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Here is what is going on for free or nearly free in Lexington this weekend.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Tonight head on down to Cheapside Park for Thursday Night Live. Enjoy good local music and food from the vendors while spending some time with your loved ones. Starts at 4:30 and ends at 8:00pm. Tonights band will be Mother Jane.
The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning hosts a weekly Independent Film & Contemporary Literature For Young Adults group. From 5:30pm-7:30 pm. Admission is free. Watch an independent film and discuss 21st century artists.
If Scrabble is your game, then head over to Third Street Stuff from 7-10pm for Scrabble Night.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Commonwealth Credit Union is hosting their Family Fun Day from 11am-2pm. The Lexington Humane Society will be providing animal crafts for the kids as well as bouncy houses, face painting and more. Call 859-233-0044 or visit www.lexingtonhumanesociety.org for more information.
Move it, move it over to Jacobson Park on Friday for Free Friday Flicks. This weeks film will be "Madagascar 2." Activities which include face painting and pony rides will start at 7 and the movie starts at dark.
Rave Run Nature Sanctuary's Insects of the Night program starts at 9pm and will focus on the habits and legends of insects that are active at night. Program is free but registration is requested. Call 859-272-6105.
Third Street Stuff will have free Tarot Card readings from 6pm-8pm. Find out what the future has in store for you!
Wines on Vine is having a free wine tasting from 5-7:30pm. Call 859-243-0017 or visit their website for more details.
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning offers a free writing practice workshop from 12-1:30pm. Learn how to develop your natural story telling skills or get those rusty writing skills a refresher course by writing from prompts and personal experience. Recommended reading: Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. 859-281-1151 or website for more details.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Saturday head on over to Cheapside Park for the 2009 Lexington Pride Festival. There will be music, speakers and vendors selling everything from food to jewelry. Events start at 11am and end at 8pm but if you purchase a wrist band for $2 select local establishments will give you a discount so you can continue the fun!
While you are in the area check out the Artists Market at the Lexington Financial Center on Main right across from Cheapside Park. The market features local artists and hand crafted works. We got some wonderful cream candy and my son made a tie dyed shirt there last weekend. Artists change weekly. Check the website for complete details.
The Lexington Farmer's Market will be open on South Broadway and Maxwell Streets this weekend only, and will return to their normal location at Cheapside Park next weekend. Stop by and pick up some fresh veggies or fruit for your Sunday dinner.
Central Public Library will be showing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire from 1:30pm-4:30pm. Movie is rated PG 13 and all ages are welcome. Call 859-231-5530 or visit their website for more details.
The UK Arboretum is having Children's Garden Time from 9am-10am. Admission is $1. This weeks theme is Mud Pies! Sounds like fun to me! Meet at the Visitors Center. Must pre register by calling 859-257-9339.
Wines on Vine is doing it again! A free wine tasting from 4-6pm. Call 859-243-0017 or visit their website for more details.
Are you a night owl? Check out The Rocky Horror Picture Show Saturday June 27 at the Kentucky Theatre. Show starts at midnight and tickets are only $6!
Wow! There is a TON of stuff going on in Lexington this weekend! Get out with the family or that special someone and have some fun, the frugal way.
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