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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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Weekender: Sept. 8-9

September 7, 2012 – 2:02 pm

The Electric Hearts Saturday, Sept. 8 Zanzabar 2100 S. Preston St. zanzabarlouisville.com $5; 9 p.m. For a while there, we thought Nashville might have been lost forever to corporate bubblegum country. But with recent alt-country resurgence (and Jack White’s country recordings and residency in Brentwood), true Nashville butt-kickin’ country is coming back with bands like [...]

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Weekender: Sept. 1-3

August 31, 2012 – 2:49 pm

•The Fervor Saturday, Sept. 1 Zanzabar 2100 S. Preston St. zanzabarlouisville.com $7; 9 p.m. Being in a band is hard work, especially as a labor of love, so it’s almost poetic that The Fervor are sending off one of their own on Labor Day weekend. Bassist Michael Campbell bids farewell to the group, marking yet [...]

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Weekender: Aug. 25-26

August 23, 2012 – 3:42 pm

•Brew at the Zoo Saturday, Aug. 25 Louisville Zoo louisvillezoo.org $45 adv., $55 door; 4-9 p.m. Brew at the Zoo is back again Saturday with the usual fun — tons of breweries and wineries from around the region, plenty of food samples, games, music and plenty more. In fact, this year, the event is being [...]

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Kentucky State Fair @ Kentucky Fair & Expo Center

August 16, 2012 – 9:14 am

Aug. 16-26 Kentucky Fair & Expo Center kystatefair.org $10; 9 a.m. Attendance at last year’s Kentucky State Fair was 605,565 — but I’m kinda more intrigued with finding out how many corndogs were consumed, or fried Kool-Aid drank, or pigs pet. If the weather cooperates this year, I bet we will surpass that attendance number. [...]

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Weekender: Aug. 11-12

August 10, 2012 – 3:44 pm

•Dog Day @ Douglass Loop Farmers Market Saturday, Aug. 11 2005 Douglass Loop • 314-6639 RockosRewards.com Free; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Rocko’s Rewards, a local provider of all-natural, homemade dog treats, sincerely hopes that this coming Saturday in the Highlands, you’ll let the dogs out. Why? Well, it’s Dog Day at Douglass Loop Farmers Market, that’s why, [...]

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Shine On Louisville @ Kentucky Center for the Arts

July 19, 2012 – 3:07 pm

Friday, July 20 Kentucky Center for the Arts facebook.com/shineonmusicfest Free; 6 p.m. Seven Counties Services, the Mayor’s Healthy Hometown Movement and other sponsors will celebrate mental health and wellness with Shine On Louisville, a free concert at the Bomhard Theater on Friday. This family-friendly event will feature local young talent such as the River City [...]

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Blues & Barbecue Festival @ Water Tower

July 13, 2012 – 10:28 am

July 13-15 Water Tower • 583-0333 LouisvilleBluesAndBBQfestival.com $10 ($7 before 6 p.m.); 5-11:30 p.m. (Fri.), 4-11:30 p.m. (Sat.), 1-7 p.m. (Sun.) Back for its 15th year, the Louisville Blues & Barbecue Festival will bring the taste of the South and sounds of New Orleans and Memphis to the Water Tower. You’ll hear jams from the [...]

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Kentuckiana Pride Festival @ Belvedere

June 15, 2012 – 8:43 am

June 15-16 Belvedere kypride.com Parade: Free; 8 p.m. Friday Fest: Friday: Free; 8:45 p.m. Saturday: $5; noon Though society — and Kentucky in particular — has a long way to go when it comes to eradicating discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, there remains much to celebrate in the LGBT community. And that’s where [...]

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Greek Festival @ Belvedere

June 8, 2012 – 9:45 am

June 8-10 Belvedere louisvillegreekfest.com $2; 4-11 p.m. (Fri.), 11 a.m.-11 p.m. (Sat.), noon-6 p.m. (Sun.) Craving authentic Greek food? Salivating for some souzoukakia? Got a boner for some baklava? Well, you’re in luck — Louisville’s Greek Festival is back for the seventh year, and boy, has it got your lamb shank. In fact, local Greek-Americans [...]

