Seeking nominations for Southern Indiana arts contributors

Posted: May 16, 2012 – 11:00 am

The Arts Council of Southern Indiana is seeking nominations for arts contributors in the following categories: Artist of the Year, Arts Educator of the Year, Arts Advocate of the Year, Arts Volunteer of the Year and Lifetime Arts Achievement Award. To be eligible, nominees must work, live or contribute to the arts in the following Indiana counties: Clark, Harrison or Floyd. Winners will be honored later this summer.

Artists, art patrons, students, educators and the public are encouraged to nominate exceptional contributors to the arts by submitting a nomination form by June 9 to The Arts Council of Southern Indiana, 820 E. Market St., New Albany, Indiana, 47150. Nomination forms may be completed online or downloaded from www.artscouncilsi.org. Any questions, contact Julie Schweitzer at 812-949-4238.

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Andrew V. McNeill @ Carmichael’s

Posted: May 16, 2012 – 8:44 am

Wednesday, May 16

Carmichael’s Bookstore
2720 Frankfort Ave. • 896-6950
Free; 7 p.m.

The plague of meth addiction has, unfortunately, become fertile ground for many a work of popular art. Louisvillian Andrew V. McNeill has had the chance to see the layers of criminality and the withering hopes in many parts of society — especially in his former role as policy adviser to the governor of Kentucky. McNeill has applied his insights to a debut novel entitled “Breckenridge County,” and he’ll be reading at Carmichael’s Wednesday. His story focuses on a small town that a drug cartel wants to use as ground zero for its plans to spread far and fast. Standing in their way? Not much — but one deputy sheriff is about to take a stand. The author has shown that he’s walking the walk by promising a portion of the proceeds to local addiction treatment facility The Healing Place. —T.E. Lyons

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Memoryhouse @ Zanzabar

Posted: May 16, 2012 – 8:42 am

Wednesday, May 16

Zanzabar
2100 S. Preston St. • 635-9227
zanzabarlouisville.com
$10; 9 p.m.

Sub Pop shoegazing poppers Memoryhouse are touring behind their new album, The Slideshow Effect, which showcases the Ontario-based band evolving from a bedroom project into a real, full-time band. The founders, Evan Abeele and Denise Nouvion, began working together as a multimedia experiment, pairing Abeele’s compositions with Nouvion’s visual art. They must have realized they were onto something, or at least figured out that, even today, there’s more money to be made in pop music than in Canadian art. The first paragraph of their bio mentions they’re from an area that hosts a festival that helped introduce Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene … That’s sort of like me mentioning they sound kind of like Louisville band The Fervor, so you should go see them because The Fervor has played Z-bar before. —Peter Berkowitz

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Urban Art Show @ Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center

Posted: May 16, 2012 – 8:40 am

Through May 26

Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center
1860 Mellwood Ave. · 895-3650
mellwoodartcenter.com

Just as Mellwood itself blossomed in the frame of the old Fischer Meat Packing Co., their newest exhibition illustrates just how well art and infrastructure cohabit. Austin, Texas, artist Chris Chappell understands this concept well, as his murals, which depict the reality of human life and the duality of joy and tragedy, can be seen throughout Louisville, notably in the lobby of the already-artsy Water Tower. This is the first-ever iteration of the hopefully annual metropolis-themed exhibit, which features artists from Louisville who are “with it” enough to showcase our scene, as well as some other hip cats from around the country. Mellwood’s own Crissa Candler hosted the opening on April 19 and is still the go-to for any exhibit-related inquiries. —Simon Isham

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Mike Ratterman and John King at Zephyr Gallery

Posted: May 15, 2012 – 2:00 pm

Mike Ratterman and John King are showing at Zephyr Gallery, 610 E. Market St., 585-5646, from May 15-June 23. The opening reception is Friday, May 18 from 5-9 p.m.

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Elizabeth’s Timeless Attire party at Gilda’s Club

Posted: May 15, 2012 – 10:00 am

Reservations recommended.

Elizabeth’s Timeless Attire, 2050 Frankfort Ave., is celebrating its 25th anniversary by hosting “A Silver Swank Affair,” a dress-up party benefitting Gilda’s Club of Louisville, 633 Baxter Ave., 583-0075, on Sunday, May 20 from 4-7 p.m. Appetizers, wine and desserts with French cafe’ music by Non Chalanté. Artistic attire (vintage or new) is encouraged. $25 in advance, $35 at the door.

