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Contributors Smiley Pete contributor Shannon Clinton (“Where to Eat Now,” page 16) is an Elizabethtown native who now lives in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. A proud graduate of Western Kentucky University’s journalism program, she has been a full-time freelance writer for 21 years for publications across the Southeast.

Lily Foster (photography for “Deck the Walls”) is a senior at Lafayette High School and an alumna of the Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts’ film and photography program. She has a photography business focused on creative portraits. Find her on Instagram @ lilyykphoto.

Emily Giancarlo (photography for “Where to Eat Now”) is a professional photographer based out of Lexington, specializing in lifestyle and commercial photography. For more information and images, visit www.emilygiancarlo.com.

Raised in Louisville, Laurie Johnathan attends the University of Kentucky, where she is majoring in integrated strategic communications, and is currently interning at Smiley Pete Publishing. She is interested in the media industry, particularly writing, photography and graphic design. She contributed to this month’s “Deck the Walls” story (page 26) and our January “tadoo List ”(Arts and Culture calendar, page 37).

Mick Jeffries (photography for “Creative Types: Chris Begley”) is a longtime contributor of words and images to the Smiley Pete universe. He works in an ever-changing array as graphic designer, photographer, writer, radio show host and oral historian to celebrate and evangelize the ever-unfolding zeitgeist of Lexington, his beloved home for more than three decades.

Celeste Lewis is a visual artist and freelance writer and director for the Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center. She contributes a series for Smiley Pete Publishing (“Creative Types: Chris Begley,” page 7) that focuses on profiling a variety of interesting folks from the Lexington area, including artists, writers, small-business owners and various creative types.

Theresa Stanley is Smiley Pete Publishing’s director of events and promotions. She provided photography for this month’s “Drink of the Month” and “On Our Table” recipes (pages 33-35 ). ■

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t’s tempting to think we are going through the worst of times. With the prevalence of natural disasters, violence and political unrest all over the globe, and the deep rifts that plague society – all layered on top of a global pandemic – it can feel a little unrelenting.

But Transylvania University archeologist and anthropology professor Chris Begley points out that none of these things are unusual or unexpected. In his new book, “The Next Apocalypse, the Art and Science of Survival,” released in November, Begley explains that crises have occurred in civilizations throughout time, and he highlights the importance of exploring the way humans have both survived and failed to survive crises and declines over time.

“Using archeological data, we look at how societies responded to dramatic changes in the past and compare that with how we envision the next apocalypse,” said Begley, who has studied world cultures extensively, with 30 years’ experience working in North America and South America. In his book, he gives an informative overview of past declines of civilizations with examples like the Roman Empire and the Maya, using research and collected data to illustrate the past and shed light on what our future may hold.

While Hollywood might have us believe a pervasive narrative that celebrates the rugged lone hero who powers through obstacles against all odds to lead people through a crisis, Begley points out the opposite is most often true.

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“As an analysis of our apocalyptic fantasies demonstrates, we like to imagine that selfreliance and old-fashioned skills will be the key to survival when all goes wrong,” he said.

“Looking at historical and modern examples, we see that communal efforts will be the key to long-term survival. Saving the day will be more than retreating to the wilderness and gathering around a fire. The most important survival skill for the future is not the ability to defend yourself against an unruly mob but rather the ability to cooperate and work as a group.”

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After a long career in traditional archeology, Chris Begley has largely gravitated toward marine archeology – a relatively new frontier in the field – in recent years.

The skills that make the most difference when it comes to large-scale disasters, Begley said, involve feeding and educating people, as well as other basic civil needs such as protecting the vulnerable or equitably distributing resources.

Survival is something Begley knows about.

His field work often puts him in rough and dangerous conditions, from incredible heat, dense terrain and dangerous river crossings to encountering questionable snakes and insects. When he’s not teaching, writing or working in the rainforest, his interests have turned to developing archeological imaging technology and 3D imaging systems; he’s also been gravitating from terrestrial archeology to marine archeology, which is a relatively new frontier in the field. Begley has conducted diving expeditions to study shipwrecks off the coast of El Salvador, as well as wrecks in the Kentucky River.

“How well we work together – as neighbors, communities and as nations – will have the most impact on our survival now and in the inevitable times in the future when we are tested,” he explained.

Growing up in Kentucky, Begley spent time in Lexington and in Letcher County, roaming his family’s land. There, he witnessed his father and grandfather fight against environmental and social injustices in their Appala-

chian community at a time when speaking up was considerably more dangerous. At home in Lexington, watching Jacques Cousteau was a favorite pastime, and Begley soon found himself dreaming of his own adventures in remote places. He went on to study archeology, becoming a Fulbright Scholar and earning his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1999.

He conducted research focusing on Honduras and the Mosquito Coast region, where he logged months at a time trekking in the rainforest, surviving a coup as well as a run-in with bandits whom he and his team accidentally encountered, barely escaping with their lives. On a lighter note, his field work in the region is also where he met his wife, Soreyda, a designer, artist and activist who celebrates her culture in much of her work. They now live in Lexington, where they have raised three children, two of whom recently moved away for college.

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Begley’s research has appeared in New Yorker magazine as well as National Geographic, and has afforded him interesting opportunities to work with the BBC and Discovery Channel on documentaries; he also hosts an interview segment on WEKU called Future Tense, which focuses on our future in a post-pandemic world. Selected as one of the World’s 50 Most Adventurous Men by Men’s Journal Magazine in 2015, Begley has been compared with characters ranging from Indiana Jones to “the most interesting man in the world” from the Dos Equis Beer commercials, played by actor Jonathan Goldsmith.

Begley is amused by such comparisons and laughingly takes them in stride, even though he noted every archeologist gets the Indiana Jones comparison, even if they work in the city.

“Archaeologists often go out of their way to point out how it’s not like the movies, making archaeology sound boring or tedious,” he said. “In my case, I would say that my field work is exciting, sometimes even dramatic or dangerous. My archaeology is not boring. It’s exciting, difficult, frustrating, scary and ultimately rewarding.”

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Smiley Pete writer, Celeste Lewis sat down with professor, anthropologist, archeologist and new author Chris Begley to talk about his work.

Tell me a little about growing up. What are some of the things in your upbringing that influence who you are and what you do now? I grew up in Lexington and Knoxville, and I spent a lot of time with my family in Letcher County, in eastern Kentucky. I am certain that all the time I spent in the woods there influenced the aesthetic I chose later. My archaeological research focused on remote rainforests, and that certainly reflects where my imagination went as we explored the hollers and hillsides above my family’s store in Blackey, Kentucky.

The other great influence was Jacques Cousteau. He brought field science to the public through his documentaries and certainly convinced me that humanity needed people to go out there and report back, and all of it tied to big environmental and humanitarian issues.

This tied in to the biggest influence of all, which was my father and grandfather and their work to protect the people and places of Appalachia from the ravages of strip mining. This was dangerous and sometimes unpopular work, and the threats were real. My grandfather positioned a big metal plate strategically over their bedroom windows after people shot into the building.

We had unlisted phone numbers. Those elements all directed my choices to a degree and certainly provided the rubric by which I measured success.

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How did you land on the idea for your book? How long did you work on the book? What was your writing process?

