Community calendar for July 5, 2018

Published 9:48 am Thursday, July 5, 2018

TODAY

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

— Teen Hobbit Marathon, 3:30 p.m. at Clark County Public Library. Part of summer reading program.

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FRIDAY, JULY 6

— Donations accepted daily through July 23 for a yard sale to benefit Kentucky River Foothills outreach program in Clark County. Donations will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the James B. Allen Generations Center, 32 Meadow St. The date of the yard sale will be announced later.

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

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

— Winchester Rotary Club meeting, noon at Woody’s, 923 Bypass Road. Guest speaker is Eastern Kentucky University men’s basketball coach A.W. Hamilton. Guests are welcome. Lunch is $12.

SATURDAY, JULY 7

— Winchester-Clark County Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m. to noon.

— 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.

— Habitat for Humanity ReStore of Winchester grand opening, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1946 Bypass Road. Free food will be provided. There will also be a car giveaway sponsored by Town and Country Auto.

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

— Cool History on Hot Days, 2 to 5 p.m. at Fort Boonesborough State Park. A special program, presentation, lecture or demonstration every Saturday afternoon in air-conditioned comfort. All will relate to the history of early Kentucky, and each will be presented in the Orientation/Theater Blockhouse of the fort. Events are free with regular paid admission to the fort. Event schedule online at www.fortboonesboroughlivinghistory.org.

MONDAY, JULY 9

— Lexington Children’s Theater “Beauty and the Beast” Playmakers workshop, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through July 13. Students work to create their own play by using contemporary literature or a theme as their source material. The class will originate their own characters, dialogue, and story. Open to ages 6 to 10. Tuition is $175. Culminates in performance Friday, July 13, at 4 p.m. For more information or to enroll, visit leedscenter.org/event/beauty-and-the-beast.

— Teen Field Day, 5 to 7 p.m. at Clark County Public Library. Part of summer reading program.

— 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, JULY 10

— Winchester GTE/Sylvania/Verizon/Osram/UAW retirees lunch 11:30 a.m. at Bruen’s in Stanton. All Winchester Sylvania retirees and former employees are welcome.

— 4-H Geology Rocks, 1 p.m. at Clark County Public Library. Part of summer reading program.

— Family rock painting, 4 to 6 p.m. at Clark County Public Library. Part of summer reading program.

— Winchester-Clark County Writers Group meeting, 6 p.m. at Clark County Public Library.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11

— Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Sekisui, 1200 Rolling Hills Lane.

— Tom Sparough Show, 10:30 a.m. at Clark County Public Library. Part of summer reading program.

— Clark County High School class of 1948 meeting, 11:30 a.m. at JK’s.

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

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

— Free team trivia sponsored by Clark County Public Library, 7 p.m. at Engine House Pizza Pub, 9 W. Lexington Ave.

THURSDAY, JULY 12

— Clark County Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting, 11:30 a.m. in the backroom at the Cairn Coffee House.

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

— Teen Iron Chef, 6 p.m. at Clark County Public Library. Part of summer reading program.

FRIDAY, JULY 13

— Donations accepted daily through July 23 for a yard sale to benefit Kentucky River Foothills outreach program in Clark County. Donations will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the James B. Allen Generations Center, 32 Meadow St. The date of the yard sale will be announced later.

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

— Itty Bitty Yoga, 11 a.m. at Clark County Public Library. Part of summer reading program.

— Winchester Rotary Club meeting, noon at Woody’s, 923 Bypass Road Guest speaker is EKU men;s basketball coach A.W. Hamilton. Guests are welcome. Lunch is $12.

— Moonlight Movie Nights showing of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, 7 p.m. at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, 2020 Rollings Hills Lane. Free admission.

SATURDAY, JULY 14

— Winchester-Clark County Farmers’ Market Veggie Fest, 8 a.m. to noon.

— 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.

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

— Cool History on Hot Days, 2 to 5 p.m. at Fort Boonesborough State Park. A special program, presentation, lecture or demonstration every Saturday afternoon in air-conditioned comfort. All will relate to the history of early Kentucky, and each will be presented in the Orientation/Theater Blockhouse of the fort. Events are free with regular paid admission to the fort. Event schedule online at www.fortboonesboroughlivinghistory.org.

MONDAY, JULY 16

— Winchester Industrial Authority meeting, 9 a.m. at 2 S. Maple St.

— Teen barefoot painting, 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.For more information, call 749-3702. Meetings are the first and third Monday of each month.