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.

FAT Friday Forging Live on the Hop Friday November 28, 2008

A HOLIDAY “HANG-UP” TO CHERISH ORNAMENT-MAKING OPEN TO PUBLIC BY APPOINTMENT LOUISVILLE, KY – Be an artist for a day and create your own blown-glass ornament with the help of the glass artists at Flame Run contemporary art glass studio. Guests have the opportunity to choose their own colors and then actually blow their own ornament.

For special Holiday gifts without traffic hassles, visit our Museum Store Holiday Sale. Beginning the day after Thanksgiving a 20% discount will be given on all purchases. The Museum Store carries a wide array of reproductions, toys, books and Kentucky-made crafts. The Museum Store is open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m - 4:30 p.m. and Sundays, 1:00-4:30 p.m.

Come to Shine as we Give Thanks for our Grand Opening! Special events and Discounts All Day Ornament Making, Family Music Jam, Giving Thanks Yoga, and Free Chair Massage 20% off All Gift Cards! 10% of All ShineShop items! Join us during the Day after Thanksgiving Trolley Hop November 28, 2008 10:00 am-10:00pm 502.442.2843 www.shinelouisville.com

Spend the day after Thanksgiving exploring our region’s heritage at Historic Locust Grove.  We are open our regular hours, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and have a brand new gallery, “A Country Worth Defending-Land and Family in Early Kentucky,” to tour.

Come shop 'til you drop at Bliss Back Room Gallery (inside Blue Velvet)!!! Open all day and until 9:30pm for Trolley Hop! - Great deals on affordable art, jewelry and gift items for a unique shopping experience. - New hand dyed silk scarves just in $20-40 - J. Devlin glass art frames and boxes all under $30 - Prize drawing for Bling Jewelry - Unique one-of-a-kind items rather than typical - why not give a unique, handcrafted item instead - Refreshments and music

The Frankfort Avenue FAT Friday Trolley Hop will be running all day on Black Friday, November 28th, in keeping with the day after Thanksgiving shopping tradition. Trolleys will run from 11:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Most stores will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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

FAT Friday Forging: If you enjoy the heat and magic of the flame, at 7:30 PM master blacksmith Craig Kaviar will be giving a live forging demonstration taking viewers back thousands of years through the ancient art of hand forged metal. Though the technology has become more refined over the ages, the principals and techniques have stayed virtually the same. Blacksmithing as an art form has steadily made its way to the forefront over the efficiencies of modern technology.

Passion is at the forefront of this woe-filled opera by Jules Massenet. From Goethe’s most romantic novel comes the tale of the poet Werther and his incomparable love for the woman he cannot have.

Lorraine Hansberry’s legendary American drama about the power of hopes, dreams and family across generations in the 1950s. The fiercely moving, groundbreaking story celebrates 50 years as a major American masterpiece.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL adapted by Barbara Field from Charles Dickens directed by Sean Daniels Louisville's biggest and best holiday traditionthe classic story of Scrooge, Tiny Tim and the spirits of Christmas, told with the warmth of holiday music and visual splendor.

She's one of the stars of the TV show "The Girls Next Door". Hotel, Tengo sed Cantina and Angel's Rock Bar bring you Kendra on Friday, November 28! Call 502.540.1161 for VIP reservations.

Back by popular demand, comedic singer and songwriter Tim Wilson comes to Improc Comedy Club at 4th Street Live!

Enjoy one last weekend of fall horse racing at Churchill Downs.  If you've never experienced Churchill during the fall meet, you don't know what you're missing!  A chill in the air, exciting racing, and plent of opportunity for fun.  Next time the track opens up to the public will be Derby Week. Bettor hurry in!

Join us for a Christmas Bazaar on Dec. 13 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. featuring over 25 vendors! Jewelry, wreaths, candles, candies, embroidered blankets and clothing, holiday decor, and more!! Bring your friends and family and enjoy a festive holiday atmosphere!!!

David Shiner-New Paintings by Louisville, KY artist. David Shiner creates abstract fields of color that almost seem to pulse with delicate shifts in light and color. His works create a calm, meditative peace that allows the viewer an opportunity for introspection of both themselves as well as the work of which they are gazing at.

Victorian London’s most celebrated detective needs your help to fi nd out “whodunit”! Clues and “red herrings” are all around as you make your way through this interactive, family friendly and wildly entertaining murder-mystery thriller! Along the way, you will even meet a real live character from the story while trying to solve the mystery!

Animalopolis, showing in the IMAX Theatre November 14, 2008 – January 4, 2009 Whether going nose to nose with hippos as they graze upon nature’s massive salad bar, or eye to eye with dancing bears, discover how nature provides humor and wonder everywhere. Watch cheetahs race like Ferraris, bears that run their own fishing school, an opera-singing lion, and a sea of crabs that hold a town hostage! Designed for children ages 4 to 10, ANIMALOPOLIS contains numerous short animal stories, using humorous poetic narration to delight children and adults.

The Light Before Christmas, showing in the IMAX Theatre November 14, 2008 – January 4, 2009 After losing their way on a cold, blustery Christmas Eve, two children find themselves as characters in the classic tale “The Night Before Christmas,” as they experience the wonder and delight of Santa visiting their home. This stunning stop-motion animated film features lavishly detailed sets and characters inspired by the fascinating designs of renowned artist James C. Christensen with a musical score of beloved Christmas classics.

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!

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