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LaRue County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sandy Kidd says area families are invited to come out to a fun event this Friday.

“We have our Back to School Bash that begins at 5:45 p.m. and runs until 7:15 or whenever the school supplies run out,” Kidd said. “We do have a lot of folks that come out for this event so that is possible that we run out of supplies, so be there early.”

Participating businesses and organizations will set up in both directions around Lincoln Square. The event will also feature music and food.

“At 7.30 p.m., the Dylan West Band will be performing until 10.30,” Kidd said. “There’ll be food trucks available, so don’t come having already eaten. You’ll want to eat there, and there’ll be plenty of choices.”

The LaRue County Schools Child Nutrition Program will also be set up at the event to provide free meals for children 18 and younger.

Kidd says the evening promises to be a fun one.

“We will have some giveaways as well, so you’ll see me in the center circle and I’ll give kids a ticket and we have lots of giveaways beyond the school supply giveaways, so we have lots going on and we invite the community and the public to come out and enjoy it.”

Businesses interested in participating, or folks looking for more information, can visit the LaRue County Chamber of Commerce’s website or Facebook page.

The City of Elizabethtown is gearing up for its August Lawn Party at the Lake event.

The August event, which is part of a summer-long series hosted by the city, will take place Wednesday, August 7 at the bandstand at Freeman Lake Park.

This month’s concert will feature the Northern Kentucky-based Kentucky Symphony Orchestra’s 10-piece subsidiary group the Devou-Doo Daddies. Their performance is titled “Get Movin’ (Feet Don’t Fail Me Now) Millennial Versus Gen-Z Swing.” The orchestra says 1990s swing revival takes on 2020s hip-hop infused swing during the show.

Elizabethtown Events Manager Beth Pyles says each lawn party event offers food vendors, and while outside alcohol is not permitted alcoholic beverages will be on sale at the lake.

“The concert series is totally free and family friendly,” Pyles said. “The gates will open at 5.30 p.m. and the acts will take the stage around 6.30, so it gives you a little bit of time to come in and get seated. It is festival style seating, so we ask that people bring lawn chairs, you can bring blankets. We will have picnic tables, but it’s very, very casual.”

Pyles said the first year for the concert series was a successful one, and in 2024 there’s nowhere to go but up.

“We had such a wonderful turnout last year after we got through the rain, but we’re very, very excited,” Pyles said. “The bandstand at Freeman Lake is such a beautiful fixture in our community. If you haven’t been out to see it, it is the perfect place to relax after a hard day, and we’re really excited.”

Follow the Elizabethtown City Events Facebook page for more information and updates.