Ace Magazine - Lexington, KY | March 2023

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REMEMBERING BOB ANDREWS

“A trip to Paisley Peacock made me feel like I found my people, but also like I would never actually be cool enough to stand alongside them.”

—Lucy Jones

“Bob was truly one of the cornerstones of the character of this town for a long time.”

—Matt Dacey

Ad Club to Honor the late Mary Ellen Slone

Lexington’s American Advertising Awards

Gala on March 3 at the 21C Hotel Museum will posthumously honor Mary Ellen Slone with the Silver Medal Award.

Slone died at the age of 78 on November 6, 2021.

The American Advertising Federation’s Silver Medal Award Program was established in 1959 to recognize men and women who have made outstanding contributions to advertising and who have been active in furthering the industry’s standards, creative excellence, and responsibility in areas of social concern. Slone began her career as Creative Director of Abbott Advertising, the in-house advertising agency for Jerrico, Inc. She founded her own firm, MER Advertising, in 1974. MER would eventually become Meridian Communications, one of Kentucky’s largest ad agencies.

“Mary Ellen’s impact on Lexington’s advertising community is vast and will be for generations to come,” says Jen Larkin, Partner of BORN. “She forged the way for women in our industry, and in our community. She

was a creative force, a mentor to so many, an incredibly strong businesswoman, and a community hero. She loved her craft, and all the people she surrounded herself with.”

She was named Lexington’s 1982 Woman of the Year, and was elected to the Kentucky Advertising Hall of Fame.

Parking Updates

In February, the Urban County Council gave initial approval to a compromise agreement with LexPark to return to free parking at downtown meters on weekends and after 7 pm on weekdays, Mayor Linda Gorton announced.

Multiple downtown business owners had expressed commerce and economic development concerns after LexPark expanded paid parking to include Saturdays and evenings.

“We have worked hard over many years to make Lexington’s restaurant scene one of the nation’s best, and to keep our downtown lively,” Gorton said. “As we emerge from the pandemic, we don’t want to harm our restaurants or downtown nightlife by limiting parking options.”

Beginning July 1, the city will increase the amount it pays to park 620 employee vehicles, including police cruisers, in downtown garages

operated by LexPark. Currently the City pays 50 percent of market rate for employee parking. Under the new plan, the city will pay the government rate, an increase of about $200,000 a year.

LexPark stressed the need for additional revenue to make safety improvements.

“I am so pleased that the Lexington Parking Authority and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government have come together to find common ground on resolving this issue” said Board Chair, James Frazier, chair of the LexPark Board. “The administrations’ efforts were crucial to brokering a good resolution for all.”

LexPark, or the Lexington & Fayette County Parking Authority, provides, maintains and operates public meters and parking garages, including the Helix Garage on Main Street, the Courthouse Garage on Barr Street, the Victorian Square Garage on Short Street, and the Transit Center on Vine Street.

BUSINESS CALENDAR

FRI MAR 3

Fayette County Public Schools hosts Elevate, at Marriott Griffin Gate — an opportunity for emerging teachers, leaders, professionals, and

aspiring educators within and beyond the district to engage with current FCPS districtlevel and school-level staff and community partners. This is not a traditional job fair; this is a networking event designed to help you begin or ‘elevate’ your current career with FCPS. This event is hosted by the FCPS Department of Human Resources. Info, recruitment@fayette. kyschools.us.

TUE MAR 7

For the tenth consecutive year, Commerce Lexington’s EMERGE Conference will bring together the next generation of Central Kentucky leaders for a full day of networking, keynote speakers, breakout sessions, and discovering ways to better connect to and impact the community. An outgrowth of one of Commerce Lexington’s past Leadership Visits, the 2023 Commerce Lexington EMERGE Conference is Tuesday, March 7, from 8:30 am to 5 pm at Central Bank Center, downtown Lexington. Morning keynote speakers are Cherena Fox and Keionna Baker of The Elephant In The Room. The luncheon keynote is David Horning of Water Cooler Comedy.

WED MAR 8

The 3rd annual Sustainability Summit, presented by Toyota Tsusho, will be held at the University of Kentucky Gatton Student Center. The full day Summit (March 8, 8am-5pm) will answer questions such as “What needs should we consider when forming a sustainable, equitable, healthy Bluegrass?”

