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6 things to do this weekend in the Bluegrass

By Harriett Hendren
Kids on the swings at the Bluegrass Fair in 2017. The fair is at Masterson Station Park through July 22.
Kids on the swings at the Bluegrass Fair in 2017. The fair is at Masterson Station Park through July 22. Matt Goins Kentucky.com

Bluegrass Fair

Take a whirl on more than 100 rides and games , savor the nightly pig racing, and dine on classic fair food like turkey legs and funnel cakes. The Bluegrass Fair is back at Masterson Station Park, 3051 Leestown Road. Hours are 5 to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, 3 p.m. to midnight Saturday, 3 to 11 p.m. Sunday through July 22. Admission is $7, cash only. Free for ages 6 and younger. Thebluegrassfair.com.

Margaret Cho performs at Comedy Off Broadway through Saturday.
Margaret Cho performs at Comedy Off Broadway through Saturday. Raleigh

Margaret Cho

Known for her frank humor about politics and her personal life, Cho brings her "Fresh Off the Bloat" tour to Comedy Off Broadway. Show times are 7:15 p.m. Thursday, 7:15 and 9:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $30. Comedyoffbroadway.com.

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Danielle Navarro and her horse Tommy Bahama competed at the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show in 2017. This year’s event is through Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park.
Danielle Navarro and her horse Tommy Bahama competed at the Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show in 2017. This year’s event is through Saturday at the Kentucky Horse Park. Ebony Cox Kentucky.com

Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show

A summer tradition, the annual horse show is on the move this year to its new home at the Kentucky Horse Park Rolex Arena. Evening sessions begin at 6:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $5 Thursday, $10 Friday and Saturday. Free for ages 5 and younger. Morning sessions are free. Lexjrleague.com.

Jim Carrey stars in "Liar, Liar," the featured movie at Fountain Films on Friday.
Jim Carrey stars in "Liar, Liar," the featured movie at Fountain Films on Friday. Photo provided

Fountain Films on Friday: 'Liar, Liar'

The series of free outdoor screenings at Triangle Park gets rolling with the 1997 film starring Jim Carrey as a lawyer who is unable to lie after his son makes a birthday wish. Movies start at dusk on Fridays through Aug. 17. Downtownlex.com.

Pioneer Playhouse in Danville presents ‘Granted’ through July 21.
Pioneer Playhouse in Danville presents ‘Granted’ through July 21. Photo provided

Pioneer Playhouse: 'Granted'

In the final installment of a trilogy based on Angela Correll's novels that started with "Grounded" and continued with "Guarded," Annie embraces her country roots and a future with Jake. Performances are 8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday through July 21 at Pioneer Playhouse in Danville. Dinner is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 for dinner, $32 for dinner and the show for adults; $10 for dinner, $17 for dinner and the show for ages 12 and younger. Pioneerplayhouse.com.

Ron Wilbur, playing Beast, and Krissalynn Love, playing Belle, on stage during a performance of “Beauty and the Beast,” presented by the Kentucky Conservatory Theatre for Summerfest 2018.
Ron Wilbur, playing Beast, and Krissalynn Love, playing Belle, on stage during a performance of “Beauty and the Beast,” presented by the Kentucky Conservatory Theatre for Summerfest 2018. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com

'Beauty & The Beast'

It is the middle weekend for Kentucky Conservatory Theatre's production of the Disney classic "tale as old as time" at Woodland Park, on the Kentucky Avenue side. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. and showtime is 8:45 through Sunday and July 19 to 22. Tickets are $15 adults, $10 ages 10 and younger and are available at mykct.org/summerfest.

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This story was originally published July 11, 2018 at 4:20 PM.

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