A group of Louisville's top chefs, including Laurent Geroli from The Brown Hotel, are coming together to prepare gourmet BBQ to benefit the Home of the Innocents.

The Otter Creek Challenge is returning to Otter Creek Park on Saturday, September 20, 2008. It's an 8-hour adventure race that has you mountain biking, trekking, paddling, rappelling, navigating, scratching, and clawing your way across the finish line in an effort to claim the coveted "Golden Otter" trophy! Find out more by visiting us online at www.ottercreekchallenge.com HURRY - REGISTRATION CLOSES SEPTEMBER 13, 2008!!

Park Explorations Olmsted Parks Conservancy invites you to come to the park and enjoy a beautiful and educational FREE walk in one of our historic parks. Space is limited so register early with Sarah Wolff at sarah.wolff@olmstedparks.org or 432-2677. Explore the Field When: Saturday, September 6 8:00am-10:00am Where: Iroquois Park—Meet at Jacob’s Shelter (near playground and Summit Field) What: Exploration of Summit Field. Easy hike.

A celebratory walk to MOVE a nation to end Alzheimer's disease. All proceeds go to support research efforts as well as support over 74,000 area residents affected by Alzheimer's disease.

Park Champion volunteers help restore, enhance and preserve the Olmsted parks. Make new friends, get some exercise, and have fun while making parks a more attractive part of the community. Register with Sarah Wolff at 456.8125 or sarah.wolff@olmstedparks.org. To check on weather-related cancellations call 432-2677. September 6 9am-Noon Cherokee Park at Chauffeur’s Rest on Barret Hill Rd between Cherokee and Sulgrave Roads

We invite all who are committed to learning this process to participate, regardless of the nature of issues or recovery needs. Whether you are dealing with addictions, dysfunctional systems or just want to do some inner reflecting, you are welcome to participate. The program requires a commitment to attend 9:00am to 5:00pm on Sept. 6, and 2 hours on Thursday nights (7:00-9:00) beginning Sept. 11 for approximately 8 weeks. Registration REQUIRED: Please register for the program by sending an email with name, email and phone number, or by calling the Rainbow Center.

Free demonstration class for Heartland Music Together, a music program for children ages 0-5 together with a parent or caregiver . We’ll sing, play movement games, and explore child-friendly musical instruments together. No music experience necessary! This free class will last approximately 45 minutes. Date, time, and location: Saturday, Sept 6, 9:30 am St Andrews Episcopal Church 2233 Woodbourne Ave Louisville, KY 40205 (Highlands neighborhood) Note: spaces are limited! Please call or email to confirm your spot. For more information, contact: Miriam Klein, Director

The 3rd Annual Bluegrass Festival will feature a full day of Bluegrass music, great buffalo barbecue and special slow cooked food- along with demonstrations, vendors and events.

Come watch glass artist, Christopher Lydon create amazingly large and imaginative sculptures and vessels in this glass exhibition; squids, turtles, and bio-shaped vessels to name a few. Impressive cold and hot-working techniques used in both Venetian and contemporary American glass are employed by the artist resulting in a style that is unique and original to Lydon. Demonstration is in conjunction with a showing of Christopher Lydon's work in the VONFIRE Gallery at Glassworks.

David Mamet’s scalding play that took Broadway and London by storm and won the Pulitzer Prize. Real estate salesmen face a fiercely competitive battle in this gritty, contemporary masterpiece starring Louisville native and stage and screen actor William Mapother of Lost.

Enjoy food prepared by 4-star chefs, listen to music, play games, go on a hayride and have some good old-fashioned family merriment.

Come enjoy food prepared by 4-star chefs, listen to music, play games, go on a hayride and have some good old-fashioned family merriment.

Are you ready to Smell the Skate? Put on your spandex and tease up that rock mullet, Louisville! Your Derby City Rollergirls are ready to crank it up to 11, with their tribute to Spinal Tap! Is this sports or entertainment? Can't it be both? Having filled an aggressive 2008 sports schedule with WFTDA teams, your hometown roller derby queens have applied to join the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, themselves. Hosting Nashville Rollergirls will be no laughing matter--those girls are tough, and your DCRG has spent weeks preparing, already.

Critics and peers agree, Brian Regan has distinguished himself as one of the premier comedians in the country. The perfect balance of sophisticated writing and physicality, Brian fills theaters nationwide with fervent fans that span generations.

Come root on the home team as they battle it out with the girls from music city.

