Lexington is remembering Dolly Parton in ways small and large — and, as she wanted, by raising funds for the Imagination Library.

A mural at The Kentucky Shop on West High Street just outside downtown has become an impromptu home for tributes. In a video, co-owner Rick Paynter explained that the shop's mural was directly inspired by the impact of the Imagination Library — which mails a free book to children birth to age 5 to inspire the love of reading — on the owners' oldest daughter, now an avid reader.

Paynter designed a new T-shirt with butterflies in the shape of Kentucky, with 50 percent of proceeds going to the Imagination Library in Fayette County. Overnight, sales already totaled $15,000 for the charity. It's available in adult and kids' sizes. Shirts are still on their way to the store, but may be in stock by today + can be ordered online for shipment or pick-up.

Other businesses have also announced fundraising activities to benefit the charity:

🦋 Carson's Back Porch will donate a portion of all "9 to 5" cocktail sales through Saturday, Sept. 5; the drink features RumHaven Coconut Rum, Tito's Handmade Vodka, lemon and cranberry juice, house-made strawberry preserves syrup and the Bitter Truth lemon bitters, garnished with a sparkling sugar rim and a fresh strawberry

🎤 Bourbon n' Toulouse is donating 15% of dine-in and carry-out sales 12-8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30

🪕 Chevy Chase Inn's Dolly Trivia at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 30 will give 15% of sales (+ it's right beside Bourbon n' Toulouse)

🐦‍⬛ Magpie Collective's "Readin', Rhinestones, and Dolly" at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at Doodle's described as "part book club, part craft night, part birthday party" aims to raise enough funding to support 30 Kentucky kids for an entire year of Imagination Library mailings.

🩷 Dolly Day from 7-9:25 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 at Moondance Amphitheater promises to be epic. Don your rhinestones, pour yourself a cup of ambition, and celebrate Dolly Parton's legacy.