Saturday, May 5 Water Tower 3005 River Road LouisvilleDownAndDerby.com $40; 8 p.m. All the locals know the party doesn’t stop after the last horse crosses the finish line. Derby night in the ’Ville will be teeming with parties, including the fabulous Down & Derby at the Water Tower. This open-bar event benefits the Louisville Youth [...]
PYRO Gallery, 624 W. Main St., is hosting a SWAN Day Celebration on Saturday, March 31 at 2 p.m. SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) features female artists ranging in age from teens to 60s presenting a wide range of work in the visual arts, poetry, narrative, dance, music and theater. The Louisville Visual Art Association, [...]
February 3, 2012 – 4:17 pm
•Mike Birbiglia Saturday, Feb. 4 Brown Theatre 315 W. Broadway • 562-0152 birbigs.com $27.50; 8 p.m. At the age of 33, Mike Birbiglia has accomplished more than most comedians do in a lifetime — including getting stand-up taken seriously as “theater,” a more-respected format that allows for more relaxed storytelling, the possibility of awards, and, [...]
February 3, 2012 – 11:01 am
Friday, Feb. 3 Brown Theatre 584-7777 complexionsdance.org $25+; 8 p.m. Founded in 1994 by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Complexions Contemporary Ballet exhibits a groundbreaking mix of methods, styles, cultures and has created an entirely new and exciting vision of human movement over the past decade-and-a-half. This will be Richardson’s final season touring with the [...]
February 1, 2012 – 2:33 pm
Feb. 1-4 Louisville Ballet 315 E. Main St. • 583-2623 louisvilleballet.org $20; 7:30 p.m. The Louisville Ballet likes to stretch (pun intended) its repertoire with small performances of classical and contemporary dances. Their new in-studio program, called “Studio Connections,” is a variant of the annual Choreographers’ Showcase and has the full company dancing in your [...]
December 2, 2011 – 10:53 am
Dec. 2-3, 9-10 Headliners 1386 Lexington Road • 584-8088 $20; 8 p.m. I suspect you’ve been a little too nice this year. Sure, that might get you a few extra presents under the tree from Mr. Claus, but wouldn’t you rather have a memory to look back on that makes you blush? Perhaps you snuck [...]
November 11, 2011 – 12:00 pm
Painter, singer and dancer Graciela Perrone will be performing at Caffe Classico, 2144 Frankfort Ave., 894-9689, on Friday, Nov. 11 at 10 p.m. She will also be displaying her latest paintings. $10, includes a complimentary glass of wine or beer.
November 3, 2011 – 9:14 am
Nov. 3-5 Louisville Ballet 315 E. Main St. • 583-2623 www.louisvilleballet.org $20; 8 p.m. By definition, dancers gotta dance. But without direction, they’re out there whirling their arms and legs around. That’s where the choreographer comes in. In the annual Choreographers’ Showcase, the audience has the opportunity to examine this collaboration with 13 new performances [...]
October 31, 2011 – 8:38 am
Monday, Oct. 31 Vernon Club 1575 Story Ave. • 568-3280 www.vernonclub.com $5; 8 p.m. When the Vernon Club opens its doors on Monday, there will be more going on than bowling and music — we’re talking naughty nocturnal spirits here, folks. Lexington’s Rebel Riot Revue will turn the Vernon into a sexy haunted house as [...]
October 26, 2011 – 9:00 am
Wednesday, Oct. 26 Brown Theatre • 584-7777 www.kentuckycenter.org $15+; 7:30 p.m. Gather up the kids, and get them to the Brown Theatre next Wednesday. Why? Because the place will be crawling with acrobats. Direct from Beijing, the National Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China will swarm the Brown with its unique brand of stunning [...]
September 16, 2011 – 9:26 am
Sept. 16-17
Kentucky Center
501 W. Main St. • 584-7777
www.louisvilleballet.org
$27+; 8 p.m. (Fri.-Sat.), 2 p.m. (Sat.) Athos, Porthos and Aramis — oh my! These “Three Musketeers” have been a part of my life since I first read the book by Alexandre Dumas as a kid. As 17th-century French Musketeers of the Guard, they [...]
August 19, 2011 – 9:49 am
Friday, Aug. 19 The Green Building 732 E. Market St. www.lacasitacenter.org $25; 7 p.m. With endless humid days and 116-degree heat indexes, summer in the city can be pretty miserable. But, as the Lovin’ Spoonful says, At night, it’s a different world, go out and find a girl, come on, come on and dance all [...]
June 10-12 The Belvedere 5th and Main St. www.louisvillegreekfest.com 11 a.m. (Friday & Saturday); noon (Sunday) $2 For the 21st year in a row, Louisville’s Greek Festival is back with an array of Greek-themed food and entertainment. Complete Greek dinners will be offered, such as the lamb shank dinner (complete with authentic Greek wines and [...]
June 10-11 The Alley Theater 1205 E. Washington St. www.art-sanctuary.org $18; 7 p.m. There are some freaky people in this town, and it seems like they always converge at the Alley Theater. I know this, because I’m there all the time. This weekend’s “Carne Vale: A Farewell to the Flesh” is no different, and it [...]
