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Special Event: Horse Racing, History/Science Man O' War: The Mostest Horse That Ever Was He is an American icon, born in Kentucky, who would go on to capture the country's imagination as well as 20 of 21 starts in his racing career. To celebrate his 100th anniversary, the Kentucky Horse Park is creating a yearlong Man o' War celebration. There...	Kentucky Horse Park Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 - Wed 11/1/17 at 9am-5pm

Special Event: Equestrian Legends of the Saddlebred World: The Lives & Times of Tom & Donna Moore Tom and Donna Moore were innovators and game changers in the Saddlebred industry, both as a team and separately. They put together several dynasties of show horses never before matched by a public training stable, and their names are synonymous with world’...	Kentucky Horse Park Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 - Sat 12/30/17 at 8am-5pm

Art: Art Show Bluegrass Printmakers' Cooperative presents: Pressed for time The Bluegrass Printmakers' Cooperative members will be having a group show that will feature rcent work from in several different methods of fine arts printmaking techniques and themes. As printmakers we are always pressed for time, we have exchanges, dea...	Artists' Attic Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 - Fri 6/30/17 at 10am-4pm

Art: Art Show Pressed for time, a Bluegrass Printmakers' Cooperative event The Bluegrass Printmakers' Cooperative and Artist's Attic presents: PRESSED FOR TIME May 1st - June 30th, 2017 Gallery Hop Reception May 19th, 2017 5pm - 8pm Free and open to the public Artists' Attic 401 W Main St, Ste 401, Lexington, KY ...	Artists' Attic Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 - Fri 6/30/17 at 10am-5pm

Art: Ceramics/Pottery, contemporary, painting, Gallery SOUL BOXES Approaching this body of contemplative work, we immediately become immersed in the quiet simplicity and gentle rhythms of elemental forms and shapes. Using wax, clay and natural pigments, Judith Pointer-Jia, Joe Molinaro and Patricia Baldwin-Seggebruch eac...	New Editions Gallery Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 - Fri 7/14/17 at 11am-5:30pm

Special Event: Museum, Equestrian, Horse Racing The Journey Continues: Preston Dyer’s Bedouin Experience The International Museum of the Horse follows the journey of Preston Dyer as he embarks on the second leg of his trip to the Middle East to seek out Arabian bloodstock to bring back to America. Come see the dramatic photo-documentation of Preston Dyer and ...	Kentucky Horse Park – International Museum of the Horse Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 - Fri 3/30/18 at 9am-5pm

Special Event: Children, Benefit/Fundraiser, For the Family Childhood Cancer Research Fundraiser at Monkey Joe’s Monkey Joe’s, a children’s entertainment center filled with indoor jumps, slides and obstacle courses, announces its third year of partnership with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), a nonprofit dedicated to finding cures for all kids with cancer. Th...	Monkey Joe's Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 - Fri 6/30/17 at 10am-8pm

Sports: Equestrian MidSouth Pony Club Horse Trials The MidSouth Pony Club Rally and the MidSouth Horse Trials are Eventing competitions conducted by the MidSouth Pony Club organization. The Pony Club Rally is a regional Eventing competition and serves as the qualifier for the US Pony Club National Competit...	Kentucky Horse Park Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 at 8am-5pm

Art: Folk Art/Crafts, History/Science, Museum A Shared Legacy: Folk Art in America View extraordinary examples of art created by self-taught or minimally trained artists between 1800 and 1925. The exhibition features more than 60 works. Included are rare and very fine portraits by such artists as Ammi Phillips and John Brewster, Jr.; viv...	Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati, OH Sun 6/25/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 6/27/17 - Wed 6/28/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 6/29/17 at 11am-8pm Fri 6/30/17 - Sun 7/2/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 7/4/17 - Wed 7/5/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 7/6/17 at 11am-8pm Fri 7/7/17 - Sun 7/9/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 7/11/17 - Wed 7/12/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 7/13/17 at 11am-8pm Fri 7/14/17 - Sun 7/16/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 7/18/17 - Wed 7/19/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 7/20/17 at 11am-8pm Fri 7/21/17 - Sun 7/23/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 7/25/17 - Wed 7/26/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 7/27/17 at 11am-8pm Fri 7/28/17 - Sun 7/30/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 8/1/17 - Wed 8/2/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 8/3/17 at 11am-8pm Fri 8/4/17 - Sun 8/6/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 8/8/17 - Wed 8/9/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 8/10/17 at 11am-8pm Fri 8/11/17 - Sun 8/13/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 8/15/17 - Wed 8/16/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 8/17/17 at 11am-8pm Fri 8/18/17 - Sun 8/20/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 8/22/17 - Wed 8/23/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 8/24/17 at 11am-8pm Fri 8/25/17 - Sun 8/27/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 8/29/17 - Wed 8/30/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 8/31/17 at 11am-8pm Fri 9/1/17 - Sun 9/3/17 at 11am-5pm

