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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

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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

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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

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.