Location: Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft Shands Gallery715 West Main St. Louisville, Kentucky40202
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.
Location: Masterson's1830 S. Third Street Louisville, Kentucky
Ebenezer Scrooge has been shot ... or, rather, the actor who plays him has. He just doesn't know it yet. Someone shot him as he prepared for the final scene, and now he needs to figure out who and why - or he'll be condemned to be forever a haunted man, with no chance for redemption. A new and exciting twist on a timeless holiday classic!
Location: Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest2499 Highway 245 Clermont, Kentucky40110
Bring your child to Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest and discover how wildlife and plants spend the winter. Learn how you can help them survive the season and why their survival is important to your own survival. Visit free, informal Discovery Stations at the Visitor Center where naturalists will interpret various aspects of the life of the winter landscape and reveal clues you can use to explore and enjoy all natural habitat in winter – here at Bernheim or in your own backyard.
Location: Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind1839 Frankfort Avenue Louisville, Kentucky40206
Come to the museum on Saturday, January 3 from 12:30-3:00 p.m. to explore the tastes, sights, and sounds of Louis Braille's Paris home. Experts on Braille's life, and the music, food, and fashion of France in the 1820s will share some of the influences that helped shape this boy genius and hero of book lovers everywhere. The event is free, but registration is required. Call 899-2365 by January 2 to register.
Location: Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History100 West Broadway Frankfort, Kentucky40601
Catch up on changing rural life as a chatty farm woman shares stories of Depression-era life. Free with museum admission. This theatre performance will be shown every Saturday in January at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Location: Actors Theatre of Louisville316 W Main Street Louisville, KY40202
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
Location: Actors Theatre of Louisville316 W Main Street Louisville, KY40202
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
Location: Actors Theatre of Louisville316 W Main St Louisville, KY40202
An evening of short plays about one of the most enduring obsessions: affairs of the heart. Whether love is found, lost, botched or misunderstood, this seductive and funny collection of plays explores the tempestuous territory of attraction.
Location: Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky100 West Broadway Frankfort, Kentucky40601
Imagine the childhoods of Abraham Lincoln and his sons as you “go fishing” and learn to play Corner Ball, marbles, and other early nineteenth-century games. For children ages 5 to 10 and their families. Free. Saturdays in January.
Kendal R. Miller of Photography by Kendal will be the featured artist at Signatures of Switzerland County during the Vevay Main Street Jan. 2 “Happy New Year” First Friday event.
Miller will show new works, including new local and area landscapes and nostalgic memorabilia. She will also demonstrate the art of hand-coloring photographs with pencils—now more often done by computer.
Location: Frazier International History Museum829 West Main Street Louisville, KY40202
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!
Location: Louisville Science Center727 West Main Street Louisville, Kentucky40202
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.
Location: Louisville Science Center727 West Main Street Louisville, Kentucky40202
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.
