Martina McBride at Bourbon and Blades + Hardin County Events

Key Takeaways

• Martina McBride headlines Bourbon and Blades on Saturday, September 12, at Red Hill Cutlery and Boundary Oak in Radcliff
• A Weekend of Remembrance begins Saturday at 4:30 PM at Eastman Park at Fort Knox, with a Hardin County firefighters memorial stair climb
• Freeman Lake Park hosts a Lawn Party at the Bandstand with Bourbon Revival on Wednesday, September 9, 6:30 PM, parking opens 5:30, free admission
• The Kentucky Nurses Association 5K runs Saturday morning, packet pickup 8:00 AM, $40, kids 12 and under free
• Little Shop of Horrors closes its run at The PAC this weekend

Summary

Jon O'Brien came into the events segment with a problem most weeks do not have: too much good stuff on one day. Saturday, September 12 carries a national-name concert, a day of remembrance, a 5K, a community festival and the closing weekend of a musical, all inside Hardin County.

The headliner is Martina McBride at Bourbon and Blades, held at Red Hill Cutlery alongside Boundary Oak in Radcliff. Jon will be there working the grill again, with the JOB burger returning after last year — a deal on the meat and cheese, and buns donated by StrEAT Kitchen.

For a county that spends part of every year hearing there is nothing to do here, this is the week to hand somebody a calendar.

Full Article

Every so often a week arrives where the hard part is not finding something to do, it is deciding what to skip. Jon O'Brien opened his segment on Hardin Local Weekly by admitting as much, and then made the case for five different Saturdays happening on the same Saturday.

Start with the one carrying a name people recognize from the radio. Martina McBride is headlining Bourbon and Blades, up at Red Hill Cutlery in Boundary Oak, on Saturday, September 12. Jon has a personal stake in this one beyond the music — he is grilling again, and the JOB burger is back. Local businesses stepped up the way they did last year, with a deal on the meat and cheese despite prices being what they are right now, and StrEAT Kitchen donating the buns.

"Those are going to be some good burgers," Rachel Brantingham said, which is the correct response to any sentence containing the words "donated buns."

The same Saturday carries something considerably quieter. A Weekend of Remembrance begins at 4:30 PM at Eastman Park at Fort Knox, marking the anniversary of September 11. The Hardin County firefighters are holding a memorial stair climb as part of the observance — the tradition where firefighters climb the equivalent of the World Trade Center stairwells in gear, one flight at a time.

Midway through the morning, the Kentucky Nurses Association holds its 5K. Packet pickup is at 8:00 AM, registration runs $40, and kids twelve and under are free.

Time to Shine 2026 also lands Saturday, and the Performing Arts Center closes out its run of Little Shop of Horrors across Saturday and Sunday. If you have been meaning to catch it, this is the end of the line.

Before all of that, Wednesday belongs to Freeman Lake. The park at 220 Blue Heron Way hosts a Lawn Party at the Bandstand with Bourbon Revival playing at 6:30 PM. Parking opens at 5:30, admission is free, and food and drink vendors will be on site. It is the kind of evening that works whether you bring a chair, a stroller, or neither.

Jon's advice for the week was refreshingly practical. Saturday is stacked. Pick a lane.

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