4 Unique Things to Try With Your Friends

While shopping, spa days, quick getaways and quaint lunches might be perfect for you and your girlfriends, try mixing it up and doing something a little out of the ordinary. We've come up with four fun and different things for you and your gal pals to try together this summer. 

> Purchase a Pure Barre class (East End, 502.749.2222 or 502.425.8300, purebarre.com) at Westport Village or The Paddock Shops. This new exercise craze centers around a ballet bar, but no dance experience is required. Challenge your body for 55 minutes and encourage a friend to tag along to make the first class a little less intimidating. Instructors suggest customers bring water and a positive attitude, while all other equipment is provided. 

> Get an early Saturday morning start at the Douglass Loop Farmers Market (Highlands, 502.384.8953, douglassloopfarmersmarket.com). Open every Saturday from 

10-2pm in the Douglass Boulevard Christian Church parking lot, this market is packed with goods from several local farms, producers, and bakeries. Spend an hour or two with a friend after purchasing fresh food for the week and visit over a block of handmade cheese sold from Boone Creek Creamery. 

> Spruce up your closet or home at consignment stores across the city. Make your way up and down Frankfort Ave. in search of a unique outfit at Margaret’s Consignment & Collectibles or Sister Act Consignment or a vintage lamp at Candyjacks or Refine Design. After a day of shopping, spend those extra dollars you saved munching on a warm baguette down the street at Blue Dog Bakery. 

> Need a new friend? Attend a Cliffdivers evening (502.649.4094, wearecliffdivers.com) to learn with like-minded women. This organization’s mission statement is providing a forum for great conversation and provocative ideas that push members towards overcoming fear,
thinking big, and pursuing a passionately conscious life. 

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