Richmond, KY

The Annual Christmas Parade will be rolling through Richmond, Kentucky on December 5th at 7:30PM.

The Christmas Parade will be right down beautifully decorated Main Street.

I know I said that last year's parade was the best one yet...but it gets better every year!

The participants in the parade will be handing out kettle-corn, candy, balloons and souvenirs.

Also to be included in the parade are decorated vehicles of all kinds like cement trucks, huge wreckers, floats, buses and police cars.

Marching Bands will be playing Christmas music.

It always seems like it lasts for hours! Then right at the end of it all will be Santa and Mrs. Claus on the back of a fire engine. Come check it out, you will have a fabulous time.

P.S. How does Santa get around the world in one night?

Lizette Fitzpatrick- Principal Broker at Lizette Realty.

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Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun!

For more information on Lizette, Kentucky Horse Farms, Lizette Realty, Madison County, Fayette County, Richmond or Lexington KY real estate

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Richmond Kentucky Downtown Gallery Hop

GALLERY HOP NEWS - Chestnut Tree Gallery

The Richmond Gallery Hop is scheduled for this coming Friday evening, November 21, from 5-8 pm and we are celebrating with our biggest event to date.

Alvan Berry, a watercolor artist from Corinth, KY will be one of 2 featured artists for the evening. Alvan uses soft colors reminiscent of faded memories, and paints wonderful country scenes of times gone by, old country stores, rural churches, barns, plowed fields, and old homesteads.

Also featured during the hop will be artist and musician, Gary Bertram, of Georgetown, who will be providing live music for the event. Gary has just released a new classical guitar CD of Christmas favorites and will be playing selections from that CD and other Christmas music throughout the evening.

If you enjoy sending special Christmas cards, another treat is in store. We have selected what will be the first in a series of Kentucky Original Art Cards for Christmas.

This card is printed from an original work by Gary Bertram called "Kentucky Winter". A very limited supply of the cards has been printed and will be available for the first time this Friday during the gallery hop.

We will have special gallery hop sales, refreshments, and door prizes awarded every hour of the hop. You can also register for a free $600.00 abstract painting by RM Rollins called "Life Source" to be given away on December 23.

CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE

It starts this Friday with the Gallery Hop and ends with a Grand Finale on December 6th. Each day, a variety of items will be marked at least 1/2 off.

December 5th - We will be open late during the Christmas Parade, so stop in and get warm with a cup of hot chocolate.

December 6th - We will have several visiting artists on hand throughout the day.

10am - 12pm - Darrell Maggard, an artist from Berea who does both drawings and watercolor paintings will be on hand. Darrell's works were recently on display at JW's restaurant.

12pm - 3pm - Patience Fort, along with the family dog, Steel Magnolia, better known as Maggie, will be on hand to sign copies of their just released children's book "Magnolia Blossoms." It's a touching children's story written through Maggies eyes, about her life as she struggled to survive Hurricane Katrina and eventually was adopted by the Fort family in Kentucky. Jonathan Rollins was the illustrator for this book and will also be available to sign copies of the book.

3pm - 6 pm - Sarah Brown,artist and EKU student will be available to talk to anyone interested in her works. We enjoy offering EKU student artists an outlet for their work. Sarah's pieces are thought provoking, fresh and upbeat.

10am - 6 pm - Live Music throughout the day by Gary Bertram on the classical guitar, door prizes and refreshments throughout the day.

December 19 - December Gallery Hop

For information contact:

Chestnut Tree Gallery

102 East Main Street Richmond, Ky.

859-623-2144

ctgallery@bellsouth.net

Lizette Fitzpatrick- Principal Broker at Lizette Realty.

#1 featured Kentucky Realtor on Activerain.com and Localism.com.

Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun!

For more information on Lizette, Kentucky Horse Farms, Lizette Realty, Madison County, Fayette County, Richmond or Lexington KY real estate

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See for yourself what Lizette's extraordinary clients have to say about their Kentucky Real Estate experience. Copyright © 2009 By Lizette Fitzpatrick, All Rights Reserved..*Richmond Kentucky Downtown Gallery Hop*

Baldwin Farm / Richmond KY

Yesterday was the kind of day that you wish could be poured in a mason jar like mid-summer honey to savor all winter when you want to bring back good memories.

I loaded Mom in the car and went out to take some pictures of fall foliage and landscapes while the weather stays nice in the 70's.

One place I'd never been but driven past thousands of times was the Baldwin Farm.

Nice farm with lots of shade trees....

Many kids and large spiders!

The gravel road to the top of the hill.

We passed by a farm casualty from the haying season. O well...

Finally, at the top of the hill and where all the action is.

I'm hungry, lets ring the dinner bell!

Forget food! I can't resist colorful eye candy! Love these mums.

These two chickens need names and this kid is pondering...

Which one will she vote for?

