Mammoth Cave goat show begins Friday

The Mammoth Cave Area Goat Producers Association is hosting an event for all kinds of kids: the third annual Market Goat Show.

The event – for people ages 2 to 21 – begins with goat weigh-in and registration at 9 a.m. and judging at 1 p.m. Friday at B-Bar-B Arena/Farm in Glasgow. Tess Caudill of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture is the judge. Ribbons and cash prizes will be awarded, according to Pattie Barrett, show chairwoman and secretary for the Mammoth Cave Area Goat Producers Association.

&#8220It’s usually between $15 or $20 for first place” Barrett said.

For those who want to show their own animal, the goat must have a scrapie tag and be born after Sept. 1. There will be demonstrations on grooming, information on feeding and caring for goats and other topics. The association will have goats for children to show if they don’t have one of their own, Barrett said.

&#8220We have someone that teaches them how to show a goat before the show,” she said. &#8220City kids who aren’t able to raise a goat can get close to one.”

Last year’s event drew 80 kids, Barrett said.

&#8220The goats are really friendly,” she said. &#8220Kids just love it.”

The Mammoth Cave Area Goat Producers Association is also hosting an International Boer Goat Association-sanctioned show Saturday at the farm. Check-in is from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday with show time at 10 a.m. Saturday. Cash prizes will be awarded and there will be a raffle for two Boer doe goats.

– For more information on both shows, call Barrett at (270) 622-0827.

Hope Dialect performing Monday

Hope Dialect performs at 7 p.m. Monday at The Cellar at Trinity Freewill Baptist Church, 4550 Smallhouse Road.

The presence of a violin in addition to the classic rock instruments makes Hope Dialect a little difficult to pigeonhole, according to Jesse Florida, a drummer for the group.

&#8220While we’re classified as rock, our fans tend to come from multiple genres,” Florida is quoted as saying on the group’s Web site.

The band’s debut album, &#8220The Hope Dialect,” has a fervent tempo that reinforces its major theme, Florida said.

Hope Dialect formed in 2000 while each of its members was a student at Union University in Jackson, Tenn. The band quickly became a student favorite in the small college town, and word soon crept into the area’s surrounding cities, Memphis and Nashville, according to a bio on the Web site.. After finishing school, the band’s members moved to the more densely populated northeast.

Hope Dialect has played with such indie bands as Anathallo, Saxon Shore and Colour Revolt, while also opening for mainstream bands including Plain White T’s, Day of Fire, Andrew Peterson and many others. In December, Hope Dialect was named one of the Top Ten Unsigned Bands in the U.S. by CrapFilter.net. The band is based in Baltimore.

– For more information about the group, go to http://www.hopedialect.com.

July Jive coming to Russellville this weekend

Last weekend was July Jam in Franklin; this weekend, it’s July Jive in Russellville.

The event is on the public square and features music and fun for all ages.

The Big Nancy, a Logan County oldies band, will play from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. From 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Bowling Green’s Skip Bond and the Fugitives will entertain the crowd.

There will be inflatables, balloons and chalk drawing and Bowling Green Parks and Recreation, the event’s sponsor, will have an information booth about its programs. There also will be refreshments available for purchase and face painting for a small fee.

&#8220This is to celebrate the fact July is National Parks and Recreation Month,” said Charlie Page, recreation supervisor.

Page said he’s hoping for a good-sized crowd since the weather is looking good so far.

The refreshments for sale will be light – sandwiches, chips and drinks – so families are welcome to bring picnic suppers, blankets and chairs to the event, he said.

The streets around the square will be shut down for the event, so the anticipated crowd will have a place to spread out and dance.

In case of rain, the event will be moved to Logan County High School.