If there is one thing Wildcat fans know, it’s that a little hard work leads to big rewards. With this philosophy in mind, the Louisville Zoo is having a repeat performance of last year’s popular “Garden Talk for the First Timer,” which is geared towards the beginner gardener who wants to get the most out of their soil.

Don't miss March's Hard Candy at Hotel, hosted by Spencer Reed! We'll have DVD giveaways from Lucas Entertainment, plus, music by DJ Penny Tration. NO COVER! $4 Absolut and Absolut cocktails all night long! For VIP reservations, call 502.540.1161.

This exhibit presents the work of Louisville artists C.J. Pressma and Keith Kleespies, who have both, in recent years, dealt with developing vision impairment. Their light-hearted exhibit title illustrates the attitude and approach they have brought to their vision loss. Please visit our website at www.carnegiecenter.org or call 812-944-7336 for information on exhibit and related programs. Exhibit sponsored by the Carnegie Center, Inc. Museum hours Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-5:30 pm. Admission is free.

The Milk the Moment Tour is stopping at Fourth Street Live! on March 12th and 15th. Bring the whole family to participate in the NFL and National Dairy Council’s Fuel Up to Play 60 area and play the fun, dinner-themed football toss activity that teaches kids the importance of getting enough exercise and eating right. Absolutely FREE! The tour kicks off on March 12th. Sample milk from Prairie Farms Dairy, Shamrock Farms, Kroger and Deans! 11 AM - 2 PM.

Joel Salatin is a full-time alternative Virginia farmer and nationally known author on sustainable agriculture. His family farm services 10 retail outlets, more than 1,500 families and 30 restaurants through on-farm sales and metropolitan buying clubs with salad bar beef, pastured poultry, pigaerator pork, forage-based rabbits, pastured turkey and forsetry products - using relationaship marketing.

Join us for this very special screening of Ian McLaren’s documentary film, Karsh IS History in conjunction with the opening of The Most Famous People in the World: Karsh 100. McLaren’s film presents a contemporary reflection of the life and work of legendary photographer, Yousuf Karsh. The Most Famous People in the World features iconic images of the most famous icons of the 20th century including Albert Einstein, Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill, Pablo Picasso, Mother Teresa, Elizabeth Taylor and many more!

Enjoy refreshments and music by the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Quartet at the opening reception (free and open to the public) for this exhibit presenting the work of Louisville artists C.J. Pressma and Keith Kleespies, who have both, in recent years, dealt with developing vision impairment. Please visit our website at www.carnegiecenter.org or call 812-944-7336 for information on exhibit and related programs. Reception and exhibit sponsored by the Carnegie Center, Inc. Museum hours Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-5:30 pm. Admission is free.

Friday, March 12th • David Moeller - Sullivan University • $65.00 • “Date Night”Menu: Lobster & Corn Chowder • Pan Roasted Quail with Tart Cherry Gastrique Sauce • Banana Flambé with Nutella & Ice Cream

Come out and meet "The Wizard Of Oz" characters this weekend when Dorothy and her friends make an appearance at two of Louisville's exciting establishments. Come join us at the Comfy Cow on Friday, March 12 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Indulge in the multitude of flavors of ice cream as you greet your favorite characters. The Comfy Cow is located at 1301 Herr Lane in Westport Village.

An out-of-character one-night stand spills into 7 weeks, 4000 miles and 6 cups of coffee as two strangers question the calculated lives they lead and contemplate the uncertain world that might be. A sly comedy about how getting off course can put you on the right track. "Phoenix" is part of the 34th annual Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville.

Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones has announced U.S. tour dates in support of her critically-acclaimed new album The Fall. The Fall finds Jones experimenting with a new set of collaborators, including Jacquire King, a noted producer and engineer who has worked with Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, and Modest Mouse among others. Jones enlisted several songwriting collaborators, including Ryan Adams and Okkervil River’s Will Sheff, as well as her frequent partner Jesse Harris. King also helped Jones put together a new

When Zelda inherits her father’s pecan farm, she discovers that the world at the border between the United States and Mexico has changed. As she faces hard choices about keeping or letting go of the farm, Zelda’s beliefs about family, home, community and civil rights are tested in the face of a shifting political and social landscape. "Ground" is part of the 34th annual Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville.

This mind-blowing dance company makes its triumphant return to the Brown Theatre stage. Fun and daring, bold and sensual, innovative and just plain remarkable, Pilobolus has amazed dance fans and theater lovers alike. From their ground-breaking performance at the 2007 Academy Awards to their outrageous commercials for Toyota and Ford, Pilobolus has burst outside the bounds of modern dance to become a part of the American contemporary landscape.

Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones has announced U.S. tour dates in support of her critically-acclaimed new album The Fall. The Fall finds Jones experimenting with a new set of collaborators, including Jacquire King, a noted producer and engineer who has worked with Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, and Modest Mouse among others. Jones enlisted several songwriting collaborators, including Ryan Adams and Okkervil River’s Will Sheff, as well as her frequent partner Jesse Harris. King also helped Jones put together a new

The As Yet Unnamed Theatre Presents FORBIDDEN BROADWAY - GREATEST HITS VOL 1 Written & Created by Gerard Alessandrini Parody, Comedy, Revue Directed by Sandy Richens Cohrs March 12, 13, 19, 20, 2010 @ 8:00 p.m. March 14, 21, 2010 @ 2:30 p.m. MEX Theatre, Kentucky Center Tickets $16.00 KCA Box Office 584-7777 Featuring: Edward Adamson, Dennis Blake, Rebecca Chaney, Carrie Chastain, Ashley Dutrow, Sarah Meuler, Brian Morris, Janet Morris, Josh O'Brien, Richard Ray, Jessica Tanselle, and Gary Tipton. For more information please e-mail: ayutc@aol.com

I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date!

Although the notice is short, the Derby City Movie Maniacs can't miss out on the surreal delight that will be Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland."

Angels Rockbar and Hotel Nightclub welcomes Frank The Entertainer! Straight from VH1's reality show, "Frank The Entertainer in A Basement Affair", come hang with Frank on Friday, March 12! For VIP reservations at Rockbar, call 502.664.4316. For VIP at Hotel, call 502.540.1116.

A priceless masterpiece by a reclusive genius is set to be unveiled at 21c Museum Hotel, North America’s one-of-a-kind venue for 21st century art...and you’re invited! But the opening night party is about to be turned upside-down, thanks to a wily team of infamous art thieves. As you move through the galleries in and around 21c, you’ll meet penguin-obsessed mobsters and intrepid heisters, eccentric locals and lawmen in this amusingly audacious caper performed by the 2009-2010 Acting Apprentice Company.

Louisville Glassworks is proud to offer Blow Your Own Beer Mug as the March event of the month. Beer Mug "blowers" will work with a team of Glassworks artists to design and blow their very own beer mug. First, choose a color for the foot and handle of your mug.

Shake, rattle and roll at Dance Party Fridays at the Baptist East/Milestone Wellness Center, 750 Cypress Station Drive near Mall St. Matthews, at 7 p.m. Zumba classes will be the second and fourth Friday of each month, and Hip Hop classes will be offered the third Friday of each month. For more information, visit baptistmilestone.com or call (502) 896-3900. Dance classes are free for Wellness Center members and $5 for guests.

The Most Famous People in the World: Karsh 100 presents iconic portraits of many of the 20th-century’s most famous people taken by world-renowned photographer Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002).

From March 12 to March 15 the 2010 Milk Mustache Mobile “Milk the Moment” Tour will be stopping in Louisville to help celebrate those special moments that families share around the dinner table and show moms that serving milk at dinnertime is an easy, and affordable, way to help make sure their families get the nutrition they need. Come visit us at the following FREE events: • Fourth Street Live!, March 12, 2010 (11:00am – 2:00pm) • Louisville Zoo, March 13, 2010 (11:00am – 1:00pm) • Louisville Zoo, March 14, 2010 (11:00am – 1:00pm)*tentatively

John Caparulo's sharp wit and unique delivery made him a crowd favorite right off the bat. His first big break came at the 2003 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, where he impressed the industry observers enough to offer him a sitcom deal. He has made three appearances on Tonight Show, has his own half-hour Comedy Central Presents and is now a part of Blue Collar Comedy: The Next Generation. John's first film, Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show, is a comedy documentary that follows Vince and 4 stand-up comics as they tour around the country.

Ri Ra Irish Pub is celebrating St. Paddy's Day the Irish way - with a party that lasts for 10 straight days! It's such an important day, that we're celebrating all week! March 11 - Traditional Irish Session 6 - 8 PM March 12 - Traditional Irish Session 6 - 9:30 PM March 13 - Local Acoustic Band 8 PM March 14 - Brunch with $4 Guinness til 4 PM March 15 - 1/2 price wings with Jameson Irish glaze all night March 16 - St. Pat's Pub Quiz: $5 Guinness 7:30 PM

Beginning the week of March 2, the Baptist Hospital East Cancer Care Center will offer a Cancer and Restorative Exercise (CARE) group session for those diagnosed with cancer in 2009. In the program, personal trainers specially instructed in working with cancer patients will design a workout for each participant. The groups workout at the Baptist East/Milestone Wellness Center, 750 Cypress Station Drive. The cost is $200 which includes 20 visits and a three-month Wellness Center membership.

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.

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.

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