Dan Hassert, Communications Manager | Official Website
Dan Hassert, Communications Manager | Official Website
This weekend in Covington, Kentucky, a variety of events are set to engage the community. Backwoods Literary Press will host a reading at Artmarkit on Saturday, featuring "Discarded: A Rural Anthology," which includes contributions from 63 artists across 27 states. The press focuses on narratives from rural and small towns and aims to preserve these histories.
For those interested in personal development, Artmarkit will also offer a Vision Board Workshop on Saturday. Participants can create boards to visualize their goals for the year.
West Sixth Brewing is celebrating the grand opening of its new location in Covington on Saturday. Known as West Sixth Covington House, it occupies the former Covington Fire House No. 1 at 100 6th St. The first 100 guests will receive a free ceramic stein.
Purrfect Day Cat Café is hosting Bingo Night with Rescue Cats on Friday, offering cocktails and cuddles with kittens. The café has facilitated over 4,600 cat adoptions to date.
On Saturday at The Carnegie, Matt Distel will moderate a panel discussion for the FotoFocus Biennial project "Southern Democratic." Panelists include Adam Denney, Robert Gipe, David La Spina, and Roger May.
Live music performances are scheduled throughout the weekend at various venues including Molly Malones Irish Pub & Restaurant and Smoke Justis.
Additional activities include wine tasting at Crafts & Vines tonight and yoga with cats at Purrfect Day Cat Café on Sunday.