Category Archives: history

Weekender: Nov. 21-22

November 20, 2009 – 10:00 am

•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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Year of Astronomy @ U of L

November 19, 2009 – 9:52 am

Thursday, Nov. 19
Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
U of L
852-6171
Free; 7 p.m.
The 2009 International Year of Astronomy marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei’s first telescopic view of the heavens. The University of Louisville and Bellarmine University are joining the celebration with an unveiling of unprecedented new NASA images of our galaxy and a panel discussion tonight.

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‘A Book of Prayers: The Medieval Bestseller’ @ Speed

November 18, 2009 – 10:46 am

Through Feb. 14
Speed Art Museum
2035 S. Third St.
634-2700
www.speedmuseum.org
Let us pray. Before the invention of the printing press, texts and accompanying illustrations were all handcrafted. These “illuminated manuscripts” were highly prized possessions of wealthy Medieval families.
A “Book of Hours” was very popular. The purpose of the spiritual text was to keep people focused on the [...]

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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 [...]

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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. [...]

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Attorney & Author Jeffrey Haas @ Muhammad Ali Center

November 3, 2009 – 9:39 am

Tuesday, Nov. 3
Muhammad Ali Center
992-5315
Free; 6 p.m.
Carmichael’s Bookstore and the Muhammad Ali Center host a discussion and book signing for civil rights attorney and author Jeffrey Hass tonight at the Muhammad Ali Center.  Jeffrey Haas is the author of the newly published book, ”The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther.” And [...]

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Space Shuttle Challenger discussion @ U of L

November 3, 2009 – 9:34 am

Tuesday, Nov. 3
Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
U of L
852-0586
Free; 7:30 p.m. 
An engineer who tried to stop the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986 will give a free talk at U of L tonight. Allan McDonald, co-author of “Truth, Lies and O-Rings: Inside the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster,” will speak at Gheens Science Hall.
McDonald will describe the [...]

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Tom C. McKenney @ Filson Historical Society

November 3, 2009 – 9:25 am

Tuesday,  Nov. 3
Filson Historical Society
1310 S. Third St.
635-5083
www.filsonhistorical.org
Free; 6 p.m.
 
Tom C. McKenney will visit The Filson to tell the story of Jack Hinson from his book,” Jack Hinson’s One Man War: A Civil War Sniper.” Hinson was a neutral plantation owner who was motivated by violence against his family to take a stand, engaging in guerilla [...]

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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?

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Weekender: Oct. 24-25

October 23, 2009 – 2:42 pm

•Doggy Hop
Saturday, Oct. 24
Barret Avenue, between Winter & Highland
DoggyHop.com
Free; 3-7 p.m.
If you don’t like dogs, then: a) you should avoid the Barret Avenue business corridor Saturday, and b) you have issues.
For the rest of you dog-lovers, leash up your canines and head to the second annual Doggy Hop on Barret. This “dog-centric street fair” will [...]

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Lunch with Lincoln @ Waterfront Park

October 21, 2009 – 9:58 am

Wednesday, Oct. 21 & Saturday, Oct. 24
Waterfront Park, near Lincoln Memorial
Free (food for sale, or bring your own); noon-1 p.m.
Ed Hamilton will speak about his creation of the Lincoln sculpture and artwork at the Lincoln Memorial. Lunch will be available for sale by Stop Lite Liquors Café and menu items will include bbq sandwiches, chicken salad [...]

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Lunch with Lincoln – a conversation with Ed Hamilton

October 20, 2009 – 10:26 am

Ed Hamilton will speak about his creation of the Lincoln sculpture and artwork at the Lincoln Memorial at Louisville Waterfront. The free talks are Wednesday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 24 from 12-1 p.m. Lunch is available at nearby Stop Lite Liquors Café. The Lincoln Memorial parking lot is located between the Kennedy Bridge (Purple [...]

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Dr. Jafar Hadizadeh @ Blue Mountain Coffeehouse

October 8, 2009 – 9:34 am

Thursday, Oct. 8
Blue Mountain Coffeehouse
corner of Preston & E. Main St.
Free; 5 p.m.
Get a rare and intimate view of the people and the geography of one of the world’s most important and most vexing nations — Iran. Please join Dr. Jafar Hadizadeh as he peels back and examines what you know, and what you think [...]

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Trivia Night @ Whitehall House & Gardens

October 8, 2009 – 9:26 am

Thursday, Oct. 8
Whitehall House & Gardens
3110 Lexington Road
897-2944
www.historichomes.org
Free; 6:30-9 p.m.

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Lunar double feature @ Gheens Science Hall

October 8, 2009 – 9:23 am

Thursday, Oct. 8
Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
U of L
Free; 7 p.m.
There will be a lunar double feature Oct. 8 when a member of the Apollo moon rover development team and a current space exploration researcher team up to lecture at the University of Louisville.
The free, public Bullitt Lecture in Astronomy is planned to [...]

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Weekender: Oct. 3-4

October 2, 2009 – 3:33 pm

 
•Titanic exhibit
Oct. 3-Feb. 15
Louisville Science Center
727 W. Main St. 
560-7159
www.LouisvilleScience.org
$14-$18 ($5 more for the IMAX film)
It was the ship of dreams, so says the old lady in “Titanic,” until the unsinkable ship, well, sank in 1912 in the Atlantic Ocean. Now history buffs and Leo/Kate fanatics alike get a chance to get up close and personal [...]

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Weekend events

October 2, 2009 – 10:28 am

On Saturday, Oct. 3, Steve Wiser is leading a Twilight Driving Tour of Cave Hill Cemetery on a tractor-driven hay wagon from 5:30-7:30 p.m. $35.
Brenda Wirth is conducting a vinyl painting workshop also on Saturday. 12-4 p.m. at Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. $45 members, $50 non-members.
The Kentucky Folk Art Society is offering its first [...]

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Weekend art and history events

September 25, 2009 – 9:38 am

F.A.T. Friday – the Frankfort Avenue Trolley on the final Friday of the month, Sept. 25. Explore the art galleries, shops and restaurants along Frankfort, Story and Mellwood Avenues from 6-10 p.m. There’s free parking, then hop on and off the free trolley. 
Cindy James is conducting a basket-weaving workshop a Saturday, Sept. 26 at 12-4 [...]

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Open Doors Lincoln Bicentennial Project

September 24, 2009 – 10:32 am

The Louisville Visual Art Association is unveiling its Open Doors Lincoln Bicentennial Project at Old Walnut/Beecher Park, 904 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. on Friday, Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. LVAA collaborated with artist Guy Tedesco, videographer William Wallace, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Metro Parks Baxter Community Center on a mosaic mural and short film documentary [...]

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Museum Day 2009

September 23, 2009 – 8:58 am

The Smithsonian Institution is presenting Museum Day 2009 on Saturday, Sept. 26. Participating locations in Louisville and Southern Indiana: Carnegie Center for Art and History, Frazier International History Museum, Historic Locust Grove, Howard Steamboat Museum & Mansion and Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory. Visit the Smithsonian website for the free admission voucher.
 

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