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WUKY’s Phoenix Fridays summertime concert series, presented by Bunbury and Buckle Up Music Festivals, took place in downtown Lexington, Kentucky on July 25, 2014. The free outdoors musical event is presented by the Downtown Lexington Corporation and is scheduled to occur every fourth Friday through September in Phoenix Park and features local acts and nationally touring bands. Photo by Rob Bolson.

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