KyKurmudgeon

If you can’t get enough food and speechifying at the 129th Annual Fancy Farm Picnic Aug. 1, the two major political parties have a few other events planned for the weekend. (All times Central Daylight Time.)

Democrats start first with the Pennyrile Garden Party from 3-5 p.m. CDT at the home of state Rep. Mike Cherry and Princeton Mayor Gale Cherry, 803 South Jefferson St., Princeton.

Later, each party will throw a shindig in Marshall County.

For the Democrats, it’s the Marshall County Bean Supper at the Kentucky Dam Village Convention Center in Gilbertsville from 6-8 p.m.

Meanwhile, the Marshall County GOP Women will be hosting the Republicans ‘Nite Before Fancy Farm Picnic at the Calvert City Civic Center, 1445 5th Avenue SE, Calvert City. It also kicks off at 6 p.m.

Saturday morning, each party will gather for breakfast in Graves County.

D’s will be at Mayfield High School, 700 Douthitt St., Mayfield, starting at 8 a.m.

R’s will be at Graves County High School, Exit 24 Purchase Parkway, also at 8 a.m.

As always, if you don’t get your fill (of food and entertainment) at these events and the picnic, I recommend Paducah’s “Downtown After Dinner” Saturday night. Music in the streets and some very good restaurants.

And I assume the Bank of Benton will have its annual “Watermelon Bust” that evening at Marshall County High School.

UPDATE: Thanks to the reader who informed us that the former Bank of Benton is now the Community Financial Services Bank and that the Watermelon Bust begins at 5 p.m. Aug. 1.