The Kentucky Derby Museum will celebrate the history, the triumphs, and the people behind the horse in a new feature exhibit showcasing famed racehorse, Secretariat. Secretariat: Big Red’s Journey to the Silver Screen opens at the Derby Museum on Thursday, September 23, 2010. The exhibit features exclusive behind the scenes footage filmed on-set during the making of the movie and provided to the Derby Museum by Walt Disney Pictures. Visitors will enjoy the movie trailers in addition to inside interviews with many of the actors in the film.

Treat your taste buds to some of Kentucky’s finest cuisine and enjoy a wine tasting by Red Dot Wine and Spirits. Sample dishes from the All the Way Shoppe in Bagdad, Beaumont Inn in Harrodsburg, Holly Hill Inn in Midway, Jonathan’s at Gratz Park in Lexington and The Whistle Stop in Glendale and try recipes from the “Sterling Bits Cookbook” and “Splash of Bourbon: Kentucky’s Spirit.” Reservations required by Sept. 17. $35 for KHS members and $40 for all other guests. Contact Julia Curry at 502-564-1792 for more information.

The Ice House Gallery of Georgetown, Ky would like to invite you to welcome Southwestern artist, Ed Breeding of Las Cruces,NM. A low-key reception will be held on Thursday, September 23 from 6pm-9pm. His work vibrates with all the brilliant colors of the Southwestern landscape. His work is already on display at the Ice House Gallery, which is open Tues., Thurs., & Sat. 10am-7pm; every 3rd Thursday from 10am-9pm to coincide with Georgetown, Ky's Art & Antique Walk. The reception will include live music and light refreshment! The event is free and all are welcome!

The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft will host a gallery talk by Lisa Borel, wife of Derby winning jockey Calvin Borel, on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 6:00pm. Lisa will answer questions from the audience and share stories about her personal background in the equestrian industry, how she met Calvin, and what life has been like as the wife of a victorious jockey. A meet and greet with Calvin will take place immediately following the discussion.

Louisville is home to the oldest bat making company in the world and is featured in Ken Burn’s newest production! Thousands of bats, three home run records and one "curse" have been broken since Ken Burns last explored the history of America's national pastime with Baseball. Now, Burns and co-director Lynn Novick update the series with The Tenth Inning. This two-part series celebrates baseball's new Golden Age - an era of unprecedented home run totals, popularity and prosperity - and sheds light on one of the game's darkest chapters - the steroid era.

A SLICE OF THE HIGHLANDS PIZZA TOUR 2010! Who makes the best Pizza in the Highlands? You decide! Third annual silent auction fundraiser with a totally new twist! Along with our Charitable Partner, Gilda’s Club Louisville, the Original Highlands Neighborhood Association is happy to announce “A Slice of the Highlands,” a compelling pizza competition and silent auction event. Our aim is to raise awareness and funds for both organizations and to put on a whimsical, yet competitive, event that draws neighborhood participation and goodwill.

Kismet Promotions is proud to host... Grapes, Grains & Soul Fest An awesome new fundraising event benefiting Louisville Sierra Club Inner City Outings! This event will be held at Whitehall House & Gardens on September 23, 2010 from 7pm-10pm. ...Highlights of this event include: -Four Local bands performing acoustic sets on a main entertainment stage -Tasting stations set up around the main tent with food from local restaurants and caterers -A wine garden with sampling stations circling a beautiful water feature!

Join us for an elegant six-course dinner prepared by Louisville's top culinary talent paired with local farmers, using the best ingredients of the harvest season. Funds from the event will benefit the Food Literacy Project, a local non-profit organization providing Louisville youth the opportunity to experience a working farm where they connect with sustainable food and the people who grow it. Advance tickets are required, and are for sale until September 19th. To purchase tickets online, visit www.foodliteracyproject.org. To pay by cash or check, please call 502-491-0072.

