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Musician Daniel Martin Moore will be among the artists performing at the event.

Musician Daniel Martin Moore will be among the artists performing at the event.

Photo by Jonathan Willis courtesy of Sub Pop Records

Louisville Loves Mountains Festival, Louisville, KY

Street party and concert set for second year to raise awareness of mountaintop removal

by Bobbi Buchanan | May 12, 2010

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Louisville’s independent retailers will join Kentuckians for the Commonwealth to host a special street party and concert on Bardstown Road at Longest Avenue.

The second annual Louisville Loves Mountains Festival will be held Friday, May 21, from 4 to 10 p.m. and will feature music by Daniel Martin Moore, the Potluck Ramblers, Nora Ben and Eli, Appalatin, and other artists. Food, drinks, books, and other merchandise will be available for purchase at the event, which is hosted by the social justice group Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Heine Brothers Coffee, and Carmichael’s Bookstore.

Funds raised at the event will go toward KFTC’s efforts to end the practice of mountaintop removal, a form of coal mining that blasts the tops off mountains and dumps leftover rock in valleys, burying streams and wreaking havoc on coalfield communities.

In addition to food and music, Affrilachian poet Makalani Bandele will read from his work. There will also be kid-friendly activities as well as information booths. The event will be held rain or shine.


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