Kentucky’s Edge pairs all things Kentucky with bourbon. Covington and Newport are the campus for an immersive weekend of great bourbon, food, music, shopping and conversation. There will also be a conference, day tours, and other activities.

Kentucky’s Edge is bourbon in all its glory… AND… a conference for bourbon-curious, bourbon-lovers, and all cool people who want to learn more about bourbon and its history!

Lunch & Learn at the Taft Museum of Art

This Lunch and Learn features historian Bob Batchelor, discussing The Bourbon King: The Life and Crimes of George Remus, Prohibition's Evil Genius.

Hosted by Taft Museum of Art

Join Bob Batchelor at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati for a fun book discussion of The Bourbon King: The Life and Crimes of George Remus, Prohibition’s Evil Genius

THE BOURBON KING: THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF GEORGE REMUS, PROHIBITION’S EVIL GENIUS

An Evening with Bob Batchelor

5:30 – 6:30 pm reception with bourbon tasting with Molly Wellmann (tasting additional cost)

6:30 pm program

Author Bob Batchelor gives an unflinching look at one of the area’s most notorious citizens, and the inspiration for The Great Gatsby: George Remus.

Open to the public. Copies of The Bourbon King will be available for sale and signing courtesy of Joseph-Beth Cincinnati.

Bourbon tasting: $15 members/$25 nonmembers.

Book talk only: free and open to the public.

Since its inception in 2007, the Ohioana Book Festival has given readers the opportunity to connect with their favorite Ohio writers. Held each spring, the Festival welcomes roughly 100 authors and more than 3,000 visitors every year.

The 2018 Book Festival will be held Saturday, April 14, 2018 from 10:30a.m.-5:00p.m. at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square, 75 E. State St., Columbus, OH 43215. It is a FREE event open to the public, no registration required.