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Preserving History

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Pioneering a Path

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Creative Types: Don Rogers

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Contributors Michelle Aiello is a writer, editor and indie publisher whose interests include living room karaoke, snail mail and all things vintage. She contributes to our monthly “tadoo list” (our calendar of cultural happenings, page 30).

Shannon Clinton (“Craveworthy,” page 6) has been a fulltime freelance writer for more than 20 years for publications across the Southeast. When she’s not writing, you can find her tending to her collections of vintage Pyrex and hot sauce.

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

Tanzi Merritt (“Preserving HIstory,” page 9) is a writer and marketing and communications professional born and raised in Lexington. Passionate about her cats and plants, she can often be found stirring up dust in her 120-year-old downtown home, deeply absorbed in a documentary, or with her nose stuck in a murder mystery.

Mick Jeffries (photography for “Creative Types: Don Rogers”) 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.

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Lexington native Jarrett Van Meter (“Pioneering a Path,” page 24) splits his time between Kentucky and western North Carolina. In addition to writing, he coaches basketball at The Lexington School.

Matt Wickstrom (“Creative Types: Don Rogers,” page 15) is a professional writer and founder of the music blog Wick’s Picks.

Born in Lexington and raised in Columbus, Ohio, he moved back to Kentucky in 2011 and graduated from the University of Kentucky’s journalism program in 2017. ■ Questions, comments or suggestions regarding our editorial content? E-mail our editor at saraya@smileypete.com.

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From idea to scheduled mid-December opening, about two years of planning and construction/renovation transpired, Coats said.

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While remaining a part of the Union, Kentucky was home to many enslaved and emancipated people. Because the state did not secede, the Emancipation Proclamation did not apply, and enslavement did not officially end in the commonwealth until the 13th Amendment was ratified in December 1865 nearly three years after Lincoln signed the document on January 1, 1863.

Because of its unique position — both geographically and politically — Kentucky played an important role in the growth of the nation, as well as in the field of Black studies. Today, an increasing number of initiatives and programs are working to support new research in that field and make information accessible to a wider audience than ever before.

The Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies (CIBS) at the University of Kentucky came into being in 2020, as the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor became part of a national conversation at the height of the global pandemic. But its roots within the university had been established well before.

“We already had an idea in the existing African American and Africana studies program that we wanted to build a more robust research component,” explained Dr. Anastasia Curwood, professor of history and director of UK’s CIBS. “We’re all world-class researchers, and we wanted to reach out with our research.”

During this time of increased national attention on racial justice, the university’s increased commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion created an opportunity.

“It built our momentum, and so we really pushed to establish and fund CIBS as the research and outreach arm of African American studies,” said Curwood.

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The first work group to emerge from CIBS was the Central Kentucky Slavery Initiative, which is directed by Dr. Vanessa Holden.

“Kentucky is such a critical state in American history,” said Dr. Holden, who also serves as an associate professor of history and African American and Africana studies at the university.

“It’s the first [state] added to the union after the original 13, and it’s the place where westward expansion was tried out for the first time. It’s literally in the middle of early American history — geographically in the middle and also in the middle of U.S. politics and policy making.”

One of the first projects from the Central Kentucky Slavery Initiative to reach a milestone is the Digital Access Project, a partnership between CIBS and the Fayette County Clerk focusing on digitizing local records related to African American history, including records pertaining to enslaved people, which was previously available to the public on a limited basis. The project celebrated the launch of its first phase on November 14.

“All county clerk’s offices in Kentucky are mandated by law to digitize all of their paper records,” Holden explained. “The logical thing to do is to work backwards, as more recent documents are the ones that lawyers, real estate agents, and contemporary people need fastest. Of course, the documents we’re most interested in start from the beginning and move forward.”

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While many historic records, particularly those relating to enslaved people, have been tossed out or lost to fire, flood and the passage of time, Kentucky is unique in the amount of information that survives, because the state “didn’t secede [so] our courthouses weren’t burned to the ground,” Holden said.

The organizations working together to power the Digital Access Project include the Fayette County Clerk’s office, the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies, Lexington Black Prosperity Initiaive, the Blue Grass Community Foundation and others.

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“More counties have complete sets of records that go back to the late 18th century,” she added. “The Fayette County Clerk’s office had a really outstanding collection that dates back to the 1780s.”

two from May 2022 to August 2023 on the project, with the result that more than 77,000 pages have been made accessible, ranging from the late 1700s through 1865.

will be genealogists from all over the country, particularly those who are descendants of enslaved people for whom access to genealogical information has previously been limited.

