Department of Parks
Black History Weekend At Greenbo Lake Feb. 9-10

GREENUP, Ky. – Greenbo Lake State Resort Park will be celebrating Black History Month during the weekend of Feb. 9-10 with special programs and entertainment.

On Friday, Feb. 9, the Morehead State University Black Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. followed by Dr. Francene Botts-Butler, also of Morehead State, with an 8:30 p.m. keynote performance – a salute to African-American History by Kentuckians.

On Saturday, the I-Town Soldier’s Step Team from Ironton (Ohio) High School under the direction of Annette Scott will perform at 1:30 p.m. The Burlington Men’s Choir from the First Baptist Church in Burlington, Ohio, will perform at 5 p.m. And at 8 p.m., guests will be entertained with a performance from the Kentucky Humanities Council’s Chautauqua program. The program will be on “Dinnie Thompson – No Ordinary Woman – 1857-1939.” Erma J. Bush portrays Thompson, who was born into slavery in Louisville and was later freed.

The park will also offer special lodge rates for the weekend. Greenbo Lake has a lodge, restaurant and gift shop. Call 1-800-325-0083 for information and reservations. Greenbo Lake State Resort Park is located just seven miles off of Highway 23, known as “The Country Music Highway.”

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