Art: Photography History of Photography "History of Photography" includes over 90 photographs drawn from museums, libraries, and collections that illustrate how changing technique and technology influenced the photographer’s work, and demonstrate the powerfully expressive quality of the medium. ...	Headley-Whitney Museum of Art Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 6/28/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 6/29/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 6/30/17 at 10am-5pm Sat 7/1/17 - Sun 7/2/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 7/5/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 7/6/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 7/7/17 at 10am-5pm Sat 7/8/17 - Sun 7/9/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 7/12/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 7/13/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 7/14/17 at 10am-5pm Sat 7/15/17 - Sun 7/16/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 7/19/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 7/20/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 7/21/17 at 10am-5pm Sat 7/22/17 - Sun 7/23/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 7/26/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 7/27/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 7/28/17 at 10am-5pm Sat 7/29/17 - Sun 7/30/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 8/2/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 8/3/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 8/4/17 at 10am-5pm Sat 8/5/17 - Sun 8/6/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 8/9/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 8/10/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 8/11/17 at 10am-5pm Sat 8/12/17 - Sun 8/13/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 8/16/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 8/17/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 8/18/17 at 10am-5pm Sat 8/19/17 - Sun 8/20/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 8/23/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 8/24/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 8/25/17 at 10am-5pm Sat 8/26/17 - Sun 8/27/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 8/30/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 8/31/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 9/1/17 at 10am-5pm Sat 9/2/17 - Sun 9/3/17 at 12pm-5pm

Art: Art Show, Painting Thomas Nozkowski: Touchstones New York artist, Thomas Nozkowski has paired his abstract paintings with works from the UK Art Museum's permanent collection.	Art Museum at the University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 6/27/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 6/28/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 6/29/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 6/30/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 7/1/17 - Sun 7/2/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 7/4/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 7/5/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 7/6/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 7/7/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 7/8/17 - Sun 7/9/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 7/11/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 7/12/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 7/13/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 7/14/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 7/15/17 - Sun 7/16/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 7/18/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 7/19/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 7/20/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 7/21/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 7/22/17 - Sun 7/23/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 7/25/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 7/26/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 7/27/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 7/28/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 7/29/17 - Sun 7/30/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 8/1/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 8/2/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 8/3/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 8/4/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 8/5/17 - Sun 8/6/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 8/8/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 8/9/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 8/10/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 8/11/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 8/12/17 - Sun 8/13/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 8/15/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 8/16/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 8/17/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 8/18/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 8/19/17 - Sun 8/20/17 at 12pm-5pm

Music: Live Music in Bar/Club, Pop Alvarez Kings Alvarez Kings is a four-piece 'progressive pop' band from the U.K.	Zanzabar Louisville, KY Sun 6/25/17 at 8pm

Art: Art Show, Museum, Photography Frank Döring: I Would Redesign That Udder Döring finds a microcosm of the human—and animal—condition at the state and county fairs that take place all summer long within a day’s drive of his Lexington home. With empathy, sensitivity, and humor, Döring has been photographing the champion steers, gr...	Art Museum at the University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 6/27/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 6/28/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 6/29/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 6/30/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 7/1/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 7/2/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 7/4/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 7/5/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 7/6/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 7/7/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 7/8/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 7/9/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 7/11/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 7/12/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 7/13/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 7/14/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 7/15/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 7/16/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 7/18/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 7/19/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 7/20/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 7/21/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 7/22/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 7/23/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 7/25/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 7/26/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 7/27/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 7/28/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 7/29/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 7/30/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 8/1/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 8/2/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 8/3/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 8/4/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 8/5/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 8/6/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 8/8/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 8/9/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 8/10/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 8/11/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 8/12/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 8/13/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 8/15/17 at 10am-5pm Wed 8/16/17 at 10am-5pm Thu 8/17/17 at 10am-5pm Fri 8/18/17 at 10am-8pm Sat 8/19/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 8/20/17 at 12pm-5pm

Music: Jazz Jazz Arts Foundation Jazz on the Porch Series Eighth Annual Jazz on the Porch Series The Jazz Arts Foundation presents Jazz on the Porch at Talon Winery, 7086 Tates Creek Rd, Lexington, KY from 3 to 6 PM Sponsored by O’Donnell Family Dentistry 1081 Dove Run Road, Suite 105, Lexington, KY 40502 Su...	Talon Winery Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 at 3pm-6pm Sun 7/30/17 at 3pm-6pm Sun 8/27/17 at 3pm-6pm

