When you go, your mouth will likely water with all of the delicious barbecue being cooked by all kinds of different vendors there. You'll see booths all about with the cooks' special (and sometimes top secret) recipes for the meats they grill. There's something for everyone there from chicken to chops, it'll be difficult at the least to just drive by heading to work. It resembles a big picnic with all of the traditional extras, such as potato salad and baked beans. Booths are also set up to treat the kids with funnel cake for those who have a sweet tooth. Everything that you can think of having piled on your plate at a great cook out is available here, with over 35 different types of barbecue and extras.

Music lovers will definitely enjoy all of the variety of local bands who provide entertainment at this festival. Country and Rock/Alternative bands will be performing at this years Barbecue On The River. Those included at the 14th annual celebration include Vintage Alley, The Redding Brothers, Bawn in the Mash, Awards Presentation, Timeless, and Lew Jetton & 61 South. There will be songs to get you to dance and those classic love ballads which will hit all of the lovers there close to their hearts. Main stage entertainment includes Special D, Partial Post, and The Cruisers.

The biggest part of the contests is the Iron Chef Style event which several different local media personalities compete for the title. There's also a Line Throwing contest in which cash prizes from $75 to $125 is awarded to the best. Magicians, comedians, and mad scientists will be there to keep young and old entertained. Visiting you will likely see a singing cowboy doing various rope tricks and remote controlled boats racing. Children will have live entertainment such as a Veggie Tales autograph signing and participation in the Clay Station booth. Other activities will include the opening of the River Heritage Museum to the public and receiving a barge ride across the river.

There are all kinds of great reasons to visit the 14th Paducah, Kentucky Barbecue On The River festivities, but the best reason is to bring the whole community together in the name of charity. The whole family can join in on all of the entertainment and good food. You can see old friends and meet new ones as well as being exposed to more culture and creativity. No two of these occasions are ever alike, but they are sure to be enjoyed by all.

1. Sculpt

What do you do with a huge block of cheese? Sculpt it!

That's what Troy Landwehr of Wisconsin did in mid 2007. The cheese carver and winemaker used his carving tools to sculpt a 700-pound giant block of Land O' Lakes cheddar into a replica monument of Mount Rushmore, custom-built for the manufacturer of Cheez-It snack crackers. What happened next? After Troy and his creation went on a road tour across USA, the cheddar block end up in Oklahoma and was cut into cubes for public consumption.

2. Auction

Why not auction it?

10 years ago, Diana Duyser who was about to bite her grilled cheese sandwich realized that there was a familiar face, resembling the image of Virgin Mary on the said cheese sandwich. She put it in a plastic box and kept it for 10 years. The amazing thing is that it never grew mold and looks fresh as ever. The item was eventually sold through an auction on eBay, reportedly for $28,000 by Golden Palace, an online casino.

3. Smoke

Can you really smoke it?

In 1966, Stuart M. Stebbings patented the world's first cheese-filter cigarette, under the US Patent Number 3,234,948. What a brilliant idea to enjoy grilled cheese flavoured ciggies.

4. Perfume

Wear them as perfume!

This was featured in my earlier article. As part of a campaign to encourage the public to eat more Blue Stilton cheese, The Stilton Cheese Makers Association (SCMA) of UK, through ID Aromatics perfumers of Manchester developed the Eau de Stilton cheese perfume. Don't worry because this perfume is definitely wearable.

5. Play Games

Have you heard of cheese-rolling game?

It only happened at a place in Gloucestershire, UK. Here, for the past 100 years, the Cooper Hill Cheese-Rolling Festival is held each year on 2nd May Bank Holiday. It is actually a hazardous game whereby a cheese (usually a 7-pound wheeled of cheese) is rolled down the steep hill and people are expected to chase after it. The first one who can reach the bottom of the hill is the winner. I supposed only a professional stunt man can do this as the game has resulted in many injuries thus far.

6. Musical Instrument

Can you really make music using cheese?

Actually you can. Walter Willems, a Dutch artist created his artistic drum set using cheese. This piece of art form was featured in the Mocca Contemporary Art Exhibition. It was reported that the cheese used to make the perfect sound of drum beats must be a rather aged cheese. Hmm, talking about cheesy music.

7. Bathe

You can bathe in it?

Perhaps you can visit the Gerschni Alp in the town of Engelberg of Switzerland. The bath at the cheesemaker's farm in Gerschni Alp actually utilizes a bi-product of cheese curdle called whey. It is reported that it looks like oily melted cheese and it smells of sweet hot milk, which is perfect for smoothening skin. The perfect cheese bathing temperature is 37 degrees Celsius, and oh yeah you can eat them too. You can enjoy both the bath and the magnificent view at the mountain top at the "outdoor bath tub", with starting price of about 40 francs.