Experience the “School of the Soldier” by learning to march, maneuver, and to follow the sergeant’s orders! For children ages 2-10 and their families. Free. Contact Erica Harvey for more information.

Visit with an educated and emotional woman coping with the tensions of being Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Free with museum admission. Contact Greg Hardison for more information.

Galt House Hotel presents: Clubbing Twenty 09—Nine Clubs in One New Year’s Eve celebration. This year, Galt House invites guests to ring in the New Year and celebrate at Louisville’s biggest and best party with one of our fun-filled packages starting at just $259 per couple. With your ticket, we’ll roll out the red carpet for blues, salsa, country, disco, dance, jazz and more!

Saddle Ridge is going Black & White on New Year's Eve! Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Your evening includes a gourmet buffet from 5PM to 8PM, a balloon drop and a champagne toast at Midnight! And stick around for the After Party Breakfast Buffet at 2AM. VIP table service is available. Call 502.569.3507 for details.

This fun-filled evening for children and families includes six hours of games, crafts, giveaways and entertainment provided by Radio Disney bands. A balloon drop will mark the beginning of 2009.

Join us at Maker's Mark on New Year's Eve for dinner, dancing and the biggest party in Louisville at Fourth Street Live! Make your reservations for dinner at 6:30PM or 9PM. DJ's and dancing start at 10PM. $10 cover after 10PM. For reservations, call 502.568.9009.

New Year's Eve 09 at Howl at the Moon! You have three different ways to party with us on the last day of the year! Champagne Supernova. $125 per person. Front row seating. Premium open bar from 8pm to 12am. All-You-Can-Eat Buffet from 8pm to 10pm. Premium bottle of champagne w/souvenir glasses and bucket. Big Shot. $100 per person. Guaranteed seating. Premium open bar from 8pm to 12am. All-You-Can-Eat Buffet from 8pm to 10pm. Premium bottle of champagne w/souvenir glasses and bucket.

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

Strike it big on New Year's Eve at Lucky Strike Lanes! VIP tables on the lanes are $200 or $300 for the VIP suite. Includes cover charge, a champagne toast at midnight, a private bar and a minimum one bottle purchase. To reserve a table or the suite on the lanes, call 502.560.1400. New Year's Eve specials are $2.50 Miller Light bottles and $5 Grey Goose, Le Poire and Citron drinks.

Ring in the new year Sully's style! Bring your friends down to Fourth Street Live for an unforgettable New Year's Eve celebration! Bronze Package. $20 per person. Includes entry into Sully's, buffet, and a champagne toast at midnight. Silver Package. $50 per person. Includes entry into Sully's, open bar until 2AM, buffet, champagne toast at midnight.

Tim Krekel Orchestra

$15  Doors Open at 9 show starts at 10:45
At The Vernon 1575 Story Ave.

New Year's Eve at Club Kye's featuring FREE draft beer and champagne all night long, sounds from the DJ and a LIVE band. At midnight the party goes higher with a massive balloon drop and decadent breakfast buffet. Party favors, photo booth, the whole shebang! 21 and over ONLY.

Hard Rock Cafe and 102.3 The Max bring you the New Year's Eve VIP Event 2009! Count down to the new year with two different ways to party at Hard Rock: $25 includes a countdown to midnight, a champagne toast at midnight, party favors, and a photo taken of your group or couple (available for download on The Max's website). $75 includes a countdown to midnight, a champagne toast at midnight, party favors, a photo taken of your group or couple (available for download on The Max's website), PLUS two free drinks and an appetizer buffet from 9:30 - 11:30PM.

Puppet New Year Louisville Kentucky, consider your New Years Eve plans made. You have a chance to experience New Years in a new way- ring in 2009 with a Squallis puppet slam. The evening will feature at least six very different, original puppet pieces created by Louisville artists. After the performances, large puppets will take to the dance floor; so don’t miss your chance to dance with a Cyclops or 8 foot tall cockroach. Dress Funky, and get a babysitter, because even puppets want to get freaky sometimes. This party is not appropriate for children, but is accessible to wheelchairs.

Come party with us at Hotel on New Years Eve with a Masquerade Ball. Black tie attire is suggested. Receive a complimentary mask. Table reservations are recommended for guaranteed entry. Call 502.540.1161.

Ring in the New Year at Angels with the Rock Ages! The New Year's Eve 2009 B.C. party includes a champagne toast at midnight. Only ONE COVER of $20 to get into all three clubs on New Year's Eve - Angels, Hotel and Teng

Tengo, Angels, and Hotel - three clubs and only ONE cover on New Year's Eve! $20 gets you into all three of your favorite clubs! Check out each club to find out how we are ringing in the New Year at Fourth Street Live!

Pull out those bell bottoms and platform shoes and get your groove on at Tengo on New Year's Eve! We're taking the wildest party in the 'Ville back to the 70's. We'll be shakin' our groove thang way into the new year! Only ONE COVER of $20 to get into all three clubs on New Year's Eve - Angels, Hotel and Tengo.

Shoot pool for $1/hr per person. $2 Well Drinks all day/ all night!!!

The Mazin Annual Art Exhibition was conceived and created by Bernice and Benjamin Mazin and the Jewish Community Center’s Visual Arts Committee. The event is funded by the Mazin Visual Arts Fund and is a regional juried art exhibition of 2-D and 3-D art, open to residents of Kentuckiana 18 years and older. The exhibit is designed to foster an appreciation of today’s visual art and to reflect the breadth of artistic vision of local artists.

This is a wholistic course of study that will aid anyone willing to put forth the effort to improve all areas of their life. Through the regular practice of mental disciplines and the invaluable experience of interaction with other students in class you will accelerate your growth and awareness of Self. Learn how to concentrate, improve memory, listen with undivided attention, cultivate intuition, interpret your dreams, create more energy through the physical and mental breath, meditate, use creative visualization, and live in harmony with Universal Law.

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!

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.

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.

GALLERY HOP

Opening Reception: Friday October 24, 2008, 5 - 7:30pm Sponsored by: Lucy Dalton, George and Mary Lee Fischer, David and Marlene Grissom, The Kane Fund, Vivianne Lake, J. D. and Barbara Nichols, Doreen Lyn Ovca, Don and Libby Parkinson, Arturo Alonzo Sandoval, Harry and Judith Shapira, William and Mary Stone, William and Lindy Street, Sutherland Foundation, Inc. – Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson, Dace Brown Stubbs and Dr. William King Stubbs, Patricia Vairin, Daniel and Margaret Woodside.

Come be a part of the third session of the Frazier Museum Sword Guild and learn the art of combat and sword fighting!! Barrett Cooper, Manager of the Interpretation Department, and Eric Frantz, Interpreter, will instruct students in the art of the long sword and stage combat utilizing the text of the 14th and 15th centuries! Over the course of 8 classes, each student learns the proper techniques for combat sword fighting used by the Frazier's own Intepretation Department. No prior experience is necessary. The Frazier Sword Guild will supply all weaponry and equipment needed.

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

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.

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.

Discover the power of your mind to create the life you desire for yourself and others. Through the study and application of learned essential life skills such as Self Respect, Undivided Attention, Concentration, Memory, Listening, Reasoning, imagination, intuition, breath and visualization so you can become the "change" you want to see in the world. Discover you! Recall and interpret your nightly dreams to create your waking life.

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.

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