coal Mine Tour – The Day in the Life of a 1930’s Rudy Coal Mine Miner Put on a coal mine helmet and join us on a trip through the Rudy Coal Mine, an historic Daviess County coal mine featuring the history of coal mining in the 19th Century, along with the 1930’s time period. This tour is include with admission, but space is limited. Please sign up at our admissions desk when you check into the museum. Enjoy the tour! Time: 3:00PM-4:00PM Location: Begins in our 1st Floor Gift shop area- Ends in The Coal Mine Museum is closed on Mondays.
LIVE on the Banks
Saturdays 5/20/17 – 9/30/17
Smothers Park Overlook Stage
LIVE on the Banks is a FREE, outdoor concert series on Saturday nights May thru September at the River Overlook Stage in Downtown Owensboro, KY. Presented by the City of Owensboro.
BPA Baseball
June 24 – June 25
Fisher Park, 3900 W 5th Street Road, Owensboro, KY 42301
2017 Dazzling Daylilies Festival with Balloons Over the Garden
June 19 – June 25, 2017
Over 700+named daylily varieties will be spotlighted in varying ways as the festival opens. Dining alongside the daylilies, a day planned especially for ROMP early arrivals, guided tours & a daylily sale with highlight the opening days.
Hot Air Balloonists arrive on Friday evening, June 23rd, and offer the first of four opportunities for Balloon Full Flights by reservation (270) 993-1234; $200 per person.
In addition to Full Flights & Tethered Rides ($10 – 1st come, 1st served), early morning and evening on Saturday, June 24th, also scheduled are children’s activities (4:00 PM), a food court, cold air walk in a balloon, inflatable fun & the finale: A Balloon Glow.
Sunday morning will be the final opportunity to schedule a full flight by reservation (270) 993-1234.
Activity times will vary each day, please check The Garden’s website or call The Garden (270) 852-8925 for details and balloon flight schedules http://www.wkbg.org/daylily-festival.html
Admission: $3.00 daily for all balloon activity days June 23rd, 24th, & 25, everyone except children under 2 years.
Regular admission applies for all other days of the festival. Members-free, adults – $5, seniors – $3, youth-$1
“World War I and America” Exhibit
April 1, 2017 thru November 11, 2017
“World War I and American”, sponsored by a grant received from the Library of America in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the National Endowment for the Humanities. April 6, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entrance into World War I. Patrons will have a chance to walk through a WWI trench, learn what life was like for the soldiers and how Owensboro’s Homefront helped the war effort. The exhibit will run April 1st through November 11, 2017.
Museum Hours: Closed on Monday, Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm.
40th Anniversary Celebration
40 Years of Great Art
April 29th thru July 16th
Highlights of the Permanent Collection of American and European fine and decorative arts dating from the 16th Century to the present, acquired during the museum’s first four decades, are featured in this 40th Anniversary Exhibition.
Museum Hours: Tues. thru Fri. 12 pm – 5 pm; Sat. & Sun. 1 pm – 4 pm
Kids and Art in Artland
ARTLAND, an exciting new dimension in education, is an interactive art studio created especially for children ages 4 to 10. It is a special place designed to challenge and stimulate the imagination while allowing children to create works of art at their own pace.
ARTLAND is FREE and open to all.
Hours: Closed on Mondays; Tuesday thru Friday 10 AM – 5 PM; Saturday & Sunday 1 PM – 4PM; Closed Holidays
Movies on the River featuring “Sing”
Sunday, June 25th
Movies Begin at Dusk
Join us for Movies on the River where families come together for FREE films and fun on the riverfront! Come and enjoy this quirky animated musical, “Sing”, where a theater-owner koala stages a grand singing competition for the world’s animals to save his elegant theater.
Concessions will be available, please do not bring coolers or pets.
School’s Out Science Camp at OMSH!
Two Camps: June 26-30 & July 10-14/Grades K-5
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Owensboro Museum of Science & History
A partnership between OMSH and Kentucky Science Center!
To register or for complete detailed information visit kysciencecenter.org or call 502-560-7128
OMSH contact Debbie Stites, (270) 687-2732, [email protected]
Summer Camp: Missoula Children’s Theatre Presents “Treasure Island”
June 26-30th, 2017
Grades entering: 1st – 12th
The RiverPark Center and Missoula Children’s Theatre invite your child to participate in an unforgettable summer theatre experience. In one week, your child will take classes in acting, movement, stagecraft makeup, and participate as actors, singers, dancers and stagehands and assistant directors in an original large cast musical.
The tale of Treasure Island tells of an mischievous young lad, Jim Hawkins, longing for adventure takes to the sea with the legendary pirate, Long John Silvers, in search for hidden treasures. Afterward an adventurous quest and the treasure is found then at last they are homeward bound.
Visit RiverPark Center’s website http://riverparkcenter.org/event/missoula-childrens-theatre-presents-treasure-island/ for detailed information on registration, drop-off, camp and after-care.
Owensboro Regional Farmers Market
Corners of Triplett Street and E. Parish Avenue
Sat. Apr. 22 thru Oct. 28, 2017, 8 am – 1 pm
Tues. & Thurs. Jun. 1 thru Oct. 26, 2017, 8 am – 1 pm
Wed. Owensboro Health, Jun. 7 thru Sep. 9, 2017, 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
This a farmers market having fresh produce, meats, baked goods and a lot more!!
