Celebrate contemporary and historic farm life with the whole family at Riverside on Saturday, June 15, 2019 from 10 am to 3 pm. Featured activities include: farm animal petting zoo, barrel train rides, 4-H Fair, 4-H Youth Dairy Goat Show, horse-drawn wagon rides, "Bluegrass Bessie" the Milking Cow Demo, Cooking Demonstrations with the Thorobred Nutrition […]
The Riverside Garden Club invites you to a free presentation by Mike Taylor, a local hops grower on the uses of hops as a flavoring in beer and his experience growing hops near West Point, Kentucky.
Join us for our annual Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social. This free family event will feature: Ice cream eating contest at 3:00 PM Music by the Rigbys from 1:00-2:00 PM and 3:30-5:00 PM Magic by Dave Cotrell from 2:30-3:00 PM Friends of the Southwest Library Book Sale ~ 1860s Baseball Game ~ Miniature Train Ride ~ […]
Join our resident herbal expert Nola Lillie for a workshop on how to prepare an herbal dressing for your salad. Tour the historic garden (weather permitting), make and take an herbal vinegar. Cost: $5/person. Call 502--935-6809. Space is limited so you must reserve your spot.
Join us to watch Brainard Palmer-Ball, Jr. demonstrate how hummingbirds are banded. Author of The Kentucky Breeding Bird Atlas, Mr. Palmer-Ball is also a licensed hummingbird bander. He will explain the purpose and goals of banding these amazing creatures as part of this FREE presentation at our open-air pavilion. Sponsored by the Riverside Garden Club. All […]
Join us for a presentation by Dr. David Ross Anderson of the University of Louisville entitled: "Work Along the River Jordan: African American River Labor in the Ohio River Valley, and the Development of Black America" on Sunday, September 15 @ 2:00 PM. This free presentation will examine the economic and social importance of African […]
Archaeology Day at Riverside is a free family-friendly event designed to help you connect with your inner "Indiana Jones" through interactive, hands-on activities, like: ~ Public Archaeology Dig ~ Artifact Washing ~ Special Behind-the-Scenes Tours of the Farnsley-Moremen House ~ Flintknapping ~ Native American Pump Drills ~ Brickmaking […]
The Dixie Area Business Association's Annual Halloween Trick or Treat event takes place at Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing on Wednesday, October 23 from 5:30-7:30 PM. Parents and grandparents bring out the kids for free family fun.
Come out for the annual Old-Fashioned Family Holiday Festival, sponsored by the Dixie Area Business Association, featuring free holiday fun for the whole family: Horse-drawn wagon rides Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus Children's holiday craft activities Holiday craft vendors Tours of the historic Farnsley-Moremen House decorated for the season Holiday wreath and decoration silent […]
Bring out the kids and join us for a FREE drop-in Archaeology Lab program! Learn to wash, sort, identify and catalog artifacts that were uncovered during excavations at Riverside. Behind-the-scenes archaeology tours will take place at 11:30 am (weather permitting). Contact us at 502-935-6809 or at [email protected] with any questions.
