Join KHS historian Darrell Meadows and learn how to adopt a scholar’s perspective in choosing from the 140,000 books written on Lincoln since his assassination. Free.

Many writers gather As part of Kentuckians for The Commonwealth Mountaintop Removal protest performance event. Feature is Eric Reese, UK professor and author of brilliant book on Mountaintop Removal. event includes photo exhibit.

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.

Ballroom Dancing with a live big band returns to Louisville ... Jan 7 and 21 at the SkyBar at Saints ... 121 Breckinridge Ln. Cover only $7

Metaphysics is the study and application of the Universal Laws and Truths that govern the Inner Self. Students learn, practice and apply Essential Life Skills to draw out their full potential and know their purpose in life. Each individual will learn how to focus and direct the mind through developing undivided attention and concentration skills; improve memory; cultivate intuition; understand and interpret their dreams; meditate; use creative visualization; develop peace of mind; live in harmony with Self and harmonize with Universal Laws.

Listen to the changing rhythms of tobacco farming in Kentucky to the cadence of the auctioneer’s call. Free with museum admission. This theatre performance will be shown every Wednesday in January.

In a couple of weeks the Speed Art Museum will close the largest exhibition it has ever hosted, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery. This must- see exhibition includes drawings, prints, photographs, furniture, silver, and ceramics from Yale University’s renowned collection of 18th- and 19th-century American fine and decorative arts including John Trumbull's painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and silver crafted by Paul Revere.

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.

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