## Lexington (& LEX Airport)

362 W Loudon Ave, pop 323k, Fayette Co
KY 6th Dist: Andy Barr (R) of Lex

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Getting around/outfitters

Arts/entertainment

- Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra
- Lexington Ballet Company
- Lexington Opera House
- University of Kentucky Art Museum
- Keeneland horse track, April & October
- Red Mile horse track, KY Horse Park
- UK Opera Theatre
- Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, Red Barn Radio
- LexArts Gallery HOP
- Festival of the Bluegrass, June
- Railbird Music Festival, June
- Lexington Pride Festival, June
- Fourth of July
- Woodland Art Fair, August

Stay
Bike/walk/hike

- Raven Run Nature Sanctuary at the Kentucky River
   Palisades
- The Arboretum
- McConnell Springs

Paddle/fish

City facts

- KY Senate 28 vacant/ 13 Reginald Thomas
- KY House 77 George Brown Jr/ 75 Lindsey Burke
- U of KY, 32k students, 17k employees
- High-tech manufacturing: Xerox, Lexmark, Lockheed
   Martin, IBM
- Jif plant produces more peanut butter than any
   other factory in the world

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