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4 Straight Talk about Owensboro’s Newest Bourbon Distillery – CMDK

By Tom Fischer What started in 1885 as the old Green River Distillery, the newest Bluegrass bourbon distillery is reopening in 2009.

Get an exclusive view inside Owensboro’s own CMDK!

6 Trey Mauzy’s Trip to Thailand – Through his Mother’s Eyes

By Katie O’Bryan Born blind, Trey Mauzy made the trip to Thailand for stem-cell replacement therapy. His family shares their experiences with the community that helped them get there and answers the question: Can he see?

7 The Speakerboxxx

20 Shopping Some essentials for the avid camper!

22 Horrorscopes

By Swami B2

23 From the Balcony

By Melissa Kaiser The Owensboro Symphony Orchestra presents a new patriotic classic, Ellis Island: The Dream of America; RiverPark Center presents two highly anticipated productions: Bye Bye Birdie and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; and Theatre Workshop of Owensboro presents the funny, yet touching musical, Quilters.

Each of these productions creates the perfect conclusion to an equally perfect theatre season.

Local musicians sound off! This month’s question: If you could reincarnate yourself into any past decade to play music what would it be and why?

26 Kids Page

8 Roughin’ It

27 Let the Hunt Begin

By Nick Durcholz What are the best camping spots in the Tri-State? Your backyard doesn’t have go-carts, hiking or paintball…

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14 Music Madness Spreads through Western Kentucky

EVANSVILLE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES

By Emilee Shake Get Hungry for the Strawberry Jam Festival and Kentucky Fried Music Festival! Bon-Appitunes!

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15 CLUBS 16 NIGHT LIFE 19 ROAD TRIP TO EVANSVILLE

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23 SHOPPING 24 ARTS & ETC. REVIEWS 12 28 29 30

FOOD MUSIC MOVIES DVDS

ON THE COVER THIS ISSUE CDMK Distillery PHOTOGRAPHY BY

Mark McCoy

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hether you enjoy bourbon or know someone that Tom Fisher does, it is in our blood as Contributor Kentuckians. The veins that have been flowing from the Bardstown region will soon be making a shorter journey. I'm not at all suggesting hooking up an IV to a bourbon bottle. No, I'm talking about CMDK of Owensboro. You might have last known it as the Charles Medley Distillery. It is now under the new ownership of Angostura, LTD of Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Angosutra may sound familiar to you because you've seen or tasted Angostura Aromatic Bitters.

It no surprise to us at BourbonBlog. com that a company in the southern Caribbean wants a piece of the “bourbon action.” We cover stories that make Kentucky and the South what it is especially with regard to bourbon whiskey.

Since our beginning several years back, we have seen bourbon become increasingly popular not just in the USA, but all over the world.

Typically, there is travel involved in capturing our stories because many bourbon events happen between Louisville and Bardstown. On this occasion, the story is our backyard. Just down West 2nd Street and turn on North Ewing Road in Owensboro, for those of you who may not remember. Please note that CMDK is not open to the public yet, that was simply reference point.

Another reference point is BourbonBlog.com where you can watch the story about CMDK, after you read tthis article.

“CMDK will be the westernmost point on the bourbon trail,” says Barbara Poynter, President of Oakwood Consulting and Event •6•

Coordinator for CMDK's Debut Party. Since October of 2008, renovation has been underway to bring this distillery back to life. After BourbonBlog.com is invited to the CMDK's Debut Party, I decide to film the distillery in the daylight and I head down the road.

When I arrive, a guard waits at the security checkpoint and welcomes me, ensuring that I am on the guest list. Security is rather tight as someone must be overseeing the entrance off Distillery Road. At least eighty contracted workers are on the job in some fashion every day to make the rebirth of CMDK a reality. Driving by the rickhouses where the bourbon will be stored, I'm aware that I'm stepping into the past while also having a glimpse into the not so distant future.

My grandmother has told me of a time when bourbon was much more visible around Owensboro. The trucks passing with the leftover mash driving by her house to give the excess to community farmers as feed. She declares, “It stunk.” She remembers rows of bourbon distilleries in this area of Owensboro at that time.

We're not talking about looking back that far in our history. The original distillery on this same piece of land in started in 1885 as the old Green River Distillery. It produced bourbon until it burned in August of 1918. Shortly after, prohibition came slowing down any thoughts of bringing it back. After that, the distillery was rebuilt around the 1940 and The Medley brothers ran it all the way until the Nineties. Since around 1993, this great slice of Kentucky history has stood idle in Owensboro. It has been whispering, “Will someone please put bourbon www.News4UOwensboro.com • Owensboro April 2009

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back in me?” It took around sixteen years after the original fire for the first comeback. Now sixteen years after that whisper, Angostura is making it happen. I think that whisper became a screaming obvious question our rum and bitter producing friends heard down at Angostura.

“Like a phoenix, we're coming back out of the ashes and restoring it and coming back into bourbon production,” says Derek Schneider, Plant Manager CMDK. Schneider and his team are working hard every day. I appreciate that he is taking a few minutes away from his work to even give a tour and show me more.

“Sometimes I feel like Frankenstein.

This is a monster that has been dead for years and I'm bringing it back to life,” laughs Schneider. Schneider explains that CMDK has obtained the old mash build and the old yeast from the Medley family that date back to1812. The recipe and the yeast have gone back through the years. “This will give us the true and tried Kentucky bourbon.”

Bourbons can vary greatly in taste, complexity and number of years aged, so I am curious what will CMDK's signature will be? “We will be aging for different tastes and aging them accordingly. We will capture the taste of Owensboro. The marketing, branding and naming of the unique products is still being decided," says Schneider.

I'm interviewing Derek Schneider next to the remains of the old smokestack. While some remains are kept merely for the visual, I want to see the rickhouses, or warehouses as some call them, where the bourbon will be stored.

Schneider and Barbara Poynter take me to Warehouse A. If you've toured Maker's Mark, Buffalo Trace or any other distillery, you know what it feels like to walk into a warehouse full of barrels. This one is empty of barrels. Although given a ghost town like feel, the aroma of bourbon remains present after 16 years. The scent of the wood is luscious. The warehouse itself is beautiful and has insulation process that few other, if any, rickhouses possess. For the best explanation of how the holes, watch the complete CMDK video on www.BourbonBlog. com

When this rickhouse is full, around 20,000 barrels will be its maximum capacity. When fully refurbished, CMDK can produce 2,000,000 proof gallons per year at full capacity among their ten warehouses. They will aim for around 40% of that the first year. “We can fill a whole warehouse in half a year,” says Schneider. “Bourbon will begin to be placed in the warehouses to age in the fourth quarter of 2009. That is our current target. The one thing I have learned is that sometimes these things take longer than we think.”

Several days later, I return to CMDK for their Debut Party. Barbara has been calling it, “CMDK's Coming Out Party.” And everyone is coming out because tonight's event raises funds Owensboro April 2009 • Call for Advertising Information (270) 485-2292

for Rotary Club of Owensboro.

Unlike some industries where competition is fierce, there is a spirit of cooperation, encouragement and “lending a helping hand” by the other established bourbon distilleries. This approach is referred to by some business experts as, “coopetition.” Tonight, the “coopetition” is being enjoyed in a bourbon tasting whereby other bourbon brands have brought their products to Owensboro to sample.

Four Roses, Maker's Mark, Evan Williams, Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, and our other bourbon friends of the Kentucky Distillers' Association pour us tastes before we enjoy a dinner by Moonlite Bar-B-Q. Actually, the bourbon continues to flow even as we are eating. By the way, are you wishing you had been here for the party?

What is even better (or just a good) as than the Moonlite, the bourbon and the night is that this event will be helping those in need.

“We have a foundation that gives around 30 to 40 thousand dollars year nationally and internationally. One of the projects we are proud of is making water better Uganda. In these remote part of Africa, kids drank it out of ditches,” says Tom Smith, President of Rotary Club of Owensboro.

With that thought, I remember Derek Schneider telling me that a large reason why this distillery was built on this land back in the 1800s is due to the fact that there is the strong limestone aquifer underneath. While others struggle to find clean water, we're blessed to have the ability to pick the type of water that we'll make our bourbon with. Bourbon is an industry just like Kentucky, full of people that care about helping others.

Well done, CMDK! We are looking forward to tasting Owensboro. Watch the complete videocast of this story on BourbonBlog.com.

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The Trip to Thailand – Through His Mother’s Eyes

PHOTO | Katie O’Bryan and Weldon Mauzy

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hen News4U asked me to write an update about Trey and our trip to Thailand, my first thought was, “How do I put 33 days in a Third World country, a life-changing experience, and a medical miracle into one short article?” I urge you to read our daily blogs on www. helpgivetreysight.com for a little more insight into our trip.

“It’s 8:00a.m. in the Kingdom of Thailand,” the radio reported as we pulled into a government hospital to Katie O’Bryan test Trey’s vision – or lack there of. After his first SC (stem Contributor cell) injection the test revealed he could see the slightest bit of light. That was the best news we had heard since we found out about the SC treatment. And after delayed flights and missing the appointment for the first treatment, causing us to have to stay an extra week, we were ready for some good news. After all the doctors had told us to give up on a treatment for Trey, and just praying everyday for a miracle we finally had one! If he could see some light after the first treatment what was he going to be able to see after the sixth?

Over the next month our schedule was pretty routine. We were woken at 7:00 a.m. by housekeeping; at 8:00 a.m. one breakfast tray was brought in and Weldon, Trey’s father, and I usually just shared the fruit (the rest of it just wasn’t our idea of breakfast). At 9:00 a.m. we took Trey to physical therapy for an hour and then we enjoyed a break from 10:00 – 2:00. This left time for us to see some sights and eat some McDonald’s or KFC. Between 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., Dr. Wit would come give Trey acupuncture, and twice a week during this time frame we would have a doctors’ team visit. Then we would usually order Subway or pizza and have it delivered to the hospital room.

On SC days they would bring Trey little baby scrubs at 6:00 p.m. We would change him and take him to the OR at 7:00. There, they gassed him and gave him the injection. His first and last ones were given to him through an IV and the four in between were given to him through his spine. He was such a little trooper and I’m so lucky he never had any of the complications that sometimes go along with the injections.

