Gallery HOP March 17: Horse Racing in Lexington on display at the Offices of the Lexington History Museum

LexArts Gallery HOP March 17, 2017 • Offices of the Lexington History Museum

Horse Racing in Lexington featured at LexHistory

The copper horse weathervane (shown above) that topped the Old Fayette County Court House for more than a century is the centerpiece of the LexArts Gallery HOP exhibit at the Lexington History Museum offices.

The display will also include portraits of African-American jockeys from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a quilt featuring African-American jockeys and reproductions of historic postcards, photographs and maps of racetracks around town.

Open from 5-8 p.m. March 17, 2017, in the offices of the Lexington History Museum, Suite 312, The Square, 401 West Main Street in Lexington.

This event is free and open to all.

For more information, visit www.lexhistory.org or the Lexington History Museum Lexington History Museum Facebook page.

Wh ile you are in The Square, be sure to stop into the exhibit at the Artists’ Attic on the fourth floor.

Encore presentations of "Belle Brezing &

the Gilded Age of the Bluegrass"

Here's your last chance to see Doug High's outstanding 60-minute documentary on Lexington's most infamous madam on the big screen before it airs on KET-TV!

Two shows: 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. April 13, 2017

Kentucky Theatre, 214 East Main Street, Lexington, KY

Tickets: $8; available online now at

www.kentuckytheatre.com and at the box office starting April 1.

Advance purchase recommended. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Lexington History Museum, Inc.