Ace Magazine - Lexington, KY | May 2023

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“We may be dressing it up a bit at Fasig-Tipton, having live music and so on, but it’s a way for us to celebrate our boots-on-the-ground staff…We pride ourselves that our meals are restaurant quality, and have just as much love and attention and thought put into their creation as at local restaurants. And of course we’ll be there supporting the chefs.”

—Leandra Forman

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Behind the Blue

Highlighting Women in Business at UK

BY KODY KISER AND LINDSEY PIERCY

For Jennifer Siebenthaler, her entrepreneurial spirit started at a young age.

“The earliest memory I have was when I set up a bank in my house, so that I could loan money to my older brother,” she said. “But the regulators of the household — my parents — shut me down, because they didn’t approve of the interest rates that I was charging him.”

As the associate dean for undergraduate affairs and senior lecturer in the Von Allmen School of Accountancy in the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics, Siebenthaler still has an undeniable passion for business.

But she admits, there were many barriers she had to overcome throughout her 30-year career.

Siebenthaler’s background as a CPA has led her to work as an auditor specializing in health care and other nonprofit entities, and to consulting various businesses before transitioning to education.

“The earliest memory I have was when I set up a bank in my house, so that I could loan money to my older brother…But the regulators of the household — my parents — shut me down, because they didn’t approve of the interest rates that I was charging him.”

—Jennifer Siebenthaler

“Early in my career, there were not a lot of role models at the time to even stand up and say, if you want to do this, this is the support you’re going to need,” Siebenthaler continued.

According to the National Women’s Business Council annual report, 42 percent of all U.S.

businesses are owned by women, and in 2019 those businesses employed more than 9.4 million workers.

However, based on the annual Women in the Workplace study by LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Company, “Women leaders are switching jobs at the highest rate we’ve ever seen, which could have serious implications for companies that are already facing underrepresentation in those roles.”

Understanding the challenges women face as backers and founders, leaders and earners, Siebenthaler now serves as a mentor for students and colleagues.

Susan Zhu, who joined Gatton College three years ago as an assistant professor of management, believes having support is invaluable. “I don’t take for granted that I’m able to be in a position where I’m part of the school and part of the business community,” she said. But, Zhu believes, there’s still more work to be done.

In an effort to build and grow a diverse and inclusive student, faculty and staff community, Gatton College launched Women Business Leaders — a mentoring program that aims to empower undergraduate students.

“Part of mentoring is reminding everybody who is going into the workplace — don’t be afraid

Siebenthaler Zhu

to advocate for yourself, especially women,” Zhu said. “Just ask for what you want. Advocating doesn’t hurt, and try for all different types of opportunities.”

Zhu and Siebenthaler hope more opportunities will create a new generation of women leaders — across the Commonwealth and beyond.

CLOSINGS

Steve Hein, of E. Stephen Hein Florist, has announced plans to retire, and to close the iconic Lexington floral shop after more than four decades. The last day of the shop is planned for June 30, so there’s still time to celebrate one last Mother’s Day.

BUSINESS CALENDAR

WED MAY 3

May’s Chamber Business Link is at 4 pm at Guide Realty.

WED MAY 10

“How to Do Business with Local Government & Quasi-Government Organizations,” 5 pm, 450 Park Place.

THU MAY 11

LYPA’s May Networking event is sponsored by U.S. Bank and hosted by Par 6 Social, 5:30 pm.

MON MAY 15

Apply Now for Leadership Lexington. Leadership Lexington is an eleven-month leadership development program sponsored by Commerce Lexington and directed toward individuals who demonstrate leadership qualities. The program gives participants the opportunity to better understand our city and to prepare for the challenges it faces by meeting with and learning from today’s leaders. Applications for the 2023-24 class will be open until May 15, 2023. Tuition is $1800 and scholarships are available.

WED MAY 17

UK Women’s Basketball coach Kyra Elzy will deliver the morning keynote at Women Leading Kentucky’s Business and Leadership conference, Marriott Griffin Gate.

SAT MAY 20

Fayette County residents may bring up to five boxes or bags of material to be shredded at no cost

at Lexington’s Spring Paper Shred event. Shred-it securely destroys documents on-site with their fleet of mobile shredding trucks. The material collected is recycled. 9 am to 2 pm, 1631 Old Frankfort Pike.

Keeneland makes donation to Lexington Public Library.

LexArts and Maker’s Mark celebrate arts funding on Maker’s Mark Mile Day at Keeneland.

Home & Garden in the Bluegrass

A SAMPLING OF SUMMER

2023

SAT MAY 6

Happy Derby Day!

Wilmore Flower Sale

Wilmore will host their Annual Flower Sale beginning at 8 am on Main Street.

