Calendar

Art

May 3 thru July 5: Common Grounds Coffee House of Lexington presents: More Visual Thoughts, featuring new and recent paintings and prints by Stephen Wiggins. The theme of the show is thoughts that are represented in visual form on canvas or paper; the mediums displayed will be original oils and acrylic paintings as well as printmaking techniques such as silkscreen, lithography, linocut, etching and monotype. All work is for sale and purchasing can be done through the artist himself via email or mobile phone, 859.489.4438.

May 4: Transcendental Meditation, 2 pm. An introduction to traditions and ideas for healthful and peaceful living, presented by Jeffrey and Mary Murphy, Directors, Maharishi Peace Palace. Location: UK Art Museum. For more information call 257.6218 or visit www.uky.edu/ArtMuseum.

May 10 thru June 29: Suburban Meditation Garden, LAL Project Space. Kristina Arnoldís recycled and reclaimed media installation provides a reflection space in what the artist refers to as a throw:away society, sponsored by Nougat. Location: 209 Castlewood Drive, gallery hours: Tues : Fri, 10 am ñ 4 pm; Sat : Sun, 1 ñ 4 pm. For more information visit www.lexingtonartleague.org.

May 10 thru June 29: Wall:to:Wall, LAL at Loudoun House. A monumental exhibition that places drawing front and center as an autonomous medium, not limited to the preparatory sketch or to pencil on paper. Location: 209 Castlewood Drive, gallery hours: Tues : Fri, 10 am ñ 4 pm, Sat : Sun, 1 ñ 4 pm. For more, www.lexingtonartleague.org.

May 10 thru August 24: Andy Warhol: Fame and Photography. A selection of color Polaroid and Band W photos including portraits of celebrities, a version of Warholís Last Supper and photos of the Kentucky Derby. Location: UK Art Museum. For more information call 257.5716 or visit www.uky.edu/ArtMuseum.

May 10 thru September 14: WPA: Prints from the Collection. A selection of works on paper focusing on artists who were influenced by European art styles including Cubism, Surrealism and abstraction. Location: UK Art Museum. For more information call 257.5716 or visit www.uky.edu/ArtMuseum.

May 12 thru 20: Transylvania Senior Thesis Exhibit. Showcase of the best work by Transylvania graduating art majors. Location: Morlan Gallery, weekdays, noon : 5 pm. Location: 300 N. Broadway. For more information visit www.transy.edu/morlan.

Thru May 23: Cast Offs! An exhibition in conjunction with our 2008 Family Fun Day Community Metal Pour featuring artists Gerard Masse, Michael Maxson, James Wade, and Brad Connell. Location: Gloria Singletary Gallery at The LASC. For more information call 252.5222 or visit www.lasclex.org.

May 25 thru August 24: From Picasso to Warhol: Modern and Contemporary Prints from the Collection. Including pieces by Chuck Close, Alex Katz, Frank Stella, Jasper Johns, and Stuart Davis. Location: UK Art Museum. For more information call 257.5716 or visit www.uky.edu/ArtMuseum

Thru May 30: Visual Dialogue, LAL at the Government Center. With her paintings, Olive Hill, KY artist Laura Eklund extends the aesthetic and conversation of abstract expressionism. Location: 5th and 12th Floor of Government Center, 200 E. Main St. For more information visit www.lexingtonartleague.org.

June 4: Art at Noon, 12 pm. Janie Welker, Museum Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, will discuss an aspect of our permanent collection. Location: UK Art Museum. For more information call 257.5716 or visit www.uky.edu/ArtMuseum

Thru June 7: University Open, LAL at DAC; celebrating Kentuckyís finest University art students. Presented through a partnership between LexArts and LAL. Location: 141 E. Main St., gallery hours: Tues : Fri, 10 am ñ 5 pm and Sat, 10 am ñ 4 pm. For more information visit www.lexingtonartleague.org.

Learn

May 1: Live Reptiles at May Discovery Night, 6 : 8 pm. Explore the amazing world of intricate scales and cold blood at our Live Reptile Discovery Night! Reptiles have been around for 300 million years. Today there are over 6,500 species of reptiles still thriving. House of Reptiles from Louisville, KY will be bringing several LIVE reptiles such as a 60 lb. African Spur Thigh Tortoise, a 2:foot alligator, snakes, lizards, and more! Donít miss your chance to touch a live alligator and learn about the importance of reptile habitat, climate needs, and their unending dependence on the Sun. Location: 300 N. Broadway Lexington, KY 40508.

Starting May 6: The Cave Run Sailing Association offers Beginning and Intermediate Sailing Lessons, 6:30 pm. Registration Limited. For more information call 859.252.0339, or contact hynnimacatyahoo.com or visit www.caverunsailing.org.

