Lifestyle

through Fri 10/15- A Gift from the Desert: the Art, History and Culture of the Arabian Horse, at the Kentucky Horse Park International Museum of the Horse, 4089 Iron Works Pike. $21 adults, $11 children. 859-259-4232 or www.imh.org

through Fri 10/15- Horsemania 2010, The Public Art Project – which incorporates 89 full size horses and 50 foals decorated by local artists and Lexington school children – promises to charm and delight  Lexingtonians and visitors alike. 859-255-2951 or www.lexArts.org 

through 8/29- Kentucky State Fair, at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center in Lousiville. www.kystatefair.org

through Sun 8/29- The Diviners, by and at Ragged Edge Community theatre in Harrodsburg. Admission is $12. 859-734-2389 or www.raggededgetheatre.org

Wed 8/25- Kentucky Theatre Summer Classics Series: From Here to Eternity(1953), 1:30 & 7:15pm at the Kentucky Theatre, on E Main St. Admission is $4. 859- 231-7924 or www.kentuckytheatre.com

Wed 8/25- Lexington Legends Baseball @ Kannapolis. 7:05pm 859-422-7868 or www.lexingtonlegends.com

Wed 8/25- Holler Poets 28, 8pm at Al’s Bar, 601 N Limestone. Free admission. www.myspace.com/alsbarlexington

Wed 8/25- Kentucky State Fair: Endless Summer Beach Party, featuring Al Jardine, founding member of The Beach boys and Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean with special guest Gary Puckett and the Monarchs, 8pm at Cardinal Stadium. Free admission with Fair entry. www.kystatefair.org

Wed 8/25 through Sat 8/28- BT, times vary at Comedy Off Broadway in Lexington Green off Nicholasville Road. $8-$14. 859-271-5653 or www.comedyoffbroadway.com

Thu 8/26- Lexington Legends Baseball @ Kannapolis. 7:05pm 859-422-7868 or www.lexingtonlegends.com

Thu 8/26- Thursday Night Live! The Johnson Brothers, 4:30-8pm at Cheapside Park. Join us in Downtown Lexington every Thursday evening, through October 28 for Central Bank Thursday Night Live concert series!  Come to Cheapside Park for beverages, food from local restaurants and, of course, great music by live bands!  There is no admission charge to come and listen to the bands play -  food and beverages will be available for purchase on a cash basis. Free admission. 859-425-2593 or www.downtownlex.com

Thu 8/26- Thursday on the Square: Sidewinder, 6-8pm at courthouse Square in Georgetown. Free 502-316-0846 or www.georgetownky.com

Thu 8/26- Kentucky State Fair: Jake Owen with special Guest the Eli Young Band, 8pm at Cardinal Stadium. Free admission with Fair entry. www.kystatefair.org

Thu 8/26- Jeff Daniels, 8pm at Southgate House in Newport. Admission is $16-$20. www.ticketmaster.com

Thu 8/26- Osland/Dailey Jazztet, 9pm at Natasha’s Bistro, 112 Esplanade. $8. 859-259-2754 or www.beetnik.com

Fri 8/27- Lexington Legends Baseball @ Kannapolis. 7:05pm 859-422-7868 or www.lexingtonlegends.com

Fri 8/27- Fourth Friday, 6-9pm at Loudoun House, 209 Castlewood Dr. Free for Lexington Art league supporters, $7 for non members. 859-2544-7024 or www.lexingtonartleague.org

Fri 8/27- Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, 7:30pm at Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati. Tickets tba. Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.com

Fri 8/27- Kentucky State Fair: Black Stone Cherry with special guests Default and Cavo, 8pm at Cardinal Stadium. Free admission with Fair entry. www.kystatefair.org

Fri 8/27 through Sun 8/29-  Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus: Zing Zang Zoom!, 7pm at Rupp Arena. Admission is $12-$85. 859-233-3535 or www.ticketmaster.com

Fri 8/27 through Sun 8/29- UBS Chamber Music Festival of Lexington, featuring Nathan Cole, violin; Akiko Tarumoto, violin; Burchard Tang, viola; Priscilla Lee, cello; and Alesso Bax, piano. 8pm Fri & Sat, 2pm Sun at Fasig-Tipton Pavilion, 2400 Newtown Pike. admission $10-$24. 859-225-0370 or www.chambermusiclex.com