Join Wilmore at the downtown parking lot on East Main for the opening of the Farmers’ Market and the annual Community Flower Sale. Hours are 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Fresh, seasonal and locally grown veggies, bedding plants, hanging baskets, perennials for purchase at low prices. Profits from the flower sale are used to replace or add to plant material in the City’s public flower beds.

Whether you see your home as an endless canvas you can constantly improve, or just enjoy an occasional dip into HGTV or Zillow, Lexington has a wide array of tours and events this summer to please any home and garden lover.

Arboretum Plant Exchange/ Urban Soils Workshop

The Arboretum’s annual plant exchange begins at 9 am — bring your plants and starts to the overflow lot. Stay around for the 10 am Urban Soils Workshop. Join Dr. Hannah Angel and Native Plants Curator Jess Slade to learn about the soil beneath your feet and how you can care for this living ecosystem to create a healthier landscape above ground. The workshop begins with soil biology, chemistry, and physical properties. Participants will learn how to take a soil sample and identify characteristics of the soils on their own property, how to improve these soils over time, and how to select plants that will grow well in our urban environment.

FRI MAY 12

Flower Arranging

operating costs. Your support helps the Berea Arts Council create, sustain, and enhance community in Berea and beyond through the arts. Guests will get to explore beautiful private and public gardens.

SUN JUN 11 Bungalow Tour

Fayette County Extension, the Arboretum, the Family Care Center outdoor classroom, Seedleaf Community Garden; as well as landscaping for the Hope Center, the Markey Cancer Center Meditation Garden, neighborhood median gardens, and the Ashland Terrace garden, along with numerous Monarch Waystations throughout Lexington.

SAT JUL 1

Daylily Show

The Bluegrass Hemerocallis Society presents their lovely flowers judged and staged in all of their beauty, 1 pm, Twin Pines Christian Church.

SAT JUL 22

Grand Tour

The Kenwick Neighborhood Association presents the 2023 Kenwick Bungalow Tour on Sunday, June 11th, 1-5 p.m. Between eight to ten homes and gardens will be stops on the tour. While every house may not be a bungalow, each one will show a different aspect of Kenwick’s unique personality. This event helps the Kenwick Neighborhood Association raise money for projects such as neighborhood park updates, Kenwick Victory Christian Church community garden, and events at the Kenwick Community Center.

Just in time for Mother’s Day weekend — give Mom what she really wants — time with you, creating your very own floral arrangements together at Forage’s flower arranging class. The design experts will discuss design elements, floral processing techniques, and tips and tricks to help your arrangement last. 6:30 pm, Forage.

SAT MAY 13

Annual Iris Show

For over 50 years, iris enthusiasts in central Kentucky have gathered each May to show their best irises and have them judged according to national standards set by the American Iris Society. The Bluegrass Iris Society continues that tradition with this annual event that shows more than 100 different named varieties of iris. A must-see for any gardener. 1 pm, Lexington Green.

Plant Sale

The annual Down to Earth Garden Sale has a new venue this year. Woodland Christian is under construction this year, and the sale will relocate to the parking lot of Centenary United Methodist Church parking lot, 9 am to Noon at 2800 Tates Creek.

SAT MAY 20

The Berea Arts Council Garden Tour is a fundraiser for programs, exhibitions, and general

SAT JUN 17

Historic Botherum Tour

Jon Carloftis Fine Gardens invites the public to tour the historic home and gardens of Botherum, with ticket proceeds benefiting the work of The Garden Club of Kentucky, Inc.

SAT JUN 24 Garden Tour

The Lexington Council Garden Clubs invites you to visit a carefully curated selection of area gardens on June 24, 2023, 10 am to 5 pm and June 25, 2023, 1 pm to 5 pm. Whether you are a gardener, a homeowner seeking new ideas or just enjoy beauty and tranquility, please join the Tour, rain or shine to visit some of our area’s most inspiring gardens. The Open Gates to Bluegrass Living tour will feature gardens of every size, both professionally-designed and homeowner-designed spaces, including a rooftop garden and a garden filled with sculpture.

The biennial fundraising event serves to provide educational opportunities, community outreach, and beautification of our city. Grant recipients from past tours include scholarships to University of Kentucky students majoring in horticulture and related fields, historic preservation at the Hunt Morgan House, Waveland, and Wallis House, the headquarters of the State Garden Club of Kentucky; educational activities at libraries, schools, the

The Grand Tour of Homes extends across the last two weekends in July, and is an annual scattered site showcase of new homes. This event provides an opportunity for home lovers to view the latest trends in new home construction and to speak directly with builders, designers, and professionals about their dream homes.

SAT JUL 29

Iris Sale

The Bluegrass Iris Society follows up their Spring Show with an Annual Sale highlighting the best of this year’s offerings. A must-see for any gardener. Lexington Green. (Pro Tip: they sell out early.)