May 7: KHS Brown Bag History; Creating Tradition: Colonel Matt Winnís Influence on the Kentucky Derby, 12 ñ 1 pm. Race to conclusions with Chris Goodlett, KHS community services coordinator and former curator for the Kentucky Derby Museum, as he discusses Colonel Matt Winnís influence on making the Derby a Kentucky tradition. FREE. Location: The Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. For more information contact annette.pardeatky.gov.

May 7: Art at Noon Lecture; Miniature Worlds: Art from India talk by UK Art History Professor and Asian Scholar Dr. Andrew Maske. 12:00 Noon. Location: UK Art Museum. For more information call 257.6218 or visit www.uky.edu/ArtMuseum.

May 8: ARTalk with Mike Deetsch, 7 pm. LAL Visual Art Director Mike Deetsch, curator of Wall:to:Wall, will give a preview of the exhibition, prompting you to understand the works from a new perspective. Location: LAL at Loudoun House (209 Castlewood Drive). FREE. RSVP to jcurielatlexingtonartleague.org or by calling 859.254.7024. For more information visit www.lexingtonartleague.org.

May 10: KHS Family:History Workshop, 10:30 am ñ 1:30 pm. "Introduction to Early Kentucky Land Recordsî and ìLand Platting and Deed Mapping Tools." Hear Kandie Adkinson of the Kentucky Secretary of State's Land Office describe how Kentucky's land patenting process worked and the types of genealogical information these records can yield. Adkinson will also describe new efforts to make the Land Office records more readily accessible. Registration by noon on Friday, May 9 is required. For more information or to register, contact the library reference desk at Refdeskatky.gov.

May 17: Scaling Wall:to:Wall, 10 am:4 pm. Learn how to scale up any small drawing in this one:day workshop for artists, both novice and professional. Location: LAL at Loudoun House (209 Castlewood Dr.) For more information visit www.lexingtonartleague.org.

May 17: Paths to Publication, noon:2 pm. Ellen Birkett Morris will lead this workshop devoted to the ins and outs of getting your work published. Location: For more information visit www.carnegieliteracy.org or call 859.254.4175.

May 21: KHS Tea Time Tours; Bound for Freedom: The Story of Frontier Slave Monk Estill, 12 : 1:30 pm. Discover the challenges of frontier life with an enslaved man who fought his way to freedom. Location: The Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. All tickets must be purchased in advance by May 16. For reservations, call 564.1792, ext. 4414.

May 31: Life Sized Drawings, 10 am : 4 pm. Anyone interested in learning how to draw impressively large works will love this workshop about large:scale drawing. Location: LAL at Loudoun House (209 Castlewood Drive). For more information visit www.lexingtonartleague.org.

May 31: Workshop: Writing as a Vocation, 10:30 am : 12:30 pm. Join professional writers (including Neil Chethik and Lynn Pruett) for a workshop devoted to developing the tools for and learning more about writing as a vocation. Location: the Carnegie Center.

May 2, 10, 17, and 31: KHS History Zone, ìHorsing Around," 1 : 4 pm. Race to KHS for a whirlwind hobbyhorse race and take your place in the win nerís circle. Learn about famous racehorses and explore different horse breeds. For children ages 5 to 10 and their families. FREE. Location: The Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. For more information contact annette.pardeatky.gov.

May 6, 13 and 20: Create/Recreate Workshop, 6:30 : 8:30 pm. Combine printing and collage. You will create patterned papers and monoprints and turn them into collages. Location: 161 North Mill Street, Lexington, KY40508. For more information contact www.bgprintmakers.org.

Theatre

May 7, 14 and 28: KHS Museum Theatre, In the Veins: Conversations from a Coal Town, 2 ñ 2:30 pm. Travel through a Kentucky coal company town as a cast of characters unearths their way of life above and below ground. Free with museum admission at The Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. For more information contact greg.hardisonatky.gov.

May 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31: KHS Museum Theatre, Look for My Picture: Raising the Flag with Franklin Sousley, 1:30 ñ 2 pm. Raise the flag during World War II and share the story of a Kentucky boy who became a part of an American icon. Free with museum admission at The Thomas D. Clark Center

Music

May 15: First Capital Bank LIVE at the Clifton Center presents Patty Larkin w/special guest Winterpills, 8 pm. Location: 2117 Payne Street Louisville, KY 40206.

May 15 thru 17: The musical, "Carousel," in Transylvania's Haggin Auditorium, 7:30 pm. $10 general admission. For more information call 233.8141.

May 17: 8 pm and May 18: 4 pm, Lexington Singers ìPops Go the Decades.î Celebrate music of the '60s:today. Location: The Lexington Opera House. For tickets call Box Office at 859.233.3535. For more information visit www.lexsing.org

Etc.

