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A Vision of The Future Louisville — to Art Biennale or not?
Art Basel Miami Beach. New York’s Armory Show. Art Santa Fe. Venice Biennale… Louisville Arts Festival… or Biennial? Well, why not? Louisville and its surrounding counties have a goo d number of artists and art lovers. A biennial or fair made up of local art would continue with the “Louisville Loves Local” theme. Or even…
Glitteroke, Girls Rock and the art of fundraising
[photos by Nik Vechery] Howell Dawdy, he of the spoken-word rap on songs like the unlikely local hit “Fire Extinguisher,” steps up to the mic on a crowed stage. He’s sporting a bold red shirt, a snazzy suit and a pair of fairy wings. Behind him, a six-person band, Glitteroke, is setting up, ready to…
10 things to do under $5 this week in Louisville (8/7)
MONDAY Community Yoga Tim Faulkner Gallery $5 suggested donation | 6-7 p.m. The Kentucky Yoga Initiative, which strives to create “possibility and empowerment in each person’s life,” is bringing a community class to Tim Faulkner Gallery so everyone can have the opportunity to “stretch, build strength, have fun and empower your life!” This power yoga…
A seventh-birthday dream gift: Meeting his favorite drag queens, ‘where I’m supposed to be’
The battle over trans issues — for lack of a better term — are being fought in bathrooms and state houses across the country. Not to mention on Twitter, where President Trump recently chose to announce his plans to move forward with a plan to remove all trans folks from the military. Pretty frequently, the argument…
5 Things To Do This Weekend in Louisville (8/4)
FRIDAY Glitteroke with Howell Dawdy: Girls Rock Louisville Karaoke Party Zanzabar $3 suggested donation | 11:30 p.m.-3 a.m. Become a rock star for a night at Glitteroke, when musical madman Howell Dawdy will be spinning his roulette wheel of karaoke goodness. This time around, the wheel will be loaded with over 30 songs by female…
9 concerts you shouldn’t miss in August
The Coathangers Zanzabar Friday, August 4 With garage rock grit and slick harmonies that form a Black Lips-esque jangly punk sound, The Coathangers make meticulous music that somehow still manages to have an unhinged feel to it. Over the years, they’ve smoothed out their sound, but the core of what worked in the beginning is…
How a kiss is not a kiss, and punches are pulled in acting
It’s a moment most actors recognize: the hesitation, the nervousness, the awkward giggles. It’s time to work on the big kiss. Of course, in some settings, on film or perhaps in an edgier piece of theater, it can be quite a bit more than a kiss, with nudity or intense physical contact. Usually, directors and…
A taste of ?art candy
Feel the love, you local artists. One of things that makes Louisville such a great place to live in is that there is always more, so much more, art to see. Consider the following just a small taste of some of the best, most interesting art candy this over-endowed arts community has to offer.