On the weekends we had a little more flexibility to venture out into Bangkok. It would take a whole book to share all those experiences, but I am grateful that we did get to learn about the culture and it made me appreciate the United States that much more. I loved Thailand and the people there. Thai people are friendly, helpful and mild-mannered but communication was sometimes a problem. We always found that a smile is universal and calmed any tension built by a confusing tone.

The day before Trey’s last injection, we returned to the government hospital one last uncomfortable time. (This hospital gave “Third World” a new meaning.) They repeated the same test on him to see if there was any improvement. A couple hours later with our hearts pounding waiting for the results, the two ladies that seemed to understand exactly how we felt without

understanding a word that we said....beamingly announced in the best English they could muster, “The number go up!” I can’t put into words – then or now – what my heart felt at that moment. It was working! All the hard work that we all put into raising the money, all the money that people donated during the hardest economic crisis of our lifetime was working. And all the emotion and stress involved with Trey’s journey, this made it all worth it.

He still has a long way to go, and he is still legally blind, but research has revealed it take up to six months before you start seeing results and the stem grows for an entire year. He is keeping his eyes up more and they don’t wander as much as they did before. He is pulling himself up now and though he is not crawling like he should be, but he is finally creeping. Maybe he will walk before he crawls. But if he is already improving now, I can’t wait to see what he is doing in six months.

So what’s next? The doctors in Thailand want him to come back for a second round of treatment in a year but as you can imagine this is not something we can afford to do every year, although we do intend to give him a second round. Hopefully we can save enough to repeat the trip in the next five or six years. Until then, we just wait and keep praying for the next miracle.

Thank you again for all your support emotionally and financially and all the prayers. We can not stress enough our gratitude to everyone who helped contribute; you didn’t just donate money you changed the path of Trey’s future. God bless you all!

Madalyn Marie Hayden born on January 20 2009 at St. Mary’s in Evansville. She was 18 weeks early born at 22 weeks and 1 day. She weighed 1 lb 2.4 oz and 11 inches long! Money raised on St. Patrick’s day at Golden Hawk Tattoos at the $20 shamrock tattoo fundraiser will help Madalyn and her family on her journey. Thanks Owensboro!

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And You Keep Giving...

Speakerboxxx a soapbox for musicians

THIS MONTH’S QUESTION:

If you could reincarnate yourself into any past decade to play music what would it be and why?

Karl’s Kids

We’d love to say the Sixties with all the great songwriters that came from that era, but we’re gonna go with the Nineties. We still think we could’ve written “Poison” before Bel Biv Devoe would have.

August Christopher

I would play drums with Hendrix because he is such an amazing, brilliant musician. I love his ideas and his ability to pioneer the instrument and literally create a genre. Besides, I think Mitch Mitchell kinda sucks. PEAS! -Criss Cheatham

Optimus Pryme

It would have to be the Seventies because of the kicka$$ clothes and there were some rockin’ bands in that era!

Detail

Definitely the Eighties. For the most obvious reasons, in which I cannot state in this magazine because it’s not that type of magazine.

-Trey McDougal

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Roughing It: Top 10 Local Campgrounds And Tips For The No Nonsense Camper

#1 Garden of the Gods

Off Hwy. 34 Karbers Ridge, IL 62955 (618)-287-2201 (http://www.enjoyillinois.com/topspots/southern.aspx) • Majestic rock formations over 200 million years old and acres of beautiful, raw wilderness.

• Shawnee National Forest, Cave in Rock State Park, Fort Massac and Shawnee Queen River Taxi all accessible in the same area by way of the ¼ mile Observation Trail.

Camping Tip: Why learn how to use a compass when you can have a satellite do the navigating for you?

#2 Hoosier National Forest

811 Constitution Avenue Bedford, IN 47421 (812) 275-5987 (http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/hoosier/) 200,000 prime acres of natural bliss.

• Twelve different mountain biking trails ranging from two miles in length to 48. Good trails for the mountain biking newbie to the scarred mountain biking junkie.

• Ready the saddle and prepare to ride the 27 trails available for horseback riding.

• With many streams, ponds and lakes, Hoosier National forest is ideal for fishing. Seven different species of fish inhabit the bodies of water in the forest.

• There are also designated areas for hunting but leave the ORVs (off road vehicles) at home because they are not allowed on forest ground.

• Opportunity to see five different endangered species.

Camping Tip: If you leave a campfire unattended, Smokey the Bear has a legal obligation to eat you. Safety first!

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#3 Kentucky Lake

726 Chapel Hill Road Marion, KY 42064 (270)-527-4197 (www.kentuckylake.com) • If you like sport fishing or just fish for fun Kentucky Lake is the outdoor living for you.

A regular schedule of fishing tournaments is maintained. The man-made lake is one of the biggest in the US. • In the Land of the Lakes region.

• Lake side camping and activities are a must on the regions 300 available miles of shoreline.

170,000 acres of forest and 200 miles of trails.

• Golfing, bowling, go carts, tennis, ORV trails, horseback riding, train rides, water parks, boating and hunting are all available activities in the region.

Camping Tip: While relieving one’s self in the woods, look for material that is not green, shiny and has three or four leaves.

#4 Patoka Lake

2991 North Dillard Road Birdseye, IN 47513 1-888-819-6916 (http://www.patokalakeindiana.com)

Abe Lincoln). Walk in the steps of young Abe Lincoln and visit the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Plaza and the Lincoln Amphitheatre.

• Canoe, rowboat, and paddle boat rental.

• Also, boating, swimming and a beach are available.

Camping tip: When camping, “mallow” is its own a food group.

#6 Diamond Lake 7301 Hobbs Road Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 229-4900 (http://www.diamondlakeresort.net/home.htm) • 157 acres with 270 campsites electric and primitive.

• Five lakes for fishing.

• Full calendar of events.

• Paintball and four different types of go carts for the adrenaline junkies.

• Paddle boat and golf cart rental.

Camping tip: If you live off the land when camping and don’t bring your own foods, no vegetarian or vegan can condemn you for eating meat because it’s necessary for survival. The food chain does exist.

#8 Scales Lake

Boonville, IN 47601 (812) 897-6200 (http://www.scaleslakepark.com/index.html) Mountain biker’s paradise.

• Electric and primitive camping available.

Party houses and cabins accessible for large groups.

• Good for casual fishing.

• Swimming, a beach and a waterslide to counter the heat.

• Reasonably priced.

Camping tip: Remember, several horror movies begin with inviting a stranger onto a campsite.

#9 Audubon State Park

3100 US Highway 41 North Henderson, KY 42419 (270)-826-2247 (http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/au/)

#7 Burdette Park 5301 Nurrenbern Road Evansville, IN 47712 (812) 435-5602 (http://www.evansvillegov.org/index. aspx?page=74)

• Named after John James Audubon who explored the area painting and researching wildlife, specifically birds from 1810-1819. Perfect camping atmosphere for the history buff.

• 69 site campground with grills, picnic tables and playgrounds.

• Pet friendly (if restrained).

• Six and a half miles of trails.

• Fishing, golf and tennis available.

Camping tip: Being resourceful is essential.

• Second largest lake in Indiana.

• Extremely accessible, quiet and clean.

• Jet-ski, pontoon and houseboat rental available.

• Primitive and RV camping lakeside and otherwise.

• Playgrounds, beaches, volleyball, tennis, canoeing, golf, caving, sailing, horseback riding, and hunting are all available.

• Great lake for fisherman of all ages.

Camping tip: If you see a raccoon, run because those things will tear your face off.

#5 Lincoln State Park

Highway 162 Lincoln City, IN 47552 (812)-937-4710 (http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/2979.htm) • Nearly 1,800 acres of dense woodland.

• 10 miles of trails.

• 150 electric and 120 primitive camping sites.

• United States history in close vicinity: Colonel Jones Home (employer of young

#10 Vanderburgh County 4-H Center • Fully stocked water park.

• Family friendly.

• 140 acres, primitive and electric camping available.

• BMX racing for your need for speed.

• Fishing • Miniature golf and tennis.

• Playgrounds for the little ones.

Camping tip: If you don’t know what it is, don’t eat it.

201 E. Boonville-New Harmony Road Evansville, IN 47725 (812)867-6217 (http://www.vanderburgh4hcenter.com/Welcome.html) • Quiet, convenient and close to home.

• 67 total campsites.

• A variety of events.

Camping tip: Always utilize the buddy system.

Photos | GARDEN OF THE GODS - http://www.thom.org/photos/ILGGgods.jpg (Craig S. Thoms); HOOSIER NATIONAL FOREST - http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jvaught/tower9.jpg (Jim Vaught); PATOKA LAKE www.richeverman.com/patoka/lake1.jpg or http://www.richeverman.com/patoka/lake7.jpg (Rich Everman); BURDETTE PARK http://www.americantrails.org/photoGalleries/photoContest2008/ images10/19.jpg (www.americantrails.org); AUDUBON STATE PARK - http://campingclub.typepad.com/.a/6a00d835618eef69e2010536314983970c-800wi (www.campingclub.com)

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restaurants Barbeque George’s Bar-B-Q 1362 E 4th St 926-9276 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn 2840 W. Parrish Ave 684-8143 $5-$15/Casuals/Beer & Wine/All Major Credit Cards Old Hickory B-B-Q 338 Washington Ave 926-9000 Under $10/Casulll/All Major Credit Cards Ole South Barbeque 3523 Highway 54 E 926-6464 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

Café & Bakery Cheddar’s Casual Café 3040 Highland Pointe Dr. Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards Daily Delicious 603 Park Plaza Dr. 685-2468 Under $10/Casual/VISA,MC

House of Chiu 3011 Frederica St 926-6451 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards New China Buffet Restaurant 4768 Frederica St 683-7363 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards Super Buffet 3200 Villa Point, Suite A 684-8858 Under $10/Casual/Credit Cards

