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600 literary scholars gather for UofL’s Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture this weekend [Books]
What is culture? We see it depicted in a plethora of different ways: National Geographic is “culture”, all saris and exotic dance and painted faces from mountains obscured in mist and canopy. Or the chaotic “culture” blur of The City, angles of glass and steel, pulsating bodies in a myriad of skin tones and tongues, music and noise and concrete life in a heated, compact swirl. And still more, perhaps “culture” is The Professor of elbow pads and Harris Tweed, a distinguished gray of Masterpiece Theatre pipes and handkerchiefs
Taking the Oregon Trail with Lilith [Theater]
Take a ride on the Oregon Trail with Looking for Lilith in Beyond the Blue Mountains, which will open tomorrow night.
"My Strange Addiction" is now casting
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Do you have a friend/family member suffering from a strange addiction?
It's hard to watch someone you love struggle with an addiction, especially when that
addiction seems strange, unusual and completely unstoppable.
A major documentary series would like to offer professional assistance
to anyone struggling with uncommon and uncontrollable compulsions
and addictions.
Our series profiles those suffering with addictions that may seem unusual,
but nonetheless, very harmful and challenging. We allow friends and family
members to discuss the addiction in a safe and controlled environment
and then we allow those suffering with their addictions to receive help.
If you have someone in your life that is ingesting or smelling something
dangerous or engaging in odd behavior that is damaging their quality of
life, please contact us so we can help.
For consideration, please reply to this e-mail with your name, age,
contact information, recent photo and brief summary about the person in your life
who you feel needs help or contact us directly at 312.467.8679/casting@20west.tv.
Thank you for wanting to share your story. We are here to listen.
‘The Thinker’ to return to UofL Tuesday [Colleges]
The University of Louisville is about to get a bit smarter tomorrow.
The Thinker, Louisville’s version of the iconic Auguste Rodin sculpture, will return to campus after a two-and-a-half-month hiatus. President James Ramsey will formally welcome the bronze statue back to the front of Grawemeyer Hall on the Belknap Campus tomorrow, Tuesday, February 21, at 1:45 p.m.
The sculpture decamped to Nashville, Tennessee in early December so conservators could clean the surface and apply a layered, black-over-green patina favored by Rodin.
Last Comic Standing's Nicholas Anthony featuring Gabe Kea with Bryan Schneider
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"High-Energy/ Heady" Nicholas Anthony's curious mind takes random situations and twists them into comedic gems. With his quick, candid delivery he creates a fun-house ride audiences never forget. Nicholas received 1st place at the coveted Las Vegas Comedy Festival and has been on 2 season's of NBC's Last Comic Standing. Nicholas Anthony is quickly becoming one of America's top touring comedians.
CREDITS:
- 1st Place Winner at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival
- 2 Seasons of NBC's Last Comic Standing
- OVER 3000 Professional Performances
- AMAZED! @ The Planet Hollywood Hotel - Las Vegas
- Seattle International Comedy Competition
- LAUGH Detroit Comedy Festival
- San Francisco International Comedy Competition
- World Series of Comedy - Las Vegas
- Charleston Comedy Festival
- Laughing Skull Comedy Festival - Atlanta
- Performed for the troops in Iraq
- BOB & TOM
FILM:
- "Breakables" (2007) Producer/ Co-writer
Official Selection-East Lansing Film Festival
- "The Nihilist" (2009) Producer/ Co-writer
Winner of Cinefest Film Festival & Official Selection
Louisville International Festival of Film
FAMOUS hypnotist Rusty Z's PAJAMA PARTY!!!
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**PAJAMA PARTY**
(This special show with Rusty Z just might be the most entertaining
of the week! Everyone is encouraged to wear their favorite
sleep-wear! Snuggie, Lingerie, footed-zipups, long johns....just
don't come naked!)
You and your friends are about to see, and possibly do, things you never imagined.
When the cheesy lounge music starts and RUSTY Z takes the stage in beret and paisley smoking jacket, you know you're in for an unusual night's entertainment.
Comedy Hypnotist Rusty Z, The HypnotiComic™,is one of the few real deal hypnotist / comedians in the business.(He's been featured on both A&E and Comedy Central.)
So, instead of the usual canned hypnosis demonstration that a magician, DJ or hypnotherapist-turned-stage-hypnotist dishes out, you're about to be a part of a screamingly funny “hypnosis party” that will keep you laffing all nite.
Bring your funnybone and an open mind and you'll be a believer before the night ends. And don't worry, it won't hurt a bit.
Visit Rusty Z's Website
www.zingproductions.com/
The Three Hypnoticomic Guarantees
1. You can only be hypnotized voluntarily. If it worked the other way Rusty would be living in a castle in Vegas.
2. You won't do anything under hypnosis you wouldn't normally do after a couple of drinks. We'll let you draw your own line there.
3. Whether onstage or off, you're going to have an outrageous time!
Comedy Caravan Presents: The RAW Competition
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It's exciting! It's new! It's shiney? For the next 8 weeks we here at the famous Comedy Caravan will be hosting a competition to find our new host of CARAVAN RAW!!! Join us over the coming weeks every Wednesday and help us pick a winner!
Our contestants are :
-Raanan Hershberg
-Stephen Holthouser
-Alley Breuner
-Meech Dog.
Don't miss a beat of this because a new host each week, means new shows every week and there are GURANTEED to be some surprises! Not to mention our Headliner, Feature and MC for the weekend will perform each and every week at RAW!
Come and not only support local comedy, but get involved! Come laugh loud Louisville!!!
This week at the Floyd Theater [Movies]
![This week at the Floyd Theater [Movies]](/files/u4217/my,P20week,P20with,P20marilyn_0.jpg,q1329175274.pagespeed.ce.eyN15fDT22.jpg "This week at the Floyd Theater [Movies]")
Once again, the University of Louisville Floyd Theater presents two fantastic movies on the cheap for the film fanatic’s viewing pleasure. This week is especially important for the many people who attempt to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible, whether to torture yourself or to try to get an extra edge in whatever guessing game you and your friends have come up with. (Off the record: it makes for a fantastic drinking game.)
Emancipation Celebration: Local historian and author, Peg Bogert, discusses slavery and freedom in Kentucky [Books]
February is Black History Month, a time to reflect on both the struggles of race and the tremendous achievements in the African American community. While the issues of race, color and equal rights still continue to affect communities worldwide, the history of black and white relations in our own hometown has come a long way since Lincoln’s pen opened the gateway to freedom in 1866. We can only move forward if we look back with a keen eye.
University of Louisville Riding and Racing Club's Equestrian Teams are riding high [Sports Equine]
The University of Louisville is known for its basketball and football teams but being located in the city where Churchill Downs is located and where the Kentucky Derby is ran also means horses. With the University’s Equine Industry Program it just makes sense that they should have equestrian teams. These teams are not well known in the community but they are holding their own.
