Fish fry, farmers market, and a board game tourney

April showers (more like deluges) didn't stop the fun this weekend!

Friday

It’s Lenten season, and that means Fish Fry Fridays at St. Clare’s Catholic Church.

Parishioners at St. Clare’s enjoy fish and fellowship. Photo: Whitney McKnight

The Knights of Columbus from St. Mark's Catholic Church in Richmond fry up the fish while Mary Rose Sauer serves it up. Photos: Whitney McKnight

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Down the road and around the corner from the Friday night fish fry was a board game tournament called Lion in Winter. Why this name? No one knows, not even the founder, Derek Glenn — “Maybe because I like that film with Katherine Hepburn…?” — but it attracts folks from all corners of the country, and some places in between.

In it’s 12th year, board gamers from New Jersey, Florida, Washington State, California, and several other locales in between, made their way to Howard and Shirley Carlberg’s place on North Broadway for a full weekend of strategy-only board games, most of which are European in origin, Glenn told The Edge.

Shirley Carlberg delighting in feeding the 40 board gamers who've come to play all weekend; players compete in a game of Patchwork. Photos: Whitney McKnight

Howard Carlberg and friends play for keeps. Photo: Whitney McKnight

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Saturday

The Berea Farmers Market opened its outdoor season and welcomed some new vendors.

Beer cheese and bacon now available from Wild Bill’s of Lexington and Nicholasville. Photo: Whitney McKnight

New vendor Crumbs ‘n’ Creations are mostly sourdough breads and baked goods from Irvine, Estill County. Photo: Whitney McKnight

Berea Farmers Market founder, Bill Best sells his heirloom tomato starters. Photo: Whitney McKnight

And a scene far too familiar to all of us these last four evenings:

Photo: Whitney McKnight