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Department of Parks
"I Love the '80s" Is Theme of Pops at the Park at White Hall
RICHMOND, Ky. -- "I Love the '80s" is this year's theme for the annual Pops at the Park held at White Hall State Historic Site.
The event is sponsored by Chase Bank and will be held on Saturday Aug. 16, 2008 on the grounds of historic White Hall in Richmond. Music is provided by the Eastern Kentucky University Symphony Orchestra and will feature Li'l Stevie and the Hornets. Gates open at 5:00 pm, and the mansion is open from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for self-guided tours. Table judging is at 6:30 p.m. with the music beginning at 8:00 p.m. and fireworks to follow.
Money from Pops helps provide a scholarship for a music student at EKU as well as scholarships for underprivileged students to attend the Richmond Area Arts Council's Fun with the Arts after school program. Advance tickets can be purchased by calling 859-623-1720 or going to www.artsinrichmond.org/pops There will also be a dog house auction to benefit Hope's Wings Shelter. So tease your hair, roll up your sleeves, put on your dancing shoes and come join the fun as you relive the 80's!
White Hall was the home of emancipationist Cassius Marcellus Clay, a friend of Abraham Lincoln. It is located at 500 White Hall Shrine Road in Richmond. For more information on Pops at the Park call 859-623-9178.
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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 Tourism, Arts & Heritage 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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