COVINGTON, Ky. – This weekend you can take in some circus fun, shop unusual toys and collectibles, read to cats, play some bingo, taste wine, make perfume, listen to live music, paint, dance, make perfume, and much more. Or … as we call it … just another fun weekend in The Cov.
If your parents never hired a clown for your birthday party and you’re still holding a grudge about it, don’t let it keep you from enjoying big circus fun at The Gruff’s celebration on Friday.
Circus Mojo Family Fun at The Gruff is part of the restaurant’s celebration of 10 years in The Cov. And when Circus Mojo comes to town, Bircus beer comes along for the fun.
As quirky goes in The Cov, Earth to Kentucky sort of raised the bar. The shop’s shelves were consistently filled with some of the coolest designer, vintage, and bootleg toys we’ve ever seen.
Where else in the city can you find the Usama Monster or Winnipeg Folklore’s Sea Snake Man? What about the Flying Fang? Or Thawedzilla? Need a Janky Toys Arse Snatchel? You could count on E2K to have one in stock.
But, alas, Earth To Kentucky is being called back to whatever otherworldly entity from whence it came, and E2K Out Sunday is your final day to scour its shelves (though you can shop its web store through the 31st).
Grab your favorite book (maybe something by author Hiro Arikawa) and head over to Purrfect Day Cat Café on Sunday where you can curl up it the kitty lounge for Silent Reading Time with Rescue Cats.
A $30 fee includes a complimentary coffee, tea, or soda, and two hours of purrs and cuddles with the café’s adoptable kittens.
Look, we all have our favorite aromas, whether it’s firewood smoke, a fresh spring peach, BBQ ribs on the grill, baby powder, or the latest body lotion being hawked by the newest Hollywood starlet.
Meaning that the whole adage about different tastes applies to the nose as well. Given that, we fully recommend the Sip & Smell: A Perfume Making Experience at Second Story on Saturday when – while sipping a drink, you can cobble together perfume oils to make one that YOU really enjoy.
(And the way we see it, the more of those drinks you consume, the more you’ll be able to fine-tune your creation.)
Be sure to buy your ticket.
Tonight: The Missy Werner Band at Molly Malone’s Irish Pub & Restaurant … Alex Poteet at Smoke Justis.
Friday: Jon Dose, Thumper & Embryo at Galaxie … Kenny Cowden at Smoke Justis … Estrada Do Sol at Juniper’s … Schwabfest 2025 at Madison Live. ... Papadosio 2 Nights at Madison Theater.
Saturday: Schwabfest 2025 at Madison Live … ill.Gates with Space Wolf & High Noon at Galaxie … The Bluebirds Duo at Smoke Justis … The Nomads Trio at Juniper’s … Papadosio 2 Nights at Madison Theater.
Tonight: Wine Tasting – Italian Wines at Crafts & Vines … Karaoke at Green Lantern.
Friday: Research Strategies for the Jobseeker at Kenton County Public Library … Bingo at Artmarkit.
Saturday: Covington Farmers Market at Braxton Brewing Co. … MainStrasse Village Food Tour … Sip & Smell: A Perfume Making Experience at Second Story … Zumba Gold: Dancing to the Oldies at Kenton County Public Library … Karaoke Nights at Green Lantern.
Sunday: Winter Watercolor Wonders at Artmarkit.
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