Best Bets
Entertain your options for this week
May 5
Spring Exhibitions Opening Reception
Natalie Frank: The Brothers Grimm, Lawrence Tarpey: Figures & Grounds and Ralph Eugene Meatyard & Duane Michaels: Camera Drama open with a reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the University of Kentucky Art Museum, 405 Rose Street, Lexington. Free admission. 859-257-5716. Finearts.uky.edu/art-museum.
May 6
21c Original Makers Club Derby Party
Enjoy an open bar, live music and hors d’oeuvres at Lexington’s 21c Museum Hotel, 167 West Main Street. Fun starts at 8 p.m.. Tickets are $175. Go to Theoriginalmakersclub.com.
May 7
Kentucky Derby
Where else should you be the first Saturday in May? Gates open at 8 a.m. at Churchill Downs, 700 Central Avenue, Louisville. First race is 10:30 a.m. Post time for the Derby is 6:24 p.m. General admission is $60. Call 502-636-4400 or go to Churchilldowns.com.
This story was originally published April 30, 2016 at 9:59 PM with the headline "Best Bets."