Hardin County Events, Nov 9-15: Veterans Week
Veterans Week in Hardin County: Farm-City Day, the Veterans Expo and Chamber Luncheon, Strides for Service, a Supertramp tribute and two holiday shopping events.
Key Takeaways
- Veterans Day is Wednesday, November 11, and a service and community theme runs through the whole week
- Tuesday, November 10: the 60th Annual Farm-City Day at the Hardin County Extension Office, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., RSVP required
- Thursday, November 12: the Veterans Expo and Chamber Luncheon at the Pritchard Community Center, starting at 11 a.m. The expo is free, the luncheon is paid, and the speaker is Lt. Gen. Thomas Feltey
- Saturday, November 14: Strides for Service, a veterans-themed 5K and 10K at the Saunders Springs Nature Preserve in Radcliff, plus two holiday shopping events with 70 and 100 vendors
- Friday, November 13: The Supertramp Tribute at the Historic State Theater, 7 p.m., box office tickets only
Summary
Jon O'Brien and Rachel Brantingham ran Monday, November 9 through Sunday, November 15, and the main thread is Veterans Week. Veterans Day lands on Wednesday the 11th, and a service and community theme runs through the whole week, from Farm-City Day on Tuesday to the Veterans Expo on Thursday and a veterans-themed 5K and 10K on Saturday.
Saturday also brings two holiday shopping events at the same hours, and Friday the 13th has a tribute band at the State Theater and a Chamber lunch downtown.
Full Article
Jon opened the week the way the calendar does: Monday the 9th through the 15th, with Veterans Day on Wednesday the 11th. "The main thread is the Veterans Week," he said, with a service and a community theme running through all of it. Every event, every day, is on the Hardin Local website at HardinLocal.com/this-week, and more will be added to that page after the show.
Tuesday: the 60th Annual Farm-City Day
Rachel grew up going to the Extension Office, and she was excited about this one. Tuesday, November 10, is the 60th annual Farm-City Day at the Hardin County Extension Office, 111 Opportunity Way in Elizabethtown. It runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is at 8, tours of KATO-CES and DeVore Stables start at 8:30, and the lunch program is at noon. You do have to RSVP, so sign up ahead of time.
Thursday: Veterans Expo and Chamber Luncheon
On Thursday, November 12, the Veterans Expo and Chamber Luncheon is at the Pritchard Community Center, 404 South Mulberry Street in Elizabethtown, starting at 11 a.m. The expo is free and the luncheon is paid. The speaker is Lt. Gen. Thomas Feltey.
Friday the 13th: Supertramp and a Chamber lunch
The Supertramp Tribute is Friday, November 13, at the Historic State Theater, 209 West Dixie, at 7 p.m. Tickets are through the theater's official box office only, so skip the resale sites and go straight to the theater's website. The same day at 11 a.m., the Chamber Lunch Mob is at The Local Butcher on East Dixie, a spot where you can pick up meat, local vegetables, and locally made salsas and chips.
Saturday: a 5K, a 10K and two shopping events
Saturday, November 14, is Strides for Service, a veterans-themed 5K and 10K at the Saunders Springs Nature Preserve on Saunders Springs Drive in Radcliff. The 10K starts at 8:10 a.m. and the 5K starts at 8:15, so the 5K runners get a five-minute head start on their rest. It is $30 for the 5K and $45 plus fees for the 10K, and all of the money benefits the preserve.
Also on Saturday, two holiday shopping events run at the same time, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Junior Woman's Club 44th Annual Holiday Marketplace is at the Pritchard Community Center. It is free to shop, though of course you pay for what you buy, and there are more than 70 vendors. The Give Back Events November Craft Show is at the Bluegrass Sportsplex, 208 Peterson Drive, with more than 100 vendors, and the organizers are asking for optional clothing donations for local children. Between the two, one host said, you could get most of your Christmas shopping done in a single weekend.
A host also pointed out that any month that begins on a Sunday brings a Friday the 13th, and November is one of them.
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