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Start date: 09/08/2008 - 11:00 am
End date: 09/08/2008 - 7:00 pm

Not only will you have a great time at our Scramble Classic, but you will be helping a great cause - for over 100 years the Little Sisters have been taking care of the elderly poor in Louisville, in the St.Joseph's Home for the Aged, regardless of race,creed or national origin. Call us!

Start date: 09/08/2008 - 12:00 pm
End date: 09/08/2008 - 12:00 pm

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for our RAINBOW WELLNESS FESTIVAL November 8th and 9th, 10:00 am till 5:00 pm. We still have spaces for a few more EXHIBITORS. If you cannot be an exhibitor please consider being a SPONSOR, DONATE RAFFLE ITEMS or PLACE YOUR AD in our brochure for this event. THIS IS LIKE NO OTHER WELLNESS FESTIVE IN OUR AREA.

Start date: 09/08/2008 - 7:30 pm
End date: 09/08/2008 - 10:00 pm

“Meteorological Fall” begins in September. So, naturally, “Don Krekel Plays The Cool Ones” is the theme for his next Comedy Caravan appearance on Monday, September 8th at 7:30pm. What’s cool? What’s appropriate? The cool “September Song” works … so does the very cool TV themes from Henry Mancini like “Peter Gunn” and “Mr. Lucky” … and the Hoagy Carmichael – Johnny Mercer tune “In the Cool Cool of the Evening” definitely works! Well, you get the picture. To be cool and to find everything else that’s musically cool, you’ll have to be there.

Start date: 09/08/2008 - 7:30 pm
End date: 09/08/2008 - 8:30 pm
(Weekly)

This beginner's class covers the basic picking technique, how to tune the mandolin, the most important mandolin chords, how to play easy melodies and much more, including the enjoyment of making music! Please bring a mandolin to each class. Available for rental at Doo-Wop Shop, 1587 Bardstown Rd. (456-5250) and 2915 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy. (491-4191). Enrollment is limited to 7 students.

Start date: 09/08/2008 - 6:00 pm
End date: 09/08/2008 - 7:00 pm
(Weekly)

The classes will teach the 13 Posture Hand Form created by fourth generation Yang family descendent, Master Yang Zhenduo. The 13 Posture Hand Form is an excellent form for beginners, seniors or anyone wishing to explore the benefits of Yang Style Tai Chi. The movements of the 13 Posture Form are easy to learn and perform yet keep all the principles and important movements of the traditional long form.

Start date: 09/08/2008 - 6:00 pm
End date: 09/08/2008 - 7:00 pm
(Weekly)

This class will cover parts of the instrument, string names, notes on the fret board, tuning, first position chords, strumming patterns, blues progressions, blues patterns, tab and music notation and the joy of playing the guitar! Bring an acoustic guitar (6-string) to class. Available for rental at Doo-Wop Shop, 1587 Bardstown Rd. (456-5250) and 2915 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy. (491-4191). . Enrollment is limited to 7 students.

Start date: 09/08/2008 - 1:00 pm
End date: 09/08/2008 - 4:00 pm
(Weekly)

Learn formal and expressive techniques of abstract painting. Discover understandable techniques for using space, mass, color and line. In addition to broad principles, this class explores a basic abstract "alphabet," the fractured image, spatial arrangement, the image forsaken, and textural devices.

Start date: 09/08/2008 - 1:00 pm
End date: 09/08/2008 - 4:00 pm
(Weekly)

Learn the process of creating your own original art by making prints from carved linoleum blocks. Make prints in time to give original gifts to your family and friends for the holidays. Linoleum blocks can be used to make holiday cards or just be given as unique art prints.

Start date: 09/08/2008 - 1:00 pm
End date: 09/08/2008 - 3:00 pm
(Weekly)

The world as we know it today was shaped by the events that took place between September 1939 and September 1945, but how different would the world be if, at key moments during that period, history had taken an alternative path? In this class we will review the actual details of some of the most pivotal events of the war, and then examine the possible, even probable impact on the world had the outcome of those events been different.

Start date: 09/08/2008 - 9:00 am
End date: 09/08/2008 - 12:00 pm
(Weekly)

This course is for beginning and intermediate watercolor artists who want to improve their range of techniques in the application of watercolor paint to paper and learn how to move the paint on the paper. Students can build their repertoire of techniques to achieve specific effects. Individual instruction will be provided in a group setting with demonstrations of technique along with observation and critique of technique development. Personal feedback will be provided in a constructive and interactive manner.

