LEXINGTON, KY- Anchored by big-name events like the Creative Cities Summit 3.0 and the TEDx Conference, the Lexington high-tech and entrepreneurial communities have a packed April calendar.
With almost daily events aimed at highlighting the area's creative community, a group of local technologists has formed the organization In2Lex to help promote the month's events. These are happening in addition to such traditional annual events as Keeneland's Spring Meet and the Best of the Bluegrass Festival.
And in addition to the In2Lex events, Lexington will play host to a bevy of other unrelated events, as well.
For more info on a selected events coming up this month, check out Business Lexington's Weekly Wire, e-mailed every Tuesday morning. To receive the Weekly Wire, sign up at http://www.bizlex.com.
Here's a sampling of what to expect around town in the month of April. For more information on individual events, check out www.In2Lex.com, www.jazzartsfoundation.org and www.art-in-motion.us.
April 2 - Keeneland's opening day, Kentucky Science and Engineering Fair at Alumni Coliseum at EKU.
April 3 - Kentucky Science and Engineering Fair at Alumni Coliseum at EKU, Woodford Reserve Bourbon Academy at Woodford's Distillery in Versailles, Mechanlia in the west parking lot of the Civic Center and Hash House Harriers, a drinking/running club.
April 6 - Kentucky Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference at the Griffin Gate Marriott.
April 7 - Best of the Bluegrass Festival kicks off downtown, Young Professionals Summit and Creative Cities Summit 3.0 kicks off at the Lexington Center and Mega-Sax in concert at the Singletary Center.
April 8 - Best of the Bluegrass continues with the Belle Breezing Bed Race at Cheapside Park, Creative Cities Summit 3.0 continues, ukTech10 will demonstrate some of the new technology coming out of UK at the Penguin Dueling Piano Bar, The United Way of the Bluegrass' 10,000 Hours Show presented by the W. Rogers Co. concert featuring Augustana at Buster's, Jazz: Live at the Library! at the downtown library and No Mercy Video Game Party at Baker's 360.
April 9 - Best of the Bluegrass and Creative Cities Summit 3.0 continue, Appalachian Ideas Network led by the University of Kentucky's Appalachian Center, Social Media Club and the Maker's Mark Mile Grade 1 race at Keeneland.
April 10 - Appalachian Ideas Network and Best of the Bluegrass continue, The Lexington Farmers Market kicks off in its new home the Fifth Third Pavilion at Cheapside Park, the Alley Cats irreverent bike race and the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes Grade 1 race at Keeneland.
April 11 - The Best of the Bluegrass Festival wraps up and Second Sunday bike ride kicks off at Cheapside Park.
April 13 - UK Jazz Ensemble Concert at the Singletary Center, part of Jazz Appreciation Month.
April 16 - Idea State U at the Lexington Center, MobileX Conference at Awesome Inc, "Salute to the Equestrian Games" with the Orville Hammond Trio with Dan Brock at the Old Courthouse and the LexArts Downtown Gallery Hop.
April 17 - Idea State U wraps up at the Lexington Center, The Lexington Farmers Market at Cheapside Park, Kentucky Junior Academy of Science at the T.H Morgan Biology Building at UK, Now What Lexington? Non-conference to discuss action items from Creative Cities Summit at the Carnegie Center, Mechanlia in the west parking lot of the Civic Center, Hash House Harriers (a drinking/running club) and Arts In Motion Shakedown at Buster's.
April 20 - Kentucky Digital Government Summit 2010 at the Capital Plaza Hotel in Frankfort and the UK Lab Band Concert at the Singletary Center.
April 21 - CIO Practicum at the Hilary J. Boone Center at UK, eHealth Summit at the Lexington Center and 5 Across at Awesome Inc.
April 22 - Solar Powered Earth Day Celebration at the UK College of Engineering, Geeks Night Out in Victorian Square's atrium.
April 23 - TEDx Lex at Buster's, Give into the Groove at Buster's and Fifth Third Fourth Friday at the Lexington Art League's Loudoun House.
April 24- Buildycrunken, tinker at Buster's and the Lexington Farmers Market at Cheapside Park. 4th annual Ms. Fix-It Fair at BCTC's campus and Lexington Children's Theatre Celebrity Curtain Call goes Wicked at LCT.
April 25 - Jazz Arts Foundation Birthday Bash featuring the Jamey Aebersold Quartet and Zach Brock and Friends at Natasha's.
April 27 - Business Theft Prevention Seminar led by BizLex contributor and Lexington Police Sergeant Chris Townsend at the Consolidated Baptist Church.