Deli Colby’s Deli and Cafe 401 Frederica 684-2495 Under $10/Casual/Reservations Accepted/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards Great Harvest Bread Co. 3211 Frederica St. 691-0093 Under $10/Casual/Catering

Family/Homestyle

Johnnie’s Jungle Café 819 E. 9th St 686-8424 Under $10/Casual

Barney’s 420 Frederica St. 683-8919 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

Miss Daisy’s Tea Room 404 E. 24th St 684-5001 Under $15-$25/Casual/ Reservations Reccomended/All Major Credit Cards

Bob Evans 3123 Kentucky Hwy 54 6833515 $10-$15/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

Panera Bread 4600 Frederica St. 683-9033 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

Cadaillac Restaurant & Grecian 1315 W. 2nd St. 685-1020 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

Tammy’s Bakery 1731 W. Parrish Ave 689-1988 Under $10/Casual

Cracker Barrel 5311 Frederica St. 684-4118 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

Chinese Hong Kong Chinese 1650 Starlite Dr. 852-7777 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards • 12 •

House of Canton 2845 W. Parish Ave 683-7662 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Country Ham Restaurant 5421 U.S. Hwy. 60 W. 926-9249 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

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EZ’s Country Kitchen 3720 Hartford Rd. 270684-0081 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards JD’s Restaurant 1420 Breckenridge St. 683-9419 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards Lambert’s Diner 12637 Highway 231 Utica, KY Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards O’Charley’s Restaurant 5205 Frederica St 6868780 Under $10/Casual/ Reservations/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Pangea Café 1320 Carter Rd. 270-689-9824 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards Ryan’s Family Steakhouse 4500 Frederica St 6919787 Under $10/Casual/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards The 8 Ball Restaurant 1846 Triplett 683-3693 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar The Royce Restaurant 704 W 2nd St 685-5940 Under $10/Casual Shoney’s 4710 Frederica St. 6867217 Under $10/CasualAll Major Credit Cards T.G.I. Fridays 5135 Frederica 686-1910 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

Fine Dining Briarpatch Restaurant 2760 Veach Rd 685-3329 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/Reservations/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Colby’s Fine Food and Spirits 202 W Third St 685-4239 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/Reservations/Checks Accepted/ Major Credit Cards Z’s 1100 Walnut St. 852-2322 $10-$15/Casual/ Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Greek The Famous Bistro 102 W 2nd St 686-8202 $10-$15/Casual/ Reservations Accepted/ Beer & Wine/All Major Credit Cards

Italian Niko’s Italian Cuisine 2200 E Parrish Ave 270-852-1618 $10-$15/Casual/ Reservations Accepted/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards The Olive Garden Restaurant 5204Frederica St 683-4848 Under $10/Casual/ Reservations/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

Japanese Fuji Japanese Steak House 4028 Frederica St. 6850046 / 685-0048 $10-$20/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Ninki Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar Hwy. 54 (Next to Kohl’s) $5-$10/Casual/Full Bar/MC, Visa Shogun Steak, Seafood & Sushi Bar 5010 Wildcat Way (by Walmart) 270-685-9980 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/ Reservations Reccomended/ All Major Credit Cards

Tokyo Japanese Restaurant Fountain Sq., Frederica St. 926-1020 $5-$10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

Mexican

Johnny B’s Amazing Wings & Things 4820 Frederica St. 6888100 Hwy 41 S. Henderson 830-7700 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

Casa Martinez 3332 Villa Pt 683-4191 Under $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

MaMa Lea’s Pizza 4748 Frederica St. 6854700 $5-$15/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

Don Julio Mexican 3955 E. 4th St. 689-2125 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards

Maloney’s Roca Bar 3030 Highland Point Dr. 684-8080 Under $10/Casual/All Major Credit Cards

El Toribio 3034 E 4th St 683-8361 101 Frederica St 685-2040 630 Emory Drive 691-6133 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ Credit Cards Los Amigos Mexican 1146 Carter Rd. 926-4560 Town Square Mall Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ Checks Accepted/MC,VISA Real Hacienda 636 Southtown Blvd 685-5950 3118 E. Alvey Park Dr. 684-5595 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards Salsarita’s Fresh Cantina Hwy. 54 (Next to Kohl’s) Under $10/Casual/Beer & Wine/MC, Visa

Pizza & Wings 54 Pizza Express 1700 Starlite 683-5400 3101 E. Alvey Park Dr. 683-5454 Under $10/Casual/Credit Cards Buffalo Wild Wings 4736 Frederica St. 6867800 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/VISA,MC Cecilia’s Pizza 1741 Scherm Rd. 6840050 Under $10/Casual/ VISA,MC

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Pizza by the Guy 3115 Commonwealth Ct. 686-8603 1915 W. Parrish Ave. Suite 100 685-4694 Under $10/Casual/VISA, MC Pizzaroma 1401 Carter Rd 684-1171 3011 Frederica St 684-0611 3020 Hwy 60 E 691-0064 Under $10/Casual/ Credit Cards

Private Dining The Summit 6501 Summit Dr. 281-4653 Under $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Pubs Applebee’s Grill and Bar 5120 Frederica St 270-240-4720 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Bacchus Bar & Grill 119 E. 2nd St. 684-9880 $10 - $25/Casual/Full Bar/ All Major Credit Cards Blind Parrot 736 Frederica St (270) 684-5554 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/ Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards

Bully’s Bar & Grill 1900 Lantaff Blvd.

Madisonville, KY (270) 821-8620 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar Frankie’s Sports Bar & Games 1230 Burlew Blvd.

270-683-2328 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/VISA,MC O’Bryans Bar & Grill 7006 Hwy. 815 229-9100 Under $10/Casual/Full Bar/Checks Accepted/All Major Credit Cards Taylor’s Sport Street Cafe 2509 W. Parrish Ave 683-5577 Under $10/Casual/ Reservations/Full Bar/ Checks Accepted/All Major Credit

Seafood Red Lobster 3410 Frederica St 926-4044 Between $10-$15/Casual/ Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

Steaks Owensboro Steak House 3600 Frederica St. Suite 7 Hwy. 270-691-9022 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Texas Roadhouse 943 Moseley 689-0086 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards Tumbleweed 5257 Frederica St. 685-4111 $10-$15/Casual/ Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

Vietnamese Owensboro Steak House 3600 Frederica St. Suite 7 Hwy. 270-691-9022 $10-$15/Casual/Full Bar/All Major Credit Cards

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ccording to Peter Ko, owner of both Tokyo of Japan in both Owensboro and Evansville, “When you eat at traditional hibachi-style restauMomKat rants, you are payContributor ing 40% more for the show. The customer has to pay for that and we give the customer the same quality food with less price. Besides it’s the same show every time.

We wanted to focus on the food. We found that hibachi chefs were too expensive and we wanted to be able to cut the price and give bigger portions so everyone can enjoy it. We also not try to use much oil and don’t use any chemicals in our food like MSGs. But, the most important thing is to keep the restaurant clean.”

The staff of Tokyo was very gracious as we entered into our March dining experience. The last time we reviewed Tokyo, we focused on the hibachi but in this compact dining establishment, big flavors emerge! From sushi to authentic appetizers and of course the hibachi our table soon filled with a colorful assortment of dishes.

Peter first brought a small plate filled with unidentified squiggly somethings to our table first. I looked at the dish and then back at Peter. He explained it was a squid salad made with fresh cooked squid, bamboo shoots and sesame sauce. The squid has a naturally sweet flavor and but the salad gave off sweet and salty tones.

Next, we sampled the shrimp tempura – large, sweet shrimp that is lightly coated with a translucent batter and fried. It was very light and crispy; and had a much different flavor than the traditional fried shrimp you might find at an American restaurant.

Food was piling high on the table at that point so my dining companion and I had to make more headway! The Japanese potato cake looked much like a fried hashbrown from McDonald’s but when you bite into the potato cake, you’ll immediately notice the difference.

Inside the cake the potatoes were mashed not shredded and there were surprises of corn, onion and other vegetables throughout the cake. It was topped with a Japanese bar-b-q sauce and fried to a golden brown.

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Finally, we moved on to the four large sushi rolls that were arranged in a beautiful fashion on decorative plates. We started with the mildest of the rolls – the Bagel Maki. What most local Japanese restaurants call the Philadelphia Roll – the Bagel Maki was filled with cucumber, creamed cheese and smoked salmon.

This is a great roll for those who want to enjoy the freshness of raw fish but in smaller quantities.

The Caterpillar Roll was by far my favorite. It had a savory flavor and a hearty texture. The Caterpillar consisted of cucumber, avocado and Japanese bar-b-qued eel which made it darker in color than the other rolls.

The Spicy Tuna Roll was a fun, whimsical sushi roll that mixed fresh fruit in with the other flavors. Tuna, cucumber and spicy mayo was topped with sliced kiwi and a coconut sauce. The roll started off sweet when the kiwi and coconut first hit your tastebuds but the spiciness of the inside bursts when you begin to chew! The conflicting flavors harmonized quickly but were inevitably followed by a mouthful of warm sake (which is available at the Evansville location on Green River Road).

Our final roll was the Kentucky Derby or Tokyo Roll. This signature roll was very dif-

ferent from the others in that not only was it twice as large but also fried.

Avocado, cucumber, tuna, white tuna, salmon and masago (smelt roe) were wrapped in rice and seaweed and deep fried to reveal a very delicious house roll. This is a great choice for those who are weary of raw foods or seek a more substantial sushi!

Though we were stuffed to the gills, our hibachi is something my foodie friend and I are no stranger too. Tokyo hibachi has been a favorite of ours for several months and we have even turned on many of our friends to the notorious Bonsai!

Tokyo does a great job of keeping the best features of high quality hibachi dining while going easy on your wallet. Unlike traditional hibachi restaurants, Tokyo prepares their meals on their grills away from your dinner table. However, doing this does not take away from the taste and service of the traditional hibachi grills.

