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Aug 20, 2017 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

GRAS of Kentucky Prehistoric Artifact Show

Barren River Lake State Resort Park

44 th Annual Prehistoric Artifact Show featuring artifacts found in Kentucky & Surrounding States. Sponsor by the Green River Archaeological Society of KY. FREE TO PUBLIC more

Art & Exhibitions

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Aug 20, 2017 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Blue Licks Battle Reenactment Weekend

Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park

Step back in time and witness the last battle of the Revolutionary War fought in Kentucky. Stroll through the pioneer encampment and see how pioneers lived over 200 years ago. History is brought to l more

Crafts, Festivals & Fairs, Kids & Family

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Aug 19, 2017 - Sep 29, 2017

Yeiser Art Center Presents Liminal Identities

Yeiser Art Center

Yeiser Art Center is pleased to present Liminal Identities, an exhibition featuring recent work by artists Sarah Ahmad and Jerry Phillips. The joint presentation of works on paper, installation, and fiber art carries forward the artists’ inquiries in more

Art & Exhibitions

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Aug 19, 2017 - Jan 7, 2018

Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon

Muhammad Ali Center

Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon opens to the public at the Muhammad Ali Center on Saturday, August 19th. The exhibit, which is on display until January 8, 2018 and included in general admission, is based off the book of the same title by auth more

Art & Exhibitions

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Aug 20, 2017 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Mineral Dig

Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum

Come to Marion, Kentucky and dig for Fluorite and related minerals during the daytime digs hosted by the museum. Nighttime digs are also offered and are a completely different experience as black lights are used to identify and collect fluorescent m more

Kids & Family, Outdoor

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Aug 20, 2017 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Kentucky State Fair

Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center

For more than 100 years the official state fair of Kentucky has been gathering each summer to eat, compete and just have fun. more

Art & Exhibitions, Concerts & Live Music, Festivals & Fairs, Food & Drink, Kids & Family, Outdoor

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Aug 20, 2017 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

High Bridge Homecoming Festival

High Bridge Park

Music, crafts, festival food, children's activities, demonstrations; family fun event! more

Art & Exhibitions, Concerts & Live Music, Festivals & Fairs, Food & Drink, Kids & Family

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Aug 20, 2017 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

National Quilt Museum Hosts Solar Eclipse Weekend

National Quilt Museum

Corona II: Solar Eclipse Quilt by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry takes center stage as Western Kentucky experiences the longest duration in the path of totality for the national solar eclipse! more

Kids & Family

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Aug 20, 2017 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Woodland Art Fair

Woodland Park

The Lexington Art League and Lexington Parks & Recreation are gearing up for the 2017 Woodland Art Fair brought to you by WestBanco. Woodland Art Fair will be held on August 19th and 20th, 2017, inside the Woodland Park grounds (601 East High Str... more

Art & Exhibitions, Festivals & Fairs, Food & Drink, Kids & Family, Outdoor

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Aug 20, 2017 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Tuesdays with Morrie

Rowan County Arts Center

Autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation Mitch happens to catch Morrie's appearance on a tv news program and l... more

Theater & Dance

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Aug 20, 2017 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Eclipse Cocktails at Dueling Grounds Distillery

Dueling Grounds Distillery

Dueling Grounds Distillery will host Eclipse Cocktails on Sunday, August 20th, 3:00pm-7:00pm, the evening before the eclipse. more

Food & Drink

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Aug 20, 2017 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Telescope Making Workshop

Exploratorium Franklin Simpson High School

The Telescope Making Workshop will be on Sunday, August 20th, 2017, 4:00pm-8:00pm, at the Exploratorium on the Franklin-Simpson High School campus. Materials and hands on instructions provided by Rico Tyler, Western Kentucky University Professor... more

Education & Learning, Kids & Family

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Aug 20, 2017 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Festival of Gospel Music

Fourth Street Live!

Festival of Gospel Music at Fourth Street Live! Sunday, August 20, 2017 6:00-8:00PM St. Stephen Music Ministry August 20th 6--8 pm Join us for the 5th Annual Celebration of Gospel Music All ages welcome more

Concerts & Live Music

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Aug 21, 2017 12:00 AM

Eclipse Viewing at Big Bone Lick State Park

Big Bone Lick State Historic Site

.This will be the first time a complete solar eclipse has been across the United States since 1918. The recreation staff will be providing ‘eclipse themed’ programs on the Saturday and Sunday leading up to the eclipse. All events will take place at t more

Education & Learning, Kids & Family

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Aug 21, 2017 12:00 AM

Eclipse Viewing at Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park

Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park

During the Eclipse viewing party there will be various stations with eclipse arts & crafts, citizen science projects, eclipse selfies, food vendor, and much more more

Education & Learning, Kids & Family

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Aug 21, 2017 12:00 AM

Eclipse Viewing at Wickliffe Mounds State Park

Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site

Monday, August 21, view this historic event, the Eclipse of the Sun, amid the ancient mounds at Wickliffe. Be in position by 12:45, Eclipse begins around 1:00 p.m. Food concessions by Grace United Methodist Church of LaCenter and other vendors avai more

Education & Learning, Kids & Family

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Aug 21, 2017 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Eclipse Viewing at Logan County Public Library

Logan County Public Library

We have partnered with the Kentucky Science Center to bring you fun events and learning all day leading up to the big event. Since the Sun will be partially eclipsed for over an hour before being completely blocked, you must have eclipse glasses to l more

Kids & Family

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Aug 18, 2017 - Sep 21, 2017

Hite Art Institute presents ‘Type Hike’

Hite Art Institute Univeristy of Louisville

Hite Art Institute will bring “Type Hike,” a collection of artistic posters that celebrate the National Park Service to Schneider Hall Galleries Aug. 18-Sept. 22. Designers David Rygiol and James Louis Walker created the project last year to promote more

Art & Exhibitions

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Aug 21, 2017 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Kentucky State Fair

Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center

For more than 100 years the official state fair of Kentucky has been gathering each summer to eat, compete and just have fun. more

Art & Exhibitions, Concerts & Live Music, Festivals & Fairs, Food & Drink, Kids & Family, Outdoor

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Aug 21, 2017 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Total Solar Eclipse Viewing Party at Franklin Drive-In

Franklin Drive-In

Simpson County Tourism Commission will sponsor a Total Solar Eclipse Viewing Party on Monday, August 21, 2017 at the Franklin Drive-In. Partial Eclipse starts at 11:58am; with the total eclipse at 1:26pm. Totality duration at the Drive-In is 2 ... more

Education & Learning

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