A wire-haired comedian turned supporting character actor, Kevin Pollak began doing stand-up at age ten by lip-synching to the routines of Bill Cosby. He started touring at the age of 20, which included gigs at such comedy clubs as The Improv! He is well-known for his dead-on impressions of Christopher Walken and William Shatner as James T. Kirk in "Star Trek". In addition to comedy, Kevin Pollak has also starred in movies like "A Few Good Men", "End of Days", "The Whole Nine Yards", and "The Usual Suspects".

Yu-Gi-Oh! Entry Fee - $15

Come join in the fun and experience a Music Together Class with the little ones you love. Great class for children ages Birth-Kindergarten and the grownups who love them. Fun-filled Music and Movement Activities! Please RSVP 442.2843 or email us at shine@shinelouisville.com

The Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany, IN offers a free family art workshop from 10 am-12 pm the second Saturday of each month. At our January 10 workshop, we will be making patchwork turtle beanbags using felt, green fabric scraps, lentils, hot glue, and wiggle eyes. Pre-registration is required (812-944-7336). Recommended ages 2-12. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please arrive no later than 11:30.

“Dr. William Sutton and Kentucky’s First Vital Statistics Law” and “Kentucky’s Fighting Men in the Civil War”

Steve Wilson Gallery/ Street Gallery KMAC’s Artist Member Juried Exhibition celebrates the artistic endeavors of its active artist members as the galleries are filled with their ceramics, glass, metalwork, woodwork and various other art and craft media. The exhibit represents a rich and diverse collection of work, ranging from traditional to innovative explorations art and craft styles. All the artwork included is recently produced, often being exhibited for the first time.

Learn about the history of photography and the science of motion through hands-on activities inspired by the American photographer and inventor, Eadweard Muybridge. With a focus on engaging with the museum’s current exhibitions and exploring art techniques, Family Art Sparks Studios bring art alive through fun and unique activities. Typically offered the second and fourth Saturday year round from 12- 3 PM. Free with $5 admission to Art Sparks.

Jurors for the exhibit “Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie” discuss the contemporary art quilts selected for this show. Free and open to the public.

Meet an eagle up close and personal at the Bernheim Education Center. Both Bald and Golden Eagles inhabit our region at this time of year and can be seen high in the sky or perched in tall trees at Bernheim. But this unique program, provided by Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky in partnership with Bernheim, offers you an eye level view of an American Bald Eagle, out of its cage and spreading its wings. This program will provide you with a new perspective and appreciation for this magnificent bird of prey.

Join us in welcoming author and naturotherapist Rae Hatherton as she launches her newly published book, The "Swissplan Recipe Collection: Sculpting Your Body with Food." Created as a useful tool for anyone in a quest for better health, the book is especially timely now, when New Year’s Resolutions are flying about. Whether you're a Swissplan enthusiast, addressing specific dietary needs, or just wanting to better your health and diet, the Recipe Collection has much to offer: • delicious, easily prepared gourmet meals

Second Saturday” Family-History Workshop. Each meeting features a program designed to help support family-history researchers’ use and understanding of technology as it applies to genealogy. There is no charge to attend the KTIG program, and all interested persons are invited to participate. Contact the Reference Desk, ext. 4460.

Free Preview Concert for "Rock & Roll: The Reunion Tour," onstage at Actors Theatre of Louisville Jan 22 - Feb 8. Catch a free sneak peek music set at a live, in-store event at ear X-tacy. Plus your chance to buy tickets to the full show at an exclusive discount (subject to availability).

In this evening workshop you will experience the power of the drum to help relieve stress. We will experience how the healing power of the drum can release the energy of stress and transform it into helpful energy and joy. $20.00 per person pre-registered. Sign up NOW! Pay online or at the Center. Space is limited. 15-20 Drums will be provided. If you do not register in advance, please bring drum with you.

Vevay (IN) Main Street’s second annual “Swiss Idol” talent competition will be held Saturday Jan. 10 at 7:00 pm at the Historic Hoosier Theater on Ferry Street in downtown Vevay. Area residents ages 13 and up have pre-auditioned for the chance to be named Vevay’s second “Swiss Idol.” Kelly Bowling of Versailles, IN, was last year’s winner.

Tickets are available at the Kentucky Exposition Center Ticket Office, Kentucky International Convention Center Ticket Office and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets are also available by calling (502) 361-3100 and online at www.ticketmaster.com.

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.

Free Preview Concert for "Rock & Roll: The Reunion Tour," onstage at Actors Theatre of Louisville Jan 22 - Feb 8. Catch a free sneak peek music set in a live event at 21C Museum Hotel. Plus your chance to buy tickets to the full show at an exclusive discount (subject to availability).

Come out and kick up your heels, start 2009 off with a great time.

See Brandi Carlile live in concert.

B. Deemer Gallery presents the latest series of landscape paintings by artist, Ellen Glasgow. A reception will be held for the artist on Saturday, January 10 from 2 - 4 PM and the exhibition will continue through February 17, 2009.

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.

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.

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.