Visit with a hard working farm wife and gossip about hard times, troublesome husbands and new government programs that bring the promise of change. (15 minutes.) Free with museum admission. Contact Greg Hardison at 502-564-1792 for more information.

The Louisville Orchestra presents the Summer Classics Series on three Thursdays at 7pm in July at the Sandy Allen Fine Arts Center on the Ballard High School campus. Tickets are $10 and available at the door or by calling 502.587.8681. The three Thursday concerts will be repeated on Saturdays at 7pm in July at RiverStage in Jeffersonville, IN where a suggested donation of $10 will be accepted. To kick off the Summer Classics Series, the Orchestra will perform Independence Day favorites at RiverStage on Saturday, July 4 starting at 8pm.

You've seen him on "Superstars of Comedy", "Lafapalooza" and Comedy Central, to name a few. Comedian Earthquake is an explosive comedic performer unlike any other. His stand-up comedy is at its peak, his ability to engage an audience is nationally known and Earthquake is now being heralded by critics as one of the most talented comedians in the country. You won't want to miss out when he comes to Louisville's Improv! Tickets will sell out quickly for his shows July 9 - 12, so get your tickets NOW! For tickets and showtimes to see Earthquake, visit www.improvlouisville.com.

NewNowNext's "Most Addictive Reality Star" comes to Hotel! You are invited to the BIGGEST Hard Candy yet! Hotel welcomes Ongina from RuPaul's Drag Race for a special performance and a meet and greet in Hotel's VIP! Also, performances by Louisville legends Dementia and Syimone. Dementia will be MCing this event, and music all evening by DJ Syimone!

Z's Oyster Bar will host Howard Sturm of Dumante Verdenoce. Come learn about the ONLY Pistachio Liqueur-developed locally-Produced in Italy. Howard will be the guest bartender and have some fun with Bar Manager Heath! Great Dumante Drink Specials Appetizer Specials and Much More...

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 3-5

Campers will ride every day, learn tons about horses and their care, and will be assigned daily stable chores. Join us for a week of horses, riding, games, crafts and fun! (No experience necessary!) Instructor Betsy Webb is the only Level III Certified Instructor with the American Riding Instructor in the state of Kentucky. Betsy has a B.S. in Equestrian Science from William Woods University. She has been teaching for over 20 years in the Louisville area.

So you'd love to learn a little about art glass, but aren't sure where to begin?

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.

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.

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!

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.

Join us at Bernheim for a ten week Beginners and Intermediate course in the ancient movement exercise art of Tai Chi Chuan (for all ages and abilities). Details available at bernheim.org

Impact Dance Project is a brand new arts entity in Louisville but already creating a buzz around town. We are group of some of Louisville's most talented professional dancers and emerging choreographers. Our mission it to produce professional, entertaining dance performances in Louisville, while making a positive impact on the local economy and promoting local businesses. Visit our website or information on sponsorship opportunities and how to get tickets to our upcoming performance July 17th and 18th at 8:00 pm at the Clifton Center. Be a part of this groundbreaking new project!

The Brown Hotel, Louisville’s classic destination for hospitality, food and fun, invites you to bring your singing voice to the lobby bar for weekly piano entertainment that features tapas and specially priced signature cocktails and Terra D’Oro wines. The historic lobby will pay homage to the elegant piano bars of a bygone era on Thursdays and Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., with professional pianist Sue Ann Stone playing Broadway and jazz era hits. During these hours, the bar will offer Terra d’Oro wines for $5 per glass and half-priced signature cocktails.

June 8 – 12 – Kindergarten-1st Grade June 15-19 -2nd-3rd Grade July 13-17 – 4th-5th Grade

Opening Reception Friday June 5, 5 – 9:00 – Trolley Hop Lindy & Bill Street Gallery The Center for Photographic Studies was a Louisville alternative school for creative photography founded by C.J. Pressma in 1970. During its eight-year existence, the Center attracted students from over 35 states and foreign countries to its full-time resident program and provided instruction and darkroom access for hundreds of students in the Louisville area. This exhibition will be a look back at the artistic career of C.J. Pressma.

What makes something a treasure? Is it its uniqueness, its maker or original owner or simply its visual appeal? Great Revivals: Kentucky Decorative Arts Treasures, presents significant pieces from the Kentucky Historical Society collections that have been preserved and are treasured. This decorative arts exhibition opens Saturday, June 6, at the Old State Capitol in downtown Frankfort. For more information, contact Sara Elliott at 502-564-1792.

Exhibit Description: Casey Hyland's glass art exhibit, "Wishful Thinking", will feature artwork produced over the last three years. Using silvered bottles, clear stones, thin steel rods with glass and bubbles inside bubbles, the artwork describes moments of gazing into the mirror at a bar, stacking stones, blowing wishes with a dandelion and playing with soap bubbles. As well, Casey will also install a hanging chandelier in Glassworks' main lobby. Entitled "Offering", the silvered glass sculpture is loosely inspired by Shel Silverstein's"The Giving Tree".