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Weekend visual art events

June 1, 2012 – 2:00 pm

The 13th Annual Arts of the Green at the La Grange Courthouse Square is on June 2-3 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., with fine arts and crafts, music and food. Contact Mary Klausing, Director at 502-419-5203 or maryklausing@bellsouth.net. “Knock on Wood” is opening on Saturday, June 2 at The Arts Council of Southern Indiana, 820 E. Market [...]

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Weekender: June 2-3

June 1, 2012 – 1:55 pm

•Elizabeth Cook Saturday, June 2 Uncle Slayton’s 1017 E. Broadway uncleslaytons.com $13; 8:30 p.m. Florida-born singer-songwriter and Sirius XM radio host Elizabeth Cook will once again have the opportunity to provide a fortunate Kentucky audience with her unrivaled blend of country music tradition and outlaw spirit. Cook’s latest offering, Welder, successfully pays tribute to her [...]

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Grassroots Gala @ 600 block of South Fourth Street

June 1, 2012 – 8:52 am

Friday, June 1 600 block of South Fourth Street 589-0343 Free; 4-10 p.m. One of this city’s best assets is its unique neighborhoods, and nothing will spark righteous indignation quite like having to defend one’s beloved turf: “Germantown isn’t dirty, it’s gritty.” “Panera did not mark the downfall of the Highlands.” “There’s more to the [...]

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Weekender: May 26-28

May 25, 2012 – 9:30 am

•Alpaca Event May 26-28 Kentucky Exposition Center 937 Phillips Lane kyexpo.org Free; 8 a.m. Oh my goodness, look at how adorable that alpaca is! If you’re like me and say that often, this is your weekend. Free — let me reiterate that, this is a free weekend of alpacas in Louisville. Why? Why not? OK, technically [...]

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Abbey Road on the River @ The Belvedere

May 24, 2012 – 9:15 am

May 24-28 The Belvedere arotr.com $10+; various times This year, Abbey Road on the River, one of the world’s largest Beatles-inspired music festivals, will present … Jefferson Starship? Yes, that’s the band that apparently built this city on rock ’n’ roll back in the ’80s, under the name Starship. The reformed Jefferson Starship — featuring [...]

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Weekender: May 19-20

May 18, 2012 – 9:31 am

•KY Women’s Book Festival Saturday, May 19 U of L’s Ekstrom Library 2301 S. Third St. • 852-8976 louisville.edu/womenscenter/kwbf Free; 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Ekstrom Library at U of L will be home to the sixth annual Kentucky Women’s Book Festival. Spalding University president Tori Murden McClure is speaker for the opening session, and then the [...]

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Gardener’s Fair @ Locust Grove

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, [...]

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Weekender: March 10-11

March 9, 2012 – 1:51 pm

•St. Patrick’s Parade Saturday, March 10 Baxter Avenue/Bardstown Road louisvilleirish.com Free; 3 p.m. What’s loud, bad at math and green all over? Me after drinking one too many green beers. Fortunately, I’ve given up green beer for Lent this year, so I will most likely just be loud and bad at math on Saturday as [...]

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Arcade Expo @ Ramada Plaza Hotel

March 2, 2012 – 2:23 pm

March 2-4 Ramada Plaza Hotel 9700 Bluegrass Pkwy. louisvillearcade.com $15 (a day), $35 (weekend pass); various times I come from a generation still sick with a hangover left from a retro-tastic decade known as the ’80s. That decade will be proudly on display this weekend when the Arcade Expo returns to Louisville. All the old-school [...]

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Kwanzaa Celebration @ Catholic Enrichment Center

December 28, 2011 – 10:04 am

Wednesday, Dec. 28 Catholic Enrichment Center 3146 W. Broadway • 636-0296 ext. 1245 Free; 5:30 p.m. I heard my first carol this year the day after Halloween and spotted my first decorated tree on Thanksgiving. Now that Christmas is finally upon us, I don’t think I can handle one more Lexus-with-a-big-red-bow-on-it commercial. (And really, what [...]

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