JEFFERSONVILLE —
For the first time in its four-year history, Celts on the River will celebrate Celtic music and culture at the Jeffersonville RiverStage.
The Celtic festival, from 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday, celebrates all things Celtic, according to Kentuckiana Celtic Foundation President Peggy Baas. Six bands from around the region will be featured on the Riverstage at the event.
“We’re blessed with so many great local and regional Celtic bands in Kentucky,” Baas said. “I’ve been over to Ireland 25-plus times, and the bands we have in Kentucky and Southern Indiana are as good as anything you’d hear in Dublin.”
After a 90-minute period of taped music to give visitors time to visit vendors’ booths, live music will kick-off with Liam’s Fancy at 2:30 p.m., followed by Cloigheann, the Draper Band, Derby Boys, the West Louisville Boys’ Choir and Guilderoy Byrne. A 30-minute Celtic jam session will close out the music.
Cluckers will sell food and beverages at the event, as will Bluegrass Kitchen and Ri Ra Irish Pub. Beer and other alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.
Visitors to the event are encouraged to bring a new or gently used backpack for Blessings in a Backpack, a charity dedicated to ensuring impoverished elementary school children are fed on weekends throughout the school year.
“This event is 90 percent about the music,” Baas said. “People can come over with a chair and a blanket and enjoy some good Celtic tunes throughout the day.”
Celts on the River will take place rain or shine.
ARCHAEOLOGY DAY
The Falls of the Ohio Archaeological Society and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources will host a day of archaeological activities on Saturday at the Falls of the Ohio State Park in Clarksville.
Archaeology Day will be celebrated at the park’s Interpretive Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Children will participate in hands-on activities, including pottery making, prehistoric-weapon throwing, bone identification and grinding corn using prehistoric artifacts. All told, 12 stations will be set up for youth activities.
“When [the children have] all 12 completed, they get a certificate saying they’re junior archaeologists,” Archaeological Society founder Anna Bader said.
Additionally, information will be available for adults, and experts will be on hand to identify artifacts brought by visitors.
Indiana recognizes September as Archaeology Month.
Clark County
September 6, 2012
Celtic culture, archaeology on tap this weekend
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