Arts

Bookfest offers used books at sales event next week

The Sentinel-Newsis partnering with the Friends of the Library as sponsor of the annual used book sale to benefit literacy in Shelby County. Bookfest will be Wednesday through Oct. 13 at Stratton Center in Shelbyville and will feature books, CDs, DVDs and other related materials donated to be sold to benefit the Shelby County Public Library and the newspaper’s Newspapers in Education program.

Final Downtown Shelbyville Street Party – plus car cruise

The annual downtown Shelbyville concert series concludes its summer series with events tonight and Saturday night.

Shelbyville native Lewis Mathis will perform at 6 p.m. today in the public parking lot between 6th and 7th streets, and New Breed is the featured act at 7-10 p.m. Saturday in Founders Square on 5th Street.

There also is a SMART Car Cruise for vintage vehicles along Main St. at 6-10 p.m. on Saturday.

‘Honk Jr.’ tickets go on sale next Friday

Tickets go on sale next Friday for Shelby County Community Theatre's Youth Series production ofHonk! Jr., music by George Stiles.

The play is a musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Ducklingand is directed by James Ray Morgan.

Performances are Sept. 21, 22, 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 23 and 30 at 2:30. Tickets are $15 adults, $12 seniors, and $10 students.

For reservations, call 502-633-0242.

‘Concept Show’ at the Gallery

Ever wonder how artists come up with the ideas for their artwork? Was it a photograph, inspirational music or a vision interpreted over and over again until it was physically drawn on paper or sculpted from clay?