Once again, Fourth Street Live! is proud to present Bellator MMA on Thursday, September 23! Tickets are on sale now!! www.ticketweb.com. General Admission is $20, Ring Side seats are $100. Doors open at 6 PM, and the first fight is at 7 PM. The LIVE television broadcast on FSN begins at 8 PM! **All Ages** under 18 must be accompanied by a legal guardian. For more information, visit www.bellator.com.

Begin or expand your dance repertoire by learning the fundamental steps of swing, waltz, fox trot, and tango. You’ll also learn tips for proper dance position, how to smoothly lead and follow, and how to perfect your timing and rhythm. Gain skills and confidence while you meet new friends and exercise the fun way! Partners are not required.

April Macie from NBC's hit television show "Last Comic Standing," and the recent Showtime documentary "I Am Comic," is one of the fastest rising comics in the country! Be sure to catch one of her two shows as part of the River Crossing Festival. Tickets are only $15 and are available online at www.rivercrossingfestival.com. Proceeds from Tickled Pink benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

April Macie from NBC's hit television show "Last Comic Standing," and the recent Showtime documentary, "I Am Comic," is one of the fastest rising comics in the country! Don't miss one of her two shows as part of the River Crossing Festival. Tickets are only $15 online at www.rivercrossingfestival.com. Proceeds from Tickled Pink will benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure Louisville Affiliate.

To find out if you are a candidate for weight-loss surgery, attend a free, physician-led information seminar planned for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12 at Baptist Hospital East’s Education Center. Pre-register: (502) 897-8131 or e-mail BHEInfoCenter@bhsi.com. To find out if you are a candidate for weight-loss surgery, attend a free, physician-led information seminar planned for 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23 at Baptist Hospital East’s Education Center. Pre-register: (502) 897-8131 or e-mail BHEInfoCenter@bhsi.com.

Is it a condition, a nightmare, or just terra incognita? The daring, starkly-imagined, and rarely produced play Camino Real fuses elements from history and literature with a deeply psychological and symbolic exploration of experience. "Make voyages! Attempt them! There's nothing else!"

Get more from your digital camera by learning about lenses, flash, digital capture and composition. You’ll also discover how professional photographers make dynamic images. Have fun with assignments that allow you to practice, learn, and share. You’ll quickly reach a level of competency that enables you to continue a lifelong pursuit in the ever-changing field of photography.

HILL STREET CHRISTIAN CHURCH,DISCIPLES OF CHRIST, REV.SYVOSKIA BRAY, PASTOR Proudly Celebrate Their 150TH CHURCH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, By Hosting A GOSPEL EXTRAVAGANZA on OCTOBER 8, 2010, 7:00 P.M. Special Music & Songs provided by: The Riverview Singers, Keep It Real, The Voices of Praise And More... Tickets $5.00 Donation Come out and get your spirit filled Theme: “Moving Forward” forgetting those things behind Philippians 3:12-16

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.

Writing a motion picture screenplay is quite different from writing a novel. A screenplay not only tells a story, it serves as a blueprint for creating a film. During this class, you’ll discover how to plot your story, create fascinating characters, and structure the three acts.

Designed for amateurs and first-time brewers, this course explores the process of home brewing beer from start to finish. Topics include brewing with malt extract; a brief history of brewing; necessary equipment; cooking and cooling the wort; fermentation; bottling and carbonation; and alternative styles of brewing.

Learn formal and expressive techniques of abstract painting. Discover understandable techniques for using space, mass, color, and line. This class also explores a basic abstract "alphabet," the fractured image, spatial arrangement, the image forsaken, and textural devises.

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.

Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest welcomes returning Grandmaster M. O. Serikali, Ph.D. and assistant instructor Revakah Higgins-Myers for another 10 week course on Thursday evenings of Tai Chi Chuan beginning August 5. This practice is an ancient Chinese art that strengthens both body and spirit with physical movement and mental concentration, and is one of the many opportunities at Bernheim that expands Bernheim’s mission of connecting people with nature. “Tai Chi and nature have to be part of our reality and humanity based on what we see, feel, and do,” says Dr. Serikali.

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.

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!