The Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce invites members and guests to the Chamber Coffee Thursday, May 18th at 8am hosted by Bobbi Kemna. The event will take place at the Kemna home located at 1366 215th St., which is approximately ¼ mile north of town on old 69 highway. Coffee, juice, and biscuits and gravy will be served in addition to a door prize drawing.
Local resident and community volunteer Cory Bryars will speak on the 2nd Annual Fort Fest Blues Festival event to be held the last weekend of September Downtown in front of Sharky’s Pub & Grub on Friday evening the 29th and at Riverfront Park on Saturday the 30th from 12pm to 9pm featuring live music, a barbeque contest, vendor booths, and more. The event will benefit “Care to Share, The Sharing Bucket” cancer support organization.
The Chamber had a schedule change for the Chamber Coffee this week, and Bobbi stepped in and offered to open her doors to Chamber members and guests. Bobbi is a long-time entrepreneur in Bourbon County, having owned several businesses in partnership with her late husband, Harry, including the KOA Campground, mobile home sales, a flight school, and The Branding Iron restaurant.
Chamber Coffee guests are welcome to step into The Pot Pantry adjacent to her home, an 1800’s rock house studio and gallery space of her hand-built pottery. Bobbi hosted an Art in the Yard festival two years on her property, and continues to display her pottery at art events near and far including the Backroom Art Gallery at Hare & Crow Barber Shop on Main Street open weekly Wednesday through Saturday and the evenings of First Fridays in addition to The Artificers gallery.
Chamber members and guests are invited to Chamber Coffee events each Thursday at 8 a.m. to network, make announcements, hear about happenings in the community as well as learn about the host business or organization.