SAT AUG 26

Home Tour

The 2023 Tour of Remodeled Homes is a scattered site tour, offering an inside peek at some of Lexington’s latest remodeling and renovation trends. The Tour features kitchen, bath and wholehouse remodels, and outdoor living space updates. Continues through Sunday.

Chain of Command

Taste the FoodChain at FEAST fundraiser

BY KEVIN NANCE

FoodChain is a bustling, boots-onthe-ground sort of place. On a recent Monday morning in the sustainable-food non-profit’s sprawling headquarters at Sixth and Jefferson, workers in jeans and t-shirts prep vegetables and roast chickens in the kitchen, preparing for the thousands of free meals to be served onsite or delivered to the needy in daycare centers, recovery programs and trailer parks around town that week. Boxes of fresh produce are stacked everywhere. In the aquaponics farm in the back, shrimp and tilapia are being raised in a huge saltwater tank, with the brackish, nutrient-rich water recycled to help grow collard greens. In the hydroponics area just opposite, other vegetables, herbs and greens thrive in rows under bright lights. It’s all serious, nose-tothe-grindstone stuff, seemingly as far from the rarefied world of fine dining as your own kitchen.

But once a year (excluding the pandemicdictated gap years), FoodChain gets a little bit fancy. With FEAST, its annual fundraiser featuring celebrity and local chefs preparing brand-new, locally sourced small-plate creations for a philanthropic crowd at Fasig-Tipton, the organization gets to put its hair up and its best foot forward.

“We may be dressing it up a bit at Fasig, having live music and so on, but it’s a way for us to celebrate our boots-on-the-ground staff,” says director of operations Leandra Forman, her dark hair spilling out from under a no-nonsense

knit cap. “We pride ourselves that our meals are restaurant quality, and have just as much love and attention and thought put into their creation as at local restaurants. And of course we’ll be there supporting the chefs.”

FEAST was the brainchild of the prominent Kentucky chef and FoodChain board member Ouita Michel, who got the idea while participating in a Chef Boot Camp sponsored by the James Beard Foundation several years ago. Michel recruited top chefs Joy Crump, Abra Berens, Amy Brandwein and Jamilka Borges to join the event — they will all be participating again this year — and added a diverse range of local women chefs.

“I wanted to be able to connect young women in our local restaurant industry to these women we were bringing in from out of state,” says Michel, who acts as the primary organizer and hostess for the event. “It’s a great networking opportunity for everybody and a fun way to support the amazing work of FoodChain.”

Some of the most creative dishes on the menu include Berens’s asparagus Escabeche with egg and smoked Kentucky catfish; Borges’s Kentucky shrimp roll with ramp mayo and crispy country ham on a yeast roll; Sara Bradley’s Everything Gougere with smoked Kentucky carp, “whooped” cream cheese, capers, dill and Western Kentucky caviar; and Crump’s Berry Farms Beef Bread Pudding with ground beef, Urbanstead Street cheddar cheese, and shiitake mushroom beef jus.

This year’s lineup of Lexington talent includes:

• Tanya Whitehouse of the UK Food Connection (slow-cooked Kentucky rabbit in a muddle of spring vegetables);

• Sam Fore of Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites (spiced sweet chili spare ribs);

• Anetra Polk of Woke Junk Food Vegan (Mini Vegan BLT with Sunrise Bakery focaccia, king trumpet bacon and FoodChain lemon basil mayo);

• Stephania Sharkey of Luna (Harissa Kentucky chicken skewer with tzatsiki and zhough);

• Martine Holzman of Martine’s Pastries (lemon basil butter cake with a sharp lemon glaze;

• Angelia Drake of From the Heart Catering (crispy Foodchain-raised tilapia croquettes on a bed of FoodChain greens);

• Jane Thompson of Dupree Catering + Events (Kentucky lamb & mushroom hand pie with red harissa, cucumber and herb relish);

We pride ourselves that our meals are restaurant quality, and have just as much love and attention and thought put into their creation as at local restaurants.

• Toa Green, Michelle Kovach and Sam Sabad of Crank and Boom Ice Cream (a Jolly Lolly, donut rings made of strawberry basil ice cream, blueberry lime mascarpone ice cream or gooey butter cake, all dipped in chocolate).

Leandra Forman, Director of Operations, Fasig-Tipton

FEAST was the brainchild of FoodChain board member Ouita Michel, who got the idea while participating in a James Beard Foundation Chef Boot Camp.

Smithtown Seafood’s Chef Agnes Marrero, is planning an artisanal corn-and-coconut arepa, or corn cake, served on a plantain leaf and topped with local goat fricassee, plantain chips and micro cilantro. In our interview, Marrero described the dish as her own tribute to the traditional cuisine of her native Puerto Rico, especially that served at El Burén de Lula, a famous Afro-Puerto Rican restaurant on the island’s northeastern coast.