 

 

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Kentucky Author Forum @ Kentucky Center for the Arts

Posted: May 15, 2012 – 8:42 am

Tuesday, May 15

Kentucky Center for the Arts
501 W. Main St. • 584-7777
$20+; 5 p.m.

While we just marked the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death, as intelligent LEO readers, you know we don’t live in a movie. One villain’s extinction doesn’t lead to happily ever after. For the real story, come to this Kentucky Author Forum event. Journalists Ahmed Rashid and Clarissa Ward will discuss Pakistan post-bin Laden. Rashid wrote “Pakistan on the Brink” and will address ramifications of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, as well as the Taliban. Ward, a CBS foreign correspondent, spent time embedded with Marines in Afghanistan. The Kentucky Center is hosting the event with the conversation starting at 6 p.m. The evening allots time for an audience Q&A, wine and cheese, a book sale, and a dinner. Ticket prices range depending on what you’d like to attend. —Anne Marshall

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Shpongle @ Headliners

Posted: May 15, 2012 – 8:40 am

Tuesday, May 15

Headliners Music Hall
1386 Lexington Road • 584-8088
headlinerslouisville.com
$20; 10 p.m.

If you’re looking for a trippy fix but only have music, Shpongle is your gateway. The duo behind this madness consists of Raja Ram on flute and Simon Posford, better known as British electronic artist Hallucinogenic, who handles all synthesizers and programming. Together they create mind-bending kaleidoscopic tunes based in psychedelic trance, moving freely across natural, ambient soundscapes before detouring into Indian music, complete with throat singing over a melodious, wailing flute. This heady blend is a layered beast without the repetition of most techno. This is more like Aphex Twin if he reached for the drugged-out stars where Shpongle reside. With a reputation for being an immersive live experience, this should be a rave to rave about. Psychedelic artist Random Rab opens and is a good reason to come early and not miss the opening act. —Austin Weber

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Weekend visual art events

Posted: May 11, 2012 – 1:00 pm

B. Deemer Gallery, 2650 Frankfort Ave., 896-6687, is presenting “Landscape Paintings” by Jeffrey Vaughn, the latest series of works by the St. Louis, Missouri artist. The exhibition opens on Saturday, May 12 and continues through June 20. Vaughn will be visiting B. Deemer Gallery on Saturday, May 12 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

The Mellwood Art and Entertainment Center, 1860 Mellwood Ave., is holding its Second Saturday Demo Day on May 12 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (the Mellwood shops are open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and the restaurant from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.). Contact Joy Lait at 777-9792 for more information.

The Frazier History Museum is opening “Samurai” on Saturday, May 12. It runs through Sept. 30.Second

The Mellwood Art and Entertainment Center, 1860 Mellwood Ave., is holding its Saturday Demo Dayon May 12 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (the Mellwood shops are open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and the restaurant from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.). Contact Joy Lait at 777-9792 for more information.

Preservation Fest 2012 is on Saturday, May 12 from 1-4 p.m. at Central Presbyterian Church (corner of 4th and Kentucky Sts.). Sponsored by Preservation Louisville Inc.

Preservation Fest is a free interactive event designed to help participants learn to maintain and restore their older home or commercial building.  Activities will include educational sessions and workshops with knowledgeable guest speakers, and a Vendor’s Fair to introduce participants to appropriate products and services.

The Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. 4th St., 634-2700,  is presenting “Artist Dialgoues” with sculptor Deborah Butterfield on Saturday, May 12 at 2:30 p.m.

Flame Run at Glassworks, 815 W. Market St., 584-5353, is having a celebration glassblowing event on Saturday, May 12. Artists will work on individual pieces from 4-7 p.m., then a dozenglassblowers will collaborate on one glass sculpture from 7-8 p.m.

Galerie Hertz, 1253 S. Preston St., 581-8277. is exhibiting “Motley Crew: Ceramics and Paintings” by Tom Bartel and Rachel Clark from May 13-June 3. The opening reception is Sunday, May 13 from 1-4 p.m.

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Weekender: May 12-13

Posted: May 11, 2012 – 12:03 pm

•Barking at the Brewpub

Saturday, May 12

BBC St. Matthews
3929 Shelbyville Road
Free; 1-8 p.m.

