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t the age of 31, Richard Young has served the Lexington community in an impressive array of arts administration roles: executive director of the Chamber Music Festival for about five years, starting at age 21; interim general manager of Central Kentucky Youth Orchestras, where he founded the impactful CKYO MusicWorks program; and co-founder of the Origins Jazz Series, which has brought a wide range of national and international talent to Lexington stages since 2018. In recent years, he has largely shifted the thrust of his career to the civic and community development landscape, putting in several years as director of North Limestone Community Development Corporation (NoLi CDC) before settling into his current role as executive director of CivicLex, a nonprofit that he founded three years ago with the mission of improving civic engagement on a local level. While Young’s resume might seem dizzying at an initial glance – especially considering his age – a closer examination of his career path reveals several common threads of passions he has nurtured since childhood: culture, community and creativity.

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Richard Young’s experience as a musician has equipped him with a number of skills and lessons that he has applied to his varied professional roles. He started playing double bass in middle school and continues to play to this day, occassionally performing with the Lexignton Philharmonic. PHOTOS BY MICK JEFFRIES

Growing up in Lexington, Young spent significant time stoking his love for reading at the children’s bookstore The Owl & The Pussycat, a beloved community business in Chevy Chase co-owned by his father and aunt. At home, he exercised his imagination by watching classic Japanese Godzilla movies or spending time outside. And when his interest in music led to him pick up the double bass in middle school, it also led him down an important path that continues to help define him. “I’m deeply grateful to Fayette County Public School’s music and arts programs for making me into who I am today,” Young said. It was as a young musician where Young first learned the value of self-expression and the importance of having a voice. Performing with ensembles throughout the years – from the middle school band to the Lexington Philharmonic – reinforced the importance of collaboration, showcasing the beauty that can result from a successful group effort. It also taught him that each component contributes to the whole and that leaving out any single voice or part can change everything – often detrimentally.

While he was afforded a valuable music education at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio, Young decided soon after college that he didn’t want to pursue a career as a performing musician, describing the audition process as incredibly competitive, expensive and even “demoralizing.” Experiences gleaned as an orchestral musician did, however, unlock doors to professional opportunities in arts administration, where much of his early work focused on breaking down barriers to the arts – particularly when it comes to orchestral music, an art form that has often suffered from a reputation of being inaccessible. Breaking down barriers remains a strong focus in Young’s work today. He transitioned from arts administration to civic and community development work via a path he describes as “sideways”: He started collaborating with the community development organization NoLiCDC in its infancy, helping create arts programming and eventually transitioning to the role of executive director. Soon after he left that organization, he founded CivicLex – largely in response to frustrations he encountered while trying to navigate local policy and to lessons he learned from missteps along the way.

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Read this Q&A session between Smiley Pete reporter Celeste Lewis and Richard Young to learn more about the work CivicLex is doing in Lexington. What was the inspiration for Civic Lex? When I was at the North Limestone Community Development Corporation (CDC), I was in city hall regularly. I grew frustrated with the lack of resident voices present in really impactful decisions that shaped our city’s fabric. At first, I think I interpreted this as a sort of intentional obfuscation on the city’s part, in the same way that people can often jump to conspiratorial thinking about government. But, over time, the [now obvious] fact dawned on me that city government is just an institution, and institutions are complex, clunky and hard to engage with. So, after I left the CDC, I reached out to Dan Rowland, the board president of ProgressLex, a nonprofit organization that had been dormant for several years. They were considering whether or not to keep the organization intact. I told him that I was interested in working on Lexington’s civic engagement issues, and the match was obvious. I often describe what happened next as ‘hermit crabbing.’ Practically, the ideas and people that would build CivicLex just sort of crawled into ProgressLex and started living there within that foundation, which supported its infancy. CivicLex is now just over 3 years old. Tell me about the CivicLex team. How do you do your work? We’re a small team! On staff, it’s just myself and my colleague, Megan Gulla. We then have two AmeriCorps VISTA placements, Kit Anderson and Hayley Alfaro, and a rotating cast of UK students that work with us through different practicum placements. We’re a pretty lighthearted, self-directed bunch. We have lots of inside jokes. Though I am the executive director, I try and keep a mostly horizontal structure to stay collaborative and call each other out on mistakes.

