Art on the Town, Walk to Defeat ALS, AMK’s 30th Anniversary Celebration, and more. 
Happy Tuesday, Lexington. You know the drill – grab your coffee (or whatever you sip in the morning), kick back, and let Lexington Brief serve up everything you need to know for the week ahead.
📰 In the news
Local happenings: New Greek eatery adds to Lexington’s restaurant boom, UK Farm Bureau’s program is training farm experts, and a UK professor wins NASA’s service medal — catch up here.
State-level stories: Kentucky man’s mobile home mortgage hack wiping 110k debt, Apple’s 2.5 billion iPhone glass in Harrodsburg, and state’s phone ban, silence, and cursive mandate — see what else is brewing.
National headlines: New SSA tech offers more reliable service, national recalls, and a housing market update — peruse the best of the rest.
Highlights this week
- Hear guest speakers over coffee chats
- Shelby family history talk at McConnell Springs
- Monthly meeting spotlights local women
- Get free sedation dentistry this Thursday
- Get $400 off Windows with Renewal By Andersen
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Decor: Refresh your space without running all over town. Lexington is brimming with vintage finds and sleek modern pieces. Check out these home decor spots.
Adventure: Ditch bourbon tastings and horse farms, this route features roadside oddities you won’t believe exist. From goose-shaped houses to underground ziplines, these weird detours turn any trip into a tale worth telling.
Cleaning: Tackling the whole house can feel like climbing Everest in flip-flops. This cleaning checklist breaks the job into manageable bites so you can power through room by room.
Furniture: Need décor with a backstory deeper than your latest streaming binge? Heritage Antiques is the gallery that’ll turn your living room into a time capsule… just bring a sharp eye and an appreciation for pieces that only improve with every chapter of history.
Finance: Ready to break up with debt for good? National can help you cut ties, pay up to 30% less than you owe, and finally get some peace. This isn’t your average debt relief advice… it’s a financial fresh start, complete with a happy cry or two when your balance hits zero.
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📆 Around town this week
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This week
🚶 Art Walk – Guided Tour@ 21c Museum Hotel | Tuesday (8/12) at 11:00am – This guided stroll through downtown’s murals, sculptures, and historic façades is like a crash course in local culture, minus the boring bits. You’ll get quips from enthusiastic guides, peek inside galleries, then cap it off at Artists’ Attic with refreshments and artist meet-and-greets.
🐎 Bluegrass Festival Horse Show @ Kentucky Horse Park | Tuesday (8/12) – If you need an excuse to dust off your barn boots, head to Alltech Arena for Hunter/Jumper action that’s more polished than your weekend brunch. From Rolex Stadium to the Walnut Ring, sleek horses and nail-biting jump-offs bring all the local equestrian drama you crave.
🍹 Spritz Me Baby One More Time – A Britney Spears Inspired Cocktail Class @ Belles Cocktail House | Thursday (8/14) at 6:00pm – Alright, this isn’t your average spritz class at Belle’s. Picture Y2K mood lighting, Britney bangers on repeat, and your own hands stirring up signature spritzers as if it’s 2001 all over again. Just don’t blame me when you can’t stop singing “Oops” mid-drink.
🎨 Art on the Town @ Henry A. Tandy Centennial Park | Friday (8/15) at 5:00pm – Ditch Netflix for an afternoon of Kentucky-made paintings, jewelry, sculptures, and Southern comfort at Tandy Park’s Art on the Town. Daughters’ Southern will have your plate piled high, and Mela B’s live set is the soundtrack you didn’t know you needed.
🖼️ Sky Cathedral ﹡ Yellow Wallpaper ﹡ Damned African Descendants @ artfarm | Friday (8/15) at 8:00pm – If your idea of a wild night no longer involves spilled beer or drunken karaoke, hit up this all-ages bill for ambient sound, afro-punk strut, and post-punk performance art. All local talent, zero pretension, major stories for Monday morning.
This weekend
👟 Walk to Defeat ALS @ Alltech Arena Parking Lot | Saturday (8/16) at 9:00am – Grab your comfiest sneakers and join the march to crush ALS, because raising funds beats binge-watching reruns. Check in early to snag a coffee, enjoy the pre-walk buzz, and trade banter with neighbors who never skip a chance for a good cause.
🏇 Day at the Derby @ Kentucky Horse Park | Saturday (8/16) at 3:00pm – Start your weekend at the Kentucky Horse Park with a front-row pass to equine elegance, derby style. It’s the one day you can ditch the lawn mower for mint juleps, critique hats like a royal, and pretend you speak fluent horse. Yes, really.
👑 Mister & Miss Kentucky Black Pride | Saturday (8/16) at 6:00pm – Grab a mint julep and head downtown for our annual Black Pride pageant, where hopefuls strut, talent overflows, and crowns sparkle brighter than the sun on the Ohio. Cheer on the next King and Queen, dress up, and pretend you’re in showbiz again.
🤠 Hairston Hoedown @ Kentucky Horse Park | Saturday (8/16) at 7:00pm – A Sandy Hook, KY roots-rock crew brings moonlit Americana to town, mixing Ralph Stanley harmony with grunge-era guitar licks. It’s like finding your grandpa’s vinyls alongside a flannel-wearing Nirvana fanatic. Grab a beer, sink into the honest grit.
🎉 AMK’s 30th Anniversary Celebration & Community Appreciation Day @ Aviation Museum of Kentucky | Sunday (8/17) at 1:00pm – Thirty years of awkward community potlucks and questionable dance moves calls for a free, family-friendly bash this Sunday, no RSVP required. Bring the kids, the parents, and that neighbor who never shuts up. Basically our town’s version of a block party extravaganza.
Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
🎶 Live music & entertainment
- 8/12 Music Bingo @ Tin Roof Lexington – 8 pm
- 8/14 Rusty Burge Quartet @ Central Library – 7 pm
- 8/14 Molly Tuttle @ The Burl – 8 pm
- 8/15 Lost Palm Rooftop Sessions @ Lost Palm at The Manchester – 7 pm
- 8/15 Ms. Pat @ Comedy Off Broadway – 7 pm
- 8/15 Broncho @ The Burl – 8 pm
- 8/15 DJ Miracle @ Tin Roof Lexington – 10 pm
- 8/16 Sundy Best @ Manchester Music Hall – 8 pm
🏠️ This house is wild
Listed by: Chris B Campbell (United Real Estate Bluegrass)
Hand-cut Kentucky limestone, six fireplaces, and a dash of gubernatorial history give this Colonial Revival cottage its undeniable swagger. Designed by architect Hugh Meriwether as his own residence, the estate sprawls across nearly two private acres just a quick jaunt from Keeneland, downtown, and Blue Grass Airport. Inside, eight bedrooms (including flex spaces for offices or crafting), Jack & Jill baths, and a first-floor primary suite with dual dressing rooms keep things both grand and practical.
A walk-out basement apartment with its own entrance is ready for guests or in-laws, while the climate-controlled garage means no scraping windshields come winter. The reimagined landscape brings a seasonal creek, new hardscape, and a garden shed with air conditioning. Even the playhouse gets two stories and a view.
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