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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 9/24/17 - 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 9/24/17 - Sat 12/30/17 at 8am-5pm

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 9/24/17 - Fri 3/30/18 at 9am-5pm

Art: Art Show The Shape of Colors: Art by Jesse Albert Glenn Artwork by Richmond, Kentucky based artist, Jesse Glenn. Kentucky native, Jesse Albert Glenn is a painter, an intellectual, and a father. He is an award winning artist who specializes in acrylic fine art. With over twenty exhibitions within the past fiv...	First Presbyterian Church Lexington, KY Sun 9/24/17 - Sun 10/1/17 at 9am-3pm

Art: Art Show, Art Talk Smallish Works by Rob Bridges Rob Bridges’ work is influenced by dreams, old tales, and the mysterious. His work is narrative in nature and is inspired by stories imagined wholly in his own mind. These are fragments of tales from a land called The Thousand Weed Marsh. Bridges likes to ...	Georgetown College – Cochenour Gallery Georgetown, KY Sun 9/24/17 - Fri 9/29/17 at 12pm-4:30pm

Art: Art Show, Gallery, Mixed Media Beyond the Edge Collage by Jack Girard, Doug Stapleton, Carleton Wing Using distinctively different collage techniques each artist in “Beyond the Edge” juxtaposes familiar images and objects to form a new notion or idea. Each finds collage to be a meaningful way to tell a story about themselves or an observation around them....	M.S. Rezny Studio/Gallery Lexington, KY Sun 9/24/17 - Sat 10/21/17 at 12pm-5pm

Sports: Equestrian Kentucky National Hunter Jumper Show The Kentucky National Hunter Jumper Show is a 5-day event showcasing some of the best Hunter/Jumper competitions in the country.	Kentucky Horse Park Lexington, KY Sun 9/24/17 at 8am-9pm

Special Event: Fair/Festival Marion County Country Ham Days The Last full weekend in September we celebrate Marion County Country Ham Days, a “Kentucky Top-Ten Event,” hosted by the Marion County Chamber of Commerce along with its business partners and volunteers. The festival welcomes over 40,000 visitors each yea...	Downtown Lebanon Lebanon, KY Sun 9/24/17 at 8am-10pm

Theater: Drama, Play Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika Angels in America Part Two: Perestroika Written by Tony Kushner, directed by Meredith McDonough The second half of Kushner’s cosmic-scale portrait of America, Perestroika steers the characters introduced in Millennium Approaches towards revelation, re...	Actors Theatre of Louisville – Pamela Brown Auditorium Louisville, KY Sun 9/24/17 at 1pm till 4:30pm, 7pm till 10:30pm Tue 9/26/17 at 7pm-10:30pm Wed 9/27/17 at 1:30pm-5pm Thu 9/28/17 - Fri 9/29/17 at 7pm-10:30pm Sat 9/30/17 at 1pm-4:30pm Mon 10/2/17 at 7pm-10:30pm Tue 10/3/17 - Wed 10/4/17 at 7pm-10:30pm Sat 10/7/17 at 7pm-10:30pm Sun 10/8/17 at 1pm-4:30pm Wed 10/11/17 at 1:30pm till 5pm, 7pm till 10:30pm Thu 10/12/17 - Fri 10/13/17 at 7pm-10:30pm Sat 10/14/17 at 1pm till 4:30pm, 7pm till 10:30pm

Music: Indie, Rock Midpoint Music Festival The two-day event in downtown Cincinnati will feature local and regional acts, including WALK THE MOON, The New Pornographers, Broken Social Scene, BADBADNOTGOOD, Valerie June, Frightened Rabbit, Dan Deacon, Noname, Seun Kuti and Egypt 80, Citizen, Mandoli...	Taft Theatre Cincinnati, OH Sun 9/24/17 Sun 9/24/17 at 3pm