I wrote an op-ed for the Lexington Herald Leader that argued against our individualistic focus and pointed out that when societies have fallen in the past, people always resolved the crisis as a community. Our fantasies of bugging out to the hills and surviving on our wits with our immediate family – a staple trope of apocalyptic movies – bears no resemblance to our actual history.

The op-ed went viral. I started getting emails from all over the world. One email was from a literary agent who suggested I turn it into a book. I signed with her, and she negotiated a book contract. Just before the pandemic, we signed with Basic Books/Hachette, and I went to work expanding the ideas from that op-ed into a book. I wrote it in about eight months, followed by another year of revisions, copy editing and other things on the publishing end that took time.

For this book, I used a quasi-journalistic style.

I worked as a reporter for a year for the Mountain Eagle, out of Whitesburg, under legendary editors Pat and Tom Gish, and have always thought that journalists are critically important to our society. In an effort to present more voices and to make it more interesting to read, I interviewed the scholars I cited, in addition to using their published work.

What is a story from your travels that stands out as one of your most memorable? I would need to subdivide ‘memorable.’

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I remember seeing certain shipwrecks for the first time or realizing the significance of an archaeological site far out in the rainforest.

Some moments are memorable in negative ways, such as the fear and adrenaline of the 20 hours spent evading a well-known murderer and his henchman in the rainforest. There is the culture shock of coming back from a year living in a rural village and landing in airport culture, which is almost unbearable in normal circumstances.

The moment I remember best, or perhaps misremember as I improve the story with each telling, was meeting Soreyda, the person I would later marry. We met in a town on the edge of the rainforest, where she worked for the Honduran forest service. By chance, we spent hours sitting next to each other in a dugout canoe accompanying some people up and down the coast. After that 12-hour day, much of it spent together in a dugout canoe, I knew who I would pick. Here we are 22 years and three kids later. Not only is that a wonderful story, I think, but [it] had the greatest impact, obviously. Also, I’ve never done anything as significant for a community as I did for Lexington by bringing her here!

Putting on your anthropologist hat, how do you think the pandemic will be examined and remembered, and what can we learn from it? I think the pandemic changed everything in ways we will not realize for a while. Most immediately, it exposed the fragility of some of the systems we rely on, from housing to labor to our current concern, the supply chain. This parallels what we see

in past declines of civilizations, where the complex systems are stressed and ultimately cease to function as they did.

I am most interested in the way in which it was all politicized. The choice people made to ignore good advice [by vilifying or denying its value] and to behave in ways that put themselves and others at risk should not have been surprising – it’s nothing new. From our mythical past focusing on rugged individualism to rhetoric that weaponizes the concept of ‘freedom’ to divide people, the ways in which the powerful manipulated such a large part of the population, even as they lay dying, was remarkable and horrific to witness. I’m not sure what we’ll learn. Perhaps we’ll learn that inequities like we saw in housing, employment and wealth are untenable. Maybe we’ll only learn that everything is political.

Hopefully, we’ll learn that we must not go back to normal – it was not working, and the pandemic revealed that.

In your book, you discuss past disasters and the collapse of civilizations and how we might best survive what’s next. What have you learned in your research that can give us hope of survival? I’m not sure it gives us hope, but the fact that people survive in communities is very clear, and that a community that leaves out a segment of the population – through racism, sexism, xenophobia or wealth inequities – will ultimately collapse. I teach wilderness survival skills and would be happy to survive out in the woods with my immediate family, but that’s not how it works. The hard work of creating

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and maintaining a community is what we do now, and it will be even more important and difficult as our complex systems begin to unravel.

What do you think we are doing right these days as a civilization? Those among us who are working for a better community, however that is defined, are probably doing the right things. Work that focuses on equality and justice as well as sustainability are important. We are not doing any of that very well right now, and we have massive historic structures working to maintain the status quo. I’m not sure how a shift will occur – as a series of small tremors or a massive shock – but it’s coming.

Who are some of your influences and inspirations?

My father and grandfather would be the most immediate inspirations, and public figures like Jacques Cousteau. I am influenced and inspired by all kinds of people, though.

Sometimes they are academic, with anthropologists like Marshall Sahlins or David Graeber, both of whom were at The University of Chicago with me. I’m inspired by my wife, Soreyda, and the way she creates meaningful change in the community. I am constantly inspired by people who face challenges I never have because of their race, gender or sexuality, who create the community we have.

Inspiration comes from the journalists and whistleblowers, whom we do not seem to appreciate.

How did you get interested in shipwrecks? After working for a long time in the rainforest, I wanted a change, and I saw underwater archaeology as the next frontier that needed researchers. Shipwrecks are not all we study underwater [sometimes we find sunken cities], but shipwrecks are like time capsules. Unlike most archaeological sites, formed over decades or centuries of occupation, a shipwreck happens in an instance. We see the choices people made at a moment in time. That opens up a whole new window into the past.

Years of studying shipwrecks and other archeological sites has given archeologist and professor Chris Begley insight on how humans approach survival – what works and what doesn’t. Inspired by observations made during the pandemic, his new book draws from that and other research.

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What are four things you wish everyone knew to improve their chances of wilderness survival? I teach a basic decision-making paradigm, where we assess our needs and solve the problems in order of urgency. First, you should probably stay put and wait for help. Wandering around makes its worse. Of course, if nobody knows where you are, you may have to move. Second, you don’t need to eat for a long time. You are probably better off in shortterm survival situations [a week or less] eating only things you know are edible and that you are not allergic to than worrying about finding something to eat in the wilderness.

Many plants are toxic for at least part of their life cycle.

That can turn an embarrassing inconvenience into a deadly situation. Third, you should know how to make a fire, for heat, signaling and boiling water to purify it. You should keep a way to make fire in your car or pack. Fourth, when out hiking or even traveling in your car, take clothes for an unexpected night outside. Many people die of hypothermia when the temperatures are relatively warm during the daytime but then drop at night, as they get caught without sufficient clothing. Exposure to the elements kills far faster than hunger or thirst.

How do you feel about being compared to the Indiana Jones character in the popular Steven Spielberg movies? How do the movies measure up compared to the reality of your field? Archaeologists have a love/ hate relationship with Indiana Jones. Certainly, there are problems with his archaeological techniques, and we don’t get to punch Nazis as often as we’d like, but most archaeologists love the movies for the same reasons everybody else does. Who doesn’t want to be compared with the protagonist of an action movie?

What’s a favorite tradition you liked learning about during your travels? Most of my experience has been with rural people of the countries I work in. I would say I particularly admire their slow pace of everything. And that everything requires conversation and relationship.

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With a fun, colorful interior design influenced by street art and “maximalism,” the restaurant is known for its “epic tacos,” a reference to both the size and atypical fillings of the double-shelled tacos, which have a crunchy corn shell inside of a flour tortilla. Customers can choose from about 20 tacos on the menu, featuring fillings that range from butter-andgarlic lobster and beer-battered mahi-mahi to bourbon shrimp, barbacoa pork and peppercorn kangaroo (yes, actual kangaroo).

A variety of chips and dips, “not a taco” items and creative margaritas and craft cocktails also grace the menu. The restaurant/bar is open until midnight Mon.-Wed. and 1 a.m. Thurs.-Sat.

