Hillbilly Outfield: Kentucky Derby party

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The Hillbilly Outfield Kentucky Derby party is hosted annually by a group of volunteers called the Hillbilly Coalition. The Hillbilly Outfield Kentucky Derby party began in 2001, and is one of the biggest Kentucky Derby parties in Louisville. Because of its location in Middletown, KY, being a part of the Louisville metropolitan area and fairly far from the actual Derby, it was named the "Outfield". This is jokingly a reference to the famous Infield at the Kentucky Derby. The event consists of an entire weekend of drinks, food, live music, audio and video Derby coverage, games, and such. Most importantly, however, the driving motivation behind the event is that it is a non-profit event with no paid personnel solely to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Hillbilly Outfield is becoming a Kentucky Derby tradition for many, and will become more and more of a tradition with every new Derby season.

1 The Coalition
2 Artwork
3 Images
4 References
5 External Links

[edit] The Coalition

Jim Hafendorfer - Treasurer/Host
Jeff Meyer - President
Beau Schuster - Secretary
Jennifer Hafendorfer - Public Relations
Greg Gish - Artwork
Greg Wise - "Chef Harry Spoons"
Mark Yenowine - Zoning
Rob Moses - Audio/Video
Tim Hamilton - "Brewmaster"
Don Merrick - Website/Bands
Debbie Raydon - "Wildlife/Gaming"
Kristy Raydon - Silent Auction
Valerie Bronson - Vending
Patty Bitzer - Pyrotechnics
Todd Bitzer - Pyrotechnics
Burl Lamb - Security

[edit] Artwork

The artwork for the event is of a unique taste, and has a great deal of influence on the magic and uniqueness of this Kentucky Derby party and its theme. There is a plethora of distinctive characters that appear every year in the artwork, with additional characters be incorporated annually. From year to year, they all seem to develop even more interesting and charming traits than before. The most important facet of the artwork is that every year it is based thematically on some related Derby event, such as this year's "Chow Wagon" and last year's "Air Show" theme.