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Friday, February 27, 2015
6:00 am – OPEN! Start your day at the Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe, 235 W Broadway. Now open earlier for your caffeine, muffin, scone or egg-baby fix! Info: 875-3009.
8:30 am – 2:00 pm – Blood Collection, Appointments preferred; walk-ins welcome at the American Red Cross, 318 Washington St., Info: 223-1795
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – New Leash on Life Thrift Store, Shop for the Animals, 415 W Broadway. Many unique modern and vintage items for sale in a lovely setting. All proceeds benefit the Franklin County Humane Society. Info: 352-2229
Multi-Practitioner Day, with Joseph Fiala, L.Ac., Emaline Gray, L.Ac & Mary Frank Slaughter, LMT, CST. $150. Book online or call The Light Clinic. 306 W. Main Street, Suite 609. 502.330.4233. www.thelightclinic.org.
Frankfort Yoga Studio, Pilates, 11:45 am – 12:25 pm, “Drumming for Peace”, 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month, 5:00 – 6:00 pm (If you have a drum or percussion, please bring it, if not, there will be a drum for you. Beginners welcome.) $5 donation, 306 W Main St, 3rd floor. Info: 227-3276
Lunch special: Chicken Fajita, burrito special, chimichanga, quesadilla $6.60 includes a soft drink at La Fiesta Grande, 334 St. Clair St. Info: 352-2395
4:00 – 7:00 pm – 4th Annual Girl Scout Cookie and Wine Tasting, Capital Cellars, 227 W Broadway. Info: 352-2600… Capital Cellars Wine and Spirits Cafe Market serving LUNCH 10:00 am – 2:00 pm daily. Try some of the delicious sandwiches, salads and homemade soups!
5:00 – 9:00 pm – Ben Walz, Inside the winery at Elk Creek Vineyards, Owenton, KY http://www.elkcreekvineyards.com/
5:30 – 8:30 pm – Winter Dinner Club Series, Around the World in 80 Days – Central America: El Salvador and Nicaragua, Holly Hill Inn, Midway, Embark on the wondrous travels of author Jules Verne’s intrepid Phileas Fogg via Chef Ouita’s fantastic menus during her third Winter Dinner Series, Around the World in 80 Days!
From January through March, discover a delicious new menu each weekend inspired by great cities and their cuisine from around the world. Click HERE for the three-month schedule.
Central America: El Salvador and Nicaragua
Served February 26 – 28, 2015
Five courses, $40
Please ask about our wine flight and cocktail specials
Vegetarian options always available.
First
Roasted Achiote Mushroom Tamale
With Capriole goat cheese, crema and pico de gallo
Second
Papusa de Queso
Handmade corn cake filled with roasted poblanos, caramelized onion and Kenny’s smoked Gouda, with curtido and salsa roja
Third
Corn, Plantain and Shrimp Chowder
Gulf white shrimp, garlic and scallion in a rich shrimp broth with corn and plantain, garnished with corn salsa
Entree
Pan-seared Golden Tilefish
With passion fruit sauce, chayote gratin and garlic chile greens
Salvadoran Beef Short Rib and Red Bean Stew
Mattingly’s beef served with papas locas — mixed fingerling potatoes cooked with pork fat, garlic, pumpkin seed sauce and radish salad
Gallo en Chicha
Sweet-and-sour Clark Family Farm chicken braised in tomatoes, peppers, spices, fermented pineapple, prunes and olives with “speckled rooster” (beans and rice)
Dessert
Tres Leches Cake
Sponge cake soaked in three types of milk, with fresh fruit
Chocolate Bunuelos
South American fritters with cinnamon vanilla syrup
Desserts by Chef Carrie Warmbier and staff at Midway Bakery
Reservations by calling (859) 846-4732.
6:30 pm – 41st District Basketball Tournament Championship, Girls and boys finals at the Frankfort Convention Center, 405 Mero St. Info: 564-5335.
6:30 pm – Franklin County Lady Flyers VS Woodford County Lady Yellow Jackets
8:15 pm – Franklin County VS Woodford County
6:30 – Dinner Theatre presents Sylvia. Hosted by the Bluegrass Theatre Guild, Thursday through Saturday, February 26 – 28 at the First Presbyterian Church, 416 W Main St. Dinner at 6:30 pm each evening. Dinner at 1:00 pm for the Saturday matinee. $30/person. Advance reservations only! Call: 696-1180.