“It’s a festive dish,” she explains, “not something we eat every day in Puerto Rico. When you are with family and there’s goat fricassee in the pot, it’s usually a Catholic baptism or a wedding in the family. We do goat to celebrate something.”

beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks in large part to the relationships built during that year’s FEAST. Since March 2020, Nourish Lexington has distributed more than 650,000 meals to the community, investing more than $1 million into the local food economy.

FEAST 2023 is scheduled for May 24 at Fasig-Tipton. The event showcases culinary delights from the kitchens of leading U.S. chefs and leverages a starstudded lineup to battle food insecurity. Proceeds from the $150 ticketed event typically make up between 10 and 20 percent of FoodChain’s annual budget.

Chef Agnes Marrero, Smithtown Seafood

FoodChain staffers Laz Parker and Ivette Falcon prepare meals

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AROUND THE CORNER

JUN 1 Southland

Jamboree returns, Moondance

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Fair

Truck-A-Palooza

Lego’s Brick Universe

Bluegrass Fair

Thomas Rhett Junior League Horse Show

Woodland Art Fair

HORSE Final Day of the Derby Day Classic Horse Show, Kentucky Horse Park

CONCERT

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 8 pm, Louisville Palace

HG annual plant exchange 9 am, Arboretum

1 2 3 4 5 6

MUSIC Woodsongs Kids

Taping 6:45 pm Lyric Theatre

BIZ Commerce Lexington Business Link, 4 pm, Guide Realty

SPEAK A Thurby Day Luncheon with Tom Leach, noon, Signature Club of Lansdowne

TNL Boogie G & The Titanics, 5pm Fifth Third Pavilion

HG The Wild Ones Native Plant Exchange, 6:30 pm, St. Michael’s on Bellefonte

SHOP Wilmore’s Annual Flower Sale, 8 am, Main St.

MUSIC Vinyl Richie Derby

JAZZ Origins Jazz Lounge 6:30 pm, Base 249

COMEDY Lewis Black, 8 pm, Lexington Opera House

HAPPY DERBY DAY!

HEALTH Mind Matters Health Fair, 8 am, Kroger Field

SHOP First Sundays at Julietta Market, Noon

HORSE Old Friends Annual Homecoming Event auctions of horse racing

HAPPY OAKS DAY! 8 9 10 11 12 13 7

MUSIC Keb’ Mo’ with special guest Anthony D’Amato, 8 pm, Lexington Opera House

SPEAK Jeff Speck discusses Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time

William T Young Campus

DRINK Lexington Coffee Week returns May 7 - May 13, offering a week of $4 sips at your favorite coffee shops.

CONCERT

Brooks & Dunn, 7 pm, Rupp Arena

FLOWERS Lexington Floral Arrangement Class, 6:30, Forage

EAT Food Truck Friday, Shillito Park

WALK StreetFest, 9 am to Noon, Oliver Lewis Way

Lexington Tool Library Grand Opening, 6 pm, 498 Georgetown St.

TNL Ward Hayden & The Outliers, 5 pm Fifth Third Pavilion

EAT Taste of the Bluegrass, benefiting God’s Pantry 7 pm at 2201 Innovation

HG Annual Down to Earth Garden Sale relocates from Woodland Christian to Centenary Methodist on Tates Creek, 9 am to noon.

MEDIA Half-Tone ‘Zine Fest noon, 21C

SHOP Spring Sip and Shop, noon, Central Bank Center

FEST MayFest Arts Fair, Gratz Park (Sat & Sun)

JAZZ Big Band & Jazz series, The MetroGnomes, 7 pm Moondance Amphitheater

MUSIC Russell Dickerson and Songwriting Friends, 7:30 pm, Lexington Opera House

MUSIC Jazz Live at the Lyric, Central KY Youth Orchestra, 7:30 pm Lyric Theatre

READ

Travis Rountree signs

BIKE Cycle Smart: Intro to Commuter Cycling 4pm Phoenix Building (first floor)

MUSIC The Twiggenburys kick off Tunes in the Vines, 2 pm, Equus Run

FEST Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival wraps up at Masterson.

