Community calendar for June 1, 2018

Published 9:18 am Friday, June 1, 2018

TODAY

— Strode Station Elementary School fourth-grade awards ceremony, 8 a.m.

— Write Local meeting, 10 a.m. at Clark County Public Library.

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— Big bubble morning, 11 a.m. at Clark County Public Library.

— Winchester Rotary Club meeting, noon at Woody’s, 923 Bypass Road.

— Open house, Rose Mary C. Brooks Place, noon to 6 p.m.

— George Rogers Clark High School Class of 2018 graduation, 7 p.m. at Cardinal Stadium, 620 Boone Ave.

SATURDAY, JUNE 2

— Alexis Thompson Memorial 10K/5K run/walk 8 a.m. at First Church of God, 2500 Colby Road. Registration opens at 6:30 a.m. To register, visit runsignup.com. For more information call Vicky Thompson at 771-0928.

— Winchester-Clark County Farmers’ Market Kids Day, 8 a.m. to noon. Every child age 13 and under (first come, first served) will receive $10 in vouchers to use on any future farmers’ market day in the 2018 season. Vouchers are valid on fruits, vegetables and select other items at the market. Event includes food tastings, face painting and entertainment. Every child will also go home with a free vegetable plant to start their own home garden.

— Plant Walk, 10 a.m. at Fort Boonesborough State Park. Locate, identify and discuss plants and their uses. Plants discussed will vary. Look at foraging for culinary, medical or natural dyes use. Free with regular admission to the fort. Wear walking shoes.

— Yoga on the library lawn, 10 a.m. at Clark County Public Library.

— Outside the Lines adult coloring club meeting, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Clark County Public Library.

— Revved Up For Kids car show and fundraiser to benefit Bluegrass Children’s Academy at BCTC, 2020 Rolling Hills Lane. Registration begins at 10 a.m. Results will be announced at 3 p.m. Entry fee is $20. First 50 to register get dash plaques. Features DJ Ice Man, food, 50/50, door prizes and kid zone. For more information, contact Rebecca Mathieu at 595-7477 or 745-6885.

— Messy art, 1 p.m. come and go at Clark County Public Library. Part of summer reading program.

— Devary kin and friends pot luck, 1 p.m., at the Clark County Coon Club on Pine Ridge Road. For more information, call Shannon Fiefhaus at 771-2735.

MONDAY, JUNE 4

— Clark County Public Library Adult Summer Reading Program begins.

— Hemp History Week kick-off celebration at Full Circle Market, 240 Redwing Drive: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.

— Chair yoga, 2 p.m. at Clark County Public Library.

— Teen tie-dye, 6 p.m. at Clark County Public Library. Part of summer reading program.

— NAMI Winchester-Clark County (National Alliance on Mental Illness) support-educational meeting, 7 p.m. at McCready Hall, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 2410 Lexington Road. Anyone (including family members and friends) affected by mental illness is invited to attend meetings. For more information, call 749-3702. Meetings are the first and third Monday of each month.

— GriefShare support group, 7 to 9 p.m. at Calvary Christian Church, 15 Redwing Drive. A special weekly seminar and support group designed to help you rebuild your life. Meets Monday through July 9. For more information, email dnwatson406@gmail.com or call 749-7092.

TUESDAY, JUNE 5

— Internet I class, 10 a.m. at Clark County Public Library.

— Winchester-Clark County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting for New Leaf Recovery and Wellness, 1129 W. Lexington Ave., 11:30 a.m. Tour the office, meet providers and learn about services offered.

— Big bubble fun, 4 to 6 p.m. at Clark County Public Library. Part of summer reading program.

— Winchester Board of Commissioners meeting, 4:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6

— Big bubble fun, 10:30 a.m. at Clark County Public Library. Part of summer reading program.

— Winchester Kiwanis Club meeting, noon at Taste of China, 600 Bypass Road.

— Strode Station Elementary School kindergarten graduation, 1 p.m.

— Kentucky Picture Show, 2 p.m. at Clark County Public Library.

— Trivia Night hosted by Clark County Public Library, 7 p.m. at Engine House Pizza Pub.

THURSDAY, JUNE 7

— Flow Yoga, 9:15 a.m. at Clark County Public Library.

— Kentucky Foothills Toastmasters Club meeting, 12:05 to 1 p.m. at East Kentucky Power Cooperative, 4775 Lexington Road.

— Teen retro dance party marathon, 3:30 p.m. at Clark County Public Library. Part of summer reading program. Costumes encouraged.

FRIDAY, JUNE 8

— Write Local meeting, 10 a.m. at Clark County Public Library.

— Preschool growing sound, 11 a.m. at Clark County Public Library. Part of summer reading program.

— Winchester Rotary Club meeting, noon at Woody’s, 923 Bypass Road.

— The Big Cheesy 5K, 6:30 p.m. at Community Trust Bank, 120 S. Main St. Formerly The Path Home 5K, this run/walk benefits the Clark County Homeless Coalition. Register at racesonline.com.

— Rock The Block summer concert series featuring Encore of Lexington, 7 to 9 p.m. at the lawn of the Clark County Courthouse. Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating on Main Street. There will be giant Jenga, sidewalk chalk, a bouncy house, food trucks and a West Sixth Brewing beer tent. For more information, visit downtownwinchesterky.org/events.

— “Outside Our Doors,” original play based on the stories of Winchester presented by the Leeds Center for the Arts Youth Advisory Board, 7:30 p.m. at Leeds. Topics such as race relations, homelessness, addiction, sexual assault, domestic violence, and LGTBQ rights are addressed throughout the play. Ben Sollee will be special guest musician. Tickers are $10 each. For more information, go to leedscenter.org/event/outside-our-doors.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9

— Our Daily Bread, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fort Boonesborough State Park, 4375 Boonesborough Road. At McAfee’s station, in 1788, Mrs. McAfee said- “Young man, I have just taken seven loaves of bread out of the oven, so take what you want.” Based on this documentation of a bread oven in Kentucky (less than fifty miles away), we now have a bread oven. Lots of research and information about bread has gone into creating a program about 18th century frontier bread making.

— Plant Walk, 10 a.m. at Fort Boonesborough State Park. Locate, identify and discuss plants and their uses. Plants discussed will vary. Look at foraging for culinary, medical or natural dyes use. Free with regular admission to the fort. Wear walking shoes.