While the Fayette County Clerk’s collection of documents has been well preserved and kept, they are largely located in giant books, which makes it difficult to get a photograph of the entire page.

Holden said that the next step of the project is to move forward in time. “We will move past 1865 and meet up with the clerk’s office, probably somewhere in the nineteen-teens,” she said. “I’m very proud of the end of this first phase but we’ve got more work to do.

“Because of a bunch of different migrations, whether forced through sale, through the removal of indigenous peoples, or for folks who at various times left for work in other places, many Americans can trace their family history back to Kentucky,” said Holden.

“We’re also doing some of the work for surrounding counties because those counties were once part of Fayette County,” she said, adding that one important tenet of the project is that they digitize the entire record books.

In addition to the Digital Access Project, the Central Kentucky Slavery Initiative supports a number of other projects.

“It takes training and developing skills over time to negotiate the physical documents themselves,” said Holden.

To that end, thanks to funding provided by the Blue Grass Community Foundation’s Knight Foundation Donor Advised Charitable Fund, the UK Office of Community Engagement, and the Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative — a Black-led funding initiative focused exclusively on Lexington’s Black community — the Central Kentucky Slavery Initiative was able to hire and train digitization specialists to do this delicate work. The specialists worked full-time in teams of

“We don’t pick and choose documents because we believe that we need the full picture. This project serves the whole commonwealth.”

While the documents will certainly serve researchers, another audience served

Curwood said, “We have a group that’s documenting racial violence in Kentucky, working with the law school to solve cold cases of racially-motivated murders. Some of those folks are writing biographies of the victims, filling out their lives as individuals with families, jobs, likes and dislikes. The worst thing that happened to them isn’t their whole story.”

Dr. Vanessa Holden, co-director of the Digital Access Project, shared info about the initiative at a recognition reception for the project that took place at Limestone Hall in November.

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Fayette County Clerk special projects deputy clerk Shea Brown and University of Kentucky’s Dr. Vanessa Holden are co-directors of the Digital Access Project.

She continued, “We’ve got people using AI to mine the oral histories, from the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We have people creating digital projects on Black girls in the 19th century and the present. The projects are spread out, we say, from Appalachia to Zimbabwe, from antiquity to the present and into the future. It’s everything that has to do with Black people’s experiences and perspectives.”

Other projects include a partnership with university librarians to find and make available runaway slave ads from historic newspapers, as well as a partnership with a faculty member who is a fiber artist to explore Black contributions to fiber art.

More Kentucky-centric research includes Curwood’s personal interest in the influence of Black people on the horse industry, while Holden is exploring the history of Black people in the bourbon industry.

For those who want to support the work of the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies and the Central Kentucky Slavery Initiative, funding is always needed to move projects forward.

Holden said, “One important way to support us is to come to the programming that we put on. Almost everything we do is open to the public and we want folks to come and engage with us.”

Of the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies, Curwood said, “My big goal is for us to be the top center for Black studies nationwide. The University of Kentucky has the top group of internationally known scholars in Black studies of any SEC school, and we also have the most robust research support.”

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It’s the best of what a university and public partnership can be.”

The records that have been digitized as part of this project are available to peruse under the “Digital Access Project” headline under the Land Records tab on the Fayette County Clerk website, fayettecountyclerk.com. n

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One of the steadfast local players behind the scenes helping to drive this resurgence has been songwriter, teacher and multi-instrumentalist Don Rogers. In recent years, Rogers has worked with everyone from The Local Honeys, Nicholas Jamerson and Eric Bolander to Cole Chaney, Charles Wesley Godwin and countless others. But his contributions to the Kentucky music lexicon date back much further.

Born in Clark County in 1970, Rogers came from a musical family, as many artists do, but the similarities end there. His grandfather, Charlie, and Charlie’s three brothers were all well-known pickers who played everything from old-time music to the popular hits of the day throughout Eastern Kentucky in the first half of the 20th century. However, most of them had died by the time Rogers was born, leaving a generational disconnect between the music and him that could only be bridged by stories passed down from his father.

“My dad could play a little bit of guitar, but for the most part there was really nobody to directly pass all that music on to my two brothers and me,” said Rogers. “His stories ended up fueling our imagination and passion for music.”

