MONDAY, Aug. 12
Vegan Table Northeast Regional Library Free | 7:30-8:30 p.m. Vegan? Or just interested in eating less meat and animal byproducts? This group meets each month to discuss vegan recipes, talk about cookbooks and to sample vegan dishes and ingredients. To register, call 394-0379.
TUESDAY, Aug. 13
‘Gay marriage, the Church, and Fighting from Within’ Frazier History Museum Free | 5-7 p.m. Greg Bourke and Michael DeLeon, plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage, are also longtime congregants of Our Lady of Lourdes, a Catholic church in St. Matthews. Here, they join JR Zerkowski, the executive director of Fortunate Families and the Rev. Caitlin Simpson of First Christian Church, to discuss staying in the church and fighting for change from within. Bourke and DeLeon recently created a Catholic scholarship at UofL for LGBTQ students. Access to first floor exhibits of the Frazier museum will open an hour prior to the event. RSVP by following this link.
KMAC Poetry Slam KMAC Museum Free | 7-9 p.m. Anyone can take part in the poetry slam by bringing the goods and throwing down their best work in under three minutes. Its a non-contact sport, but it is competitive, as a five-judge panel will score poets on their content and performance. Its free to watch, but $7 if you want to participate.
THURSDAY, Aug. 15
Bernheim Under Threat Roadshow Jimmy Cant Dance Free | 5:30-7 p.m. Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest is coming to the Jimmy Cant Dance jazz club to educate residents on two projects that it says are threatening its future a LG&E natural gas pipeline and an Interstate 65/71 regional connector project. They will tell you how you can help stop these threats.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Butchertown Classic Tournament Copper & Kings Distillery Free-$3 | 8-10:30 p.m.
Relive your childhood summer afternoons by playing Super Smash Bros. with family and friends at this tournament through Nerd Louisville. The competition costs $3 for preregistration, but is free for those who register on site (open from 7 to 7:30 p.m. the day of). Or, you could come and watch for free.
Hazelfire / Fruit LoOops / Extra Brothers Kaiju $5 | 9 p.m.-midnight Louisvilles Hazelfire is playing another show after recently dropping their multi-genre album Initiation. Extra Brothers, featuring Nico Epstein of Bird-Dog and His Coyote Gospel Choir, also plays along with Cincinnatis Fruit LoOops.
FRIDAY, Aug. 16
The Summer Used Book Sale Locust Grove Free | 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Like books? At Locust Groves regular used book sale, there will be 23,000 for sale. They fall into 30 or so categories such as history, mystery, art, architecture, literature, cooking, humor and more. Theyre cheap, too, with most of them going for $1 to $2. Special titles are $3 and up, and all proceeds support Locust Grove.
Late Nite Lanterns NoCo Art Center, Jeffersonville Free | 6-10 p.m. Anyone can participate in this lantern art project, which is being led by professional artists. Snacks and beverages are available for purchase while you work.
African Heritage Festival Kentucky Center for African American Heritage Free | 7:30-9:30 p.m. To kick off this weekends African Heritage Festival, celebrating unity and culture across the African Diaspora, attend a showing and community discussion of the documentary Black N Black about the relationship between African Americans and African immigrants. On Saturday, the activities continue around town with a soccer tournament, elders brunch, live entertainment, a how-to fair, food and vendors.
Vibrolas / Creep Diet / Zerg Rush The Care Less Lounge Free | 9 p.m.-midnight A diversity of rock will be represented at The Care Less Lounge on Friday. Louisvilles Zerg Rush (party punk) and Vibrolas (car rock) join Pettit, Kentuckys Creep Diet (garage rock).
This article appears in August 7, 2019.