Community Calendar

Feb
9
Sat
Chocolate Fantasy 2019 – Kiwanis Club @ Glenn A. Gallagher Center
Feb 9 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Indulge your Chocolate Fantasy with Cakes, Cookies, & Candies from various bakeries and vendors

About this Event

Indulge your Chocolate Fantasy with Cakes, Cookies, & Candies from various bakeries and vendors at the Kiwanis Club of Mount Vernon’s 1st annual fundraiser for our Scholarship Fund. Tickets include all chocolate items, two drinks, and voting rights to decide the best chocolate entries. Tickets can be purchased pre-sale for $25 from any local Kiwanis member or on Eventbite. Tickets at the door on the day of the event will be $30.

Professional and Home Bakers will compete for the coveted title of Best Chocolate Entry. Please contact Vickie at kinneyvickie@yahoo.com or John at john@dumbaughinsurance.com for an entry form or more details.

Grand Opening with Kathy Mattea @ Woodward Opera House
Feb 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Grammy Award-winning singer Kathy Mattea and her band present a unique blend of bluegrass, gospel and Celtic influences that have earned her multiple CMA, ACM and Grammy Awards. A genuine storyteller, Kathy’s latest album celebrates the Appalachian culture of her native West Virginia and expands the vocabulary of acoustic roots music. Kathy’s show includes beloved classics such as “18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses,” “Where’ve You Been?” and many other hits, plus a handful of more eclectic and often requested tunes from her extensive catalogue and a sprinkling of brand new material.

Kathy Mattea @ Woodward Opera
Feb 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Grammy Award-winning singer Kathy Mattea and her band present a unique blend of bluegrass, gospel and Celtic influences that have earned her multiple CMA, ACM and Grammy Awards. A genuine storyteller, Kathy’s latest album celebrates the Appalachian culture of her native West Virginia and expands the vocabulary of acoustic roots music. Kathy’s show includes beloved classics such as “18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses,” “Where’ve You Been?” and many other hits, plus a handful of more eclectic and often requested tunes from her extensive catalogue and a sprinkling of brand new material

Feb
11
Mon
Knox County Chapter of Public Retirees Inc. @ Red Cross Training Center 
Feb 11 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Knox County Chapter of Public Retirees Inc. or  PERI Knox County Chapter
Meeting on Monday Feb 11th @ Red Cross Training Center 
300 N. Mulberry Street 11-1
Speaker State Representative Rick Carfagna
More Info Call Jamie Day 740-485-1398
Feb
13
Wed
Brown Bag Chat @ Public Library of Mt. Vernon
Feb 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Make Mine Red – Brown Bag Chat @ Public Library of Mt Vernon
Feb 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Join us at the Mt Vernon Library for Cooking Club on Feb. 13th at 12N. The theme for the Valentine week is “Make Mine Red!” So, make a dish that is red and share the recipe. Make something sweet, like chocolate covered cherries, red velvet cake or maybe even a Lobster Bisque, the possibilities are endless. Bon Appetit! Go to our events calendar at www.wqioradio.com for more info. From your At-Work Network, 93.7 The Super Q

Feb
14
Thu
Chautauqua Welcomes WWII Enigma Code Breaker @ The Grand Hotel
Feb 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Chautauqua Welcomes WWII Enigma Code Breaker

MOUNT VERNON – The 2014 movie “The Imitation Game” introduced to many, the English mathematician Alan Turing, who played a pivotal role in cracking intercepted coded messages that enabled the Allies to defeat the Nazis in many crucial engagements and in so doing helped win the war. The Alan Turing story and life will be presented by veteran Chautauqua contributor Ken Hammontree on Thursday February 14 at 7 PM. The program is part of the Chautauqua Series 13th season at the Grand Hotel, located at 12 Public Square in Mount Vernon.

The Chautauqua Series is brought to you be Elixir Presents and sponsored in part by the Ariel Foundation, KPAC and the Grand Hotel, bringing year round living history to our community. The Series is presented on a donation basis, so you, your family, home schoolers, regular schoolers and friends can enjoy and learn history that goes well beyond what you read in books. All donations go directly to the performers for their research, writing and bringing historical people to life. At the end of each presentation the presenter will answer questions from the audience.

Opening the program will be The Mount Vernon Players performing a gold age radio show from the 1940’s. The program is held in the lower level of the Grand Hotel and doors open at 6 PM to accommodate those with special needs.

For more information about this program and upcoming presentations, please visit , www.VisitKnoxOhio.org or call 740-392-3018. To receive a “Gentle Reminder” email on the Sunday before each program, contact Mike Petee at elixir_petee@hotmail.com.

 

 

Chautauqua Welcomes WWII Enigma Code Breaker @ The Grand Hotel
Feb 14 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

autauqua Welcomes WWII Enigma Code Breaker

MOUNT VERNON – The 2014 movie “The Imitation Game” introduced to many, the English mathematician Alan Turing, who played a pivotal role in cracking intercepted coded messages that enabled the Allies to defeat the Nazis in many crucial engagements and in so doing helped win the war. The Alan Turing story and life will be presented by veteran Chautauqua contributor Ken Hammontree on Thursday February 14 at 7 PM. The program is part of the Chautauqua Series 13th season at the Grand Hotel, located at 12 Public Square in Mount Vernon.

The Chautauqua Series is brought to you be Elixir Presents and sponsored in part by the Ariel Foundation, KPAC and the Grand Hotel, bringing year round living history to our community. The Series is presented on a donation basis, so you, your family, home schoolers, regular schoolers and friends can enjoy and learn history that goes well beyond what you read in books. All donations go directly to the performers for their research, writing and bringing historical people to life. At the end of each presentation the presenter will answer questions from the audience.

Opening the program will be The Mount Vernon Players performing a gold age radio show from the 1940’s. The program is held in the lower level of the Grand Hotel and doors open at 6 PM to accommodate those with special needs. For more information about this program and upcoming presentations, please visit , www.VisitKnoxOhio.org or call 740-392-3018. To receive a “Gentle Reminder” email on the Sunday before each program, contact Mike Petee at elixir_petee@hotmail.com.

Feb
16
Sat
Repair Cafe @ Epidcopal Church - Parrish Hall Basement
Feb 16 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Repair Cafe ….It’s FREE

Bring anything you need repaired that would usually get thrown away and volunteers will give it their best shot toward getting it working again.

Wooden Items, Electrical Items, Sweing, Computers, Bikes…etc.

Repair Cafe @ Epidcopal Church - Parrish Hall Basement
Feb 16 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Repair Cafe ….It’s FREE

Bring anything you need repaired that would usually get thrown away and volunteers will give it their best shot toward getting it working again.

Wooden Items, Electrical Items, Sweing, Computers, Bikes…etc.