Longtime restaurateur and Lexington native Frank Bickel has opened a fast-casual restaurant in the circa-1927 former schoolhouse that also hosts the monthly Athens Schoolhouse Antiques Show. Specializing in weekday lunches – and occasional brunches coinciding with the antiques show – the menu includes fresh sandwiches as well as salads, vegan options, desserts and baked goods. Hot items are prepared by the “Lunch Lady Squad,” led by head chef Jesus Gonzales, who adds a Cuban touch to the menu with specialties that include a signature Cuban sandwich, a Cuban Sloppy Joe, black beans and rice and ropa vieja, a traditional Cuban dish featuring shredded beef in a tomato sauce. The destination eatery also offers grab-and-go items, wine, signature cocktails and beer. A regular breakfast menu and other expanded services are in the works.

The Creole Café (carryout only) 833 Georgetown St., Ste 110 www.facebook.com/ CreoleCafe859 • (859) 554 5148 Hours subject to change – check Facebook page for updated info

Specializing in carryout meals (with limited outdoor seating during warm-weather months), new Georgetown Street eatery The Creole Café features a variety of Creole seafood-oriented dishes, including Creole Cajun boil varieties, real lump crab cakes,

alfredo pasta, po’ boys, lobster rolls, lobster melts and more.

Creole lobster mac-and-cheese and king crab legs with a side of creole butter were featured on a recent social media post, and the menu also features fried oysters, deep fried whiting, cod, catfish and shrimp, as well as combos featuring king crab, snow crab and crawfish. Sides include Creole red potatoes, corn and cornbread fritters. Online ordering is available for pickup and delivery within specified hours.

The Creole Café is a carryout eatery on Georgetown Street that offers a variety of Creole seafood dishes, including crab legs, Creole Cajon boil, real lump crab cakes and more.

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September, Fiddletree Kitchen & Bar is a sophisticated and stylish bar and restaurant that’s just as welcoming to Lexington residents as it is to hotel guests.

With a bright and sleek interior and fresh, creative menu, the business is currently open for breakfast and dinner most days.

According to its website, Fiddletree offers “the artisan carefree feel of an all-day café, reflecting a comfortable and creative place where people gather to meet, eat, talk and relax.”

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The casual breakfast and lunch cafe DV8 Kitchen has opened a second location in The Met, a new mixed-use facility on the corner of Third Street and Midland Avenue.

Condado Tacos

DV8 Kitchen – East End

114 Summit At Fritz Farm, #110 www.condadotacos.com (859) 368-7711 • Open for lunch and dinner Mon.-Sun.

594 E. Third St. Ste. 100 www.dv8kitchen.com (859) 832-0388 • Open for breakfast and lunch Mon.-Sun.

The build-your-own taco franchise Condado Tacos opened its first Kentucky location in September at The Summit at Fritz Farm, with specialty tacos featuring soft, hard or seasoned shells filled with chicken, beef, pork and vegetarian/vegan fillings, sauces and toppings.

In August, the Lexington-based restaurant DV8 Kitchen opened a second location, in The Met, a new mixed-use venue on the corner of Third Street and Midland Avenue. The restaurant operates on a mission to employ those in recovery from substance use disorder and focuses on a highquality lunch and breakfast menu with an in-house bakery that produces a variety of in-house baked goods made from scratch, including croissant-style cinnamon rolls, 12-grain and Sourdough bread, brioche buns, croissants, homemade cookies and Southern biscuits. The restaurant offers all-day breakfast sandwiches, other traditional breakfast items, as well as salads, burgers, tacos and sandwiches in a bright, casual atmosphere. Outdoor seating is available during warm-weather months.

The brightly colored restaurant also features an impressive selection of chip-and-dip options, with queso choices that include blanco, elote, chorizo, smoked cheddar and “dirty” (chicken, black beans, onions and “dirty” sauce) and guacamole styles that include traditional, pineapple and pico, as well as four kinds of salsas. Margaritas, draft beer, sangria, wine and a variety of non-alcoholic beverages, including horchata and agua fresca, are also available.

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Fiddletree Kitchen & Bar (inside Elwood Hotel & Suites) 444 Parkway Drive www.theelwoodhotel.com (859) 544-1001 Open for breakfast Tues.-Fri., brunch Sat. and Sun. and dinner Tues.-Sun.; closed Mondays

Located off South Broadway in the lobby of Elwood Hotel & Suites, a new boutique hotel that opened in

The menu is designed to change seasonally; recent offerings included a cheese plate and country ham biscuit on the appetizer menu, a variety of salads, dinner entrees that included salmon with creme fraiche and pearled barley, a garden gnocchi, steak skillet and more, and desserts that include a churro bowl, strawberry shortcake and salted peanut butter tarts. The menu also features craft cocktails, wine and beer and daily breakfast and weekend brunch menus.

Hola Havana 115 N. Locust Hill www.hola-havana.com (859) 523-6276 Open for dinner Mon.-Sat., and lunch and dinner Sun.

The authentic Cuban eatery Hola Havana opened in late November, with a variety of pork, chicken, beef and vegetarian menu options. Diners can kick off their meals with appetizers that in-

At left, the shrimp and grits at Fiddletree Kitchen & Bar. The restaurant is located inside the new Elwood Hotel & Suites, off of South Broadway near Waller Avenue.

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Kenwick Table is a popular new coffee shop/wine bar in the Kenwick neighborhood offering hot drinks, locally made pastries and baked goods. On certain evening and weekend hours, the cafè also offers wine, craft beer and bourbon cocktails.

clude fried yucca bites and meat, chicken or vegetable empanadas.

The menu also features several fresh salad options, including a tropical salad with avocado, mango and orange vinaigrette, and a “Madre Tierra” (Mother Earth) salad with mixed greens, almonds and feta cheese.

Kenwick Table 201 Owsley Ave. www.kenwicktable.com (859) 407-1585 Hours: 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 7 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Fri.; 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Sat.; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun.

Kenwick Table is a coffee shop and wine bar that opened this fall in the Kenwick neighborhood.

Of course, the menu offers a traditional Cuban sandwich; other sandwich options include a Cuban Philly sandwich or a torta.

Several varieties of tacos and camarones (shrimp) are also available, as well as tostones (smashed and fried green plantains). For dessert there are churros filled with Bavarian cream, sweet plantains and custard.

On the drink menu, you’ll find a variety of beer and wines, sangria, cocktails and margaritas, mojitos and daiquiris, along with sodas, coffee and tropical shakes.

General manager Savannah Cox described how the initial inspiration for the concept struck, when owner Rett McGoodwin was skiing in Breckenridge, Colorado, several years ago.

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The drink menu at the recently opened Cuban restaurant Hola Havana features a varity of beer, wine, cocktails and tropical shakes.

“[He] visited a breakfast joint that had several people lined up to sit at a community table,” she said.

“Intrigued, he learned the restaurant incentivized its patrons to sit at this table, allowing for a myriad of people to meet and socialize from all over the world.”

During renovations, McGoodwin, a longtime Kenwick resident with a background in landscape design, used the building’s original wood rafters to create a similar community table, where people can gather to enjoy a variety of coffee drinks, pastries and baked goods from Epping’s on Eastside and Martine’s, and savory offerings that include casseroles and soups from Selma’s Kitchen. At 5 p.m. during the week, bourbon, wine and craft beer become available on the menu. The menu includes beverages named after streets in the neighborhood, including the Lincoln Lavender Latte, the Cramer Campfire and the Monroe mimosa (also dubbed the Monrosa).