Manafort and Me… or the Manafort you do not know
News that Paul Manafort was testifying last week to the U.S. Senate intelligence committee takes me back to March 2016 when I saw that he was joining the chaotic Trump campaign as an advisor on delegate and convention strategy (he later became campaign manager). I, unlike most Americans outside the beltway, said: “Hey, I’ve heard…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best & Most Absurd
#AskBevinAboutFreeSpeech | Thorn It should take a judge fewer than 140 characters to tell Gov. Matt “Oblivious” Bevin that blocking dissenters on his official Facebook and Twitter pages violates free speech. Bevin is being sued over this. Stop your car ‘splaining | Thorn We at LEO are gearheads, so we love that the Street Rod…
Jordan Jetson’s ‘Critical Mass’ reflects parenthood and heartbreak
Parenthood is difficult, a lesson that rapper Jordan Jetson became all too acquainted with after the birth of his twins. It took a toll on Jetson, who went through a breakup, which was relatively amicable, but no less a struggle. And it’s that journey through the challenging times, and figuring out how to navigate the…
Three shows to catch this week
The Coathangers Zanzabar | Friday, Aug. 4 With garage rock grit and slick harmonies that form a Black Lips-like jangly punk sound, The Coathangers make meticulous music that somehow still manages to have an unhinged feel to it. Over the years, they’ve smoothed out their sound, but the core of what worked in the beginning…
Graceland
There’s a line in Paul Simon’s song “Graceland” that goes: “My traveling companion is 9 years old / He is the child of my first marriage.” It’s an odd line that only Simon could pull off, a lyric that I’ll forever love because of the opportunity it presented to me and my son, who is…
2017 Arts & Entertainment Listings
DANCE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS kentuckycenter.org “Complexions Contemporary Ballet” – Oct. 13 “Travis Wall’s SHAPING SOUND – After the Curtain” – Nov. 5 “Love on the Floor” – Nov. 10 “Stravinsky!” – Nov. 10-11 “Drosselmeyer’s Workshop” – Dec. 9-23 “The Brown-Forman Nutcracker” – Dec. 9-23 “The Beyond” – March 2-4 “Giselle” – April 13-14…
Twice the Falstaffian laughs with Shakespeare
Fans of Shakespeare will get the chance to check out two oddities this week: a meta-look at one of Shakespeare’s best plays, and Shakespeare’s only prequel, the origin of which has kept scholars arguing for centuries. First up is “Kiss Me, Kate,” presented by The Jewish Community Center’s CenterStage. It’s a musical about a musical…
A Q&A with comedian Gabriel Rutledge: ‘Wow, this kid is brutal’
Gabriel Rutledge paints his home life like a Norman Rockwell, but using Picasso’s brush. Imagine the absurdity of a family pretending not to know they are screwed if dad ever has to be the most responsible person in the room. Rutledge has appeared on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham,” Nickelodeon’s “Nickmom Night Out” and “Laughs”…
However you say it, Pho Cafe offers year-round delight
Mmm, it’s in the 90s again. Wouldn’t it be great to go get some steaming hot soup? How about a big bowl of pho from Pho Cafe?! No matter how much a hot bowl of creamy chowder says “winter” to you, think about the Vietnamese and all the other nationalities that ring Asia’s tropical southeastern…
Habanero sausage meets tacos
It has become clear to me in recent times that my unintentional life’s pursuit is to eat as many tacos as I possibly can before I die. Part of that quest is to find out just how many different ingredients can be successfully placed into a shell or tortilla and then enjoyed. Hey, a guy…
Ask Minda Honey: Stop Bringing Up Grandkids!
In a relationship or life jam? Lemme unstuck your life: AskMindaHoney@leoweekly.com. Hi Minda! I am a woman in my mid-20s who is in a relationship with a man I have been friends with for years. We went to the same high school, ran in the same group of friends and stayed semi-in touch. Last summer,…
Savage Love: Crossed Dressers
Q: I’m a 25-year-old man who is mostly interested in women but I like to mess around with men sometimes. I also love wearing high heels and makeup — not to “pass,” but just because I love it. Most women seem to be instantly turned off by these two things. I usually do very well…
Opening galleries and museums to race and inclusion
Walking into 21c Museum Hotel to see the new show, I come face to face with a large, bronze bust of a black woman with an ornate loop of hair. Her face is regal, and her black features, prominent and proud. She is beautiful. The bronze in which she is cast is black, and the…
Losing my grip and flying high
Last night, I told all my hopes, fears and conflicting thoughts to a praying mantis who was swaying on the tip of my thumb. As far as interspecies communication goes, I’m breaking new ground while actively avoiding as many people as humanly possible. See, I plan on drifting completely around all y’all and into the…
Was Noah a tax dodger, too?
So let’s get this straight: The Ark Park is a for-profit, theme-park attraction one day, and then a nonprofit the next… and then back to being a for-profit. And it all has to do with Ken Ham’s efforts to escape taxes at the expense of us — Kentucky’s taxpayers. Now, we now know that the…
