Schedule of Events:

Friday, September 8, 2023

Entertainment

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4:30pm: Laurah Louisa

I’ve always enjoyed music, but it wasn’t until I was 15 and going through a tough time that I discovered and fell in love with the art of putting feelings and stories into song. Over the past few years, it has helped me in more ways than I can say when it comes to getting through the ups and downs of life. More than that, however, it has been such a blessing to hear how my music has touched the lives of others.

6:00pm: Luna and the Mountain Jets

“A Pepsi Girl in a Coca Cola town” is the best way to describe Luna of Luna and the Mountain Jets. She wasn’t like her 8 siblings, much to her mother’s chagrin. Raised in the small town of Martha Kentucky, her dad made a meager living in the oil industry and her mother was a homemaker. There wasn’t money to go places and do things, however Luna was transported by the music on AM radio and television shows like Friday Night Special and Band Stand.

7:30pm: Iron Horse

Through the years and after involvement with several groups, the present band was born as a result of the participation of Tony Robertson, Vance Henry and Ricky Rogers in the Jake Landers Band. In January 2003, Anthony was asked to fill an opening for a banjo player and the present Iron Horse configuration evolved. Iron Horse creates much of its own music, with an innate ability for cross-genre arrangements. Iron Horse has three self-produced albums, containing previously un-released compositions, and Iron Horse-composed originals.

9:30pm: Town Mountain

Hailing from Asheville, North Carolina, Town Mountain is the sum of all its vast and intricate influences — this bastion of alt-country rebellion and honky-tonk attitude pushed through the hardscrabble Southern Appalachian lens of its origin.

Saturday, September 9, 2023

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4:30pm: Rachel Messer and Connor Dale

Rachel Messer, a singer-songwriter raised up a little holler in Fort Gay, WV, draws her inspiration from the country and bluegrass greats before her. She pens her lyrics with a straightforward “say it how you see it” style, true to her Appalachian roots.

Connor Dale; Alternative Country singer-songwriter, sings letters, stories, and the things he sees happening in the world. Kentucky born and New Orleans raised, he pulls from the life he’s lived in both parts of the country, creating a unique urban-folk writing style.

6:00pm: Laid Back Country Picker

Laid Back Country Picker plays good country music and treats everybody right. He has played and recorded with Grammy winners. He has performed at the fabled Ryman Auditorium, Bonnaroo and at Red Rocks. His show combines 70s country music, classic guitar rock and hillbilly sensibility. Rejecting the modern for the surreal, Laid Back and Honey deliver a unique musical experience.

7:45pm: Noah Thompson

Some dreams simply seem out of reach when the limitations of growing up in a small town and the responsibilities of a toddler named Walker, make superstardom seem distant and meant for someone else. But America believed wholeheartedly in what Thompson couldn’t imagine for himself.

Season 20’s American Idol winner embodies the spirt of country music: overcoming adversity and the odds to achieve widespread acclaim and the hearts of millions. This is more than a CinderNoah story; this is the culmination of an “American (Idol) Dream.”

9:30pm: Steeldrivers

a group of seasoned veterans – each distinguished in his or her own right, each valued in the town’s commercial community – who are seizing an opportunity to follow their hearts to their souls’ reward. In doing so, they are braiding their bluegrass roots with new threads of their own design, bringing together country, soul, blues, and other contemporary influences to create an unapologetic hybrid that is old as the hills but fresh as the morning dew. This is new music with the old feeling. SteelDrivers fan Vince Gill describes the band’s fusion as simply “an incredible combination”

Parade

2023 Parade Theme - Celebrating Our Kentucky Roots

Parade starts at 11 am

POLITICAL CANDIDATES: Will line up in front of Twin Rivers Wholesale in the plaza no later than 10:30am.

FLOATS: are to line up at the LC Soccer field behind Twin Rivers Wholesale to be judged at 9:30am.

EMERGENCY VEHICLES : Police, Fire and Emergency Vehicles will line up on Hwy 2565.

SPORTS TEAMS: Teams, Cheerleaders, Civic Groups will line up at the ol d Foodland parking area in the Louisa Plaza.

HOMECOMING COURT: Will line up behind Rent-To- Own building.

BEAUTY PAGEANT WINNERS: will line up beside of Rent-To-Own building

Activities

September 8th and 9th, 2023

Window Contest

THEME: Celebrating Our Kentucky Roots

Windows will be judged on

Originality
Use of Theme
Overall Presentation
Must be ready to Judge on Sept 7th.

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Car Show

September 9th, 2023

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PARKING LOT

Registration from 10:00am-12:00pm show from 12-2:30pm judging starts at 1:00, winners announced at 2:30.

Entry fee is $10.00

Location: First Baptist Church 301 West Pike Street

Louisa, Kentucky 41230

Best ford

Best Chevrolet

Best mopar

Most unique

Judges choice

All Entertainment is Free

Date: September 8-9, 2023

Location: Various Location in Louisa, KY

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