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Rogers would go on to learn a few chords on the guitar, picking casually until a transformative experience connecting his family’s musical past to the present took place when he was 10 years old. One morning, fellow Kentuckian Gus Meade, a programmer/analyst for the Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, knocked on the door of Rogers’ home with exciting news. Meade had just unearthed a batch of test pressings taken from a 1930s recording session in Richmond, Indiana, that included four sides of music from Rogers’ family members recorded under the name Kentucky String Ticklers.

Listening to that recording was the first time Rogers got to hear the work of his distant family for himself, as opposed to stories passed down from his father. The experience further invigorated him to explore his past and carry that legacy into the future.

“I remember first hearing them and it being like listening to ancient, ancestral sounds,” Rogers said. “None of our family who was alive at the time knew these records existed, so to have them show up out of nowhere was a shock.”

After incorporating bluegrass banjo into his repertoire when he was 15, Rogers eventually worked his way back to guitar in his early 20s, after his younger brother Wes introduced him to the likes of the Grateful Dead; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; and The Allman Brothers Band.

This new world of musical influences led to him forge a bond with Wes’ friends Roddy and Todd Puckett, with whom he’d go on to form his first band in 1993, the jamgrass band Green Genes. By 1998, the group, which started as an acoustic trio, had transformed into a fully electric outfit with drums that took Lexington and Central Kentucky by storm with a lineup featuring Rogers, Roddy Puckett, Brett Litton, Todd Copeland, Brad Slutskin and Doug Weinberg.

“We were writing our own songs and mixing in a lot of covers,” says Rogers. “There was always cheap beer and big crowds, which led to more gigs that only pushed us to continue learning more and more.”

The band’s influence has permeated through the scene in the years since, evident in local bands such as The Wooks and Magnolia Boulevard, both of which shared at least one member with Green Genes.

Rogers has stayed busy in the years since, with Kentucky Wild Horse, the New Kentucky String Ticklers, Honky Grass and his solo-backing band, the Apostlebillies, which just released the album “Junkman”

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Rogers, who comes from a long line of traditional bluegrass music players, incorporates traditional Appalachian music into his playing style, but also more contemporary genres, such as jamgrass and Americana.

in July. Rogers’ work with Green Genes and elsewhere has also helped to invigorate the generation after them to carry on the legacy and pursue music just as Rogers did after hearing his family stories growing up.

Linda Jean Stokley, a longtime pupil of Rogers, is a founding member of the trailblazing old-time group The Local Honeys.

She and Rogers first met during a square dance years ago — though they both debate which square dance it was. The two have gone on to form a tight bond that has

resulted in the Honeys covering several of Rogers’ songs, such as “First Church Of God” and “Junkman,” and bringing him into the fold as a touring member of the band.

“Don has a deep-seated root of knowledge and love for traditional Kentucky music as well as southern rock and other electric music,” Stokley said. “We’ve basically been a Don Rogers cover band for like 10 years, so it only seemed fitting to ask him to join the Honeys when we moved toward being a more electric band.”

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Another artist championing Rogers has been Nicholas Jamerson. The Sundy Best co-founder recently co-wrote the title track to his latest solo album, “Peace Mountain,” with Rogers and had him record fiddle, mandolin and other instrumental parts for the project. Jamerson also invited Rogers to his inaugural Sleeping In The Woods Songwriter Festival this past May in Monticello, where Rogers performed in a songwriter round and later got to join Jamerson and his backing band The Morning Jays on stage for several songs. “[Don] has such humility and a plethora of knowledge that only comes with a lot of time spent on your craft,” Jamerson said. “He has such a calming presence that is reflected in the easygoing nature of his music and is also just an incredible player, whether it be flatpicking, playing old-time fiddle or something else. He’s like a Swiss Army Knife musician — he can do a little bit of everything.”

While Rogers continues to be humbled by the colleagues who want to work with and play his songs, he says that most of his work is written with a focus on his own life experiences and traditional Kentucky music in mind. Focusing on that has helped him to remain grounded and living in the moment rather than writing from a place without first-hand knowledge. That sense of person and place is ultimately what has made Rogers the champion of Kentucky and Appalachian music that he is, and it’s why folks are lining up to work with him.