Sat 8/28- Farmers’ Market, 7am – 3pm at Cheapside Park, downtown. (859)608-2655 http://www.lexingtonfarmersmarket.com

Sat 8/28- Maroon 5, Kris Allen and V. V. Brown, 7pm at Applebee’s Park, 207 Legends Lane. Tickets are $48-$253. 859-422-8767 or www.lexingtonlegends.com

Sat 8/28- Lexington Legends Baseball @ Kannapolis. 7:05pm 859-422-7868 or www.lexingtonlegends.com

Sat 8/28- Kentucky State Fair: Billy Currington with special guest The Band Perry, 8pm at Cardinal Stadium. Free admission with Fair entry. www.kystatefair.org

Sat 8/28- Fri 8/20- Cincinnati Bengals @ Buffalo Bills, pre-season Game 3, 6:30pm at in buffalo, NY. www.cincinnatibengals.com

Sat 8/28- Backstreet Boys, 8pm at PNC Pavilion in Cincinnait. $39.15 - $76.55. www.ticketmaster.com

Sat 8/28- Lexington Music Academy: Battle of the Bands, 1pm at Natasha’s Bistro, 112 Esplanade. $5. 859-259-2754 or www.beetnik.com

Sat 8/28- Lexington Philharmonic PB&J Concert Kickoff and instrument Petting Zoo, 11am at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington Green. Free. 859-273-2911.

Sun 8/29- Lexington Legends off day

Sun 8/29- Kentucky State Fair: Rascal Flats with special guest Kellie Pickler and Chris Young “Nothing Like This Tour”, 7:30pm at Freedom Hall. Tickets are $48-$69 and available through Ticketmaster.  800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com www.kystatefair.org

Sun 8/29- Paris Kiwanis Club Car and Motorcycle Show, 8am – 4pm at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds. Admission is $5, children $2.50, kids 6 and under free parking is free. to enter a Car in the show is $20, a bike $15. and a 10x20 swap meet area is $20. Cars and motorcycles, food, vendors and fun for all ages. Trohies for the Top 30 cars and motorcycles for each class. You can vote on the best new sports car from area dealers and there will be a reffle for a custom made Mini-Chopper, donated to the club by Mrs. Peggy Elliott & the late Dale Elliott. proceeds from the raffle and the event go to the Chris Claypool Memorial Skateboard park fund. 859-338-3961.

Sun 8/29- Saving Abel, Taddy Porter, American Bang, 7:30pm at buster’s, 899 Manchester St. $20. 859-368-8871 or www.bustersbb.com

Sun 8/29- The Coal Men, 8pm at Natasha’s Bistro, 112 Esplanade. $8. 859-259-2754 or www.beetnik.com

Mon 8/30- Lexington Legends Baseball vs. Hagerstown. 7:05pm  at Applebee’s Park in Lexington. 859-422-7868 or www.lexingtonlegends.com

Mon 8/30- Greg Ginn, at Cosmic Charlie’s, 388 Woodland Ave. 859-309-9499 or www.cosmic-charlies.com

Mon 8/30- Adam Lambert, 8pm at Madison theatre in Covington. $33. www.ticketmaster.com

Tue 8/31- Lexington Legends Baseball vs. Hagerstown. 7:05pm  at Applebee’s Park in Lexington. 859-422-7868 or www.lexingtonlegends.com

Tue  8/31- Southland Jamboree Bluegrass Series: Driving Rain, 7pm at Collins Southland Bowling Lanes, 205 Southland Dr. free. 859-276-4692 www.southlandassociation.com

Tue 8/31- Keith Moody & My Band, at Cosmic Charlie’s, 388 Woodland Ave. 859-309-9499 or www.cosmic-charlies.com

Tue 8/31- Hoots and Hellmouth, 7:30pm at Natasha’s bistro, 112 Esplanade. 859-259-2754 or www.beetnik.com

Tue 8/31- Ecton Park Big Band and Jazz Series: O-Zone, 7-8:30pm at Ecton Park, 956 Turkey Foot Road. One of Lexington’s oldest and most beloved concert series. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating and pack a picnic dinner. Free. 859-288-2925 or www.jazzartsfoundation.org  Final Week of the Series for the season.