SPIRIT OF SEVENTY SIX: Posters, 76 of them framed, go on sale Friday at golf course

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Posters, 76 of them framed, go on sale Friday at golf course

Limited-edition posters promoting and commemorating the Spirit of 76 Celebration will go on sale at noon Friday on the back porch of the 76 Falls Country Club and golf course.

Only 200 posters have been printed; 76 of them will be framed and numbered as collector's items. The framed posters will be $76 each and the others will be $30 each. Proceeds will help defray the cost of the Celebration.

Also on sale will be two styles of Spirit of 76 Celebration caps, and four colors of T-shirts: white, sand, gray and black. The front of the T-shirts has a small Celebration logo and the back has the poster design. Caps and T-shirts are priced at $30.

Priced at $20 is the 118-page Commemorative Program, full of historical articles and other information, including advertising from the many sponsors who have made the Celebration possible.

EVENTS SCHEDULE

Friday, July 3, 2026 • Noon-5 p.m. Seventy Six Baptist Church, KY 639 & 734: Quilt display, noon-5 pm; History and families of Seventy Six, 1-3 p.m. • Noon: "The Importance of Place," walking lecture by author Rudy Thomas, 76 Falls Recreation Area parking lot to Mount Union Christian Church lot, 0.4 miles • • 1 p.m.: Golf tourney at 76 Falls Country Club ("Battle of 76," shootout-style for 30) • 1-3 p.m. Wool spinning wheel demonstrations by Vickie Piercey May, Mount Union Chr. Ch. • 1:30 p.m. "Benjamin Franklin: His Role in Our Independence," by Rodney "Buzzy" Piercey, retired Eastern Kentucky University provost, at Mt. Union Chr. Church • 2-3 p.m. Display and discussion of Native American artifacts by Terry Piercey • • • • • 3 p.m. Showing at Mount Union of From Honor to Medal, documentary about the heroism of Medal of Honor winner G. Murl Conner and the effort to get him the medal long after his death, followed by a panel discussion on Conner's life, war, veterans and defense • 6 p.m. CONCERT at 76 Falls golf course by Colton Bowlin, Albany native and rising country-music star; opening acts Thomas Osterricher and Kristen Hunter SATURDAY, JULY 4 • • 8-10 a.m. Veterans breakfast, VFW Hall, Hopkins St., Albany (free to vets, active military and reserve and spouses ONLY) • • 8 a.m: 7.6-mile run from 76 Falls Recreation Area to Albany public square • • 8:30 a.m. Tourney at 76 Falls Country Club, limited to 76 golfers • • • 9-10:30 a.m.: Clinton County High School Alumni Band performs on sqauare before and during race finish • Repeated events at Mt. Union Christian Church (see above)• • Seventy Six Baptist Church events: Quilt display, 10-5; Tim Riddle Singers, 10:30-11; Cross Brothers and Ryan Thomas, 11:30-12:30; Albany Community Chorus, 1-1:30; History and families of the community, 3-5 p.m.; Sasser's homemade ice cream, 3 p.m. until gone • • • • • • • • • • • • 5-7 p.m. Activities for children at golf course • 5:30-8 p.m. (weather permitting) tethered rides in ReMax hot-air balloon, near course • 6 p.m. CONCERT by Chris Knight, fronted by Emi Sunshine and Larry Cordle, at golf course • • • • FIREWORKS SHOW at golf course after concert