First things first

• Monday, April 22: Deadline to register to vote. Check your eligibility + registration.
• Tuesday, May 7: Last day to request mail-in absentee ballots
• Tuesday, May 21: Primary election
• Tuesday, Nov. 5: General election

🗳️ Find your polling location

🗳️ Meet the candidates

• Stakeholder Engagement Session | Tuesday, April 16 | 6-8 p.m. | ArtsPlace, 161 N. Mill St., Lexington | Free | Join LexArts + Sound Diplomacy to share your thoughts on the local arts and culture landscape and help shape a strategic plan for our city.
• Bingo Night | Tuesday, April 16 | 7-9 p.m. | Mirror Twin Brewing Co., 725 National Ave., Lexington | Free | Play three rounds of this classic community game for gift card prizes + enjoy $2 off select pints.

• Candle Pour Bar + Cocktail Lounge | Wednesday, April 17 | 12-7 p.m. | Poppy & Pomelo, 526 E. High St., Lexington | $38-$50 | Pick a time slot to get crafty by designing + pouring your own clean-burning scented candle — cocktails are available for purchase.

• Thursday Night Live | Thursday, April 18 | 5-8 p.m. | Fifth Third Bank Pavilion, 251 W. Main St., Lexington | Free | Head downtown for the perfect post-work wind-down featuring live music, cold beverages, and food trucks.
• Sound Off! Music Trivia | Thursday, April 18 | 7-9 p.m. | Pivot Brewing, 1400 Delaware Ave., Lexington | Free | Test your music knowledge with three rounds of “Name That Tune” followed by a buzzer round of music trivia.

• Tom Green | Friday, April 19 | Times vary | Comedy Off Broadway, 161 Lexington Green Cir., Ste. C4, Lexington | $30 | See the multi-talented comedian + actor known for his anything-goes and unpredictable personality from MTV’s “The Tom Green Show” and more.

• Family Farm Days | Saturday, April 20 | 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd., Harrodsburg | $0-$16 | Meet new “farmily” members including lambs, chicks, and piglets, and enjoy activities like hay wagon rides, sheep shearing, and pony rides.*

🍹 Keeping spirits up

• The Grove | Wednesday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. | Grab a signature cocktail during the happiest + tastiest hours of your week at this downtown hot spot.
• Centro | Daily, 4-7 p.m. | Hit up this downtown favorite for its “Happier Hours” including $5 Tito’s, $7 two-for-one house wines, and more.
• Boonedogs | Daily, all day | $5 Old Fashioneds — need we say more?

🍺 Beer lovers

• Saul Good | Monday-Saturday, 3-7 p.m. | This Lexington family favorite has half-off specials throughout the week, but on Friday + Saturday, get your hands on half-price local draft beers.
• LexLive | Weekdays, 3-6 p.m. | Hit the bowling lanes on Thursdays while you sip $2 domestic beers.

🍷 Off the vine

• The Blushery | Friday, 3-6 p.m. | Yes way, rosé. Or should we say half-priced frozé? A fruity frozen concoction with a side of shopping is the perfect start to your weekend.
• Carson’s | Monday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. | Enjoy $8 off all bottles of wine, $2 off wine by the glass, appetizers, and well drinks + drafts.
• Palmer’s Fresh Grill | Wednesday + Thursday, 4-9 p.m. | Treat yourself to half-off select bottles of wine on Wednesdays.

• After 10 seasons leading the Transylvania women’s basketball team, Juli Fulks announced she is leaving the program to take over as head coach at Marshall University. During her tenure with the Pioneers, they made seven NCAA tournament appearances + won one national championship.

• All this week, Big Blue Deli is serving up “Rap Wraps” — wraps inspired + named after rappers. Each day, a new specialty will be released, but we can’t stop thinking about the The Cardi B-BQ Wrap with rotisserie chicken, lettuce, tomato, Swiss cheese, and BBQ sauce.

• This Saturday, April 20, runners of all levels are taking over UK’s campus for the joint UK5K (timed) + Girls on the Run Central Kentucky 5K (untimed). The course will run through several UK sport facilities including — Kroger Field, Kentucky Proud Park, the football training facilities, and more.

• After the race, stop by the Living Arts & Science Center (also on Saturday, April 20) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., for Plants & Prints. Honoring Earth Day, the event will feature an arts fair with works from local printmakers, workshops with Seedleaf + educational activities for all ages.

• “I learned about gratitude here at Kentucky. I learned so much about gratitude. Entitlement leads to sorrow and depression. And gratitude leads to joy.” That’s what new men’s basketball head coach Mark Pope said about the importance of the team’s Kentucky jerseys during his public introduction on Sunday. (Lexington Herald-Leader)

• 100. That’s the number of years UK’s College of Education is celebrating this weekend at the Big Blue Birthday Bash. Tickets are $10 and support the Centennial Scholarship Fund + include a walk down the Blue Carpet in your cocktail attire and tunes from the Coach Mitchell Band.”

• American Trust Wealth recently opened a new office (2525 Harrodsburg Rd., Ste. 300) to expand its operations and improve the customer experience. Learn more about the importance of this new space and how their team can help you reach your financial goals.*

• Lower your energy bills before summer. Renewal by Andersen^® will replace old windows with beautiful, energy-efficient windows — get a free quote and shop a limited-time spring savings event.*