Women’s Book Festival isn’t limited to books
“What do women want?,” Freud asked with a famous sigh. Some of the most admirable of them want to write. This weekend, those will be celebrated with a festival and luncheon. Sallie Bingham The inaugural Kentucky Women’s Book Festival runs Friday and Saturday at Spalding University. The university is already blessed by having Kentucky poet…
Have you driven an economy lately?: Ford cuts miss Louisville, but we’re not done with the gas-guzzler blues
A deep sigh of relief accompanied last week’s announcement that Ford Motor Co. would spare the Louisville Assembly Plant and Kentucky Truck Plant from the latest flourish of the blade, both from city leaders and the families of the 8,719 people who work at the two Louisville plants. The facilities are safe for at least…
Rumor & Innuendo: Rumblings From the World of Sports
A reader wondered last week why I’m obsessed with Howard Schnellenberger. Then Louisville battered Miami in the battle between two of his former teams. The Schnell on the victors: “It’s a great, great thing to have a new football program emerge on the national football hierarchy, particularly one that has such a fairy-tale story.” That’s…
In the spirit of Barry Jr.: Bingham handpicked rare French oratorio for Saturday’s free memorial concert
The Barry Bingham Jr. Memorial Concert: will be Saturday, Sept. 23 at the U of L School of Music (Belknap Campus), Comstock Hall. Right off hand, the musical selection for the Barry Bingham Jr. Memorial Concert this Saturday at Comstock Hall might not sound inspiring, as it includes an obscure work, which could bring every…
City Strobe: Please, enough with the negativity
A screen capture: of the Anne Northup political advertisement that criticizes John Yarmuth for his stance on the gas tax and the Senior Prescription Drug Program. As surely as the leaves turn in fall, Republicans in Louisville’s TV market have begun anew their negative campaign offensives. 3rd District U.S. Rep. Anne Northup launched an ad…
Bluegrass Politics: You can’t handle the truth!
With less than two months until Election Day, it’s that time when political parties dispense with any notion of telling the truth, in favor of an all-consuming quest to win elections. There’s no better example than what the Republican Party of Kentucky is trying to get away with in Northern Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, where…
Guest Commentary: Get ready for the mud-slinging
Brace yourselves for what may become the most negative campaign season in American history. By the time this year’s general election rolls around on Nov. 7, you will probably have been subjected to more mud-slinging, more character assassination and more 30-second doses of general nastiness about political candidates than ever before. Why? The incumbent Republican…
Culture Maven: Gas fluctuation fuels political flatulence
OK, yeah, I got a theory, and mentioned it last time in the rant in this space. To wit: The drop in gasoline prices the last month is a Big Oil conspiracy.Their Purpose: To swing the upcoming elections in the direction of the Bush/Cheney (Enron/Halliburton) Republicans. Their Underlying Premise: The citizenry is tired of being…
On Media: Web’s ‘deadline now’ mindset creates bad trends
Last Thursday, the city’s news media focused on two stories: a speech by Sen. Barack Obama at Slugger Field and the anticipation of an impending announcement by Ford Motor Co. affecting 9,000 Louisville workers. About the time Obama was pumping up Democrats on one end of Main Street, a handful of journalists were on the…
Erosia: Letters to the Editor
LEO welcomes letters that are brief (250 words max) and thoughtful. Ad hominem attacks will be ignored, and we need your name and a daytime phone number. Send snail mail to EROSIA, 640 S. Fourth St., Louisville, Ky. 40202. Fax to 895-9779 or e-mail to leo@leoweekly.com. We may edit for length, grammar and clarity. #1…
Killing the king: Too much, too hard leaves new ‘All the King’s Men’ in pieces
Sean Penn: plays Willie Stark in the new film version of the Robert Penn Warren novel “All the King’s Men.†©2005 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved The new film treatment of “All the Kings’ Men,” which opens Sept. 22, is the third telling of a story that most would say concerns Willy Stark,…
Doug Stanhope pledges to ‘Vote with Anger’
Doug Stanhope: comes to the Comedy Caravan Sept. 20-24. Comedy Caravan brings 2008 presidential hopeful Doug Stanhope to town for eight shows over five days this week. While this foray into politics (as a Libertarian candidate) is Stanhope’s first, the 39-year-old comedian has been on stage since 1990, earning recognition from Variety and The Hollywood…
Aftertastes
ORDER’S UP! CAFÉ & DELI, 1981 Nelson Miller Parkway, 245-5991. Lovable and cozy new lunch spot in an East End office park is a spin on the fast casual model, with fresh sandwiches all priced at $5 or less, plus soups, salads and sides. (Reviewed 8/2; Rating: N/R) SEAFOOD CONNECTION, 3922 Chenoweth Sq., 899-5655. Cozy…
The Bar Belle: Halfway to St. Patty’s Day!