WED MAR 8

Women Leading Kentucky will host a Leadership Lab on Wed Mar 8 at 10 am at the American Red Cross on financial management.

WED MAR 15

LYPA’s (Lexington Young Professionals Association) next networking happy hour will be at the recently opened District 7 Social Hall in the distillery district, March 15, 5:30-7:30pm. Network, meet new people, and check out the new venue. This is a 21+ event.

THU MAR 23

Fayette County’s Commonwealth’s Attorney Kimberly Baird is the featured speaker at this month’s Women Leading Kentucky luncheon, noon. Signature Club at Lansdowne.

FRI MAR 31

Deadline to apply for Kentucky American Water’s 2023 Environmental Grant Program. Established in 2005, the annual Environmental Grant Program offers funding for innovative, community-based environmental projects that improve, restore or protect the watersheds, surface water and groundwater supplies in our local communities.

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Luck o’ the Irish

Returning for St. Patrick’s celebrations 2023

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Returns After Four-Year Absence

The Alltech Lexington St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival returns to downtown Lexington on Saturday,

Sponsored by the Bluegrass Irish Society since 1980, the parade and festival are produced by the Lexington Division of Parks and Recreation with community support from local businesses and cultural organizations.

“We’re very much looking forward to bringing the parade and festival back to the streets of downtown this year,” said Megan Moloney, the society’s president and parade

This year’s celebration begins at 10:45 a.m. with the ‘Blessing

of the Keg’ at Henry A. Tandy Centennial Plaza, which kicks off a free festival with entertainment from regional bands, local Irish dancers and food and craft vendors from throughout the region. The parade begins at 1 p.m. on Main Street. “We feel like this year we are going to have the luck of the Irish behind us,” said Liza Betz, owner of Fáilte Irish Shop and vice president of the Bluegrass Irish Society. “Because of COVID and bad weather, we haven’t been able to have our yearly celebration of St. Patrick for three years. Our new location will help with weather concerns. We are ready to once again have a St. Patrick’s parade and festival to remember!”

The parade celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2019, the last time the full event was held in person. This year will be the 41st St. Patrick’s parade held in Lexington.

Lexington still loves midcentury modern

BY KEVIN NANCE

“My personal obsession is orange, mustard and brown, as well as greens and teals,” Lucy Jones says in an interview of one of her two Lexington homes, both of which she has decorated in high, wallto-wall MCM mid-century style, almost all of it vintage.

She plans to offer her first home, where our interview took place, as an AirBnB beginning next month; her second home, a large ranchstyle house across town, is in the late stages of an extensive renovation. “That’s the world in which I live,” she says.

She has spent decades amassing a large collection of higher-end mid-century modern furniture and decor at estate sales and stores around the country, much of it in her signature palette of rich earth tones and flamboyant pops of bright colors.

Jones, the daughter of former Kentucky Gov. Brereton Jones, is also a passionate preservationist with a particular interest in mid-century modernist commercial and residential architecture. She founded the Mid-Century Design League of Lexington in 2016 as part of a campaign to save People’s Bank on Broadway from demolition. That effort was unsuccessful, but she remains a huge fan of the

Preservationist Lucy Jones founded the Mid-Century Design League of Lexington in 2016 as part of a campaign to save People’s Bank on Broadway from demolition.

“My personal obsession is orange, mustard and brown, as well as greens and teals.”

PHOTO BY KEVIN NANCE

In our home, we have authentic MCM pieces like a rosewood cabinet that look beautiful mixed with 18th- and 19th-century furniture, French Deco chairs from the ’30s, and so forth.

Jeff Perkins

modernist homes of the pioneering Lexingtonbased architects Richard Isenhour and Herb Greene. (Greene’s non-residential forays into “organic” modernism include the spaceship-like Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington on Clays Mill Road.)

But Jones lives and breathes MCM interior design and decor. And although she owns many pieces by big-name designers, the look and the aesthetic of the pieces in her homes matter more to her than their provenance. The centerpiece of her first home is a large sofa that she bought on eBay, designer unknown, that she had reupholstered in brilliant orange.

“Sometimes I think that it’s a past-life thing,” she says of her attraction to the architectural style. “The real story is that I grew up in the country, pretty isolated, so I watched a lot of television from the ’50s and ’60s with great mid-century style, and there’s something safe to me about that. So that’s the environment that I grew up in, even though I didn’t.”

