Music by Soul River Brown and Ranaan Hirschberg, poetry by Jimmy Besseck, open mic.

Free but registration is required (812-944-7336). You are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch; drinks are provided. Sponsored by the Carnegie Center, Inc.

In I Wonder as I Wander: The Life of John Jacob Niles, University of Kentucky Associate Professor of Musicology Ronald Pen presents a vibrant study of the Louisville composer. Regarded as one of this country's most influential musicians, Niles drew inspiration from traditional Appalachian and African American folk songs. Pen utilizes Niles’ journals, notebooks, and unpublished autobiography to explore how Niles became the “Dean of American Balladeers.” In this presentation Pen will also play some of Niles’ songs on the fiddle.

Join architect Nathan Fuchs for a discussion about designing buildings with green design principles and integrating LEED and environmentally friendly design into both old and new buildings. Free but registration is required (812-944-7336). You are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch; drinks are provided. Sponsored by the Carnegie Center, Inc.

For a fourth consecutive year, National Urban League and Walgreens are partnering to provide six free health screenings to residents in urban communities nationwide. The tour will arriving in Louisville to offer these screenings beginning on September 23rd. The free screenings include blood pressure, bone density, glucose and cholesterol levels, body mass index and waist circumference, and are valued at more than $140. Thursday, September 23rd 8AM – 2PM Jefferson Community & Technical College 200 West Broadway Louisville, KY 40202 Friday, September 24th 2PM-8PM Fall Festival

Purse Strings is a free educational workshop designed to help woman take control of their financial future. The topic this session will be "Tips for Budgeting and Money Management." The workshop begins at 6 p.m. and includes a light supper. Due to limited seating all participants must RSVP. For more information or to register please contact Martha Stephenson at (502)583-5935,ext.117 or mstephenson@presentationacademy.org.

Spend an evening enchanted by award-winning Napa Valley wines and the legends of the past at Limestone Restaurant’s Storybook Mountain Vineyards Wine Dinner!

Nathan Kaplin, Red Es Rojo, George Kershner, Robert Morgan, and your headliner, from Nashville, TN, a very funny man-the X-man...Xavier King. 18 and over. Tickets $10 1250 Bardstown Road Louisville, KY 40204 (502) 459-0022

We are celebrating six fantastic years of Sully's Saloon at Fourth Street Live! Our official anniversary is September 21, but we'll be partying way into the weekend! Be prepared for some of the wildest nights you've seen in six years! Take a look at our awesome line up of events: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 23: Six - year Anniversary is kicking off tonight! ALL night we’ll be serving $4 Jack Daniels drinks and celebrating the best 6 years on the street.

Held at Paint Spot, a paint-your-own-pottery studio, this class is the perfect opportunity to create unique pieces for you or to give as gifts to friends or family members. During this four-week workshop, you'll create three functional pieces and receive instruction for adding depth and vibrancy. Don't miss this opportunity to further develop your artistic style.

Learn how to introduce yourself, ask directions, book a hotel room, and order a meal in a French-speaking country. Discover more about French culture and pick up travel tips. The goal of this class is to feel comfortable with French pronunciation and travel expressions as you prepare for your next visit to Paris, Montreal, Geneva, Morocco or Tahiti. No previous knowledge of French is expected. Bon voyage!

Get the most out of Halloween by attending this popular class. It explores the intriguing world of the paranormal, takes a glimpse into the age of spiritualism, addresses theories on ghosts and hauntings, and offers techniques for researching and investigating paranormal activity. A hands-on investigation/equipment exercise will give you the opportunity to use research tools and report on the investigation.

This writing workshop is designed for beginners who want to write for children and for experienced scribes who want to try a new genre. You’ll learn about copyright, rewrites, manuscripts, query letters, guidelines, tags, beginnings and endings, publishing and more. Please bring two sheets of writing paper, two #10 envelopes and two first-class postage stamps to class.

This class will focus on the potential that the local landscape offers for visual expression in paint. You'll receive instruction in linear and atmospheric perspective; long and short depth of field; light, color, time of day and season; and the horizon--water, sky and ground. You will work to produce a small number of paintings that successfully translate their landscapes.

The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft will host “Equine Divine” from August 7 through October 16, 2010. Fitting for an organization in the heart of the horse industry, this exhibition will feature work by two artists, Deborah Butterfield and Tim Flach, who are inspired by our equine companions. There will also be a small selection of equine inspired prints and drawings from the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine and The Purdue University Galleries. The opening reception will be held in conjunction with the First Friday Trolley Hop on Friday, August 6th from 5:00pm – 9:00pm.

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.

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.

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.

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!