What do you see as the most important mission of Civic Lex? At CivicLex, we envision a Lexington in which all residents are able to meaningfully participate in the decisions that shape where they live. We’re working toward that in three ways: The first way is that we help people understand the complex issues that are impacting Fayette County and how to get involved and voice their perspective. The second way that we’re working toward that vision is by working with government to reform the processes that govern how it interacts with residents. This could be in small ways, like helping advise on how meetings should be organized and facilitated, or in big ways, like our new Civic Artist Residency Program, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. The third way we work toward this vision is the most important, in my book: We are democratizing who has relationships with the people who have political power. Given the nature of government, there are many experiences and perspectives left out of the conversation, by nature of who has relationships with people in government. So, we work to change who has those relationships through our workshops, trainings, etc., by bringing together residents and public officials – in physical space, at a ratio of 7-to-1 – and by using specific facilitation methods. This has obviously been hard during COVID, but we’re trying to adapt however we can. What are some of the highlights of your data that may surprise people? Lexington has some striking racial disparities that a lot of people seem to be unaware of. • Since 1970, the number of Census tracts labeled as “Racially/Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty” has more than doubled in Lexington. Since the same time, the number of Census tracts that are “Racially/Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Affluence” has increased by 800%.

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Harry Dean Stanton: Hollywood’s Zen Rebel by Joseph B. Atkins Joseph B. Atkins unwinds Harry Dean Stanton’s enigmatic persona in the first biography of the man who Vanity Fair memorialized as “the philosopher poet of character acting.” He sheds light on Stanton’s early life in West Irvine, Kentucky, exploring his difficult relationship with his Baptist parents, his service in the Navy and the events that inspired him to drop out of college and pursue acting. In addition to examining the Hollywood legend’s acclaimed body of work, Atkins also follows the actor’s years rooming with Jack Nicholson, partying with David Crosby and Mama Cass, jogging with Bob Dylan and playing poker with John Huston. Drawing on interviews with Stanton’s friends, family and colleagues, this much-needed book offers an unprecedented look at a beloved figure

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In this engaging book of poems, the associate director of Spalding University’s celebrated MFA writing program, uses historical research, imagination and vivid writing to describe the hardships of Kentucky’s early European pioneers, including her own ancestors, as they settled in the Bluegrass region’s Kentucky River Valley. These short poems are followed by a long, lyrical one in which Edwards recalls pleasureboating as a child through that same “great, green valley” nearly two centuries later. A vivid reflection on Kentucky history, without the sugar-coating.

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by Melanie Beals Goan Melanie Beals Goan offers a new and deeper understanding of the women’s suffrage movement in Kentucky by following the people who labored long and hard to see the battle won. Women’s suffrage was not simply a question of whether women could and should vote; it carried more serious implications for white supremacy and for the balance of federal and state powers, especially in a border state. Shocking racial hostility surfaced even as activists attempted to make America more equitable. Goan looks beyond iconic women such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to reveal figures whose names have been lost to history, introducing readers to individuals across the Bluegrass State who did their part to move the nation closer to achieving its founding ideals.

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“Our products have to age anyway,” said Bakehorn, Wm. Tarr’s CEO, and owner of 903 Venues, an event company operating The Grand Reserve, The Speakeasy and Bluegrass Catering Company. “And since our plan for the distillery will happen over many years, time is essentially on our side.” In creating the brand, Brinegar, a whiskey enthusiast and board member of the Lexington Bourbon Society, wanted to be part of the bourbon boom rather than remain a mere participant. And as a veteran events manager, Bakehorn was eager to create a tourism experience in the historic Pepper Rickhouse in Lexington’s Distillery District on Manchester Street, in close proximity to her other companies – and also in close proximity to the site where bourbon mogul William Barr ran an iconic distillery for nearly 30 years, starting in 1871.

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Wm. Tarr Distillery President Barry Brinegar, left, and CEO Jill Bakehorn, right, who also owns 903 Venues, partnered to resurrect the historic brand. Chantel and Mark Stoops, head coach of UK’s football team, are also investors in the venture. PHOTO FURNISHED

Over time, Tarr and his son, Thompson, acquired nearly all the distillery’s shares — an investment that proved financially ruinous for the family. Near the end of the 19th century, the value of William Tarr’s holdings in the Kentucky Union Railroad plummeted, and an ongoing slump in whiskey sales drained his distillery’s reserves. In 1897, Tarr declared bankruptcy and, in hopes of squaring up with his lenders, he liquidated the distillery and its assets and sold vast tracts of farmland, commercial real estate and gold bonds. Ultimately, Tarr’s distillery was purchased by the dreaded Whiskey Trust, which made his namesake whiskey brands until Prohibition halted production in 1920. The only evidence of Tarr’s distillery today is a structure known as Bonded Warehouse #1, which is now home to Manchester Music Hall. A thoroughly modern business model Watching the industry’s largest players ease into bourbon tourism over many years convinced Bakehorn and Brinegar to move into it quickly. Building brand awareness through customer engagement and tasting is important, they said, to creating fans who’ll buy Tarr bottles repeatedly. Brinegar said that made

