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“It tickles me to see the show grow and last 23 years,” Miller says, adding that there were 28 artists at the first show. “The largest one was over 100. It developed in the direction I had hoped for. Sandra, if she was still with us, would be so proud.” Graves, a licensed professional art therapist, passed away in 2021.

“AOG grew into a community tradition over the first 20 years when it was held on the quaint, tree-shaded Oldham County Courthouse square,” Cheski says, adding that a new site was immediately sought within the county to find a similar setting, and organizers settled on The Maples Park in Crestwood. “Then COVID-19 hit, and the momentum of 20 years came to an abrupt halt with cancellation of the 2020 festival. We came back to The Maples in 2021.”

For more information, contact Helen McKinney, 2023 AOG director, at artsongreen@aaooc.org or 502-487-0379. Contact the AAOOC at execdir@aaooc.org or 502-222-3822. Also visit aaooc.org.