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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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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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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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Weekender: Sept. 22-23

September 20, 2012 – 2:00 pm

•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 [...]

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‘Lights Off/Future On’ @ Speed Art Museum

September 20, 2012 – 1:53 pm

Sept. 21-23 Speed Art Museum 2035 S. Third St. • 634-2700 speedmuseum.org So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. It’s time to say goodbye to the Speed Art Museum as it heads into its renovation. The final weekend of events, dubbed “Lights Off/Future On,” has many ways for the museum and the public to say, “I’ll [...]

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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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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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Louisville Zombie Attack @ Highlands

August 29, 2012 – 9:22 am

Wednesday, Aug. 29 Various Highlands locations louisvillezombieattack.org Free; 8:29 p.m. (6 p.m. pre-party at The Back Door) The old saying “If you can’t beat them, join them” definitely applies to the zombie apocalypse. Because no matter how slow and stupid those flesh-eating ghouls look, they have an uncanny ability to get them some brains. That [...]

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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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Rock Around Louisville Clock @ Theater Square

August 23, 2012 – 3:35 pm

Friday, Aug. 24 Theater Square Free; 5-7 p.m. At the original dedication of the Louisville Clock in December 1976, a crowd of nearly 3,000 converged on Fourth Street to witness its maiden race. The massive masterpiece, with its tilted track and caricatured contestants, soon became the whimsical symbol for Derby City, a joyful toy in [...]

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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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‘Va Va Vittles’ @ Headliners

August 9, 2012 – 9:35 am

Aug. 9-11 Headliners Music Hall 1386 Lexington Road • 584-8088 headlinerslouisville.com $20 ($30 VIP); 8 p.m. A Va Va Vixens show hits an audience like a fleshy storm of scissor kicks, hula hoops and acrobatics. Reviving a late 19th/early 20th century form of entertainment, our local troop of 25 limber ladies and lads once again [...]

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The Book of Mormon coming to Louisville next year!

August 8, 2012 – 5:30 am

It was just announced today that the national tour of “The Book of Mormon” is coming to Louisville as part of the PNC Broadway in Louisville 2013-2014 season at the Kentucky Center. Winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, “The Book of Mormon” was written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone (creators of “South [...]

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Weekender: Aug. 4-5

August 3, 2012 – 1:01 pm

•Squallis Puppeteers’ ‘Elephant’s Child’ Saturday, Aug. 4 770 Eastern Pkwy. • 636-1974 squallispuppeteers.com $5; 1 p.m. Masters of imagination Squallis Puppeteers are going back to basics with their take on Rudyard Kipling’s classic “The Elephant’s Child,” the story of a baby elephant whose insatiable curiosity leads to a run-in with a crocodile (and, ultimately, an extra-long [...]

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Sugar Rush @ Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center

July 26, 2012 – 3:10 pm

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 [...]

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Weekender: July 21-22

July 19, 2012 – 3:15 pm

•Lebowski Fest July 21-22 Executive Strike & Spare 911 Phillips Lane • 368-1651 lebowskifest.com $10-$30; various times The Dude abides this weekend at Lebowski Fest, where achievers donning their finest terry cloth will gather to enjoy live music, bowling, trivia, and, of course, a screening of the Coen Brothers’ cult comedy that inspired it all [...]

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