For years now, Jeff Perkins has been waiting for the other shoe to drop. “I keep thinking that the end of Mid-Century Modern is going to happen soon, but it seems to not be slowing down,” he says one recent morning, reclining on a yellow mid-century chair in the window of Scout Antiques & Modern, his carefully curated shop that opened in 2009 and remains one of Lexington’s busiest marketplaces for vintage furniture and home decor. “When you see places like Home Goods and Target starting to design new furniture that looks like MCM, that’s usually a good sign that the end is near, but there’s still a huge demand for authentic pieces, especially for higher-end things. The top names, the top designers — those are always going to stand the test of time.”

But it’s not just the top-level Eames lounges, Knoll chairs and Saarinen tulip tables that are so prized in Lexington. Crowds of college students and hipsters, stylish young professionals and nostalgic middle-aged folk still scour the city’s vintage and antique resale shops, thrift stores and online retailers like eBay for mid-century pieces. These shoppers may not know or care about designer labels, but they recognize and appreciate classic MCM style when they see it: simple, clean lines, minimal ornamentation, a utilitarian emphasis on functionality, and a certain optimistic sense of what the future might have looked like in the late 1940s to the early 1970s.

“We go out of our way to have MCM vendors,” says Troy Lyons, co-owner of Subject Matter, a Lexington vintage mall. “I used to be in Philadelphia years ago and it was already starting to cool off there, but in Lexington, it just keeps growing. I think it’s because we have so many college students, and a lot of those stay in town as young professionals. They don’t blink an eye at a $1,000 mid-century credenza that four years ago would have sold for $400.”

Many MCM fans are eclectic decorators, mixing mid-century pieces and MCM-inspired design (along with licensed mid-century designs produced and/or sold by companies like Herman Miller and Design Within Reach) with antiques, Deco, postmodern design from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s and contemporary furniture. “In our home,” Perkins says, “we have authentic MCM pieces like a rosewood cabinet that look beautiful mixed with 18thand 19th-century furniture, French Deco chairs from the ’30s, and so forth. It looks perfect, and I think it gives you a feeling of being collected, as opposed to having a decorator come in and do the whole room in a particular style.”

PHOTO BY KEVIN NANCE

“They don’t blink an eye at a $1,000 mid-century credenza that four years ago would have sold for $400.”

—Troy Lyons, Subject Matter

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COMEDY Godfrey, ThurSat, Comedy Off Broadway

EVENT Sneaker Soiree, 6 pm, Carnegie Center

MUSIC John Cowan & The Newgrass All-Stars, 7 pm, Lyric Theater SHOP Lil’Lambs Closet, Noon, Centenary UMC

BALL UK vs Vanderbilt, 7 pm, Rupp Arena

READ Fred Hellmann signs Never Give Up: A Vietnam Veteran’s Memoir, 7 pm, JosephBeth

EVENT Greyline Station Block Party, 5 pm

COMEDY Jeff Dunham, 3 pm, Rupp Arena

FILM Right in the Eye, 10 am, Kentucky Theatre

NETWORK EMERGE conference, 8:30 am, Central Bank Center

READ Bond & Marcelo sign Mr. and Mrs. Witch, 7 pm, Joseph-Beth

LEARN Love Your Money Choices: A New Way To FUNd Your Life, 10 am, American Red Cross 6:00 & 7:15, Comedy Off

MUSIC Yacht Rock Revue, 8 pm, Manchester Music Hall

MUSIC The Hummingbirds, 8 pm, Twisted Cork

SHOP The Kentucky Crafted Market, 10 am, Alltech Arena @ KY Horse Park

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FEST Lexington St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival, downtown

STAGE The Importance of Being Earnest, 2 pm, Farish Theater

21st Environmental Conference, Thur & Fri, Griffin Gate

COMEDY Jon Reep, Fri-Sun, Comedy Off Broadway

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READ Lee

Mandelo discussing and signing Feed Them Silence, 7 pm, Joseph-Beth

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COMEDY

BALL The KHSAA

Boys Sweet 16 is in town through the week at Rupp. Traffic will be impacted.

COMEDY Josh Blue, Thur-Sat, Comedy Off Broadway

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!