Hillsville

Remembered: Public Memory, Historical Silence, and Appalachia’s Most Notorious Shoot-Out 7 pm Joseph-Beth

BIZ Networking After Noon, 4 pm, Kentucky Horse Park

JAZZ Big Band & Jazz presents Young at Heart Big Band, Moondance Amphitheater

MUSIC Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening, 8 pm, Lexington Opera House

SHOW The Psychology of Serial Killers, 7:30, Lexington Opera House

DRINK West Sixth Beer Garden Pop Up, 4 pm, Woodland Park

COMEDY Greg Morton, Comedy Off Broadway (thru Saturday)

TNL Honeychild, Fifth Third Pavilion

GOLF Mike Johnson Memorial Scramble, 7 am, Griffin Gate

EAT Food Truck Friday, Shillito Park

ART Gallery Hop 5 pm to 8 pm, downtown

MOVIES Freaky Friday Series, John Boorman’s Zardoz, with Sean Connery, 10 pm, Kentucky Theatre

BIZ Paper

Shred, 9 am to 2 pm, 1631 Old Frankfort Pike

EVENT Founder’s Day 2023, 10 am, McConnell Springs Park

CONCERT Breaking Benjamin w/ Bush, 7 pm, Rupp Arena

MUSIC The Lexington Singers “Come Rain or Come Shine,” 7:30, Lexington Opera House

RUN/WALK

Big Lex 4 Miler, 8 am, Keeneland

EAT FoodChain’s FEAST 2023 benefit, 6 pm, Fasig-Tipton

TNL The Ranahans, Fifth Third Pavilion

COMEDY Donnie Baker, Comedy Off Broadway (thru Sunday)

EAT Food Truck Friday, Shillito Park

ART ‘Through the Minterverse,’ Kenn Minter retrospective (thru Jul 28), LASC

MUSIC Summer Nights in Suburbia, The Other Brothers, 7 pm, Moondance

MOVIES ‘A Picture of the 3 of Us,’ followed by Q&A with filmmaker, fundraiser for musician Robby Cosenza’s cancer battle 1:15 pm, Kentucky Theatre

Kentucky Children’s Hospital receives donation

The construction crew dropped the future 7 Brew coffee stand into place preparing for an opening in mid-May. Members of the UK Healthcare Kentucky Children’s Hospital attended the building drop to receive the donation from 7 Brew. “We’re committed to providing the best possible care to Kentucky’s kids, but we couldn’t do it without support from generous community partners like 7 Brew,” said Scottie B. Day, physician-in-chief for Kentucky Children’s Hospital. “This gift will support our Child Life staff who care for our patients’ emotional health during their hospital stay. We’re grateful to 7 Brew for their contribution to this critical area of patient care.”

and our communities with excellence and compassion,” said Anthony Houston, Ed.D., FACHE, CEO, CHI Saint Joseph Health. “This new partnership builds upon a century-long relationship with the Lexington Clinic where we share a strong track record of providing the highest quality of care to our communities.”

CHI Saint Joseph Health and Lexington Clinic have long standing partnerships in several clinical areas across the service area, including orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery and urological care.

Drive-thru coffee concept 7 Brew announced the brand’s expansion to Lexington by dropping the future coffee stand on-site at 4265 Harrodsburg Road and donating $2,000 to the UK Healthcare Kentucky Children’s Hospital.

Ralph Cole, director of operations for 7 Brew Lexington said, “We are honored to be part of the community of Lexington, and we are proud to partner with UK Healthcare Kentucky Children’s Hospital in their mission to get kids back to being kids.”

CHI Saint Joseph Health and Lexington Clinic Announce New Partnership

CHI Saint Joseph Health and Lexington Clinic recently announced a partnership in which Lexington Clinic will provide physician staffing for the emergency departments at seven hospitals and an ambulatory care center in the CHI Saint Joseph Health system. The change took effect April 17.

“We are excited about this new opportunity to create an even stronger emergency medicine program in our hospitals to serve our patients

“Being the oldest and largest physicianowned multi-specialty group in Central Kentucky, we are pleased to partner with CHI Saint Joseph Health and feel that the integration of emergency medicine services will be value added from a patient care perspective. We are committed to delivering collaborative, efficient and high-quality care coordination for the patients and families we are privileged to serve,” said Stephen J. Behnke, MD, MBA, CEO, Lexington Clinic.

Lexington Clinic physicians will serve the emergency department needs at Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East in Lexington, Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown, Saint

Host an event for Bike Month

In May, Lexington will celebrate its second annual Bike Month and you are invited to host an event! Bike Month will celebrate riding a bicycle for transportation, exercise and/or fun while reminding drivers to slow down, pay attention and share the road.

The month-long celebration will include in-person, virtual, and self-paced events hosted by the city and community partners.

The City will host two beginner-level commuter cycling courses and a Bike to Work breakfast during the month.

The Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization will also host its second annual StreetFest as part of Bike Month on Saturday, May 13. Oliver Lewis Way will be closed between High Street and Broadway to allow people to bike, scoot, skate, jog or walk along

the closed street. Community organizations are invited to share resources and host performances, classes or demonstrations related to the event’s mission.

Health Calendar

MON MAY 8

Benevolent Care. Last year, more than $132,000 was raised to significantly impact the lives of the 621 residents served in 2022.

