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Handel’s ‘Messiah’ @ Cathedral of the Assumption

December 14, 2012 – 11:41 am

Sunday, Dec. 16 Cathedral of the Assumption 433 S. Fifth St. louisvillemasterchorale.org $25; 2:30 p.m. The Louisville Master Chorale presents its holiday program Sunday featuring all three parts of George Frederick Handel’s “Messiah.” It will include the favorite choruses and solos from parts I and II (the Christmas and Easter sections) as well as the [...]

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Weekender: Dec. 8-9

December 7, 2012 – 1:51 pm

•‘Zhenya’ Saturday, Dec. 8 234 Pearl St., New Albany zhenyaexhibition.wordpress.com Free; 5-8 p.m. In October, an 11-year-old Russian boy named Yevgeny Salinder discovered the remains of a wooly mammoth. It was named “Zhenya” after his nickname and is the second-best preserved mammoth ever found. Eight senior BFA art students from IUS are channeling Zhenya’s curious [...]

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Dine Out for APRON @ Various locations

December 4, 2012 – 9:40 am

Tuesday, Dec. 4 Various locations aproninc.org With limited options like Spaghetti O’s and black beans in my cupboards, it’s fairly easy to twist my arm to get me to dine out. On Tuesday, however, there will be no twisting necessary. Local participating restaurants will be donating a portion of their day’s proceeds to APRON Inc., [...]

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Weekender: Dec. 1-2

November 30, 2012 – 3:34 pm

•Bardstown Road Aglow Saturday, Dec. 1 Highlands bardstownroadaglow.com Free; 5-10 p.m. The reindeer have the night off, so Santa and his elves will be cruising the streets via the Thirsty Pedaler — you know, that long bike thing that looks like a moving bar. For the past 27 years, the first Saturday of December is [...]

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Weekend visual art events

November 30, 2012 – 2:00 pm

KNPRINTS is having a Holiday Event Sale on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 1-5 p.m. upstairs at RYE, 900 E. Market St. They will be featuring hand-printed scarves, stoles and shawls. Revelry Boutique Gallery, 980 Barret Ave., 414-1ART, will be showing “Scenes for the Season” during Bardstown Road Aglow on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 6-10 p.m. [...]

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Weekender: Nov. 17-18

November 16, 2012 – 4:32 pm

•NuLu Holiday Open House Saturday, Nov. 17 East Market Street eastmarketdistrict.com Free; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Every year my brother makes a mad dash to the mall on Dec. 24 to embark on a frenzied shopping spree for friends and family. I suspect this endeavor is shortening his lifespan, so Pete, this one’s for you: The [...]

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Festival of Faiths @ Kentucky Center for African American Heritage

November 14, 2012 – 10:47 am

Nov. 14-18 Kentucky Center for African American Heritage 1701 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. festivaloffaiths.org Prices and times vary “Compassion can be put into practice if one recognizes the fact that every human being is a member of the human family, regardless of differences in religion, culture, color and creed.” Wise words from the Dalai Lama, [...]

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Weekender: Nov. 10-11

November 8, 2012 – 3:34 pm

•‘Frida Kahlo: A Portrait’ Nov. 9-17 Wyatt Center at Bellarmine University 2001 Newburg Road • 272-8431 bellarmine.edu/cas/theatre $10-$16; various times Just reading her name instantly calls up a mental image of one of her surrealist self-portraits. We all know the face, but perhaps not as much about Frida herself, other than she had health problems [...]

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Good Folk Festival @ Kentucky Center for African American Heritage

November 2, 2012 – 2:53 pm

Nov. 3-4 Kentucky Center for African American Heritage 1701 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. junkabillyart.com $10; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Sat,), 10 a.m.-4p.m. (Sun.) Now in its fourth year, the Good Folk Festival offers plenty of local and regional culture — as well as a few from parts unknown — from craftspeople to artists to musicians to [...]

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Day of the Dead events

November 1, 2012 – 2:22 pm

Day of the Dead (El Día de los Muertos) marks a social ritual of families remembering their dead and celebrating the cycle of life and death with friends and relatives. U of L has many events around town (call 852-2034 for more information): –An altar at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 1406 E. Washington St., will [...]

