MARCH/APRIL 2016
Nature lovers, hikers, cliff climbers
RENT THIS CABIN
Near Natural Bridge State Park and
Red River Gorge.
Call or visit website for reservations.
what everyone is talking about.
Friday 6pm, Saturday 10am,
Sunday 10am. Lexington Center
and Rupp Arena. Visit www.
lexingtoncomiccon.com for
details.
March 12
Joan Baez
Ken & Sheila Brown
www.VRBO.com/361686
(606) 668-2599
(606) 643-6044
[email protected]
Class by Shayne
Wigglesworth
Mondays and Wednesdays
at 12pm - Discover pain-free
living at any age! Enjoy a gentle
foam roller class to reduce pain,
inflammation, stress, anxiety and
more! MELT Method certified
instructor Shayne Wigglesworth
will teach you healing techniques
you can use for self care at
home. All materials and rollers
are provided. Perfect for all ages,
body types and experience
levels. Learn more at www.
centeredlex.com or call 859-7211841
Mindfulness-Based
Stress Reduction
(MBSR)
Full 8 week program
(Thursdays) the gold standard
in mindfulness. Orientation
January 14th @ 6:00PM. Study
and practice with a supportive
group and learn to: relax your
body, quiet your mind, open
your heart, manage stress and
prevent burnout , learn nondrug approaches for managing
chronic conditions. Cost deeply
discounted for UK employees,
spouses and retirees. Sliding
scale for non-UK participants.
Facilitator: John A. Patterson
MD, MSPH, FAAFP, Mind Body
Studio 517A Southland Drive
Lexington KY 859-373-0033.
Full details at http://www.
mindbodystudio.org/?page_
id=1262
March 11-13
Lexington Comic &
Toy Convention
Lexington Comic and Toy
Convention is coming back to
Lexington bigger and better than
ever! Comics, toys, magazines,
gaming, horror, anime, movies,
art, music and more. Come see
Presented by the Troubadour
Concert Series and Highbridge
Spring Water, Baez is a legendary
folksinger, songwriter, author,
balladeer, activist and artist.
Lexington Opera House. Tickets
$85.50. Tickets are available at
the Opera House when the Box
Office opens 90 minutes prior
to the show. Prices subject to
change.
March 12
Shamrock Shuffle 3K
6:30am–7:30am registration, with
race beginning at 8:00am. Kick
off the running and racing season
in downtown Lexington at the
10th Annual Shamrock Shuffle
3K presented by Lexington
Furniture and Stantec. Please join
us to walk, shuffle, or run in this
annual St. Patrick’s Day tradition!
The Shamrock Shuffle 3K is
locally organized, and 100% of
the proceeds stay local benefiting
Lexington Habitat for Humanity.
For information and to register
online visit shamrockshuffle3k.
com.
March 14
Diabetes Support Group
10-11 am, Senior Citizens Center,
1530 Nicholasville Road, Free.
Sponsored by the LexingtonFayette Co. Health Dept. For
more information, call (859) 2882446.
March 14
Diabetes Lifestyle
Change: Being Your
Healthiest
6 – 8 pm, Northside Branch
Lexington Public Library,
1733 Russell Cave Rd., Free.
Learn about healthy eating,
carbohydrate counting and how
to apply to your everyday life.
Sponsored by the LexingtonFayette Co. Health Dept.
For more information or to
preregister, call (859) 288-2446.
March 15
Eat, Move, Lose Weight
Support Group
12 – 1 pm, Lexington-Fayette
Co. Health Department PH Clinic
South, 2433 Regency Road.
Free weight-loss support group
appropriate for anyone wishing
to lose weight or maintain weight
loss. Share struggles and ideas
with others. Held first and third
Tuesdays most months. For more
information or to pre-register, call
288-2446.
March 21
An Afternoon of
Mindfulness, Meditation
and Deep Rest
1:30 - 5:30. The goals of this
afternoon retreat are to: slow
down, relax the body, quiet the
mind and open the heart, prevent
burnout from work and caretaker
stress, mobilize your inner
resources for healing. Learn nondrug approaches for managing
stress-related chronic conditions.
Cultivate your innate happiness,
peacefulness and compassion.
Facilitator: John A. Patterson
MD, MSPH, FAAFP, Mind Body
Studio 517A Southland Drive
Lexington KY 859-373-0033.
Pre-registration required. Cost$20-$40 sliding scale. Full details
at http://www.mindbodystudio.
org/?page_id=1117
March 22
Health Chats About
Diabetes
Health Chats about Diabetes,
4-5 pm, Nathaniel Mission, 1109
Versailles Rd, Suite 400. Free.
Sponsored by the LexingtonFayette Co. Health Dept.. For
more information, call (859) 2882446.
March 22
Reiki Practice &
Introduction to Reiki
6:30pm- 8:30pm. 2508
Wallace Avenue, Louisville, KY
40205. Free. Those with Reiki
come to practice & receive the
Reiki energy. Those who do have
not Reiki training—come for an
introduction/question & answer.
Contact JoAnn Utley at 502-7773865 or [email protected]
to register. More info at http://
joannutley.byregion.net.
March 26
Day of Mindfulness for
Body, Mind and Heart
Goals of this retreat-like
workshop are to: relax the body,
quiet the mind and open the
heart, prevent burnout from
work and caretaker stress,
help you mobilize your own
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inner resources for healing,
learn mind-body skills for
managing stress-related chronic
conditions, cultivate your innate
happiness, peacefulness and
compassion. Instructor: Dr John
Patterson, Mind Body Studio 517
Southland Drive Lexington KY
859-373-0033. Pre-registration
required. Cost: Discount for
UK employees, spouses and
retirees who register on the UK
Wellness Program web site.
$35-$65 sliding scale for nonUK participants. Full details at
http://www.mindbodystudio.
org/?page_id=1020
April 1-3
Central Kentucky Home
& Garden Show
Friday, April 1 from 2–7pm,
Saturday, April 2 from 10am–
7pm, Sunday, April 3 from
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