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Department of Parks
White Hall State Historic Site Hosts 26th Annual Pops At The Park Aug. 18
RICHMOND, Ky. – White Hall State Historic Site in Richmond will host the 26th Annual Pops at the Park event on Aug. 18.
The Eastern Kentucky University Symphony Orchestra will perform at the event, sponsored by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Chase Bank and the Richmond Area Arts Council. This year’s theme is Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack’s big band sound.
The gates open at 5:30 p.m. Table judging is at 6:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets for tables and chairs can be purchased through the Chamber of Commerce. Advanced blanket seating can be purchased at the park, the chamber offices and other locations in Richmond. Guests are encouraged to bring a picnic and enjoy an evening at the park.
Proceeds from the concert benefit the EKU Department of Music Orchestra Student Scholarship fund and the Lillian Fore Scholarship Fund. There will also be an auction of playhouses with proceeds going to Hope’s Wings Domestic Violence Project.
White Hall, the home of Cassius Marcellus Clay, will be open from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. There will be a fireworks display following the concert.
For information, call the chamber offices at 859-623-1720, ext. 1 or the arts council at 859-624-4242.
White Hall began as an eight-room Georgian design completed in 1799 and remodeled in the mid 1860's to its current Italianate style adorned with Corinthian columns and boasting sixteen foot ceilings. White Hall is located in Richmond, off I-75 at exit 95.
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The Kentucky State Park System is composed of 53 state parks plus an interstate park shared with Virginia. The Department of Parks, an agency of the Commerce Cabinet, operates 17 resort parks with lodges -- more than any other state. Each year, Kentucky parks draw 7 million visitors and contribute $317 million to the economy. For more information on Kentucky parks, visit our Web site at http://www.parks.ky.gov
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