Music festival proceeds to benefit The Capitol
The Mt. Victor Revue is excited to partner with the Warren County Public Library to host another Kentucky Acoustic Music Festival (KAMF) Saturday, May 24, 7pm at The Capitol. All proceeds raised will support this important landmark in downtown Bowling Green. Beginning in 2016, with support from Lost River Sessions, KAMF has developed a strong following featuring artists like TDH4, Lillie Mae, the Carmonas, and the Golden Age. After a long break, the result of the pandemic, KAMF is excited to be back at The Capitol in May.
Along with the Mt. Victor Revue, this year’s festival will feature Kentucky Shine, an Owensboro-based band that has been performing for several years with a local multi-talented musician, Jordan Riehm, on banjo. Headliners this year will be the Kody Norris Show, an extremely talented and authentic band that has garnered many SPBGMA awards. Deeply rooted in North American folk music, Norris has crafted an original performance that harkens back and tips a hat to the traditions created by Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin’s showmanship, the Stanley Brothers’ harmonies, performances of the Grand Ole Opry and a bit of Vaudeville. The Show features Mary Rachel Nalley-Norris, a Bowling Green native who is looking forward to coming home and playing at The Capitol.
Since 2016, the Mt. Victor Revue has brought many incredible acts to The Capitol stage, always wanting to showcase this historic and incredible venue. “Playing The Capitol has always been a dream come true to me, and bringing patrons and money into The Capitol has always been the focus of the fest,” said Revue musician Ernie Small. “With the valuable addition of WCPL to The Capitol, our community has been assured that this historic part of downtown Bowling Green will continue to thrive.”
May Book-to-Movie Tie Ins
The Capitol loves presenting free movies, and being a part of the public library system, we particularly love presenting those based on books, as a great tie-in to reading! This month we have several on the schedule that may be familiar with readers:
The book: The Princess Bride by William Goldman | The 1987 movie (Rated PG) showing Friday, May 2 at 7pm In a delightfully fractured tale, a grandfather reads a story about a beautiful young woman named Buttercup to his bored grandson, transporting the audience into a story that’s complete with villains, creepy creatures and a love story.
The book: Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzugh | The 1996 movie (Rated PG) Friday, May 9 at 7pm This adaptation is about a precocious preteen whose “sleuthing” lands her in hot water with her friends and neighbors.
The book: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown | The 2024 movie (Rated PG): Tuesday, May 20, at 12:30pm After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island’s animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.
The book: Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne | The 1977 movie (Rated G) Tuesday, May 27 at 12:30pm This compilation of three shorts features a gentle bear and his friends.
The mid-month “Tales of Tension” movie marathon will include ones based on the writings of best-selling author Stephen King:
- The novella: The Shawshank Redemption | The 1994 movie starring Morgan Freeman (Rated R) Sunday, May 18, at 12pm Red, serving a life sentence, and Andy Dufresne, a mild-mannered banker wrongly convicted of murder, forge an unlikely bond that will span more than twenty years. Together they discover hope as the ultimate means of survival.
- The book: Misery | The 1990 movie starring Kathy Bates (Rated R) Sunday, May 18, at 3pm Angry that he killed off her hero, a woman holds her favorite novelist hostage to make him write a new book the way she wants it.
- The book: The Shining | The 1980 movie starring Jack Nicholson (Rated R) Sunday, May 18, at 6pm A writer takes a job as a winter caretaker at an isolated (and haunted) hotel. After he and his family move in for the winter, the hotel’s spirits slowly drive the writer mad.
An additional literary event of note will be a live page-to-stage production by Pope Lick Productions, a reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic King Lear, scheduled for Friday, May 23, at 7pm.
All free movies being shown this month, as well as ticketed performances with purchase links, can be accessed online at capitolbg.org.
-by Ashley Fowlkes, Digital Content Manager, WCPL; and Ernie Small, musician, Mt. Victor Revue
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