Calendar of Events

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February 2010
 

2/4    Special Called meeting of the Fleming County Council for the Arts, on Thursday, Feb. 4, at 6 PM at the Fleming Co. Public Library. Purpose: To appoint a committee to compose a slate of officer nominees which will be presented and voted on at the next regular meeting, Wed. February 17, 2010. The time and place will be announced. If you have any interest in becoming an officer of this group or becoming more actively involved,please attend this meeting. (6 PM)   2/4 - 25    Beginner Computer Classes at the Fleming County Public Library, 2-3 PM each Thursday afternoon, February-March, 2010. For more information, call Connie at 845-7851. (2 PM)   2/5    Seafood Buffet at Hidden Waters Restaurant Join us the first Friday of every month when we serve an all you can eat seafood buffet, including unlimited soup and salad bar for $27.99 + tax + beverage. Our Seafood Buffet includes all-you-can-eat crab legs, fried fish, and an ever changing variety of other seafood entrées. We even serve items for the land lovers in your family, like pasta, roast beef & gravy, and fried chicken. Of course, this also includes our fabulous dessert bar. Buffet is served from 4pm-close. For more information, call Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park at 859-289-5507 or 800-443-7008. (4 PM - closing)   2/5    You are invited to the Go Red! Tea Come enjoy the Fleming Co. Extension Homemaker's Go Red! Tea on Friday, February 5th at the Extension office between 11 AM and 2 PM. Please feel free to stop by during your lunch hour and bring co-workers and friends! Light refreshments will be offered. View educational exhibits and register for door prizes. Also, don't forget that February 5th is National Wear Red Day. Wear red to support awareness of women's heart health issues. For more information, contact the Extension office at 845-4641. (11 AM - 2 PM)   2/8    Flemingsburg City Council meeting (7 PM)   2/9    Fleming County Fiscal Court meeting (7 PM)   2/9    Diabetes Update Class at Fleming County Extension Office - Rescheduled for Feb. 9 Do you or a family member have diabetes? Are you concerned you may have diabetes in the future? Would you like to know the latest research-based information on diabetes for yourself and others? If so, this workshop is for you. It is open to anyone interested in the topic. Diabetes Update will be offered at the Fleming County Extension office on February 9, 2010, at 1:00 PM. Nellie Buchanan, U.K. County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences will be instructing. For more information, please call 845-4641. (1 PM)   2/10    Fleming County Tourism meeting (5:30 PM)   2/12 - 15    Great Backyard Bird Count - February 12-15 The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes on one day, or you can count for as long as you like each day of the event. It’s free, fun, and easy—and it helps the birds. It is a great family activity and we recommend you visit http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ for fun children activities and more information on this event. Various species of birds can be found at Blue Licks throughout the year and we encourage all of our park visitors to participate. Be sure to dress properly for weather conditions and you may also want to bring binoculars and a camera. If you have internet access, we recommend you submit your bird count via http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/, but if you do not have internet access a copy of the species form, checklists, and other bird watching tips are available at the front desk in the Worthington Lodge at Blue Licks State Park. For more information, call Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park at 859-289-5507 or 800-443-7008.   