ART
June 21-24
Stained glass conference
More glass artists are coming to town. The Stained Glass Association of America has a summer conference at the Galt House, and it’s open to the public. Several local artists are involved. The opening reception is at Glassworks, with Ken vonRoenn of Architectural Glass Art as the keynote speaker. “Finding your Muse” is the topic of sculptor Ed Hamilton’s presentation at the awards banquet. Bob Markert and Don Carlos Thomas will be holding workshops on the Sunday after the conference (June 25) that are open to the public as well. —Jo Anne Triplett
(800) 438-9581 or 574-1365
www.stainedglass.org
Entire conference: $265 member/$365 non-member
Individual days: $25-$185
MUSIC
Thursday, June 22
‘Bike Night with David Allan Coe’
Some 30 years ago, when the outlaw country music movement was in full flower, David Allan Coe burst onto the scene behind a strong musical command of the idiom and a penchant for tall tales. Some of it may have been apocryphal, but Coe sure was entertaining. Outlaw country is long gone, but Coe’s still kicking it, and he returns to Louisville Thursday night to help O’Malley’s Corner christen its new Fox Den — a motorcycle bar that lets customers ride right through the front door, past a 35-foot school bus bar and out a side door to a parking area. The new club also has video screens, a graffiti road, dancing girls and lots of other relevant touches (admission to the Fox Den and Vinnie’s are free for bikers; concert tickets are $10). I can’t think of a more appropriate musician for such an event than the man they call DAC. Dallas Moore opens. —Cary Stemle
Coyote’s Music and Dance Hall
133 W. Liberty St.
589-3866
www.omalleyscorner.com
$10; 7 p.m. (doors)
BENEFIT
Friday, June 23
The Ultimate Drive
Want the chance to drive a signature BMW? Would you like the chance to drive said signature BMW while helping fight an ongoing battle? Join BMW’s 10th Annual Ultimate Drive Program for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation at Sam Swope BMW on Friday.
The signature BMWs, decorated with pink ribbons and the phrase “10 years, 10 Million Miles, 10 Million Dollars,” are heading out across the nation, raising money for breast cancer research. For every mile driven during the Ultimate Drive, BMW is donating $1 to the Komen foundation. It’s a fun and novel way to get involved in a pressing public health issue. —Stephanie Salmons
Sam Swope BMW
3 Swope Autocenter Dr.
499-5080
Free; 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
FESTIVAL
June 23-24
Sun Circle Celebration
Native American artisans, storytellers, musicians and atlatlists (I’ll explain) are coming together to keep alive the rich artistic history of the American tribes. The atlal is a kind of hunting spear that’s been in use for thousands of years, and in addition to historical displays and throwing demonstrations, the Indiana State Championship and International Standard Accuracy Contests will be held each day from 2-4 p.m. “The Mound Builders,” a film showcasing the many earthen burial mounds across North America, will play at 2 p.m. at the Interpretive Center. A wide variety of handmade items will be for sale, as well as T-shirts, books, jewelry, CDs and plenty of authentic Native American food. A $1 donation will get you in a raffle to win several unique hand-crafted items. —Nathan Thacher
Falls of the Ohio State Park
201 W. Riverside Dr.
$5 ($2 children); 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
(812) 280-9970
FESTIVAL
June 23-25
Greek Festival
Has Louisville lost its luster? Are you tired of doing the same ol’, same ol’ every weekend? Take a trip and experience the excitement, the food, the drinks and the music of Greece without having to experience the pesky airports and other drawbacks that come with actually leaving the country.
The Assumption Greek Orthodox Church is hosting Louisville’s Greek Festival this weekend at the Belvedere, offering a slice of Greek life right here in the Derby City. With live Greek Music (courtesy of Cincinnati’s Lee Nourtsis and his Neo Ehos Band), authentic Greek food and drink (gyros, anyone?) and a Greek gift shop featuring art, clothes and jewelry, there’s no need to go looking for your passport quite yet. —Stephanie Salmons
The Belvedere
Fifth and Main
$2; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Fri.-Sat.), noon-7 p.m. (Sun.)