6:30 – 8:30 pm – “Sip & Savor” Fridays, Prodigy Vineyards and Winery, winning wines and the glass is included for free. FREE Live Music featuring Nate Jones at the Tasting Room.
6:30 – 9:00 pm – Community Dances, Thornhill Learning Center Gym, Fridays through May 1, 2015
7:00 pm – Ghost Tour at Buffalo Trace Distillery, It’s rumored that there are more spirits at the Distillery than those aging in barrels. You will hear legendary stories and get a look at some of the Distillery’s most haunted areas, including Stony Point Mansion, where it’s been said that the ghost of Col. Blanton still resides. FREE. Reservations are required for this tour. 113 Great Buffalo Trace, Reservations: 696-5926
Lunch special: Chicken Fajita, burrito special, chimichanga, quesadilla $6.60 includes a soft drink. Live music by Chris Fallis 7:00 – 10:00 pm. imported bottle beer $2.75 at La Fiesta Grande, 334 St. Clair St. Info: 352-2395
Live Music at The Dragon Pub, 103 W Main St., Info: 875-9300
Stillwater at The Brick Alley, 325 St. Clair. Info: 875-2559.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
9:00 am – 3:00 pm – New Leash on Life Thrift Store, Shop for the Animals, 415 W Broadway. Many unique modern and vintage items for sale in a lovely setting. All proceeds benefit the Franklin County Humane Society. Info: 352-2229
Frankfort Yoga Studio, Restorative and Pre-Natal Yoga for Women, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. (Special Class, Pre-Register). New Student Special: 5 classes – 15 days – $15! First-time FYS students only. Pay drop-in rate for your first class and you can purchase a 5 class special good for 15 days for $15. Info: 227-3276. . 306 W Main St, 3rd floor. Info: 227-3276
10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Sensing Connections with Rhea Lehman. $50. Register or just show up. The Light Clinic. 306 W. Main Street, Suite 609. 502.330.4233. http://www.thelightclinic.org.
10:00 am – Kentucky State Dance Competition, Middle school and high school dance teams will compete for the state title at the Frankfort Convention Center, 405 Mero St. $10/person, ages 5 and under FREE. Info: 564-5335
10:30 am, 12 noon, 1:30 and 3:00 pm – Old State Capitol Tours, Tours start at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, 100 W. Broadway. Admission: $4 adults; $2 youth (6-18). Price includes admission to the Kentucky Historical Society’s exhibitions “A Kentucky Journey” and “Hall of Governors.”
1:00 – 4:00 pm – Family Fun Saturday: We’ve Got the Beat! Children ages 5-10 can create their own musical instrument as they listen to the sounds of African American jazz musicians from Kentucky’s past. 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (come anytime) at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. Free admission does not include Kentucky Historical Society exhibits. Info: 564-1792.
1:00 pm – Dinner Matinee presents Sylvia. Hosted by the Bluegrass Theatre Guild, Thursday through Saturday, February 26 – 28 at the First Presbyterian Church, 416 W Main St. Dinner at 6:30 pm each evening. Dinner at 1:00 pm for the Saturday matinee. $30/person. Advance reservations only! Call: 696-1180.
2:00 pm – Kentucky State University’s Division of Fine Arts presents a piano recital featuring Dr. Jae Won Kim and Dr. Mark Tollefsen from the Area of Music. Their program will feature solo piano works by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Ravel and Schumann and will take place Saturday, February 28th, at 2 pm. The recital will occur in Bradford Hall’s Little Theater and is free and open to the public. For more information about the performers, please visit their websites at http://jaewonkimpiano.com/ and http://marktollefsen.com/. For more information about the recital, please contact Dr. Tollefsen at mark.tollefsen@kysu.edu.
5:00 – 9:00 pm – Velvet Soul/Paul Collins, Inside the winery at Elk Creek Vineyards, Owenton, KY http://www.elkcreekvineyards.com/
5:30 – 8:30 pm – Winter Dinner Club Series, Around the World in 80 Days – Central America: El Salvador and Nicaragua, Holly Hill Inn, Midway, Embark on the wondrous travels of author Jules Verne’s intrepid Phileas Fogg via Chef Ouita’s fantastic menus during her third Winter Dinner Series, Around the World in 80 Days!
From January through March, discover a delicious new menu each weekend inspired by great cities and their cuisine from around the world. Click HERE for the three-month schedule.
Central America: El Salvador and Nicaragua
Served February 26 – 28, 2015
Five courses, $40
Please ask about our wine flight and cocktail specials
Vegetarian options always available.
