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Art: Art Show, Art Talk, Children's Arts/Crafts Be a BLUEGRASS Printmaker Register online at: https://www.lexingtonky.gov/artworks-carver-school Or call 859 425 2057 and use the class code and pay over the phone using a credit or debit card! Or stop by the office at Artworks at the Carver Center, 522 Patterson Street, Lexingt...	Lexington Parks and Recreation Artworks Cultural Center Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 - Tue 12/31/19 at 12am-12pm

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 5/20/18 - Wed 10/31/18 at 9am-5pm

Sports: Equestrian, Horse Racing Black Horseman of the Kentucky Turf The IMH’s latest exhibit celebrates the influential contributions of African Americans to the horse industry in Kentucky. The African American contribution to the rise of Thoroughbred racing as the nation’s most popular sport of the 19th century is undeni...	Kentucky Horse Park – International Museum of the Horse Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 - Mon 12/31/18 at 9am-4pm

Sports: Equestrian Kentucky Spring Classic This event draws local riders, international riders and even former Olympians, with cash prizes from $10,000 to the $131,000 Mary Rena Murphy Grand Prix, and the Show Jumping Hall of Fame Classics!	Kentucky Horse Park Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 at 8am-4pm

Art: Art Show Jan Mullaney The John G. Irvin Gallery at Central Bank is now partnering with the LexArts Gallery Hop! The next Gallery Hop reception, which will feature artist Jan Mullaney, is Friday, May18 from 4:30-6:00pm at the John G. Irvin Gallery at Central Bank, 300 W. Vin...	John G. Irvin Art Gallery at Central Bank Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 - Fri 6/29/18 at 4:30pm-6pm

Art: Museum 50 Years of the Headley - Whitney An unforgettable exhibition illustrating the history of the Headley-Whitney Museum of Art, its founders, and the incredible art and events we have had since opening in 1968. Museum hours are 10 Am - 5 PM M-F; 12 PM - 5 PM S and S; last admission at 4 PM...	Headley-Whitney Museum of Art Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 5/23/18 - Fri 5/25/18 at 10am-5pm Sat 5/26/18 - Sun 5/27/18 at 12pm-5pm

Art: Museum Art of the Theft The Art of the Theft will feature information about our Museum's famous 1994 heist, and a variety of other famous art thefts throughout history. Museum hours 10 AM - 5 PM W-F; 12 PM - 5 PM S and S; Last admission at 4 PM	Headley-Whitney Museum of Art Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 5/23/18 - Fri 5/25/18 at 10am-5pm Sat 5/26/18 - Sun 5/27/18 at 12pm-5pm

Talks & Readings: Family/Child (Books) Family Storytime The whole family is invited to this interactive story time featuring books, songs, and rhymes followed by a hands-on craft or activity.	Lexington Public Library - Northside Branch Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 at 1:30pm Sun 5/27/18 at 1:30pm Sun 6/3/18 at 1:30pm Sun 6/10/18 at 1:30pm Sun 6/17/18 at 1:30pm Sun 6/24/18 at 1:30pm Sun 7/1/18 at 1:30pm Sun 7/8/18 at 1:30pm Sun 7/15/18 at 1:30pm Sun 7/22/18 at 1:30pm Sun 7/29/18 at 1:30pm Sun 8/5/18 at 1:30pm Sun 8/12/18 at 1:30pm

Special Event: Health & Wellness/Nutrition Family Yoga This is a family-centered practice with partner poses, time to connect, kid-friendly meditation, games, and lots of play! All ages and levels of experience are welcome to join. And, the definition of "family" is whatever that means to you: could be moms, d...	Source on High Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 at 10am Sun 5/27/18 at 10am Sun 6/3/18 at 10am Sun 6/10/18 at 10am

Art: Art Show Frankensteinian Presenting a range of artworks, literary documents, models, and pop culture items that celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein”	Art Museum at the University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 5/22/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 5/23/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 5/24/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 5/25/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 5/26/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 5/27/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 5/29/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 5/30/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 5/31/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 6/1/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 6/2/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 6/3/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 6/5/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 6/6/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 6/7/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 6/8/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 6/9/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 6/10/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 6/12/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 6/13/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 6/14/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 6/15/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 6/16/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 6/17/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 6/19/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 6/20/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 6/21/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 6/22/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 6/23/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 6/24/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 6/26/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 6/27/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 6/28/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 6/29/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 6/30/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 7/1/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 7/3/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 7/4/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 7/5/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 7/6/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 7/7/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 7/8/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 7/10/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 7/11/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 7/12/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 7/13/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 7/14/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 7/15/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 7/17/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 7/18/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 7/19/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 7/20/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 7/21/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 7/22/18 at 12pm-5pm

Special Event: Religious Free Public Lectures at the Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research Your Bible - Fact or Fiction? Examine the facts about religion at free public lectures given by the Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research, a nonprofit, nondenominational, religious and scientific research organization. Lectures are held Sunday morni...	Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 at 11am-1pm Wed 5/23/18 at 7:30pm-9:30pm Fri 5/25/18 at 7:30pm-9:30pm Sun 5/27/18 at 11am-1pm Wed 5/30/18 at 7:30pm-9:30pm Fri 6/1/18 at 7:30pm-9:30pm Sun 6/3/18 at 11am-1pm Wed 6/6/18 at 7:30pm-9:30pm Fri 6/8/18 at 7:30pm-9:30pm Sun 6/10/18 at 11am-1pm Wed 6/13/18 at 7:30pm-9:30pm Fri 6/15/18 at 7:30pm-9:30pm Sun 6/17/18 at 11am-1pm Wed 6/20/18 at 7:30pm-9:30pm

