The Country returns, but for one night only!

Let’s celebrate The Country, Lexington’s first lesbian bar. Join us for a happy hour at The Lexington Diner (on the premises of The Country). Enjoy free hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, and a disco playlist inspired by the bar’s famous jukebox. Best of all, meet friends old and new who love Kentucky’s LGBTQ History!

For the past year, Faulkner Morgan Archive has collected oral histories from The Country, Lexington’s first lesbian bar. We’ll have exciting new artifacts and stories to share that chronicle the important history of this space.

Opened in 1978 in a suburban strip mall, The Country was a hub of lesbian-feminist community making in Central Kentucky. 38 years after it closed, The Country remains a storied place in the LGBTQ history of the Commonwealth. More than a bar, The Country was a haven for queer women to find lovers, develop friendships, and organize for social and political change.

Celebrate while you socially distance! This event will take place outside on the patio of The Lexington Diner.

Thanks to The Lexington Diner for sponsoring The Country: A Celebration!

The Country: Remembering Lexington’s First Lesbian Bar is made possible thanks to funding by the Kentucky Oral History Commission.