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Weekender: Oct. 27-28

October 26, 2012 – 2:06 pm

•Harvest Hootenanny Saturday, Oct. 27 Brown-Forman Amphitheater, Waterfront Park mightykindness.org Free; noon-6 p.m. What happens when the local farmer meets up with the social justice advocate who was hanging with the eco steward and the minister, who had a lunch date with the peace activist and the artist? It’s the ultimate vision of the Mighty [...]

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Weekender: Oct. 20-21

October 19, 2012 – 1:44 pm

•Beaux Arts Ball Saturday, Oct. 20 Galt House 141 N. Fourth St. beauxartsball.com $90; 6:30 p.m. It’s time to put on your fancy pants and strut around the Galt House for a good cause. (That’s a typical Friday night for me.) The Beaux Arts Ball invites you to come out and play Saturday night in [...]

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Drag Queen Bingo @ The Connection

October 18, 2012 – 9:25 am

Thursday, Oct. 18 The Connection 120 S. Floyd St. $15; 6:30 p.m. OK, what’s got eccentric style, royalty and a winning set of balls? Drag Queen Bingo! Forget the bingo of yore, confined to wood-paneled American Legion Halls and community centers scorched by fluorescent lighting. This evening’s Drag Queen Bingo at The Connection will surely [...]

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Weekender: Sept. 29-30

September 28, 2012 – 2:47 pm

•Princess Bride Experience Saturday, Sept. 29 620 S. Third St. thealleytheater.org $10-$15; noon “Princess Bride” fans: This might be everything you’ve ever dreamed of. It’s exactly what it sounds like — an all-day festival dedicated to the cult classic film, just in time for its 25th anniversary. The folks at Alley Theater will have movie-themed [...]

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Louisville Irish Fest @ Bellarmine University

September 28, 2012 – 10:12 am

Sept. 28-30 Bellarmine University louisvilleirishfest.com $8; 7 p.m. (Fri.), 11 a.m. (Sat.), 11:30 a.m. (Sun.) If death and taxes represent life’s two certainties, here’s another one that probably runs a close third: You don’t have to be Irish to love the Louisville Irish Fest. Every fall, traditional Irish food, crafts, dancing, libations, music and more [...]

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Craft Beer Week @ Various locations

September 27, 2012 – 9:36 am

Sept. 26-29 Various locations louisvillebeer.com Forget May, September is proving to be an awesome month to be in Louisville. Not only are we celebrating National Bourbon Heritage Month, but now it’s time for Craft Beer Week! The more the merrier, I say. With several seminars, lectures, tastings and food pairings scheduled throughout each day, it’s [...]

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Bo & Luke @ Against the Grain Brewery

September 25, 2012 – 9:50 am

Tuesday, Sept. 25 Against the Grain Brewery 401 E. Main St. atgbrewery.com Free; 6 p.m. New beer alert! Against the Brain Brewery at Slugger Field, run by a bunch of good ol’ boys never meanin’ no harm, is releasing their newest concoction — Bo & Luke — on Tuesday with a “Dukes of Hazzard”-themed throw-down. [...]

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Arabian Horse Expo @ Kentucky Exposition Center

September 19, 2012 – 10:04 am

Sept. 19-22 Kentucky Exposition Center arabiancelebration.com Free; various times If horses went to high school, the Arabian might be that tall, elegant, good-at-everything type beloved by all. Even those meathead, Budweiser-swilling Clydesdales would appreciate an Arabian’s presence. This weekend, the popular horse breed shines at the Arabian Horse Celebration & Shopping Expo taking place at [...]

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Weekender: Sept. 15-16

September 14, 2012 – 11:43 am

•Irish Hill Roots Fest Saturday, Sept. 15 Gary’s on Spring 204 S. Spring St. irishhillneighbors.org Free; 11 a.m. Phone the neighbors, wake the kids. Because one can never have enough local neighborhood celebrations of music, art, food and drink, the Irish Hill neighborhood has organized its first “Roots Fest.” While the more literal-minded of us [...]

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Gaslight Festival @ Jeffersontown

September 12, 2012 – 11:10 am

Sept. 12-16 Jeffersontown • 267-1674 facebook.com/gaslightfestival Free; various times What began in 1969 as a street party among friends has grown into an annual weeklong festival that attracts more than 200,000 visitors to Jeffersontown every fall. Of course, we’re talking about the Gaslight Festival, which aims to entertain with hundreds of booths, live music, festival [...]

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