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No Man’s Land: The neighborhood Louisville forgets 364 days a year
The neighborhoods surrounding Churchill Downs are filled with vacant properties and absentee landlords. Some aren’t even named on city maps and have no Metro Council representation. Rooming houses proliferate in these neighborhoods, and while rooms rented by the hour, day or week can provide much needed shelter for renters facing adversity, they are often sites…
Forecastle 2016 announces The Avett Brothers, Alabama Shakes, Ryan Adams, more
The Forecastle Festival has announced its headliners, as well as a portion of the rest of the lineup for its 14th year, which will take place at Waterfront Park July 15-17. The Avett Brothers, Alabama Shakes, Ryan Adams and Death Cab for Cutie top the weekend’s bill and names like Ben Harper, Brandi Carlile, Shakey…
Visually Speaking: this week’s art news and events (12/7)
[The above image is “Art Speak” by Nathan Hendrickson from “Inside/Out” at PYRO Gallery.] Art news Local jewelry designer (Katharine) Carlton Ridge died recently. In 1975 she founded Sutton Hoo, a jewelry company whose designs were based on archeological finds and ancient jewelry from Egypt, Greece and the Roman Empire. She closed Sutton Hoo in…
Friday UofL Basketball Roundup: Cards on the cusp
Aaron: All I can say about this last week of UofL basketball is that I’m completely comfortable with my proclamation that this is a top-10, probably top-5 team. After a cruising 20-point win against an undefeated St. Louis team — the Cards’ first game away from the YUM! — they gave third-ranked Michigan State all…
A Q&A with artist Jacque Parsley
[The above image is “Elvis Has Left The Building” by Jacque Parsley.] Jacque Parsley (jacqueparsley@gmail.com) might know what happened to the head of your old baby doll. If it’s lucky, it ended up as a part of one of her sculptures. A collection of cast-off objects becomes, in the hands of an artist like Parsley,…
5 things to do in Louisville this weekend (12/4)
FRIDAY Roast of Darth Vader The Bard’s Town $15; 7:30 & 10 p.m. Dear fellow Star Wars nerds, take a break from analyzing every second of the most recent trailer, reading fan theories online and marathoning (the original trilogy) for the umpteenth time, and check out this hilarious new production by The Bard’s Town, a…
Yesterday and tomorrow: ?An interview with Ryan Bingham
From deep Southwest drifter to Oscar winner to recent fatherhood, Ryan Bingham has packed a few lifetimes into his decade or so of being a studio musician. And his discography captures these chapters, reading like a fast-moving and surreal novel, from documenting his hard-traveling days with the lesser-known Americana cult classics “Mescalito” and “Roadhouse Sun”…
b-sides: Confess
Curated by William Benton, Confess is a storytelling event that tackles those little moments in life that may not be our proudest, and it’s looking to do it with an unmitigated glee. This Friday night sees the first installment and features a who’s who of the Louisville music and art scene, including Sean Garrison, Yoko…
Plugged In
Wed Dec 2 8Up: High Sounds with DJ Matt Anthony; 7:30 p.m. Baxters 942: Full Contact Karaoke; 10 p.m. Bearno’s (Highlands): Ryan Conroy; 8 p.m. Brownies The Shed (Hurstbourne): Karaoke; 10 p.m. Gerstle’s Place: Kimmet & Doug; 9 p.m. Goodwood Brewing: Open Mic Night; 7 p.m. Hideaway Saloon: The Lewis Mathis Trio; 10 p.m. Highland…
Pay what you can or pay it forward at The Table
Everything about The Table seemed so cool! Its lovely adaptive reuse of a sturdy 19th century warehouse building, comfortable and cozy, making fine use of exposed brick, rough-hewn wooden tables, attractive art and bright flowers. The lunch menu that isn’t overly long, but it was full of intriguing goodies that makes thoughtful use of fresh,…
The ultimate holidized cocktail menu
The holiday season is upon us, y’all, which means it’s time to gallivant around town (or out of town) in merriment, spreading joy, laughter and kindness amongst family and friends. Whether you’ve got staunch family traditions that have trickled down throughout generations or you’re hosting a “friends-giving” complete with a turkey soaked in weed butter,…
A rollicking, gender-bending pajama party ?on the ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’
“Love levels all ranks!” That’s the revolutionary refrain at the heart of Gilbert & Sullivan’s 19th century operetta “H.M.S. Pinafore.” And it’s a refrain that echoes with giddy pleasure this season at Actors Theatre of Louisville, where Chicago’s marvelous ensemble theater company The Hypocrites is offering their decidedly 21st century adaptation of the text. I…
On being ‘Nutcrackered,’ history and ritual
You might have found fault with his figure. His body was too tall and fat for his legs, which were short and skinny. And his head was much too large for his body. “Nutcracker and the King of Mice” by E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822). The story of “The Nutcracker” has been around since 1816. Seems even…
From Zeppelin to Ozzy: ?Louisville Leopards leap into the spotlight
“We were on a snow day and I’m sitting around kind of bored, thinking, ‘I need something to happen.’ Next thing my email started to blow up — just ding-ding-ding, one after the other.” Founder and Artistic Director of The Louisville Leopard Percussionists, Diane Downs chuckles as she begins telling me the story of how…
Titus’ confession: ?‘Born With A Defect’
Christopher Titus is an amazingly innovative comedian who has spent the past two decades reinventing the template of what stand-up can be. He’s a comic who has honed his ability to weave a narrative throughout the course of a single set. His critically acclaimed specials “Norman Rockwell is Bleeding” and “Love is Evol” have been…
Video Tapeworm
THIS WEEKS TWIN PEEK’S MARVEL’S ANT-MAN 2015; $29.98; PG-13 Before seeing this, we opined that having an aging Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) pass the torch to Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), instead of just sticking with Pym’s Ant-Man origin somehow violated the comic-movie code, but the end result is too much fun to dismiss. Rudd’s Lang…
Celebrate the Year of ?the Loudmouth
A recent poll of Millennials by Pew Research Center, found 40 percent think it’s OK to stifle speech to protect minority groups. Much to the delight of PC principals everywhere (it’s South Park people, get with the program), the generation after Y thinks the microaggressions must stop, bro. What meta was to 2014, microaggressions are…
Beshear’s outgoing gift
Christmas came early this year for Matt Bevin, when outgoing Governor Steve Beshear signed the executive order restoring voting rights to convicted felons. Bevin campaigned on this issue and his initial response indicates he intends to support the order to some degree. So as Bevin moves into the Governor’s Mansion next week, he will have…
Your Voice
on “Running against Rand” Kentucky’s Democratic leaders have eroded progressive inroads that will take a while to rebuild. It is better to lose as a real Democrat and highlight what we really stand for, than to play up to the ignorance, bigotry and hate of the Repugs. —Ed Marksberry, Nov. 28 on “Running against Rand”…