STAGE My Fair Lady, 7:30, Lexington Opera House

ART LexArts Gallery

Hop, 5 pm, Living Arts & Science Center

RUN

ReForest 5k Run, 8 am, Hisle Farm Park

RUN Shamrock Shuffle, 8 am, FasigTipton

LEARN

Discovery Saturday, 11 am, Living Arts & Science Center

EVENT ComicCon, ThurSun, Central Bank Center

CONCERT Kane Brown, 7 pm, Rupp Arena

STAGE UK Opera Theatre presents Stars of Tomorrow Opera Gala, 7:30, Opera House

KIDS Community Egg Hunt, 2351 Huguenard Dr, 1 pm. BYO Basket!

HORSE Final day of Road to the Horse, Alltech Arena

NETWORK KY Recovery in the Workplace Conference, 8 am, Marriott Griffin Gate

NETWORK KY Local Food Systems Summit, 8:30 am, Kroger Field

NETWORK Lunch With a Purpose, 12 pm, Signature Club of Lansdowne

COMEDY Eddie Ifft, ThurSat, Comedy Off Broadway

SHOP Vintage Market Days, Fri-Sun, 4089 Ironworks Pkwy

STAGE Pirates of Penzance, Norton Center for the Arts

MUSIC 15th Annual Bach Marathon, noon, St. Raphael’s Episcopal Church

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STAGE Jesus Christ Superstar, 7:30, Lexington Opera House

READ A Dramatic Reading of Romeo & Juliet, 6 pm, Joseph-Beth

AROUND THE CORNER

CONCERT The Kid Laroi, 8:30 pm, Rupp Arena

PETS Lexington Humane presents Tails and Ales, 6 pm, downtown Hilton

APR 7 Keeneland Spring Meet begins

APR 13 Disney on Ice, Rupp Arena

APR 25 Kenny Chesney, Rupp Arena

APR 27 (formerly the Rolex) 3-Day Event

HEALTH

You Are What You Eat

The University of Kentucky has launched a new program, The Food as Health Alliance, bringing together clinical and community research that addresses food insecurity and diet-related chronic diseases. As part of the project, researchers collaborate with clinicians, community partners, food commodity producers, healthcare partners and students, finding innovative strategies to improve Kentuckians’ health and patient clinical outcomes.

“Recent studies have shown a variety of negative health consequences related to food insecurity, which is why this is such an important priority for us,” said alliance director Alison Gustafson, UK Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition professor.

Gustafson said poor nutrition leads to a variety of health problems, such as birth defects, anemia, nutrient deficiencies, cognitive issues, aggression and anxiety in children. In adults, it can increase the risk of depression, nutrient deficiency and chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease. She said food insecurity has increased nationwide due to COVID-19, disproportionately affecting people of color, low-income people, children and rural households.

“There is a lack of application of clinical and community research findings to diet-related chronic disease and food insecurity,” said Jamie Matthews, associate dean for research in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. “The mission of The Food as Health Alliance is to increase and sustain UK’s impact in the interdisciplinary arena of food, agriculture and health for everyone across the commonwealth.”

Lauren Batey is the program coordinator for the alliance and believes that the program will be a huge benefit for those all across the state.

“There are so many amazing individuals and organizations, both here at UK and across Kentucky, that are interested in reducing food insecurity, improving diet-related health outcomes and improving the lives of all Kentuckians,” she said. “Now, we can all work toward a common goal and leverage one another’s assets.”

The Food as Health Alliance has four pillars of focus: research, policy, training and education, and outreach to improve health outcomes for long-term success. The alliance is also starting to engage students in multiple colleges.

“Soon, we hope to recruit student researchers from both CAFE as well as the UK Colleges of Medicine, Public Health, Dentistry, Nursing and others that are interested, to focus on foodas-medicine type research efforts,” Batey said. “We will have opportunities for these students to help with things such as data analysis and patient education, among other program aspects.”

UK is working with various food venues and with local businesses and retailers to pilot-test effective food as medicine programs across the state.

Batey said programs such as The Food as Health Alliance not only help people reduce food insecurity, but have significant clinical and financial outcomes and reduce hospitalization.

“There is strong evidence, from studies across the nation, that programs like this have a significant impact on health and the economy and we would love to kick something off to help those across Kentucky,” she said.

Growing evidence that partnerships between healthcare systems and local food assistance programs can improve dietary health led the alliance’s approach to recruiting partners.