Live music on the weekends and other occasional community events help add to the atmosphere of this new neighborhood gathering place.

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Maty’s Authentic Peruvian Cuisine 4371 Old Harrodsburg Road, Ste. 160 • www.matysapc.com • (859) 303-8004 Open for lunch and dinner Tues.-Sat. and 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Sun.; closed Mondays

The flavors of Peru greet diners at Maty’s Authentic Peruvian Cuisine, which opened in late November.

Chef/owner Maria Rivera, who is originally from Lima, Peru, but has lived in Lexington since 2003, said she has been cooking since she was 11 years old. She was taught by her father, who underscored the importance of using only the freshest ingredients. At her casual Peruvian eatery, diners can dive into Papa a la Hauncaina (“Huancayo style” potatoes), which are boiled yellow potatoes covered in a spicy and creamy yellow cheese sauce topped with hard-boiled eggs and black olives, as well as a variety of soups and meat-and-rice based main dishes.

“The star dishes I think will be the variety of ceviches and the lomo saltado – beef with sauteed onions, tomatoes and Peruvian peppers,” Rivera said, adding that the saltado also comes in chicken and mushroom varieties.

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Located on South Limestone near the University of Kentucky campus, Pita PIt specializes in customizable pita sandwiches, bowls and salads.

Pita Pit 543 S. Limestone • www.pitapitusa.com • (859) 327-3599 Hours: 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. • Mon.-Sat.; closed Sundays

After a long hiatus from Lexington, the Pita Pit franchise is back in town with a new campus-area location. The fast-casual eatery specializes in customizable pita sandwiches, bowls and salads with more than 20 pita fillings and 40 toppings. Diners can build their meals by customizing the proteins, veggies and other toppings.

In addition to its lunch and dinner options, Pita Pit offers all-day breakfast pitas with choice of bacon, ham and steak with egg. A variety of specialty pitas and salads are listed on the menu, including Baja chicken, super Greek with “schug” sauce, brown rice and quinoa bowls, including bruschetta and Hula Teriyaki varieties, and sides like “quesapitas,” chips and cookies.

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Porterhouse BBQ (inside Greyline Station) 101 W. Loudon Ave. Ste. 110 www.facebook.com/ theporterhousebbq (859) 806-0952 Hours: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-8 p.m. Wed.-Thurs.; 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Fri.-Sun; closed Mondays and Tuesdays

Porterhouse BBQ proprietor Tadd Porter began smoking food for friends and family, more than 20 years ago, eventually graduating to a smoker trailer and food truck.

Recently, his longtime dream of operating a traditional restaurant came true when he opened the doors to a brick-and-mortar location inside Greyline Station.

“Diners can expect real woodfired BBQ, Porter said. “No shortcuts here.” His smoker – which sits just outside the restaurant for everyone to see and smell – stays lit from Tuesday through Sunday every week.

“We constantly feed it and watch it the old school way, with whole logs of hickory and oak,” he added. “It’s hard work and timeconsuming, but I think people notice it in our food.”

The daily menu features at least five different meats, such as ribs and brisket, as well as four to five sides, all made fresh daily, with weekly specials ranging from smoked bologna to smoked salmon.

Rise Up Pizza (inside Greyline Station) 101 W. Loudon Ste. 112 www.riseuppizza.com (859) 407-2697 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

With quirky social media posts and equally unconventional pizza varieties, Rise Up Pizza chef/ owner Matty Evans infuses personality in everything he does.

When it comes to making pizza, Evans is very particular – and patient – about his methods and ingredients.

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“We make our dough in house,” Evans said. “It’s an 18-hour process and then it gets a three-day cold rise. I use a blend of bread flour, whole wheat and rye.”

His sourdough starter, named Audrey II (a “Little Shop of Horrors” reference), was born on Derby Day in 2013 and is equally finicky.

“She only accepts Kentucky allpurpose flour from Weisenberger Mills,” Evans said.

Evans designed his rocket stove pizza oven, which reaches a toasty 700 degrees Fahrenheit to cook pizzas quickly.

His signature pizza is the Roberta Beesting – a pepperoni pizza with fresh mozzarella finished with a honey habanero reduction. The menu also features margherita/ basil, mozzarella/olive oil signature pizzas and two weekly specials.

“If you’re not adventurous, try one of the classics,” Evans said.

“If you trust your chef, try one of the specials.”

The Salad Bar (inside Greyline Station / Julietta Market) 101 W. Loudon Ste. 112 (inside Greyline Station) the-salad-bar-llc.business.site (859) 474-0446 Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; noon-7 p.m. Sat.; noon-5 p.m. Sun.; closed Mondays

Partners Maya McCutchens and Taji Wadkins opened The Salad Bar, a fast-casual “to go” concept that offers fresh and creative salads, soups, sandwiches, charcuterie boards and other healthy meals inside Greyline Station’s Julietta Market earlier this year. Signature salads include Apple Chicken Walnut with Teriyaki dressing; a carrot salad with spinach, shredded carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers and a carrot ranch dressing; a vegan salad with shiitake mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, green peppers, tofu, raisins and other toppings on a lettuce and micro-green mixture with a sweet

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With entrances facing Loudon Avenue, Porterhouse BBQ and Rise Up! Pizza are two of the newest eateries to join Greyline Station.

balsamic vinaigrette; and several others. Patrons also have the option of building their own salad or sandwich from a variety of fresh ingredients offered. Seating is available inside the common areas of Greyline Station.

Zuckerman’s Delicatessen (inside Lynagh’s) 384 Woodland Ave. www.zuckermansdeli.com (859) 255-1292 Hours: 3-7:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.

Zuckerman’s Delicatessen, a new Jewish delicatessen, has opened within the longstanding campusarea Irish pub Lynagh’s.

Though Lynagh’s Pub has been in its current location since 1984, Amy Messer has been its owner since 2017 and began operating the deli from the pub in fall 2021 to provide the community with

the Jewish comfort food she associates with positive, warm memories of special celebration days.

Those dishes include deep fried potato latkes and spicy black pepper-rubbed pastrami, both of which Messer said took lots of testing and tasting to perfect.

“Most people have the latke with sour cream, but I always encourage people to try them with applesauce – a perfect combination,” she said.

She said future menu items include knishes, borscht, kreplach, chopped liver and smoked fish salad. Holiday menus may also be created for people to finish and serve at home.

Advance orders are encouraged and can be placed online. ■

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COMING SOON Biscuit Belly 652 E. Main St. www.biscuitbelly.com

Serving up breakfast and brunch seven days a week with its biscuitcentric sandwiches, breakfast cocktails and more, the popular Louisville-based franchise Biscuit Belly is set to open in early 2022, in the Main Street location that most recently housed A&W Restaurant. The restaurant is known for using fresh and creative ingredients for its biscuit sandwiches, including house-smoked meats, fried green tomatoes, sweet pepper jelly and more, and also offers vegetarian and gluten-free selections.

