Accomplishments

• “International Blues Challenge” finalist by The Blues Foundation in Memphis, TN
• Voted “Best Blues Band” in the state of Kentucky by the Kentucky Blues Society
• Voted the 2011 “Beale Street Blues King”
• “2015 Best Blues Artist” at the Lexington Music Awards

Entrepreneur

Photo by LEXtoday

Photo by LEXtoday

Live

Listen

• “One Foot In”
• “Hey Baby”
• “Early in the Morning”

Legacy

• Adult Writers’ Group | Tues., Sept. 13 | 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Paris-Bourbon County Library, 701 High St., Paris | Free | All are welcome to bring samples of their work to discuss with fellow writers. 📝
• Fiber Frenzy- “Fiber Therapy” | Tues., Sept. 13 | 3-5 p.m. | 137 N. Broadway, Berea | Free | Join this knitting group to meet new friends + learn a new hobby. 🧶
• Legacy Nights | Tues., Sept. 13 | 6 p.m. | Legacy Grove Park, 1107 W. Lexington Ave., Winchester | Free | Local pop/rock group Rags and Riches are headlining this outdoor summer concert series. 🎶

• Wellness Wednesday | Wed., Sept. 14 | 6 p.m. | Greyline Station, 101 W. Loudon Ave. | Free, donations encouraged | Enjoy an hour of yoga and wellness tips focusing on elemental body awareness — all ages and levels are welcome. ☮️

• Here Come The Mummies With Special Guest Saxsquatch | Thurs., Sept. 15 | 8 p.m. | Manchester Music Hall, 899 Manchester St. | $26 | This unique eight-piece funk-rock band plays classic hits dressed up as 5,000-year-old mummies. 🎸
• The History and Lore of Kentucky Bourbon | Thurs., Sept. 15 | 7:30-9 p.m. | The Kentucky Castle, 230 Pisgah Pike, Versailles | $150 | Celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month with an unforgettable tasting event featuring four locally-sourced bourbons that are almost impossible to find on the market. 🥃

• Family Dog w/ NP Presley and Honeyboy| Fri., Sept. 16 | 7 p.m. | The Burl, 375 Thompson Rd. | $15 | NP Presley is a cousin to Elvis Presley + he’s bringing his bluesy rock sound to Lexington. 🎸

• The Bluegrass Craft Beer and Bourbon Festival | Sat., Sept. 17 | 12-6 p.m. | Moondance Amphitheater, 1152 Monarch St. | $45 | Some of the best beer + bourbon in the Bluegrass can be sampled at this festival.

• Nature Hop: Cool Caterpillars | Sun., Sept. 18 | 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Lexington Public Library, Tates Creek Branch, 3628 Walden Dr. | Free | Celebrate Lexington’s fifth annual Nature Hop with caterpillars, butterflies, and a self-guided story walk to the Monarch Way Station.
• Nature Hop: Guided Painting Class | Sun., Sept. 18 | 12:30-2 p.m. | Castlewood Park, 201 Castlewood Dr. | Free | Join Art by Nature artist Liz Hall in painting your own native bouquet.

• Wine Dinner featuring DAOU Vineyards | Tues., Sept. 27 | 6 p.m. | Epping’s on Eastside, 264 Walton Ave. | $85 | Wines that are typically only served at the vineyard will be featured, and a representative from the vineyard will discuss each pour. 🍷*

1. Continuing to buy: You probably don’t hesitate to shop a consumer sale, but many investors get spooked when stocks decline. For long-term investors, lower prices are a gift.
2. Increasing retirement contributions
3. Tax-loss harvesting: Selling investments at a loss can help offset gains + lower your tax burden.*

• 76º | Mostly sunny | 4% chance of rain

• A special one-night benefit concert is coming to Rupp Arena. “Kentucky Rising” will host Chris Stapleton, Dwight Yoakam + Tyler Childers on Tues., Oct. 11. Tickets go on sale this Fri., Sept. 16 and 100% of net proceeds will go to support flood relief work and recovery efforts in Eastern Kentucky. 🎸

• City officials are reviewing a public art funding strategy in city hall. The Percent for Art program requires one percent of all borrowing capital for improvement projects to be set aside for the purchase, installation + maintenance of public art. The program was implemented in 2018 + is currently under review. No action has yet been taken, but we’ll keep you updated. 🖼 (WEKU)

• A startup spirits company in Georgetown has been named the “Most Innovative Kentucky Pandemic Startup” by The Bourbon Flight. Blue Run Spirits opened in October of 2020 + has since raised $15 million in outside money. The company recently announced a $51-million expansion that will bring a distillery and its future headquarters to Georgetown. 🥃 (The Lane Report)

• Newk’s Eatery — a fast-casual café chain located at 2369 Richmond Rd. — has officially closed. The establishment was known for its lunch salads, sandwiches + baked goods. We’ll keep you updated on which new business moves into its Richmond Road location.

• “Moon Sentinel” — a collaborative art installment between UK art alumna Helene Steene + UK — has won the 2022 Collaboration of Design + Art (CODA) award in the education category. The artist’s original 7-foot painting has been enlarged and digitally displayed on The Cornerstone’s 55x24-foot LED media wall. Head to the corner of S. Limestone and Avenue of Champions to check it out. 🎨 (UK NOW)

• 9. That’s the current AP Poll ranking of the UK football program after they defeated Florida on Saturday evening. This is the highest the Wildcats have been ranked since 2007 when they reached No. 8 on the poll. Georgia reclaimed its No. 1 ranking over the weekend + the Wildcats will face them at home on Sat., Nov. 19. 🏈 (LEX18)

• While the Wildcats took down the Gators, two other Division-I Kentucky schools battled it out in a historic gridiron game. Eastern Kentucky defeated Bowling Green 59-57 in seven overtimes — tying the mark for the second-longest overtime contest in Division-I football history. (WEKU)
• The No. 14 ranked UK women’s volleyball team has a big matchup this week against the No. 4 ranked Louisville Cardinals. The Cards are heading to Lexington to take on the Cats inside Memorial Coliseum this Wed., Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. The game will also be televised on ESPN and/or ESPN2.

• The Lexington Fire Department donated a retired fire engine to Eastside Technical Center, a Fayette County public high school designed to prepare students for technical occupations. The school’s Fire Service Pathway program currently has 79 students enrolled who will receive real-world training thanks to the donation. 🚒 (City of Lexington)

• A new gallery has opened at Transylvania University’s Morlan Gallery, Fine Arts Building, 300 N. Broadway, to showcase the work of recently retired costume designer Missy Johnston. Missy will lead a discussion on the show on Thurs., Sept. 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the nearby Carrick Theater + there will be an opening reception during the LexArts HOP on Fri., Sept. 16. (1780)

• Calling all news fans. Get the stories you need to know to understand today’s world with Newser, whose newsletters compile all the headlines that you’ll want to discuss over dinner with friends. Bonus: Every story is designed to be read in 90 seconds or less. Subscribe.*