“Medically tailored meals, meal box delivery and produce-prescription programs can address structural barriers like access to healthy food and transportation, improve glycemic control, hypertension, breast cancer screening, dietary intake and food security,” Batey said. “We believe the alliance can reduce food insecurity among the most vulnerable through collaboration and interdisciplinary approaches.”

HEALTH CALENDAR

MON MAR 6

“Hold Your Horses. Give Blood!”

Join the Kentucky Blood Center March 6 from 1-3:30 p.m. for the KET Blood Drive in Lexington, Kentucky.

Donors who gallop in to donate blood with Kentucky Blood Center during March and April will receive a limited-edition “Hold Your Horses” KBC T-shirt as a thank you for donating (while supplies last).

Appointments are preferred but walk-ins are welcome.

TUE MAR 7

Do you know someone who has helped the health of Lexington? Nominate them for the Dr. Rice C. Leach Public Health Hero Award. Visit the Lexington Fayette County Health Department online to learn more. The deadline for submitting candidates is noon, Tuesday, March 7.

SAT MAR 18

The 5th annual Reforest 5k returns to an in-person run at Hisle Farm Park on Saturday, March 18 beginning at 8 am, where race proceeds will help raise money to purchase trees for this year’s Reforest the Bluegrass in April.

Participants can also choose to have their tree planted on their behalf at the April 2023 Reforest the Bluegrass event.

THU MAR 30

Join the Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky for a Survivors’ Celebration Dinner at Copper Roux. Register and pay in advance via EventBrite.

ACE EATS OUT

March roars in like a lion as Lexington begins to come back to life after a long, harsh winter. The St. Patrick’s parade will usher in a welcome return to street food (sometimes a windy, chilly, or even snowy return), and Irish fare will be in abundance. Though Lexington always maintains its year-round love affair with meat and potatoes.

BIRTHS

Par6 Social, a luxury sports bar featuring 3 Topgolf Swing Suites opened in February.

Yogikupra Grocers has opened on Alexandria across the street from Kroger. You’ll find items like mango lassi, instant chai, peanuts, dried garbanzo, and a frozen section that includes naan, samosas, and frozen curries.

OBITS

How much Ham are you planning to serve on Easter Sunday? Lexington suddenly has one less offering on the market this Spring. Louis Hager announced, “after 33 years in business with

Heavenly Hams and the last couple years under the Hager Hams name, I didn’t want it to come to an end,” adding “although I have my business for sale, and will continue to pursue that for a short period, I am sad to say February 28 will be our last day at Regency Centre.”

Bringing Lima to Lexington, Maty’s Authentic Peruvian Cuisine was a brief but tasty entry in Lexington’s southwest corridor

SOUTHERN CUISINE MEETS

on Old Harrodsburg Road. A facebook post in February announced, “Due to high costs and low sales, Maty’s is closed until a new announcement,” and was followed by a Closing Restaurant Sale..

TRANSITIONS

4th Level Roasters has opened a spot on Palumbo at Boone Creek Creamery/ Kentucky Proud Store.

Far Out Espresso at the corner of Woodland and High has added lunch and dinner offerings.

Joe Bologna’s celebrates their 50th anniversary on March 1.

Laura Lou Patisserie reopens March 1 after a winter break.

Proud Mary has reopened for the season.

ACE EATS OUT CALENDAR

MARCH FRIDAYS

Pax Christi will host a Lenten Fish Fry Every Friday during Lent from 5–7 p.m. Drive Thru— with a Twist: Dinner will be served as drivethru from the shed...but seating is available.

Pick up your fish dinner from the shed in to-go containers but feel free to stay. Tables will be set up for eating and fellowship in the Parish Hall... (with the exception of March 24...drive-thru only on this date. March 31 is the last Fish Fry).

SAT MAR 11

Enjoy a Taste of Woodford, presented by the Versailles Merchants Alliance.

#CoffeeOutside is a growing movement to bring bikes, coffee, people, and the outdoors together. The idea is people bring coffee (or hot chocolate, cider, or tea), the means to make the coffee (such as pour-overs, french presses, mocha pots, or just instant coffee if that’s how you roll), and the means to heat water outside (camp stoves).

Meet at Woodland Park under the shelter near the playground at 10AM, then bike to the Henry Clay Estate at 10:15 to make coffee and socialize before rolling back to the start point.

