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Talk about a work walk of art
Grad students Isabel Angulo + Nadia Nizhelskaya admire one of Virginia Melnyk’s pieces. | Image via LEXtoday
Heads up, Bourbon Trail, you’ve got company. The new UK Art Trail makes its debut tomorrow from 4 to 7 p.m. with maps at each stop, docents to answer questions, and passport stamps provided. The self-guided walking tour shows off the school’s vast, eye-opening collection of fine art.
What to know
Spanning five featured locations, works on view include those by masters, emerging artists, and up-and-coming MFA students. The first 50 people who collect stamps from three galleries can receive a free original artwork, available to collect at the UK Art Museum while supplies last.
Some stops may be surprising. A hospital? But the UK Chandler Hospital’s art collection has more than 4,000 pieces on walls and in waiting rooms. Meanwhile, the College of Design Gallery is just getting started.
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$546 million. That’s the General Fund budget proposed by Mayor Linda Gorton at Tuesday’s meeting. In addition to the primary issue of Lexington’s winter weather storm response — for which Gorton outlined six areas of planned improvement — public safety, housing, and infrastructure were also identified as key investment areas. (The Lexington Times + Civic Lex)
Film
The city has been abuzz about what movie is filming downtown, closing off at least one street. New York subway props were spotted on the 21C. At press time, current camps are divided between Hallmark’s “Win, Place, Love” and (our guess)a Ken Jeong movie. Know more? Tell us. (WKYT)
Real Estate
The French Quarter Square on Richmond Road just changed hands for $8.5 million. Some cosmetic upgrades are planned. (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Ranked
Lexington is the only city in Kentucky to make Livability’s annual list of the “Top 100 Best Places to Live” in the US. At number 71, the survey cited our natural beauty, thriving downtown, and relatively low cost of living and housing affordability. (Fox 56)
Feel Good
New Vocations, the country’s oldest + largest organization that adopts retired racehorses into new homes and careers for retirement, is expanding. The org helps 600 horses a year and estimates at least 50 more will benefit from the new barn and office space. (WTVQ)
Correction
The North Lexington Family YMCA (381 W. Loudon Ave.) has rescheduled the Outdoor Pickleball Center Open House mentioned in yesterday’s newsletter for 12-2 p.m. on Saturday, May 9.
This Earth Week, join Bluegrass Greensource for Main Street Clean Sweep, presented by Columbia Gas. Volunteers will tidy up streets, parks, and waterways in communities like Lexington, Frankfort, and Georgetown. With 20+ cleanups happening throughout Central Kentucky from April 18-26, find a nearby event and lend a hand.*
Try This
Spring is here, and savings are in full bloom at Clark’s. Join Clark’s Rewards to earn on every fill-up and snack, then redeem for free fuel, in-store savings, and members-only perks. Pro tip: Get 10 points for every $1 spent in-store and 20 points for every gallon of fuel. Start saving.*
Finance
“Worth its weight in gold.” That’s how experts are describing this versatile card that offers cash back on every single purchase and up to 6% cash back in categories you’ll actually use, all for no annual fee. See the details.*
Shop
It’s the very last day of Nordstrom’s end of season sale — shop up to 50% off best-selling spring items, like this stunning (and comfortable) jersey maxi dress perfect for date night, vacation, and warm weather outings.*
City Guide
🧹 A sweet street sweep
No matter what your interest or skillset, there’s a way you can help improve the Bluegrass. | Photo by LEXtoday
April is National Volunteer Month, Earth Day is Wednesday, April 22, and if you need a third reason to volunteer your time this month, we have that too: The 13th Annual Main Street Clean Sweep, a regional volunteer initiative throughout Central Kentucky, kicks off this weekend.
Check out when + where you can get involved around LEX:
Saturday, April 18 | 9-11 a.m. | A Cup of Common Wealth
Wednesday, April 22 | 4:30-6:30 p.m. | Coolavin Park
Wednesday, April 22 | 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | 2445 Innovation Dr.
Thursday, April 23 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | East 3rd St. + Midland Ave.
Saturday, April 25 | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Valley Park
Saturday, April 25 | 1-3 p.m. | Near Millcreek Elementary School
City Guides are presented by VisitLEX. Want to stay connected with the best of Lexington? Sign up for the VisitLEX Newsletter — hint, it’s free.
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All this chatter about film projects going on in and around Lexington has me wondering… Do any of you have a best, most memorable celebrity encounter that took place in the Bluegrass to share? I want to hear all about it. Send in your story and maybe we’ll feature a few in a future newsletter.
For my part, I have a good one from just last summer. Ed Begley, Jr. was in town for the Harry Dean Stanton Fest on what happened to be my birthday. He turned out to be an absolute delight and joined my friends and I for some birthday cake outside the Green Lantern. He told us all about “Portlandia,” Fred Armisen’s chops as a drummer,and anything else we asked him about.
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