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Highlights for Thursday, March 16th, 2017
Don’t miss a minute of what’s going on this weekend in and around the Frankfort Area!
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Thursday, March 16, 2017
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.
6:30 am – Sunrise Yoga, at Bridgeport Center for Wellness Education, 555 Bridgeport Road
Sunrise Yoga- Start your day with wonderful stretching and restoration. Beginners welcome.
9:00 am – 5:00 pm – Salato Wildlife Education Center, 1 Sportsman’s Lane
Daily Admission:
Adult – $5.00
Youth (5 to 18) – $3.00
Children 4 and under – Free
Scheduled school groups and chaperones – $3.00 (age 5 and older)
Visit their full website HERE
Frankfort Yoga Studio, Beginner’s Yoga, 10:00 – 11:00 am, Tai Chi, 12:05 – 1:00 pm, Meditation, 5:00 – 5:30 pm, All Levels Flow Yoga, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, Tai Chi, 5:45 – 6:45 pm. at the Frankfort Yoga Studio, McClure Building, 3rd Floor, 306 W Main St. Info: 227-3276 or www.frankfortyoga.com
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.
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: $8 | Youth (6-18): $6 | Veterans: $6
Children (5 and under), KHS and KJHS members: FREE
10:30 – 11:30 am – Storytime, at the Owen County Public Library, 1370 Highway 22 E, Owenton
Join Miss Susan each Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. to enjoy picture books, crafts and fun. Caregivers are an essential part of the experience for the children. Registration required.
NOTE: If Owen County Schools are closed for any reason, Storytime will NOT be held.
11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Lunch with Friends, at Nitro of Frankfort, 220 W Main and enjoy a light, complimentary lunch with friends. 226-2400.
2:00 – 4:00 pm – World Vital Records, at the Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping Street
The class is designed to show the beginner or serious genealogist how to use this database to access records including birth and death, marriage, census, and immigration lists.
Sower Board Room
No registration is required
4:00 – 6:00 pm – Happy Hour, at Prodigy Vineyards and Winery, 4686 Versailles Road
Buy one get one half price on wine by the glass from 4-6 pm.
4:00 – 7:00 pm – Wine Tasting, Special Guest from La Alta Rioja Winery with Spanish Wines: Lagar de Cervera Albarino, Finca San Martin 2011 Crianza, Aster 2010 Rioja, and Torre de Ona Tempranillo, at Capital Cellars, 227 W Broadway. More info: visit http://www.capitalcellars.com or call 502.352.2600
4:30 – 5:30 pm – STEAM Club: Eggs Away!, at the Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping Street
Kids in grades K through 5 are invited to join us for this month’s STEAM Club! Join us for an egg-citing time, as we use recycled goods to keep our raw eggs safe from a drop off the top floor youth services stairwell! Please register at http://bit.ly/2njG27l.
5:00 – 6:00 pm – March Drawing Class, at Completely Kentucky, 237 W Broadway Street
March – Drawing Workshop
When: Thursdays 5-6 – March 9, 16, 23, 30
Where: Completely Kentucky
Cost: $40 includes supplies :Click on etsy shop and find March Drawing Class
Description: Jaques Art Studio will have 3 sessions each lasting 3 weeks of drawing classes. These classes will be for all levels and can be taken together or separate. We will be teaching techniques from Drawing from the Right Side of the Brain. These classes are for beginners or experienced drawers looking for practice, critique and new methods to improve drawing and creativity. Drawing is a crucial skill that is many times overlooked. Everyone can draw. Some of us just need instruction and practice to improve our observation skills.
Continuing to build and review from the last class
Reductive drawing
Paper surfaces for effect
Hone line and value
Explore local value concepts,
https://www.etsy.com/listing/491237430/march-drawing-workshop?ref=shop_home_active_36
Questions? email me at jaquesartstudiollc@gmail.com
5:00 – 7:00 pm – Artist Reception,”Pursuing Happiness” by Laura Lee Cundiff, at the Grand Gallery, 308 Saint Clair Street
The Grand Gallery welcomes artist LAURA LEE CUNDIFF and her exhibition of paintings, “Pursuing Happiness.”
Live music featuring Robert Barnes. 2 Kids eat free with the purchase of 2 adult meals, at La Fiesta Grande, 334 St. Clair St. 352-2395.
Kentucky Coffeetree Cafe, 235 W Broadway, Happy Hour, 5:00 – 8:00 pm, Open Jam Session, 7:00 – 10:00 pm, 1/2 price bottles of wine or beer bucket of 6 select beers for $17.95. Info HERE
5:30 pm (preview starts at 3:00 pm) – 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 3 pm. Check out photos of their items on Facebook HERE. Info: (859)743-2472 or on their website HERE.
6:00 – 10:00 pm – Karaoke, at American Legion Frankfort Post 7, 164 Versailles Rd
6:30 pm – Trivia, at Bourbon on Main, 103 W Main St. 352-2720.
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
DJ Music Night, at the Brick Alley, 325 St. Clair. 875-2559.
Capital Living Covers Frankfort’s Social Scene…BE SEEN By Capital Living!!!
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Thursday Highlights brought to you by:
The Kentucky Historical Society
“Made By History”
