Collected Memory exhibit, Lavender Soap Making night, Lost Palm Jukebox Nights, Pizza at the Peach House, and more. 
Happy Tuesday, Lexington. Hope you had a great holiday weekend! 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: Lexington debates farm fields versus panels, honors its log cabin heritage, and unveils new dining spots from vegan ramen to Latin rotisserie chicken — catch up here.
State-level stories: Kentucky is riding a billion dollar sports betting boom, hosting globe trekking tattoo artists for July celebrations, and lauding its freshman home run star — see what else is brewing.
National headlines: Gen Z stashing three times more in their 401k, Neanderthals crushing bones into prehistoric grease, and a blazing interstellar comet streaking by Mars orbit — peruse the best of the rest.
Highlights this week
- Pick up fresh meals every Wednesday
- Connect with Woodford County non-profits
- Shop female-owned businesses to empower survivors
- Play Thursday bingo to support local schools
- Tour Kentucky’s first indoor aquaponics system
- Got debt? See if you qualify for relief
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Culture: From art galleries and sculptures to history and oddly specific niches, these must-visit museums are a great excuse to put on real pants and explore the city.
Wellness: Ready to roll out your mat and find your flow? The top Lexington yoga studios offer everything from heated sweat-your-buns-off classes to soothing restorative sessions for every level.
Home: Don’t wait until rain starts pouring through the attic to panic-Google “roofers near me.” Get ahead of the game with this list of trusted roofing pros to keep your home (and sanity) intact.
Community: Neighborhood shops and cafés do more than sling lattes and sell stuff. They’re the heartbeat of our community, and every dollar you spend locally keeps Lexington weird, wonderful, and uniquely ours. Learn more about the connection here.
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📆 Around town this week
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This week
🏺 Collected Memory @ Central Library | Wednesday (7/9) at 9:30am – Your local cultural fix awaits at the library, where 250 years of Lexington oddities spill out of archive boxes and neighbors’ attics. From grandma’s delicate teacup to a Revolutionary War musket, it’s history you can almost hug. No group projects.
📸 Canon @ Loudoun House | Wednesday (7/9) at 12:00pm – Nothing livens up the local gallery scene like a solo show that tosses centuries of smug stereotypes about women out the window. Madison Kelley layers vintage pin-up flair and underrated art movements onto canvases that poke at bodily autonomy, agency, and digital-age censorship. It’s the perfect excuse to grab a glass, settle in, and pretend you’ve been this ahead of the art curve all along. Conversation starters guaranteed, smugness optional.
🧼 Lavender Soap Making @ Woodford County Library | Thursday (7/10) at 6:00pm – Need a break from the same-old happy hour? Stop by Main Street for lavender soap making night and learn to craft your own summer-scented bars, no plane ticket required. It’s equal parts crafty, calming, and brag-worthy when you show off to your friends, plus your shower routine just got an adorable upgrade.
🎶 Lost Palm Jukebox Nights @ Lost Palm | Friday (7/11) at 4:00pm – Kick off the weekend with a rotating jukebox that transports you from ’70s disco through ’00s pop-punk with all the best bangers in between. Head upstairs for share plates worth leisurely grazing and tiki cocktails stiff enough to loosen your two-step. It’s a nostalgia-powered dance party for anyone who still thinks the 1999 mix tape was peak genius.
🍕 Pizza at the Peach House @ Harkness Edwards Vineyards | Friday (7/11) at 5:00pm – If you’ve been looking for a sign to admit you’re over your kitchen disasters, Pizza At The Peach House is firing up stone-baked pies and pouring $5 glasses of wine, sangria, and seasonal cocktails every Friday from May through September. It’s a no-reservation, rain-or-shine Golden Hour bash on the lawn, just bring a chair or blanket and let someone else handle the dough. Because carbs and vineyard sunsets are a combo we can all get behind.
🐎 Blacktop Rodeo @ Nicholasville Performance Park | Friday (7/11) at 7:00pm – This summer we’re corralling families to downtown Nicholasville’s Performance Park for the Blacktop Rodeo concert. Think backyard BBQ vibes, minus the accidental sunburn. Bring a chair, snag some local grub, and pretend you’re still young enough to dance past bedtime.
This weekend
🛍️ Julietta Market East End Edition | Saturday (7/12) at 9:00am – Your backyard BBQ’s cute, but Julietta Market East End is where local chefs dish serious bites, crafty vendors sell things you’ll actually want, and live tunes outpace the neighbor’s leaf blower. Bring the kids, grab something cold, and call it family time.
📚 Book Swap @ Blue Stallion Brewing Company | Saturday (7/12) at 12:00pm – Grab your battered paperbacks and swing by the community book swap, it’s like Netflix for bibliophiles but you don’t need a password. Trade up to five well-loved reads, stash any kids’ books in their own pile, and wrap those spicy romances in paper so Aunt Mildred doesn’t faint. Leftover volumes can squat in our taproom library, so nobody goes home empty-handed or with boxes in the garage. No cash, no judgment, just endless pages waiting for a new home.
🌀 Tie Dye @ Woodford County Library Midway Branch | Saturday (7/12) at 1:00pm – Think you’ve outgrown tie dye or is your inner hippie just hibernating? Spend an afternoon at Midway Branch reviving it with one trusty white tee, pillowcase, or any cotton relic begging for a riot of color. You’ll even snag a free bandana to play artist, just don’t show up with a wardrobe full of spares. RSVP, claim your dye station, and let’s see if those old-school dye tricks still do the trick.
🎨 Paint Pouring @ Midway Art Studios | Saturday (7/12) at 2:00pm – Grab an old T-shirt and swing by Midway Art Studios for a hands-on pour painting session with Brooke Harris, where you’ll master cup pours, straight pours, and create two custom 8×10 canvases. Midway’s DIY bougie mocktail bar will keep you refreshed, splatter stains included.
🍽 Meal with Strangers-Sunday Brunch Series @ A Restaurant in Lexington | Sunday (7/13) at 11:00am – Meal With Strangers is turning your Sunday brunch into a laid-back mixer fueled by coffee, waffles, and good conversation. No forced icebreakers or cheesy name tags, just swapping stories over perfectly poached eggs. You probably won’t meet your soulmate, but you’ll walk away with a few new friends who appreciate dry humor as much as a proper latte.
Wanna see more? Browse our full events calendar →
🎶 Live music & entertainment
- 7/9 Creed – Summer of ’99 Tour @ Rupp Arena – 7 pm
- 7/10 Casey Rocket @ Comedy Off Broadway – 7 pm
- 7/10 DJ Action Jackson @ Tin Roof – 10 pm
- 7/11 Sam Bush and more @ Burl – 6:30 pm
- 7/11 Jeff Blackburn @ Fiddletree Kitchen – 6:30 pm
- 7/11 42nd Street @ Lexington Opera House – 7:30 pm
- 7/11 Bandshee and more @ Al’s Bar – 8 pm
- 7/11 Brandon and Sara Bond @ The Elkhorn Tavern – 8 pm
- 7/11 DJ Ty @ Tin Roof – 10 pm
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