“Music has taught me how to really engage and focus on the process by letting go of the outcome,” Rogers said. “When it comes to writing, I’ve learned that if you sit and pay attention to your thoughts, they begin happening to you rather than you producing them. You can’t just force words out; they have to come to you. It’s a meditative process of learning and developing that has spilled over into a lot of other aspects of my life as well.” ■

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PIONEERING A PATH ON THE HEELS OF A PERFECT SEASON, THE TRANSYLVANIA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM CONTINUES TO GAIN TRACTION

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aking their way through the Dallas airport at the end of Final Four weekend this past April, with their new Division III national championship trophy in hand as a carryon (you don’t baggage check the national championship trophy), the Transylvania women’s basketball players got their first taste of stardom.

The NCAA championship weekend serves as the ultimate meetup for basketball coaches and fans, with the championship games for all three levels played on the same weekend, and a national coaching convention taking place in between.

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“Everybody is leaving the national convention at the same time, and so the Dallas airport was just basketball fans. And everywhere they went, everybody was clapping for them,” recalled head coach Juli Fulks recently. “It was pretty amazing.”

Two seasons ago, the Transylvania Pioneers finished 27-1, with the team’s only loss coming in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division III tournament. Last year, the team went 33-0 and brought the school its first national championship. While watching the Division I championship, also in Dallas later that weekend, Transylvania star Madison Kellione was shown on ESPN speaking with Dr. Jill Biden and Billie Jean King.

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While not covered or revered to the extent of their Blue and White neighbors up the street, intrigue is growing around the city’s other college basketball team.

“Everybody around town knows Transylvania University, but now if we go out with our Transylvania Basketball hoodies on, people are like ‘Oh you play for the women’s basketball team?’ and they want to know everything about it, about the championship game, and about who we are,” says fifth-year player Laken Ball.

This season, all but one of the key contributors from last year’s championship team (Kellione) is back and the program is picking up right where it left off, racing out to an early 5-0 record at the time of publication. On-court consistency has been part of head coach Juli Fulks’ model ever since taking over the program back in 2014.

Fulks posted a cumulative 211-38 record over her first nine seasons in Lexington, culminating in the 2023 national title, but her goals for her program extend far beyond the sidelines on Transy’s Don Lane Court.

Coach Fulks keeps her players busy with community engagement and giving back, taking them to play and read at local elementary schools, but she is just as eager to find people to serve as mentors and role models for the players. To that end, she created the Guest Coach Program as a means of building connections between her players and female community leaders. Each guest coach joins the team for pregame warm-ups and strategy sessions, delivers a pregame speech, sits on the bench during the game, and meets with players to share career advice. The list of previous guest coaches includes Valvoline Chief Financial Officer Mary Meixelsperger, USA Hall of Fame triathlete Susan Bradley Cox, and Kentucky 22nd Judicial Circuit Judge Julie Goodman.

“I want them to see the things that they could do,” Fulks says of the program. “I wanted somebody to talk to them about how it’s 2023 and there’s still so many hurdles you’re going to come over as a female in these jobs… And then I wanted them to realize how many of [these women], when they were in college, were just normal college students.”

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For Grace Shope and Grace Bringard’s senior night, the pair were allowed to choose their guest coach, and they selected Christi Hayne, a Transy alum who began teaching at the school in 2013. A lawyer by training, Hayne returned to her alma mater to teach accounting after realizing that the downtown campus felt like home in a way no other workplace could. She has taught several players from Fulks’ teams through the years, but during the 2021-2022 academic year, she formed a particularly close bond with Shope and Bringard, who were senior basketball players at the time.

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“We’re trying to run it back. That is the first goal.”

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The 2023-24 Transylvania Women’s Basketball team (seated from left to right): Grace Bruner, Keaton Hall, Amara Flores, Kennedi Stacy, Sadie Worth, Kennedy Harris, Aubree Littlejohn; (standing from left to right) assistant coach Tim Whitesel, manager Catie Jacobs, volunteer assistant coach Lea Wise Prewitt, Sydney Wright, Riley Flinn, Raegan Barrett, Emilie Teall, Micayla Hurdle, Laken Ball, Dasia Thornton, McLain Murphy, Sierra Kemelgor, assistant head coach Hannah Varel, assistant coach Loren Bewley and head coach Juli Fulks.

A big believer in the power of a network of women supporting each other, Hayne took her guest coaching role seriously. She invited the team over to the home of her mother-in-law, radiation oncologist Marta Hayne, for a sort of panel/open house with some of her other local friends and associates. The night was a success and the beginning of a strong relationship between the women’s basketball program and the Hayne family — in particular Hayne and two of her daughters.

“I think that was actually what kind of helped form the relationship with the girls on the team, that my girls loved them,” says Hayne. “We started going to games and cheering them on and they’ve been really good about including my daughters in stuff.”