ART
June 24-July 16
Louisville Stoneware 33rd Annual Tent Sale
If Louisville Stoneware’s unique creations are your thing, now’s a good time to think about buying. The local company’s 33rd annual tent sale means some of the most popular stoneware patterns will be discounted up to 80 percent off, and all items at the Highlands and St. Matthews locations will be at least 25 percent off. Held this year in the Highlands location courtyard, the sale will feature a number of special events, including food sampling on Saturdays, “Family Paint Your Own” Sundays and live music on Wednesdays. In addition, on opening day of the tent sale, the first 100 shoppers at the Highlands location will get a free gift bag with a $10 gift card, a special voucher from Lynn’s Paradise Café and Kentucky chocolates. —Kevin Gibson
Louisville Stoneware Highlands
731 Brent St.
(800) 626-1800
www.louisvillestoneware.com
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Mon.-Fri.), 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (Sat.), noon-5 p.m. (Sun.)
BOOK
Sunday, June 25
Sister Mary Ellen Doyle
Thomas Merton is arguably the most significant spiritual leader associated with the greater Louisville area. But if Catherine Spalding were still alive, she might argue that point — and win. Spalding was co-founder, in the early 1800s, of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, and pursued a career that had a dramatic impact not only on the spiritual life of Kentucky but also its social, educational and physical health.
Orphaned at an early age, Spalding became, at age 19, the leader of what a century later would be known as one of the most significant American religious orders for women. She began her work as a Sister of Charity in a log cabin that Abraham Lincoln might have found uninhabitable. She created schools, educated teachers, treated cholera patients during a pandemic (at grave risk to her own health) and established an orphanage to raise the children of cholera victims she treated. She even sat in a courtroom and engaged in a multi-day verbal duel with Kentucky’s second-most-celebrated politician, Henry Clay. (And she won.)
This Sunday, Sister Mary Ellen Doyle will discuss her brand new book, “Pioneer Spirit: Catherine Spalding, Sister of Charity of Nazareth” (University Press of Kentucky). It should be a winning afternoon. —Terry Taylor
Carmichael’s Bookstore
2720 Frankfort Ave.
896-6950
Free; 4 p.m.
BOOK
Monday, June 26
Author E. Lynn Harris
E. Lynn Harris, who’s signing Monday at the Carmichael’s on Frankfort Avenue, quickly grew into a popular novelist of some substance, and he’s kept focused on themes that are important to him. Harris chips away at the straitjacket of assigned roles that gays face in today’s America. In particular, he goes into black communities that publicly accept bias and bashing while their individual members wrestle with confusion. Harris’ most recent book is a bold step, but one that fans and the general readership might say is overdue: “I Say a Little Prayer” brings church spirituality front and center, to be viewed for its role in strengthening the many while scapegoating the few. As usual for this author, the writing is fast and balances some celebrity glamour notions with more thought-provoking material. The style is frisky but doesn’t hold as much resemblance to either chick-lit or queer literature as many might expect, given the subject matter. —T.E. Lyons
Carmichael’s Bookstore
2720 Frankfort Ave.
896-6950
Free; 7 p.m.
ART
Through June 30
Bill Santen exhibit
Sometimes small is better. At least Lexington artist and musician Bill Santen thinks so with his latest exhibition. About 150 of his little paintings are in the gallery shop at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. These 5-inch square oil-on-foam works represent his take on “human interactions,” explains Santen in his artist statement. “I feel that these connections are often lost in verbal and written translation. By the simplest use of shape and composition, I try to explore these universal thoughts and expressions.” And there’s nothing small about that. —Jo Anne Triplett
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft
715 W. Main St.
589-0102
www.kentuckyarts.org
Free; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Mon.-Fri.), 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Sat.)