launching their brand with a high-quality sourced whiskey essential. “One of our goals was to bring a product to market that consumers are going to taste, say, ‘I want a second bottle,’ and then tell their friends about it,” he said. Though they wouldn’t reveal the producer of their whiskey, Brinegar and Bakehorn said knowledgeable industry consultants led them to some high-quality Kentucky barrels. “That means we’re getting whiskey that was made here, placed in a rickhouse and aged in Kentucky’s perfect climate,” Brinegar said. Currently two whiskeys – Old Wm. Tarr Manchester Reserve Kentucky Straight Whiskey (7 years old), and Old Wm. Tarr Inheritance Bourbon (12 years old) – are being sold on scheduled release dates at its visitors center. When that enterprise opens in the 3,400-square-foot space, there will be tours, tastes, cocktails and a gift shop. Future plans include an outdoor patio and special events. When COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings are lifted, the partners will launch a roadshow to promote their whiskeys. The partners’ plans include building a sizable

distillery at which they’ll make their own whiskey and create new brands. Looking forward, the goal is to grow sales to 30,000 cases per year – a point at which they say small distilleries prove attractive as takeover targets for liquor conglomerates. Achieving that will take years, they said, and likely more outside investment to speed that growth along. A current investor in Wm. Tarr is Chantel Stoops, whose enthusiasm for the company has turned her into an unexpected brand ambassador. She and husband Mark Stoops, head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats football team, wanted to put money into opportunities that engaged them, not just those in which they’d be passive shareholders. “We’re getting into companies we enjoy, and this has been a good way for us to diversify,” Chantel Stoops said. “We’re sort of saying to each other, ‘When you retire, you’ll want to be part of things you like.’” When Bakehorn learned Stoops was talking up the Tarr brand, she said, “‘You’re doing a good job for us. Would you mind doing more of it?’” Stoops recalled. “I told her I didn’t mind it at all and would. When it’s something you enjoy and it’s a product you like, it’s easy to talk about.” n

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hile the pandemic has put a damper on many activities, for Peyton Skaggs it marked the beginning of a new endeavor born of her love for helping animals. Since March, the 20-yearold psychology and neuroscience student has devoted much of her free time to helping find homes for some of the hardest-to-save felines: feral cats that lack in human socialization and are not suited to live in domesticated homes. While 2020 hasn’t been an easy year to start projects, in just a few short months, Skaggs has turned a half-baked idea into an officially recognized and successful nonprofit called the Working Cat Project. The Working Cat Project removes feral cats from county shelters and unsafe outdoor living conditions and places them on Central Kentucky farms that allow them to live safely and happily as barn cats. The placements create a mutually beneficial relationship between the cats and their caregivers: Not only does the program help the cats find a safe and suitable place to live, but it also helps the farms gain chemicalfree rodent control. Skaggs vividly recalls a night when some of the first seeds for the project were planted. “It was raining, and I saw this cat darting across my street…it looked really underweight and unhealthy,” she recalled. “Of course, I had to get out and chase it down.”

Organizers of the Working Cat Project partner with local barns to provide new homes for feral cats. PHOTO BY AYNA LORENZO

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Working Cat Project founder Peyton Skaggs, pictured above, started the program in the midst of the pandemic and a busy pre-med academic career. In its first year, the program helped find new homes for more than 150 cats in its first year. PHOTO BY AYNA LORENZO

Because Skaggs knew there wasn’t a secure source of food or care for the cat in her transient college neighborhood, she didn’t feel like TNR [trap-neuter-return] would be the right option. She didn’t know of any other choices and feared for the cat’s health and safety, so she called the president of Spay Our Strays, a local volunteer-run TNR agency that she had volunteered for. “She agreed that there wasn’t much else to do other than to try TNR anyway – unless I wanted to find a barn for it to go to,” Skaggs said. Skaggs wasn’t able to trap the cat, and she never saw it again. But she didn’t forget about it. After her own beloved kitten, Jack, died unexpectedly a few months later, she decided to honor his memory by getting more involved with Spay Our Strays. Soon after, she was traveling in Europe when an idea, influenced by all of these experiences, suddenly struck her. “I was on a train from Germany to Paris, and and I looked at my friend Izzy and I was like, ‘You know what? I think this year I’m going to start a barn cat program when we get back to Lexington,’” Skaggs recalled. “I just said it in passing. [But] I got back, and that’s what I did.” The Working Cat Project began as a program within the local animal foster placement organization Halfway Home Rescue. Busy with school (she was recently accept-