MON MAR 13

The annual James B. Beam Institute Industry Conference welcomes scientists, farmers, representatives and staff from regional, national and international distilleries, secondary industries, and tourism for three days of continuing education. Now in its fourth year, this bourbon-focused conference is an educational program offered by the University of Kentucky’s James B. Beam Institute for KY Spirits for distillers, growers, builders, suppliers, businesses and educators.

WED MAR 29

The Food Connection at the University of Kentucky, in partnership with the Kentucky Center for Agriculture and Rural Development and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, invite you to join in a full day of workshops, networking, and conversations designed to bring together local food professionals and advocates who work on the front lines of growing our local food and farm economy. The Summit will bring together local food systems practitioners from across Kentucky to share challenges, opportunities, best practices, and build capacity for our local/regional food economy. Kroger Field at Commonwealth Stadium.

AROUND THE CORNER

APR 19 Beginner Sushi Class, Void Sake

MAY 7 Lexington Coffee Week

The U.S. Department of State has appointed Chef Ouita Michel to the the American Culinary Corps, where she’ll be a global culinary ambassador on a mission, working with fellow food pros like ike Padma Lakshmi and fellow Kentucky Chef Edward Lee.

Remembering Paisley Peacock’s Bob Andrews

BY LUCY JONES

“We contain multitudes” is a favorite refrain of one of my wise and lovely friends. This is the phrase that cycles through my head as I think about Bob Andrews. It applies equally to him and to me as I reflect on the decades that we shared on this planet.

As a weirdo youth, Bob represented everything that I both loved and feared in the world. A trip to Paisley Peacock made me feel like I found my people but also like I would never actually be cool enough to stand alongside them. Bob didn’t suffer privileged but disenfranchised kids like me gladly. Who could blame him?

Bob didn’t suffer privileged but disenfranchised kids like me gladly. Who could blame him?

—Lucy Jones

As I grew and found myself, I slowly discovered an ally in Bob. The first time I ever booked a show it was at his club. It was a disaster. Everything fell apart. The headliner bailed on the road. Something about chicken pox...or was it mono? Who knows. But it was a mess. I wanted to cancel but their touring partner insisted on playing. It would have been fine had the local supporting band not (for the umpteenth time) quasi broken up that morning. So there’s one expensive act who nobody knows showing up to play and only a handful of die-hards showing up to see them. But Bob was so kind and so generous. He took pity on me. He came down on the price of the venue and accepted the door. He was gracious and sweet and, in my most vulnerable moments, showed me a gentle side of himself I had never seen.

Many years later, when I returned to Kentucky as an adult, I volunteered at the non-profit where he worked. That’s when we became legitimate and lasting friends. That’s when I learned about his sweet, hilarious, patient, kind self. There was none of the moodiness that I had witnessed in previous decades. The generosity that I witnessed on one formative night in the 1990s was fully realized in this ultimate Bob. I immediately fell in love with him and have held those feelings until this day and beyond. I’m so sad to learn of his passing and I’m so grateful for the incredible impact he had on so many of us.

‘Not Enough Makeup’

BY MATT DACEY

I still vividly remember the first time I met Robert F Andrews. It was the fall semester of 1987, and I was taking a Theater Arts class (TA 101) at UK. One day in class, our instructor had arranged for a demonstration of stage makeup, and I volunteered to sit onstage and have makeup applied. The artist was Bob. His task was to make me look like an old man. I was a

very young-looking 20 at the time. While he was working, I asked him if he thought I might be able to go to the liquor store with the makeup on and not get carded. He paused for a minute, looked at me, and said, totally deadpan, “I don’t have enough makeup for that.”

Bob added a lot of color to a lot of people’s lives, and was truly one of the cornerstones of the character of this town for a long time. I’m grateful to have known him.

ROB BREZSNY’S FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1993, I began work on my memoirish novel The Televisionary Oracle. It took me seven years to finish. The early part of the process was tough. I generated a lot of material I didn’t like. Then one day, I discovered an approach that liberated me: I wrote about aspects of my character and behavior that needed improvement. Suddenly everything clicked, and my fruitless adventure transformed into a fluidic joy. Soon I was writing about other themes and experiences. But dealing with self-correction was a key catalyst. Are there any such qualities in yourself you might benefit from tackling, Aries? If so, I recommend you try my approach.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Two

