Events & Workshops

Upcoming Events:

• The Hunt-Morgan House will open for tours beginning Friday, March 29, 2013. Tour hours are from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday; and from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday. Because of summer events that occur occasionally at the house, please call (859)253-0362 for weekend hours.
• On May 11, the Hunt-Morgan House will be closed for tours.
• Join the Blue Grass Trust on Thursday, May 9 for a Pop-Up Preview Party at The Jax from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at 101 W. Short Street. At just fifteen bucks a person, your prepaid reservation to this BGT exclusive event will include a delectable array of appetizers including Crackling Jax Almonds, Rustic Loaf & Dipping Oil, Caprese, Smoked Salmon, Sliders, and Beignets; a cash bar, and you will be The Jax premier guests, before they open to the public May 14. Pre-paid reservations are a must and limited to seventy-five guests. Reservations can be made with all major credit cards by calling the BGT at (859)253-0362.
• The Blue Grass Trust will unveil their newest Historic Lexington Walking Tour at the June 5 BGT deTour of Woodward Heights, which will begin at 5:30 pm. The walking tour brochure of Woodward Heights is the Trust's sixth walking tour of Lexington's historic neighborhoods. The BGT's walking tour program is sponsored, in part, by the Virginia Clark Hagan Charitable Foundation.
• The Hunt-Morgan House will be open for LexArts Gallery Hop on Friday, June 21 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. The exhibit will be free and open to the public.
• The Blue Grass Trust's 2013 Historic Preservation Awards and Annual Meeting will be on Sunday, June 23 at the Hunt-Morgan House.
• The 2013 BGT Founders' Day Party will be on Friday, July 12.
• For information on any of our events, please call the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation at (859) 253-0362.

National Preservation Month

Preservation Month offers the Trust an opportunity to educate the public about historic preservation in the community. Each May, the BGT celebrates National Preservation Month by planning a variety of public events, including lectures, tours and exhibits.

The BGT Annual Preservation Awards

The BGT Annual Preservation Awards recognize the outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations to the Blue Grass Trust or to the preservation movement in Kentucky.

2012 Award Winners:

• Preservation Craftsman Award: Given to a building industry craftsman who has exhibited a strong commitment to quality craftsmanship for historic buildings. Awarded to Laryn Karsnitz; Many Moons Designs
• Clay Lancaster Heritage Education Award: Given to an individual or group for service in researching and disseminating information about the Central Kentucky region. Awarded to Douglas Boyd, Ph.D., for Crawfish Bottom: Recovering a Lost Kentucky Community.
• Community Preservation Award: Given to a non-governmental organization or individual for service to the preservation movement or to a specific project. Awarded to Lindy Casebier, Deputy Secretary of Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet and Acting State Historic Preservation Officer; Fayette County Public Schools
• Barbara Hulette Award: For efforts in the preservation of Cental Kentucky's history, heritage, built environment, landscape, archaelogical resources, sense of community or significant endeavors. Awarded to Dave Shuffett
• Lucy Shropshire Crump Award: Given to an individual who has provided exemplary service to the Blue Grass Trust throughout the year. Awarded to BGT deTours Steering Committee
• Lucy Graves Advocacy Award: Given to an individual or group that has exhibited advocacy leadership in supporting the historic preservation movement in Central Kentucky. Awarded to Judge Neal Cassity; Magistrate George W. Dean
• Betty Hoopes Award: Given to a volunteer from the Antiques and Garden Show Committee. Awarded to Chris Ertel
• Clyde Reynolds Carpenter Adaptive Re-use Award: Given to an individual or group for outstanding efforts towards the rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of a building or buildings within Central Kentucky. Awarded to Parlay Social (Bob Estes & Joy Breeding); TRUST Lounge (Andy Shea & Kerry Glass); Russell School Community Center
• John Wesley Hunt Award: Given to an individual for lifetime service to the preservation movement in Central Kentucky. Awarded to Barbara Hulette
  

2011 Award Winners:

• Preservation Craftsman Award: Given to a building industry craftsman who has exhibited a strong commitment to quality craftsmanship for historic buildings. Awarded to Annis and Dreyer Construction; Bill Faulconer
• Clay Lancaster Heritage Education Award: Given to an individual or group for service in researching and disseminating information about the Central Kentucky region. Awarded to Tom Eblen; Sally Van Winkle Campbell
• Community Preservation Award: Given to a non-governmental organization or individual for service to the preservation movement or to a specific project. Awarded to UK College of Design Historic Preservation Graduate Organization
• Barbara Hulette Award: For efforts in the preservation of Cental Kentucky's history, heritage, built environment, landscape, archaelogical resources, sense of community or significant endeavors. Awarded to Pete Laughlin
• Lucy Shropshire Crump Award: Given to an individual who has provided exemplary service to the Blue Grass Trust throughout the year. Awarded to Maddie Lyerly
• Lucy Grave Advocacy Award: Given to an individual or group that has exhibited advocacy leadership in supporting the historic preservation movement in Central Kentucky. Awarded to John Jay Buchtel
• Betty Hoopes Award: Given to a volunteer from the Antiques and Garden Show Committee. Awarded to Amelia Martin Adams; Kirstin Keiser
• Clyde Reynolds Carpenter Adaptive Re-use Award: Given to an individual or group for outstanding efforts towards the rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of a building or buildings within Central Kentucky. Awarded to Dudley's on Short (Debbie Long); Table Three Ten and Wine+Market (Andrea Sims and Krim Boughalem); Shorty's The Urban Market (Darren Teodoro)
• John Wesley Hunt Award: Given to an individual for lifetime service to the preservation movement in Central Kentucky. Awarded to Jim McKeighen