Start date: 09/07/2008 - 7:00 pm
End date: 09/08/2008 - 7:00 pm

AUDITIONS: The Curious Savage Sunday, September 7, and Monday, September 8 at 7:00 pm. Roles for 6 women, 5 men, ages 20 and over Cold readings from the script. Headshots & resumes preferred but not required. Call the director at (502) 551-8096 for more information.

Start date: 09/07/2008 - 12:00 pm
End date: 01/04/2009 - 4:00 pm

The Speed Art Museum in Louisville premieres one of the most important collections of American art in the world. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery features the best American art from 1660 to 1900, presenting a glimpse into the history of this great nation from its pre-Revolutionary beginnings to the Gilded Age.

Start date: 09/07/2008 - 1:00 am
End date: 09/13/2008 - 11:00 pm
(Daily)

OTTER CREEK CHALLENGE 8-hour AR at Otter Creek Park Brandenburg, Kentucky (just south of Louisville) Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008 Pre-race briefing and dinner Friday night Disciplines:

Start date: 09/05/2008 - 5:00 pm
End date: 10/01/2008 - 4:00 pm
(Daily)

September Artist of the Month

Start date: 09/05/2008 - 10:00 am
End date: 10/26/2008 - 5:00 pm

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.

Start date: 09/05/2008 - 10:00 am
End date: 01/03/2009 - 5:00 pm

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.

Start date: 09/05/2008 - 10:00 am
End date: 10/11/2008 - 5:00 pm

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.

Start date: 09/05/2008
End date: 10/31/2008
(Daily)
(All Day)

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:

Start date: 09/04/2008 - 7:30 pm
End date: 09/21/2008 - 7:00 pm
(Daily)

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.

Start date: 09/02/2008 - 6:10 pm
End date: 09/09/2008 - 6:10 pm

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.

Start date: 09/01/2008 - 10:00 am
End date: 09/30/2008 - 5:00 pm

Zoom Group

Start date: 09/01/2008 - 9:00 am
End date: 11/28/2008 - 4:00 am

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.

Start date: 08/30/2008 - 3:00 pm
End date: 10/14/2008 - 3:00 pm

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.

Start date: 08/26/2008 - 5:00 pm
End date: 09/30/2008 - 9:00 pm

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

Start date: 08/23/2008 - 10:00 am
End date: 10/18/2008 - 5:00 pm

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.

Start date: 08/22/2008 - 9:00 am
End date: 10/04/2008 - 5:00 pm

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.

Start date: 08/16/2008 - 1:30 pm
End date: 09/28/2008 - 9:00 pm
(Daily)

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.

Start date: 08/11/2008 - 10:00 am
End date: 09/30/2008 - 6:00 pm

This exhibit will feature mixed media works by Lisa Austin.

Start date: 08/01/2008 - 10:00 am
End date: 09/20/2008 - 4:00 pm

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

Start date: 07/28/2008 - 6:45 pm
End date: 10/27/2008 - 7:30 pm

Join our 12 week Nutrition Class and earn DOLLARS for losing pounds! Each participant receives a personal coach, group support and weekly prizes for most weight lost. Contact (502) 384-2284 to register or for more information.

Start date: 07/25/2008 - 10:00 am
End date: 09/13/2008 - 5:30 pm

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.

Start date: 07/07/2008 - 7:00 am
End date: 10/31/2008 - 11:00 am

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:

Start date: 06/14/2008 - 8:00 am
End date: 09/27/2008 - 12:00 pm

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.

Start date: 06/07/2008 - 8:00 am
End date: 10/27/2008 - 1:00 pm

LaGrange Farmers' Market / Saturdays / June - October

Start date: 05/31/2008 - 12:00 pm
End date: 01/31/2009 - 12:00 pm

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.

Start date: 05/17/2008 - 9:00 am
End date: 10/05/2008 - 5:00 pm

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.

Start date: 05/10/2008 - 8:00 pm
End date: 11/30/2008 - 9:30 pm

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.

Start date: 01/30/2008 - 8:00 pm
End date: 01/31/2009 - 12:00 am

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

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