SUN MAY 21

Cycle Smart: Intro to Commuter Cycling

Are you interested in increasing your bicycling skills and knowledge? Would you

Joseph Jessamine in Nicholasville, Saint Joseph Berea, Saint Joseph London and Saint Joseph Mount Sterling.

ACE EATS OUT

May ushers in busy days at all of the Lexington Farmers’ Markets, an all-too-brief with patio dining before the searing summer heat arrives (hopefully), along with delicious occasions to celebrate like Mother’s Day and Memorial Day.

BIRTHS

Ale 8 One is releasing their seasonal peach flavor for a limited time on May 8th.

Dahlhus Fudge has opened at 219 Woodland Ave.

Donut World has opened in Meadowthorpe.

Mexico Mi Amor is opening in the NoLi space formerly occupied by Lucie’s Red Light Diner.

OBITS

Laura Lou Patisserie has closed, posting “Once a croissanterie and patisserie, now just a memorie.” The shop had relocated from Greyline Station to downtown.

TRANSITIONS

Two Lexington restaurants sustained fires in April, Joella’s in Hamburg, and Roosters off Man O War.

Sawyer’s downtown has added dinner service on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.

El Mariachi has opened their third Lexington location on Rose Street, in the space formerly occupied by BurgerFi. (The first two are on Leestown and in Hamburg.)

Wing Kyng is moving from Southland Drive to Greyline Station on May 2.

EAT & DRINK CALENDAR

MAY 1- MAY 6

Frankfort celebrates The Kentucky Hot Brown Trail in the week leading up to Derby.

MAY 7- MAY 13

Lexington Coffee Week offers a week of $4 sips at your favorite Lexington coffee shops,

FRI MAY 12

Mark your calendar for May 12th, May 19th, and May 26th from 6 pm-9 pm. Food Truck Friday returns to Shillito Park for three nights in May. Choose from a sampling of local food truck vendors featuring full-service food, snacks, beer, and cider. Live music.

The 25th Annual Taste of Jessamine County is in Hangar 2 at RJ Corman. Enjoy an evening of food, fun, and fellowship as you sample dishes prepared by local chefs, including local government officials, and representatives from community churches, banks and local restaurants.

COMING SOON

This year’s Taste of the Bluegrass benefiting God’s Pantry will provide an opportunity to see the future home of God’s Pantry Food Bank 7 pm, 2201 Innovation Drive.

SAT MAY 13

#CoffeeOutside is a growing movement to bring bikes, coffee, people, and the outdoors together. Meet at Woodland Park under the shelter near the playground on the 2nd Saturday

of each month at 10 am. Bike to the Henry Clay Estate at 10:15 to make coffee and socialize before rolling back to the start point.

WED MAY 24

FEAST 2023, benefiting FoodChain, is May 24 at Fasig-Tipton.

Popular West Coast chain, Jack in the Box , is planning to open several Lexington locations by the end of 2024.

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May is All About Moms!

What does Mom want for her big day? Flowers and candy and presents are always appreciated… but how about an experience? Below is a sampling of celebratory Mother’s Day experiences in the bluegrass this May.

FRI MAY 12

Why send Mom flowers when you could create your very own floral arrangements together? Give mom what she really wants: to spend some time with you! During this Floral Arrangement Class, experts will discuss design elements, floral processing techniques, and tips and tricks to help your arrangement last.*Price of ticket includes florals, arrangement vessel , and light drinks. 6:30 pm, Forage.

SAT MAY 13

The International Book Project invites you to a Mother’s Day Market and Afternoon

Soirée on May 13 from Noon to 5pm featuring locally owned businesses like Kumani Arts, January Moore Woodworking, Talon Wine, Pomegranate, Kentucky Green Studio, Gatwick Beauté Collective, a wide selection of books from IBP’s bookstore and more!

Yuko-En Japanese Garden in Georgetown will host a Mom and Me Cookie Decorating Class at 10 am. Just in time to celebrate Mother’s Day, this class is designed to encourage a memorable experience with your child. In this beginner cookie decorating class each parent-kid pair will work together to create 9 themed cookies as shown in the picture. All supplies will be provided. This class is 90 minutes long and best suited for ages 6+. Ticket price is for both one adult and one child.

On the day before her special day, hop a train with your Mom for the annual Mother’s Day Weekend Train at Bluegrass Railroad Museum

and treat them to a special afternoon. All moms ride for half the price of a regular ticket on May 13 when accompanied by one or more of her children.

Boarding begins at 10:30 a.m. for the 11 a.m. departure, but come early to see the museum exhibits and displays on-site.

The ride is approximately 90 minutes, and includes a mid-ride stop, with the opportunity for passengers to disembark, walk up to the edge of the High Bridge, and overlook the Kentucky River Palisades.

