The Tails & TaTas Breast Cancer Awareness 5k Run/Walk in partnership with Swope Family of Dealerships will be held in a hybrid format allowing both virtual and in-person participation. The start/finish line for the dog-friendly run will begin at the Swope Toyota Dealership and wind through Freeman Lake Park. We have also added a 1-mile fun run for 12 and under group. As in the past 6 years, all funds will be given to the Baptist Health Foundation Hardin.

For the 5k Run - Awards will be given for the overall 1st place finisher male & female runners. Medals will be presented to the first place winners in each category. For the 1 mile fun run - Awards will be given for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd place male & female runners. Everyone else will be presented a participation medal.

Remember this is a dog-friendly run/walk with 3 costume contests: cutest dog, best costume, and dog/owner look-a-like held 30 minutes prior to the start of the run/walk.

Be sure to follow us for more information and updates on Facebook – Tails & Tatas Breast Cancer Awareness 5k Run/Walk and on Instagram - tailasandtatastk

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The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Knob Creek Tavern One-Year Anniversary Ribbon Cutting event is scheduled for Saturday, October 8, 2022. A Bluegrass Concert and annual Fall Night Sky Program are also included in this year’s activities leading up to the main event.  All events are free and open to the public.  

“Fall is the time when we bring in the harvest and express our gratitude for gifts given. One of those gifts given by members of this community to the nation, was the preservation of Lincoln’s Kentucky Boyhood Home at Knob Creek. On October 8th we will celebrate the great Lincoln story and Kentucky’s opening chapters that sowed the seeds of his greatness. I hope you will join us for an exciting celebration at the farm,” said Catherine Bragaw, park Superintendent.

Please see the following schedule of events for the Knob Creek Tavern One Year Anniversary Ribbon Cutting Event below. All times listed are on Eastern Standard Time.

Thursday, October 6, 2022: A Celebration of the Bluegrass

6:00 pm - Bluegrass Concert at the Knob Creek Tavern by One Lane Bridge.
Visitors are encouraged to bring their own blankets and folding chairs. Concert will be held under a big tent top.

Friday, October 7, 2022: A Starry, Starry Night
 
8:00 pm – Fall Night Sky Program at Knob Creek with Dr. Mark Pitts.

Saturday, October 8, 2022 Welcome Home - The Knob Creek Tavern Grand Ribbon Cutting and One Year Anniversary!

Sign Language Interpreters from the Northern Kentucky School for the Deaf are supported by the Lincoln Museum through a grant from the KY Humanities Council.

10:00 am  - Knob Creek Tavern Visitors Center is open to the public (ongoing).

10:00 am - Capture YOUR Memories of a Place. What are YOUR recollections of the Knob Creek Place?  Do you remember visiting the Tavern as a child?  Do you remember playing in the creek and walking the fields?  We want to hear about it.  Throughout the day, please visit the “Tent of Memories” as we collect your stories through voice recordings or writings. Photos, old memorabilia and family artifacts are encouraged and will be photographed for the historical record.  Services done by Family Tree Nuts.

10:00 am - Art in the Park! Express your creative side with a drawing or painting of the Knob Creek Farm and pin on the provided clothesline to share with visitors.  Your participation in this activity will help create a “revolving” art display for visitors to see throughout the day.

10:30 am - Flag Raising Ceremony by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Vine Grove Chapter, under Commander Kathi McElroy.

11:00 am - Grandpa Jones: Country Music and Comic. Kentucky Humanities Kentucky Chautauqua Presentation featuring a Grandpa Jones portrayal by David Hurt. You won’t want to miss this chance to see history and music come to life as “Grandpa Jones” returns to perform at the Knob Creek Tavern!

11:00 am - The Raptor Rehab of Kentucky! Come met birds of prey and have an up-close encounter with these amazing animals! Event will be ongoing until 3 pm.

11:30 am - Fitness Walk or Run to the Knob Creek Overlook. Participants choice of activity level as one group will run to the Overlook and the second group will walk/hike this moderately challenging trail.

11:00 am - “The Living Farm” -Living history frontier life demonstrations by living historians include hearth cooking, blacksmithing and Lincoln too! Features Eric Johnson, well known historian and blacksmith.  

12:00 pm - “The Natural World- The Flora and Fauna of Knob Creek Tour” Naturalist Mr. Robert Bean, Kentucky State Forester will explore the wonders of the Lincoln farm. One hour.

12:30 pm – An American Music Hall with One Lane Bridge.

1:30 pm - Knob Creek Tavern Visitor Center Ribbon Cutting and 1st Anniversary Ceremony.

2:30 pm – An American Music Hall with One Lane Bridge.    

3:30 pm - Readings of Change. Students will share works inspired by Lincoln’s life commitment to freedom and equality.

3:55 pm  - Farewell from President Lincoln.

4: 00 pm - Knob Creek Unit closes.

The National Park Service will staff the renovated tavern on weekends only during the months of September and October from 10-00 a.m. to 4-00 p.m. (ET).  

For more information about the event, visit the park’s Facebook page at https-www.facebook.com/LincolnBirthplaceNPS or visit the park’s website at www.nps.gov/abli. Any delay or cancellation of the event due to severe weather will be posted on our Facebook page.  

Join the Garden Club of Elizabethtown as they talk to us about pumpkins. We'll learn some rhymes, read a story, and do a cool science experiment! October 13th beginning at 4pm at the Hardin County Public Library, 100 Jim Owen Drive, Elizabethtown. If you have questions about this event, please don't hesitate to reach our to the teen librarian Adelle at [email protected].

Missoula Children's Theater presents The Jungle Book. This theatrical adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale, original music, and rollicking humor gives Mowgli's jungle adventures new life. With two showings, don't miss your opportunity on October 14th or 15th to see this wonderful production. 7pm at the Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center, 384 W A Jenkins Road, Elizabethtown. For more information visit: https://thepac.secure.force.com/ticket#/events/a0S8V00000UKPfSUAX

The Glendale Crossing Festival is always held on the 3rd Saturday in October and hosts roughly 500 art, craft and food booths. They also have the Crossing Festival Parade, featuring a huge assortment of floats, cars, old tractors and everything else that makes a parade special!

Missoula Children's Theater presents The Jungle Book. This theatrical adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic tale, original music, and rollicking humor gives Mowgli's jungle adventures new life. With two showings, don't miss your opportunity on October 14th or 15th to see this wonderful production. 7pm at the Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center, 384 W A Jenkins Road, Elizabethtown. For more information visit: https://thepac.secure.force.com/ticket#/events/a0S8V00000UKPfSUAX