Shareable items include loaded breakfast tots and pancake corndogs, with biscuit sandwiches options including “Fire in Your Belly,” a buttermilk fried chicken breast with Nashville hot mayo, Pop’s pickles and cheddar; the “Mama’s Boy,” with fried chicken breast, roasted jalapeno pimiento cheese, pickles and a fried green tomato; the “Biscuit Bennie,” with smoked brisket, poached eggs, smoked gouda mornay, cherry tomatoes and poblano tomato sauce; and more.

Burnaco’s featuring Maiden City Brewing 521 S. Broadway • (859) 309-0857

Burnaco’s is a forthcoming taproom that promises “tasteful TexMex and more” when it opens in early 2022 at The Lex complex on the corner of Broadway and Oliver Lewis Way. Social media manager Katlin Massie says fresh burritos, tacos and more will be served along with brews from the Cynthianabased Maiden City Brewing in a friendly, casual atmosphere seating 60 inside and 20 outside.

Lady Remoulade 900 N. Broadway • (859) 407-1150 www.facebook.com/ladyremoulade

With the slogan, “Bringing Bourbon Street to the Bourbon

State,” the good times will soon be rolling at Lady Remoulade’s brick-and-mortar location.

Executive chef Kelly Mackey said the restaurant, located in the 80-plus-year-old building that was home for many years to Flag Fork Herb Farm, has a CajunCreole/French fusion twist, with 170 indoor seats and 50 patio seats amidst a picturesque courtyard garden and greenhouses.

Mackey will be aided by sous chef Jonathan Evers and pastry chef Rachel Chancellor when preparing and presenting, as she calls it, “Southern Gulf Coast delicacies fused with Kentucky flair.” The restaurant is slated to open sometime this winter.

El Charro Authentic Mexican Cuisine 3090 Helmsdale Place www.elcharrolex.com (859) 368-9553

El Charro Authentic Mexican Cuisine was scheduled to open in mid-December at the corner of Man o’ War Boulevard and Liberty Road, manager and owner’s daughter Flor Gonzalez said.

BBQ Taco. The restaurant is slated to open soon, in the former location of TGI Friday’s.

South of Wrigley 472 Southland Drive www.southofwrigley.com

South of Wrigley is set to debut in early 2022, depending on how construction progresses, owner Randal Jacobs said.

Jacobs had long been a part of the culinary scene in Chicago before relocating to Lexington a few years ago. He sensed locals’ appreciation for Chicago-style food like Italian beef sandwiches, polish sausages, roasted pork sandwiches and Chicago hot dogs and decided to launch his own restaurant featuring these types of items, as well as rotating sandwich specials, hand-cut French fries and, in warmer months, Italian ices.

The fries will be made fresh onsite, and the beef will be cooked and sliced there, too. A purveyor of Chicago goods will supply the restaurant with authentic breads, Giardiniera and hot dog toppings like sport peppers.

With just 1,200 square feet, the restaurant will feature seating for 25-30 inside, with additional outdoor seating in the front and rear. Takeout and catering will be business cornerstones, he added.

Whiskey Bear/Addie’s Stone-Fired Pizza 3195 Beaumont Center Circle (859) 368-8325 www.whiskeybearbar.com www.addiespizza.com

The cocktail bar Whiskey Bear first opened at the Summit at Fritz Farm in 2017. After closing in October and after a few months’ relocation time, plans are to reopen on Beaumont Center Circle – with an added new pizza concept.

Named after owners Daniel and Florence Marlowe’s daughter, Adelyn, the fast-casual and family-friendly artisan-style pizzeria concept, Addie’s StoneFired Pizza will feature appetizers, salads, signature pizzas and desserts. Vegan and gluten-free options, seasonal soups and oven-baked pastas will also be served. The Whiskey Bear bar area will feature about 90 seats, not including patio space. ■

The menu will mimic the existing and newly renovated Lexington locations on Old Harrodsburg Road, she said, with a menu that includes a range of appetizers including nachos, new dishes like taco al pastor, pineapple chipotle fresh salmon and parrillada, which is chicken, carne asada, carnitas, chorizo and shrimp served with rice and beans in a portion that feeds three.

The Local Taco – Hamburg 1916 Pavilion Way www.localtacolex.com

Following its popular campus-area location on South Limestone, The Local Taco is expanding to Hamburg. Touted on its Facebook page as “an eclectic and unique restaurant that embraces the simple pleasures of Tex-Mex cuisine,” the eatery is known for its inventive taco varieties including Korean BBQ Taco, Southern Fried Chicken Taco and Local

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Serving up a biscuit-centric breakfast and brunch menu seven days a week, the Louisville-based franchise Biscuit Belly is set to open its first Lexington location early in 2022, in the Main Street location that formerly housed A &W Restaurant.

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A LOOK AT THE FIVE NEW MURALS BROUGHT TO LEXINGTON DURING THE 10TH ANNUAL PRHBTN STREET ART CELEBRATION

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ith the installation of dozens of new murals and other public art installations over the past decade, the streets of downtown Lexington have gradually become a living gallery. Playing no small role in that transformation is the grassroots organization and annual street art celebration PRHBTN, which advocates for public art by bringing a handful of national and international artists to Lexington each year to create a large-scale mural on a prominent exterior city wall.

Born from the creative minds of Lexington

duo and married couple John and Jessica Winters, the organization is designed to celebrate street art and other art forms that are often “prohibited.” The organizers donate their time to raise money for the artists’ travel and supplies; coordinate with business owners to find walls that are suitable for the murals; and coordinate lodging for the artists while they are in Lexington – oftentimes even putting them up in their own home. The organizers don’t make any personal income from the project – all of this is done in the name of bringing color, character and excitement to the streets of the city they call home.

“We raise the minimum amount of money possible,” Jessica Winters said. “We spend all

of it on the art, and we try not to have [any] left over – in that way, we can put everything that we have [into] the art.”

October marked the 10th annual installment of PRHBTN (the event started in 2011 but took a year off in 2020). To celebrate the monumental occasion, organizers invited a handful of favorite artists who have previously painted walls in Lexington to return and create yet another mural in the city. As a result, Lexington’s walls are now decked with five new murals on behalf of PRHBTN, including four by returning artists and one by local artist Joe King. On the following pages, we take a look at the new murals that PRHBTN orchestrated with its most recent installment.

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‘Friendship’ by Key Detail 161 BRUCE ST. A native of Belarus currently living and working in New York City, the muralist Key Detail has created dozens of murals over the past decade.

“Friendship,” the mural he recently painted for PRHBTN on the side of Harrison Elementary School in Lexington – the largest mural created for this year’s event – depicts a friendship between a young girl and a fox with a whimsical, fairy-tale-esque vibe. The mural is visible on Jefferson Street and creates a bright and colorful backdrop for the students as they play on the playground.

This is Key Detail’s second trip to Lexington to create artwork on behalf of PRHBTN; in 2018, the artist collaborated with his wife, muralist YuBaba, to create the “Three Elements” mural on the corner of Third and Mechanic streets, near Third Street Stuff Coffee.

‘Untitled’ by Patch Whisky 472 SOUTHLAND DRIVE Charleston, South Carolina- based artist Patch Whisky is known for the funky, colorful, cartoon-like monsters he creates, whether on a canvas, a wall or even in 3D form, such as toys or Christmas ornaments. For the artist’s most recent trip to Lexington to create art for PRHBTN, he decked out a large wall on Southland Drive with a couple of his signature creatures, providing a blast of color and whimsy to the site, which is on the side of an as-yet-unannounced restaurant.

