The First Louisville Visual Arts Festival June 5th-July 31st 2009. The Louisville Visual Arts Festival (LVAF) is a cooperative effort engaging the best visual arts, arts organizations, galleries, and arts stake holders in the region. LVAF is an annual sustainable Festival, with a different theme each year, geared to raising awareness and the stature of the Louisville's Visual Arts community regionally, nationally and internationally.

Throughout the month of July, your aluminum cans can help kids! ISA, a local recycling and waste management company, is collecting “Cans for Kids.” Drop off your aluminum cans at any of ISA’s four area locations or at Park Community Federal Credit Union’s Fern Valley branch, Portland Recycling, Premier Packaging and several other area locations. Proceeds from donated cans will benefit Kosair Children’s Hospital. To find a drop-off location near you, visit HelpKosairChildrensHospital.com.

Children will spend their days with theatre professionals learning the art of musical theatre. The camp will culminate in a musical theatre. The camp will culminate in a musical theatre performance with your child playing a starring role! Children will work in all disciplines including acting, singing and dancing. This camp is not just for the serious performer but for any child who likes to have fun. Grades 6-8

Come learn the fundamentals and develop your current skills with the 2008 Big East Champions University of Louisville Women's Volleyball team. Several players will be teaching campers to serve, set, hit and pass. JCC Summer Camps run from June 8th-August 7th. Choose from Sports, Specialty and Adventure Day Camps for children ages 6 months - 16 years. For more camp information, call the camp office at (502) 238-2718 or visit our website at www.jccoflouisville.org and download the 2009 Summer Camp Guide.

Join us for Happy Hour Monday through Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 and enjoy our newest creations of appetizers and cocktails. The bar menu features the chef's selection of oysters on the half shell as well as a few new appetizers that are not regularly featured on our dinner menu. 1$ oysters & 5$ martinis! Come join the fun at Z's Oyster Bar and Steakhouse!

Too Good to be FREE… But it is! Available weekends: May 29-31, 2009, , July 3-5, 2009, July 17-19, 2009, July 31 – Aug. 2, 2009, Aug. 7-9, 2009, Aug. 14-16, 2009, Sept. 4-7, 2009. Weekend Package Details:

Discover how African American Kentuckians have honorably served their State and Country from the pioneer days to present conflicts. Free. Contact Erica Harvey at 502-564-1792.

Raise the flag during World War II and share the story of a Kentucky boy who became a part of an American icon. (15 minutes.) Free with museum admission. Contact Greg Hardison at 502-564-1792 for more information.

In this workshop, taught by Joyce Sweet Bryant, participants will get a taste of working with pastels, a medium used by both Bill Hancock and Nancy Hancock Shallers in artworks in the Carnegie Center's current exhibit. Pre-registration and and pre-payment of materials fee ($3) are required. Call (812) 944-7336 for information.

5:30–6:30 p.m.: Meet guitar makers 7–9 p.m.: Concert Presented by Dr. Erika Brady, host of the radio show “Barren River Breakdown,” the concert will feature performances by Eddie and Alonzo Pennington, John Martin and Jim Hurst. Free with admission. Contact Sarah Schmitt at 502-564-1792 for more information.

Rockin' The Village Summer Concert Series Presented by MACCA'S Florida Sea Grill & Bar. Bring Your Own Lawn Chair. Fun For The Whole Family! This week's band is the Wulfe Brothers.

Come to & participate in Big John Richardson's Clean Comedy Contest at Holy Ground at the Old Louisville Coffeehouse, 1489 South Fourth Street in Louisville, KY from 7-9pm on Friday, July 31, 2009.

They are back! After a brief hiatus, the popular rock band Tonic makes its return to the music scene this summer with a FREE concert at Fourth Street Live! You'll be sure to hear great songs like "Open Up Your Eyes", "Casual Affair", and their biggest hit "If You Could Only See" - the most-played rock radio song of '97. Plus, you may catch some of the previously unreleased bonus tracks off their new album, "A Casual Affair: The Best Of Tonic" (release date this fall).

Come check out Alice Cooper live at Horseshoe Southern Indiana on Friday, July 31 as a part of our Outdoor Summer Concert Series! (Show is 21+)

Louisville native and filmaker John Paul Rice offers up this work based on the true story about a young woman's journey to find empowerment and hope. ONE HOUR FANTASY GIRL deals from a different side of Soderberg's THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, where the story origins came from a real-life girl on craigslist.org who acts out any fantasy a guy wants for $150 an hour as long as there is no sex or nudity involved and is 100% legal.

There's nothing sweeter than Candyland 3 this Friday at Hotel Nightclub! It's a night of candy treats and sexy sweets! Ladies, wondering what to wear? A sexy candy-colored dress will do. This is the biggest party of the summer, so don't miss it!

