Category Archives: food

Call for ideas

posSOUPbility is seeking three people or groups to present their ideas elibible for micro-grants. The main focus of the meal-based evening is the presentations. The application is due Dec. 28. See www.possoupbility.blogspot.com for details.

Dec. 7 First Friday Trolley Hop

The First Friday Trolley Hop is the first Friday of the month, Dec. 7. Explore the art galleries, museums, shops and restaurants along East and West Main and Market Streets from 5-11 p.m. Hop on and off the free trolley. Decca Restaurant and Lounge, 812 E. Market St., 749-8128, is featuring “signs of life and other,” a new [...]

Dine Out for APRON @ Various locations

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., [...]

Nov. 30 FAT Friday

FAT Friday — the Frankfort Avenue Trolley on the final Friday of the month, Nov. 30. 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.  

Oct. 26 FAT Friday

FAT Friday — the Frankfort Avenue Trolley on the final Friday of the month, Oct. 26. 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. The opening reception of Charlotte Browning Originals Pottery featuring the “Knucklehead” collection will be [...]

Village Anchor donates to LVAA

On Monday, Oct. 22 from 5-10 p.m., the Village Anchor restaurant. 11507 Park Rd. in Anchorage, 708-1850, is donating 10% of proceeds to the Louisville Visual Art Association’s children’s art program CFAC.

Oct. 5 First Friday Trolley Hop

The First Friday Trolley Hop is on the first Friday of the month, Oct. 5. Explore the art galleries, museums, shops and restaurants along East & West Main and Market Streets from 5-11 p.m. Hop on and off the free trolley. Bearno’s by the Bridge, 131 W. Main St., is showing the “Louisville’s Fleur de Lis” group [...]

Sept. 28 FAT Friday Trolley Hop

FAT Friday — the Frankfort Avenue Trolley on the final Friday of the month, Sept. 28. 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.

Bo & Luke @ Against the Grain Brewery

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. [...]

Weekender: Sept. 22-23

•NuLu Festival Saturday, Sept. 22 700 block of East Market nulufest.com Free; 2-11 p.m. Whether you call it NuLu or — if that’s too cutesy for you — simply East Market Street, there’s no disputing this once-blighted stretch has become a bustling epicenter of upscale art galleries, specialty stores and delectable local cuisine. The fourth [...]

Gaslight Festival @ Jeffersontown

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 [...]

Weekender: Sept. 1-3

•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 [...]

Weekender: Aug. 25-26

•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 [...]

Kentucky State Fair @ Kentucky Fair & Expo Center

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. [...]

Weekender: Aug. 11-12

•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, [...]

Aug. 3 First Friday Trolley Hop

The First Friday Trolley Hop is on the first Friday of the month, Aug. 3. Explore the art galleries, museums, shops and restaurants along East & West Main & Market Streets from 5-11 p.m. Hop on and off the free trolley. The Speed Art Museum is hosting “Free First Friday at the Speed” from 5-9 p.m. during the [...]

July 27 FAT Friday Trolley Hop

FAT Friday — the Frankfort Avenue Trolley on the final Friday of the month, July 27. 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.

Sugar Rush @ Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center

Thursday, July 26 Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center 1860 Mellwood Ave. nfocusmagazine.com $10; 5:30-8 p.m. There was a brief stint during my childhood when I looked for a golden ticket in every chocolate bar, convinced I might be one of the lucky few chosen to nibble my way through Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. I was [...]

Blues & Barbecue Festival @ Water Tower

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 [...]

Teri Dryden at LVAA’s Food for Thought

Reservations required. Multi-media artist Teri Dryden is the next speaker at LVAA’s Food for Thought program on Tuesday, July 1 at noon. Includes lunch from Cafe Fraiche. Louisville Water Tower, 3005 River Rd., 896-2146 ext. 100. LVAA members $15, non-members, $25. Reservations required by Monday, July 9 at noon.