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MIDWIVES ?and Kentucky’s health care ?industry
A little over five years ago, Sarah Holland had a huge decision to make. How would she give birth to her first child, a ninth-generation Kentuckian? Sarah, an attorney who lives and practices in Paducah, remembered her college years at Transylvania University, where one of her religion professors commenced a discussion about midwifery and water births.…
A review from the first weekend of “Cole: Words & Music of Cole Porter”
Every time we say goodbye, I die a little. Every time we say goodbye, I wonder why a little. Why the gods above me, who must be in the know, think so little of me they allow you to go. When you’re near there’s such an air of spring about it. I can hear a…
Visually Speaking: this week’s art news and events
[The above image is “Self Portrait” by Beth Nolte from the exhibition “Reflections” at Wayside Expressions Gallery.] Art News —The Louisville Visual Art Association has shortened its name to Louisville Visual Art. — Call for art: “Illuminate” is a public art project in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It will place permanent, sculptural street lighting that is neighborhood-specific…
Concert Review: Toro Y Moi at Headliners (5/9/15)
Like the unencumbered plume of crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon scene or the shouts of conniption-afflicted patriots in town hall meetings (remember those?) across this great land, the sounds of chillwave also billowed through the cultural zeitgeist in the great summer of 2010 and out of every Urban Outfitters and MP3 blog (remember those?).…
LEO Playlist 5/11
1) “Here Comes Your Man” by The Pixies, who will be at the Louisville Palace on Friday, May 15. 2) “Mind on Fire” by Dan Deacon, who will be at Zanzabar on Sunday, May 15. 3) “I Will Follow You Into The Dark” by Death Cab For Cutie, who will be at Iroquois Amphitheater on…
Festival of Faiths: A Q&A with the director of Louisville’s ‘Sundance of Sacred’
For the past 20 years spiritual leaders and practitioners from around the world have made a pilgrimage to Louisville for the Festival of Faiths, described by some as the “Sundance of Sacred.” LEO talked to Mustafa Gouverneur, the director of communications at the Center for Interfaith Relations, to learn what makes this event so unique.…
Refugees from war zones find support at Louisville’s Survivors of Torture Recovery Center: A Q&A with Jim Guinn and Bibhuti Sar
Refugees from war zones rarely escape unscathed, physically or mentally, and that’s where the Survivors of Torture Recovery Center (STRC) steps in. With a growing refugee population in Louisville, and with more expected to arrive from the conflicts in Iraq and Syria, STRC is making an effort to help those arriving with their traumatic experiences and…
A Q&A with artist Jen Goodell
[The above image is “Luminance Pulse” by Jen Goodell.] Meet Jen Goodell (jengoodell.com), a painter with hopes to have her art on a building near you. LEO: You got your BFA from Murray State University, where you specialized in surface design, weaving and printmaking. Yet I know you best as a painter, so you must…
Types of Midwife Practitioners
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) A Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) is an individual educated in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery. Essentially a Nurse Practitioner type of professional who specializes in the pregnancy and birthing processes. CNMs are graduates of an accredited nurse-midwifery education program, board-licensed, independent health care providers with prescriptive authority in all 50 states,…
LEON: LEON’s day at the Derby
For the last 25 years, I have been a regular in the Churchill Downs infield for the Kentucky Derby, enjoying the festivities with 80,000 other infield drunks. However, since becoming the satirist for the Louisville Eccentric Observer last fall, my elevated profile has rendered my Derby-as-usual plans … obsolete. What I discovered this Derby is…
A brotherhood forged in hip-hop: ?emcee Touch A.C. and producer Dr. Dundiff
For the last several years, Louisville has been going through a hip-hop renaissance, with some incredibly strong talent dropping fantastic records. Two such talents, emcee Touch A.C. and producer Dr. Dundiff, are coming together on May 15 for the release of their new EP, “Page of Cups.” While the two have collaborated occasionally in the…
b-sides: Ben Chasny
