THURSDAY, JUNE 4 (Click on day for events JUNE 6 JUNE 7 JUNE 8) (EVENTS IN RED - CONFIRMED)
ELKTON Elkton Bike Night - join hundreds of area motorcycle enthusiasts on the Public Square in downtown Elkton for Bike Night from 6 pm to 8:30 pm. May til October every Thursday night. Live entertainment, restaurant specials, give-a-ways, food vendors most nights. www.elktonky.com/bikenight.htm
RUSSELLVILLE Downtown Garden Fresh Market, Thursday afternoon. 4th Street Theatre Parking Lot, downtown. Contact Main Street Russellville. (270) 726-1303, pizzazzonmainstreet@yahoo.com
BOWLING GREEN Bowling Green Hot Rods Minor League Baseball versus Lexington Legends at the NEW Bowling Green Ballpark, 8th Avenue and Kentucky Streets. www.bghotrods.com or (270) 901-2121. Tickets start at $5.
HARRODSBURG -Fort Harrod Beef Festival Wine & Cheese Tasting
James Harrod Amphitheater @ Old Fort Harrod State Park, 400 West Lexington St., (859) 734-5546 or 734-6811. Features Kentucky Proud wineries and cheese. $20/person, casual dress. Guests will receive a collectible festival wine glass.
WILMORE Ichthus Grounds on Hwy 68 will offer a community "Fair" atmosphere with exhibits, food, live music, games and fun along with numerous vendors.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
AUBURN -Antique Engine & Tractor Show
(270) 542-4149 www.auburnky.com
BOWLING GREEN Gallery Hop, 5-9 pm. Area galleries, museums and other art centers stay open late and offer specials. For information, call (270 843-1726, or visit vsartsky.org/BowlingGreenGalleryHop.php. Participating locations are: The Gallery at 916, Memphis Marsha's Art Gallery and Classics, Rickman Pottery, Pushin Building Artists' Studio, Capitol Arts Center, IWFAC Gallery, Kentucky Library & Museum, Presbyterian Church, VSA Arts of Kentucky, Pots Place, Backlot Gallery, B & J Gallery, The Health & Wellness Center, Bullis Photography & Design.

Stock Car Racing - 5-10 pm, Beech Bend Park. $10 adults/$5 children. Call (270) 781-7634 or visit www.beechbend.com

Save the Planet: Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society 2009 Annual Show. Thru June 7. Quilts and wall hangings included will be made into patterns depicting the seasons, the world, natural phenomena with fabric featuring clouds, waves, water, animals, planets and other nature themes. Call (270) 745-2592.
LEBANON Crusade for Children Cookout, Kroger, 705 E. Main Street, (270) 692-3591.

American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Johnston Field at Centre Square.
HARRODSBURG -Fort Harrod Beef Festival Picnic in the Park
Old Fort Harrod State Park, 100 S. College Street (859) 734-9614
Bring your picnic lunch and listen to live music and entertainment under the scenic and historic Osage Orange Tree. Performers are Brad Burchett, Sheila & David Best.

-Fort Harrod Beef Festival Live Concert
Mercer County Fairgrounds, Linden Ave. (859) 734-5546 or 734-9614. Gates Open at 5 pm. 6:30 - 8:30 pm - Royal Blue Bluegrass Band; 9 - 11 pm - Kickin' It Up Southern Country Rock Band.

-Cricketeer Antiques & Collectibles Show (formerly Heart of Bluegrass - new ownership and management)
(859) 608-3232. 745 Cane Run Road. Call for more information. Have indoor & outside spaces for rent. Lots of outdoor space available for vendor tents and huge area for parking. Food and restrooms will be available here. This will be a place to stop, park and shop.
WILMORE Ichthus Grounds on Hwy 68 will offer a community "Fair" atmosphere with exhibits, food, live music, games and fun along with numerous vendors.
BLUE LICKS STATE PARK - Blue Licks SP will host a spot for the 400 Mile Yard Sale with NO vendor fees for those participating as well as planned programs and special activities throughout the entire weekend for those traveling along Hwy 68. Friday night the Lodge dining room will feature an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet featuring crab legs and peel-n-eat shrimp. Special activities include childrens' games on Saturday, food vendors and in the vendor court area and evening entertainment for those staying overnight at the park.
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
FAIRVIEW - Jefferson Davis Commemoration. Will host the Celebration on June 7-8. The park marks the birthplace of the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
RUSSELLVILLE 2009 Summer of Art on the Square, June 6 from 10 am - 4 pm, Park Square. For more info, contact Main Street Russellville (270) 726-1303, pizzazzonmainstreet@yahoo.com
SOUTH UNION -Shaker Museum will be open for tours. Monday - Saturday 9-5; Sunday 1-5. $6 adults, $2 children ages 6-12. Children 5 or younger, free. No admission fee is required for shoppers or for those needing a water or bathroom break. (270) 542-4167
AUBURN -Antique Engine & Tractor Show
(270) 542-4149
BOWLING GREEN Save the Planet: Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society 2009 Annual Show. Thru June 7. Quilts and wall hangings included will be made into patterns depicting the seasons, the world, natural phenomena with fabric featuring clouds, waves, water, animals, planets and other nature themes. Call (270) 745-2592.

