Join us Fridays evenings in July to experience four enriching and inspiring movies that your family and friends can all enjoy under the stars of the summer sky. Refreshments provided. Activities begin at 7:00 PM. Feature presentation at 8:00 PM. Check out www.hopelouisville.net for more information. Friday, July 9—The Ten Commandments (animated) (PG) “Amaze your friends and families with a new animated movie of Moses and his journey.” Friday, July 16—Facing the Giants (PG) “It’s the inspiring movie of faith, football and fun…”

The Filson Historical Society is proud to present Filson Fridays. Meet our staff as they share the results of their research in The Filson Collections. Enjoy this summer programming every Friday at noon. On July 30, Associate Curator of Special Collections Michael Veach will look at early Kentucky distilling methods and products and how the modern distiller can learn from Kentucky’s distilling heritage.

NOW BLOWING EVEN MORE! Blow your own ornament! Due to an overwhelming demand, we’re NOW BLOWING on Fridays. Walk-ins are more than welcome! Take a tour and receive $5 off your $40 ornament blow. Visit the Gallery for more details.

Come on down for our latest event, great specials, tons of Brickhouse swag, and great (inexpensive, too) cigars. Hope you see you there. Also, sign up for our new enewsletter at

Explore Andy Warhol’s working method with a short lecture about his famous screenprints followed by an opportunity to try screenprinting on your own. Beginners welcome! Space is limited, so reserve your spot by calling 634.2734.

Hot glass flows with a natural fluidness that has captured contemporary imaginations. The next generation of glass artists is bringing a fresh look to this ancient medium creating aquatic creatures and natural plant life. Kaviar Forge & Gallery brings Andrew Jackson Pollack and Jennifer Umphress’ flamework glass creations to Louisville for the first time. Mr. Pollack and Ms. Umphress have an affinity for capturing the essence of nature in their representational sculptural pieces with color, form, and elegance through one hot torch!

Jim Beam presents the hottest concert series of the summer - Hot Country Nights 2010! Colt Ford brings his brand of country music to the stage on Friday, July 30. Incorporating hip-hop and country has done Colt well - his hit singles include "No Trash in My Trailer" (a cover of a Gene Watson song) and "Ride Through the Country (a duet with John Michael Montgomery). He just released his second album, "Chicken & Biscuits, and he wrote the theme song "Buck 'em" for the Professional Bull Riders Association.

Free show. The Vessel jams on the lounge stage at The Bard's Town Friday night beginning at 9 PM. Dinner served from 4-midnight; bar service until 4 AM. Learn more about The Bard's Town at thebardstown.com.

Join us at Hard Rock Cafe this Friday night for Live Music Friday! Its FREE! Come enjoy great music with Olivia Henken, food and drinks every Friday night starting at 10 PM. The music starts right after the FREE Hot Country Nights concert at Fourth Street Live!, featuring Colt Ford! To reserve a table on the patio for the outside concert, call 502.568.2202. Enjoy two great music events in one night!

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The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft will host “Red River: The Narrative Carvings of Edgar Tolson, Donny Tolson, Carl McKenzie and Earnest Patton,” July 24 through October 9, 2010. This is exhibition No. 9 in the Mary Norton Shands Kentucky Artist Series, an ongoing series of exhibitions which focus on the rich variety and quality of Kentucky art and artists, presented in the memory of our Museum founder. The opening reception will be held Friday, July 23rd from 5:00pm – 8:00pm.

21c Museum unveils three pieces by Simen Johan that have never before been on public view in a ten-year survey of the artist’s work. The two photographs and one sculpture to be displayed for the first time are new additions to Johan’s "Until the Kingdom Comes" series. The exhibition features 21 photographs and sculptures—including works from the artist’s earlier series "Evidence of Things Unseen"—and will be on view at 21c Museum Hotel from July 2 through October 4.

Flame Run Glass Studio and Gallery will celebrate the work of Ben Edols and Kathy Elliott, the Australian couple whose reclining leaf series and other signature blown and cold-worked collaborations have won international acclaim. The exhibit opens June 4 and runs through July 30. An opening night reception begins at 5 p.m.

Flame Run Glass Studio and Gallery’s upcoming exhibit, “Centre College & Friends,” celebrates Stephen Rolfe Powell, who is a seminal figure in contemporary glass art in Kentucky, and also celebrates a wide-ranging group of artists Powell mentored over the last 25 years while he built the Centre College glass program. The show runs from June 4 through July 30. An opening night reception begins at 5 p.m.

Fly through the crystalline structure of a snowflake, explore the metallic maze of a penny, escape the tangled polymers of chewing gum, and more as you catch a ride to NanoSpace with Oxy and her crew.

Witness the greatest success in space since the moon landing – the Hubble Space Telescope. Accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt some of the most difficult tasks ever undertaken in NASA’s history. Experience up close the awesome power of the launches, the heartbreaking setbacks and the dramatic rescues of this powerful story.

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!