For a scant $10.55, we dined on beef, chicken, shrimp, scallops and vegetables with rice. The chicken was probably the tenderest chicken I have ever put into my mouth and the shrimp and scallops had to be cut in half to be eaten. The dish was saucy and scrumptious. Paired with Tokyo’s secret weapon – their shrimp sauce – the Bonsai meal was enough for two of me – even before I had eaten all the sushi! Since our food review I have tried to mimic the shrimp sauce at home but all my attempts have failed miserably…

Starting at only $6.63, hibachi meals at Tokyo range from one meat to all four giving you different options each time you visit. Perhaps the best example of the incredible quality and value offered at Tokyo is the seafood.

Tokyo’s shrimp is easily twice as large as most other restaurant’s and their scallops are quite possibly the largest and tastiest in town. Tokyo only uses the highest quality seafood and all of their scallops are chosen for their size. Peter has to travel to Georgia and Tennessee to pick up the cases of scallops Tokyo uses.

Tokyo is located in both Owensboro, KY, on Frederica and on the east side of Evansville, IN, on north Green River Road. If you are in a hurry for lunch, be sure to call ahead at 270-926-1020 for carry-out service or order off of their drive-thru menu. *Prices may vary per location. www.News4UOwensboro.com • Owensboro April 2009

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Music Madness Spreads through the Tri-State

Strawberry Jam and Kentucky Fried Music Festivals

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arch madness transitions to music madness for the month of April.

During the month two music festivals will be taking place in the tri-state area.

The Kentucky Fried Music Festival will take place Friday April 17 and Saturday April 18. The event, featuring 21 of the area’s most talented musicians, will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday and end 1 Emilee Shake Contributor a.m. Saturday morning. Festivities will resume at 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning and conclude at 1 a.m. Sunday morning. The location of this event is Stanley’s Pumpkin Hollow in Madisonville, and camping is free.

On site there will be food venders and area merchants. Ten percent of the proceeds will go to local nonprofit organizations. Attendees are allowed to bring coolers of food and beverages; however, pets are not permitted.

One-day passes are available for $20 and twoday passes for $30. Military personnel with a valid military I.D. will be admitted free of charge. Tickets can be purchased through PayPal at www.kyfmf.com and or at the gate.

For a complete lineup of performers, visit www. myspace.com/kyfmf or see the Nightlife listings in News4U!

The music madness continues with the art and music Strawberry Jam Festival held on the lawn of the Owensboro Community and Technical College. The event hosted by the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society will include seven performing bands, art exhibits from local artists and students, The Dementia Cookie Box from Bowling Green, public awareness exhibits, a climbing rock KY is just one of the many great bands performing at the Kentucky Fried Music Festival. wall and food vendors.

On the web:

Lasting from www.myspace.com/thedementiacookiebox 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., this festival will be open to the public. Admission will be charged in the form of non-perishable food items, books, clothes or toys, which will go to the Owensboro Help Office.

For more information about the Kentucky Fried Music Festival in Madisonville, e-mail kfmf09@gmail.com.

For more information about the Strawberry Jam in Owensboro, call Michael Harville at (270) 256-4637 • 16 •

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club guide 2nd Street Bar 820 W 2nd St. 270-683-7422 The 8 Ball 1846 Triplett St. 270-683-3693 Bacchus Bar & Grill 119 E. 2nd St. 270-240-4720 Blind Parrot 736 Frederica St. 270-684-5554 Buffalo Wild Wings Ø 4736 Frederica St. 270-686-7800 The Boiler Room 1100 Walnut St. 270-684-4999 Chubby’s Bar 2210 W. 2nd St. 270-689-2200 Club 300 Lounge 600 E. 14th St. 270-684-5372

Crazy Scorpion Saloon 4416 Hwy. 60 East 270-240-4583 Equals Bar, LLC 1006 E. 4th St. 270-313-0820 Frankie’s Sports Bar & Games 1230 Burlew Blvd.

270-683-2328 HD Shakers 414 West 2nd St. 270-926-6431 Johnny B’s Amazing Wings & Things Ø 4820 Frederica St. 270-688-8100 Millay’s Tavern 9431 HWY 144, Philpot KY 270-681-0736

O’Bryan’s Bar & Grill 7006 Hwy 815 270-229-9100 Our Place 718 West 9th St. 270-683-9882 Pappy’s 604 Crabtree Ave. 270-684-4573 Sandbar 1108 W. 9th 270-686-0007 Sixty West 800 W. 2nd St. 270-689-9907 Taylor’s Bar & Grill 2509 W. Parrish Ave. 270-683-5577 The Yellow Rose 3220 W. 2nd St. 270-926-6104

Milligans Lounge 3136 W. 2nd St. 270-685-3946

Club 701 701 Frayser St. 270-314-5008

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Friday, April 3 Wednesday, April 1 Equals -- Karaoke is Back Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman/Pool League Our Place-Owensboro -- APA 9 Ball Leagues Sandbar, The -- 9 Ball Leagues Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -Open Mic Night Towne Square Mall -- Easter Bunny Photos and Visits Big Ed’s -- Free Pool at Happy Hour/Open Mic with Roy Kyle Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Ladies Night Sink or Swim Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Karaoke and DJ Boiler Room, The -- Karaoke with Songbird Blind Parrot -- DJ

Thursday, April 2 Boiler Room, The -- Flip Cup Equals -- Piano Bar Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman/Comedy Caravan Our Place-Owensboro -- Open Pool Tournaments Sandbar, The – Gridlock/Ladies Night Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -- College Night Towne Square Mall -- Easter Bunny Photos and Visits Big Ed’s -- Free Pool Happy Hour then Karaoke with Songbird Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Open Mic Hosted by Criss Cheatham Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Ladies Night and DJ Blind Parrot – Karaoke/DJ

Equals -- Karaoke Royale Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill – Devon Almon Sandbar, The -- Andrea Tanaro and the Ghost Flame Riders with the Miller Girls Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -- Old School Night Towne Square Mall -- Easter Bunny Photos and Visits Yellow Rose, The -- Ladies Night/ Live Country Music Big Ed’s -- Free Pool Happy Hour then Karaoke with Songbird Blind Parrot -- Stompbox 40 Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Pieces of the Day Boiler Room, The -- 10 Pound Pie

Saturday, April 4 Equals -- DJ Ron Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- The Usuals

Milligans Lounge -- No Surrender Our Place-Owensboro -- Open Pool Tournaments Sandbar, The -- Grand Opening Party with Andrea Tanaro and the Ghost Flame Riders with the Miller Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -- New School Night Towne Square Mall -- Easter Bunny Photos and Visits Yellow Rose, The -- Live Country Music Big Ed’s -- Free Pool Happy Hour then Pool League/Third Tri Blind Parrot -- Stompbox 40 Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Namaste Boiler Room, The -- 10 Pound Pie

Sunday, April 5 Towne Square Mall -- Easter Bunny Photos and Visits Big Ed’s -- Free Pool Blind Parrot -- Karaoke

Monday, April 6 Boiler Room, The -- Beer Pong Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman/Pool League

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Our Place-Owensboro -- APA 8 Ball Sandbar, The -- 8 Ball Leagues Towne Square Mall -- Easter Bunny Photos and Visits Big Ed’s -- Free Pool Happy Hour then Karaoke with Songbird/Customer Appreciation Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Nationwide Poker Tour Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- 8 Ball Tourney

Tuesday, April 7 Equals -- Bingo Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman Our Place-Owensboro -- Ladies Nite Tuesdays: Jack and Jill Pool Tournament Towne Square Mall -- Easter Bunny Photos and Visits Big Ed’s -- Bike Night/Ladies Night/Free Pool and

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Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke and DJ Boiler Room, The -- Karaoke with Songbird Blind Parrot -- DJ

Thursday, April 9 Boiler Room, The -- Flip Cup Equals -- Piano Bar Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman/Comedy Caravan Our Place-Owensboro -Open Pool Tournaments Sandbar, The – Gridlock/Ladies Night Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -- College Night Towne Square Mall -- Easter Bunny Photos and Visits Big Ed’s -- Free Pool then Karaoke with Songbird Bacchus Bar & Grill -Open Mic Hosted by Criss Cheatham Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Ladies Night and DJ Blind Parrot – Karaoke/DJ

Friday, April 10 Equals -- Karaoke Royale Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Flat Stanley Milligans Lounge -- Gonzo’s Toybox Sandbar, The -- Dave Rock Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -- Old School Night Towne Square Mall -- Easter Bunny Photos and Visits Yellow Rose, The -- Ladies Night/Live Country Music Big Ed’s -- Free Pool Happy Hour then Karaoke with Songbird Blind Parrot -- Andy Brasher and Terry Payne Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Black Tar Gravy Boiler Room, The -- Soulunique

Saturday, April 11 Equals -- Show Nights Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Flat Stanley • 20 •

Milligans Lounge -- Gonzo’s Toybox Our Place-Owensboro -Open Pool Tournaments Sandbar, The -- Dave Rock

Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -- New School Night Towne Square Mall -- Easter Bunny Photos and Visits Yellow Rose, The -- Live Country Music Big Ed’s -- Free Pool Happy Hour then Pool League Blind Parrot -- Brad Snap Acoustic Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Black Tar Gravy Boiler Room, The -- Soulunique

Sunday, April 12 Big Ed’s -- Free Pool Blind Parrot -- Karaoke

Monday, April 13 Boiler Room, The -- Beer Pong Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman/Pool League Our Place-Owensboro -- APA 8 Ball Sandbar, The -- 8 Ball Leagues WKTG -- Join the Coors Light Girls hosting a Car Show at Maloneys Roca Bar Big Ed’s -- Free Pool Happy Hour then Karaoke with Songbird/Customer Appreciation Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Nationwide Poker Tour Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- 8 Ball Tourney

Tuesday, April 14 Equals -- Bingo Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman Our Place-Owensboro -- Ladies Nite Tuesdays: Jack and Jill Pool Tournament

Big Ed’s -- Bike Night/Ladies Night/Free Pool and Lessons/ Steve & Cindy accoustic Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Karaoke Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Cornhole Tournament River Park Center -- Bye Bye Birdie

Wednesday, April 15 Equals -- Karaoke is Back Milligans Lounge -- APA Pool League/ Karaoke with Caveman Our Place-Owensboro -- APA 9 Ball Leagues Sandbar, The -- 9 Ball Leagues Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -- Open Mic Night Big Ed’s -- Free Pool HH then Open Mic with Roy Kyle Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Ladies Night Sink or Swim Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke and DJ Boiler Room, The -- Karaoke with Songbird Blind Parrot -- DJ

