■ At the final Worlds Apart Warehouse Sale you can buy clothing and accessories by the pound. Grab what you want — dresses, shoes, tops — and it’s $10 per pound. The sale is going on through Saturday at The Mall at Lexington Green, 161 Lexington Green Circle.
■ Suff’s Furniture — at 205 Bryant Road in Nicholasville in front of Sam’s Club — will host a Stickley Truckload Sale on Friday and Saturday. Discounts on a variety of pieces will be available.
■ The Athens Schoolhouse Antiques Show, 6270 Athens Walnut Hill Pike, is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $2, free for ages 11 and younger.
Call (859) 255-7309 or go to Antiqueskentucky.com.
■ Cupid’s Mad Dash Valentine’s Day Sale is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel-Cincinnati Blue Ash in Cincinnati. Vendors and artists will offer jewelry, purses, crafts and more. Admission and parking are free.
■ Now through March 3, teens may enter to win an ultimate prom package from David’s Bridal by submitting a prom style tip on YouTube. Ten finalists each will win a dress and accessories, tuxedo rental for their date and $250 for hair, nails and makeup. One winner will get $10,000. Upload your video and then go to Davidsprom.com for more info.
February 8th, 2013
■ The Downtown Lexington Corp. Artist’s Market is back. The event, held in conjunction with the Lexington Farmers Market, is 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through August in front of the Lexington History Museum, 215 West Main Street.
■ The Athens Schoolhouse Antiques Show, 6270 Athens Walnut Hill Pike, is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $2, free for ages 11 and younger.
■ The Versailles Merchants Association will host its first Friday Night Block Party of the season from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at West Green Street in downtown Versailles.
The evening will include live music by the Caribbean Blues Band, food and drink vendors and children’s activities, and downtown stores will have extended hours.
■ More than 100 artists will show and sell their work at the Louisville Festival of the Arts at The Summit from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 9401 Brownsboro Road, Louisville. Admission is free.
■ The Wickland Arts & Crafts Festival is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Wickland, Home of Three Governors, 550 Bloomfield Road, Bardstown. During the event, tours of the home will be $2.
■ The annual Shaker Village Antiques Show & Sale is June 16 and 17 at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Harrodsburg.
More than 40 dealers from around the country will exhibit period Shaker artifacts, vintage decorative arts and furniture, silver, jewelry, garden sculpture and more.
Admission is $10 for ages 13 and older, $5 for ages 6 to 12, and free for ages 5 and younger, which. Admission includes entrance into the show and a self-guided tour of the grounds. Show hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 16 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 17.
June 8th, 2012
■ Producers from the History Channel will be filming at the next Burlington Antique Show on July 17 at the Boone County Fairgrounds, 5819 Idlewild Road in Burlington.
The producers of the American Pickers series are working on a new show about America’s top amateur collectors and pickers, according to an email from Burlington’s show manager Tony Pham.
Early-bird admission, from 6 to 8 a.m., is $5. Admission from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. is $3, free for ages 12 and younger.
■ Lexington’s two monthly antique shows are this weekend.
An Antique Affair, 1211 Manchester Street, is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The Athens Schoolhouse Antiques Show, 4800 Athens-Walnut Hill Road, is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $2.
■ The Summer Vendor Event, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Rabbit Run Recreation Center, 1920 Fort Harrod Drive, will feature 16 vendors offering products from Pampered Chef, Longaberger and more.
■ Modern Mercantile and WM Wine Shop at Stonewall Shopping Center, 3101 Clays Mill Road, will celebrate its grand opening from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday with live music and a wine tasting.
The business includes a retail store with furniture, jewelry, pottery and products from local artists.
A bistro will serve food and wine, and take-and-bake items including quiche. The wine shop will carry a variety of brands including those from Kentucky wineries. Wine tastings and live music are planned every Friday. Call (859) 223-0471 for more information.
July 8th, 2011
While I grew up in small-town Kentucky I’ve always been fascinated with the cosmopolitan world of high fashion. On the other hand, I love a bargain and the thrill of shopping for just the right piece.
I have a degree in English from the University of Kentucky, and since 2002 I’ve written a column for the Lexington Herald-Leader about shopping, beauty and fashion. During that time I’ve interviewed everyone from designers to boutique owners about trends and style. And I’m still forever searching for the next big sale.