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By Ashli Findley Colleen McCarthy Clarke didn’t seek to become an award-winning mixologist. Perhaps you can say the skill for mixing drinks simply found her. She had moved to New York City to study acting. Yet, around 1996, she got her first bartending gig on the Upper East Side of Manhattan at the French restaurant Gertrude’s. “I didn’t even know how to make a cosmopolitan,” Colleen says with a laugh, “but the general manager (Marion Mauer) gave me a shot, and I just took off from there.” With the talent she developed, she moved back [...]

The excitement of the Derby season keeps the enthusiasm high among the locals. We spotted these Derby fans last year at Dawn at the Downs. (l-r) Jan Weimer, Myrna Schrank, Carla Sanders, Brenda Jones, and Bee Smith.  Photos by Melissa Donald  (l-r) Blake Gorman, Mary Kate Nevins, Alyssa Gorman, Emily Meredith, and Mihret McFarland.  Teresa Waller  Bill and Jennilee Barry are with their kids Gracie, Silas, Eli, Austin, and Noah.  from Blogger https://todayswomannow.com/2018/04/dawn-at-downs-is-place-to-be-this-week.html

The Kentucky Derby Festival WineFest gives you a chance to sample wines from wineries located in Kentucky and Indiana and purchase the perfect one for your Derby party. With over 100 wines to choose from, this is a favorite event you won't want to miss! General Admission includes: Wine tastings Cooking demonstrations and paired samplings Etched souvenir wine glass WineFest event pin VIP Admission includes the above, plus: VIP entrance into private tent Hors d'oeuvres by local restaurants Barrel tastings Private restrooms Purchase your tickets here! from Blogger https://todayswomannow.com/2018/04/winefest-is-coming.html

By Megan M. Seckman If you are looking for the greatest two minutes in sports, I’d stick to the Derby. But if you prefer your sports on the meandering, cigar-smoking, bourbon-sipping side, the Great Steamboat Race is the Kentucky Derby event for you. Since 1963, the Belle of Louisville has challenged other classy vessels to cruise the Ohio River in a friendly battle for an odd prize: a set of silver-plated antlers. The Great Steamboat Race, however, isn’t your only opportunity to experience the legacy of the steamship — you could take a river cruise. [...]