Once someone serves as a guest coach, they remain part of the circle. Last season, Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame referee Lisa Mattingly served as a guest coach.

Interested in a career around basketball after she graduates, Laken Ball took to Mattingly and vice versa. Mattingly, a

Kentucky native, invited the starting forward to come work at her referee camp and introduced her to a network of female referees.

“She’s built a community around me,” Ball says of Mattingly. “I’ve got a lot of refs’ numbers if I need anything one day.”

While not all guest coaches are alums, the city of Lexington’s ability to retain many of its university graduates has proven fruitful to the program. Along with Hayne and Judge Julie Goodman, Sherry Holley (president of Gratz Park Private Wealth), Latarika Young (senior manager of quality, compliance and sustainability at Lexmark International) and Kristin Chilton (Lexington Fire Department’s first female chief ) are among the Transy graduates who have served as guest coaches. Even on a day-to-day basis, the number of local alums serves as a dependable mechanism for outreach. Fulks recalls taking her team to work out at Title Boxing, where their instructor was a Transy alum and former Pioneers soccer player.

“To be able to go and do those kinds of things in the community where we have so many alumni who are supportive of what we do, [and] finding different ways to have that connection, that’s been pretty special,” she said.

Stepping into the Clive M. Beck Center on a game day is to find Fulks’ work on display — not only in the 2023 championship trophy, prominently displayed in the foyer, but in the arena below. A hodgepodge of students, former players, professors, children, community members, alumni and parents cheer from the bleachers as the team takes the floor. Upbeat music blares from the speakers as the team warms up.

The players have a bounce in their step, a swagger. Their coach, clad in sneakers, is cool and composed. The starting lineups are announced, the ball is tipped, and Transylvania is off and running toward another victory. The program’s perspective and vision extend beyond graduation, but the imminent goal is clearly defined.

“We’re trying to run it back,” says Fulks.

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Cole’s Baba Ghanoush RECIPE BY COLE ARIMES EXECUTIVE CHEF & OWNER, COLES 735 MAIN AND EPPING’S ON EASTSIDE | PHOTOS BY EMILY GIANCARLO

This recipe is an old favorite of chef Cole Arimes, proprietor of the restaurants Coles 735 Main and Epping’s on Eastside. A nod to Arimes’ Greek heritage, the recipe is a vegan/vegetarian-friendly crowdpleaser for any party!

Ingredients: • 4 medium sized eggplants • 6 ounces fresh lemon juice • 1 tablespoon Kosher salt • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley • ½ cup chopped fresh basil • 6 ounces extra virgin olive oil • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper • ¼ cup chopped fresh garlic • 6 ounces tahini Directions: Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Cut eggplant in half longways and place on a lightly oiled

cookie sheet pan, cut side down.

Place in the oven and cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. Pull from the oven and let eggplant cool.

Once cooled, remove the eggplant’s dark outer skin and discard it. You should have about 8 cups of roasted eggplant flesh.

Place all ingredients in a food processor and puree just until smooth.

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DRINK OF THE MONTH THE PRENTICE WAS VOTED "CROWD FAVORITE" DURING NOVEMBER'S INAUGURAL LEXINGTON BOURBON WEEK

The Prentice INTRO, RECIPE AND PHOTO

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At Georgie's, we take delight in paying homage to various illustrious “Georges” throughout history, with our finely crafted cocktails — a sip of history in every glass.

The Prentice, the specialty cocktail we created for Lexington’s Bourbon Week, takes its name from George Prentice, a renowned editor and co-founder of the Louisville Journal. Much like Prentice's sharp wit and eloquent writing, this cocktail offers a unique blend of flavors that engage the senses in a dance of complexity and delight. Just as George Prentice left a lasting impression in the world of journalism, we believe our Prentice cocktail will leave an indelible mark on your palate: It's not just a drink, but an experience that captures the essence of the season, making it the perfect accompaniment to your festive celebrations.

Carefully crafted to highlight the season's best flavors while also complementing the rich, spicy and delicately floral notes of Four Roses bourbon, this cocktail is a delightful blend that harmoniously marries Four Roses bourbon with homemade cinnamon pear syrup and a splash of lemon juice. The result is a drink that is as warming as it is refreshing, making it an ideal companion for both crisp autumn evenings and lively holiday gatherings.