Art: Art Show, Gallery 'Ana England: Kinship' Feauring 25 of Ana England’s large-scale sculptures and installations, this exhibition explores the idea of kinship—a conceptual thread that has run through England’s work from the 1980s to the present. Three new works by England will be on display for the...	Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati, OH Sun 9/24/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 9/26/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 9/27/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 9/28/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 9/29/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 9/30/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 10/1/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 10/3/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 10/4/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 10/5/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 10/6/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 10/7/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 10/8/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 10/10/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 10/11/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 10/12/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 10/13/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 10/14/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 10/15/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 10/17/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 10/18/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 10/19/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 10/20/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 10/21/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 10/22/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 10/24/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 10/25/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 10/26/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 10/27/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 10/28/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 10/29/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 10/31/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 11/1/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 11/2/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 11/3/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 11/4/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 11/5/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 11/7/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 11/8/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 11/9/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 11/10/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 11/11/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 11/12/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 11/14/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 11/15/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 11/16/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 11/17/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 11/18/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 11/19/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 11/21/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 11/22/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 11/23/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 11/24/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 11/25/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 11/26/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 11/28/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 11/29/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 11/30/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 12/1/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 12/2/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 12/3/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 12/5/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 12/6/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 12/7/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 12/8/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 12/9/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 12/10/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 12/12/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 12/13/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 12/14/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 12/15/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 12/16/17 at 11am-5pm Sun 12/17/17 at 11am-5pm Tue 12/19/17 at 11am-5pm Wed 12/20/17 at 11am-5pm Thu 12/21/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 12/22/17 at 11am-5pm Sat 12/23/17 at 11am-5pm

Art: Art Show, Museum Ai Weiwei: Circle Of Animals Zodiac Heads i Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads is comprised of twelve animals derived from the Chinese astrological calendar of years, weeks, and hours. The design of these heads was inspired by a specific source: an elaborate fountain created in the 1700s for ...	Speed Art Museum Louisville, KY Sun 9/24/17 at 12pm

Art: Art Show Alison Saar: Breach Saar is a sculptor, installation artist, painter, and printmaker equally adept at carving wood, assembling found objects, or creating canvases out of materials with their own histories: sugar sacks, mattress ticking, and old linens. In Breach, she looks ba...	Art Museum at the University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Sun 9/24/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 9/26/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 9/27/17 at 12pm-5pm Thu 9/28/17 at 12pm-5pm Fri 9/29/17 at 12pm-5pm Sat 9/30/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 10/1/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 10/3/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 10/4/17 at 12pm-5pm Thu 10/5/17 at 12pm-5pm Fri 10/6/17 at 12pm-5pm Sat 10/7/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 10/8/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 10/10/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 10/11/17 at 12pm-5pm Thu 10/12/17 at 12pm-5pm Fri 10/13/17 at 12pm-5pm Sat 10/14/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 10/15/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 10/17/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 10/18/17 at 12pm-5pm Thu 10/19/17 at 12pm-5pm Fri 10/20/17 at 12pm-5pm Sat 10/21/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 10/22/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 10/24/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 10/25/17 at 12pm-5pm Thu 10/26/17 at 12pm-5pm Fri 10/27/17 at 12pm-5pm Sat 10/28/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 10/29/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 10/31/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 11/1/17 at 12pm-5pm Thu 11/2/17 at 12pm-5pm Fri 11/3/17 at 12pm-5pm Sat 11/4/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 11/5/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 11/7/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 11/8/17 at 12pm-5pm Thu 11/9/17 at 12pm-5pm Fri 11/10/17 at 12pm-5pm Sat 11/11/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 11/12/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 11/14/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 11/15/17 at 12pm-5pm Thu 11/16/17 at 12pm-5pm Fri 11/17/17 at 12pm-5pm Sat 11/18/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 11/19/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 11/21/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 11/22/17 at 12pm-5pm Thu 11/23/17 at 12pm-5pm Fri 11/24/17 at 12pm-5pm Sat 11/25/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 11/26/17 at 12pm-5pm Tue 11/28/17 at 12pm-5pm Wed 11/29/17 at 12pm-5pm Thu 11/30/17 at 12pm-5pm Fri 12/1/17 at 12pm-5pm Sat 12/2/17 at 12pm-5pm Sun 12/3/17 at 12pm-5pm

Art: Art Show, Ceramics/Pottery, Mixed Media, Multimedia, Museum, Sculpture, Design Art in Pieces presented by City Gallery The Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center and guest curator, Terri Pulley, are proud to present the latest show of City Gallery, "Art in Pieces." This international invitational showcases mosaics, an ancient artistic process that has evolved as a contemporary ex...	Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Lexington, KY Sun 9/24/17 at 10am-2pm Tue 9/26/17 - Thu 9/28/17 at 11am-5pm Fri 9/29/17 - Sat 9/30/17 at 11am-8pm Sun 10/1/17 at 10am-2pm

