•Bill T. Jones & Arnie Zang Dance Co.
Saturday, Nov. 21
Whitney Hall, Kentucky Center
501 W. Main St.
562-0100
$20-$38; 8 p.m.
All right, try this on for size: an interpretation of Lincoln. Sounds a little stiff and boring, eh? All right, let’s modify this in an important way: interpretations of Lincoln through dance. And this isn’t just a ton [...]
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Weekender: Nov. 21-22
November 20, 2009 – 10:00 am
Gallopalooza Live Auction @ Seelbach Hotel
November 20, 2009 – 9:30 am
Friday, Nov. 20
Seelbach Hilton Hotel
500 S. Fourth St.
www.gallopalooza.com
$50-$100; 7:30 p.m.
Gallopalooza, Inc., the civic pride project that is currently displaying more than 130 life-size horses designed by professional and amateur artists throughout the Louisville area, plans to auction approximately 100 of the horse statues to the highest bidders in Live and Online Auctions next month to [...]
Festival of Trees & Lights @ Slugger Field
November 20, 2009 – 9:30 am
Nov. 20-22
Slugger Field
$5 ($3 for children); 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
HelpKosairChildrensHospital.com
This year’s 20th anniversary Festival of Trees & Lights will herald the start of the holiday season while benefiting the Kosair Children’s Hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Presented by Republic Bank, the event will be held at Louisville Slugger Field Nov. 20 to 22, and will [...]
Fleur de Lez Happy Hour @ Swan Dive
November 19, 2009 – 9:58 am
Thursday, Nov. 19
Swan Dive
921 Swan St.
www.fleurdelez.com
Free; 6:30-9 p.m.
Some say this place is a little hard to find, others have even said it is in the Bermuda Triangle of the Original Highlands and the edge of Germantown. Just find your way there, either using Kentucky Street and taking a left on Swan, or from Barret Ave [...]
Transgender Week of Empowerment
November 18, 2009 – 10:52 am
Nov. 18-20
Various locations
www.siennatg.org
Friday is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, an exercise meant to both memorialize those who have been killed as a result of anti-transgender prejudice and to continue raising awareness about a portion of the LGBT community that is often shadowed in our culture. It began 11 years ago as a response to the [...]
Raw Food Thanksgiving Feast @ Core Wellness
November 17, 2009 – 9:38 am
Tuesday, Nov. 17
Core Wellness
246 Spring St.
Jeffersonville, Ind.
6-8 p.m.
The Louisville Area Raw Food Meetup group is having its 10th consecutive monthly gathering to celebrate Thanksgiving “in the raw.” The raw food lifestyle is often adopted by those with life threatening illnesses and degenerative diseases but is now getting traction as a lifestyle to enjoy optimal health and minimize the [...]
Weekender: Nov. 14-15
November 13, 2009 – 2:36 pm
•Viva La Diva: A Celebration of Louisville’s Women Musicians
Sunday, Nov. 15
Jim Porter’s
2345 Lexington Road
452-9531
www.merfbenefit.org
$7; 5 p.m.-midnight
From the Americana of Brigid Kaelin, the blues of Tanita Gaines, the country sounds of Karen Kraft to the rock of The Blue Umbrellas and Kimmet Cantwell, the performers for Viva La Diva! run the gamut of Louisville music. Because this [...]
Salsa Night Grand Opening @ Mellwood Art Center
November 13, 2009 – 11:01 am
Friday, Nov. 13
Mellwood Art Center
1860 Mellwood Ave.
$7; 7 p.m.
Salsa dancing lessons from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. From 9 on is salsa dancing. This event will feature Cosa Seria-one of Louisville’s hottest salsa bands, a full cash bar, 2800-square-foot of hardwood dance floor, and lots of free parking. Hosting this event will be Miguel [...]
Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Rock Show @ Resurrection Lutheran Church
November 13, 2009 – 10:53 am
Nov. 13-15
Resurrection Lutheran Church
4205 Gardiner View Ave.
www.kyanageo.org
10 a.m.-7 p.m. (Fri.-Sat.), 12-6 p.m. (Sun.)
The 37th Annual KYANA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Rock Show brings together members and dealers who have a broad diversity of knowledge, talents, materials and goods to be sold. There will be many dealers proudly displaying handcrafted items along with items that [...]
FIRE & ICE Brain Ball @ Henry Clay Building
November 13, 2009 – 10:45 am
Friday, Nov. 13
Henry Clay Building
Third & Chestnut
www.biak.us
$175; 6:30 p.m.
The Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky will host the Fire & Ice Brian Ball. Guests of the Brain Ball will be enchanted with a sparkling ice castle, silent auction, dinner and presentation of the Mary Varga award and a posthumous award in honor of WHAS11 reporter, Chuck Olmstead. Chairing [...]
