Hammer-In to be held October 8 at Kentucky Museum

The Kentucky Museum is thrilled to announce the return of Hammer-In, an out of doors competition celebrating steel working traditions of Kentucky. Sponsored by Logan Aluminum and Blue Moon Brewing Firm, this yr’s occasion can be held on October 8 from 10 a.m. to three p.m. on the Kentucky Museum and have an expanded roster of demonstrators.

The competition is free and open to the general public.

Starting at 10 a.m., guests will observe demonstrations of forge, tin smithing, aluminum pour, and fundamental forge expertise. company can go to the WKU League of Sculptors sales space to take part in making and creating their very own aluminum pour to take residence.

Visitors may also be capable of communicate with representatives of The Kentucky Forge Council, WKU League of Sculptors, and particular visitor Mitch Latsch, host of the Highland Rim Blacksmithing Affiliation in Erin, TN. Latsch is a long-time blacksmith who has finished specialised work in enameling metal and iron.

Lastly, the occasion is sanctioned by the Appalachian Space Chapter of Blacksmiths (AACB), which can be onsite for his or her month-to-month assembly adopted by demonstrations for the general public. The AACB preserves and promotes the artwork of blacksmithing, educating each women and men since 1965.

The occasion may also characteristic narrative stage talks all through the day, led by the Kentucky Folklife Program. The Kentucky Folklife Program and WKU Folks Research college students can be recording the occasion via video and oral historical past interviews that doc Kentucky’s distinctive steel working artisans and their craft.

Native meals vehicles Large Al’s Scorching Rattling Hen and La Garrafa Artisan Ice Cream can be onsite.

Lastly, the museum can be open to the general public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with free admission and invitations the general public to view their lately opened First Farmers of the Barren River Valley exhibition.

Extra data and the occasion schedule are supplied at wku.edu/go/hammerin

Sponsor

Particular due to our sponsors, Logan Aluminum and Blue Moon Brewing Firm.

Established in 1985 and primarily based in Russellville, Logan Aluminum is the biggest single can sheet facility in North America, supplying over 45% of the North American can market and using over 1,300 Kentuckians.

Blue Moon Brewing Firm was created in Denver, Colorado in 1995 with the aim of making well-crafted beers impressed by Belgian kinds with a refreshing twist. At the moment, the model has catapulted the craft motion ahead, shaping the fashionable American beer scene over the previous twenty-five years. Blue Moon is the #1 craft beer in the USA.

Concerning the Kentucky Museum

The Kentucky Museum is open Wednesday via Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

The Kentucky Museum celebrates all features of southcentral Kentucky’s artwork, historical past and tradition. “Kentuckians have to know Kentucky” was the Museum’s earliest conceptual framework, which took form beneath WKU’s founding President, Dr. Henry Hardin Cherry. At the moment, the Museum is a steadfast instructional campus companion serving to to encourage innovation, elevate group and rework the lives of WKU college students and the area. 

For extra data, contact Tiffany Isselhardt at (270) 745-3369.