{"id":9268,"date":"2022-06-16T10:20:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T10:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/venumagazine.com\/?p=9268"},"modified":"2022-08-19T01:20:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T01:20:43","slug":"a-festive-kentucky-derby-day-on-pequot-librarys-great-lawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venumagazine.com\/a-festive-kentucky-derby-day-on-pequot-librarys-great-lawn\/","title":{"rendered":"A Festive Kentucky Derby Day on Pequot Library\u2019s Great Lawn"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9268\" class=\"elementor elementor-9268\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c079b12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"2c079b12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a8c2455\" data-id=\"4a8c2455\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7514be16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7514be16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Photos by: Kerry Long Photography<\/b><\/span><\/p><p>Derby Day, May 7, 2022 was a rainy one, but that didn\u2019t stop the excitement at Pequot Library with festive tailgates on their Great Lawn. We watched the \u201cRun for the Roses\u201d live on the big screen in the auditorium, and everyone danced the night away with DJ Rob during the after-party under the grand tent.<\/p><p>Derby Day raised more than $100,000 for Pequot Library\u2019s infrastructure, staff, circulating collections, special collections, school programs, Children\u2019s Library,\u00a0<em>and so much more<\/em>.<\/p><p>Ven\u00fc Magazine was proud to support as a media sponsor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-856c4f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-elementor-content-no\" data-id=\"856c4f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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