MORE NEW TO SEE AND DO IN KENTUCKY
(As referenced from 2006 Almanac)

• Pendleton Arts Center in Ashland is a working artisan center with studios (eventually, 90-100 when finished) and a main gallery open Mon.-Fri. Tours are available. The artisan center, open to the public the first Friday and Saturday of each month, offers works by resident artists for sale on these days. A café offers coffee, salads, sandwiches and desserts. 606/369-0000; www.artscouncil-neky.com. 1537 Winchester Ave., Ashland.

• The Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center, a new 126,000-square-foot facility in downtown Pikeville, will host nationally recognized events and concerts. 606/433-0200, www.eastkyexpo.com. 126 Main St., Pikeville, KY.

• The new $1.6 million, 800-square-foot U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum in Paintsville houses memorabilia from Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle, Tom T. Hall, Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless, Naomi Judd, Billy Ray Cyrus, Rebecca Lynn Howard and Ricky Skaggs. Open Wed.-Sun. Located just off U.S. 23 on Ky. 40, going toward Paintsville Lake State Park. 1-800-542-5790, www.paintsville.org.

• In state parks: While the golf course at Jenny Wiley State Resort Park in Prestonsburg had to be closed, a new disc golf course suitable for championship tournaments is being built. Greenbo Lake State Resort Park in Greenup has a new 400-seat amphitheatre for major entertainment acts. Carter Caves State Resort Park in Olive Hill has two new group camp buildings. http://parks.ky.gov.


—Gail Fleenor