The Prentice Cocktail

Cinnamon Pear Syrup

Ingredients:

Ingredients:

• 2 ounces of Four Roses yellow label bourbon • 1 ounce of freshly squeezed lemon juice • 1 ounce cinnamon pear syrup (see recipe below)

• 1 cup sugar • 1/2 cup water • 1 tablespoon cinnamon • Half a pear (peeled)

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Combine ingredients in a pot and bring to a simmer. Allow to cool for around 30 minutes, drawing out the aromatic notes of the pear and cinnamon. n

After making the cinnamon pear syrup and allowing it time to cool, combine bourbon, syrup and lemon juice in a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously twenty times. Strain into a chilled coup glass and enjoy!

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EventsCalendar CONCERTS & GIGS Jason Carter. Jan. 10. For more than 30 years, Jason Carter has played fiddle in the Del McCoury Band, taking home three Grammy awards in the interim, including 2018’s “Best Bluegrass Album with the Traveling McCourys, a group he helped found. In addition to his tireless touring and recording with those bands, the Ashland, Ky. native has been featured on albums by Steve Earle, Ricky Skaggs, Dierks Bentley, Charlie Daniels, Vince Gill, Asleep at the Wheel and many more. He’s currently touring in support of his second solo album, which features a slew of guest artists from Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas to Billy Strings. 7 p.m. The Burl, 475 Thompson Road. www.theburlky.com Chico Fellini Pays Tribute to David Bowie. Jan. 13. Building on the success of

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THEATRE, PERFORMANCE & MORE Concert with the Stars Featuring Colton Ryan. Jan. 6.

Lexingtonian Colton Ryan was recently nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway production of “New York, New York.” He is also known for his film work including “Dear Evan Hansen” as well as television's “The Girl from Plainville” and “Little Voice.” The Lexington Theatre Company welcomes him home for a solo evening of songs and stories, joined by special guests throughout the evening.

8 p.m. Lexington Opera House, 401 W. Short St. www.lexingtonoperahouse.com Mania: The ABBA Tribute. Jan. 13. Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Anni-Frid, collectively known as ABBA, dominated the charts for nearly 10 years. At their height they became Sweden’s highest earners, outselling Volvo. ABBA’s timeless songs were written to be enjoyed live, and the tribute “Mania” gives audiences exactly that: two hours of uplifting, dance-inducing and sometimes heart-breaking songs like “Dancing Queen,” “Waterloo,” “Mamma Mia,” “Super Trouper,” “Fernando,” and “Take A Chance On Me.” 7: 30 p.m. Lexington Opera House, 401 W. Short St. www.lexingtonoperahouse.com

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Lexington's MLK Day Celebration

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The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observance in Lexington provides an opportunity for our community to come together to honor Dr. King’s legacy of freedom, justice, peace and equal opportunity for all Americans.

The community is invited to participate in a Freedom March starting at 1 p.m., then stay for a powerful commemorative program at 2 p.m., featuring keynote speaker Reverend Dr. Kevin W. Cosby as well as internationally renowned youth choral ensemble Uniting Voices Chicago and Uniting Voices Lexington. 1 p.m. Central Bank Center, 430 W. Vine St. www.uky.edu⁄mlk

Tom Papa. Jan. 14. With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa is one of the top comedic voices in the country, finding success as an actor, host and writer in film, television, radio and podcasts as well as on stage. The comedian has had five highly rated stand-up specials on Netflix including his most recent special, “What A Day!” His other critically acclaimed specials include “Human Mule,” “Freaked Out,” and “Tom Papa Live in New York City.” As a writer, Tom’s credits include the Rob Zombie film “The Haunted World of El Superbeasto,” the Jerry Seinfeld film “Bee Movie” and the TV series “Red Oaks.” 7 p.m. Lexington Opera House, 401 W. Short St. www.lexington operahouse.com

Comedian Tom Papa will perform at the Lexington Opera House on Jan. 14.

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THEATRE, PERFORMANCE & MORE

SMILEY PETE’S DINING GUIDE Serving the freshest sushi in town, Aqua chefs offer sushi lovers rare flavors and perfectlyexecuted classics. And the Crab Rangoon?

Just try it! Aqua Sushi is made to order in all Malone’s, Harry’s and Drake’s locations.

bluegrasshospitality.com | 859.335.6500

BEER • BURGERS • SUSHI

Lansdowne • Brannon Crossing Hamburg • Leestown Dine-in or order online. drakescomeplay.com

Dine-In • Delivery • Curbside Pickup 200 Lexington Green Circle, Ste. 110 • 859.407.1200 www.goodwood.beer • Sun-Thurs 11-9; Fri-Sat 11-10

Home of the mini burger and Aqua sushi, known for signature cocktails and hand-selected wines; Harry’s has something for everyone.