Special Event: Class/Workshop Mindfulness Meditation Class When sensations of feeling hurried create a life that is passing us by, meditation is a useful skill to enable us to stop and smell the roses. Through our 5-week course in Mindfulness, we can collect ourselves with focus to set intentions and open to the ...	Yoga Meditation & Therapy Center Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 at 1:30pm-2:30pm Tue 6/27/17 at 6pm-7pm Sun 7/2/17 at 1:30pm-2:30pm Sun 7/9/17 at 1:30pm-2:30pm Tue 7/11/17 at 6pm-7pm Sun 7/16/17 at 1:30pm-2:30pm Tue 7/18/17 at 6pm-7pm Sun 7/23/17 at 1:30pm-2:30pm Tue 7/25/17 at 6pm-7pm Sun 7/30/17 at 1:30pm-2:30pm Tue 8/1/17 at 6pm-7pm Sun 8/6/17 at 1:30pm-2:30pm Tue 8/8/17 at 6pm-7pm Sun 8/13/17 at 1:30pm-2:30pm Tue 8/15/17 at 6pm-7pm Sun 8/20/17 at 1:30pm-2:30pm Tue 8/22/17 at 6pm-7pm Sun 8/27/17 at 1:30pm-2:30pm Tue 8/29/17 at 6pm-7pm

Theater: Comedy/Drama Murder By Marriage presented by Bluegrass Mystery Theatre Rose Bloomgarden is unlucky in love. Her first two marriages ended tragically so she's hoping on the eve of her third that three times is the charm. Her mother Wisteria, a famous herbalist and her older sister Violet, a world renowned chef are planning to ...	Columbia Steak House Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 at 6pm-8pm

Special Event: Animals Sharks See and touch some amazing Coral Catsharks. Learn what they eat and how they are different from other fish. Brought to you by the Newport Aquarium.	Lexington Public Library – Beaumont Branch Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 at 2pm

Art: Art Show, Museum Southern Accent: Seeking The American South In Contemporary Art Southern Accent: Seeking the American South in Contemporary Art is the first contemporary art exhibition to question and explore in-depth the complex and contested space of the American South. One needs to look no further than literature, cuisine and music...	Speed Art Museum Louisville, KY Sun 6/25/17 at 12pm Tue 6/27/17 - Sat 7/1/17 at 10am Sun 7/2/17 at 12pm Tue 7/4/17 - Sat 7/8/17 at 10am Sun 7/9/17 at 12pm Tue 7/11/17 - Sat 7/15/17 at 10am Sun 7/16/17 at 12pm Tue 7/18/17 - Sat 7/22/17 at 10am Sun 7/23/17 at 12pm Tue 7/25/17 - Sat 7/29/17 at 10am Sun 7/30/17 at 12pm Tue 8/1/17 - Sat 8/5/17 at 10am Sun 8/6/17 at 12pm Tue 8/8/17 - Sat 8/12/17 at 10am Sun 8/13/17 at 12pm Tue 8/15/17 - Sat 8/19/17 at 10am Sun 8/20/17 at 12pm

Art: Art Show Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light As a painter, Louis C. Tiffany was captivated by the interplay of light and color and this fascination found its most spectacular expression in his glass “paintings”. Explore iconic and celebrated Tiffany windows and lamps that highlight the contributions ...	Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati, OH Sun 6/25/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 6/27/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 6/28/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 6/29/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 6/30/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 7/1/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 7/2/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 7/4/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 7/5/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 7/6/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 7/7/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 7/8/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 7/9/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 7/11/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 7/12/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 7/13/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 7/14/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 7/15/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 7/16/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 7/18/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 7/19/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 7/20/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 7/21/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 7/22/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 7/23/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 7/25/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 7/26/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 7/27/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 7/28/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 7/29/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 7/30/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 8/1/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 8/2/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 8/3/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 8/4/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 8/5/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 8/6/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 8/8/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 8/9/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 8/10/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 8/11/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 8/12/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 8/13/17 at 11am-5pm

Sports: Baseball, For the Family, Museum, Tour Vintage Baseball Game at Waveland Vintage Baseball Game DATES & TIMES: Apr 02, 2017 / 1:00 P.M. May 14, 2017 / 1:00 P.M. Jun 04, 2017 / 1:00 P.M. Jun 25, 2017 / 1:00 P.M. Oct 28, 2017 / 1:00 P.M. Waveland is the home field to the only Kentucky Vint...	Waveland State Historic Site Lexington, KY Sun 6/25/17 at 1pm-3:30pm

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