This is actually Patch Whisky’s third trip to Lexington to create a mural for PRHBTN. His first mural was behind the Loudoun House on a wall initially intended to exhibit rotating murals, which was painted over the following year. The organization then brought the artist back to paint a mural on the Loudon Avenue building that was home at the time to the music venue Cosmic Charlie’s; that mural was painted over once new tenants moved in.

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‘The Pythia In Agate’ by Joe King 509 W. FOURTH ST. Located on the side of a Transylvania warehouse on the corner of Fourth and Jefferson streets, “The Pythia In Agate” by Lexington artist Joe King was born from a current passion project of the artist revolving around reimagining and illustrating Greek myths and the historic lore that surrounds them. The image depicts the Oracle of Delphi, also known as the Pythia, exiting a trance to deliver guidance to a listener on their path toward the future.

“The laurel wreath on [The Pythia’s] head and light from her heart suggest to follow the path of the heart with wisdom as your guide,” King explained. “The smoke-like colors, known as trance-inducing pneuma, swirl around, forming shape and color similar to Kentucky agate, to suggest that the path ahead will always be connected to home.”

King has worked for years as a graphic designer and tattoo artist in Lexington but is relatively new to the world of creating murals, having painted a total of six large-scale murals to date. A longtime friend of the Winters, he said the organization initially inspired him to try his hand at murals.

“One of the greatest perks of working with PRHBTN is the freedom they give to their artists,” he said. “I am so grateful for their trust and support of my art and truly honored to be able to be a part.”

During the mural installation, King was floored by the comments and support from the community while he was painting. “I felt so loved and connected with the community, which to me is what street art is all about,” he said.

‘The Mother of Us All’ by GAIA 161 N. LIMESTONE Located on the north-facing wall of a North Limestone building that was formerly home to George’s Deli, the mural “The Mother of Us All” by Baltimore-based artist Gaia is a tribute to Lexington historical figure Sweet Evening Breeze (1892-1983), an iconic cross-dressing hospital orderly who is considered by many to be the originator of Lexington’s drag scene. The mural was sourced from several images from the Faulkner Morgan Archive, a local organization dedicated to preserving the history and telling the story of the Lexington LGBTQ community, including a photograph from the 1970s

by John Ashley also called ”The Mother of Us All” (the prominent photo making up the left side of the mural).

This is Gaia’s second mural in Lexington for PRHBTN; in 2013, he adorned the Bellaire Avenue-facing wall of West Sixth Brewery with a mural depicting John Hunt’s horse Black Bess, leaping from the pedestal of a Confederate monument (the mural was created several years prior to the removal of the John Hunt monument from downtown Lexington).

‘Til the Cows Come Home’

by Alexandrea Pangburn and Aerosol Kingdom 111 MECHANIC ST. Located on the side of Lowell’s Auto Repair at 111 Mechanic St. is the mural “Til the Cows Come Home.” The artwork was a collaboration between the Lexington-born artist Alexandrea Pangburn, who is currently based in Denver and serves as the director of curation for that city’s RiNo Arts District, and Justin Suarez, a New York-based muralist who paints under the name Aerosol Kingdom. The two artists had never worked together but found their styles melded really well (Pangburn painted the right side of the mural while Aerosol Kingdom painted the left side).

The mural is dedicated to Lexington’s cattle industry, said Pangburn, who grew up in Lexington and enjoyed coming back home for this creative project.

“Most people know Kentucky for its horses but not for its cattle,” she said, adding that Kentucky is the largest beef-producing state east of the Mississippi. The two artists bonded over their mutual interest in bird species and also incorporated into the mural a pair of Kentucky warblers, a species native to the area This is the second local mural Pangburn has created for PRHBTN (she’s also responsible for the adorable crown-wearing fox on Fifth and Jefferson streets) and Aerosol Kingdom’s first artistic contribution to Lexington. ■

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THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF A HAPPY RELATIONSHIP

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As a relationship coach, I see a lot of unhappy couples coming to me for help. Let me be clear, sometimes people are truly mismatched and lack compatibility. It can be painful and difficult to let go of a relationship even when, in your heart, you know it’s just not right. Our brains can allow us to live in denial for a long time in an effort to protect ourselves from pain and loss.

Other times, a couple may be compatible, but the pressures of careers, parenting and life’s stressors can put tension on our relationships, and because we’re often not taught how to communicate and mange conflict, our relationships suffer as a result. But it takes more than effective communication and conflict management to build and sustain a satisfying relationship.

At the foundation of a healthy marriage is a solid friendship. According to marriage researcher, John Gottman, Ph.D., “The determining factor in whether wives feel satisfied with the sex, romance and passion in their marriage is, by 70 percent, the quality of the couple’s friendship. For men, the determining factor is by 70 percent the quality of the couple’s friendship.” So men and women do come from the same planet after all.

Gottman discusses the following three ingredients that build a foundation for a solid friendship: Create a Culture of Mutual Respect and Admiration What does it take to have deep friendship with your partner? First of all, having a mutual respect and enjoyment for each other is vital.

In order to have respect for each other, it’s important to be focused on the things you like and admire about them. Think of turning on a scanner and scanning for the qualities that you appreciate about them. We tend to see

what we look for. If we are looking for things that irritate us, we are guaranteed to find them. Think of when you get a new car: All of a sudden you start noticing that make/model wherever you go. The same factor applies to our relationships. Look for the things that you like about your partner and things you feel they are doing well. When our relationships are stressed, we can enter a state of “negative sentiment override.” Negative sentiment override simply means we skew everything our partner does in a negative light, even when their action is neutral. Look for the good in your partner, and when you notice something you appreciate about them, let them know! Noticing something your partner does that you appreciate and not telling them is akin to buying them a gift, stuffing it in the trunk of your car and never giving it to them.

Tell them what you appreciate about them.

Know Your Partner’s Inner World Happy couples tend to know each other intimately. They know their partner’s hopes and dreams; they know their fears, likes and dislikes; they understand the nature of their current stressors and frustrations. They are interested in each other. They really want to know each other deeply. In order to know your partner on a deeper level, be interested in them. Ask questions. Be curious. Try making 50 percent of your conversation questions. Having a strong friendship offers protection against feeling adversarial toward your partner – it provides protection against negative sentiment override. When your positive thoughts about your relationship are pervasive, it tends to supplant negative feelings. Friendship is at the basis of repairing conflict because positive feelings allow you to be more optimistic about your relationship and to offer each other the benefit of the doubt.

toward our partner’s bid for support, humor or attention, we are in effect telling them “you matter to me.” It’s the small, everyday gestures that fill up our emotional bank accounts. It’s not the fancy trip to Hawaii that will make your partner feel heard, seen and loved – it’s the daily ritual of the seemingly insignificant moments of connection that build mutual trust. When your partner remembers your work meeting and sends you a quick text to wish you luck, when they quietly cover you up after you’ve fallen asleep on the couch, when they remember to get your favorite ice cream without being asked, those are the gestures that make you feel loved. The little moments are the big moments, and these micro-moments are critical in building both trust and romance in your relationship.