Judging Ben Chasny through the prism of his ever-mercurial guitar, shifting from slight folk movements to heavy-handed psych workouts is fruitless. And his latest album under the Six Organs of Admittance guise, “Hexadic,” doesn’t make sussing it out any easier. “I really don’t see anything as definitive, because everything sort of just moves along with…
It Ain’t Me, Babe
“She’s a lone forsaken beauty and it’s don’t trust anyone. I wish I was there beside her, but I’m not there. I’m gone.” Bob Dylan, the grand master poet Cheshire Cat full of backward riddles, lyrical dead ends, mistruths, fables, follies and mysticism. A modern day Bard that’s kept dorm room explorers and armchair sociologists guessing at each…
Plugged In (May 6 – May 12)
WED May 6th Baxter 942: Full Contact Karaoke; 10 p.m. Diamond Pub (St. Matthews): Devereaux Trio; 10 p.m. Expo Five: 36 Crazyfists, Johari, Brought By Giants, Gallifrey Falls, Driving Beast Daisy; 7:30 p.m.; $12 Gerstle’s Place: Kimmet & Doug Hideaway Saloon: The Higg’s; 10 p.m.; $3 Iroquois Ampitheater: NeedToBreathe, Ben Rector, Drew Holcomb & The…
THEATER: Opening Pandora’s Box – ?Drury’s focus on transformation and GLBTQ engagement
It’s a universally accepted precept that the best-laid plans often go astray. Conversely, there’s plenty of evidence that the worst-laid plans sometimes yield brilliant results. The history of the Pandora Productions theater company might serve as a case in point. When the company — which is now 20 years old — was founded 20 years…
Home of the slugger hosts ‘Cuba at Bat’
That sound you hear is laughter. People who know me are saying, between guffaws, “Jo Anne has written about sports?” But for some reason I like baseball movies, so why not baseball art? I know, it’s probably a sacrilege, but let this be my disclaimer that the words below reflect the art and history more…
COMEDY: McAdam is a nice boy
Three Nice Boys are coming to town, and Joe McAdam is the ringleader. The midwest tour by comedians based in Los Angeles features McAdam, Charlie Bury and C.J. Toledano. McAdam, a Kansas City native who has ended in L.A. by way of Chicago, is bringing his friends back to the heartland with The Nice Boys…
Video Tapeworm
TWIN PEEKS SCIENCE FICTION THEATRE: THE COMPLETE TV SERIES 1955; $31.98-49.98; UR While never given the respect it deserved, this remains a seminal TV sci-fi series on par with The Twilight Zone and One Step Beyond. Veteran actor Truman Bradley narrates each weekly outré drama inspired by cutting-edge science of the day, letting the exciting…
Our critic goes Southern fried at ?Goose Creek Diner
There’s something about Goose Creek Diner that brings out the city boy in me, and not in a good way. Don’t get me wrong: I really like this place, and I had an excellent meal there with a bunch of friends the other night. But it’s an odd mix — a self-proclaimed “diner” that serves…
The Barkeep does Ferdinand’s Ball
Kentucky Derby week in Louisville is kind of like a version of the Grammy’s and our very own Independence Day colliding into one masterful celebration. Celebrities and private jets abound, outlandish attire is appropriate, work is basically a suggestion (if that), and we’re guzzling our Kentucky bourbon heritage through a funnel (with a pinky out,…
The name game
This month, I decided to embark upon the reread of a book that had a tremendous impact on my life and mindset about five years ago. “Unveiling the Diva Mystique” by Michelle McKinney Hammond is one I would sincerely recommend for any woman looking to gain a different perspective on claiming your destiny and seeing…
I’m cured
Gentle reader, this is my last column. It’s time to pack up my adjectives and ride off into the warm, orange-red, beguiling, psychedelic-yet-tranquil sunset. When I started writing for LEO a decade ago, our nation was at the nadir of the calamitous era known to historians as “The Bush/Cheney Americlusterfuck.” As a rational human being…
Mom is always there
My mom picked up the game of golf when I was born. She figured, “If I ever want to see either of these two guys, I’d better learn how to play.” As it were, she’s been with me on the golf course ever since I could crawl around the fairways, ever since, and everywhere else.…
Inbox – May 6, 2015
‘GLAD THE TRAIN DIDN’T STOP’ Defenders of presidential-candidate Senator Rand Paul fret that the public may “misunderstand” Paul’s Baltimore words. Self-proclaimed champion of African-Americans, candidate Paul was glad the train he was riding did not stop in Baltimore. Did anyone aboard take a photo that might remind voters of that now-famous fly-over image of President…
