Join the fight against cancer and the movement to create a world with more birthdays, by participating in the American Cancer Society Relay For Life® of Bellarmine University on April 9-10, 2010 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. at Bellarmine University’s SuRF. This inspiring overnight event unites the entire community in celebrating those who have had cancer, remembering loved ones lost, and providing an opportunity to fight back against the disease.

Norton Suburban Hospital Making it easier to take care of you. Today’s women are busier than ever balancing the stresses of life. It’s easy to forget to take care of you. Your friends at the Marshall Women’s Health & Education Center want to help you improve your health while giving you a little “me” time. Call (502) 629-1234 to register for any of these free events. All classes are held from 6 to 8 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.

Learn the ancient art of sculpting. This class will introduce you to three dimensional form and space and teach you how to move your ideas from your head to a finished work of art. You will learn plaster casting, additive sculpting and hand carving and will become familiar with the basic tools used for sculpting. Maximum class size is 15. February 9-April 6 Tuesdays 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Fee: $225 Member Fee: $180 Age: 14+

This musical tribute to Ella Fitzgerald is an amazing performance that takes a trip down memory lane with a legend and her band. It’s a trip you won’t want to miss! Featuring breathtaking songs like “That Old Black Magic” and “They Can’t Take That Away From Me,” and stories of her extraordinary life and personal resilience, Ella captures the essence of the woman behind the microphone, delivering a sensational live concert that channels her remarkable voice.

Take about an hour to step back, assess where you spend your time and get a glimpse of how that can change for the better through a free “Power Hour” presentation with Personal Life Coach Stacey Vicari. Power Hour will be from 7-8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the Baptist East/Milestone Wellness Center. For more information, call Ideal Life at (502) 459-8565, or visit myideallife.com.

If you’ve never tried backpacking or you’ve tried it and want to improve your knowledge, this class is for you!

Learn to slip simple changes into your daily routine through “Active Living Every Day,” a 12-week program from the Cooper Institute in Dallas focusing on making behavior changes leading to increased physical fitness. Free orientation sessions are 10 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 8 at the Baptist East/Milestone Wellness Center, 750 Cypress Station Drive near the Mall St. Matthews. Classes begin the following week on Feb. 15 at either 10 a.m. or 6:45 p.m. The program is aimed at those who are inactive, but need to get moving.

Flame Run contemporary art glass studio will showcase the work of its nine resident artists from February 5 through March 26, 2010. An opening night reception will begin at 6 p.m. “The Usual Suspects” includes the work of owner Brook Forrest White Jr., Susie Slabaugh, Paul Nelson, Paul Hugues, Tiffany Ackerman, Mike Hudson, Jon Capps, Bryan Holden and John Stokes.

These two young artists continue to innovate new ways of working with glass and the kiln. Chappell & French both work for Architectural Glass Art, the founding company of Louisville Glassworks but, are also known for their street art. In this exhibit, both influences of street sub-culture and refined techniques of kilnformed glass will collide to create a beautifully rich, graphic, and textured exhibition. The artists will be teaching, demonstrating, and lecturing. Additional Programs and events will be scheduled and available online at: www.louisvilleglassworks.com.

Wine Appreciation Series Tuesday Nights February 2nd through February 23rd 6:30 - 9:00 pm $150.00 This is a wonderful course for anyone who enjoys wine and wants to learn more about it! Whether you are a novice or seasoned connoisseur, this series combines classes in basic, as well as, advanced wine appreciation. During this four week session we will be covering sensory perceptions of different wine varietals, accessing many different flavors and aromas in numerous wines. Close attention will be paid to how different styles can be produced from a given grape variety.

Bour-Bon Appetit! Progressive Food & Bourbon Tour Join us for “Bour Bon-Appetit!”, City Taste Tours salute to our fine cities Urban Bourbon Trail Passport. Hop aboard our luxury shuttle and enjoy an evening of bourbon flights, signature cocktails, and a variety of appetizers and bourbon flavored foods sure to fill you to the rim.

Experience the greatest survival story of all time on the four-story tall screen as you join polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton on his now legendary 1914-1916 Trans-Antarctic Expedition aboard the ship Endurance. The film follows three climbers retracing the historic steps of Shackleton and his crew and includes the original still photography and 35mm motion-picture footage of Frank Hurley, the official photographer for the Endurance expedition.

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Take a humorous journey inside the magical world of animals, full of “Seussian” style rhymes guaranteed to bring smiles and chuckles. Whether going nose to nose with hippos as they graze upon nature’s massive salad bar, or eye to eye with dancing bears, discover how nature provides humor and wonder everywhere. Watch cheetahs race like Ferraris, bears that run their own fishing school, an opera-singing lion, and a sea of crabs that hold a town hostage!

“We did what we had to do.” The larger story of World War II is made up of millions of individual accounts of sacrifice, adventure and survival. Now you can hear the personal stories of 48 men and women from our area, in their own voices, at a one-of-a-kind exhibit that explores this defining event in our history. This exhibition runs through March 28, 2010 and is free with museum admission. For more, go to www.48stories.com