Jessamine County

Radio troupe to perform classics this weekend

Jim Hoffmann portrayed Harper’s Weekly correspondent Theodore Davis at a Camp Nelson Civil War Days event on Sept. 9. Hoffmann, a Versailles native, has been reenacting since 2002.
Jim Hoffmann portrayed Harper’s Weekly correspondent Theodore Davis at a Camp Nelson Civil War Days event on Sept. 9. Hoffmann, a Versailles native, has been reenacting since 2002.

Join the KCAL Radio Troupe for Fright Night performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Classic episodes to be performed are “Suspense,” “The Strange Dr. Weird” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” KCAL is the mythical radio station of the Creative Art League of Jessamine County that performs reenactments of shows from the golden age of radio.

Tickets are $7.50 and can be purchased at CALJessamine.com or by calling the box office at 859-885-5363. Proceeds benefit the Creative Art League. Performances are held at the Polvino Family Art Center, 109 South Main Street, Nicholasville.

‘Memory and Aging: Addressing Specific Concerns’

Dr. R. Ronan Murphy from the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging will present “Memory and Aging: Addressing Specific Concerns” at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday at Wesley Village, 1125 Lexington Road, Wilmore.

Family members, caregivers and medical staff may attend. Q&A will follow. RSVP for the free program by calling Alan at 859-858-3865 or emailing Abeuscher@wvillage.org.

Fall Fest on Saturday

The second annual Hope Over Jessamine Fall Fest, featuring food, live music and entertainment, will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at City-County Park Fairgrounds in Nicholasville.

Enjoy family activities including games, live music, pony rides, a petting zoo, inflatables, food trucks, a puppet show, a dog show and a magic show. Admission and parking are free. A Touch-a-Truck area will be available with a $5 donation. Proceeds benefit Revive Ministries Life House, a substance abuse recovery home for men in Nicholasville.

For more information, call Ann Nipp at 859-940-6057 or visit Jessaminefallfest.com.

Race for the Arts 5K on Saturday

Registration is open for the second annual Race for the Arts 5K in downtown Nicholasville. The 5K run/one-mile family walk, to benefit the Creative Art League, will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday.

The race will start and finish near Nicholasville Baptist Church and will include a scenic trek through Nicholasville neighborhoods. The race will feature chip timing by RaceRise, overall and age group awards, music and post-race pizza. Registrants will receive a Race for the Arts T-shirt, and the first 200 to register will receive a limited-edition signed race print.

Register at Runsignup.com.

This story was originally published September 25, 2017 at 3:52 PM with the headline "Radio troupe to perform classics this weekend."

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