Thursday, April 16 Boiler Room, The -- Flip Cup Equals -- Piano Bar Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman/Comedy Caravan Our Place-Owensboro -Open Pool Tournaments Sandbar, The – Gridlock/-Ladies Night Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -- College Night Big Ed’s -- Free Pool HH then Karaoke with Songbird Bacchus Bar & Grill -Open Mic Hosted by Criss Cheatham Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Ladies Night and DJ/ Ping Pong Tourney Blind Parrot – Karaoke/DJ

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Sunday, April 19

Equals -- Karaoke Royale Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -August Christopher, The Miller Girls and Benefit Auction for Jeff Morgan Milligans Lounge -- Arkansas Own Judge Baker National Touring Act Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -- Old School Night Yellow Rose, The -- Ladies Night/ Live Country Music Big Ed’s -- Free Pool at HH/Karaoke with Songbird Blind Parrot -- Andy Brasher and Terry Payne Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Boridgly featuring Mike Riggs Boiler Room, The -- DJ Krayon The Kentucky Fried Music Festival at Stanley’s Pumpkin Hollow in Madisonville, KY -- James Michael Harris (with J.T. Oglesby), The Dementia Cookie Box (Bowling Green, KY), Sexstone (Dawson Springs), The Library Trio (Madisonville, KY), The Josh Peyton Band (Madisonville), Anythings (Clarksville, TN), (Madisonville, KY)

Big Ed’s -- Free Pool Blind Parrot -- Karaoke

Saturday, April 18 Boiler Room, The -- DJ Krayon Blind Parrot -- Brad Snap Acoustic Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Boridgly featuring Mike Riggs Big Ed’s -- Free Pool HH then Pool League/Gridlock/Jack Daniel’s Girls Equals -- Equalopoly Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -August Christopher Our Place-Owensboro -- Open Pool Tournaments Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -- New School Night Yellow Rose, The -- Live Country Music The Kentucky Fried Music Festival at Stanley’s Pumpkin Hollow in Madisonville, KY -- Mojo Medicine Revival (Madisonville, KY), Bonepony (Nashville, TN), J.T. Oglesby, The John Sutton Band (Nashville, TN), Namaste’ (Newburgh, IN), The Tim Lynch Band (Clarksville/ Nashville TN), Steppin’ Stone (Madisonville), Halo Stereo (Nashville, TN), The Alonzo Pennington Band (Princeton, KY), The Peter Moon Band (Nashville, TN), The Matt O’Ree Band (New Jersey)

Monday, April 20 Boiler Room, The -- Beer Pong Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman/APA Pool League Our Place-Owensboro -- APA 8 Ball Sandbar, The -- 8 Ball Leagues Big Ed’s -- Free Pool HH then Karaoke with Songbird/Customer Appreciation Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Nationwide Poker Tour Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- 8 Ball Tourney

Tuesday, April 21 Equals -- Bingo Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman Our Place-Owensboro -- Ladies Nite Tuesdays: Jack and Jill Pool Tournament Big Ed’s -- Bike Night/Ladies Night/Free Pool and Lessons/ Steve & Cindy acoustic Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Karaoke Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Cornhole Tournament Boiler Room, The -- Open Mic Night with Andy Brasher

Wednesday, April 22 Equals -- Karaoke is Back Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman/Pool League Our Place-Owensboro -- APA 9 Ball Leagues Sandbar, The -- 9 Ball Leagues Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -Open Mic Night Big Ed’s -- Free Pool HH then Open Mic with Roy Kyle Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Karaoke and DJ Boiler Room, The -- Karaoke with Songbird Blind Parrot -- DJ

Thursday, April 23 Boiler Room, The -- Flip Cup Equals -- Piano Bar Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman/Comedy Caravan Our Place-Owensboro -- Open Pool Tournaments Sandbar, The – Gridlock/Ladies Night Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -- College Night

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Big Ed’s -- Free Pool HH then Karaoke with Songbird Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Open Mic Hosted by Criss Cheatham Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Ladies Night and DJ/ Ping Pong Tourney Blind Parrot – Karaoke/DJ

Friday, April 24 Equals -- Karaoke Royale Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Static Milligans Lounge -- Rukkus Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -- Old School Night Yellow Rose, The -- Ladies Night/ Live Country Music Big Ed’s -- Free Pool HH then Karaoke with Songbird Blind Parrot -- Andy Brasher and Terry Payne Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Chuck Well & Stone Cold Blues Boiler Room, The -- Flat Stanley

Saturday, April 25 Equals -- Show Nights Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Static Milligans Lounge -- Rukkus Our Place-Owensboro -- Open Pool Tournaments Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -- New School Night Yellow Rose, The -- Live Country Music Big Ed’s -- Free Pool HH then Pool League/Dan Hall and the Blackford Creek Band Blind Parrot -- Brad Snap Acoustic Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Chuck Well & Stone Cold Blues Boiler Room, The -- Flat Stanley

Sunday, April 26 Big Ed’s -- Free Pool Blind Parrot -- Karaoke River Park Center -- Spelling Bee

Monday, April 27 Boiler Room, The -- Beer Pong Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman/APA Pool League Our Place-Owensboro -- APA 8 Ball Sandbar, The -- 8 Ball Leagues Big Ed’s -- Free Pool HH then Karaoke with Songbird/Customer Appreciation Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Nationwide Poker Tour

Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -- 8 Ball Tourney

Tuesday, April 28 Equals -- Bingo Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman Our Place-Owensboro -- Ladies Nite Tuesdays: Jack and Jill Pool Tournament Big Ed’s -- Bike Night/Ladies Night/Free Pool and Lessons/ Steve & Cindy acoustic Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Karaoke Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Cornhole Tournament Boiler Room, The -- Open Mic Night with Andy Brasher

Wednesday, April 29 Equals -- Karaoke is Back Milligans Lounge -- APA Pool League/Karaoke with Caveman Our Place-Owensboro -- APA 9 Ball Leagues Sandbar, The -- 9 Ball Leagues Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -Open Mic Night Big Ed’s -- Free Pool at HH then Open Mic with Roy Kyle Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Ladies Night Sink or Swim Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Karaoke and DJ Boiler Room, The -- Karaoke with Songbird Blind Parrot -- DJ

Thursday, April 30 Boiler Room, The -- Flip Cup Equals -- Piano Bar Milligans Lounge -- Karaoke with Caveman/Comedy Caravan Our Place-Owensboro -- Open Pool Tournaments Sandbar, The – Gridlock/Ladies Night Sixty West Bar & Nightclub -- College Night Big Ed’s -- Free Pool at HH then Karaoke with Songbird Bacchus Bar & Grill -- Open Mic Hosted by Criss Cheatham Frankie’s Sports Bar & Grill -Ladies Night and DJ Blind Parrot – Karaoke/DJ

Saturday, May 2 Our Place-Owensboro -- Derby Day Cookout Boiler Room, The -- Derby Day Party • 21 •

Shopping to brave great outdoors Reelin’ in the Big Fish Zebco 808 Magnum Reel Available at Frank Miller & Sons Sporting Goods 537 Crabtree Ave Owensboro, KY 42301 (270) 683-3479 Wide range dual-cam drag system holds up to 25 lbs on your line extends 125yds. line capacity, and boasts a .25:1 ratio. Made with precision metal gears, a ballbearing drive and dual ceramic pickup pins. $21.99

Dry drink Big Bobber Floating Cooler Available at Rural King This insulated cooler holds 12 cans of beverages with ice and really floats! It is perfect for keeping your drinks cool on dry land or in the lake. $24.99

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Angel Mounds State Historic Site 812-853-3956

Apr 25:FREE Interactive Acrylics Painting Workshop

Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana 812-422-2111

Apr 3-30:Art in the City Juried Exhibition

Audubon Mill Park and Golf Course

Apr 11-12:Spring Golf Classic, Municipal City Golf Course & Audubon Golf Course Saturday, April 11 (hosted at Audubon Golf Course) and Sunday, April 12 (hosted at Municipal CIty Golf Course). Call Audubon Pro Shop for more details. This two-day tournament will have a four-person scramble format. Tournament will be flighted after the first day. Info: 270-826-5546

Casino Aztar 812-433-4000

Every Thursday at 7 PM: Karaoke Apr 1:Woody Creek Apr 3-4:Eric Agnew Apr 5:Doc Stocker Apr 6-8:The Marlinaires Apr 10-11:The Brat Pack Apr 12:Steve Greenwell Trio Apr 13-15:The Shagadelics Apr 16:Karaoke Apr 17-18:Locash Cowboys Apr 19:Greg Anderson Big Band

Apr 20-22:Amazing Soul Crackers Apr 24-25:The Duke Boys Apr 26:Bob Minnette’s Swing Cats

Koodie Hoos 812-838-5202 Apr 10:Karaoke Idol Contest with Jason Mann Ball and Chain Finals

Swonder Ice Arena 812-479-0989

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Apr 2:Skillet Apr 3:Broadway Series: ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ Apr 22:Broadway Series: ‘CATS’

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Apr 11:Easter egg hunt at the Harmonist Cemetery Apr 12:Easter sunrise service at Roofless Church and breakfast at New Harmony Christian Church Apr 17-19:Wildflower Weekend at Harmonie State Park, phone: 812-682-4821, www.in.gov.dnr Apr 25:Art sale at Maclure Square

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New Harmony Inn 800-782-8605 Apr 3-4:Women’s Weekend Getaway

Apr 10-11:Diamond Rio Apr 11:Women’s Health Fair 2009 Apr 30:Take Back the Night

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Apr 2-5:KY Derby Pool 3 Every Tuesday: Texas Hold’em at 6 and 9 pm and Karaoke at 9 pm Every Tuesday: Free Pool Every Thursday: 103GBF Thong Thursday with Christine & DJ Jon B Apr 3:Six Hills Giant Apr 4:Stop Light Party with Six Hills Giant Apr 10-11:Never Been Caught Apr 17:Lieutenant Dan’s New Legs Apr 18:Stop Light Party/ Stompbox 40 Apr 22:Bike Night Apr 24-25:Gonzo’s Toybox Apr 29:Bike Night

Hootie Hoot Saloon & Grill 812-490-9135 Apr 25:CD Release Party

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Apr 18:ROSI - Roller Derby

The Centre 812-435-5550

Vanderburgh 4H Center

812-867-6217 Apr 18-19:Outdoor Living Expo Apr 25-26:Collectors Carnival - Antique & Collectibles Show on Entire Grounds

Victory Theatre 812-435-5550

Apr 23:Taylor Swift/Kellie Pickler

Apr 4-5:Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra’s ‘Great Movies, Grand Piano’ Apr 22: Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Apr 25:Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra Classic ‘Rites of Spring’

Show Me’s (East Side)

Woody’s 812-468-9400

Riverwind Gallery 812-853-2537

Apr 1-15:McPhie Art Exhibition

Roberts Stadium 812-476-1383

Every Sunday and Monday: DJ Jon B

Apr 2:Another Damn Loud Rock Show Trapt with special guest Red

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horrorscopes Pisces

February 19-March 20 Sitting in your closet sniffing permanent markers all day doesn’t exactly satisfy Swami B2 Contributor the concept of productivity.