ed into the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine), Skaggs didn’t initially feel like she had the time to run an organization on her own. However, it was clear after the program’s early response that local demand for barn cats was high. While that’s good news for cats, it was also clear that coordinating the trapping, spaying/neutering and farm placement of these animals would be taxing on Halfway Home Rescue’s limited resources. Skaggs quickly took the necessary steps to create the legal framework for the Working Cat Project: She set up a meeting with an advisor from SCORE, a volunteer network of business mentors who help small businesses and nonprofits get started, and within days had completed the 501(c)(3) application. When Vicki Sword, a Working Cat Project board member and committed foster parent for Halfway Home Rescue, heard that Skaggs was planning to take the program out on its own, she offered her phone number, in case Skaggs needed help. “The very next day, she texted me with the IRS information and asked me to be on the board,” Sword recalled. “In a night, she did what most people take months to do.” Since March, the Working Cat Project has placed more than 150 barn cats on over 50 farms in Central Kentucky. At the current rate, they expect by year’s end to have given 170 cats a second chance at a happy life.

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And a second chance is truly what these cats are given. “Cats in the shelters have no chance at survival if they aren’t adoptable,” Sword explained. “They won’t be released. They can’t be adopted – they will only be euthanized. This is their last stop.” The program only accepts feral cats – cats that don’t expect a human being to take care of them or to provide for them. Relocating a wild cat from its environment is always a last resort and a step that is only taken when it is deemed their outdoor living environment is unsafe. The program also accepts shelter cats that are considered unadoptable due to lack of socialization or other issues that prevent them from adapting to a new domestic habitat. Once applicants who are looking for barn cats are screened, the organization makes sure the cat is spayed or neutered and has received any vet care it needs. A volunteer then transports the cat to its new home, setting it up in a large kennel, where it will remain for four weeks while it has time to get accustomed to its surroundings and caretakers before it’s allowed to come out. After a cat is finally released into a barn, the organization does follow-ups visits to make sure that things are going well. Caretakers are expected to set our food and water for the cats on a daily basis and provide some kind of shelter or cathouse for them during the winter. The cats are largely self-sufficient other than that.

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While the introduction process is lengthy, it’s been highly successful. “There are risks with any outdoor cat, that it may wander off and not be able to find its way back, be caught and kept by someone else, or become a victim to a predator,” Sword explained, but Skaggs added that the familiarity garnered with the kenneling process has proven to yield positive results, with upward of 90 percent of the cats having stuck with their new homes thus far. Another measure of success is how often adopters return for repeat placements. “We’ve placed cats in many barns, and once they are settled and things go well, the owners reach out [again], because the cats are so valuable and they know they have room for more,” Skaggs said. Eventually, these cats become more than just “employees.” “The majority of the cats end up warming up to people they interact with to some degree,” Sword said. “They don’t become as friendly as a housecat, but they do bond with their caretakers.” “They end up being adored and loved, but they also have a purpose beyond being a pet. They are workers,” Skaggs said. “They are members of the team.” The Working Cat Project primarily works with applicants for barn cats in Fayette, Madison, Jessamine, Woodford, Scott, Bourbon and Clark counties, though other counties are considered for an additional transportation fee. For more information on the organization, visit www.workingcatprojectky.org. n

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To help reduce costs during the pandemic, the University of Kentucky Art Museum has temporarily scaled back on touring exhibitions, relying more heavily on its permanent collection. PHOTO BY ALAN RIDEOUT SMILEYPETE.COM || JANUARY 2021

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hen thinking about the industries that have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic, restaurants and retail often dominate the conversation, but cultural organizations have taken a significant bruising as well. In normal times, many arts organizations rely on a blend of public funding and revenue from live events and performances – both of which have been significantly reduced this year. Much of the power of visual and performing arts comes from in-person experiences, and in the absence of large opening receptions, art fairs and other events, local museums and galleries have found themselves scrambling like everyone else to shift their operations in order to find ways to continue to serve artists and the community. The Lexington Art League, which organizes several large-scale events during typical years, including the popular Woodland Art Fair, is among the local organizations that has had a large portion of its revenue slashed by by the pandemic.