If your two biggest loves in life are dogs and beer, the BBC in St. Matthews is the place to be on Saturday. Not only does this event celebrate the reopening of their dog-friendly patio for the spring (The Wort Dog Café), but all money collected from the silent auction and a portion of the beer and food sales will go toward the well-being of your puppy’s brethren at Saving Sunny and the Kentucky Humane Society. There will also be a wide variety of culinary treats from local vendors for your four-legged friend, and you can pick up a dog for adoption if one happens to melt your heart. There will also be live music from Rude Lucy and The Potluck Ramblers. Woof? Woof. —Joe Sonka

 

•Deborah Butterfield

Saturday, May 12

Speed Art Museum

2035 S. Third St. • 634-2700

speedmuseum.org

$10 (museum admission); 2:30 p.m.

Internationally renowned sculptor Deborah Butterfield is the main speaker at the Speed Art Museum’s next “Artist Dialogues.” She will discuss her work as well as her love of horses and dressage. Other members of the panel are local artists Chris Radtke and Gaela Erwin, with curator of contemporary art Suzanne Weaver directing the conversation. They will talk about the artistic process and how one’s passions are reflected in art (Radtke and Erwin are also accomplished horsewomen). The museum has recently acquired Butterfield’s horse sculptures “Danuta” and “Burnt Pine,” which are on view in the show “Inside|Out.” The panel discussion and exhibition are included in museum admission. —Jo Anne Triplett

 

•Bonnie Raitt

Sunday, May 13

Kentucky Center for the Arts

501 W. Main St. • 584-7777

kentuckycenter.org

$54.50-$67.50; 7 p.m.

Her first new album in seven years, first for her own label, sees Bonnie Raitt taking greater control of what has already been an incredible career. Slipstream is the result of locking her longtime touring band in the studio and seeing what happened; some songs get to breathe in ways that her earlier material never did. What makes the new record even more special is her time in Joe Henry’s home studio in California, working with his core musicians, playing covers and Henry originals. Here’s hoping we’ll see a “Deluxe Edition” of Slipstream soon that unveils the rest of their work together. In the meantime, I implore you to sit in a dark room and listen to her take on Henry and Loudon Wainwright III’s “You Can’t Fail Me Now” with someone you more than like. —Damien McPherson

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Tim Barry @ Cahoots

Posted: May 11, 2012 – 11:56 am

Friday, May 11

Cahoots
1047 Bardstown Road • 454-6687
Free; 9 p.m.

“Freedom is more vital than a job. I’m 35 years old and I don’t work worth a shit, but I’m free as a motherfucker. And now I’m playing country music.” These are the fightin’ words of Tim Barry, former vocalist of the Richmond, Va.-based hardcore group Avail. Although the rough-hewn and often political musician is always outspoken onstage, he’s usually reserved and shy offstage. Perhaps as a result of this, he originally considered his solo act a side project, but it may indeed be more famous now than the work of the punk band. Of course, a lot of his former style has carried over into his newer work; simple rock chord progressions and honest lyrics endure, sustained in the plink of banjos and “everyman” storytelling narrated in his deep Southern accent. For this branch of his tour, he’ll be playing with Jenny Owen Youngs and Quiet Hollers. —Simon Isham

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Gardener’s Fair @ Locust Grove

Posted: May 11, 2012 – 11:55 am

May 11-13

Locust Grove
561 Blankenbaker Lane • 897-9845
locustgrove.org
$5; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

If you haven’t gotten a chance yet to plant that summer garden, there’s no time like the present. You’re definitely not too late … and if you check out Locust Grove’s Gardener’s Fair this weekend, you can even buy some flowers, herbs and plants already in bloom. There will also be experts there to answer any questions about weird weeds and pesky bugs, as well as tools, art and accessories available for purchase. A silent auction offers goodies like a box at Churchill Downs, Cardinal basketball tickets, lunch at Proof on Main, a quilt, garden bench and much more. Give that green thumb a reason to live. —Sara Havens

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“Free Family Fun Workshop: Mother’s Day Braided Fabric Rugs” at Carnegie

Posted: May 10, 2012 – 2:00 pm

Pre-registration is required.

The Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St. in New Albany, 812-944-7336, is hosting “Free Family Fun Workshop: Mother’s Day Braided Fabric Rugs” on Saturday, May 12 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Please bring a sewing needle for each child. They will provide the fabric, but families can bring any interesting fabric from home that they would like to use. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Suggested ages 2-12. Please arrive no later than 11:30 a.m.

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Brennan House and Levy Building get historical markers

Posted: May 10, 2012 – 11:00 am

The Brennan House, 631 S. 5th St., and the Levy Building, 235 W. Market St., have been awarded historical markers by the Kentucky Historical Society. The markers will be dedicated later this month.