Visit our website:http://www.owensbororegionalfarmersmarket.org/
Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OwensboroRegionalFarmersMarket/
School’s Out Science Camp at OMSH!
Two Camps: June 26-30 & July 10-14/Grades K-5
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Owensboro Museum of Science & History
A partnership between OMSH and Kentucky Science Center!
To register or for complete detailed information visit kysciencecenter.org or call 502-560-7128
OMSH contact Debbie Stites, (270) 687-2732, [email protected]
Summer Camp: Missoula Children’s Theatre Presents “Treasure Island”
June 26-30th, 2017
Grades entering: 1st – 12th
The RiverPark Center and Missoula Children’s Theatre invite your child to participate in an unforgettable summer theatre experience. In one week, your child will take classes in acting, movement, stagecraft makeup, and participate as actors, singers, dancers and stagehands and assistant directors in an original large cast musical.
The tale of Treasure Island tells of an mischievous young lad, Jim Hawkins, longing for adventure takes to the sea with the legendary pirate, Long John Silvers, in search for hidden treasures. Afterward an adventurous quest and the treasure is found then at last they are homeward bound.
Visit RiverPark Center’s website http://riverparkcenter.org/event/missoula-childrens-theatre-presents-treasure-island/ for detailed information on registration, drop-off, camp and after-care.
“World War I and America” Exhibit
April 1, 2017 thru November 11, 2017 “World War I and American”, sponsored by a grant received from the Library of America in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the National Endowment for the Humanities. April 6, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entrance into World War I. Patrons will have a chance to walk through a WWI trench, learn what life was like for the soldiers and how Owensboro’s Homefront helped the war effort. The exhibit will run April 1st through November 11, 2017. Museum Hours: Closed on Monday, Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm.
40th Anniversary Celebration
40 Years of Great Art
April 29th thru July 16th
Highlights of the Permanent Collection of American and European fine and decorative arts dating from the 16th Century to the present, acquired during the museum’s first four decades, are featured in this 40th Anniversary Exhibition.
Museum Hours: Tues. thru Fri. 12 pm – 5 pm; Sat. & Sun. 1 pm – 4 pm
Kids and Art in Artland
ARTLAND, an exciting new dimension in education, is an interactive art studio created especially for children ages 4 to 10. It is a special place designed to challenge and stimulate the imagination while allowing children to create works of art at their own pace.
ARTLAND is FREE and open to all.
Hours: Tuesday thru Friday 12 – 5 PM; Saturday & Sunday 1 PM – 4 PM, Closed Mondays and Holidays
Historic Coal Mine Tour – The Day in the Life of a 1930’s Rudy Coal Mine Miner Put on a coal mine helmet and join us on a trip through the Rudy Coal Mine, an historic Daviess County coal mine featuring the history of coal mining in the 19th Century, along with the 1930’s time period. This tour is include with admission, but space is limited. Please sign up at our admissions desk when you check into the museum. Enjoy the tour! Time: 3:00PM-4:00PM Location: Begins in our 1st Floor Gift shop area- Ends in The Coal Mine Museum is closed on Mondays.
School’s Out Science Camp at OMSH!
Two Camps: June 26-30 & July 10-14/Grades K-5
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Owensboro Museum of Science & History
A partnership between OMSH and Kentucky Science Center!
To register or for complete detailed information visit kysciencecenter.org or call 502-560-7128
OMSH contact Debbie Stites, (270) 687-2732, [email protected]
Summer Camp: Missoula Children’s Theatre Presents “Treasure Island”
June 26-30th, 2017
Grades entering: 1st – 12th
The RiverPark Center and Missoula Children’s Theatre invite your child to participate in an unforgettable summer theatre experience. In one week, your child will take classes in acting, movement, stagecraft makeup, and participate as actors, singers, dancers and stagehands and assistant directors in an original large cast musical.
The tale of Treasure Island tells of an mischievous young lad, Jim Hawkins, longing for adventure takes to the sea with the legendary pirate, Long John Silvers, in search for hidden treasures. Afterward an adventurous quest and the treasure is found then at last they are homeward bound.
Visit RiverPark Center’s website http://riverparkcenter.org/event/missoula-childrens-theatre-presents-treasure-island/ for detailed information on registration, drop-off, camp and after-care.
“World War I and America” Exhibit
April 1, 2017 thru November 11, 2017 “World War I and American”, sponsored by a grant received from the Library of America in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the National Endowment for the Humanities. April 6, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entrance into World War I. Patrons will have a chance to walk through a WWI trench, learn what life was like for the soldiers and how Owensboro’s Homefront helped the war effort. The exhibit will run April 1st through November 11, 2017. Museum Hours: Closed on Monday, Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm.
40th Anniversary Celebration
40 Years of Great Art
April 29th thru July 16th
Highlights of the Permanent Collection of American and European fine and decorative arts dating from the 16th Century to the present, acquired during the museum’s first four decades, are featured in this 40th Anniversary Exhibition.
Museum Hours: Tues. thru Fri. 12 pm – 5 pm; Sat. & Sun. 1 pm – 4 pm