Annual Appraisal Day at the Kentucky Library & Museum on Western Kentucky University on Saturday, June 6 from 10-2 pm. Professional appraisers will be on hand to assess the public's antiques and collectibles. Suggested donation of $5 which covers the cost of the first two items appraised. Additional items are $5 each. "We look forward to seeing what 'treasures' people bring in," said Timothy Mullin, Special Collections at WKU Libraries. Entering its fifth year, Appraisal Day was changed to coordinate with Kentucky's 400 Mile Sale that runs across Hwy 68. Contact jennifer.wilson1@wku.edu or visit www.wku.edu/library/kylm

Bluegrass Draft Horse & Mule Championship, 11 am, WKU Ag Expo Center off Hwy 31W. Largest single day horse and mule pull in the United States. Free to enter. Cost of attendance: $5-$7. JoJo Duvall (888) 388-7203 or 543-0350 www.communityequinesupply.com

O'Reilly Saturday Night Fun Racing - Beech Bend Park. Includes Gambler Racing. Gates open at 5 pm. O'Reilly Shoot Out starts at 8 pm. General Admission $5. Call (270) 781-7634.
LEBANON - Creative Street Fair, downtown pavilion, 9 am - midnight.

- Lebanon Lancers host Southern Ohio Generals (semi-pro basketball) Roby Dome, 7 pm.
HARRODSBURG

-Fort Harrod Beef Festival, Old Fort Harrod State Park & the Mercer County Fairgrounds. (859) 734-9614. Highlights include live entertainment on Friday evening at the fairgrounds. The festival hits its full stride on June 7 (Saturday) with a steak and eggs breakfast, a juried arts and crafts fair at Old Fort Harrod, featuring more than 50 exhibitors, great live music, festival food, live entertainment, children's activities, shows, craft demonstrations, a twilight tour of the fort, a 5K race, cruise ins, chef demonstrations and more.

-Lincoln History Mobile
(859) 734-9614. Old FOrt Harrod State Park, 100 S. College St., Admission: Free. Showcased during Kentucky's Fort Harrod Beef Festival, the new History Mobile exhibit features Lincoln's life in Kentucky. The exhibit explore Lincoln's frontier childhood, his career from log house to the White House and his struggles to end slavery and lead the nation through the Civil War. The exhibit contains artifacts, images as well as audio, video and interactive elements to appeal to a variety of learners.

-Cricketeer Antiques & Collectibles Show (formerly Heart of Bluegrass - new ownership and management)
(859) 608-3232. 745 Cane Run Road. Call for more information. Have indoor & outside spaces for rent. Lots of outdoor space available for vendor tents and huge area for parking. Food and restrooms will be available here. This will be a place to stop, park and shop.
WILMORE Ichthus Grounds on Hwy 68 will offer a community "Fair" atmosphere with exhibits, food, live music, games and fun along with numerous vendors.
BLUE LICKS STATE PARK - Blue Licks SP will host a spot for the 400 Mile Yard Sale with NO vendor fees for those participating as well as planned programs and special activities throughout the entire weekend for those traveling along Hwy 68. Friday night the Lodge dining room will feature an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet featuring crab legs and peel-n-eat shrimp. Special activities include childrens' games on Saturday, food vendors and in the vendor court area and evening entertainment for those staying overnight at the park.
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
FAIRVIEW - Jefferson Davis Commemoration. Admission to the museum and elevator is $4 for adults, $2.50 for children. The museum and elevator will be open from 9 am - 5 pm. For more information 270-886-1765.
BOWLING GREEN NHRA Drag Racing, Beech Bend Raceway. Gates open at 11 am. Eliminations after 2nd punch session. General Admission $10. (270) 781-7634. www.beechbend.com
HARRODSBURG

-Fort Harrod Beef Festival, Old Fort Harrod State Park & the Mercer County Fairgrounds. (859) 734-9614. The festival wraps up today with a continuation of the juried arts and crafts fair and entertainment at the Old Fort Harrod State Park. Festival times are from 10 am - 5 pm.

-Cricketeer Antiques & Collectibles Show (formerly Heart of Bluegrass - new ownership and management)
(859) 608-3232. 745 Cane Run Road. Call for more information. Have indoor & outside spaces for rent. Lots of outdoor space available for vendor tents and huge area for parking. Food and restrooms will be available here. This will be a place to stop, park and shop.
WILMORE -Ichthus Grounds on Hwy 68 will offer a community "Fair" atmosphere with exhibits, food, live music, games and fun along with numerous vendors.
BLUE LICKS STATE PARK - Blue Licks SP will host a spot for the 400 Mile Yard Sale with NO vendor fees for those participating as well as planned programs and special activities throughout the entire weekend for those traveling along Hwy 68. Friday night the Lodge dining room will feature an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet featuring crab legs and peel-n-eat shrimp. Special activities include childrens' games on Saturday, food vendors and in the vendor court area and evening entertainment for those staying overnight at the park.

WMTH Corporation, PO Box 51153, Bowling Green, KY 42102