First
Roasted Achiote Mushroom Tamale
With Capriole goat cheese, crema and pico de gallo
Second
Papusa de Queso
Handmade corn cake filled with roasted poblanos, caramelized onion and Kenny’s smoked Gouda, with curtido and salsa roja
Third
Corn, Plantain and Shrimp Chowder
Gulf white shrimp, garlic and scallion in a rich shrimp broth with corn and plantain, garnished with corn salsa
Entree
Pan-seared Golden Tilefish
With passion fruit sauce, chayote gratin and garlic chile greens
Salvadoran Beef Short Rib and Red Bean Stew
Mattingly’s beef served with papas locas — mixed fingerling potatoes cooked with pork fat, garlic, pumpkin seed sauce and radish salad
Gallo en Chicha
Sweet-and-sour Clark Family Farm chicken braised in tomatoes, peppers, spices, fermented pineapple, prunes and olives with “speckled rooster” (beans and rice)
Dessert
Tres Leches Cake
Sponge cake soaked in three types of milk, with fresh fruit
Chocolate Bunuelos
South American fritters with cinnamon vanilla syrup
Desserts by Chef Carrie Warmbier and staff at Midway Bakery
Reservations by calling (859) 846-4732.
6:30 – Dinner Theatre presents Sylvia. Hosted by the Bluegrass Theatre Guild, Thursday through Saturday, February 26 – 28 at the First Presbyterian Church, 416 W Main St. Dinner at 6:30 pm each evening. Dinner at 1:00 pm for the Saturday matinee. $30/person. Advance reservations only! Call: 696-1180.
7:00 pm – Ghost Tour at Buffalo Trace Distillery, It’s rumored that there are more spirits at the Distillery than those aging in barrels. You will hear legendary stories and get a look at some of the Distillery’s most haunted areas, including Stony Point Mansion, where it’s been said that the ghost of Col. Blanton still resides. FREE. Reservations are required for this tour. 113 Great Buffalo Trace, Reservations: 696-5926
During UK game, UK Margarita $2.99, 32 oz domestic $3.99, chicken wings $6.99, tacos $1.00. Come enjoy the game! at La Fiesta Grande, 334 St. Clair St. Info: 352-2395.
DJ Party! at The Brick Alley, 325 St. Clair. Info: 875-2559
Cooley Everidge at The Dragon Pub, 103 W Main St., Info: 875-9300
Sunday, March 1, 2015
1:00 – 3:00 pm – the Ridgewood Boys, Kentucky Coffeetree Café’, 235 W Broadway
2:00 pm (preview starts at 12:00 NOON) – Public Auction, Waverly House Auction, 140 Hahn Drive (corner of US 127 and US 420), semi load of merchandise from big box retailers. Save up 90% off of retail! Plus, some items from a nice estate!!! Preview begins at 12 pm. Check out photos of their items on Facebook HERE. Info: (859)743-2472 or on their website HERE.
5:00 – 9:00 pm – Losing Lucky/ Jeff and Angie, Inside the winery at Elk Creek Vineyards, Owenton, KY http://www.elkcreekvineyards.com/
Monday, March 2, 2015
6:00 am – OPEN! Start your day at the Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe, 235 W Broadway. Now open earlier for your caffeine, muffin, scone or egg-baby fix! Info: 875-3009.
Frankfort Yoga Studio, Beginner’s Gentle Yoga, 10:30 – 11:30 am (Please pre-register), Yoga Basics, 12:10 – 12:50 pm, Beginner/Intermediate Yoga, 5:15 – 6:30 pm, Power Flow Vinyasa Yoga, 6:30 – 7:30 pm, New Student Special: 5 classes – 15 days – $15! First-time FYS students only. Pay drop-in rate for your first class and you can purchase a 5 class special good for 15 days for $15. 306 W Main St, 3rd floor. Info: http://www.frankfortyoga.com
Bee Friendly Frankfort, Monday, March 2 – Saturday, March 6. Featuring the Bee Friendly Frankfort Jam and the Beehive Hairdo Contest, Friday, March 6, 7:00 pm at Buddy’s Pizza, 212 W Broadway
Lunch Specials: Chicken Fajita,quesadilla, La Fiesta Nachos or chimichanga $6.60 includes a soft drink at La Fiesta Grande, 334 St. Clair St., Info: 352-2395.
