Poor Thanksgiving. It gets so little lovin because its a slippery slope of consumerism the minute Halloween candy is half price. That said, local visual and performing art groups want in on that Christmas/Hanukkah/Festivus money too. Heres a sampling of whats happening during the holidays. Seasons greetings!
A Festival of Trees at the Arts Alliance of Southern Indiana through Dec. 15, sointoart.org.
Blow-Ho-Ho at Hyland Glass through Dec. 22, hylandglass.com.
A Kentucky Christmas at the Frazier at the Frazier History Museum through Dec. 22, fraziermuseum.org.
The Santaland Diaries at Actors Theatre through Dec. 23, actorstheatre.org.
Fifth Third Banks A Christmas Carol at Actors Theatre through Dec. 23, actorstheatre.org.
Holiday sale at The Little Loomhouse through Dec. 29, littleloomhouse.org.
Blow-Your-Own at Flame Run through Jan. 1, flamerun.com.
Nov. 23 Black Friday F.A.T. Friday Trolley Hop,
frankfortave.com.
Annual Holiday Pottery Sale by LOCALS on Nov. 23-24, louisvillepotters.org.
10th Annual Under $50 Art Show at Liberty Tattoo and Art Parlor on Nov. 23-Dec. 29,
libertytattooandart.com.
Small Business Saturday on Nov. 24 including sale at Kaviar Forge and Gallery,
craigkaviargallery.com.
Home for the Holidays at the Louisville Orchestra on Nov. 24, louisvilleorchestra.org.
Handels Messiah by Bourbon Baroque and Variant 6 on Nov. 24 and 25, bourbonbaroque.com.
Magic of Christmas Past: Pipe Organ Concert and Silent Movie Presentation at Louisville Memorial Auditorium on Nov. 26 and 28,
louisvillememorialauditorium.com.
Handels Messiah by the Louisville Orchestra on Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 1, louisvilleorchestra.org.
Amahl and the Night Visitors by the Kentucky Opera on Nov. 30, kyopera.org.
28th Annual Winterfair! at Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church on Nov. 30-Dec. 1, tjuc.org.
Greetings! at Bunbury Theatre on Nov. 30-Dec. 16,
bunburytheatre.org.
Moscow Ballets Great Russian Nutcracker at Louisville Memorial Auditorium on Dec. 1, louisvillememorialauditorium.com.
Victoria Christmas Tea at Whitehall on Dec. 1, historicwhitehall.org.
CJs Christmas Art Party (open to the public with art for sale) on Dec. 1, cjfletcher.com.
Holiday Victorian Tea at the Conrad-Caldwell House Museum on Dec. 1-2, conradcaldwell.org.
Old Louisville Holiday Home Tour on Dec. 1-2, oldlouisville.org.
Tidings of Comfort and Joy: Christmas Postcards and Their Surprising Contexts at the Conrad-Caldwell House Museum on Dec. 6,
conradcaldwell.org.
Martinis and Mistletoe at KMAC Museum on Dec. 6,
kmacmuseum.org.
Dec. 7 Republic Bank First Friday Hop, firstfridayhop.com.
Holiday Open House at E&S Gallery on Dec. 7, eandsgallery.com.
Christmas on Historic South 4th at CRAFT(s) Gallery and Mercantile on Dec. 7-30,
craftslouisville.com.
Winter Wonderland Ornament Show at Revelry Boutique Gallery on Dec. 7-Jan. 1, revelrygallery.com.
Christmastide 1816 at Locust Grove on Dec. 8, locustgrove.org.
Umpteenth Annual $20 Art Show at Copper and Kings on Dec. 8, copperandkings.com.
Safe Holiday Celebration at Flame Run ($5 donated from Blow-Your-Own-Ornament to YMCA Safe Place Services) on Dec. 8-9, flamerun.com.
The Brown-Forman Nutcracker at the Louisville Ballet on Dec. 8-23,
louisvilleballet.org.
RED and GREEN, An Electric Holiday Celebration by the VOICES of Kentuckiana on Dec. 9, kentuckycenter.org.
Holiday Magic by the Louisville Master Chorale and the Louisville Youth Orchestra on Dec. 9,
louisvillemasterchorale.org.
Candlelight Christmas Tour at the Conrad-Caldwell House Museum on Dec. 13 and 20,
conradcaldwell.org.
After Hours at the Speed on Dec. 14 is featuring a holiday pop-up shop, speedmuseum.org.
Christmas with the Kory Caudill Quintet, featuring Chester Thompson at the Kentucky Center on Dec. 15,
kentuckycenter.org.
The Flea Off Market 6th Annual Indoor Holiday Bazaar on Dec. 15-16,
thefleaoffmarket.org.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! at StageOne Family Theatre on Dec. 15-22, stageone.org.
Christmas Tea at Louisville Memorial Auditorium on Dec. 16, louisvillememorialauditorium.com.
This article appears in November 21, 2018.