Join us at Hard Rock this Friday, July 31 for live music with The Last Good Year! Walk on over after the Tonic concert out on the street. Ages 21+. Live music begins at 10:30.

Flame Run contemporary art glass studio will celebrate its 5th anniversary by showcasing work from more than a dozen old friends and past exhibitors.

Charlie Murphy’s rapid evolution from "Eddie Murphy's brother/bodyguard" and "Chappelle's Show" cast member to top-billed international comedian, playing to sold-out audiences around the globe, has been remarkable. He has spent the past five years performing his critically acclaimed stand-up and solidifying his position in Hollywood as a true acting talent, in his own right. Don't miss Charlie Murphy at The Improv July 30 through August 2. For tickets and showtimes, please visit www.improvlouisville.com.

Though the economy may keep you from taking a road trip, Italian holiday or a flight to the Far East, you can create your own culinary vacation with The Brown Hotel executive chef Laurent Géroli as your travel guide! The Brown Hotel is offering three summer cooking classes that explore the American South (July 10), Italy (July 24) and Asia (July 31). The classes begin at 7 p.m. and include two hours of instruction, tasting, wine and tax. The cost is $75 per person and reservations are required. Each class is limited to 12 people. To save a seat, please call (502) 583-1234, extension 7166.

Country Music: The Spirit of America features the biggest names in country music – including Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton, Dwight Yoakam, Trisha Yearwood, Alison Krauss, Martina McBride, Jo Dee Messina, Alabama, Lee Ann Womack and many more.

Through engaging imagery, artifacts, portraits, and Lincoln’s own words, Beyond the Log Cabin: Kentucky’s Abraham Lincoln presents the untold story of his lifelong engagement with Kentucky and Kentuckians and the relationships that shaped his life, helped to pave the way for his political rise and, during the Civil War, kept Kentucky in the Union. Taking a broad view of Lincoln, this exhibition explores the complex relationship between Abraham Lincoln and his native state.

In conjunction with the nation-wide celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s Bicentennial, this exhibition will take you on Louisville artist Ed Hamilton’s artistic journey to create the Louisville Waterfront Park Lincoln Memorial. The memorial features a young Abraham Lincoln reading a book. The exhibition will features early clay sculptures of the piece, plaster models, drawings, and the 12-foot final models of the Lincoln sculpture, as well as early sketches of the panels of bas-relief sculptures depicting scenes of slavery and Lincoln’s extraordinary life. Free for All!

Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom Package There’s no place closer to the thrills and excitement than the $26 million newly renovated Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport. Plus, our all-day shuttle brings the fun even closer.We’re just a seven-minute drive to many of the city’s top attractions, including Fourth Street Live! entertainment district, Louisville Slugger Bat Factory and Museum, Muhammad Ali Museum and more! For more information or to book your fun-filled family getaway, call 800-626-2708 • One-night hotel accommodations in our new guest rooms

Wild Music: Sounds & Songs of Life Temporary Exhibit, Open June – August 2009

The lazy days of summer are more affordable than ever with new specials and Rib Mania at Mark’s Feed Store. Special sandwiches and sides are light and tasty, and on Thursdays, grab your appetite and a napkin and dive into some hearty barbecued ribs.

Explore the shadow-filled streets of downtown Louisville during this 90 minute walking tour. Dressed in historic period costume, your lantern bearing guide will lead you through the dark mysteries and supernatural experiences of some of Louisville's most haunted landmarks including the Brennen House, the Old City Jail, and the Seelbach Hotel. This tour is appropriate for all ages and includes stories of the tragic spirit of the Lady In Blue, the Legend of the Stick Witch, and the mysterious apparition at the Palace Theater.

On May 16, the Frazier International History Museum opens Fontaine Ferry, a 3,800 square foot exhibition that explores this integral part of Louisville's history, just in time for the 40th anniversary of the park's closing. The exhibition will explore the park's beginnings as a boat landing in 1814, through the Great Depression and the Great Flood of 1937 to the 64-acre attraction's demise amid the effects of urban flight and racial tensions of the civil rights movement. Go to www.fromyourmemory.com for information on related events and activities.

For the first time, the great traditions of more than one hundred years of outrageous fashion at this infamous race will be explored and admired in one location. This exhibition will showcase the fashion of Derby winning owners, local residents, couture designers and celebrities through the decades. The exhibit will also demonstrate the impact fashion has on the Derby and the economy in Louisville. This dynamic exhibit promises to be a hit for one and all! April 10, 2009- August 1, 2009: The exhibit opens with a display of lavish gowns on April 10th. Each decade since 1875 (the

Swords of the Americas, George E. Weatherly’s private collection of swords, sabers and related artifacts from the United States, Canada and various South American countries, is a fascinating glimpse into the past. Through the exhibition, Weatherly—a scholar, collector and past president of the American Society of Arms Collectors-- shares his passion for this area of study and collecting that is often neglected.