The Battle of Cynthiana, Kentucky, 6:30pm. William Penn, author of Rattling Spurs and Broad-Brimmed Hats: The Civil War in Cynthiana and Harrison County, Kentucky, will present a program on the Second Battle of Cynthiana. FREE event at the Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping St. Sponsored by the Frankfort Civil War Roundtable, Capital City Museum, and PSPL. For more information, contact Diane Dehoney at 352-2665×108 or diane@pspl.org.
7:30 pm – Kentucky State University’s Division of Fine Arts presents a piano recital featuring Dr. John Mortensen, Professor of Piano at Cedarville University in Ohio, in solo piano works from the classical and jazz traditions. The recital will take place Monday, March 2nd, at 7:30 p.m. in Bradford Hall’s Little Theater. It is free and open to the public. For more information on Dr. Mortensen, please visit his website at http://www.johnmortensen.com/ joomla259/. For more information about the recital, please contact Dr. Mark Tollefsen at mark.tollefsen@kysu.edu.
3:00 – 7:00 pm – Happy Hour, at The Dragon Pub, 103 W Main St. Info: 875-9300.
Server Industry Night…happy hour all night!, 8:00 – 11:30 pm at The Brick Alley, 325 St. Clair. Info: 875-2559
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
6:00 am – OPEN! Start your day at the Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe, 235 W Broadway. Now open earlier for your caffeine, muffin, scone or egg-baby fix! Info: 875-3009.
Frankfort Yoga Studio, Sun Rise Yoga, 7:00 – 7:40 am (Please pre-register), Tai Chi, 2:00 – 3:00 pm, Children’s Yoga, 5:15 – 5:50 pm (Ages 4 & up), Gentle Basics Lionflow Yoga, 5:15 – 5:50 pm, Flow One Intermediate Lionflow/Vinyasa Yoga, 6:00 – 7:15 pm (Class package discounts apply),New Student Special: 5 classes – 15 days – $15! First-time FYS students only. Pay drop-in rate for your first class and you can purchase a 5 class special good for 15 days for $15. 306 W Main St., Third Floor. Info: www.frankfortyoga.com
10:00 am – Margaret Wise Brown Preschool Story Time, Tuesday – Thursday, March 3 – 5, at Liberty Hall Historic Site, 202 Wilkinson St. Reading from a children’s book by well known author, and Brown family descendant, Margaret Wise Brown. FREE event. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For groups of 10 or more. Preregistration required. Info: 227-2560.
Lunch Specials: Jamaican pollo, quesadilla, la fiesta nachos or chimichanga $6.60 includes a soft drink at La Fiesta Grande, 334 St. Clair St. Info: 352-2395.
6:30 pm – Heirloom Seeds Workshop, Join us for an AppalSeeds Heirloom Seed-Starting Workshop and learn to start plants from seed, transplant seedlings, and save your own seed for next year. Attendees will be able to choose seed packets from many varieties of locally grown heirlooms as well as take home an organic heirloom tomato seedling! FREE event at the Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping St. Please register online, at the Library, or by contacting Diane Dehoney at 352-2665×108 or diane@pspl.org.
7:30 pm – Trivia with Jamie Wigglesworth, win cash prizes! FREE to play at The Dragon Pub, 103 W Main St. Info: 875-9300
Game Night! Games on the Big Screens, Keno, Darts, Corn-hole, Pool at The Brick Alley, 325 St. Clair. Info: 875-2559
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, March 4-8, 2015 – Mid-South Conference Basketball Tournament, at the Frankfort Convention Center, Best of the best in college basketball come to Frankfort
Ticket Information
Game tickets are $10 per session, adults. $5 per session students and seniors (age 65 and over), 5 years and younger FREE.
Cheerleading Competition ticket price is $5 per person.
Call or email FCC at 502.564.5335
All tickets are general admission.
New! Cheerleading Tournament
7:30 pm Wednesday, March 4 at the Frankfort Convention Center
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Adults $5, Age 12 & under FREE
Schedule and times will be posted soon.
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Tournament Schedule
Men’s Play-in Game #8 vs. #9 – Thursday, March 5 (1 game)
Noon
Women’s First Round – Thursday, March 5 (4 games)
2:00 pm, 4:00 pm, 6:00 pm, 8:00 pm
Men’s First Round – Friday, March 6 (4 games)
2:00 pm, 4:00 pm, 6:00 pm, 8:00 pm
Women’s Semifinals – Saturday, March 7 (2 games)
2:00 pm, 4:00 pm
Men’s Semifinals – Saturday, March 7 (2 games)
6:00 pm, 8:00 pm
Finals – Sunday, March 8 (2 games)
1pm, 4pm
For live stats, game recaps, and box scores visit mid-southconference.org
Saturday, March 7, 2015, 6:00 – 9:00 pm – Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Dinner @ Woodford Reserve
You are invited to have dinner with the Master Distiller!
