Weeklong event runs through Oct. 10
Jump to full article: Bowling Green (KY) Daily News, 2009-10-01
Author: Alyssa Harvey, The Daily News
Intro: Logan County will be a flurry of activity for the next week with the 53rd annual Tobacco & Heritage Festival.
The event kicks off with a Cougar Pancake Breakfast at 7 a.m. Saturday and includes a variety of events, including a Kiddie Parade, beauty contests, tours, music, concessions and Jesse James Bank Tours.
Festival chairwoman Patty Slaton said the event will feature new things this year.
"We're able to use the new 4-H Extension Complex for a lot of events," she said.
There will also be music and a movie at 6 p.m. Saturday at 4th Street Theatre, with the proceeds used for theater renovations, Slaton said. The Red River Fiddlers will perform at 6 p.m. followed by a showing of "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" starring Brad Pitt at 7 p.m. Concessions will be available. . . .
11 a.m.: Kiddie Parade, Third and Main streets
11:30 a.m.: Kiddie Fun & Chalk It Up, Russellville Recreation Center
1 p.m.: Little Mister & Miss Contest*, deGraffenried Auditorium, Russellville High School
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