Taurus readers complained that my horoscopes contain too much poetry and flair to be useful. In response, I’m offering you a prosaic message. It’s all true, though in a way that’s more like a typical horoscope. (I wonder if this approach will spur your emotional intelligence and your soul’s lust for life, which are crucial areas of growth for you these days.) Anyway, here’s the oracle: Take a risk and extend feelers to interesting people outside your usual sphere. But don’t let your social adventures distract you from your ambitions, which also need your wise attention. Your complex task: Mix work and play; synergize business and pleasure.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

Astrologer Jessica Shepherd advises us to sidle up to the Infinite Source of Life and say, “Show me what you’ve got.” When we do, we often get lucky. That’s because the Infinite Source of Life delights in bringing us captivating paradoxes. Yes and no may both be true in enchanting ways. Independence and interdependence can interweave to provide us with brisk teachings. If we dare to experiment with organized wildness and aggressive receptivity, our awareness will expand, and our heart will open. What about it, Gemini? Are you interested in the charming power that comes from engaging with cosmic contradictions? Now’s a favorable time to do so. Go ahead and say, “Show me what you’ve got” to the Infinite Source of Life.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Only a lunatic would dance when sober,” declared the ancient Roman philosopher Cicero. As a musician who loves to dance, I reject that limiting idea—especially for you. In the upcoming weeks, I hope you will do a lot of dancing-whilesober. Singing-while-sober, too. Maybe some crying-for-joy-whilesober, as well as freewheelingyour-way-through-unpredictableconversations-while-sober and cavorting-and-reveling-while-sober. My point is that there is no need for you to be intoxicated as you engage in revelry. Even further: It will be better

for your soul’s long-term health if you are lucid and clearheaded as you celebrate this liberating phase of extra joy and pleasure.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Poet Mary Oliver wondered whether the soul is solid and unbreakable, like an iron bar. Or is it tender and fragile, like a moth in an owl’s beak? She fantasized that maybe it’s shaped like an iceberg or a hummingbird’s eye. I am poetically inclined to imagine the soul as a silver diadem bedecked with emeralds, roses, and live butterflies. What about you, Leo? How do you experience your soul? The coming weeks will be a ripe time to home in on this treasured part of you. Feel it, consult with it, feed it. Ask it to surprise you!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): According to the color consultant company Pantone, Viva Magenta is 2023’s color of the year. According to me, Viva Magenta is the lucky hue and power pigment for you Virgos during the next ten months. Designer Amber Guyton says that Viva Magenta “is a rich shade of red that is both daring and warm.” She adds that its “purple undertone gives it a warmth that sets it apart from mere red and makes it more versatile.” For your purposes, Virgo, Viva Magenta is earthy and exciting; nurturing and inspiring; soothing yet arousing. The coming weeks will be a good time to get the hang of incorporating its spirit into your life.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you are not working to forge a gritty solution, you may be reinforcing a cozy predicament. If you’re not expanding your imagination to conjure up fresh perspectives, you could be contributing to some ignorance or repression. If you’re not pushing to expose dodgy secrets and secret agendas, you might be supporting the whitewash. Know what I’m saying, Libra? Here’s a further twist. If you’re not peeved about the times you have wielded your anger unproductively, you may not use it brilliantly in the near future. And I really hope you will use it brilliantly.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Storyteller Martin Shaw believes that logic and factual information are not enough to sustain us. To nourish our depths, we need the mysterious stories provided by myths and fairy tales. He also says that conventional hero sagas starring big, strong, violent men are outmoded. Going forward, we require wily, lyrical tales imbued with the spirit of the Greek word *metis*, meaning “divine cunning in service to wisdom.”