This week: If you can’t find a better way to contribute to society, at least donate the markers to school children.

Taurus

April 20-May 20 Your all denim outfit, complete with stone-washed jean jacket, doesn’t strike rich with the ladies. Perhaps a new pair of snakeskin boots will tip the scale in your favor!

This week: Adding musk and gold ropes to your arsenal won’t hurt either.

Virgo

August 23-September 22 A misunderstanding with your local drive-thru sandwich artist results in you throwing your five dollar foot long back through the window in which it came, leaving your stomach grumbling in protest of the day.

This week: Never a better time to start that diet, bigger older sibling of Jared!

December 22-January 19 A co-worker 20 years your senior gives you a spindle of CDs for your birthday. The CDs contain every voice mail you’ve ever left him. An invitation is also extended your way to see his shrine to you, complete with hair doll.

This week: Change your identity and move, far, far away.

Sagittarius

November 22-December 21 You have the good fortune of falling into Lamb of God tickets for a cheap price. You find a Christian “metal” band with the same name, performing lame emo-ish songs instead of flying Heineken bottles, sonic brutality and a circle of death.

This week: Get your money back.

September 23-October 22 Inspired by the Octo-mom, your girlfriend shares her burning desire to start having a large family, immediately.

This week: Quick, vasectomy!

Gemini

May 21-June 20 You lost out on a management promotion to an overweight, balding, excessively sweating man in his late twenties that wears XXL polos and flirts with teenage female cashiers, smelling their hair when they aren’t paying attention. Perhaps you need to brush up on your professional skills, or get a new haircut.

This week: Re-tool your resume and invest in some new polos.

Aquarius

January 20-February 18 Looks like you are destined for last place in your March Madness office pool. Toilet duties are yours for another year.

This week: Only employees that don’t have to clean toilets get to join in happy hour.

October 23-November 21 Your favorite band, Radiohead, decides to embrace guest vocals by Miley Cyrus on an upcoming album.

This week: Losing faith in music, you switch to books on CD from here out.

Leo

July 23-August 22 Changes are coming to your beloved game of baseball. A-ROD leads the charge among juiced players to form another professional baseball league separate from the MLB, where only steroid abusers can participate. Losing pitchers will be savagely ripped apart by the opposing team and devoured on the field.

This week: Celebrate, the homerun is back!

Aries

June 21-July 22 In order to prove your new crotch rocket is superior, you and your buddy sit in the drive way, revving engines for thirty minutes while his girlfriend stands there and tries to decide. She decides you are both • 24 •

Libra

Scorpio

Capricorn

Cancer

losers and leaves.

This week: Attempt some motorcycle stunts while someone video tapes you smearing your face on the asphalt.

March 21-April 19 Today is a great day to be self absorbed; you’ve earned your sense of entitlement! Add to the douchery of the world, and treat someone like the crap that they are!

This week: Don’t be surprised if you are knifed in the back.

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f you have not had the opportunity to enjoy Owensboro’s theatre scene yet, then April is the month for you! Ushering in the final performances of the 2008 – 2009 theatre Melissa Kaiser season, all of our fabulous Staff Writer venues pull out the stops to send this season out in style: The Owensboro Symphony Orchestra presents a new patriotic classic, Ellis Island: The Dream of America; RiverPark Center presents two highly anticipated productions: Bye Bye Birdie and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; and Theatre Workshop of Owensboro presents the funny, yet touching musical, Quilters. Each of these productions creates the perfect conclusion to an equally perfect theatre season.

On April 18th at 7:30 p.m., the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra presents Kentucky’s premier of Ellis Island: The Dream of America. This beautiful contemporary piece

by Peter Bayer combines the best the OSO has to offer. The OSO will perform such exciting pieces as the “Candide Overture” and several other compelling pieces, including a spectacular grand finale. This wonderful concert will also feature the Owensboro Symphony Chorus as they present their lovely rendition of “Testament of Freedom.” Tickets range from $12, $25 to $32. Visit www.theoso.com or call RiverPark Center Box Office at (270) 687-2787 for more information and details.

The RiverPark Center is pulsating with excitement this April as two outstanding productions cap off their 2008 -2009 BB&T Broadway at RiverPark season! On April 14 at 7 p.m., the Tony Award winning musical, Bye Bye Birdie, flies in with an exciting plot and numerous entertaining songs making this fabulous production one of the most popular musicals of our time.

This dynamic satirical plot centers on the rock star and teen heartthrob, Conrad Birdie and the chaos that ensues after he is drafted into the war. His manager, Albert, and Albert’s girlfriend, Rose, organize a contest where one lucky young lady will receive a good-bye kiss from Conrad on The Ed Sullivan Show before he is shipped out. Small town Ohio native, Kim MacAfee, wins the honor. Conrad and his gang, plus several reporters, descend on this small town and conflict and chaos ensue! Throw in Kim’s jealous boyfriend and her irritated father and this plot goes from entertaining to hilarious!

Adding to the excitement, on April 26, the hilarious musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, sends audience members forward as they double over in laughter.

The comical setting for this story centers on a spelling bee competition at the Putnam County Middle School where six uniquely quirky kids compete to win the championship. Even the words the students must spell are amusing and intriguing. The three adult characters are truly interesting; the two judges – a former spelling bee champion and a crazy vice principal – and the “comfort” counselor add their own dash of hilarity to this tantalizing plot. Tickets range from $35 - $45 and can be purchased at the RiverPark Center Box Office.

Finally, Theatre Workshop of Owensboro presents the heartwarming dramatic musical, Quilters as their final production of the 2008 – 2009 theatre season. This beautiful, yet comedic, saga will remind you just why you love the simplicity of TWO’s productions.

Quilters is a heartwarming tale of the life of one family – specifically the women – and their struggle to survive frontier life. Instead of being told in a traditional straightforward storyline, this unique play is presented in short tales, or patches, told from the viewpoint of each woman. We learn of the joyous occasions of pioneer life: girlhood, love, marriage, and childbirth, and of the challenging times: illness, fires, twisters, and death, through their eyes. These pioneer women are an inspiration, so strong and determined, but also loving and dignified. Each character and story is delicately woven together through song and dance to complete “one glorious, brilliantly colorful quilt. Directed by TWO veteran, Todd Reynolds, you can rest assured this beautiful production will stay with you long after you’ve left the Trinity Theatre.

Sponsored by Texas Gas Transmission and the Kentucky Arts Council, the production takes to the stage on Fridays: April 17 and will run through May 2. Tickets are $18 for adults and $10 for students. For reservations, please call TWO box office at (270) 683-5353.

With so many extraordinary productions in April, you have no excuse to miss out!

So, take this last opportunity to be apart of the 2008 – 2009 Owensboro Theatre season and get out there and enjoy the arts!

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Diamond Lake Resort 270-229-4900 Apr 4: Easter “Egg” Stravaganza - Easter Egg Hunt (ages grouped 1 to 2, 3 to 5, 6 and above) - FREE Apr 18: Backyard BBQ & Yard Sale - Several different cooking categories with low entry fees and great awards.

A great way to season your smoker for the season.

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Apr 4-5/18-19: NSA Men’s •Border Wars - Softball Tour-

nament Apr 11-12/24-26: BPA Baseball World Series Qualifier

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Immaculate Parish Hall 270-683-0358 Apr 25 7:30 PM: Ballroom Dance Lesson - FREE Apr 25 8:00 PM: Owensboro Ballroom Dancing Club April Showers Dance $10/ adults and $5/students - bring hors d’oeuvres w/ cash bar provided

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Kentucky Wesleyan College 270-926-3111 Apr 1-12: Lenten Meditations To Air On WKWC 90.3

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Owensboro Community College 1-866-755-6282 Apr 25: Strawberry Jam Festival - This charity event’s proceeds will help to stock the shelves of the Owensboro Help Office. Admission is a can of food, book, clothes, or a toy. Four live bands will perform. The Fine Art Museum will have artists’ displays of some of their artwork. Food and refreshment vendors.

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Owensboro Museum of Fine Art 270-685-3181 Apr 1-30: The New Reality: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century - Enjoy this national touring exhibition presenting the state of Realistic painting.

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Owensboro Parks and Recreation Monday - Friday at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 7:30 a.m. Owensboro Area Runners and Walking Club meets at Legion Park to train Apr 3 7:00 PM: Family Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt - (Moreland Park) When the sun goes down the fun begins - searching for the golden egg.

Families required to bring at least one flashlight and parents must accompany children 10 and under Apr 13: Begin double-elimination, play-in tournament for both Men’s and co-ed Apr 17 6:00 PM:15th Annual Daddy Daughter Date Night - Holly wood Nights (girls 3-12 years old) Dress up as your favorite celebrity from music, movie or TV or just come ready for a night of glitz and glamour in Hollywood.

