Kentucky vs. Xavier Baseball | 6:30 p.m. | Kentucky Proud Park | $5+ | Root, root, root for the home team as Coach Nick Mingione’s Wildcats face the Xavier Musketeers at home.
Rum School with Great Shearwater Rum | 7-9 p.m. | Lost Palm | $45 | Sip your way through various styles and origins of rum with co-founders of the spirits brand Great Shearwater Rum.
Wednesday, March 26
Tai Chi Beats | 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Joseph-Beth Booksellers | Free | Ground + center yourself in this slow-paced, mindful moving exercise — registration is required.
Yoga and Mindfulness Class | 6-7 p.m. | High Street YMCA | Free | Relax, recharge, and learn some new techniques to help you manage life’s stressors in this all levels yoga + mindfulness class — RSVP required.
Thursday, March 27
Local Mash | 6-9 p.m. | West Sixth Brewing | $70+ | Celebrate the brewery’s 13th anniversary with its annual beer + food pairing event featuring small plates from eight local chefs from restaurants including Mileta, County Club, and Bella Notte.
Friday, March 28
A Taste of Low Country | 6:30-9:30 p.m. | The Loudoun House | $100 | A celebration of Southeast Black food and farm culture, this fundraising event will feature tasty demonstrations, a delicious dinner, art, cocktails + more.
Welcome back, Crust. The Bella Notte Restaurant Group pizzeria officially opens its Beaumont Centre location today at 11 a.m. The menu is packed with leveled up pizzas and more, including meatballs, garlic knots, five pasta options, and sandwiches. It’s open daily 11 a.m.-9 p.m. + until 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday. (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Eat
Speaking of new restaurants… We had five restaurants open in the last couple of months alone. See our roundup of all new and coming soon restaurants — and be sure to bookmark it to stay in the know.
Outdoors
Starting Tuesday, April 1, the Dorotha Smith-Oatts Visitor Center at The Arboretum will resume summers hours, open Tuesday-Saturday. The Kentucky Children’s Garden will also reopen for the season, Wednesday, April 2. See the calendar.
Kids
At Shaker Village, April is all about the babies. Bring your kiddos to meet another kind of kid — as well as chicks, sheep, and cows — for Goodnight Shaker Village on Friday nights + Brunch with the Babies on Saturday mornings.
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“I’m not gonna let one shot affect five years. That’s pretty much it.” That’s what UK women’s basketball player Georgia Amoore said about smiling during the post-game handshake after the Wildcats fell to Kansas State by one point in the NCAA tournament. UK ended the season 23-8 overall.
Sports
Own a piece of Wildcats history with this Artsman + Rupp Arena collaboration. Through the partnership you can purchase a piece of this historic basketball court’s floor in a variety of forms: necklace, a wood block, or bottle opener.
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One. Just one step — that’s all it takes to advertise your next event, biz announcement, or real estate listing with us through our self-service ad portal. The best part? You can get it up and running in just two days.
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🥬 Lettuce talk about eating locally
Support your local farmers by visiting Tandy Park on Saturday mornings. | Photo by LEXtoday
Grab those reusable shopping bags Lexington — it’s farmers market season in the Bluegrass.
Before we get into the nitty gritty details like features + special events, here are the opening dates and updated hours for Lexington Farmers Market locations:
Downtown, Tandy Park | Saturdays | 8 a.m.-1 p.m. (extends to 2 p.m. on April 5) | Open now
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale may last until Monday, March 31, but some of the best discounts are for one-day only. These are some of today’s best Lightning Deals:
Dear LEXtoday readers, it is such bittersweet news that I share with you that this is my last full week writing for you all. It has been such a joy being in your inbox the past nearly four years, and I look forward to joining you as an avid reader. Thank you again for your kindness, support, and story ideas these past few years, it’s been a blast.
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