Art: Ceramics/Pottery, Art Show, Museum Art of the Amazon "Art of the Amazon" features objects from the collection of Joe and Mary Molinaro. The pottery, headdresses, necklaces and other items were collected over many years from tribes in the Amazon areas of Peru and Ecuador.	Headley-Whitney Museum of Art Lexington, KY Sun 9/24/17 at 12pm-4pm Wed 9/27/17 at 10am-4pm Thu 9/28/17 at 10am-4pm Fri 9/29/17 at 10am-4pm Sat 9/30/17 at 12pm-4pm Sun 10/1/17 at 12pm-4pm Wed 10/4/17 at 10am-4pm Thu 10/5/17 at 10am-4pm Fri 10/6/17 at 10am-4pm Sat 10/7/17 at 12pm-4pm Sun 10/8/17 at 12pm-4pm Wed 10/11/17 at 10am-4pm Thu 10/12/17 at 10am-4pm Fri 10/13/17 at 10am-4pm Sat 10/14/17 at 12pm-4pm Sun 10/15/17 at 12pm-4pm Wed 10/18/17 at 10am-4pm Thu 10/19/17 at 10am-4pm Fri 10/20/17 at 10am-4pm Sat 10/21/17 at 12pm-4pm Sun 10/22/17 at 12pm-4pm Wed 10/25/17 at 10am-4pm Thu 10/26/17 at 10am-4pm Fri 10/27/17 at 10am-4pm Sat 10/28/17 at 12pm-4pm Sun 10/29/17 at 12pm-4pm Wed 11/1/17 at 10am-4pm Thu 11/2/17 at 10am-4pm Fri 11/3/17 at 10am-4pm Sat 11/4/17 at 12pm-4pm Sun 11/5/17 at 12pm-4pm

Special Event: Animals, Children, Farmers' Market Devine's Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch Come on out to Devine's Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch for a day of fall family fun. Explore their 10 acre corn maze, ride a hayride to the pumpkin patch to get your pumpkin that is included with admission. Add some adventure with thier Zipline Racers & Cornsta...	Devine's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch Harrodsburg, KY Sun 9/24/17 at 1pm-5pm Fri 9/29/17 at 6pm-10pm Sat 9/30/17 at 10am-10pm Sun 10/1/17 at 1pm-5pm Fri 10/6/17 at 6pm-10pm Sat 10/7/17 at 10am-10pm Sun 10/8/17 at 1pm-5pm Fri 10/13/17 at 6pm-10pm Sat 10/14/17 at 10am-10pm Sun 10/15/17 at 1pm-5pm Fri 10/20/17 at 6pm-10pm Sat 10/21/17 at 10am-10pm Sun 10/22/17 at 1pm-5pm Sat 10/28/17 at 10am-10pm

Special Event: Film Dirty Dancing In this blockbuster, an awkward 17-year-old girl’s life changes when she meets a dance instructor at a summer resort. With Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in roles that defined their careers, Dirty Dancing not only celebrates the music of the ‘60s, it als...	Louisville Palace Theatre Louisville, KY Sun 9/24/17 at 2pm

Special Event: Benefit/Fundraiser, Antiques, Food/Tasting, Social Event, Education Fall Open House Tour the historic Stone Family/Thomas J. Goff House built c. 1838, now known as Walnut Springs Farm. The farm is located near North Middletown in Bourbon County just off US 460. Learn more about the Goff family's historical significance in the shorthorn ca...	Walnut Springs Farm Paris, KY Sun 9/24/17 at 2pm-5pm

Theater: Drama, Mystery/Thriller, Play Fifth Third Bank's Dracula His fangs are bared. His eyes glow crimson. Louisville’s favorite vampire is back! Based on Bram Stoker’s gothic tale of the immortal Transylvanian count and his unexpectedly feisty human prey, this fast-paced, fright-filled adaptation is a Halloween treat...	Actors Theatre of Louisville – Bingham Theater Louisville, KY Sun 9/24/17 at 2pm and 7pm Fri 9/29/17 at 7:30pm Sat 9/30/17 at 8pm Sun 10/1/17 at 2pm and 7pm Thu 10/5/17 - Fri 10/6/17 at 7:30pm Sat 10/7/17 at 3pm and 8pm Sun 10/8/17 at 2pm and 7pm Tue 10/10/17 - Fri 10/13/17 at 7:30pm Sat 10/14/17 at 3pm and 8pm Sun 10/15/17 at 2pm and 7pm Tue 10/17/17 - Fri 10/20/17 at 7:30pm Sat 10/21/17 at 3pm and 8pm Sun 10/22/17 at 2pm and 7pm Tue 10/24/17 - Fri 10/27/17 at 7:30pm Sat 10/28/17 at 3pm and 8pm Sun 10/29/17 at 2pm and 7pm Tue 10/31/17 - Thu 11/2/17 at 8pm

Special Event: Benefit/Fundraiser Greater Lexington CROP Hunger Walk Greater Lexington CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Hunger Walk	Second Presbyterian Church Lexington, KY Sun 9/24/17 at 3pm-5pm

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