Sight & Sound presents… "Homegrown" September 5 & 6 7:30pm Tickets a low, low $7 An evening of local Drama, Music and Fun! Featuring: Walrus Gumboot, Pliney & The Elders, Roger Conley, Skylight Station(on 9/6/only), Talia Girton and much, much more!!! Special preview of "MISERY" by: Stephen King THE RUDYARD KIPLING 422 W. Oak ST. Louisville, Ky. 502-636-1311 www.therudyardkipling.com Tickets available in advance or at the door. Come enjoy great entertainment in a fun food & drink atmosphere! Don't forget our all music late show on Sept. 5th 10:00pm

The Budweiser Live At The Park Concert series concludes on Saturday, Sept. 6 with Josh Gracin. The amphitheatre at My Old Kentucky Home in Bardstown is a perfect place to see your favorite artists live in concert. As an Active-Duty U.S. Marine, Josh Gracin began his career in country music. The Television Show AMERICAN IDOL rocketed this young talent into the music scene and he continues to crank out hit songs. His latest Top 10 Single is “We Weren’t Crazy.” Josh has had Five Top 20 Hits including three Top 5:

David Mamet’s scalding play that took Broadway and London by storm and won the Pulitzer Prize. Real estate salesmen face a fiercely competitive battle in this gritty, contemporary masterpiece starring Louisville native and stage and screen actor William Mapother of Lost.

Saturday, September 6th The Incredible Heat Machine (progressive/psychedelic rock from Murfreesboro, TN) Live at Hideaway Saloon 1607 Bardstown Rd. Louisville, KY 18+, 10 PM

Come enjoy great entertainment in a fun food and drink atmosphere. Featuring local acts: Walrus Gumboot, Pliney & The Elders, Talia Girton, Roger Conley and More! Tickets a low, low $5

Return to the Jazz Era with Daisy and Gatsby in André Prokovsky’s lush interpretation of the great American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set to a score that includes music by Duke Ellington and George Gershwin, and with incredible scenic and costume designs evoking the Roaring Twenties, “The Great Gatsby” will transport you to the bygone days of the Vanderbilts, the Rockefellers, and Prohibition.

André Prokovsky’s lush interpretation of the great American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, set to a score including music by Duke Ellington and George Gershwin.

September Artist of the Month

Join us for 2 days of fun & music in a beautiful river setting.

Sponsored by Eleanor Bingham Miller Shelly Zegart's love of American quilts began in the mid-1970s when she was looking for quilts to use as art in her new home. Since then, she has been a passionate collector, curator, author and lecturer on both antique and contemporary quilts. She has helped to build quilt collections in Kentucky and around the world. This exhibition features about 2 dozen quilts from her personal collection that are of particular significance to her because of their relationships to family, particular artists, specific exhibitions and significant local collections.

Sponsored by Mollie Heron with support from Marie Hochstrasser and Arturo Alonzo Sandoval. The American Tapestry Alliance is a 25 year old non-profit organization that promotes and supports tapestry weaving. The Biennial is a juried exhibition which highlights the art of some of the best contemporary tapestry weavers from across the globe. The tapestries featured in the exhibition demonstrate the diverse and creative ways in which individual artists successfully integrate contemporary concerns into this venerable medium.

Julius Friedman is mainstay in the visual arts community of Kentucky. As a graphic designer, photographer, visual artist, co-owner of Chapman Friedman gallery and owner of the design firm IMAGES, his work has touched many facets of the visual arts scene for more than 20 years. Friedman is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work with advertising and posters but his larger body of work has encompassed a wide-ranging series of explorations including furniture design, bookmaking, art installations, sculpture and photography.

You can expect to see amazingly large and imaginative sculptures and vessels in this glass exhibition; squids, turtles, and bio-shaped vessels to name a few. Impressive cold and hot-working techniques used in both Venetian and contemporary American glass are employed by the artist resulting in a style that is unique and original to Lydon. Glassworks Gallery has been exhibiting works created by Philadelphia artist, Christopher Lydon for the past 3? years and is proud to present his newest body of work. About the Artist:

Sept. 4-21, 2008 THE FULL MONTY Seeing how much their wives enjoy watching male strippers during their Girls Night Out,unemployed steelworkers in Buffalo, New York come up with a bold way to make some quick cash. In the process, they find renewed self-esteem, the importance of friendship and the ability to have fun. * This production is rated R for language and nudity. SHOW TIMES Thursday, Sept. 4 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7 2 & 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14 2 & 7 p.m.

A contemporary song-cycle musical that ingeniously chronicles the five year life of a marriage, from meeting to breakup...or from break-up to meeting, depending on how you look at it.