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Greg Fitzsimmons @ The Improv

Posted: May 10, 2012 – 9:00 am

May 10-12

The Improv
Fourth Street Live • 581-1332
improvlouisville.com
$17-$20; various times

You’ve seen him on Letterman, Conan, “The Tonight Show,” “Chelsea Lately” and “Comedy Central Presents.” You’ve heard him on “The Howard Stern Show” and “The Adam Carolla Show.” Greg Fitzsimmons has made a name for himself by offering biting observations on our pop culture-obsessed society. He’s sardonic, irreverent and intelligent. He has worked as a writer (and won Emmys) for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and on “Lucky Louie” with the brilliant Louis C.K. Now he hosts his own top-rated podcast, and he published the bestselling book “Dear Mrs. Fitzsimmons: Tales of Redemption from an Irish Mailbox” in 2010. When he comes to Louisville this weekend, he will be working on a whole new hour of stand-up for an upcoming special. Fitzsimmons is a show not to miss. —Brent Owen

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‘The Snowflake Theory’ @ The Bard’s Town

Posted: May 10, 2012 – 8:59 am

May 10-20

The Bard’s Town
1801 Bardstown Road • 749-5275
thebardstowntheatre.org
$15-$16; 7:30 p.m.

Three years after her husband’s death, Marge has determined that her life is in need of a makeover. But in the process of reinventing herself, her son and daughter re-emerge, each with startling news. “Upon the very first read,” says executive director Doug Schutte, “we knew we had a play we simply had to do. And the fact that it’s a piece by a playwright as accomplished as Nancy (Gall-Clayton) makes it positively perfect.” “The Snowflake Theory” was part of Beyond the Borscht Belt: A Jewish Theatre Festival in Columbus, Ohio, and was a finalist at Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre’s ScriptFEST and for the Southeastern Theatre Conference’s Getchell Prize. Gall-Clayton’s piece “Encounter at the Ink Spot” was part of The Bard’s Town’s “Ten-Tucky Festival of Ten Minute Plays” last year, and she has had other work produced in 20 states, as well as Canada and Australia. —Jane Mattingly

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‘The Full Monty’ @ Jewish Community Center

Posted: May 10, 2012 – 8:57 am

May 10-20

Jewish Community Center
3600 Dutchmans Lane • 459-0660
jewishlouisville.org
$18; various times

What do you do when you find yourself broke and out of work? Become a stripper, duh! Based on the 1997 British comedy, this CenterStage production centers around six unemployed steelworkers from Buffalo who decide to bare it all to make ends meet. Of course, there’s more to it than body grease and banana hammocks. “‘The Full Monty’ is about so much more than stripping — that’s only the last few minutes of the show,” says artistic director John R. Leffert. “It’s a show about real people and their everyday struggles, with a tremendous amount of heart.” I feel the same way about Playboy magazine. —Sara Havens

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“Hidden Treasure: 200 Years of Art in Portland” at Portland Museum

Posted: May 10, 2012 – 8:00 am

The Portland Museum, 2308 Portland Ave., 776-7678, is showing “Hidden Treasure: Two Hundred Years of Art in Portland.” Part of the Bicentennial of Portland, the exhibition of 15 artists featuring painting, drawing, sculpture, fiber, glass, photography and ceramics is on display from May 10-Aug. 2. A special evening showing/opening will be held on Thursday, May 10 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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‘David (inspired by Michelangelo)’ @ 21c Museum Hotel

Posted: May 9, 2012 – 8:51 am

Ongoing

21c Museum Hotel
700 W. Main St. • 217-6300
21cmuseum.org

I’ve always said Michelangelo’s “David” has the best butt in art history. Now we get to see it in person without having to travel to Florence, Italy. 21c Museum Hotel recently installed Serkan Ozkaya’s “David (inspired by Michelangelo)” on the corner of Seventh and Main streets. You won’t be able to miss it — it’s a nude man, 30 feet tall (twice as large as the original) and in gold! 21c Museum’s chief curator Alice Gray Stites says, “Ozkaya’s replicated work, made of fiberglass and spray-painted gold … addresses the issue of value, both economic and artistic. How do we assess the value of an artwork (or its double), in the marketplace, in the art-historical canon, in our own subjective experiences?” —Jo Anne Triplett

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Brennan House & Gardens hosting Mother’s Day Tea

Posted: May 7, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Reservations required.

The Brennan House & Gardens, 631 S. Fifth St., 540-5145.is hosting Mother’s Day Tea on both Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13 from 2-4 p.m. Catered by Hillbilly Tea and Cake Flour. The house will be open for tours. $36 per person.

 

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