“For us specifically, because we can’t have in-person events, it has cut down on our revenue,” said Lori Houlihan, executive director of Lexington Art League. “Openings, art fairs, weddings and rentals – they can’t happen. The biggest concern for us is managing to sustain ourselves until we can get funding back from Woodland Art Fair, which is our biggest revenue source each year.” In addition to lack of in-person events, another dire impact on visual arts has been a loss of grant funding.

“As a nonprofit, we mainly rely on grants to support our programming. Grants have become quite comptetitive as of late, due to obvious reasons.” LIZ GLASS, INSTITUTE 193 GALLERY DIRECTOR

“As a nonprofit, we mainly rely on grants to support our programming,” explained Liz Glass, gallery director at Institute 193, a small downtown gallery. “Grants have become quite competitive as of late, due to obvious reasons.” As a result, the small downtown gallery, which works with artists, writers and musicians to document the cultural landscape of the modern South, has stepped up its grantwriting game, Glass said. “We always try to be aware of new opportunities to apply for local and national government grants,” she said. “The emergency stimulus payments have been a major help in keeping the lights on.” And while the lights may still be on, the pandemic has forced some arts organizations to reduce staff.. Funding cuts led the Lexington Art League to lay off two fulltime employees, and Houlihan went to part time for six weeks during the spring while navigating the process of applying for Paycheck Protection Program loans and finding grants.

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The gallery at the Lexington Art League, pictured above and left, is currently hosting an LAL Member’s Show, on display through Jan. 16.

“It was extraordinary chaos,” she recalled. “There was not a lot of ‘this is the next right step.’ I found that in those six weeks, because a lot of that time was spent coming to understand the loans and grants, that the work became very different, and no one really knew what we were doing. It was a lot of spinning, coming up with new safety plans – and then those plans being smashed as things just kept getting worse.” Institute 193, alternately, was forced to permanently close the doors of a satellite location in New York City that formerly served as a “wonderful bridge between Lexington and major art markets in NYC,” Glass said. “Unfortunately, as a result of the pandemic, we had to shutter this location not too long ago,” she said. “We are so sad to see it go, but we are now able to free up money used to run that space for some exciting developments for our gallery in town.” Naturally, these cuts and lack of event opportunities have trickled down to have a profound effect on individual artists as well. Artist Brian Turner who, with his wife, Sara, owns and operates the popular local design studio and print shop Cricket Press, said that a significant portion of his family’s annual income typically comes from art fairs, markets and festivals. “In good years, that can be upward of one-quarter to one-third of our annual income,” he explained. “But even if you take that out of the equation, there’s still a significant amount of our design and poster/print work that is directly used to promote public events ... events where large groups of people come together for a purpose, whether it’s a concert, a street fair, a food festival or some public fundraising event. Those aren’t happening for the most part, so that’s another big hit we’ve taken.” Like many folks, the Turners have found themselves shifting to adapt to current the environment.

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“We have been getting by solely on new design and illustration projects, existing design clients and making new work to sell online,” he said.

At the Lexington Art League, maintaining a small but steady stream of activity inside its location, the historic Loudoun House in Castlewood Park, is imperative.

Throughout this challenging year, arts organizations have looked for new ways to connect with the public, to present art and artists and to remain accessible and relevant despite the inability to invite in large crowds. For the University of Kentucky Art Museum, one shift included scaling back on traveling exhibits.

“People are using the space,” Houlihan said, adding that small groups and individuals have recently brought activity to the house by hosting belly dancing classes or delivering winter jackets to a coat drive hosted by the local nonprofit Believing in Forever, which is now housed at the Loudoun House under director Devine Carama, a current resident artist at the space. And exhibits are still being hung, with visitors coming to view the art on display on their own time, in the absence of the usual crowded gallery receptions. All of this activity ultimately helps support the organization and the artists it represents.

“We have relied on our permanent collection more, reducing expenses for exhibitions that usually require shipping costs, artist travel, hotels, mailings,” museum director Stuart Horodner explained. “We have consolidated our printing, relied more on social media and tried to stay nimble.” For Institute 193, one answer was to use its location on a prominent downtown corridor, North Limestone Street, creatively. “Despite being closed, we still found ways to present our exhibitions to the public by displaying exhibition text on our street-facing window, so passersby could read about the work and look in to see it displayed,” Glass said.

