Shopping list: What’s coming up this weekend and beyond
■ 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.
Add comment June 8th, 2012

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.