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.

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

An Exhibition of hand-colored black and white photographs documenting 40 year of travel to Kenya. By Fritz Klemperer. As a conscientious objector the Vietnam War, Fritz Klemperer began serving his two year alternative service in Kenya. He joined the merchant marine, drove an ambulance and taught school. Since then, Klemperer has returned to Kenya six times in over 40 years. Klemperer is a psychologist who lives with his wife and three children in Berea, Ohio.

Artist Statement: Bottles, stones, dandelions, and bubbles are the subjects of my work. Using reflective surfaces and solid clear glass in multiples, I am interested in the capture of light and arresting viewer. – Casey Hyland About the Artist: Since graduating from Washington University in St. Louis with a major in architecture, Casey has traveled through Seattle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and New York studying and working at craft schools. These schools have included Pilchuck, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Penland, UrbanGlass and the Studio at Corning.

Enjoy the Zoo in the cool of the evening during our Twilight Summer Hours. From June 4 – August 15 the Zoo will be open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights until 7 p.m. (exit Zoo by 8 p.m.) There will be special events and unique animal encounters for everyone and special discounts for Zoo members. Excludes the second Saturday in June and Saturday nights in July due to Roarchestra.

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.

In this new exhibit, fiber artist Penny Sisto examines commonalities in five world religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. Please visit our website at www.carnegiecenter.org or call 812-944-7336 for information on exhibit programs. Exhibit and programs sponsored by the Arts Council of Southern Indiana and the Carnegie Center, Inc. Museum hours Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-5:30 pm. Admission is free.

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.

Since last fall, Resident Artist Gallagher has been seeking out and painting the women in Louisville who have inspired him the most. This new exhibit celebrates Gallagher’s ‘Year of Inspiration’ as resident artist of the Ali Center’s new Dreammaker’s Program. Throughout the year, visitors to the Center were able to see the artwork being developed and to interact with the artist.

Since last fall, Resident Artist Gallagher has been seeking out and painting the women in Louisville who have inspired him the most. This new exhibit celebrates Gallagher’s ‘Year of Inspiration’ as resident artist of the Ali Center’s new Dreammaker’s Program. Throughout the year, visitors to the Center were able to see the artwork being developed and to interact with the artist.

Glass Class Variety Pack (4-week class) Thursday evenings 6-8:30pm $225 Dates: April 1st-22nd May 6th-27th June 4th-25th July 2nd-23rd August 6th-27th September 3rd-24th October 1st-22nd November 5th-26th

Tai Chi in Nature Thursdays, April 16 – June 25 Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest offers a valuable sanctuary for creating a healthier mind, body and spirit any time of the year. This spring, Bernheim is enhancing these benefits of nature with Tai Chi classes. Mfundishi Baba Serikali will be teaching an introductory course in the Yang Style 24 posture form of Tai Chi Chuan, including stretching, breath work and meditation. The ten-week course is April 16 – June 25, with classes meeting Thursday evenings from 5:30 – 7pm.

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

From Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell) and John Caird (Les Miserables) comes a joyuous and inspirational musical about parents, children and faith...not to mention centuries of unresolved family business! Loosely based on the book of Genesis, Children of Eden is a frank, heartfelt and often humorous examination of the age-old conflict between parents and children. The show ultimately delivers a bittersweet but inspiring message that "the hardest part of love...is letting go." Tickets are available by calling 502-459-0660. Group rates are also available.

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.

Gardening Group Thursday, March 5, 12, 19 and 26

March 2 - October 31, walking club members can walk the Zoo Monday through Saturday 8-9:30 a.m. and during Twilight Hours on select nights in the summer. To become a member of this free program just call (502) 629-1234.

Bring your guitar, banjo or wash-tub bass a great time will be had by all. Plenty of pickers and plenty of fun.

Stop by the Hall of Governors to examine objects and documents that illustrate the lives and achievements of Kentucky governors. Free. This hands-on cart will be available every Thursday in Janury.

Every 2nd Tuesday of the month The Energy Pros of Louisville sponsors a FREE 2-hour High Performance Home seminar presented by Bob Geswein of the Harrison County REMC. Bob is a building science expert and has been presenting these seminars for over 12 years. We will inform you of the 5 most important steps to have a high performing energy efficient home. Reserve your FREE seat by contacting Kelly Doyle (502) 266-8871 or kelly@theenergypros.net. Thank you for wanting to make the world a more efficient place to live!

Bunbury Theatre Company presents this zany comedy about three Sisters from Fayro Texas and what happens when their Christmas Pagent goes haywire!

NEW SUPPORT GROUP will be forming as an out reach to every person in Louisville. The support group will be offered for those that are living with: • Addictions • Depressions • Abuse • Loneliness • HIV/ AIDS • Any issue an individual may feel the need for support [Gay; Lesbian; Straight; and Transgender – every person is accepted and welcomed].