Two Hundred Collector Tables and Stage Magic Headline the Weekend
Canada, KY · October 2, 2026
Keep an umbrella in the passenger seat if you are rolling down US 119 tonight. Rain is tagging along for the evening, but between kickoff on the road and opening nights across the county, there is little reason to stay indoors.
The Lead
The weekend calendar kicks into gear tonight with a double bill of trade tables and stage comedy just down the highway. At the Appalachian Wireless Arena, the two-day Country Roads Card & Trade Show launches with an evening trade night, clearing the floor for more than two hundred vendor tables packed with rare sports cards, comic books, and memorabilia through Saturday afternoon.
Around the corner, the Appalachian Center for the Arts opens its autumn theatrical run with Puffs, a fast-paced parody chronicling seven years of magical mishaps from the perspective of the loyal outsiders who never quite made the school history books. Combined with Belfry varsity football traveling over to Lick Creek to clash with district foe East Ridge under the lights, eastern Pike County has an unusually full plate. Expect lively crowds along Second Street well past sunset.
Local Pulse
Truck Body Builder Unveils Regional Plant Expansion Business The manufacturing facility expansion will add up to eighty-five industrial jobs across eastern Kentucky over the coming months.
Pine Mountain Secures New Birding Trail Grant Parks A new ten-thousand-dollar grant establishes six designated viewing stops along ridge-top hiking trails for local nature enthusiasts.
Today's Outlook
- High 86°F · Low 64°F — Rain (57% chance of precipitation)
- Pack an umbrella and dress light for warm, damp air rolling through the valley.
What's On Around Town
Today
Fun Friday Canvas Painting 2 Broke Art Teachers (4505 Weddington Square), Pikeville, 5:30–7:30 PM Choose your favorite canvas project for a relaxed, beginner-friendly evening.
Country Roads Trade Night Appalachian Wireless Arena (126 Main St), Pikeville, 6:00–10:00 PM Kick off the weekend browsing sports cards and testing gaming setups.
Puffs The Appalachian Center for the Arts (218 2nd St), Pikeville, 7:30–9:30 PM · Paid Watch a hilarious underdog spin on seven years at wizard school.
Tomorrow
- Country Roads Card & Trade Show Appalachian Wireless Arena (126 Main St), Pikeville, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
- Puffs Matinee The Appalachian Center for the Arts (218 2nd St), Pikeville, 3:00–5:00 PM · Paid
- Rockin' A Ranch Rodeo Series Rockin' A Ranch (3381 St. Hwy. 194 W), Pikeville, 6:00–9:00 PM · Paid
Sunday
- Puffs Matinee The Appalachian Center for the Arts (218 2nd St), Pikeville, 3:00–5:00 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- Chirico's Ristorante
- Founded in 1981 by Frank Ray Chirico, the family trattoria operates inside Randolph McCoy’s former home on Main Street. Today, brothers Frank and Josh still simmer great-grandmother Gracia’s slow-cooked marinara and roll scratch pizza dough every morning before opening the doors.
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