TGIF Here and There: April 29, 2011

APRIL 29-30
Consignment sale at St. Agatha

WINCHESTER — The ReWear Children’s Clothing & More consignment sale will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the St. Agatha Academy at the gym.
Both consignment items and donations will be accepted for the sale, and sale items will be offered at half-price all day Saturday.
Unsold items at the end of the sale will be donated to New Beginnings Pregnancy Center and the Conkwright Family Resource Center.
For more information, visit www.ReWEARsale.org or call (859) 644-9699.

APRIL 30

Spring cleaning at the Leeds

WINCHESTER — The Leeds Center will be hosting a special fundraiser from 9 to 11 a.m. at the theater, 37 N. Main St. The sale will include costumes, props, furniture and fixtures.
Only cash payments will be accepted.

Family Fun Day at Arts & Sciences

LEXINGTON — The Lexington Arts and Sciences Center, 326 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., will host a day of free hands-on art, music and science activities. Festivities are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Centre College biologists will bring a bone show, featuring different animal skulls and fossils, as well as a live reptiles, including a bearded dragon.
Craft projects including painting the “art car,” making animal masks, decorating large horse sculptures and making and flying kites.
Refreshments will be available for purchase.

Friends of the Library spring book sale

WINCHESTER —  The public is invited to the annual Friends of the Library book sale at the Clark County Public Library, 370 S. Burns Ave. The sale will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Friends organization also is open to anyone interested in helping serve the public library. Meetings are the third Thursday of every month from 7 to 8 p.m. For more information, call president Sue Oliver at 744-9446.

‘ReLeaf: Renewing Your Community Forest’

LEXINGTON — The Arboretum, 500 Alumni Drive, will host a special Earth Day program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 40 exhibitors will provide information on everything from gardening to recycling.
Free tree seedlings will be distributed and refreshments and T-shirts are available for purchase.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, call (859) 257-6955.

Lions Club fish fry

WINCHESTER — The annual Boonesboro Lions Club fish fry will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Lions Club Shelter on Forest Avenue, across from the bowling alley. The menu includes fish, corn, baked beans, cole slaw, dessert and a drink for $7.
All proceeds will go toward the Lions Club eyesight programs for children, and the Clark County Special Olympics.
There will be a bikers’ event in conjunction with the fish fry, with plaques being awarded to the biker who travels the farthest to the fish fry and for the best looking bike.
For ticket information, call Lynn or Teresa Hollingsworth at (859) 808-6388.

MAY 7
Leggett & Platt sponsors arts and crafts festival

WINCHESTER — The Leggett & Platt Relay for Life team will sponsor Arts & Crafts for a Cure from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 805 N. Maple St. to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
There will be a car cruise from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
There will be food, crafts and door prizes.
For more information about vendor booth fees and applications, contact Dawn Day or Debbie Means at Leggett & Platt at 744-4626, or e-mail at dawn.day@leggett.com or debbie.means@leggett.com.
All vendor booth fees will be donated to the American Cancer Society.
There is no admission fee.

MAY 12
Museum Second Thursday Program

WINCHESTER — The Bluegrass Heritage Museum’s Second Thursday Program will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the museum, 217 S. Main St. Tim Talbott of the Kentucky Historical Society will deliver a lecture called “Kentuckians’ Reactions to John Brown’s Raid.”
All programs are free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served.