Weekender: Nov. 7-8
November 6, 2009 – 5:00 pm
•Harvest Hootenanny
Saturday, Nov. 7
Willow Park
www.mightykindness.org
Free; 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
When I asked Mighty Kindness co-founder Aim Me Smiley what her favorite part of autumn is, I got this: “… the collage of color on the canvas of this dream … a pumpkin patch, the crunch of leaves underfoot on a wooded trail, costumes, the smell of fireplaces, [...]
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Healthy Foods, Local Farms Harvest Party
November 6, 2009 – 11:03 am
Friday, Nov. 6
The Seelbach Hotel
www.healthyfoodslocalfarmsconference.org
$35; 6-9 p.m.
Benefits Slow Food Bluegrass and the Sierra Club. Bluegrass music by The Jawbones and Maiden Kentucky. Restaurants participating in this annual celebration of local food and farms include:
The Oakroom at the Seelbach Hotel, Proof on Main at 21c Hotel, 610 Magnolia, Restaurant Varanese, The English Grill at the Brown Hotel, 732 Social, Wiltshire on Market, Gelato Gilberto, JCTC Culinary Arts Program, Sullivan University Culinary Arts Program and more.
The GRRAND Affair @ Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center
November 6, 2009 – 10:47 am
Friday, Nov. 6
Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center
1860 Mellwood Ave.
www.grrand.org
$50; 6:30 p.m.
Golden Retrievers that were abandoned, abused, neglected or otherwise left homeless have gotten a “new leash on life” and found new homes thanks to the help of the Golden Retriever Rescue and Adoption of Needy Dogs (GRRAND).
GRRAND’s eighth annual fundraiser, The GRRAND [...]
Dia de los Muertos @ KMAC
November 6, 2009 – 10:29 am
Friday, Nov. 6
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
715 W. Main St.
589-0102
www.kentuckyarts.org
We die, therefore we live. The Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead is becoming more prominent across America, and Louisville is no exception. The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, teaming up with U of L’s Latino Studies program, are just two of [...]
G3 First Thursday Soiree @ Five Points St. Matthews
November 5, 2009 – 10:17 am
Thursday, Nov. 5
Five Points St. Matthews
3930 Chenoweth Square
Free; 8 p.m.
There will be $5 Special Martini cocktails: The Pomedora, The Renegade, The White Chocolate Martini and the Naughty Presbyterian! Plus $2 domestic beers, $3 well cocktails and $5 wine glasses with complimentary hors d’oeuvres provided by Five Points St. Matthews! AND with live music by OK Zombie!
Southern Historical Association @ Marriott Downtown
November 5, 2009 – 9:56 am
Nov. 5-8
Marriott Downtown
280 W. Jefferson St.
www.uga.edu/sha/
History buffs: Consider this your lucky week. The Southern Historical Association is bringing its multi-day annual meeting to Louisville. The public’s invited to come to any of the panel discussions on any day, without any need to register. So come on down, listen and bring your questions to the experts. [...]
Weekender: Oct. 31-Nov. 1
October 30, 2009 – 2:25 pm
•Paper Zoo
Saturday, Oct. 31
Horseshoe Casino and Hotel
11999 Casino Center Drive, Elizabeth, Ind.
www.horseshoe-indiana.com
$45-$75; 9 p.m.
Combining vocals that fall somewhere between Freddie Mercury and Iggy Pop with an experimental spacey rock reminiscent of earlier Flaming Lips, Paper Zoo manage to create a singular sound that is at once heavy and atmospheric, equal parts Pink Floyd and Lounge [...]
Interfaith Dinner Dialogue @ Keneseth Israel Synagogue
October 29, 2009 – 9:01 am
Thursday, Oct. 29
Keneseth Israel Synagogue
2531 Taylorsville Road
451-3695
$7; 6-8:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Highlands Community Ministries. DIALOG TOPIC: What is True Happiness?
The World’s Largest Halloween Party @ The Zoo
October 28, 2009 – 9:11 am
Oct. 28-30
The Louisville Zoo
1100 Trevilian Way
www.louisvillezoo.org
$8; 5-8:30 p.m.
Meijer presents “The World’s Largest Halloween Party!” at the Louisville Zoo where little ones can dress up in their wildest costumes and set off on a magical journey through the Zoo.
‘Equally Yours’ billboards
October 28, 2009 – 9:04 am
Through December
www.equallyyours.org
Art is everywhere, including the billboards that dot our city. The “Equally Yours” public art project, curated by Christa Faulkner, features the work of 10 local women artists. They each have something personal to say.
Rachel Seed, whose billboard is at Grinstead and Lexington, uses art to express the loss of her mother. “My [...]