Category Archives: fundraiser

Weekender: Oct. 29-30

October 28, 2011 – 1:24 pm

•Fairness Campaign Costume Party Saturday, Oct. 29 21c Museum Hotel 700 W. Main St. www.fairness.org Free ($20 suggested donation); 7-11 p.m. Darkness falls across the land, the midnight hour is close at hand. Creatures crawl in search of blood, to terrorize y’alls neighborhood … or so said master of macabre Vincent Price in Michael Jackson’s [...]

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“Oxygen Art” at Swanson Contemporary

October 21, 2011 – 10:00 am

The Digital Immigrants are showing at Swanson Contemporary, 638 E. Market St., from Oct. 21-Nov. 4. The works in the exhibition are being sold through an online auction at www.diauction.com. It continues through Nov. 30. Half of the proceeds from each piece will be donated to the Wounded Warriors Foundation.

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Preservation Kentucky raffling Stephen Powell glass

October 18, 2011 – 12:00 pm

Glass artist Stephen Powell has donated one of his pieces to Preservation Kentucky for a raffle. It’s on view at 21c, 700 W. Main St., through Wednesday, Dec. 7. Raffle tickets for the piece are available online at www.preservationkentucky.org or by calling Preservation Kentucky, 306 W. Main St. in Frankfort, 502-871-4570.

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Taste of Louisville @ Mellwood Art Center

October 17, 2011 – 9:03 am

Monday, Oct. 17 Mellwood Art Center 1860 Mellwood Ave. www.thetasteoflouisville.com $55; 6 p.m. Louisville is a tasty place indeed. Now in its 38th year, the annual Taste of Louisville event has moved to the Mellwood Art Center to allow for more space … to taste! More than 30 restaurants and beverage companies will be on [...]

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Weekender: Oct. 15-16

October 14, 2011 – 3:46 pm

•Gonzo Fest Saturday, Oct. 15 Monkey Wrench 1025 Barret Ave. • 582-2433 $20-$30; 2 p.m. Hunter S. Thompson wasn’t your ordinary journalist. Heck, he wasn’t even an ordinary human being. But he paved the way for a style of journalism — “gonzo” — that continues to grow and continues to unshackle modern communication from the [...]

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“A Taste for Art & History” fundraiser at the Carnegie

August 30, 2011 – 9:00 am

The Carnegie Center’s 15th annual fundraising event “A Taste for Art & History” will be on Friday, Sept. 9 at 6:30 pm. Held at the Carnegie Center, 201 E. Spring St. in New Albany, it features a wide variety of beverages, cheeses and other food. Guests enjoy a silent auction where they may acquire artwork, [...]

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Weekender: Aug. 13-14

August 12, 2011 – 2:59 pm

St. Joe’s Picnic Saturday, Aug. 13 St. Joseph Children’s Home 2823 Frankfort Ave. www.sjkids.org Free; noon-midnight My friends and I spent most of our time at the St. Agnes church picnic trying to pick out which awkward tween was most like us in our not-so-glory days. Lucky for us, there should be even more of [...]

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Drag Queen Bingo @ The Connection

August 11, 2011 – 11:32 am

Thursday, Aug. 11 The Connection 120 S. Floyd St. • 585-5752 www.louisvilleyouthgroup.com $15; 7 p.m. This is not your grandmother’s bingo. After a huge success in February, Louisville Youth Group and The Connection are bringing back the outrageous Drag Queen Bingo night. “Typical bingo rules apply, but that’s all that is typical about DQ Bingo,” [...]

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Weekender: Aug. 6-7

August 5, 2011 – 3:28 pm

•Louisville LGBT Film Festival Aug. 6-7 Clifton Center 2117 Payne St. www.louisvillelgbtfilmfest.com $7 ($5 students); various times Louisville’s first LGBT Film Festival kicks off this weekend with a party at U of L’s Floyd Theater (at 7:30 p.m.); screenings of the top films begin on Saturday and continue on Sunday at the Clifton Center. Presented [...]

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Art for the Animals @ Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center

August 4, 2011 – 10:35 am

Thursday, Aug. 4 Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center 1860 Mellwood Ave. www.shamrockpets.com/afta $75; 6-9 p.m. On Thursday, the Shamrock Pet Foundation is holding its 15th annual Art for the Animals fundraiser. This swanky party and art extravaganza benefits the Shamrock Foundation, which works to end pet overpopulation through rescue, spay-neuter services and adoption. Regional and [...]