2/13    Cajun Buffet at Hidden Waters Restaurant Take a trip through the Louisiana Bayou as you enjoy all of the colorful flavors of Cajun Cuisine. This amazing buffet features such specialty items as Corn & Crab Bisque, Cajun Vegetable Soup, Red Beans & Rice, Crawfish Stew, Andouille Sausage & Rice, Jambalaya, New Orleans Gumbo, Blackened Chicken with Dirty Rice, Peel N Eat Shrimp, Crab Etouffee, Catfish Creole, Frog Legs, Corn Oysters, Black Eyed Peas, Fried Okra, Collard Greens with Jowl Bacon, Bayou Fried Potato with Onions, French Bread, Fried Corn Cakes, Sweet Potato Pie, Praline Pie, Bourbon Street Crepes, Blackberry Cobbler, and more for $16.95 + tax + beverage. Buffet served from 4pm-8pm. For more information, call Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park at 859-289-5507 or 800-443-7008. (4 - 8 PM)   2/13    Double S Entertainment and Legends Restaurant would like to invite you to share Valentines with them. They are offering a Sweet Dinner for Two on Saturday, February 13th - Dinner will be: 10oz. Prime Rib, Shrimp, Redskin potatos, green beans, salad, roll, dessert and drink for just $29.95. Call Geno or Cody at Double S Entertainment @ 606-845-0407 to make a reservation. Located at 150 Foster Street, Flemingsburg this Sweet Dinner for Two offer is from 5:00 pm to 9:00pm on Saturday, February 13th. (5:00 pm)   2/14    50's/60's Valentine's Show Double S Entertainment presents Carl Storey & the Homestead Jamboree Band; also special guests Sam Huff (Elvis impersonator), Kelly Casey, and Jerry Galbreth (on saxophone) When: Sunday, February 14, 2010 Doors open at 1 PM, show starts at 2 PM Where: Double S Entertainment, 150 Foster St. Show tickets $10; age 6 and under free when accompanied by an adult. Come early and eat at Legends Restaurant Sunday Buffet! Prizes awarded for best dance couple and best 50's/60's outfit; also door prizes. For more information or to reserve seats, call 606-845-0407 or 606-748-3292. (2 PM)   2/15    Presidents Day Chamber office closed   2/16    Be A Book Cook - If you Give A Moose A Muffin February 16th, 6 pm at ABC Learning Blocks Parents/Caregivers and children ages 3-5 read a story, make muffins. First 10 to register take home a free book! Register with Gwen O’Cull at the Fleming Co. Extension Office: 845-4641 or Mary Rushing at the Fleming Co. Library: 845-7851. Free and sponsored by FC Extension Office, FC Public Library & Kids Now Grant (6 PM)   2/17    Flemingsburg Main Street committee meeting (12 PM)   2/17    Fleming County Chamber of Commerce General Membership Breakfast - Canceled/Postponed We are postponing this breakfast due to the weather and road conditions. We will reschedule and announce the new date and other details ASAP. For more information, call 845-1223. (7 AM)   2/17 - 20    Hinton Seed Days Wednesday, February 17th – May’s Lick Mill - 7:30 AM - 5 PM Thursday, February 18th – Jabetown Mill - 7:30 AM - 5 PM Friday, February 19th – Fleming County Farm Supply - 7:30 AM - 5 PM Saturday, February 20th – Frank Hinton & Son - 7:30 AM - 2 PM For more information, call 845-1081. (7:30 AM)   2/19    Blue Licks Dinner Theater – February 19 & 20 Blue Licks treats its visitors to fine dining and entertainment at one of their most sought after events. Tickets are $34.95 + tax per person for dinner and entertainment. Packages available for $129 + tax that include an overnight stay in the lodge room of your choice, 2 Dinner Theater Tickets, & Breakfast for 2 the following morning. Call 800-443-7008 for reservations. Limited Availability! This year’s performance is by Fantastical Theatricals and will be a cabaret performance featuring music and dance. For more information, call Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park at 859-289-5507 or 800-443-7008.   2/19    The FFA-FCCLA Country Ham Breakfast will take place on Friday, February 19th, from 7:30 am @ 8:30 am @ Fleming County High School. Rescheduled (7:30 am)   2/20    Jamestown Women’s Paranormal Society gathering at Blue Licks State Park Carolyn Gaskin & Robin Hall will be visiting Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park just before dusk in search of paranormal evidence. They will be leading a team of people through the park with various ghost hunting equipment (cameras, camcorders, etc.) in hopes of spotting and communicating with spirits from the past and hopefully from the battle that took place at this park hundreds of years ago. This group is comprised of mostly women that share this common interest, but it is open to