Community News

By Bria Granville
News staff
The film “Hope Bridge,” directed by Asbury University assistant professor Joshua Overbay, has been shooting several scenes in Lawrenceburg and will continue filming throughout the week.
The film is produced by Rebel Pilgrim Productions based out of Cincinnati. The film focuses on the subject matter of suicide and how a family tries to deal with it.   

Hospice of the Bluegrass’ second “Bash in the Bluegrass” on Sept. 21 from 7:30-11:30 p.m. will feature the R&B, Soul and Funk stylings of The Soul Pocket Band and will get your feet moving to benefit patient care in Anderson, Franklin, Owen and Woodford counties, according to a press release. “The Frankfort Convention Center will be transformed into a party palace for you to enjoy,” event organizers said. “Get decked out in your grooviest threads, join your friends and support Hospice of the Bluegrass!”

Preschoolers where treated to a performance by Imagination Inc. on July 8 as part of the Anderson Public Library’s summer reading program. Imagination Inc. is a theater troupe from Edmonton and travels throughout the state to libraries for the summer reading program.
The troupe is a part of the Barn Lot Theatre, based out of Bowling Green, a program a volunteer-based, non-profit organization that provides affordable theatrical performances by local actors.
Barn Lot Theater tries to provide appreciation of theater and creative expression.

The producer of the movie being filmed in Lawrenceburg, “Hope Bridge,” told the Lawrenceburg City Council on Monday that shooting is going well and that the community has embraced their efforts.
“This has been a wonderful opportunity for us,” producer Isaac Stambaugh said during Monday’s city council meeting, adding that he told his production team when they were scouting shooting locations that “this place is begging for a movie to be shot here.”