That’s what I wish for you now, Scorpio. I hope you will tap into it abundantly. As you do, your creative struggles will lead to personal liberations. For inspiration, read myths and fairy tales.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Many astrologers don’t give enough encouragement to you Sagittarians on the subject of home. I will compensate for that. I believe it’s a perfect time to prioritize your feelings of belonging and your sense of security. I urge you to focus energy on creating serenity and stability for yourself. Honor the buildings and lands you rely on. Give extra appreciation to the people you regard as your family and tribe. Offer blessings to the community that supports you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you are like 95 percent of the population, you weren’t given all the love and care you needed as a child. You may have made adaptations to partly compensate for this lack, but you are still running a deficit. That’s the bad news, Capricorn. The good news is that the coming weeks will be a favorable time to overcome at least some of the hurt and sadness caused by your original deprivation. Life will offer you experiences that make you feel more at home in the world and at peace with your destiny and in love with your body. Please help life help you! Make yourself receptive to kindness and charity and generosity.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The philosopher Aldous Huxley was ambitious and driven. Author of almost 50 books, he was a passionate pacifist and explorer of consciousness. He was a visionary who expressed both dystopian and utopian perspectives. Later in his life, though, his views softened. “Do not burn yourselves out,” he advised readers. “Be as I am: a parttime crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it.” Now I’m offering you Huxley’s counsel, Aquarius. As much as I love your zealous idealism and majestic quests, I hope that in the coming weeks, you will recharge yourself with creature comforts.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Piscean author and activist W. E. B. Dubois advised us to always be willing to give up what we are. Why? Because that’s how we transform into a deeper and stronger version of ourselves. I think you would benefit from using his strategy. My reading of the astrological omens tells me that you are primed to add through subtraction, to gain power by shedding what has become outworn and irrelevant. Suggested step one: Identify dispiriting self-images you can jettison. Step two: Visualize a familiar burden you could live without. Step three: Drop an activity that bores you. Step four: Stop doing something that wastes your time.

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HOME AND GARDEN

RADON Updates for HomeOwners

A new Board has been created to promote the control of radon in Kentucky. They will evaluate and develop programs to improve radon related activities by contractors as well as educate the public on health risks related to radon.

It is now required that radon contractors and business entities be certified through either the National Radon Proficiency Program (NRPP) or the National Radon Safety Board (NRSB)

to provide any radon testing or mitigation services. Radon contractors are now required to adopt standard operating procedures (SOP’s) established by the American Standards Institute (ANSI).

Pruning Street Trees

As a property owner, it’s good to know your responsibilities when you have trees and shrubs along city streets.

Street trees need to be pruned to a height of at least seven feet above sidewalks and 12 feet above streets. This allows for vehicles to pass under them on the street and pedestrians to get by them on the sidewalk.

Trim trees around street lights, signs

Property owners in Lexington are also responsible for keeping their trees pruned away from overhead street lights and traffic signs. The lights help our community by lighting dark city streets at night, making neighborhoods much safer places to live.

Everyone in Lexington benefits from trees and street lights so property owners need to do their part in making our city both beautiful and safe by properly trimming trees.

Issues should be reported to LexCall 311 (or 859-425-2255) so that Code Enforcement can be notified.

H&G CALENDAR

FRI MAR 3

Running out of room for plants in your home? Go vertical! Plant mounting is a great way to take advantage of all the vertical space in your home and create a statement piece. This workshop guides you through the process of mounting your very own plant to take home as well as provide info on all the differences between caring for a mounted plant vs a potted plant. 6:30 pm, Forage.

SAT MAR 4

workshop will receive a voucher to subsidize the cost of a composter. Residents must live at an address that receives city waste collection to be eligible for a reduced-price composter.

Pre Registration for workshops is required. Workshops will be held from 10 am to noon at McConnell Springs. Learn more and register: LexingtonKY.gov/Compost.

FRI MAR 10

Louisville’s largest Home and Garden Show comes to the Kentucky Exposition Center, through the weekend. Join for three days of home improvement inspiration.

SAT MAR 11

LFUCG is offering two composting workshops in March. During this two-hour presentation, you’ll learn about the different types of backyard composting and how to make it work with your household. Residents who complete the

The City is offering compost workshops to residents. During this two-hour presentation, you’ll learn about the different types of backyard composting and how to make it work with your household. Pre Registration is required. Workshops will be held from 10 a.m. - noon at McConnell Springs. Learn more and register: LexingtonKY.gov/Compost.

FRI MAR 24

2023 Blue Grass Trust Preservation Awards Call for Nominations! For over 30 years, the

Preservation Awards have highlighted the positive, far-reaching impact that preservation plays in Central Kentucky by honoring individuals, projects, and organizations that exemplify the promotion, awareness, or practice of historic preservation within Central Kentucky. Do you know an individual, project, or organization that has contributed to historic preservation in Central Kentucky? Nominations are due by Friday, March 24th, 2023

SAT MAR 25

Lexington’s next Household Hazardous Waste event will be held at 1631 Old Frankfort Pike on Saturday, March 25 from 8:30 a.m. until 3 pm.

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