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:

The entire family is invited out for a weekend of quality family fun. Check out the "Exclusive Pavilions" including Special Events, Women and Family with KidsFest, Healthy Lifestyles, Kentuckiana Showcase, and Home and Garden. Magician David Garrard performs each day at 2:00 and 4:00 from the main stage. acts, vendors and events are being added daily so check the website for more information.

Poker Run Fundraiser to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Please check out our website for more information, hope to see you there! Let's Fight for a Cure TOGETHER Louisiville!

Our Sunday Farmer's Market is back, bigger and better than ever! We've added new vendors to your tried and true favs, so stop by and choose from an even wider selection of local goodies from all around Kentuckiana! Every Sunday through October 12 - 4 PM Outside the St. Matthews Market - 3738 Lexington Rd.

Sunday August 2, 1-4PM Printmaking class with Debby Stratford Summer Sunday Series of Six Louisville Visual Art Association This class will explore the softer side of relief printmaking. Using Gomuban, an easy to carve vinyl rubber plate that holds very fine details, we will explore relief printmaking with this great new product. We will use a small press to print.

Come check out Dierks Bentley live at Horseshoe Southern Indian on Sunday, August 2 as a part of our Outdoor Summer Concert Series! (Show is 21+)

A Beads, Jewelry & Fashion Accessory Show: Find Ruby, Sapphire, Jade, Natural Gemstones, Amber, Citrine, Aquamarine, Tourmaline, Amethyst, in Finished Jewelry & Beads, Pearls. Also Fine Fashion Accessories, Meet National Exhibitors and Local Jewelry Designers. Learn to Make your own unique Jewelry, Take Beading Classes, Have One of a Kind Jewelry made for you or your family, Design and have pieces made for you. For More info visit our website at: http://www.americangemexpo.com

Find Ruby, Sapphire, Jade, Tourmaline, Amber, Turquoise, Aquamarine, Real Gemstones, in Finished Jewelry and Beads for Making Jewelry. Lear to Make Unique Jewelry for yourself or Friends and Family, Take Beading Classes, Start a Jewelry Making Business, Have Unique Jewelry Made for you or Family and Friends, Design and Have Jewelry Made for you. Meet National Exhibitors and Local Designers, Have Wedding Jewelry Made for you. For more info, visit www.americangemexpo.com

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.

Our Sunday Farmer's Market is back, bigger and better than ever! We've added new vendors to your tried and true favs, so stop by and choose from an even wider selection of local goodies from all around Kentuckiana! Every Sunday through October 12 - 4 PM Outside the St. Matthews Market - 3738 Lexington Rd.

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

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.

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.