The evening features dinner, lots of dancing, DJ led games and door prizes. Two photographers will be on site to capture the memories of this fabulous evening. Sportscenter Registration Deadline April 10th Apr 18 6:00 PM: Mother/ Son Fun Night - Hollywood Heroes (Boys ages 4-12) Moms, take your hero take you out for an evening of adventure! Dress as your favorite movie star or hero. Enjoy dinner, DJ led games, dancing, best dressed hero contest and door prizes. $30/couple @ Sporstcenter Registration Deadline is April 10 Apr 24 6:00 PM: Adult Volleyball League Registration Deadline Apr 27: Adult Softball League play begins

River Park Center 270-687-2770 Apr 2-4: 8th Annual Bluegrass Returns To Its Roots Festival Featuring: Dailey & Vincent, Steep Canyon Rangers, J.D. Crowe & The New South, Josh Williams Band and many, many more!

Apr 14 7:00 PM: Bye Bye Birdie - Lots of laughs and great songs have made this favorite hit Broadway show one of the most memorable musicals of all time.

Apr 17 6:00 PM: Classic Film Club Series - Gala Event - Gone With the Wind Apr 18 7:30 PM: OSO - The Dream of America Apr 21 7:00 PM: Third Tuesday Writer’s Coffeehouse - Writing, music and humor FREE Apr 26 7:00 PM: Spelling Bee - In the Tony-Award winning new musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves.

Owensboro Sportscenter 270-687-8330 Apr 24-25: Traditional Karate Invitational

Western Kentucky Botanical Garden (270)852-8925 Apr 14 11:30 AM: Walk & Talk & Lunch “The Garden Thru A Childs Eyes” Apr 18 7:30 AM On The Road” The Cincinnati Flower Show call 270-852-8925 Apr 24 5:00 PM: Plant Sale Preview with Karen Angelucci Apr 25 8:00 AM: Annual Plant Sale

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Owensboro Symphony Orchestra 270-684-0661 Apr 18: The Dream of America - Bernstein’s Candide Overture, Thompson’s The Testament of Freedom and Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America.

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Stanley’s Pumpkin Hollow 270-322-8953 www.kyfmf.com Apr 17: Kentucky Fried Music Festival - 21 of the region’s best musical talent; Camping is FREE, and there will be local food vendors, as well as unique merchants.

10% of proceeds will be donated to local non-profit agencies. www.myspace.com/ kyfmf.

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Audubon State Park (270) 827-1893 parks.ky.gov Century Christian Church 270-684-0286 centurychristian.org Daviess County Public Library www.dcplibrary.org [684-0211]

Owensboro Museum of Science & History www.owensboromuseum.com [687-2732] Owensboro Parks and Recreation (270) 687-8700 owensboroparks.org

Diamond Lake diamondlakeresort.net [229-4900]

Owensboro Symphony Orchestra www.owensborosymphony.org [684-0661]

Ellis Park [812-425-1456] Highway 41 N Henderson, KY ellisparkracing.com

Owensboro Sports Center (270) 687-8330 www.owensborosportscenter.org

Equals Bar (270) 313-9738 www.equalsbar.com

Owensboro Symphony Orchestra www.owensborosymphony.org [684-0661]

Haunts of Owensboro [313-5596] www.hauntsofowensboro.com Immaculate Church [314-0128] Int'l Bluegrass Museum 270-926-7891 www.bluegrass-museum.org Jack Fisher Park/ Owensboro Parks and Recreation [687-8700] owensboroparks.org Kentucky Wesleyan College 270-926-3111 www.kwc.edu Owensboro Ice Arena (270) 687-8720 owensboroparks.org Owensboro Museum of Fine Art 270-685-3181 www.omfa.us

Ramada Inn (Henderson) [270-826-6600] Riverpark Center (270) 687-2770 riverparkcenter.org Stanley’s Pumpkin Hollow (270) 322-8953 www.kyfmf.com Hines Center (270) 729-3030 thehinescenter.com Theatre Workshop of Owensboro (270) 683-5003 www.theatreworkshop. org Western Kentucky Botanical Garden wkbg.org [852-8925]

We’ll publish your event for FREE. Just send notice by the 15th of the month prior to the month of your event to editor@news-4u. com or fax toll-free to 866-463-9748.

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Century Christian Church 270-684-0286 Every Wednesday @ 5:30 PM: Children & Youth Activities

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kids’ page Century Christian Church 270-684-0286 Every Wednesday @ 5:30 PM: Children & Youth Activities

Owensboro Parks and Recreation (270) 687-8700 Hershey’s Track and Field Games at Owensboro Middle School Contributor April 25 @ 9:15 AM Time tested program, aimed at children between ages 9-14 to promote fitness and encourage participation in basic track and field events. FREE MomKat

Owensboro Sportscenter - 270-687-8330 *Registration Deadline April 10th (270) 687-8700 for both dances 15th Annual Daddy Daughter Date Night Hollywood Nights (girls 3-12 years old) April 17 @ 6:00 PM Dads, foster a good relationship with your precious daughter.

Girls, dress up as your favorite celebrity or just come ready for a night of glitz and glamour in Hollywood. The evening features dinner, lots of dancing, DJ led games and door prizes.

Photographers will be on site to capture the memories of the evening. $30/couple plus $15 for each additional daughter.

Glam up and snag your dad because you are going to the father/daughter date night at the Sportscenter on April 17th– hosted by the Owensboro Parks & Recreation!

Traditional Karate Invitational April 25 at 9 a.m. through the entire day The TSKA Championships will showcase karate (competition and demonstrations) in Kentucky. Athletes from Missouri, Ohio, Mississippi, Tennessee, Illinois, and all over Kentucky will be competing. . There will be adult and child preliminary events and black belts’ finals.

Sensei Allen Renfrow – 5th Degree Black Belt and Shotokan second generation from the original founders will be on hand to demonstrate his traditional style of Karate. Shotokan has less add-ons and is a more ground-based and less flexible style of Karate than the more usual Taekwondo. You train to deliver the “killing blow” – a perfect punch. Tickets are $5 and proceeds benefit the Wendell Foster’s Campus for Developmental Disabilities. Half of the ticket sales will go directly to the Campus which is a world leader in the treatment of Cerebral Palsy. Visit www.tska.net for more info.

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Mother/Son Fun Night - Hollywood Heroes (Boys ages 4-12) April 18 @ 6:00 PM Moms, take your hero take you out for an evening of adventure!

Dress as your favorite movie star or hero. Enjoy dinner, DJ led games, dancing, best dressed hero contest and door prizes. $30/couple plus $15 for each additional son.

EASTER EGG HUNTS F Melissa Kaiser Staff Writer

inally - Spring is in the air, flowers are blooming, birds are chirping and Easter is right around the corner! One thrilling way of celebrating this holiday is by participating in a good ol’ Easter egg hunt – and Owensboro has

plenty to offer!

One of several Easter Egg Hunts going on during April is the Family Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Owensboro Parks and Recreation. On April 3, from 7-8 p.m., Mooreland Park becomes speckled with eggs from one side of the Tennis Courts to the playground and every nook & cranny in between. This will be no easy hunt since your family will only have the light of a lone flashlight to guide you. Participation fee is $10 per family of four and you must register fo r this event by March 27. For more information on this and other

Owensboro Parks and Recreation events visit www.owensboroparks.org.

Another Easter Egg Hunt takes place on April 11th from 1-3 at Lewis Lane Baptist Church. Community members are invited to join this church family as they hunt and peck for the candy filled eggs scattered over their church lawn. No fees or registration required, simply come as you are, ready to search high and low for all colorful candy-filled eggs!

Finally, the biggest Easter event in Owensboro takes place on Saturday April 4, at Diamond Lakes Resort when they host their annual Easter Eggstravaganza! This will be a day full of family fun and you do not want to miss it! The hunt begins at 11:30 a.m., with several eggciting activities, including arts and crafts, bunny-themed games such as pin-the-tailon-the-bunny, a duck pond, a fishing game, and face painting (prices for these activities range from .50 - $1.00). You can even get your picture taken with the Easter Bunny (for FREE).

The main event for the day, the Easter Egg Hunt, kicks off at 1:30 p.m.

There will be three hunts: one for age group 1-2 years, one for 3-5 years, and one for ages 6 and up. In each group, there will be one golden egg with a special prize inside, so make sure you look under every rock and turn over every leaf, because you never know where that golden egg may be hiding!

To round out this day of fun, at 2:30 p.m., a sweet and salty social of ice cream and nachos will make for a satisfying end to a wonderful day!

Not really into the hunting of eggs, but still want to get in on the Easter action? Visit Towne Square Mall from March 28 to April 11th for their Easter Train rides and a chance to sit on the Chief Bunny’s lap! Your kids will smile and laugh as they “choo choo” around the mall. Then laugh and smile some more when they visit the Easter Bunny - and even if they cry, you’ll have a picture to capture their precious moment! The Easter Bunny and Train are available regular mall hours.

However you choose to spend some quality time with your family this April, get out there…and wave hello to Peter Cottontail for me! Have a Happy Easter!

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cd reviews Kenneth Ishak Silver Lining from a Black Sky (Division Records) www.kennethishak.net The musical composition in this album is precise, smooth and superb but there is a major factor which weighs the music down like a bag of ball bearings. Norwegian Grammy award-winner Ken Ishak happens to be the tack in the foot of an otherwise incredible album. Ishak’s voice is simply too high and nasal in most of the CD and this does not compliment the smooth jazz and soaring rock inspired tunes.

The lyrical composition of the album is also strong, especially in songs like “New Rising Sun” and “The Passionate.”

The music is definitely the main character in “The Sword,” a gloomy chamberesque piece and “Anytime, Kid,” a soothing but progressive piano driven creation. There also seems to be noticeable influence of Seventies-era psychedelic rock such as Pink Floyd and The Beatles (in their drug days) on the songs “Snakes in the Grass” and “SOS.” What Ishak really has going for him are his talent with instruments. On the album he plays guitar, bass, synthesizer, omnichord, piano, organ and even some percussion. The album is perfect for spacing out on a rainy, spring day but leaves me wishing Ishak sounded more like George Clinton or Isaac Hayes.