St. Patrick’s Day is by far the best holiday in Louisville, Halloween a close second. Depending on where March 17 falls during the week, you can expect at least a three-day, non-stop party at most bars in town, especially the Irish-sounding ones. And the parade down Baxter — it’s better than opening presents Christmas morning.…
LEO’s Eat ‘N’ Blog With Louisville Hot Bytes: Drop your Kentucky prejudice and head to Bistro New Albany
Bistro New Albany: which occupies much of the ground floor of the old New Albany Inn. Photo by Robin Garr I always feel a little like I’m traveling to another country when I cross the river into Indiana. Maybe it’s just guilt over having told so many bad Hoosier jokes, but I get this uneasy…
Video Tapeworm: Releases through Tuesday, Sept. 26
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS:DRACULA1931; DVD $26.95, RFor those keeping score, this is the third DVD packaging of the classic Bela Lugosi original. The second version was pretty good, with both the English, and longer — and better made! — Spanish versions, tons of bonus features plus a totally unnecessary and intrusive score by the abominable…
NRBQ founders Adams & Ferguson reunite for CD and Clifton Center show
Ferguson and Adams In an essay from his 1975 book “Mystery Train,” Greil Marcus contends that the music of The Band was the ultimate embodiment of America, representing “the extraordinary diversity of the place, and the claim of every man and woman to do just as they please.”Had Marcus ever heard NRBQ? Although The Band…
A little bit country, a little bit not: Oakley Hall isn’t your run-of-the-mill alt-country band
Oakley Hall “I’m skeptical of alt-country. A lot of it … I assume that it will be boring,” says Patrick Sullivan, singer-guitarist for Brooklyn-based country-rock band Oakley Hall. He’s trying to explain the difference between his band and others, especially indie bands that bring country elements to their music. He thinks for a second and…
Latin jazz doesn’t lie: Adelante Latin Jazz Festival takes over the Jazz Factory for a week-long celebration
Chuchito Valdez It seems that only in recent years has American culture really begun to accept and acknowledge the rise of Latin culture in the United States. Latino pop stars like Shakira, Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin have enjoyed tremendous commercial success, and Latino comedians like George Lopez and Carlos Mencia have developed significant followings.…
Club Directory
19th Green 1740 Williamsburg Dr. Jeffersonville (812) 284-9088 19th Hole Pub 5603 Greenwood Rd. 933-4858 A Little Peace Café 1860 Mellwood Ave. 895-3650 Air Devil’s Inn 2802 Taylorsville Rd. 454-4443 Akiko’s 1123 Bardstown Rd. 459-8020 The Alternative 1032 Story Ave. 561-7613 Angelo’s 627 N. 34th St. 776-9127 Artemisia 620 E. Market St. 583-4177 Atomic Saucer…
Karaoke Korral
WED SEPT 20 Akiko’sBoozseller LoungeBrewskees Brickyard Sports BarCreeker’s Bar & GrillGaslite Tavern Good Times Pub Jim Porter’sJoker’sJT’s Variety Club Monon Station New ViewPhoenix HillR Place Pub Ro-Joe’s Karaoke BarSeidenfaden Cafe Shooters SkivviesSmyrna Inn Spectators Bar & GrillSt. Andrew’s PubSteinert’s T.K.’s Pub Union Station ZaZoo’sTHU SEPT 21 19th Hole Pub Akiko’s Boozseller LoungeBrewskees Corner TavernCreeker’s Bar…
Arts & Entertainment Listings
Special Events Happy Tail Hour — pet-friendly cocktail event, Sept 21, 5-9pm, free, Waterfront Park, 361-1318.••Halfway to St. Pat’s Day Party — presented by Ancient Order of Hibernians, Sept 21, 6-10pm, free, O’Shea’s Pub 956 Baxter Ave, 456-5852.Adelante Latin Jazz Festival — eight nights of music and a Latin Dance Party to benefit Adelante Hispanic…
Community Listings
Special Events ••Crane House — presents Helen Lang’s 80th Birthday Celebration, Sept. 20, noon, $50, Brown Hotel Crystal Ballroom, 4th & Broadway, 635-2240.2006 Best of Louisville Bash — presented by Louisville Magazine, proceeds benefit KY-Southeast Indiana Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis, Bowman Field, Sept. 22, 5:30-10pm, $35 adv., $40 door, corporate tables $500, 451-0014.…
Staff Picks
Thursday, Sept. 21Happy Tail Hour There’s nothing like having a beer with your best friend. But if that friend is of the furry, four-legged type, then the only place you can socialize is at home or the Longshot Tavern (which always seems to have a few dogs running around the bar). No longer, thanks to…
Theater Review – Gone Missing
Maria Dizzia, Jennifer Morris and Alison Weller: in a past production of “Gone Missing.†photo by Leslie Lyons Typically, theatrical works take place in the here and now. In “Gone Missing,” characters engage the audience by talking about their past experiences with lost objects. Amazingly, this technique, which flies in the face of traditional theater,…