Dance: Ballet, Classical Dance Kentucky Ballet Theatre: The Little Mermaid Kentucky Ballet Theatre, Central Kentucky’s premier professional ballet company will close their 20th anniversary season with bright colors and fantastic dancing—under the sea! “The Little Mermaid” will return to Lexington at the Lexington Opera House May ...	Lexington Opera House Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 at 2pm-4pm

Talks & Readings: Children Lexington Area Yoyo Club Hands-on learning and help for people of all skill levels. Meets every Sunday.	Lexington Public Library - Village Branch Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 at 1pm Sun 5/27/18 at 1pm Sun 6/3/18 at 1pm Sun 6/10/18 at 1pm Sun 6/17/18 at 1pm Sun 6/24/18 at 1pm Sun 7/1/18 at 1pm Sun 7/8/18 at 1pm Sun 7/15/18 at 1pm Sun 7/22/18 at 1pm Sun 7/29/18 at 1pm

Music: Americana/Roots The Lonely Heartstring Band Rooted in the tradition of bluegrass, The Lonely Heartstring Band is a Boston based acoustic quintet that creates a unique blend of old and new styles.	Willie's Locally Known Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 at 8:30pm

Special Event: Class/Workshop, Health & Wellness/Nutrition 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 5/20/18 at 1pm-2pm Sun 5/27/18 at 1pm-2pm Sun 6/3/18 at 1pm-2pm Sun 6/10/18 at 1pm-2pm Sun 6/17/18 at 1pm-2pm Sun 6/24/18 at 1pm-2pm Sun 7/1/18 at 1pm-2pm Sun 7/8/18 at 1pm-2pm Sun 7/15/18 at 1pm-2pm Sun 7/22/18 at 1pm-2pm Sun 7/29/18 at 1pm-2pm Sun 8/5/18 at 1pm-2pm Sun 8/12/18 at 1pm-2pm

Special Event: Health & Wellness/Nutrition Qi Gong EXPERIENCE PURE 'Qi', or 'ENERGY OF LIFE' Qi Gong Sundays 4:30 pm This practice allows us to go further, deeper into the practice of 5 Element Wu Xing Qigong. Bringing awareness to the yin and yang, using color visualization and sound vibration, qi...	Source on High Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 at 4:30pm Sun 5/27/18 at 4:30pm Sun 6/3/18 at 4:30pm Sun 6/10/18 at 4:30pm Sun 6/17/18 at 4:30pm Sun 6/24/18 at 4:30pm Sun 7/1/18 at 4:30pm

Art: Art Show Reuben Kadish: Witness An American artist whose provocative sculptures, drawings, and prints are infused with a deep sense of world culture and personal passion.	Art Museum at the University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 5/22/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 5/23/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 5/24/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 5/25/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 5/26/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 5/27/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 5/29/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 5/30/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 5/31/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 6/1/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 6/2/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 6/3/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 6/5/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 6/6/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 6/7/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 6/8/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 6/9/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 6/10/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 6/12/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 6/13/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 6/14/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 6/15/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 6/16/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 6/17/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 6/19/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 6/20/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 6/21/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 6/22/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 6/23/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 6/24/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 6/26/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 6/27/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 6/28/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 6/29/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 6/30/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 7/1/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 7/3/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 7/4/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 7/5/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 7/6/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 7/7/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 7/8/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 7/10/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 7/11/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 7/12/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 7/13/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 7/14/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 7/15/18 at 12pm-5pm Tue 7/17/18 at 12pm-5pm Wed 7/18/18 at 12pm-5pm Thu 7/19/18 at 12pm-5pm Fri 7/20/18 at 12pm-5pm Sat 7/21/18 at 12pm-5pm Sun 7/22/18 at 12pm-5pm

Special Event: Health & Wellness/Nutrition Tai Chi COME EXPERIENCE MEDITATION IN MOTION Traditional Yang Family Tai Chi Sundays 2:00 pm Tai Chi is an old Chinese martial art Qigong system that was created either in the 1600’s by Chen Wang-ting in the Chen Village, or by Chang San Feng in the 1200...	Source on High Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 at 2pm Sun 5/27/18 at 2pm Sun 6/3/18 at 2pm Sun 6/10/18 at 2pm

Art: Art Show, Drawings/Works on Paper, Gallery, Museum, Painting, Prints The Art of Pastel: Two Artists / Two Visions Landscapes by Marianna McDonald and Anne Kindl April 6 - June 3, 2018 Tuesday-Thursday 11-5; Friday-Saturday 11-8pm; Sunday 10-2pm Marianna McDonald and Anne Kindl are exhibiting their pastel landscapes together in the City Gallery. Come share not onl...	Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center Lexington, KY Sun 5/20/18 at 10am-2pm Tue 5/22/18 - Thu 5/24/18 at 11am-5pm Fri 5/25/18 - Sat 5/26/18 at 11am-8pm Sun 5/27/18 at 10am-2pm Tue 5/29/18 - Thu 5/31/18 at 11am-5pm Fri 6/1/18 - Sat 6/2/18 at 11am-8pm Sun 6/3/18 at 10am-2pm

Talks & Readings: Family/Child (Books) Baby Jam Energetic babies are invited to this lively story time. We'll share stories, songs, and activities to promote early learning, foster friendship, and have fun!	Lexington Public Library - Central Library Lexington, KY Mon 5/21/18 at 10am Mon 5/28/18 at 10am Mon 6/4/18 at 10am Mon 6/11/18 at 10am Mon 6/18/18 at 10am Mon 6/25/18 at 10am Mon 7/2/18 at 10am Mon 7/9/18 at 10am Mon 7/16/18 at 10am Mon 7/23/18 at 10am Mon 7/30/18 at 10am Mon 8/6/18 at 10am Mon 8/13/18 at 10am

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