Gottman’s research confirms the important role that bids play in a relationship. In his six-year follow-up of newlyweds, couples who stayed married turned toward their partner’s bids an average of 86 percent, while those who divorced averaged 33 percent. These failed bids for connection are the source of many arguments.

The average couple waits six years from the time problems arise until they seek help. It’s far easier to improve your relationship before deep resentment sets in. Seeking relationship coaching is not a sign of weakness, it shows you’re invested in making your relationship healthier and more meaningful to both of you. Just as you go to the gym to strengthen your body, learning skills to strengthen your relationship can be invaluable. ■

Make Bids For Emotional Connection The way to build intimacy is by making “bids” for emotional connection. When your partner makes a bid for your attention, it’s important to “turn toward” that bid. For example, if they ask you how that meeting went, engage with them. Put your phone down and let them know that you appreciate that they asked.

When a partner “turns away” from a bid for emotional connection, meaning they don’t engage with you or they brush you off, the probability of rebidding is almost zero. This lack of connection is painful. When we turn

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Ingredients: • 6 cups diced soft bread (white, wheat, any type of bread you may have on hand) • 6 eggs, large • 1 cup heavy cream • 3 cups gruyere cheese, shredded • 4 cups kale, stemmed & shredded • 2 cups leeks, thinly sliced, white and light green parts only • 1/4 cup dry sherry • 2 tablespoons roasted garlic • 2 cups sweet potato puree • Oil, salt and white pepper to taste Method: • Mix eggs, heavy cream and gruyere in a mixing bowl.

• Heat a large sauté pan with small amount of neutral oil. Sauté kale, add leeks and sweat two to three minutes. Add sherry wine and reduce until completely absorbed.

• Season to taste with salt and white pepper.

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Clarksdale, Mississippi-born blues singer and guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram will perform at Manchester Music Hall on Jan. 14.

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Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives. Jan. 13. Grammywinning country-music icon Marty Stuart’s career goes back to 1968 when he toured with Lester Flatt and Johnny Cash’s Road Band. While the singersongwriter is well known for “The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’,” a duet with Travis Tritt, as well as for his distinctive scarves and stage dress, he has continued to release relevant and visionary music in recent years, including 2017’s “Way Out West,” a cinematic love letter to the American

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Jan. 14. Representing “the next generation of great American blues artists” (PBS NewsHour), this Clarksdale, Mississippi-born blues guitarist and singer became well-known at an early age for his thrilling live guitar performances, earning a bevy of accolades and even a 2019 Grammy nomination. 8 p.m. Manchester Music Hall, 899 Manchester St. www. manchestermusichall.com Black Jacket Symphony: The Beatles “White Album.” Jan. 21.

This ever-changing assemblage of musicians specializes in classical interpretations of classic rock albums. This month, they’ll perform the iconic 1968 Beatles double album. 8 p.m. Lexington Opera House, 401 W. Short St. www.lexingtonoperahouse.com John Paul White. Jan. 21. According to NPR, if his former band The Civil Wars “invited listeners to confuse their characters with the singers, (John Paul White) is now making clear where his songs come from.” White will perform an acoustic set of solo material at this stripped down, intimate performance, with a supporting performance from folk rock

singer-songwriter Alexa Rose.

7 p.m. The Burl, 475 Thompson Road. www.theburlky.com Todd Snider. Jan. 28. Americana songwriter Snider returns to his storytelling roots, filled with freshly inspired folklore and a new interactive concert experience. 8 p.m. Manchester Music Hall, 899 Manchester St. www. manchestermusichall.com Reba McEntire. Jan. 28. The “Queen of Country” returns to Lexington for a retrospective arena performance featuring No. 1 hits spanning her four-decade career. 8 p.m. Rupp Arena, 430 W. Vine St. www.rupparena.com

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ART & EXHIBITS

Photographer Todd Hido spent decades exploring suburban neighborhoods at night.

“The Poetry of Darkness,” an exhibit featuring his photography, is on display at the University fo Kentucky Art Musem Jan. 18-June 4.

LexArts Hop. Jan. 21. Taking place every other month, the LexArts Hop offers an opportunity for art lovers to visit as many of the 30-plus participating art galleries, studios and museums as they can in one evening. Many venues offer refreshments, and some keep even later hours during the choose-yourown-adventure event. A full list of participating venues and other details are available in the Hop Guide, which can be picked up at LexArts on Mill (161 N. Mill St.) or downloaded online. 5-8 p.m., various venues. lexarts.org/ discover/lexarts-hop/

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The Nude Biennial. On display through Jan. 7. With a history spanning more than 30 years in Lexington, this jury-reviewed exhibit highlights contemporary nude figurative art, typically featuring work from dozens of local, national and international artists working in a variety of media. Gallery hours: Wed.-Thurs., 12-5 p.m.; Fri., 12-8 p.m.; Sat., 12-5 p.m. Loudoun House, 209 Castlewood Drive. www. lexingtonartleague.org Reflections: African-American Voices on the Past and Present. On display Jan. 14Feb. 25. In this exhibit, participating artists will reveal reflections on how the past and present impacts and shapes contemporary African-American life. Lexington artist and former Smithsonian historian/archivist Kim Dixon uses mixed media to create tableaux

echoing the painful truths of African-American history and the distorted images of Blacks used in advertisements from the early 20th century onward. The exhibit will also feature artist, activist and former Kentucky Poet Laureate Frank X Walker, painter and social justice advocate Sandra Charles, community muralist Keaton Young, mixed media artist LaNia Roberts and naturalist and printmaker Norman Spencer. An additional juried exhibit highlighting African-American artists from the region will take place in conjunction with the exhibit, and a LexArts Hop reception will take place Jan. 21 (5-8 p.m.; masks required). Call (859) 252-5222 for gallery availability and hours. Living Arts & Science Center, 362 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. www.lasclex.org

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“Your Wall is Falling Apart,” a painting by Kentucky artist Sandra Charles, will be featured in a new exhibit opening this month at the Living Arts and Science Center.

Todd Hido: The Poetry of Darkness. On display Jan. 18-June 4. Photographer Todd Hido spent decades exploring the mystery of suburban neighborhoods at night, finding them eerily lit by glowing windows that suggest hidden stories. Prompted by the threat of global climate change and a dark political atmosphere, his more recent landscapes examine a world seemingly on the edge

of apocalypse. Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 12-5 p.m.. Walk-ins are welcome but reservations are preferred; visit finearts.uky.edu/art-museum to book your visit. University of Kentucky Art Museum, 405 Rose St. Gloves In a Storm Drain. On display through Jan. 8. Featuring work from artists Pierce Birdsong, Clint Colburn, PotDog, Paul Eldred, Cooper Gibson, Zephir Griffin, Coleman Guyon and Georgia Henkel, this show is described by curator James Lyons (aka Whitefox) as “ a shrine to hardships artists have survived during the wildest time of our generation,” highlighting the mixed feelings of responsibility and fear experienced by Lyons and other artists during the pandemic.

“We are now able to translate these experiences,” Lyons said in an exhibit description.