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Weekender: July 30-31

July 29, 2011 – 2:58 pm

•Teneia Sanders CD Release Show Saturday, July 30 The Vernon Club 1575 Story Ave. • 584-8460 www.teneiasanders.com $10; 7 p.m. She may live in Phoenix now, but Teneia Sanders will always be a Louisvillian. She single-handedly kept me in Stevie Ray’s with her gentle playing, soulful voice and perfectly positive disposition. Hosting all those open-mic [...]

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‘Pilgrim Song’ fundraiser @ Zanzabar

July 1, 2011 – 9:19 am

Friday, July 1 Zanzabar 2100 S. Preston St. • 635-9227 www.indiegogo.com/pilgrim-song $5; 8 p.m. “Pilgrim Song” is a movie being filmed in Louisville, which is a good thing for A) obvious reasons, and B) it’s not “Elizabethtown,” which was truly awful. It’s not done yet, in part because movies cost a bunch of money. Therefore, [...]

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‘Billy Childish is Dead’ @ Dreamland

June 29, 2011 – 9:17 am

Wednesday, June 29 Dreamland 812 E. Market St. www.louisvillefilm.org $5; 8 p.m. It ought to be an international crime that Billy Childish is not more well known, or taught in schools yet. As a musician, he has been inhumanely productive, leading garage-punk-blues bands like Thee Milkshakes, Thee Mighty Caesars and Thee Headcoats, amongst others, releasing [...]

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Weekender: June 4-5

June 3, 2011 – 2:27 pm

•Butchertown Art Fair Saturday, June 4 Washington Street (between Wenzel & Shelby) Free; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Last September, AOL included Butchertown in its Top 10 list of “Hot New Neighborhoods.” “This disheveled but tree-lined former meatpacking area of Louisville is the latest ‘hood where chefs and young designers are taking up residence in the Bluegrass [...]

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Weekend visual art events

June 3, 2011 – 2:00 pm

The Butchertown Art Fair is Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. in the 800 and 900 block of Washington St. Gallery Talk with Jan Albers and Karen Titus on Saturday, June 4 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St. in New Albany, 812-944-7336, Join the artists of “20/20 [...]

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Vote for the New Albany Public Art Project

May 25, 2011 – 12:00 pm

The Carnegie Center for Art and History and the New Albany Urban Enterprise Association have announced a new community fundraising campaign to support the 2011 New Albany Public Art Project: Bicentennial Series. This campaign is being presented through IndieGoGo, an online, collaborative fundraising platform. The goal of the Project’s IndieGoGo campaign is to raise $4,000, [...]

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Weekender: May 21-22

May 20, 2011 – 1:33 pm

•Forest Fest Saturday, May 21 Jefferson Memorial Forest 11311 Mitchell Hill Road • 368-5404 $5 per carload; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Some folks have a problem with the government, I hear. They say they’ve been taxed enough already, or that the CIA is spying on their hot tub. I’m not saying those things aren’t true, but [...]

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Louisville Loves Mountains @ Carmichael’s Bookstore

May 20, 2011 – 8:51 am

Friday, May 20 Carmichael’s Bookstore 1295 Bardstown Road • 456-6950 www.carmichaelsbookstore.com Free; 4-10 p.m. Carmichael’s Bookstore and Heine Bros. Coffee present the third annual Louisville Loves Mountains Festival Friday at the Carmichael’s location in the Highlands. The festival is a fundraiser for Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, an organization that advocates community involvement and organization. The [...]

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Weekender: May 14-15

May 13, 2011 – 2:01 pm

•Art in the Arbor May 14-15 4936 Brownsboro Road • 425-6943 www.artinthearbor.org Free; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Sat.), 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Sun.) A Louisville tradition since 1968, the Art in the Arbor Festival once again brings a host of attractions to help ease your post-Derby hangover. From live music to a wine garden, plus intriguing live [...]

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Weekender: May 7-8

May 6, 2011 – 10:52 am

•Down & Derby Saturday, May 7 Louisville Water Tower 3005 River Road www.louisvilledownandderby.com $30 ($250 VIP); 8 p.m. I know if you’re planning on attending Down & Derby, you’re either gonna take it easy at the track or leave room for a nap between the race and the dance floor at this annual benefit. The [...]

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