“The galleries are part of what’s happening at the house but not the only thing that’s happening at the house,” Houlihan said. “But when people are in the house, they are seeing the work.” All of these local spaces have reopened in recent months, with safety protocols in place. All require masks and social distancing, and the UK Art Museum requires appointments,

to provide plenty of space for visitors to be safe and comfortable. All three have reported seeing success with these protocols. “Since we reopened the museum in late summer, we have obviously had a significant fall off in visitors,” Horodner said of the UK Art Museum. “But we have put safety protocols in place, have hourly sign-ups with limited capacity of viewers, and people are coming. We are thrilled to see people looking at art, and they seem so satisfied to look at real art, not on a screen.” “Obviously not as many people are coming in, so we try to make everything as accessible as possible through our website and social media presence,” Glass added. “But it is nice to see how excited people get when they realize they can stop by and look at art even with our emergency measures in place. “I think having a small gallery space works to our advantage because we never get a mad rush of people at one time,” she added, “so people can almost always come into the gallery when they wish.” Houlihan reports having seen a flow of visitors at Lexington Art League that is relatively comparable to usual years – and even an increased sense of engagement, to a certain extent. “Our gallery hours have been the same, if not more active – people are trickling through in a steady stream, and they are really looking at the art and interacting with it in a different way than at the big openings,” she said. “Not all the people who came to the openings are coming through now, but those who are coming in are having a positive experience and are really here to see the art.” As 2021 begins, uncertainty remains. But these professionals are working on ways to continue supporting artists, bringing art to the community and raising funds to continue operating safely. Institute 193 is increasing video production work surrounding its artists and exhibitions, with a current major focus on finding new ways of funding audio/visual work, as well as online shopping endeavors.

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The exhibition ”This is America” is on display at the UK Art Museum through Feb. 13. While admission to the museum is free, pre-registration is currently required, to limit the capacity inside the gallery space.

The Lexington Art League has plans to expand outside its home at the Loudoun House as well. “Getting the LAL Shop online and adding more items is in the plans,” said Houlihan. Small satellite gallery shows, collaborations with galleries in other counties and more home-based community art projects like its current 1,000 Dragons project are on the horizon.

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When asked how the community can support local artists and arts organizations, all three local museum and gallery reps are in agreement: become a member, purchase from gallery shops and buy art that’s made right here in our community. Turner, as an artist, agreed. “I’ve always been keenly aware of the positive effects of keeping things local,” he said. “Cricket Press has always existed by and large on the support we have received locally and regionally. Taking stock of those artists and creative businesses close to you, and being mindful of trying to support them and their work as much as you can, will have the biggest impact. Not only are you supporting the creatives that help make your own community unique, you hope to cause a ripple effect, [helping enable] those people do the same by supporting local businesses that are important to them.” “When we finally are able to gather again, we’re going to need our arts organizations,” Houlihan added. “We can’t wait to invite everyone back.” n

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ON OUR TABLE

START FROM SCRATCH NOURISHING RECIPES TO UTILIZE EVERY LAST CRUMB RECIPES AND PHOTOS BY THERESA STANLEY

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s we ponder the outgoing and the incoming this time of year, I find myself dreaming of the day I can pass a breadbasket around a table with friends, family and strangers who are soon to be friends.

Roasted Garlic

While it seems like a simple gesture, it’s the accompanying opportunity to look someone in the eyes as you pass this universal symbol of nourishment that makes this quite meaningful. When I consider what is important in my life, exchanging ideas, enjoying laughter and sharing precious time are at the top of the list. And what better to incorporate these elements than gathering around a table to share food and drink? With a fundamental purpose to nourish and fill the body, bread is a staple of utilitarianism, and this year, many people turned to baking bread as a form of therapy. For local baker Kara Baldia, whose mesmerizing rounds, loaves and bowls are featured on the following pages, baking bread is also an art form, adding stunning visual interest to those never-ending meals at home. (Search for “Bluegrass Concoctions” on social media for more of Baldia’s work.) Whatever your loaf of choice might be, these three recipes are designed to use every last crumb.

PHOTO BY THERESA STANLEY

Roasted garlic is a simple ingredient that can elevate many dishes. While raw garlic is pungent and leaves a trail for hours, roasted garlic is sweet and subtle. A couple of these cloves will make a pot of soup sing, achieving umami notes few other ingredients can produce. Another application is grilled bread with roasted garlic. It looks and sounds fancy, but individually, the ingredients are simple staples in the kitchen. Sear a slice of bread on a grill grate or in a toaster oven. Remove the bread from the heat and drizzle olive oil over the slice, seasoning the top with salt and pepper. Add roasted garlic to the slice. Bread becomes tapas, making it hard to stop at one slice.

