Date and Time
Thursday Nov 3, 2022
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Description
Calloway County Bicentennial Celebration Event
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Kickoff Celebration
Rotary Amphitheater in Central Park
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Presentation of Colors
Murray State ROTC
The Star-Spangled Banner
Justice Shea Nickell
Invocation
John Dale
Music Performances
Calloway & Murray Elementary Schools
Welcome & Recognition of Guests
Calloway County Judge-Executive Kenneth C. Imes
Reading of the Minutes
Calloway County Antonia Faulkner
"We Are Calloway County"
Bobbie Smith Bryant, Author
Presentation
Kentucky Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman
Congressional Proclamations
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell Field Representative Morgan Alvey
U.S. Representative James Comer Field Representative Austin Wetherington
U.S. Senator Rand Paul Field Representative Clark Arnold
Ensemble Performances
Calloway & Murray High Schools
My Old Kentucky Home
Justice Shea Nickell
Closing Remarks
County Judge-Executive Kenneth C. Imes
Lunch & Book Signing with Characters from Playhouse in the Park
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Lunch & Dessert sponsored by Calloway County Tourism Commission
Lunch catered by John & Betty Payne - McCrory, Ark.
Dessert catered by Granola Girls of Murray
Local Notables Portrayed by Playhouse in the Park Actors
Nathan B. Stubblefield: Wayne Hogue-Shields
Hawk Taylor: Jackson Bell
Lille Vance Farris: Holly Bloodworth
Mary Ford Holland: Mignon Rutledge
Gordon Cooper: Dave Howe
Rev. Howell Maurice Forgy: Lance Allison
Lt. Commander Anna Mayrell Johnson: Marci Jo Gardner-Edmonds
Dewdrop Rowlett: Carrie Johnson
Community Reception - Lovett Auditorium
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Murray State University Town & Gown
Winners of the Bicentennial Art Contest will be on display at the reception.
*In the event of rain, all activities will be held at Lovett Auditorium.
