MONDAY, JANUARY 23
Ping-Pong Tournament
The Keswick (1127 Logan St.)
Free | 7 p.m. (but sign up before 7 p.m.)
Show off your ping-pong skills at this new bar with a storied legacy.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
Retro Video Game Night!
Old Louisville Brewery
Free | 6-9 p.m.
Try out famous classic video games (Galaga, Super Mario Brothers, Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, etc.) on classic video game systems.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25
Wizard Wednesday
Old Louisville Brewery
Free | 6-10 p.m.
Louisvilles most famous resident wizard and the subject of our November 23 cover story had to skip what wouldve been last months Wizard Wednesday because, unfortunately for us, he was on a tropical vacation in Mexico. But now hes back for this months event, where therell be conversations about magic, board games, drinks and more.
Salsa Wednesdays
Play Louisville
$10 | 7-10 p.m.
Learn salsa moves with Derby City Latin Dance.
Wildflowers Poetry Night
Full Stop Station (1132 E. St. Catherine St.)
Free | 8-10 p.m.
This poetry-focused open mic used to be hosted at the Close Enough Cafe, but itll be at Full Stop, a former service station thats now a cafe, this week.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
Thunderdome: Dinosaurs
Planet of the Tapes
Free | 8 p.m.
Competitive comedy themed around well, take a wild guess. Youll be roaring with laughter. Or, I dunno, screeching? What noise did dinosaurs make? Maybe youll find out.
Derby City Whisker Club January Meeting
Za’s Pizza Pub (1573 Bardstown Rd.)
Free | 7:30 p.m.
Have facial hair? Love your facial hair? This social club is for you.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
Dead Of Night & The Dark Market
Art Sanctuary
$5 | 9 p.m. – 2 a.m.
Dark dance music from Count Grozny & Sorrow Vomit as part of a recurring event where guests keep the dancefloor barely alive as we celebrate the glum drudgery of our dreadful existence.
Nothingwrong/Noosebearer/Parallel Colors/Bleach Breath
21st in Germantown
$10 at the door | Doors at 7 p.m., music at 8 p.m.
Local hardcore/punk/post-rock etc.
Let’s Dance!-West Coast Swing Mix
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church (2233 Woodbourne Ave.)
$10 for social dancing only ($15 for a lesson + social dancing) | 6:30-11 p.m.
Show off the skills you learned at the other salsa lesson or learn beginner-level West Coast swing dance. The social dancing will also include some waltz, two-step, cha-cha, bachata and more.
This article appears in January 18, 2023.