To cast a vote, you put a corn cob in the basket of your favorite names.

Politics the old fashioned way.

This hay maze made me dizzy! Ohh...it may be I just feel normal!

At first I thought the dog was a statue.

Turns out he had something cornered in the corn stack.

He wasn't movin till it came out!

How about some refreshments?

Kick your feet up and relax for a spell.

Don't forget to pay for the cider!

A GAZILLION pumpkins scattered all over the hills to pick from.

I thought this was hysterical! Askem and See!

More stuff to shop for.

People have red wagons full of goodies to buy.

Mom found a funny shaped gourd! Isn't she cute?

Everyone is lined up at the check out.

Just like Walmart there are last minute items to the left of the checkout to add more on the total purchase. Good thinking!

Mom and I headed out to the country to take more pictures.

I couldn't resist taking another shot of those mums!

Baldwin Farm will be open to sell you everything

you need for your fall decor till Oct. 31st.

Later during the season you might want to go back to cut your Christmas tree.

They also have salsa, local honey, a sawmill for retail lumber,

fresh vegetables in season.

Located at 1113 Tates Creek Road in Richmond, KY.

Their website is baldwinfarmsky.com.

Lizette Fitzpatrick- Principal Broker at Lizette Realty.

#1 featured Kentucky Realtor on Activerain.com and Localism.com.

Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun!

For more information on Lizette, Kentucky Horse Farms, Lizette Realty, Madison County, Fayette County, Richmond or Lexington KY real estate

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See for yourself what Lizette's extraordinary clients have to say about their Kentucky Real Estate experience. Copyright © 2009 By Lizette Fitzpatrick, All Rights Reserved..*Baldwin Farm / Richmond KY*

Richmond Pottery Festival in Richmond Kentucky

The Great American Pottery Festival has come a long way since it's inaugural event back in 2004. It's held in historic Irvine McDowell Park on Lancaster Avenue in Richmond, Kentucky. September 5 - 7.

This year's pottery festival will showcase works of art, demonstrations and pieces for sale from Bybee Pottery, Tater Knob Pottery, Flatwoods Pottery and others. Also at this event will be craft vendors, entertainment, food vendors and Kids Fest.

The 8th Annual Kids Fest will feature:

Stage Shows, Walk Around Characters, Inflatables, and Games and Prizes. Kids will love the free petting zoo with $3 pony rides.

The Pottery Festival hours are:

Friday, Sept. 5, 6:00PM - 10:00PM

Saturday, Sept. 6, 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Sunday, Sept. 7, 1:00 - 5:00PM

For more information:

Pottery Festival Richmond Tourism Department 345 Lancaster Ave Richmond, KY 40475 (859)626-8474 E-mail: tourism@richmond.ky.us

Kids Fest Richmond Parks & Recreation Dept. 321 North Second St. Richmond, KY 40475 (859) 623-8753 E-mail: parksandrec@richmond.ky.us

Lizette Fitzpatrick- Principal Broker at Lizette Realty.

#1 featured Kentucky Realtor on Activerain.com and Localism.com.

Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun!

For more information on Lizette, Kentucky Horse Farms, Lizette Realty, Madison County, Fayette County, Richmond or Lexington KY real estate

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See for yourself what Lizette's extraordinary clients have to say about their Kentucky Real Estate experience. Copyright © 2009 By Lizette Fitzpatrick, All Rights Reserved *Richmond Pottery Festival / Richmond Kentucky*

Paradise Cove...A slippery Piece Of Heaven In Richmond Kentucky

Finally, Richmond Kentucky has a new public pool! It's called Paradise Cove and is located in Gibson Bay. It features a fabulous eight-lane diving pool with two, one-meter diving boards, a children's pool, two 40-foot tall slides, a wide slide and a small butterfly slide for the small tykes.

There is talk of adding a lazy river in Paradise Cove and another slide at a later date. It just wouldn't fit into the original budget. Even though the weather has been a bit cool, the pool is a welcome sight to Madison County locals.

Years ago, I can remember the public pool located in Rolling Hills on the north end of town. I swam there every summer. After that one closed, the only place to go was the public pool in Berea. The closest one built in recent years was at Ft. Boonesborough State Park. That one was still a bit far to drive to.

Summer in Richmond KY is going to be cool regardless of the temperature! See you iat Paradise Cove!

Lizette Fitzpatrick- Principal Broker at Lizette Realty.

#1 featured Kentucky Realtor on Activerain.com and Localism.com.

Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and fun!

For more information on Lizette, Kentucky Horse Farms, Lizette Realty, Madison County, Fayette County, Richmond or Lexington KY real estate

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See for yourself what Lizette's extraordinary clients have to say about their Kentucky Real Estate experience. Copyright © 2009 By Lizette Fitzpatrick, All Rights Reserved *Paradise Cove...a Slippery Piece Of Heaven In Richmond Kentucky*