–Nick Durcholz - Rating: 4

Peter Koppes Misty Heights And Cloudy Memories 2xCD (Immersion) Australian psychedelic group The Church have been around for a great long time, creating some memorable and suitably trippy space-out rock sounds, yet seldom lacking in melodic hooks and darker, more introspective overtones. This fairly concise solo retrospective from guitarist Koppes shows off his own chops, sans the band, and damned if this apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Disc A covers his more recent output, and these are clear evidence that Koppes’ spectral guitar sound is integral the Church’s oeuvre, indeed. Certainly, the mystical poetics of (Church frontman/lyricist) Steve Kilbey are missing here, but Koppes does an admirable job at keeping it consistent and stylish, even ambiguous at times. Atmospherically, the subtly mysterious tones and almost-ambient flow are more than palatable. “Met Her Today” is a catchy pop tune of the highest order, whereas “Thank You” could be a Church outtake circa Starfish. Disc B showcases Koppes’ earlier solo work, and although some of this sounds awfully dated with primitive drum boxes and simplistic keyboard accents, there are some fine little songs here as well. “Desert Flower Bride” is a top-shelf • 30 •

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Olafur Arnalds Variations Of Static CDEP (Erased Tapes) With just his second release, Icelandic composer Arnalds creates a vibrant and intimately beautiful set of five instrumental tunes that combine the austere classical melancholy of Arvo Part with the modern sounds of glitchy electronica (think Autechre or Aphex Twin).

It’s an incredible (and all too-short) collection, embracing rich and sonorous strings, bittersweet piano, and, on occasion, loops and subtle textural manipulations. The first track, “Fok,” marries some minimal booms and skitters to the sensitive string/piano foundation, and “Lokaðu Augunum” is a stunning treat in the ambient tradition of Stars of the Lid. As a complete work, this 21+ minute release flows effortlessly, ripe with emotion and delicacy. Variations Of Static is a mature, thoughtful, rich, and stylish set of warmly evocative music that’s quite recommended if you’re into stuff like Radiohead or fellow countrymen Sigur Ros. - Todd Zachritz - Rating: 5

standout, with the resounding chorus of “I don’t know what love’s about” - this one will stick in your head, to be sure. For Church fans, this one’s a must-hear. Otherwise? If mature, artfullydone psychedelic pop is your destination, here’s your ticket.

- Todd Zachritz - Rating: 3

StoleyPT winter-summer-winter-summer (In Music We Trust Records) www.stoley.com This album is just skin and bones. There is no palpable substance or feeling to this music. The New York natives have noticeable talent, apparent in the lead guitar and the drummer. The guitars are a buzzing symphony with smooth composition but the vocals and lyrics are sufferable at best. Stoley’s voice is meshes well with the music but there are very few places in the album in which the vocals sound sincere.

There is a lack of soul here. Actually, there is more soul in the secret song (track nine) than in the rest of the album.

There are a couple of songs that stand out from the rest of the album mostly due to sharp guitar work. These are “Ladies’ Choice,” “Switchblade” and “Kate.” These songs are made for raw, arm-flailing eccentricity.

It does not help Stoley’s cause that their CD doesn’t sound like it’s mixed properly and this can be a roadblock for any band no matter how good they are. I get the vibe from this album that the band doesn’t seem comfortable with the style of music they are playing. StoleyPT has potential but needs to be refined.

–Nick Durcholz - Rating: 2.7

Rating Scale: 1 Crapholio 2 Needs more cowbell 3 Okay, but I wouldn’t spend more than $9.99 on it.

4 I’m likin’ it - more than just friends.

5 Phenomenal!

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April 3rd

Fast and Furious (Universal)

Chad Benefield

say it, 2001’s The Fast and the Furious actually worked. Diesel and Walker are terrible actors, but here, when the director screams, “Action,” that’s exactly what he means! And sometimes fast and furious action can actually carry a movie.

April 8th

Hannah Montana: The Movie (Buena Vista) As if I didn’t feel like a sex offender sitting alone in the theatre watching Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience! Now, I have to watch this too? Why do I have this nagging suspicion that I have to atone for something? Did I accidentally run over someone and not know it? Have I stolen from a children’s charity? Do I need to beeline to a confessional? In the words of the Pet Shop Boys, “What have I done to deserve this?” The only amusing thing about this whole project is the fact that Miley Cyrus said, while being interviewed on the red carpet at the Academy Awards, that she hopes to land an Oscar� nomination for this movie. Idiot! Twit!

Twerp! Dumb a$$!

State of Play (Universal)

This big-screen treatment of the BBC mini-series State of Play boasts a terrific cast. With names like Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn (who is just as gifted as her husband) and Viola Davis attached, it’s hard to think that director Kevin McDonald (The Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void) could go wrong. But I fear he may have. Playing the congressman at the center of the film’s murder-mystery . . . Ben Affleck! Oh no!

Remember when we were kids and we used to get those Officer Friendly stickers to put on toxic cleaning supplies. I’d like to put one on Ben Affleck’s face. It saddens me that he is going to be the center of the attention here, because he’s hardly the class of this field.

April 24th

The Soloist (Paramount)

April 8th

Observe and Report (Warner Brothers)

I need to ask you a personal question. Picture us walking side-byside in a meadow, like we’re in one of those ridiculous feminine hygiene commercials. Are you there? Amongst the goldenrods and the hummingbirds? Good! Now, the question. Have you ever had a rash that won’t go away? I have! And his name is Seth Rogen. And • 32 •

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Well, it’s never a good sign when a movie studio delays a film and that’s exactly what happened to The Soloist, which stars Jamie Foxx, as a homeless man who was once a classical music prodigy, and Robert Downey Jr., as the journalist who finds him and reports about him. The Soloist was initially supposed to bow last November, was then pushed to March 09, then finally bumped to the end of April. Despite the constant shuffling, I am optimistic.

I’ve been seeing the trailer for about seven months now (Hello, just release the damn thing!) and Foxx and Downey Jr. look terrific.

If you ask me, the film has one more thing going for it and that’s director Joe Wright. With his last two projects, 2005’s Pride and Prejudice and 2007’s Atonement , Wright has proven that he can conduct classically!

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The fourth installment of this action picture franchise claims to sport a “new model with original parts.” So, let me guess. It stars Joan Rivers?

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are back as Dominic Toretto and Brian O’Conner and this time they’ll try to outmaneuver the leader of an international drug smuggling ring. As much as it pains me to

in Observe and Report Seth Rogen does his best Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Adding insult to mortal injury is the addition of cast members Ana Faris (The House Bunny, Scary Movie, Mama‘s Boy) and Ray Liotta (too many stinkers to list! Just hang his filmography on the wall and throw a dart). Why is the Hannah Montana movie starting to sound appealing?

March 31st

Seven Pounds (Sony Pictures)

March 31st

Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight)

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According to the Academy Awards, the Best Picture of 2008. According to my previously mentioned Top Ten list, the second best movie of 2008. Slumdog Millionaire is genius storytelling by director Danny Boyle, who snagged a Best Director Oscar� for his work on this project. Here, he tells us the story of a young Mumbai “slumdog” who defies the odds and makes his way onto Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Boyle makes us root for his “slumdog” Jamal the same way audiences in the Seventies rooted for Rocky and the same way audiences in the Nineties rooted for Forrest Gump. Slumdog Millionaire is clever, unique and stirring filmmaking. You will truly sit on the edge of your seat while you cheer Jamal to victory. That’s my final answer! GRADE: A

March 31st

Marley and Me (20th Century Fox) The dog dies. Refused to see it. Look! Let me explain why. Now, I see nearly every movie that hits the big screen, but I have a litany of valid excuses for not seeing this one. There are not enough psychiatrists in the world to have gotten me up off the theatre Owensboro April 2009 • Call for Advertising Information (270) 485-2292

April 7th

The Day the Earth Stood Still (20th Century Fox)

dvd reviews

In my column, I often make reference to my list of the Top Ten Movies of any given year. Well, (and this will surprise no one reading this) I also keep a list of the Worst Movies of any given year.

And, in 2008, Will Smith clocked in a #10 with Seven Pounds, a ridiculous morality play that involves a tragic car accident, battered women, a blind Woody Harrelson, a heart-diseased Rosario Dawson, organ transplants, a bathtub full of ice and a pet jellyfish.

If you know anyone at all who enjoyed this movie, I can merely tell you they simply fell victim to big-screen manipulation. This movie is preposterous and embarrassingly bad.

GRADE: D-

floor if I had seen this movie. Yes, I fully understand that death is a necessary component of the circle of life (suddenly, I’m Elton John)! But I refuse to watch a cute and cuddly Labrador Retriever bite the big one. I’m the guy who swan dives for the remote control when that @#$%ing Sarah McLachlan commercial for the Humane Society comes on the television. I’m the guy that laid in my living room floor and sobbed like a child when Barbaro got hurt at the Preakness and when Eight Belles had to be put down at last year’s Kentucky Derby. I am not watching Marley and Me. I don’t care how many people tell me it’s a “really good movie, Chad!”

You all can kiss it! Yes! Jennifer Aniston may be terrific. Yes! Owen Wilson’s nose may not look that crooked in this movie. I don’t care! The dog dies!

The first few minutes of Scott Derrickson’s (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) remake of 1951’s The Day the Earth Stood Still are quite the roller coaster. I was fully engaged when Dr. Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) was whisked from her home, rushed to a secret bunker and briefed about a mysterious flying object set to collide with Earth in, yes, just 76 minutes. Unfortunately, the movie ceases being entertaining and engaging at the precise moment of that collision. It’s at that moment that this movie stands still. There’s a gigantic robot-looking thing in the middle of Central Park and everybody assumes it’s going to destroy Manhattan.

Logical assumption, I guess. Lord knows I would be headed for Jersey! But it doesn’t destroy anything. In fact, Derrickson moves his movie out of Manhattan and into the woods. And, in his bizarre rural setting, where Dr. Benson and Klaatu have time to get to know each other, nothing seems urgent. The initial frantic pace of the movie gets zapped. Consequently, not only did the Earth stand still, so did I. In fact, I may have dozed off! GRADE: C

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