Ingredients: • Whole heads of garlic • Olive oil • Salt • Pepper Tools: • Aluminum foil • Shallow baking pan or cookie sheet Method: Heat oven to 400 degrees. Tear sheet of aluminum foil to fit the number of heads of garlic. If roasting individually, pull enough foil to easily wrap one head of garlic. Adjust size of foil if roasting multiple heads in one sheet. PHOTO BY THERESA STANLEY

With her baking venture Bluegrass Concoctions, Kara Baldia elevates her loaves with a variety of artisan flourishes.

Peel outer paper layers of garlic. Place garlic on its side. Trim about one-quarter inch of the top of the head of garlic and discard. Repeat if roasting multiple

heads of garlic. Place in the center of foil. Lightly drizzle olive oil over top and sides of garlic. Season top of garlic with salt and pepper. Bring corner points of foil to center, enclosing the garlic. Squeeze foil to seal the packet of garlic. Bake for 30-40 minutes depending on preference for lightly or deeply roasted garlic. At 30 minutes, check the center clove for doneness with a small knife or toothpick; garlic should be soft like butter. Allow additional 10-minute increments for golden, more caramelized cloves. Cooking time varies depending on age, size, and variety. Cool garlic slightly and serve. The bottom of the garlic can be squeezed to release roasted garlic on a dish or on to slices of bread, or it can be served as is with a knife. Roasted garlic can be refrigerated up to two weeks in the refrigerator in an airtight container or in the freezer for up to three months.

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SMILEY PETE’S RETAIL GUIDE

Homemade Croutons

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There seems to always be leftover bread, and homemade croutons are an easy way to make use of it while providing texture, flavor and starch that can add pop to a soup, salad or stew. Enjoy this simple guide to making your own — there’s no going back to store-bought once you enjoy your first batch.

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Ingredients: • 2 cups bread pieces, roughly chopped • Olive oil, drizzle • Salt and pepper to taste • Pinch dried herbs, optional (suggestions: dried sage, parsley and garlic powder) Method: Heat oven to 375. Place a sheet of aluminum foil on a cookie sheet. To a bowl, add bread pieces. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and herbs, tossing to coat. Drizzle with oil, tossing bread to coat thoroughly. Place bread on the cookie sheet in an even layer. Do not crowd bread. Bake for about 10 minutes or until pieces are crisp and golden brown. To store, place in an airtight container to use within a few days. Pro tip: If using stale bread, reduce cook time; stale bread cooks faster.

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Broccoli & Cheddar Soup Broccoli and cheddar soup is a perennial favorite. Adults love it for its comfort and nostalgia, and it’s a crowd-pleasing way to make sure your kiddos lap up their veggie intake. Serving this gooey goodness in a hollowed-out bread bowl only ups the appeal.

Ingredients: • 4 cups stock (chicken, beef or vegetable; set aside ½ cup) • 4 cups broccoli florets (fresh works best) • 3 cups cheddar cheese (set aside ½ cup for garnish) • ½ cup sweet onion, chopped • ¼ cup butter • ¼ cup cornstarch • 2 garlic cloves, minced (or add roasted garlic at the end) • 2 bay leaves • 1 large carrot, chopped • ½ teaspoon salt • ½ teaspoon pepper • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, freshly ground (the secret ingredient to this dish!) Method: To a large stockpot over medium heat, add butter. Sauté onion and garlic until onions are translucent. Add broccoli and carrots. Stir in stock, cream and seasonings, bringing to a boil. Lower heat to a simmer, cooking uncovered for about 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. In a small bowl or cup, combine cornstarch and reserved half cup of stock, stirring until smooth. Turn heat to medium high to add cornstarch mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring until fully incorporated and soup begins to thicken. Reduce heat to medium after about a minute of stirring. Remove bay leaves from soup. (If you prefer to add roasted garlic instead of raw, add two roasted cloves at this time.) Add cheddar cheese in thirds, stirring until each round is melted. Serve in hollowed bread bowls, reserving the pieces for homemade croutons. Garnish with reserved cheddar cheese. n

PHOTO BY THERESA STANLEY

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DRINK OF THE MONTH

MANHATTAN RECIPES AND PHOTOS BY THERESA STANLEY

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ew Year’s Eve has always been a time for nostalgia. This year, though, when the ball drops, it turns the page on a long chapter that most of us are ready to put behind us. I think it’s safe to say we will all welcome a new calendar and the hope that comes with the year ahead.

With roots in New York City, a particularly iconic New Year’s Eve destination, the Manhattan is a classic cocktail that has been popular on bar menus worldwide for decades. While it may sound fancy, Manhattans are simple to craft at home. Quality ingredients will make this one sing. Pull out your fancy glassware and favorite rye-forward bourbon, splurge on the good sweet vermouth, and don’t forget to put a cherry on top.

