Arts

Johnny Quaid said he never set out to be anything but honest with his music and his work.

On his grandparent’s farm near Shelbyville, where corn and soybeans grew, so did Johnny and his cousin Jim’s band, My Morning Jacket. Comprised of members from Pleasureville, Buckner, and Shelbyville, the band’s music reached international acclaim with its first albums recorded mostly on the family farm.

There you are: 55 or 65 or whatever and about to retire. You’ve worked your whole life. day in, day out. You’re standing on the threshold of a new life. One that you author. One that you’ve awaited.

Your day has arrived. Now what?

Simpsonville native Mike Shouse found stepping into retirement was not as easy as he had hoped. “I wasn’t very good at it,” he said. “In fact, I failed the first time. I just wasn’t ready for the emotional changes.”

The Gallery at Shelby Artists on Main has added a new featured artist.

Kitty Key, a native of Louisville who has spent time in Dallas, is showing her inspirational works of horses, children, and nature at the gallery.

Key is a longtime rider and a past director of the Kentucky Cutting Horse Association (KCHA). "Making The Cut," an acrylic painting depicting the cutting Quarter Horse in action, was one of only 30  pieces selected from 215 entries worldwide for the 1991 EquiFestival of Kentucky.

The Shelbyville Horse Show is just around the corner, and that means coming down the street right at you is the Horse Show Jubilee, an array of events designed to provide fun and entertainment for everyone in the family, even if you don’t ride horses.