10 Things To Do For $5 And Under In Louisville This Week (5/24)
TUESDAY, May 25 A Shot In The Moonlight Zoom Free | 6-7 p.m. Learn about the true story of George Dinning, a freed slave and farmer in Simpson County, Kentucky. In 1897, 25 white men shot up Dinning’s home after he was wrongly accused of stealing. Dinning fired back, killing the son of a wealthy…
5 Things To Do This Weekend In Louisville (5/21)
FRIDAY, May 21 DJ Reece Presents: It’s The Jokes For Me! Nirvana $15-$25 | 7-10 p.m. Not sure if you’ve heard the news, but we’re told people are beginning to have fun again: shows, food, drinks, music, laughs… all of it. We all deserve it… and this show brings it. Lajuan Bell hosts a lineup…
Beer Festivals Are Back: The Return Of The Kentucky Craft Bash Thrills Brewers, Beer Enthusiasts Alike
With the CDC shifting its guidelines to allow more public activities, particularly for fully vaccinated people, the Kentucky Craft Bash is just one of many returning events in 2021 that portend a return to some semblance of pre-pandemic normalcy. But, for those involved in the brewing industry in Louisville, and around the state, it’s about…
Jasmine Asian Bistro Offers First-Rate Chinese Fare
If you’ve got a hankering for Chinese food, you can take comfort in this statistic: According to the trade journal Chinese Restaurant News, there were more than 43,000 independent Chinese restaurants in the United States in 2019. The pandemic has surely seen closures, but still, that was triple the 13,443 U.S. McDonald’s locations in 2021.…
Studio Visit: Shauntrice Martin
The Speed Art Museum has recently created a new residency position with the aim of encouraging activism and bringing the arts of under-recognized communities to the fore by featuring them in the hallowed halls of Louisville’s premier art museum. Community activist, educator and artist Shauntrice Martin has been selected to be the Speed Museum’s first…
A Brief Roundup Of Youth-Centered Activities
Youth activities are rebounding in a big way this year. There are loads of camps and other ways for youth to participate in the world again. For a lot of our kids, this past year has been extraordinarily challenging. From limited contact with friends and ways to channel their excess stress and energy, the kids…
Carmichael’s Returns To In-Person Author Events
In early 2020, author appearances at bookstores underwent a radical change. Like family reunions, these turned from warm gatherings of people and became a next-best-thing affair with online discussion. The author had their place, with a publicist setting up cameras and other tech. The readership/audience was in their place, hoping they had correctly configured their…
What To See: Gallery Roundup
This list is only a selection of the art shows open or opening in Louisville for the month of June. Carnegie Center for Art &t History 201 E Spring St. New Albany, Indiana Gallery Hours: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily, closed on Sunday carnegiecenter.org “Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie” Now through July 17…
Savage Love: Shafted
Q: I’m an European heterosexual girl and reading your column from afar has been a good way for me to better know the sex world! I am wondering if you have advice for me about a “faster” way to do blowjobs. Or rather a way to make my boyfriend come faster from them. I like…
Thorns & Roses: The Worst, Best And Most Absurd (5/19)
Thorn: Whatever Fits The Narrative U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, the 4th District wildcard who is basically just a walking thorn for his antics — and usually just whatever exits his mouth — wrote a letter with his Texas pal Rep. Chip Roy about the Insurrection. They wrote that: “hyper-politicization of the events on January 6th may…
Grassroots Group Helps Renters Navigate Eviction Process
When Tracey Langdon entered virtual eviction court for the first time back in November, she was scared and confused. She had received eviction notice for the rental she had lived in for 17 years and wasn’t sure yet of the reason why. Her case was scheduled for the 11 a.m. block, but she arrived at…
Proposed Buffer Zone Around EMW Clinic May Be Controversial, But It Is Constitutional
On May 20, Louisville Metro Council will consider a proposed ordinance that would create a 10-foot buffer zone outside of healthcare facilities in Louisville. An obvious focus of this ordinance is the EMW Women’s Surgical Center, which is the only licensed abortion clinic in Kentucky. EMW is always under attack by the Kentucky legislature, which continues to find new ways to…
It’s OK To Be Pro-Israel And Pro-Palestine
As a half-Jewish millennial, it’s clear to me that peace and long-term security of Israel must be led by Jews — both Israeli and American — which dovetails with Israel’s unbreakable relationship with the United States. Palestinians and Palestinian supporters share responsibility, as well, but their role is much simpler. But the only “wrong” position…
