August 6th Honey Festival Committee Meeting

The next Honey Festival Meeting will be held at 6pm on Thursday August 6th in the Fellowship Room of New Hope Baptist Church. The Church is located at the intersection of Hwy 30 west and Hwy 52. Come around to the back of the church to enter the basement Fellowship Room. All who are interested in taking part in the planning and events of the festival are encouraged to attend.

Live Music - Broadway Music Stage

The Breathitt County Honey Festival has live music from the Broadway Music Stage planned for the whole weekend. Friday's are a variety of County, Rock and Pop Bands.

Saturdays include many favorite Bluegrass and Country bands. We always have live Gospel Music from local churches, choirs, and bands on Sunday Afternoon.

After the Community Worship Service is over the live music returns. Sunday Evenings can be a mixture of all styles of music.

Clogging is popular with the crowd and is usually scheduled. Check back for a Music Schedule to be posted.

2009 Honey Bowl

Friday Night is the Annual Honey Bowl

Kick off is at 7:30 pm as Breathitt High takes on rival
Prestonsburg High School.

Half time of the game will be the Introduction of the 2009 Honey Queen.

When the action is over come up to the Craft Tent for a little shopping. Or check out the selections of great menu items in the Food Booths.

The Breathitt Co Museum

While in Jackson, make a visit to the Breathitt Co Museum. There you will find many historical exhibits, photos, scans of historical documents and memorabilia from Breathitt Counties historical past. If you cannot make a visit to the Museum soon, visit the Museum website. There is a link on this page, under Links of Interest. Janie Griffith, Museum Director, is always happy to accept new submissions to the Museum.

Morris Fork Crafts

Beautiful handmade quilts, fine woodcrafts, beautiful fabric crafts, exquisite white oak baskets, finely crafted shaker boxes are just a few of the items made by the Morris Fork Craft Cooperative members.

Morris Fork has been an exhibitor at the Honey Festival almost every year since the show began.

And as you can see, they were winners of one of the Best Booth Awards given each year to the booths with the best design & best quality crafts. Don't miss them this year.

Civil War and Living History Exhibit

Check out this link for a new exhibitor to this years festival. We are thrilled that Jimmie Jackson and his fellow Civil War Re-enactors will be with us this year. They will set up a living history display in the yard of the Methodist Church on Highland Avenue.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/8thkentuckyinfantrycsa-us/

The 8th Kentucky Infantry C.S.A. & U.S Living Historians, Inc.

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19th Century Military & Civilian Encampment

Friday, Saturday and Sunday September 4,5,& 6th 2009

At the Honey Festival in downtown Jackson Kentucky.
On the front lawn of the Methodist Church on College Street.
Come and see the women and men wearing the clothing of your great, great grand parents and feel the presence of the past.
Talk with the reenactors and learn the meaning of many 19th century facts.
Take part in history as you walk back in time where nothing was as important as life, liberty and freedom.
For more information contact:
Jimmie a. Jackson at 606-783-1926
jajmechanic@yahoo.com