4/28/2014 – WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL TUESDAY

April 28, 2014 Louisville, KY. This is the schedule for TUESDAY’S Festival activities.

 

Free Health Screenings for Families and Children:

ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL HEALTH FAIR.  5 PM – 9 PM.  Kentucky Exposition Center, South Wing C. Admission is free with a 2014 Pegasus Pin®.  $8 KEC parking fee.  Promoting healthy lifestyles, there will be free health screenings for families.  Sponsor:  Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Contributing Sponsor: WAKY 103.5.

See the Parade before it marches down Broadway:

REPUBLIC BANK KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL PARADE PREVIEW PARTY. Private group tours 10 AM – 1 PM. Open to Public 5 PM – 9 PM.  Kentucky Exposition Center, South Wing C. Admission is free with a 2014 Pegasus Pin® . $8 KEC parking fee.  Floats, inflatables, and equestrians for the Pegasus Parade on display. To schedule a private group tour call (502) 572-3823.  Sponsor: Republic Bank. Contributing Sponsors: Today’s Family Magazine and Easy Rock 105.1.

Student Artists Honored:

KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL FOUNDATION STUDENT ART CONTEST PRESENTED BY THE KENTUCKY SCHOOL OF ART.  7 PM. NEW LOCATION: Kentucky Exposition Center, South Wing.  Awards ceremony for students in grades K-12 participating in the Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation’s Student Art Contest. Sponsor:  Kentucky School of Art at Spalding University.  A Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation Event.

Great Grapes:

KENTUCKY PROUD KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL WINEFEST.  Wine tasting sessions 5 PM – 9 PM. Belvedere.  Tickets: $40, includes wine tastings, etched souvenir wine glass and WineFest pin. (21 and over only. Must present ID upon entry.) Tickets available by calling (502) 584-FEST or online at www.kdf.org.   Sponsor:  Kentucky Proud.  Contributing Sponsors: Today’s Woman and Lite 106.9.

Tuesday:  6 PM – 8 PM.  WineFest Farm to Table Dinner Presented by Kentucky Proud.  Tickets $85, includes admission to WineFest (limited availability). Set menu featuring four-course meal with regionally inspired cuisine.  Portion of proceeds to benefit the Lincoln Foundation.  Sponsor:  Kentucky Proud.  Contributing Sponsors:  Harvest Restaurant and Jackknife Cafe.

56 Golfers take shot at Million Dollar Hole-In-One:

STOCK YARDS BANK & TRUST COMPANY KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL $1 MILLION DOLLAR HOLE-IN-ONE GOLF CONTESTSM FINALS.  6 PM. Seneca Golf Course, Hole #8. Free for spectators.  Sponsor:  Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company.  Contributing Sponsors:  Kentuckiana Golf Course Superintendents, WLKY TV, and 84WHAS.

Rollercoaster of Love:

KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL TUESDAY CONCERT FEATURING OHIO PLAYERS WITH LAKESIDE. 8 PM. Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville on the Waterfront.  Admission is free with a 2014 Pegasus Pin®.  Sponsors:  Kroger and Miller Lite.  Contributing Sponsors:  B96.5 FM and MAGIC 101.3.  (FOOD, DRINK AND PETS ARE NOT PERMITTED.)

Texas Hold’Em on the River:

BETAMERICA KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL TEXAS HOLD’EM TOURNAMENT.  4 PM Boarding/check-in.  6 PM Tournament begins, plus one-hour Cruise.  Belle of Cincinnati, docked at Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville on the Waterfront.   $125 Buy-in includes 10,000 in chips and commemorative pin.  Add-on available 1st hour of play $40 for 4,000 chips.  $5,000 first place prize.  Payouts for 1st – 24th place. Payouts based on 325 players, payouts pro-rated based on actual number of players.  $15 for guests. LICENSE# ORG0001638.  Call (502) 584-FEST to register.  Sponsor:  BetAmerica. Contributing Sponsor:  1450 AM The Sports Buzz.

The party continues at Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville and the Chow Wagon:

KROGER’S FEST-A-VILLE ON THE WATERFRONT. Open Daily 11 AM – 11 PM. Waterfront Park.  ULTIMATE ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE featuring concerts with national talent, family fun, food, kids’ inflatable playground, midway rides and more. Happy Hour Weekdays 4-6 PM, $2 Beers.  Admission is free with a 2014 Pegasus Pin®.  (FOOD, DRINK AND PETS ARE NOT PERMITTED).  Sponsor:  Kroger.  Contributing Sponsor:  Miller Lite.

KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL CHOW WAGON® Open Daily 11 AM – 11 PM, except Sunday 1 PM – 11 PM. Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville on the Waterfront. Outdoor food & live music venue. Sponsors: Kroger and Miller Lite.  Featuring the Miller Lite Music Stage.  Admission is free with a 2014 Pegasus Pin®.  (FOOD, DRINK AND PETS ARE NOT PERMITTED).

 

 

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