Woodford Reserve’s new limited release is here, Woodford Reserve Straight Rye Whiskey. In celebration of our newest release, we are inviting your to a Rye Whiskey themed dinner with Master Distiller Chris Morris. Space is limited, so remember to RSVP.
The evening will include a VIP Distillery tour, as well as Distiller’s Select and Doubled Oaked tasting inside our barrel maturation warehouse. Afterwards, sit down to a gourmet dinner in our Visitor Center put together by our Chef-in-Residence Ouita Michel, during which Chris will take you through a special flavor wheel tasting of Rye. The Rye Whiskey will be available for purchase in our gift shop.
Space is limited, so please RSVP to catering@b-f.com or 859-879-1953. Must be 21 to attend event.
*Due to limited availability of Woodford Reserve Rye, we ask you limit your purchase to one bottle per person.
Saturday, March 7, 2015, 7:30 pm – Proud Citizen, The Grand Theatre, The Frankfort premier of Proud Citizen, a movie written, directed and produced by Thom Sutherland, filmed in Lexington and starring Frankfort’s own Sami Allison, this film won Best Feature Film Award in the Narrative Feature Category at the 2014 New Orleans Film Festival. After winning second place in a play writing contest, Bulgarian Krasimira Stanimirova travels to the rolling hills of Kentucky for the premiere of her autobiographical, Communist-era play “Black Coat”. Expecting southern hospitality, Krasi instead finds herself isolated and lonely as she explores America on foot. PROUD CITIZEN is a funny, sometimes heartbreaking meditation on disappointment, traveling, the comfort of strangers and the joy of funnel cakes. Visit the movie’s website HERE.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 7:30 – 9:30 am – Governor’s Prayer Breakfast, at the Frankfort Convention Center, 405 Mero Street, click HERE form ore information
With special guest speaker Matthew Sleeth, author and Executive Director of Blessed Earth. This year’s prayer breakfast will also feature musical guest and multiple Grammy Award winner, Larnelle Harris.
- Reserved tables of eight: $125
To reserve your table, email cbmcbluegrass@gmail.com by March 13.
- General seating: $10 at the door
Reservations are not required for individual seating.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 6:30 – 8:30 pm – “Run for the Gold” 3K Run/Walk, Good Shepherd School‘s “Run For The Gold” 3K is on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 6:30 pm. This race is the first leg of the Frankfort Trifecta Series which includes 3 races (Good Shepherd Run for the Gold 3K (3/17/15 – 6:30pm), Pro.Active for Life 5K (4/17/15 – 6:30pm), and Capital City Stampede 10K (6/13/15 – 8am)).
Sign up HERE for the Good Shepherd Run For The Gold 3K or for the entire Frankfort Trifecta Series (all three races for one low rate), click HERE.
This race benefits the Visual and Performing Arts Program of Good Shepherd School.
Sign up HERE for all three races of the Frankfort Trifecta Series
Saturday, April 18, 2015 – Bourbon & Browns, at Liberty Hall Historic Site,
Saturday, April 25, 2015, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – 10th Annual Pony Car Round-Up, Juniper Hills Park, 800 Louisville Road, Frankfort
Ward Oates Amphitheater Lunchtime Concert Series, June 5, June 19, July 3, July 17, July 31, August 14, August 28, 2015, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Mark your calendars NOW for the Ward Oates Amphitheater lunchtime summer concert series! Talent includes Ben Lacy & Alan McKenzie, Dave Shelton, Sammy Coulter, the Jeff Barnes Band, Murphy’s Echo and Bonnie Reeves and Ronnie. New to the lineup is Nick Dittmeier & The Sawdusters. The popular lunchtime concert series is FREE for the public!
Farmers Bank Summer Concert Series & Downtown Frankfort Inc., announce the schedule for the Summer Concert Series 2015. For updates on talent for these dates, keep checking back with Capital Living or log on to the DFI website HERE.
Do YOU have an event you’d like to share with the Frankfort area community? Email your event to CapitalLivingKY@gmail.com.
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