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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.

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Friday Night Block Party in Versailles

The Versailles Merchants Association will host its first Friday Night Block Party of the season 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.

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Make a weekend of visiting open houses at these local retailers

■ Thoroughbred Antique Gallery, 637 East Main Street, will host an open house Friday through Sunday. There will be a new gift area, and Old World Restorations will be there from 10 to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday for ­estimates on restoring damaged treasures ­(appointments recommended). From 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Mary Parlanti will sign From the Kitchen of Mary Parlanti With Love and serve samples of her recipes. Call (859) 233-9375.
■ The Versailles Merchants Association 25th Annual Christmas Open House is 10 to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday with shopping specials and food. ­Photos with Santa at Raintree Gallery. Free ­carriage rides are 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
■ Gallery on Main in the Community Trust Bank Building, 128 West Main Street, Richmond, will host a trunk show from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Merchandise will include jewelry from Tonita Goodwin and Jennifer Tudor, textiles from Barbara Reynolds and more.
■ The Clay Avenue shops’ holiday open house is 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday with discounts and refreshments.

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