(Palomar) 3735 Palomar Centre Dr (Hamburg) 1920 Pleasant Ridge Rd bluegrasshospitality.com | 859-335-6500

YOUR restaurant should be here.

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Writer and comedian Nimesh Patel will perform at the Lexington Opera House on Jan. 19.

Nimesh Patel. Jan. 19. Nimesh Patel is a comedian and Emmy-nominated writer who is climbing the ranks as one of the most in-demand comedians touring the country. He has appeared on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” his self-released special “Jokes To Get You Through Quarantine,” and has opened for comedians Chris Rock and Aziz Ansari. 8 p.m.

Lexington Opera House, 401 W. Short St. www.lexington operahouse.com

With a 12-month commitment, you will be able to purchase display advertising in any issue at the discounted 12x rate.

SOUND YUMMY? Place your order at 266-6537 for all the dining guide details!

Stella’s Kentucky Deli

OPEN 9AM-3PM DAILY DINE IN • DELIVERY • CATERING 143 JEFFERSON ST. • 255-DELI

Lexington’s signature steakhouse offers Prime steak, salads, fresh seafood, sandwiches, and seasonal chef features.

Dine-in or carry-out. bluegrasshospitality.com | 859-335-6500

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: Mon 11-3 • Tues-Fri 11-9 Sat 9-9 • Sun 9-2 • www.zimscafe.com

Bourbon Con. Jan. 19-20. This bourbon experience will bring more than 30 distilleries under one roof for one weekend featuring bourbon tastings, a cooking demo, local restaurant pop-ups, educational panel discussions, live entertainment and more. Fri., 1-4 p.m.; Sat., 12-4:30 p.m. Lexington Griffin Gate Marriott Golf Resort and Spa, 1800 Newtown Pike www.bourbonconlex.com The Cher Show. Jan. 26-28. Superstars come and go, but Cher is forever. For six straight decades, only one unstoppable force has flat-out dominated popular culture, breaking down barriers, pushing boundaries and letting nothing stand in her way. “The Cher Show” is the Tony Award-winning musical packed with so much Cher that it takes three women to play her: the kid starting out, the glam pop star, and the icon.

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PETE’S PROPERTIES Recent Residential Property Transactions

40502 350 Oldham Ave. $270,000 320 Hanover Ct. $318,750 724 Aurora Ave. $350,000 3209 Breckenwood Dr. $400,000 713 Cramer Ave. $425,000 229 Lincoln Ave. $430,000 607 Kastle Rd. $480,000 648 Cooper Dr. $485,000 346 Preston Ave. $505,000 244 Mcdowell Rd. $575,000 778 Hildeen Dr. $580,000 760 Abbott Rd. $590,000 3421 Brandon Dr. $615,000 1009 Cramer Ave. $616,000 1865 Blairmore Ct. $625,000 3613 Hidden Pond Rd. $835,000 1828 Richmond Rd. $1,080,000 939 Edgewater Dr. $1,100,000 516 Clinton Rd. $1,192,500 321 Culpepper Rd. $1,330,000

40503 606 Monticello Blvd. $285,000 545 Halifax Dr. $309,000 214 Glendover Rd. $375,000 421 Greenbriar Rd. $490,000 1993 Blackhorse Ln. $519,000 40504 1300 Devonport Dr. $225,000 2374 Le Havre Rd. $267,000 2375 Le Havre Rd. $275,000 1368 Saddle Club Way $520,000 40513 2536 Ashbrooke Dr. $275,500 2033 Ft. Harrods Dr. $370,000 2624 Sungale Ct. $407,000 2061 Allegheny Way $410,000 2196 Allegheny Way $420,000 4908 Firebrook Blvd. $425,000 2153 Mangrove Dr. $437,750

BIGGEST MOVER: 321 CULPEPPER RD. $1,330,000

2249 Mangrove Dr. $528,150 3232 Sebastian Ln. $585,000 2193 Roswell Dr. $760,000 40514 2005 Hannibal Ct. $315,000 40515 1656 Brentmoor Dr. $215,000 413 Southpoint Dr. $315,000 4825 Brennen Dr. $320,000

