Increase your fluency by attending this Level II class. Prerequisite: Italian for Travelers - Level I or basic experience using the language.

Land Between The Lakes, in partnership with the “Friends of LBL,” are thrilled to offer a presentation about bats. Batty about Bats will be held Monday, November 10, at 6:30 p.m. in the Golden Pond Planetarium located inside the Golden Pond Visitor Center at Land Between The Lakes (LBL) National Recreation Area.

· Tuesday, November 11th • 11:00-1:30 p.m. • Marsha Lynch - Cafe Lou Lou • $45.00 • “Elegant Dinner Party” Planning a dinner party for friends during the holidays? Let Chef Marsha give you some new ideas for a memorable experience! Menu: Beef Tenderloin Crostini with Parsley-Horseradish Pesto • Gone-Daddy-Gone Prawn Tarragon • Slow-Braised Beef Short Ribs • Pt. Reyes Mashed Potatoes with Port Wine Reduction Sauce • Sauteed Broccoli Rabe and Roasted Grapes

Food for Thought is a luncheon and lecture series promoting local artists. This month, Stephen Powell, a glass artist will be the guest speaker.

A regional artist, Wendi Smith has been showing her work since 1975. Primarily a painter, she also adds assemblage and collage, some textiles, and sculptural elements to her work with the image. Her ecclectic approach is always evolving, and the result is a mix of subjects and techniques. Two central themes connect her work. The first is the idea of the image as object. To change the expected two dimensional surface of a painting to include three dimensions is a major interest.

Coming of Age in a Restored Food Economy Workshop with Winona LaDuke Kentucky International Convention Center 221 South Fourth Street Cost – $25

Lunchtime Discussion: The Expressions of Faiths in the Context of a Culture 13th Annual Festival of Faiths St. Joseph Catholic Church 1406 E. Washington Street Free and open to the public. Reservations required.

Lunchtime Discussion: Coming of Age in the Muslim Tradition 13th Annual Festival of Faiths The Undercroft of the Cathedral of the Assumption 433 South Fifth St Free and open to the public. Reservations required. This Lunchtime Discussion will explore Coming of Age in the Muslim tradition in the context of striving for the soul. Dr. G.A. Shareef of the River Road Mosque and Center for Interfaith Relations Board of Directors will be the host and conversation guide. Bring your own lunch. Reservations can be made by contacting Dr. G.A. Shareef at (502) 429-5924.

Theater of Contemplation Screening The Center for Interfaith Relations 415 West Muhammad Ali Blvd. Free and open to the public The “theater of imagination” offers a 20 minute open-eyed and open eared multisensory meditation. Its unique multi-leveled screen, designed by Tony Award Winner Jerry Sirlin, creates a wonderful three-dimensional effect. The artistic visuals and soothing sounds will ease your mind while offering an opportunity for deep contemplation. It is with regret that we acknowledge that the Theater is not wheelchair accessible at this time.

In this lecture, Dr. Christopher Thomas is Associate Professor of Art & Architectural History at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, will take listeners through Lincoln's changing meaning for Americans, the protracted design and construction history of his memorial, and the "afterlife," or changing significance, of the Lincoln Memorial in social and political life up to the present. Sponsored by the Allen R. Hite Art Institute at the University of Louisville. Admission is free. (Auditorium)

Audio Description (AD) is available for the 11/15, 2 p.m. performance. Caption Theater (CC) is available for the 11/15, 8 p.m. performance. Please reserve your Accessibility Services when purchasing your tickets by phone or at the box office counter.

Show Times:

Tuesday November 11, 2008 @ 7:30 pm

Thursday November 13, 2008 @ 7:30 pm

Saturday November 15, 2008 @ 2:00 pm

$10 includes all tastings plus light bites that will compliment our beverages of choice for the evening

In this spotlighted Festival of Faiths event, author Stephen Prothero will explore religious literacy — the problem, the past, and proposals for a hopeful future. We will look at such questions as: What will young people need to know about Christianity and other world religions as the 21st century unfolds?; and What are the ways we can deliver the information and develop the skills our youth will need to be both US and world citizens?

