Looking to get more exposure for your very own Van Gogh or Picasso original pieces of artwork?  Louisville Collegiate School’s Art in the Highlands is offering a chance to be involved!

Gaslight Festival
Gaslight Square, Jeffersontown
Sept. 13-20

Westport Village announces a new summer fun event Summer Vacation Festival, Friday and Saturday, July 10th and 11th. Westport Village is located at the corner of Westport Road and Lyndon Lane.

As a newcomer to Louisville, I knew the city had a lot to offer before I moved here. I had no clue, however, than an abundance of festivals was one of the city's highlights.

2nd Annual Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
June 4-July 2
Village 8 Theaters

With 20,000 expected fans and 66 scheduled acts, there'll be a lot of Dizzy Miss Lizzies at Abbey Road on the River at Belvedere Festival Park May 21-25.

"It's the coolest, most fun weekend in the city, not counting, Derby," said Roy Martin, an instructor on The Beatles at Bellarmine University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

The Forecastle Festival and Nederlander Entertainment have announced the complete festival lineup to the 8th annual Forecastle Festival, July 10th – 12th at the Riverfront Belvedere in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.

Louisville's best-known festival, the Kentucky Derby Festival, is nothing more than memories, trampled grass and shrunken livers. But it's just one of Louisville's many festivals in May.

Mike Linnig's MusicFest 2009
May 7-31
Mike Linnig's Restaurant
Held throughout May in an entertainment tent across the street from the restaurant, this festival offers four weekends of music, trivia, impersonations and games. It's not my scene, but it might be yours (and I'm not judging).

It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

Nope, not Christmas. At the same time when lovely things like asparagus start poking up out of the ground, keen-eyed or lucky hunters can find one of spring’s greatest delights — morel mushrooms. Also known as dryland fish, morels are a prized delicacy, and a delicious part of southeastern Kentucky heritage. I grew up digging into plates of pan-fried dryland fish when my family landed a big “mess” of them some springs.

The Forecastle Festival and Nederlander Entertainment have announced the headliners for the 8th annual Forecastle Festival, July 10th – 12th at the Riverfront Belvedere in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.

Widespread Panic will perform for two of the three nights, one of only three festival appearances this summer. Performing alongside are the Black Crowes, the Black Keys, the Avett Brothers, and over sixty-five bands and DJs to be announced.

Get out and enjoy our city this weekend! Here's your verb list to see what's happening in Louisville:
BRING:Non-Perishable food items to Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium if you’re going out to the UofL/UConn game tonight at 8 pm. Dare to Care will be accepting items to help with those affected by the windstorm last week.
BUY: Poop! The Zoo’s Fall Poopy Doo Sale is Saturday at the Louisville Zoo. Get mulch and the zoo animal’s “poopy doo” by the truckload! 8 am- 11 am.