4289 Saron Dr. $340,000 365 Whitfield Dr. $365,000 4613 Foxbridge Cir. $390,000 1074 Rockbridge Rd. $415,000 968 Firethorn Pl. $421,000 4206 Clearwater Way $532,000 4206 Clearwater Way $532,000 1083 Rockbridge Rd. $715,000 4805 Hempstead Dr. $730,000 3712 Winding Wood Pl. $750,000 2104 Wickesbury Pl. $1,070,000 n

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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208 Doe Run Road $265,000

955 Tarr Trace #2110 $460,000

165 Saint Mary’s Road $869,900

418 Chinoe Road $1,024,900

Whitney Durham 859.983.9500

Kitty Lane 859.489.4356

Gwen Mathews 859.608.3471

Bradford Queen 859.274.2609

1337 Cooper Drive $1,395,000

103 S Limestone Street #1120 $2,495,000

103 S. Limestone Street #1150 $4,250,000

Susan Kennedy 859.396.3996

Whitney Durham 859.983.9500

Whitney Durham 859.983.9500

Representing fine homes in ALL price ranges.

*Fine art used with permission. Sotheby’s International Realty® and the Sotheby’s International Realty Logo are service marks licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Afffijiliates 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, afffijiliated with or related to Sotheby’s International Realty Afffijiliates LLC nor any of its afffijiliated companies.

Bluegrass SALE PENDING

SALE PENDING

515 Elm Tree Ln.

$349,000

Investment opportunity! Downtown property zoned R-3 and could easily be converted back to a duplex if desired. Built in 1900 and currently used as a single family dwelling, lovingly maintained w/ gorgeous hardwood floors, spacious rooms, and high ceilings.

4954 Hartland Pkwy.

$615,000

Fantastic, newly renovated Hartland home.

4 BR/3 BA, 3,004 sq.ft. w/ large living, dining and family rooms, and stylish new kitchen w/ breakfast area overlooking the backyard. New windows, HVAC, flooring, baths, deck and landscaping!

1310 Fincastle Rd.

$995,000

Renovated cottage, complete with pool, guest house, wonderful outdoor entertaining space and across from the Ashland Estate! you’ll adore this charming, ! The main house features 4 BR/3 BA, a partially covered outdoor porch, 2-car garage, pool & hot tub.

$1,100,000

637 The Curtilage

$1,250,000

Well maintained home awaits yourdecorating touches! 4 BR/7 BA, 5,532 sq.ft. w/ vaulted family room, 2 primary suites, one on each level and even a room for your hot tub!

Located on large .46 acre lot with patio and 2 car side-facing garage with extra storage.

SALE PENDING

SALE PENDING

300-304 Madison Pl.

2345 The Woods Ln.

The Woods subdivision! One-owner home on large, beautifully landscaped lot with porches overlooking the creek! 4 BR/5 BA, 5,691 sq.ft., 9 ft. ceilings, walk-out basement, rear deck, gorgeous pool and gazebo, perfect for outdoor dining!

$1,575,000

Investment opportunity on High St. and Madison Pl. in historic Woodward Heights directly across from the Town Branch Park!

Three parcels consisting of 724 W. High, 300 Madison Place, and 304 Madison Place.

Endless possibilities exist.

497 E. Main St.

$1,895,000

103 S. Limestone #1120 $2,495,000

Exquisite historic property with modern amenities and flexible zoning nestled steps from downtown Lexington. Zoned B2-A, w/ 3rd level living space, two-story storage, warehouse area w/ freight elevator. Recent exterior renovations and new roof.

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

Becky Reinhold, Managing Broker

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

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1717-1721 Clays Spring Lane

$2,500,000

103 S. Limestone #1150 $4,250,000

Build your Dream Home in 40502! Ideally located off of Chinoe Road near Ashland Park/Chevy Chase. 2.4 acres are available in 2 separate parcels but sellers desire to sell them together. Plat available upon request.

Stunning high-end fully furnished luxury condo located in The Penthouses of City.

Center in the heart of downtown Lexington.

3 BR/4 BA, 5,989 sq.ft., marble flooring throughout, breathtaking floor-to-ceiling glass windows, and multiple gathering areas.

*Fine art used with permission. Sotheby’s International Realty® and the Sotheby’s International Realty Logo are service marks licensed to Sotheby’s International Realty Afffijiliates 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, afffijiliated with or related to Sotheby’s International Realty Afffijiliates LLC nor any of its afffijiliated companies.

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