FINAL YEAR—DON'T MISS OUT! With quick-change artistry and quicksilver dialogue, two actors portray the zany citizens of quirky Tuna, Texas for the final year of this ten-gallon evening of laughs and holiday cheer, in an irreverent comedy for adults. Sponsored by Texas Roadhouse

Feeling a bit left out at the Thankgiving table because you're a raw foodist or vegan? Or maybe you'd just like to bring something healthier - but tasty! - to the table this year. Either way, stop by Rainbow Blossoms' Thanksgiving themed Raw Potluck and get a taste of how good Thanksgiving can be! Want to join the fun? It's easy! Just bring a raw, vegan Thanksgiving dish and the recipe to share. Sample delicious raw food dishes and discover new recipes!

The purpose of the Louisville Scooter Group is to bring scooter riders of all types to meet and ride together. Any scooter (or even motorcycle) riders are welcome--we refuse to discriminate. We are open to any suggested rides, but will mainly tour around Kentuckiana. Events are open to any scooter model and to people of all ages and backgrounds. It doesn't matter if your ride cost $40,000 or $400. If it has less than four wheels, come join us! If it starts and runs as well, come ride with us!!! There are many beautiful roads to explore!

HOPE for Pets On-Line Auction: HOPE for Pets is having an On-Line Auction starting November 1. The Auction will be carried over to a Silent Auction at their HOPE for the Holidays Bazaar and Dessert Buffett on November 22 at the Shepherdsville Christian Church. A Corn Hole Tournament is also being held. If you can't make it to the Bazaar to bid on items, there is an Absentee Bid function where your on-line bids are carried through to the Silent Auction. Go to www.hopeforpets.org and click on the Auction link.

Photographer Kendal R. Miller of Photography by Kendal of Dillsboro, IN will be the featured artist throughout November at The Main Street Café located at 117 West Main Street in downtown Vevay. Her work will feature both color and black and white landscape and scenic images from across four states.

Discover the denizens of the field and forest with Bernheim's Scarecrow Jubilee! Enjoy this parade of uniquely crafted modern-day scarecrows now through November 30. Delight in adventures with (not so) Chicken Little, take a picture with Mr. Bernheim and the Creatures of the Forest, play a tune with a musical grasshopper and katydid because it's A Time for Fiddling Around and gather some ideas for your own scarecrow next year. Watch for details at bernheim.org in January 2009 - but come to Bernheim now and meet the forest's newest inhabitants!

If you are sick and tired of only imagining what it would feel like to finally take your fitness to the next level, then look no further. Call me to schedule your FREE visit to the #1 Fitness Boot Camp in Louisville, Kentucky. We want you to see first hand why we are the Industry's Experts in Boot Camp Training. Our staff of Fitness Degreed & Nationally Certified Personal Trainers will turn you into a walking talking billboard for the benefits of exercise. We challenge each and everyone of you to "Discover the Art of Transforming Your Body".

Women of all fitness levels, sizes and ages are gaining great results with Adventure Boot Camp! You can too! Are you looking for a jump-start to your fitness program? Then this adventure is for you! Whether you are a beginner, an avid fitness enthusiast or just tired of the same routine come try this whole new approach to exercise!

Tatjana Krizmanic "Journeys". New pastel drawings by Colorado artist. Krizmanic’s pastel works are whimsical displays of European-influenced public and domestic scenes in brilliant strokes of color, making what would seem to be an ordinary occurrence into an extraordinary experience. Her work contains a warm cheerfulness where shifting perspectives make everyday settings come to life. There will be an Artist Talk and Demonstration Friday, October 17 at 4 PM, followed by a reception for the artist from 5 - 7 PM. Exhibition continues through Novemer 18, 2008.

The Frazier hosts Liberty on the Border: A Civil War Exhibit September 27, 2008 through January 19, 2009 as part of the Lincoln Bicentennial.

Dance studio expanding its program to add basic gymnastics/tumbling classes on Saturday mornings. Coach former competitive gymnast and teacher David Carney, Jr. from J-Town Gymnastics and River City Turners with over 15 yrs experience.