Red & Blue 2Nights—2 Candidates Primo 6:00pm-9:00pm Bon Vivant Savant’s original series-Wine & Wisdom welcomes political candidates, Anne Northup and Congressman John Yarmuth to the podium in a casual relaxed forum. This politically charged Wine & Wisdom will offer two separate nights of Q&A, fabulous food, excellent wine and good people.

Zoom Group

PAUL PALETTI GALLERY EXHIBITS WORK OF INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER KENRO IZU “Sacred Places” makes Louisville debut as a fundraiser for the Angkor Hospital for Children LOUISVILLE, KY 7/31/08 — “Sacred Places,” the photographs of Kenro Izu, will open as part of the First Friday Gallery Hop from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on September 5, 2008 at Paul Paletti Gallery, 713 East Market Street. The exhibit will be on display until November 28, 2008.

August 30 - October 14: CYNTHIA KELLEY OVERALL “A Portrait of the Yorkshire Dales” Cynthia Kelley Overall is an Elizabethtown artist who paints scenes depicting the disappearing professions of herding and farming with reverence and an old-world charm. Opening reception for the artist is Saturday, August 30, 3-5pm.

Over 30 artists aprticipating in this annual exhibition Kentucky Backroads 602 S. 3rd St -40202 992-3167 M-S: 11-7

Whackers and Hackers is an exhibition guest curated by Scott Scarboro. Artists have been asked to observe the simple form and function of a golf club and then create a non-functional club in another material. Clubs and putters constructed or embellished using glass, ceramics, cast iron, found objects and more inspired by the hackneyed tried and true.

This energetic group of seven young artists is at a formative point in their careers. Each artist presented is developing an individual voice, and as expected, the work is visceral and intuitive. All of the artists have recently finished their Bachelor of Fine Arts and are either enrolled in graduate school or working in their studios, and outside of the academic environment.

Come see what we have it is a fun place to be. We have classes starting at $25. to $50. We have different beads also have jewelers supplys also have a Jewerly to repair on premiss to do one of a kind designs reasonable. Also have artist necklaces and rings and we do repair jewerly. So please come and see us.We are open on the Trolly Hop the last Friend of the month.

This exhibit will feature mixed media works by Lisa Austin.

Please join us for the Artist's Reception on Friday evening, August 8, 2008 from 6-8p.m. August 8 is also Girls Night Out in downtown La Grange. Have a great margarita at Norma Jean's or a Guiness at Irish Rover, browse the many wonderful stores on Main Street and enjoy some hors doeuvres and great art with us at Gallery 104. All artwork is for sale and will remain on exhibit through September 7, 2008.

Collaborative works of married Flame Run co-founders, Susie and Brook White

Learn about Indiana painter Sid Crosier (1858-1930), who came to realize that decisions of the spirit are more important than opportunity. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-5:30 pm.

National Amusements is excited to kick off another year of the “Attack of the B Movies Program,” featuring weekly double features of the best “B” movies from the 50's and 60’s. Visit Stonybrook: Cinema de Lux for a $5.00 double feature every Thursday night at 7:00 PM. Running for thirteen weeks; from August 7 to October 31, the program will end on Halloween night with the Quadruple By-Pass movie marathon. For more information please contact Julie Giguere at 781-461-1600 x369 or visit nationalamusements.com Participating Locations in the Louisville Area:

he Beechmont Open Air Market will open on Saturday June 14th. This market will be held each Saturday from 8-12 noon at the Market at Southern Parkway and Wellington. This is the parking lot of the Beechmont Baptist Church.

LaGrange Farmers' Market / Saturdays / June - October

Dinosaurs Alive combines stunningly realistic and scientifically accurate computer generated imagery with intriguing documentary footage, dramatic new scenes of real fossils and current dinosaur hunting expeditions.

The Frazier International History Museum invites you on a righteous trip back to the days of the cultural and political awakening that was the 1960s. This temporary exhibition displays an inspirational collection of 150 photographs from the archives of Look Magazine photographer Stanley Tretick.

Explore the shadow-filled streets of Louisville during this 90 minute tour. Your lantern bearing guide will lead you through the dark mysteries of Louisville's landmarks.

Go back to prom one more time! January 30, 2009 Eight to Midnight Masterson's Free Hors D'oeuvres DJ On site photographer Silent auction to benefit Shawn Bowen, a 5 year old from southern Indiana with leukemia. Cash bar Tickets make a great christmas, birthday or early valentine's day gift!!! Purchase tickets online at www.myalloutsports.com/LouisvilleProm09 or call 812-276-7504. You can also mail checks to: All Out Sports PO Box 70253 Louisville, Ky 40270