“Whether it was due to the pandemic or sociopolitical sicknesses, we have all lost something; and in this shrine, we give our respects, our accounts, our new tricks and our old.” Gallery hours Wed.-Fri., 5-8 p.m.; Sat., 12-3 p.m. (closed Dec. 22-Jan. 1). The Parachute Factory, 720 Bryan Ave. www. parachutefactorylex.com

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The Lexington Theatre Company: Concert With the Stars. Jan. 8. Providing a chance for talented young performing artists to share the stage with Broadway stars, this cabaret-style concert combines show tunes with behind-the-scenes stories for an engaging and unique theatrical event. This year’s performance features Rebecca Covington Webber; her husband, Donald Webber Jr.; and Jeremy Landon Hays. 8 p.m. Lexington Opera House, 401 W. Short St. www. lexingtonoperahouse.com Studio Players: “Becky’s New Car.” Jan. 13-30. Becky is caught in middle age, middle management and in a middling marriage – with no prospects for change on the horizon. Then one night, a socially inept and griefstricken millionaire stumbles into the car dealership where Becky works, and she is offered nothing short of a new life. Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2:30 p.m. The Carriage House Theatre, 154 W. Bell Court. www.studioplayers.org Harlem Globetrotters. Jan. 17. Part streetball, part interactive family entertainment, the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters’ newly reimagined Spread Game tour will show off the best of the Globetrotters in a dazzling

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2 p.m. Rupp Arena, 430 W. Vine St. www.rupparena.com Broadway Live: “An Officer and a Gentleman.”

Jan. 28-30. Based on the Oscar-winning film starring Richard Gere, this sweeping romance is the story of Zack Mayo, a new member of the U.S. Navy with a bad attitude – until he meets a sergeant determined to drill his arrogance out of him. Zack finds comfort in the arms of a local factory girl. But it isn’t until tragedy befalls a fellow candidate that he learns the importance of love and friendship. Fri., 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 1 and 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 1 and 6:30 p.m. Lexington Opera House, 401 W. Short St. www.lexingtonoperahouse.com

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PETE’S PROPERTIES Recent Residential Property Transactions

40502 3453 Belvoir Dr. $255,000 3364 Hunter Rd. $325,000 324 Colony Blvd. $375,000 911 Tates Creek Rd. $475,000 353 Queensway Dr. $500,000 205 Ridgeway Rd. $615,000 225 Kingsway Dr. $865,000 40503 442 Osprey Cir. $256,000 3029 Lappin Ln. $290,000 3422 Tisdale Dr. $305,000 146 Wabash Dr. $346,100 812 Wellington Way $488,000 1980 Blackhorse Ln. $545,000 3229 Marston Pl. $547,500 40513 2529 Ashbrooke Dr. $230,000 3525 Hidden Cave Cir. $230,100

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4909 Megan Bay Ct. $255,000 2276 Shannawood Dr. $558,100 40514 4320 Calevares Dr. $260,000 40515 4589 Fieldmoor Dr. $165,000 1125 Shagbark Ln. $230,000 1040 Tanbark Rd. $260,000 1236 Four Wynds Trl. $280,000 1205 Aldridge Way $310,000 2329 Hartland Parkside Dr. 315,500 4593 Longbridge Ln. $320,000 813 Edgewood Dr. $345,000 4016 Kenesaw Dr. $345,000 536 Hawks Nest Pt. $348,866 5000 Magnolia Gardens Pl. $360,050 652 Rolling Creek Ln. $435,000 3709 Winding Wood Pl. $915,000 ■

BIGGEST MOVER: 3709 WINDING WOOD PLACE | $915,000 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.

JULY 2018 || SOUTHSIDERMAGAZINE.COM

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The Penthouses at City Center Pricing Available on Request

262 Market Street $599,900

112 N. Green Wing Lane $949,900

101 Blue Wing Pass $989,000

Whitney Durham 859.983.9500

Whitney Durham 859.983.9500

Whitney Durham 859.983.9500

Whitney Durham 859.983.9500

118 Doe Run Rd. $1,185,000

440 Fayette Park $1,375,000

3/12 Doe Run Rd. $1,650,000

3105 Warrenwood Wynd $3,375,000

Michael McNeill 859.221.1193

Whitney Durham 859.983.9500

Whitney Durham 859.983.9500

Whitney Durham 859.983.9500

Representing fine homes in ALL price ranges.

*A Farm in Brittany by Paul Gaugin, 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.

Bluegrass

535 S. Upper St., #216

$228,000

Loft condo available for sale with tenant in place for next 3 years! Stylish, open floor plan – bamboo floors, BR plus office, balcony overlooks South Mill St. 2 parking spaces in parking garage and 2 storage units. Located on University of KY campus.

245 Stone Ave.

$430,000

Attention investors! Campus rental leased thru July 2022. Fantastic location between UK campus and downtown Lexington. Main house plus small apartment. Current rents = $ 3,510/mo., plus tenants pay ALL utilities.

Please allow 48 hour notice to show.

345 W. Main St. #2000

$499,000

Luxury condo atop the Hilton Hotel with 3 way sweeping views of downtown Lexington!

Features include 2 large BRs w/2 full totally renovated BAs, newer kitchen, dining room and spacious family room with fireplace.

Includes access to all of the hotel amenities.

201 E. Maxwell

$539,000

Attention investors! Great location between UK campus and downtown LEX! 5 BRs/4 BAs, 2,548 sq. ft. Currently leased through 7.2022. Current rents = $ 2,499 - tenants pay ALL utilities. Please give 48 hour notice to show.

1922 Nicholasville Rd.

$599,000

Situated on 2 combined lots at the corner of Nicholasville Rd. & Edgemoor Drive!

Features include 6 BR/4.5 BAs, hardwood floors, beautiful built-ins and a fantastic floorplan. Also included is the adjacent lot (1918 Nicholasville Rd) and 2 car garage.

103 S. Limestone #1130 $1,346,000

103 S. Limestone #1120 $2,295,000

103 S. Limestone #1020 $2,350,000

103 S. Limestone #1220 $2,625,000

103 S. Limestone #1210 $3,660,000

This 2,171 sq.ft., 1BR/2 BAs condo features floor to ceiling glass, panoramic views, extensive millwork, open floor plan, living room with fireplace, chef’s kitchen featuring Subzero and Wolf appliances. Unparalleled modern living in the heart of downtown.

Exclusive 2 BR/3 BA, 3,016 sq. ft. penthouse in City Center. Open concept floor plan with Panoramic view of downtown Lexington from private terrace accessible from the primary bedroom and living/dining rooms.

Split BR floor plan featuring en-suite baths.

Fully furnished 1 BR/3 BA residence in City Center. A turn key affair with Avant Garde chef’s kitchen with a 16 ft. quartz island, waterfall edge, Subzero & Wolf appliances.

All glass room perfect for your virtual office, and decadent terrace with 2-way fireplace.

Featuring captivating artistic style and an oversized terrace that is unmatched for even more entertaining, this spacious 2 BR/ 3 BAs, 3,776 sq.ft. penthouse has been created for the sophisticated buyer who values the epitome of fine living.

Featuring panoramic, unobstructed views through glass walls reaching 14 ft., 2 BR/ 3 BAs, and 5,269 sq.ft. of luxury living. This pinnacle penthouse with oversized terrace, has been designed to provide privacy and serenity for the most sophisticated buyer.

Becky Reinhold, Principal Broker

cell 859.338.1838 • office 859.268.0099 • www.bgsir.com • becky@bgsir.com

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*A Farm in Brittany by Paul Gaugin, 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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