To Help Children With Learning Differences… The Learning Center at The Lexington School has announced a community-wide free Early Reading Screening Program to help children in kindergarten through third grade who may have language-based learning differences such as dyslexia. Open to the public, the free screenings will be offered every Wednesday, 1-5 p.m. beginning Oct. […]
Goal is to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking By Sarah Yohe For the first time in Lexington, A-21, an international organization devoted to combating human trafficking, will host a Walk for Freedom, scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Courthouse Plaza in downtown Lexington. Worldwide, this is the fifth walk hosted by […]
Bi-Water Farm AutumnFest 877 Cincinnati Road, Georgetown www.biwaterfarm.com Sept. 25-Oct. 31 / Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday & Saturday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday, Noon-7 p.m. Fall festivals are open seven days a week. $11.99 general admission, free for children 2 & under. See website for times and complete listing of festival adventures. Eckert’s-Boyd Orchards 1396 […]
Explore the Louisville Zoo in a way you haven’t before with the World’s Largest Halloween Party every Thursday-Sunday in October. The party starts at 5 p.m. each evening with entry until 8:30 p.m. The evenings are filled with Halloween fun for all ages. Children 11 and under can trick-or-treat throughout the zoo, enjoy the animals […]
Lexington Children’s Theatre brings a locally grown ghost story to its Learning Stage in October with “The Ghosts of Pineville.” Chopper Sweeney never really believed in ghosts… until one started believing in him. Chopper and his friends, Hank and Glory, set off to solve the case of Simon Stillwater, but what starts as a small […]
The Bluegrass Youth Ballet kicks off its 15th anniversary season with “Alebrijes: Pedro’s Magical Spirit Creatures.” This one-hour performance is based on the true story of Pedro Linares, a Mexican piñata maker. While on his death bed, Linares dreamed that elements of the earth transformed into colorful, strange creatures. After a miraculous recovery, Linares created […]
The Living Arts & Science Center will host the 12th annual Day of the Dead Festival on Thursdfay, Nov. 1 to celebrate the rich traditions of the holiday. This family-friendly event, from 5 to 9 p.m., includes hands-on crafts such as decorating sugar skulls, tin ornaments and traditional headdresses; a community altar for photographs of […]
Baptist Health Lexington will host “Walk to Remember” on Sunday, Oct. 14 as part of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month to remember babies lost to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth and neonatal death. Activities at this free event include a welcoming address, a one-mile walk, poetry reading, recognition of infants and an opportunity for […]
Head downtown to Triangle Park on Saturday, Oct. 6 for the annual Museum Go Round, a free family-fun day hosted by the Explorium of Lexington. This free event is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with fun for all ages. Explore gadgets, celebrate the Explorium’s 27th anniversary, enjoy hands-on science and art projects and […]
The Arc of Kentucky, FEAT of Louisville, the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, Delta Air Lines and The Arc of the United States will co-host a Wings for Autism event at Louisville International Airport on Saturday, September 22. This event is being held in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Originated by the Charles River […]