May 4: Brunch and Bibelots, 11 am ñ 2 pm. The Headley:Whitney Museum is celebrating its 40th Anniversary! Please RSVP by April 28th to 859.255.6653.

May 10: ìBoobalooza:î A cancer awareness benefit featuring a silent and live art auction, live music, raffles, and free food provided by Bourbon and Toulouse. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. From 5 ñ 11 pm at House Warmings in Woodhill Plaza. General Admission is $10, and tickets are on sale now at 3rd St. Stuff and Coffee. For more information visit www.boobalooza.org.

May 10 thru September 6: KHS Exhibition, Magic in the Weaving: The Churchill Weavers Collection Revealed. This exhibition tells the story of this signature acquisition. Visitors will see how the Kentucky Historical Society curators and archivists are preserving this Kentucky collection for future generations.

May 13: Young Library 10th Anniversary. Public event includes tours 4 : 6 pm; Reception 6 pm; Program with E. Gordon Gee, Ohio State University, 7 pm. For more information call 859.257.0500 ext. 2158.

May 13: Enjoy FREE dinner and activities with the whole family during Game Night, 5:30 : 7:30 pm at the Carnegie Center. Help us kick off youth and family programs for summer! For Registration call 859.254.4175.

May 15 : Application deadline for Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership (CIPL) workshop. Curriculum focuses on leadership skills, planning and strategic development from Kentucky's education and accountability system. For more information call 859.233.9849 ext 231 or visit www.cipl.org.

May 17: "What Goes Around Comes Around: The Law of Karma," 1 : 2 pm. Location: Eckankar Center, 153 Patchen Dr., #55B. FREE. For more information call 268.4888 or visit kentuckyeckankar.org.

May 22: Poet and native Kentuckian Kate Buckley will read and sign her debut collection, A Wild Region. 7 pm at the Carnegie Center, 251 West Second St. Lexington, KY.

May 23: 5/3 Fourth Friday: Wall : to: Wall, 6 ñ 9 pm. The Lexington Art League hosts its monthly 5/3 Fourth Friday, sponsored by Katherine Newsome Events and Promotion, with food by Delicious Inspirations Catering, drinks from Kentucky Eagle Beer and Pepsi and live music from Nate FX. Special guest appearance by The Zoo Bamboo B:Boys of Jesse Clark. Location: LAL a: Loudoun House (209 Castlewood Drive). Free : LAL Members; $ : Potential Members. For more information visit www.lexingtonartleague.org.

June 20: Bourbon and Barbeque 2008. Alzheimer's Association's annual Making Memories Bourbon and Barbeque event will take place at 7 pm in the Phoenix Room at Keeneland. For ticket information or to make a donation, contact the Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org or 1.800.272.3900.

June 25 A BLUE RIBBON DAY Garden lecture event June 25, 2008, 9am:3pm Welcome Hall, Versailles, Kentucky. Speakers: John Carloftis, Roger Dennis, Jennifer Bartley. Tickets $75.00 Contact: Kay Smith 8010 Sea Hero Run, Versailles, KY 40383. Hosted by The Little Garden Club of Woodford County.

Classifieds

Spanish for Beginners! SPANISH CLASS! This 6:week conversational class teaches you how to speak and understand Spanish. Tuesdays evenings, 6:30:8:30. $150. Call 433:4871 to register, or visit www.BluegrassTranslations.com.

Donít Miss This!
By Ashley Bowman

The Good Foods Market, 455 Southland Drive, Lexington, KY, 40503, is hosting many classes and events this month:

May 8 : 7:30 ñ 8:30 pm, find out about acupuncture and how it can benefit your health in a multimedia presentation. Free.

Sign up for a demonstration in healthy cookery by Chef Josh Moore and Chef Matthew Hidgon of Good Foods CafÈ. Tuesdays, May 20, and 27 from 7 ñ 9 pm .

Saturday, May 3 and 17 from 9 ñ 10 am, Free Chi/Gong Meditation. Experience the benefits of chi gong and meditation on the mind, body, and soul. This class is offered the first and third Saturday of each month.

May 3, 11 am ñ 2 pm, catch Saturday Bite Fever. Eat your way throughout the store as each department will sample fresh produce, savory snacks, easy recipes, and/or beverages.

May 5 is Cinco de Mayo! Come and savor the flavors of Mexico as Good Foods CafÈ prepares a special hot buffet in celebration of Mexican culture. Lunch from 11 am ñ 2:30 pm; Dinner from 4:30 ñ 8:30 pm.

May 28, Fair Trade Presentation, 7 ñ 9:30 pm. Join Good Foods General Manager Anne Hopkins and Equal Exchange advocate, Kim Browning, as they discuss the ecologically sustainable farming practices, core values, and framework of Fair Trade. Free, contact Joy Johnson at 278.1813 x 232