SUN MAY 14

Grab your mom and head to the Mothers’ Day Brunch Board and Wine Class at Harkness Edwards Vineyards. Learn how to assemble your very own brunch charcuterie board, sip mimosas and learn the basics in this interactive and instructional course.

• charcuterie 101

• selection of products

• how much supplies for my guest?

• what arrangement should I use?

You will assemble your very own brunch board with a selection of pastries, meats, cheeses, fruits, and additional components to make an aesthetically pleasing masterpiece! Socialize with friends and other classmates for a day to please any palate. You will have time to enjoy the perfect brunch board with your special guest. Harkness Edwards Vineyards will have their special Mother’s Day mimosas available. Class ticket includes one glass of wine or mimosa provided by Harkness Edwards Vineyards.

Mayfest Arts Fair is a Mother’s Day weekend tradition in Lexington. Swing by Gratz Park on either Saturday or Sunday for a juried art fair in a casual, familyfriendly atmosphere. Included are up to 100 Artist Vendors, performances by musicians, dancers, strolling performers, food concession vendors, and family activities. Let Mom pick out her own present from one of the many artists on site.

ROB BREZSNY’S FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Before forming the band called The Beatles, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney performed under various other names: the Quarrymen, Japage 3, and Johnny and the Moondogs. I suspect you are currently at your own equivalent of the Johnny and the Moondogs phase. You’re building momentum. You’re gathering the tools and resources you need. But you have not yet found the exact title, descriptor, or definition for your enterprise. I suggest you be extra alert for its arrival in the coming weeks.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I’ve selected a passage to serve as one of your prime themes during the rest of 2023. It comes from poet Jane Shore. She writes, “Now I feel I am learning how to grow into the space I was always meant to occupy, into a self I can know.” Dear Taurus, you will have the opportunity to grow evermore assured and self-possessed as you embody Shore’s description in the coming months. Congratulations in advance on the progress you will make to more fully activate your soul’s code.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Georges Rouault (1871-1958) was a Gemini painter who bequeathed the world over 3,000 works of art. There might have been even more. But years before he died, he burned 315 of his unfinished paintings. He felt they were imperfect, and he would never have time or be motivated to finish them. I think the coming weeks would be a good time for you to enjoy a comparable purge, Gemini. Are there things in your world that don’t mean much to you anymore and are simply taking up space? Consider the possibility of freeing yourself from their stale energy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Britain occupied India for almost 200 years. It was a ruthless and undemocratic exploitation that steadily drained India’s wealth and resources. Mahatma Gandhi wasn’t the only leader who fought British oppression, but he was among the most effective. In 1930, he led a 24-day, 240-mile march to protest the empire’s tyrannical salt tax. This action was instrumental in energizing the Indian independence movement that ultimately culminated in India’s freedom. I vote to make Gandhi one of your inspirational role models in the coming months. Are you ready to launch a liberation project? Stage a constructive rebellion? Martial the collaborative energies of your people in a holy cause?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): As crucial as it is to take responsibility, it is also essential to recognize where our responsibilities end and what should be left for others to do. For example,

we usually shouldn’t do work for other people that they can just as easily do for themselves. We shouldn’t sacrifice doing the work that only we can do and get sidetracked doing work that many people can do. To be effective and to find fulfillment in life, it’s vital for us to discover what truly needs to be within our care and what should be outside of our care. I see the coming weeks as a favorable time for you to clarify the boundary between these two.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgoborn Marie Laveau (1801–1881) was a powerful Voodoo priestess, herbalist, activist, and midwife in New Orleans. According to legend, she could walk on water, summon clairvoyant visions, safely suck the poison out of a snake’s jowls, and cast spells to help her clients achieve their heart’s desires. There is also a wealth of more tangible evidence that she was a community activist who healed the sick, volunteered as an advocate for prisoners, provided free teachings, and did rituals for needy people who couldn’t pay her. I hereby assign her to be your inspirational role model for the coming weeks. I suspect you will have extra power to help people in both mysterious and practical ways.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): What are the best methods to exorcize our personal demons, ghosts, and goblins? Or at least subdue them and neutralize their ill effects? We all have such phantoms at work in our psyches, corroding our confidence and undermining our intentions. One approach I don’t recommend is to get mad at yourself for having these interlopers. Never do that. The demons’ strategy, you see, is to manipulate you into being mean and cruel to yourself. To drive them away, I suggest you shower yourself with love and kindness. That seriously reduces their ability to trick you and hurt you—and may even put them into a deep sleep. Now is an excellent time to try this approach.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): As she matured, Scorpio poet Sylvia Plath wrote, “I am learning how to compromise the wild dream ideals and the necessary realities without such screaming pain.” I believe you’re ready to go even further than Plath was able to, dear Scorpio. In the coming weeks, you could not merely “compromise” the wild dream ideals and the necessary realities. You could synergize them and get them to collaborate in satisfying ways.

