Highlights for Saturday, February 18th, 2017

Don’t miss a minute of what’s going on this weekend in and around the Frankfort Area!

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Saturday, February 18, 2017

Saturday & Sunday, February 18 & 19, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm – KDCO State Dance Competition, at the Frankfort Convention Center, 405 Mero Street

$10 Admission

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 – 9:45 am – Taiji with Joseph Fiala, L.Ac., MSOM, at The Ward Oates Ampitheater, 8:30 – 9:45 am. www.thelightclinic.org

8:30 am – 4:00 pm – Capital Area Extension Master Gardeners, at the Franklin County Extension Office, 101 Lakeview Drive

Join us for a day of learning about life without our gardens. Topics include butterflies, hummingbirds, moths, bees and native insects. All presenters are area experts and master gardeners.

February 18, 2017 from 8:30 to 2:45 at the Franklin County Extension Office, 101 Lakeview Drive.

Lunch will include a half-wrap sandwich, soup, desserts, and drinks. You must register by Monday, February 13 to receive lunch (vegetarian and non-vegetarian).

Costs for the event is $10, payable in cash or check. The event is sponsored by Capital Area Master Gardeners.

To register, call (502) 695-9035 by noon on Monday February 13, 2017.

9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Shop for the Animals, at New Leash on Life Thrift Store, 415 W Broadway.  Unique modern and vintage items for sale.  All proceeds benefit the Franklin County Humane Society. 352-2229.

9:45 – 11:00 am – All Levels Yoga, at Frankfort Yoga Studio, 306 W Main St, 3rd floor. Info: 227-3276

10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Volunteer Tour Guide Info Session, at the Old State Capitol, 300 West Broadway

Bring your passion for Kentucky history and join us at the Old State Capitol. KHS is recruiting volunteer guides to lead public tours of the historic building, which dates to 1830. For more information, call 502-564-1792 and ask for Phyllis Gilman or Leslie McWhorter.

10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Capital City Museum, 325 Ann Street, Open Monday through Saturday, Free Admission

Telling the big story of Kentucky’s small-town capital city

In November of 2004, the Capital City Museum opened its doors to the public. Housed in a 150 year old building that represents all that is left of the Capital Hotel, which burned in 1917, the museum is a large room filled with history and character. There are plenty of details to explore, with exhibits painting a vivid picture of both political and personal life in Kentucky over the past 200 years.

The Capital City Museum is open from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Saturday

Admission to the museum is free.

Featuring the new exhibit

Frankfort’s Fishing Reels: Jewels of the Bluegrass

Frankfort has a very unique place in history as being the town where the bait casting fishing reel was perfected and first produced. Every place has its historic event or figure, but only we have this distinction. It was a Frankfort industry for over 100 years. Local craftsmen handmade these gems to fish the renowned streams of central Kentucky. Their reputation for quality and beauty was recognized around the world.

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10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Kentucky Historical Society, 100 West Broadway, Open Tuesday through Saturday

Admission

(Includes all sites open at the time of visit.)

Adults: $4 | Youth (6-18): $2 | Veterans: $3
Children (5 and under), KHS and KJHS members: FREE

10:00 am – 11:00 pm – National Paddling Film Festival, at Buffalo Trace Distillery, 113 Great Buffalo Trace

Saturday

10:00 AM- 2:00 PM Bourbon Tour on the Hour
12:00 noon – Not-NPFF Race check-in at Elkhorn / AW Acres
1:00 PM – Not-NPFF Race start
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Bourbon Tasting
5:00 PM – Films Start
8:00 PM – Chili Cookoff Served
9:00 PM – Director remarks, Raffles, Film Winners Announced
9:00 PM – Wrap-up Silent Auction bidding
9:20 PM – 11:00 PM Pick-up Silent Auction items
9:45 PM – Guest Host
11:00 PM – End of 2016 NPFF

It’s time for the 2017 National Paddling Film Festival! Every year in February, a motley crew of dirtbag kayakers and open boaters and single bladers and SUPers and rafters gather to watch paddling flicks, drink beer, eat food, bid on super bitchin’ silent auction items, and catch up with old pals–this all takes place at a bourbon distillery in the heart of central Kentucky.
We throw this big party to highlight the best in paddlesport films and still images and to raise money for organizations dedicated to river conservation and access.