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Raise a glass as we toast to a new year, looking forward to topshelf experiences at our favorite places, in our favorite cities, with our favorite people, in 2021.

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Home of the mini burger and Aqua sushi, known for signature cocktails and hand-selected wines; Harry’s has something for everyone. Text-To-Go: 859.940.0301) 859.264.8023 • Text-To-Go: 859.940.0301 3735 Palomar Centre Dr. (Palomar) 859.977.2620 • Text-To-Go: 859.940.4295

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Lexington Signature Steakhouse offers prime steaks, seafood, fresh sushi and house favorites in an upscale and relaxed atmosphere. Taste the tradition!

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Ingredients: • 2 ounces high-rye bourbon • 1 ounce sweet vermouth • 2 dashes Angostura bitters • Orange peel • Cherry, garnish • Ice • Glassware: Coupe or martini glass Method: To a mixing glass add ice, bourbon, sweet vermouth and bitters, stirring until well-chilled. Rim the edge of preferred glassware with the exterior of an orange peel. Strain chilled cocktail into glass. Garnish with cherry, and place orange peel in glass if desired. n

OBC Kitchen is a local, chef-driven restaurant that houses an extremely rare bourbon collection, eclectic craft beer selection and extensive wine list. 3373 Tates Creek Rd. 859.977.2600 obckitchen.com

Craft burgers and cocktails DINNER DINE-IN OR TAKE-OUT 438 S. Ashland Avenue 859-523-2095 thesagerabbit.com

Located inside downtown Lexington’s historic courthouse, Zim’s serves from a menu inspired by the bounty of Kentucky farms.

215 W. Main St., Suite 25 • (859) 785-3690 Open 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily www.zimscafe.com

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PETE’S PROPERTIES

130 Shawnee Place $310,000

Recent Residential Property Transactions

3347 Keithshire Way $299,900

218 Jesselin Dr. $300,000 560 Wellington Way $273,000 153 Goodrich Ave. $252,200 321 Glendover Rd. $230,000 427 Plymouth Dr. $225,000 3418 Birkenhead Circle $208,000 3478 Winthrop Dr. $185,000 511 Monticello Blvd. $168,300 117 Penmoken Park $130,000

40513 1321 Cordele Ln. $710,000 40502

409 Cochran Rd. $368,750

1301 Mumford Ln. $619,000

1204 Indian Mound Rd. $1,265,000

799 Robin Rd. $340,000

2184 Savannah Ln. $610,000

801 Old Dobbin Rd. $890,000

1204 Taborlake Cove $335,000

2604 Idlewood Dr. $421,000

1825 St. Ives Circle $860,000

3332 Nantucket Dr. $335,000

2201 Carrington Ct. $395,000

735 Brookhill Dr. $775,000

749 Sunset Dr. $329,900

4116 Palmetto Dr. $335,000

1401 Richmond Rd. $755,000

685 Berry Ln. $285,000

545 Culpepper Rd. $625,000

917 Aurora Ave. $192,500

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377 Colony Blvd. $600,000

177 N. Hanover Ave. $155,000

2369 Abbeywood Rd. $425,000 959 Forest Lake Dr. $354,900

2184 Lakeside Dr. $520,000

837 Cahaba Rd. $502,500

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485 Madison Point Dr. $345,000

305 Irvine Rd. $495,000

256 Shady Ln. $660,000

3037 Charleston Gardens Blvd.

338 Dudley Rd. $490,000

716 Longwood Rd. $400,000

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1841 Blairmore Court $455,000

1984 St. Stephens Green $359,900

4301 Saron Dr. $290,000

659 Cooper Dr. $452,000

901 Granville Ct. $345,000

4020 Kenesaw Dr. $251,100

2055 Von List Ct. $406,000

473 Stone Creek Dr. $318,000

873 Edgewood Dr. $245,000

411 Chinoe Rd. $390,000

110 Barberry Ln. $316,500

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BIGGEST MOVER: 1204 Indian Mound Rd. $1,265,000 Recent arm’s length residential sales for this magazine’s distribution area. Information compiled by Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator David O’Neill. For more information on any of these properties, or others, please visit www.fayettepva.com.

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*The House at Rueil by Edouard Manet, used with permission. Sotheby’s International Realty® and the Sotheby’s International Realty Logo are service marks licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC and used with permission. Bluegrass RE, LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each franchise is independently owned and operated. Any services or products provided by independently owned and operated franchisees are not provided by, affiliated with or related to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC nor any of its affiliated companies.

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