Various short quotes from Lexington poets will be printed on the coffee cup wraps placed around paper cups. The wraps are free to customers throughout the month. A 250LEX “Collectible!”

Numerous Lexington Coffeeshops — Cup of Commonwealth, Chocolate Hollar, Coffee Times Coffee House, High on Art and Coffee, Kenwick Table, Leestown Coffee, Nate’s Coffee, and 3rd Street Stuff will be participating.

The Lexington Public Library is celebrating our written word! For the month of April, examples of the library’s extensive archival newspaper collection will be on display at Central, featuring issues of the oldest Kentucky newspaper dating back to 1787, The Kentucky Gazette, Cassius Clay’s abolitionist newspaper The True American, and other local almanacs, music scores, and publications from the 18th through 20th centuries. We will feature local political race and IBM materials from the Lexington History Museum.

From the first Beethoven Symphony performed in America to the jazz majesty of Les McCann, Lexington has always been a city in love with music. The people, the places and performances will reverberate throughout the town during April’s Month Of Music!

Make sure you catch every note! Over 25 different venues await you in April to help celebrate our first-ever month of music – from Al’s Bar to Kroger Field – there’s truly something for every musical taste.

Stay tuned for more details.

First Wednesday Monthly Poetry Series. Kenwick Table, 201 Owsley Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky. Open Mic and Feature Readers. 6-8 p.m.

An open mic poetry series for the under twenty-one crowd.

A free public event celebration reflecting Lexington’s historic and rich literary legacy at the Kentucky Theatre, 214 E. Main Street. The evening will include numerou Lexington authors and performers such as current and former Kentucky Poets Laureate Silas House, Frank X Walker, George Ella Lyon and Jeff Worley; National Book Award Recipient, Nikky Finney; Hip Hop and spoken word artist, Tony Wavy; dance performance choreographed by Jenny Fitzpatrick; and musical and theatrical performances with guest artists. Join us for this special night to celebrate why Lexington is such a special place for writers of all genres.

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A free public event. An intimate conversation with celebrated poet, Nikki Finney, in town for our literary celebrations. There will be a short reading of selected works and a Q&A with the audience.

Come experience all the show-stopping tunes you love from Broadway’s biggest hits, including Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Annie, Jersey Boys, The Sound of Music, Chicago, CATS, A Chorus Line and The Lion King performed by some of New York’s top vocalists. It’s the ultimate showtune extravaganza!

Join us for an author talk featuring two Kentucky authors – Wes Blake and Rick Childers! Both authors will discuss their careers, read sections from their books, and answer audience questions.

The Kentucky Great Writer Series features writers with a Kentucky connection who have one or more works of high literary quality. This special 250LEX Edition will feature the current and former Kentucky Poets Laureate of Lexington and be emceed by former Kentucky Poet Laureate Richard Taylor of Frankfort.

A Shark Tank model sponsored by Toyota.

Don’t miss the “250LEX Entrepreneurial Showdown”. High school and undergraduate college entrepreneur teams will compete for cash prizes as they pitch their ideas to five judges. This event is free and open to the public.

A live performance by local Hip Hop artists and an original live art piece that will be started at the 1st library location and continued in the next 2 locations. This program embodies what it means to be a connected and unified community through the love of musical and physical art.