men as well. Each member of the group is passionate and enthusiastic about paranormal activity and each possesses different abilities. They invite the general public to join them at any point during this 4-6 hour quest. This is not a park event, but since it is something that many of our visitors enjoy, this group has made this activity available to all park visitors that wish to learn more about paranormal activity and/or join them on their hunt. This very informal event will be dependent upon weather so call the park that day to confirm. For more information, call Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park at 859-289-5507 or 800-443-7008. (dusk)   2/20 - 27    National FFA Week is February 20th thru 27th. On Friday, February 26th the Fleming County FFA will host their Annual Tractor Parade through downtown Flemingsburg. The line up will begin at 7:00 am at the Fleming Co. Farmers Stockyards with the parade starting at 7:45 am. Everyone is invited to come downtown and watch the parade.   2/21    65th Anniversary Flag-Raising on Iwo-Jima Ceremonies 2 PM ceremony at VFW Post, Flemingsburg, KY 4 PM graveside ceremony honoring Franklin R. Sousley, USMCR (KIA) at the Elizaville Cemetery For more information on these ceremonies, please contact Don Dixon, Marine Corps League at 859-277-2654 or Willie Milton, Flemingsburg VFW Post at 606-849-2257 (2 PM and 4 PM)   2/22    Jam Session at Blue Licks Join area musicians on the last Monday of each month from 6pm-8pm for a relaxed evening of fun, friends, and music. You never know who will show up! This is an informal and unstructured event. It is open to all musicians and to the general public. There is no cost to attend this event as a performer or an audience member. Come early and enjoy a meal at Hidden Waters Restaurant. For more information, call Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park at 859-289-5507 or 800-443-7008. (6 - 8 PM)   2/22    Cleaning Green Want to learn how to get your house clean the “green" way? If so, attend a session on “Home Cleaning Products: Safe, Healthy and Green” on Monday Feb. 22 at 10:00 AM at the Fleming County Extension Office. Shannon Smith, Bracken County FCS agent, will be sharing information on natural cleaning methods that reduce exposure to harsh chemicals. For more information call 845-4641. (10 AM)   2/24    Chamber Board of Directors meeting (11:30 AM)   2/25 - 11    Beginning Quilting Class Got cabin fever and want to learn a new skill? Try quilting! A beginning quilting class will be held on Thursday evenings, Feb. 25, March 4 and March 11 at 6:30 PM at the Fleming County Extension office. In this series of classes you will learn the very basics of quilting, using a rotary cutter, piecing of blocks. appliqué and construction of a table runner or wall hanging. Contact the extension office at 845-4641 to register and to receive a supply list. (6:30 PM)   2/26    River Bank Fish Fry at Hidden Waters Restaurant We’ve centered this entire buffet around our most requested entrées: Catfish! Enjoy all you can eat fried catfish, lemon pepper broiled catfish, spicy Cajun catfish, catfish nuggets, and catfish fiddlers…but that’s not all! We’ll also have Licking River frog legs, river bank fried potatoes with onion, frog pond tarter sauce, hot slaw, fried cornbread, corn on the cob, green bean casserole, and of course our signature salad bar and desserts. Buffet will be served 11:30am-8pm for $12.95 + tax + beverage. For more information, call Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park at 859-289-5507 or 800-443-7008. (11:30 AM - 8 PM)   2/26    Fleming Co. FFA Tractor Parade National FFA Week is February 20th thru 27th. On Friday, February 26th the Fleming County FFA will host their Annual Tractor Parade through downtown Flemingsburg. The line up will begin at 7:00 am at the Fleming Co. Farmers Stockyards with the parade starting at 7:45 am. Everyone is invited to come downtown and watch the parade. (7 AM)   2/27    Strikes for Tykes to benefit March of Dimes at Double S Entertainment, February 27th at noon. For more information, call 845-8801. (12 PM)

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