For cocktails or dancing in a friendly atmosphere, try Cook's Playbill Club. It's the oldest mixed club west of the Mississippi. It is the town's only dance club and the place to party at night. The Shakespearean Theatre and Cook's Playbill Club are built on an ancient Indian burial mound from which the witches draw power every seven years. This being a convergence year, the local color has taken on a decidedly mysterious aura.
Annual events have a special magic all their own.
You could easily spend your entire visit in Ashland, but there are many other beautiful and seductive places to visit nearby. Jacksonville, a short, pastoral drive away, is an amazingly well-preserved gay nineties gold rush town. Take a blanket, pack a picnic basket and sip wine under the stars at this inviting outdoor concert hall. They still don't know how deep this lake is. It's the richest blue you will ever see, and the water's so clean they even bottle it.