Grab your tickets online early and save some cabbage. Online tickets are $20. That money goes directly to American Whitewater.
Tickets at the door are $25. Tickets includes admission for Friday night and Saturday night, as well as beer and a raffle ticket. Stay tuned for the online tickets sale link.

For more information about the festival, head over to our website:www.npff.org

A block of rooms have been reserved at Capital Plaza, which is close to the festival venue: http://www.capitalplazaky.com/

For tickets and more information, click HERE

12:00 – 3:00 pm – Galentine’s Day, at Capital Cellars, 227 W Broadway. Get together with your lady friends to celebrate your friendship and enjoy some retail therapy, Clothing, skin care, makeup and more! 30 min Intro to Wine Class at 2:00 pm. 352-2600.

Need some retail therapy with your friends? We do too. Capital Cellars is hosting a Galentine’s Day event that will include local vendors and great wine on Saturday Febuary 18th from 12pm-3pm

Vendors will be:
GottWorth LuLaRoe – Clothing for Women, Men, and Children
Wicked Woodpecker Farms – Soaps, Lotions, and Skin Care
Jewelry by Cathy Tomlinson
Heather Rochelle Gibson with Mary Kay Cosmetics and Skin Care
and more!

Rachael Peake will offer a 30 minute “Introduction to Wine” class during this event that will start at 2pm that will include a wine tasting.

Galentine’s Day is a day where ladies can get together and celebrate their friendships, why not do that will some shopping and wine.

4:00 – 7:00 pm – Joey Shaheen, at Talon Winery, 400 Gordon Ln, Shelbyville

Joey Shaheen aka: “The Wrong Omar” has been touring the US and Canada, singing his “sidewalk confessionals of bad choices” with a tongue-in-cheek curmudgeon persona for old souls of all ages. His solo acoustic show follows a string of radio and TV performances throughout the Southeast and Mid-West. Soulful work on the piano leads to a set of guitar/harp and foot tambo songs that can be best described as: “crying tears of joy while making love”. You might also laugh yourself silly with some of his stories. Be warned: you may walk away with these tunes stuck in your head, and you will be encouraged to sing along at times too.

4:30 pm – Movie Night at the Cafe: Selma, at the Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe, 235 W Broadway Street

Selma (2014) (PG-13)

“This film is the story of a movement. It chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition.”

5:00 – 8:00 pm – Live Music with T. Lipscomb and the CFG, at Verona Vineyards, 13815 Walton Verona Rd, Verona

Check out T. Lipscomb and the CFG playing for the first time at Verona Vineyards.

Great Music, Award Winning Wine, Cold Craft Beer, and Good Friends.

5:00 – 9:00 pm – Mike Archer, Inside the Winery at Elk Creek Vineyards, Owenton, KY http://www.elkcreekvineyards.com/

6:00 – 10:00 pm – Bluegrass Bash Gala, at The Frankfort Country Club, 101 Duntreath Street

Cocktails and Buffet Dinner; Silent and Live Auctions; Toyota Camry raffle; Split-the-Pot Cash raffle; games and prizes; bourbon and wine tastings; Live Music by Catfish Alley (KY Gaming Lic#ORG-0001934). All proceeds benefit Good Shepherd Catholic School. ALL ARE WELCOME! RSVP to 502-227-4511 by Feb. 8

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.

Club and Funk DJ – Lavon Musk. UK game on big screens at 6:00 pm $10 buckets and food provided. National kayak/paddle Film Festival after party!, at the Brick Alley, 325 St. Clair. Info: 875-2559.

Open at 2:00 pm. Live music, at Bourbon on Main, 103 W Main St. 352-2720.

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