Selected Community Events
Digital Vision: Computer as Media
Mar 1, 2013 - Mar 31, 2013 12:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
Arts & Cultural Center, 117 North Water Street. Georgetown, KY"Digital Vision: Computer as Media". Artists Bruce Frank, Arturo Alonzo Sandoval, Fred Reaves, Michael Levin and others. March 1 - March 31. Tuesdays - Saturdays 12 - 4PM and by arrangement. For information call 502-570-8366.
Barbara Strippelhoff, 502-863-0909, BarbaraStrippelhoff@mail.com
Teddy Bear Drive
Mar 4, 2013 - Mar 29, 2013 8:00 A.M.
Hazard Perry County Community MinistriesThe Teddy Bear Drive is in support of Child Abuse Prevention Month. All teddy bears will go to local police and fire department members to give to children during stressful times. Teddy bears should be small to medium size and new to like-new condition. New Beginnings Childcare Center, Starland Child Development Center, and Corner Haven Homeless Shelter are the drop off locations.
Samantha Carey, 436-5720, scarey@hpccm.org
Kentucky Horse Park Benefit Trail Ride
Mar 13, 2013 - Mar 14, 2013 10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.
Kentucky Horse ParkThe Kentucky Horse Park Foundation is hosting a benefit trail ride March 13 and 14 in conjunction with the Road to the Horse event being held at the Kentucky Horse Park’s Alltech Arena March 15-17, relocating to Kentucky in 2013 from Tennessee. All proceeds from the trail ride will support the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation – a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to enhancing, expanding, and improving the Kentucky Horse Park.
The “Ride the Park on the Road to the Horse” trail ride will provide participants with a unique opportunity to bring their personal horses and ride on many trails marked throughout the park especially for this event. The trails will be open for the exclusive use of registered participants from 10 am to 4 pm both March 13 and 14, subject to weather conditions.
A single entry fee of $50 per horse/rider combination allows unlimited access to trails along the park on either or both days. Riders can enjoy the trails at their own pace on this unguided exploration of the park grounds. Stabling is available for an additional fee of $20 per night.
Registration forms can be found online at www.khpfoundation.org, or registration by phone is available through the foundation office at 859-255-5727. For more information on Road to the Horse, visit www.roadtothehorse.com.
Foster/Adoptive Parent Training Classes
Jan 29, 2013 - Apr 9, 2013 6:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M.
Pike Co Dept of Protection and Permanency in the Summit Building, PikevilleClasses to become certified to be a foster or adoptive parent
Tammy Short
606-788-7100, tammy.short@ky.gov
Creative Coping for Kids
Feb 20, 2013 6:00 P.M.-7:30P.M.
Feb 27, 2013 6:00 P.M.-7:30P.M.
Mar 6, 2013 6:00 P.M.-7:30P.M.
Mar 13, 2013 6:00 P.M.-7:30P.M.
Mar 20, 2013 6:00 P.M.-7:30P.M.
Mar 27, 2013 6:00 P.M.-7:30P.M.
Center for Grief and EducationCreative Coping for Kids: A weekly group for school-aged children who have experienced a loss. Each week will
explore a different tool for expressing feelings of grief, including music, art therapy and other hands on
approaches to coping with grief. Please plan to
attend the workshop with your child. Registration required by Tuesday, February 19th.
Contact the Lexington office at (859) 277-2700 to register.
Learn to Swing Dance with the Hepcats!
Jan 14, 2013 - May 13, 2013 7:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.
Adath Israel Temple, Multi-purpose Room, 124 N. Ashland Ave., Lex., KYCome learn to swing dance with the Hepcats award winning instructors! Beginner, intermediate, and advanced class series. Monday nights, January through May. See www.luv2swingdance.com for all the details.
Mike Richardson, 859-420-2426, info@luv2swingdance.com