Bonus: I bet you will accomplish this feat without screaming pain. In fact, you may generate surprising pleasures that delight you with their revelations.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.

21): Some primates use herbal and clay medicines to self-medicate.

Great apes, chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas ingest a variety of ingredients that fight against parasitic infection and help relieve various gastrointestinal disturbances. Our ancestors learned the same healing arts, though far more extensively. And many Indigenous people today still practice this kind of self-care. With these thoughts in mind, Sagittarius, I urge you to spend quality time in the coming weeks deepening your understanding of how to heal and nurture yourself. The kinds of “medicines” you might draw on could be herbs, and may also be music, stories, colors, scents, books, relationships, and adventures.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The mythic traditions of all cultures are replete with tales of clashes and combats. If we draw on these tales to deduce what activity humans enjoy more than any other, we might conclude that it’s fighting with each other. But I hope you will avoid this normal habit as much as possible during the next three weeks, Capricorn. I am encouraging you to actively repress all inclinations to tangle. Just for now, I believe you will cast a wildly benevolent magic spell on your mental and physical health if you avoid arguments and skirmishes. Here’s a helpful tip: In each situation you’re involved in, focus on sustaining a vision of the most graceful, positive outcome.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Is there a person who could serve as your Über Mother for a while? This would be a wise and tender maternal ally who gives you the extra nurturing you need, along with steady doses of warm, crisp advice on how to weave your way through your labyrinthine decisions. Your temporary Über Mother could be any gender, really. They would love and accept you for exactly who you are, even as they stoke your confidence to pursue your sweet dreams about the future. Supportive and inspirational. Reassuring and invigorating. Championing you and consecrating you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Congratulations on acquiring the Big New Riddle! I trust it will inspire you to grow wiser and kinder and wilder over the coming months. I’ve compiled some clues to help you unravel and ultimately solve this challenging and fascinating mystery. 1. Refrain from calling on any strength that’s stingy or pinched. Ally yourself solely with generous power. 2. Avoid putting your faith in trivial and irrelevant “benefits.” Hold out for the most soulful assistance. 3. The answer to key questions may often be, “Make new connections and enhance existing connections.”

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HOME AND GARDEN

Up to Code

There are so many reasons you wouldn’t want to leave a bathtub in your front yard, but code enforcement is a good one. Spring is the busy time for Lexington’s Division of Code Enforcement, so don’t leave your sofa on your porch.

Nuisance violations, outlined in Chapter 12 of the City’s Code of Ordinances, prevents property owners from having any of the following on their property:

• Grass and/or weeds 10” inches or more in height.

• Bushes, hedges and/or trees that interfere with sidewalk travel.

• The accumulation of trash and debris located in the yard.

• Furniture and appliances designed for indoor use, but located outside.

• Any junked, wrecked, non-licensed, improperly licensed or inoperable vehicle (car, truck, etc.).

Blight is Bad. Spruce up. Chapter 12 also outlines minimum acceptable standards as it pertains to the condition and appearance of all structures in Fayette County. Housing violations include blighted or deteriorated property including property that is dilapidated, unsanitary and unsafe.

Watch your step. Sidewalk repairs are the responsibility of the abutting property owner. Please make sure that your sidewalk is safe for others to travel on. You can find more information on sidewalks in Chapter 17 of the Code of Ordinances.

You can report suspected violations by calling LexCall at 3-1-1 or (859) 425-2255. You can also submit this request online.

ReForest Roared Back

This was the first large-scale planting in four years. More than 207,000 trees have now been planted during Reforest the Bluegrass events over the past 24 years by more than by 18,000 volunteers.

May HG Calendar

MAY 4

The Wild Ones Native Plant Exchange is at St. Michael’s on Bellefonte, 6:30 pm to 8 pm.

MAY 6

The Arboretum hosts their annual plant exchange on May 6 at 9 am.

MAY 13

Some 7,000 trees were planted during this spring’s Reforest the Bluegrass event. More than 550 volunteers planted seedlings and young trees at Hisle Farm Park in northern Fayette County.

The Bluegrass Iris Society hosts its annual iris show featuring more than 100 different named varieties of iris on May 13. 1 pm, Lexington Green.

MAY 13

The Down to Earth Garden Sale will have a new home this year, relocating from the wildly popular Woodland Christian (currently under construction) to Centenary Methodist on Tates Creek, 9 am to noon.

Jun 11 Kenwick Bungalow Tour

Jun 17 Historic Botherum Tour

Jun 24 Open Gates to Bluegrass Living Garden Tour

to choose.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!

The Down to Earth Garden Sale moves to a new home on Tates Creek this year.

Sold In Lexington

Property sales info source: Fayette County Property Valuation office (www.fayettepva.com)

Property sales info source: Fayette County Property Valuation office