Cover Story
Soldier
“Over the carnage rose prophetic a voice, be not dishearten’d, affection shall solve the problems of freedom yet, those who love each other shall become invincible, they shall make Columbia victorious.” —Walt Whitman While out with a group of friends this past Memorial Day weekend, I met a soldier from the 187th Infantry Regiment…
Theater: ‘Quilters’ pieces together the stories of pioneer women
(Bunbury Theatre presents “Quilters,” directed by Matt Orme. Continues through Sept. 20 at the Henry Clay Building, 604 S. Third St. Tickets are $20. For more info, visit www.bunburytheatre.org.) In this day and age, it’s difficult to be interested in a musical about women quilting, and yet that’s what struck me in “Quilters,” Bunbury…
Peace of mind
While touring the Muhammad Ali Center, peace activist Cindy Sheehan watched an introductory film about he former heavyweight champion that highlighted his refusal to be inducted into the military during the height of the Vietnam War. The sacrifice cost Ali more than just his best years in boxing, he was also ridiculed and criticized to…
Check into cash
“They made a fortune,” the developer says, looking over the unwieldy mass of blueprints for the Sports & Social Club over lunch at neighboring Ri Ra’s. With decades of experience in the commercial construction business, the developer looks me in the eye and smiles. “This is a no-bid contract,” he says. “In my line of…
Video TapeWorm
THIS WEEK’S TWIN PEEKS: AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON 1981; $19.95-$26.95, R One of the best lycanthropedic laments ever lensed! And now on Blu-Ray! John Landis directs once-bitten/twice-shy David Naughton in Rick Baker’s groundbreaking makeup, but it’s sidekick Griffin Dunne who steals the show as Dave’s undead and decaying friend who must walk the world…
Art: Digital artist examines what it is to be American
In his new exhibit at Art Ecology, digital artist J.B. Wilson uses a colorful combination of images and words on illuminated panels. Wilson says he presents the bling, flash and circus in “I’m an American,” which launched during the First Friday Gallery Hop and runs through October, in part as a reflective commentary on the…
Bar Belle: Thou shalt pub crawl
What kind of Belle of the Bar would I be if I didn’t pony(keg) up and drink with the masses every now and then — just to show ’em how it’s done and all. That’s one excuse for my annual Gettin’ Drunky in Kentucky Pub Crawl. (The other, more accurate one is: It’s fun.) This…
Inbox — Sept. 9, 2009
Correction The season schedule for Floyd Central High School Theatre Department was incorrect in last week’s A&E Guide. Here is the correct lineup: Studio One Series • “Almost Maine” — Oct. 9-18. • “Nunsense” — Feb. 5-14. Mainstage Series • “Oliver” — Nov. 6-15. • “Little Women, the musical” — March 5-14. • “Celtic Dreams”…
Plugged In
Readers are strongly encouraged to call ahead to verify these listings. To get your club, comedian, musical act or karaoke listed, please send e-mail to mherron@leoweekly.com with PLUGGED IN in the subject line. The deadline is NOON THURSDAY the week before publication. We do not accept listings via social networking sites. WED Sept 9 Flanagan’s Ale…
B-Sides: Music & Other Ephemera
My thoughts are with Jason Noble as he embarks on a long road to recovery from major surgery Sept. 4, following a horrifying cancer diagnosis. Aside from leaving an indelible mark on Louisville culture through his work in film (“Matchbook of a Heart”), theater (“The Tempest”) and music (Shipping News, Rachel’s, Rodan, soundman for countless…
Art: A sometimes-pious pastiche
These days, Alice Stone can be found perched up on the third floor of the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. Since being named KMAC’s artist-in-residence last month, she spends her days cutting and crafting collage pieces for the large-scale installation she’ll spend the last six weeks of her residency installing, starting in November. She’s…
The Tequila Factory manufactures fine Mexican chow
Thank goodness it’s not another faux Irish pub. Tequila Factory Bar and Grill is the latest tenant in the revolving-door location at 917 Baxter Ave., the former home of @tmosphere, Bazo’s and two or three iterations of Nio’s, among other short-lived concepts. It’s all but surrounded by Irish-style pubs, where you’ll pay $6 for a…
Fight the future
President Obama lectured schoolchildren Tuesday about the importance of staying motivated in the face of so much distraction. Like many torchbearers of freedom and liberty across America, I did not watch it. This is because I had already read it, and I am working under the assumption that the president’s actual delivery did not include…
Club List
19th Green ?1740 Williamsburg Drive Jeffersonville (812) 284-9088 60 West? 3939 Shelbyville Road?719-9717 930 Listening Room 930 Mary St., 635-2554 Air Devil’s Inn? 2802 Taylorsville Road?454-4092 Angel’s Rock Bar ?4328 S. Fourth St. 540-1461 Backstage Café? 109 N. Mulberry St. Elizabethtown?(270) 234-1686 Bearno’s by the Bridge ?131 W. Main St. 584-7437 Bearno’s Highlands? 1318 Bardstown…
An indistinct possibility
I’m sorry. I am sincerely proud of Louisville, but “Possibility City”? It’s just not true. OK, it’s true in the same way it was possible that I was going to spend the entire Labor Day weekend repainting my basement. However, it was also highly improbable because I didn’t want to. The Possibility City ad campaign…
False start
In the summer of 2008, Max Gilpin was striving to be a starting player on the Pleasure Ridge Park High School football team. The once average-size 15-year-old had started working out on his own time, regularly lifting weights with his father, a former football player, and taking the controversial dietary supplement creatine to help build…
Jerry’s kids
Local developer and political activist Chris Thieneman has entered the race to be Louisville’s next mayor, finally putting his money where his criticisms often are. After threatening to sue the city over the $950,000 forgivable loan given to The Cordish Cos. to redevelop a downtown bar, he listened to supporters who urged him to forgo…
Book: The shades of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life (By Lori D. Ginzberg. Hill and Wang; 254 pgs., $25.) History is a funny thing. We tend to think of it as solid and unchanging, full of facts like “Columbus discovered America in 1492.” But it really is fluid, usually written by people who have hindsight. Most histories…
Fast and kind of loose
Pronto isn’t new. Mikael Jorgensen’s Other Band has written and recorded casually since 2000, when the Wilco keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist worked at Chicago’s famed Soma Studios (The Sea & Cake, Tortoise, etc.). Jorgensen, now a Brooklynite, used empty weekends to write new material, layer it, kick the tires, leave it alone, or change it, as…
Bicycling safety and the law (redux)
My friend and fellow bicycle advocate Jackie Green makes good sense sometimes. Unfortunately, he also sometimes shreds logic in service of far-fetched ideas. He delivers his message with the conviction and sense of righteousness of a preacher. Alas, this time he leads his flock astray. In his guest commentary (“Bicycling safety and the law,” LEO,…
