Week 7 of Friday After 5 begins the celebration with honor and memories as the Traveling Kentucky Vietnam Wall will be at the Owensboro Convention Center. Later in the evening, Mayor Pro Tem Larry Maglinger will perform his Rod Stewart tribute show to open for the Velvet Bombers — the first band to play FA5 in 1997.
There will be a ceremony at 5 p.m. to welcome the wall and kick off Friday After 5, and it will remain on the lawn through Sunday.
Worship on the Water also returns for the first time this season and will perform “God and Country.” They’ll be at Cannon Hall from 5-8 p.m.
Acts:
- Worship on the Water, 5-8 p.m. at Cannon Hall
- Traveling Kentucky Vietnam Wall Special Event, 5-6 p.m. at Convention Center lawn
- Dustin Taylor on the Rocks, 5-7 p.m. at the Atmos Courtyard
- Rockturnal Emissions, 6-9:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Riverfront Live Stage
- Larry Maglinger’s Rod Stewart Tribute, 6:30-8 p.m. at the Jagoe Homes Patio Stage
- Descent, 7-9 p.m. at the Romain Subaru Overlook Stage
- Tyrone Dunn and Kinfoke, 8-11:30 p.m. at the Ruoff Mortgage Party Stage
- Velvet Bombers, 8:30-10 p.m. at the Jagoe Homes Patio Stage
What else to enjoy:
- Special movie showing at the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum
- Cornhole at the Bluegrass Museum
- Kroger Street fair with food trucks and other area vendors
Street closure and parking:
The City of Owensboro will close 2nd Street to traffic from Daviess Street to St. Ann Street on Friday starting at 5 p.m.
The parking structure on Daviess Street can still be accessed with a $5 fee. The parking structure on Locust Street is free for the first two hours, with a fee of up to $6 after that.
