10 Things To Do This Week & Weekend In Louisville (4/8-4/14)

THURSDAY, APRIL 11

Bourbonville
Frazier History Museum | $75+ | 6-8 p.m.
Mix, mingle and enjoy Bourbon Specialty Drinks at Republic Bank BourbonVille. Taste signature drinks from some of Kentucky’s top Bourbon distilleries, enjoy Bourbon-inspired cuisine and meet the Master Distillers. Held at the Frazier History Museum – the Official Starting Point of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.

THURSDAY, APRIL 11

Bourbon, Ballet & Benz VIP Unveiling Party
Mercedes-Benz of Louisville Showroom | 2520 Terra Crossing Blvd. | 6-8 p.m.
Bourbon, Ballet & Benz is an evening of artful elegance brought to you by Bourbon with Heart, the world's only bourbon charity. You'll have a chance to witness 20 bourbon bottles and ballet pointe shoes transformed into art by Louisville's finest artists as well as a chance to meet the artists and dancers of Louisville ballet.

THURSDAY, APRIL 11

Kentucky Derby Festival Block Party
3029 W Muhammad Ali Blvd. | kdf.org | 10-8 p.m.
The Kentucky Derby Festival’s Block Party returns for the third year at the Norton Healthcare Sports & Learning Center. Enjoy an all-day celebration featuring local food trucks, live entertainment, a shopping marketplace, wellness activations, vendor fair, free health screenings and more.

THURSDAY, APRIL 11

Dancing Plague "Elogium" Release Tour
PORTAL | 1535 Lytle St. | portal-louisville.com | $10 presale $15 at door | 7 p.m.
The solo project of Conor Knowles (half of the dream pop duo Psychic Guilt), Dancing Plague brings goth-tinged dark wave electronica from Portland,OR to the Portland neighborhood on the release tour for the album "Elogium." Emotionally charged lyrics with themes of depression, anxiety, and mortality set to the pulsing rhythm of electronic body music will infuse PORTAL with a mix of the sinister and the sublime.

Wild Lights

Louisville’s premier springtime lights attraction, Wild Lights, returns to the Louisville Zoo for its fifth year. Bringing a new lineup of lanterns, Wild Lights will run Thursday through Sunday nights from Mar. 23 – May 19. Tickets start at $23 with special deals for families. Check out the link above for a sneak peek!

FRIDAY, APRIL 12

Alabaster Glory
MFA Gallery | 1616 Rowan St. | Hite Institute of Art and Design | free | 5 p.m.
The reception for the MFA thesis exhibition of Taiwanese-born Chloe Cheng is at the Hite Institute of Art and Design's student gallery space in Portland on Friday. Featuring three installations that represent three stages of human life: the beginning, living in the world, and the end. The concept behind the multimedia representations of these three stages is the relationship between creator and creations.

FRIDAY, APRIL 12

Katt Williams: The Dark Matter Tour
KFC YUM! Center | 1 Arena Plaza | kfcyumcenter.com | $63+ | 8 p.m.
Legendary comedian and Emmy Award-winning actor Katt Williams makes his Louisville stop on his latest comedy tour with a hilarious new set that has no equal. On April 12, he comes back to the Commonwealth with a blend of head-turning truths and hard-hitting observations that challenge how Americans view one another.

FRIDAY, APRIL 12 AND SATURDAY, APRIL 13

Static-fest
Portal |1512 Portland Ave | portal-louisville.com | $15 per day | Friday at 7 p.m. | Saturday at 5 p.m. | All Ages
Some of the Louisville area’s best hardcore and punk bands come together under one roof for Louisville’s latest music festival - Static-fest! Friday’s lineup: Surfaced, Super Shotgun, Extinct, Splice, and Persuade. Saturday’s lineup: Anemic Royalty, Shitfire, Deady, L.I.P.S., Shrudd, Mr. Clit & The Pink Cigarettes, Deep Above, Chaz Owens’ Echo Project, and Plastics. Also featuring acoustic sets by Kaden, Mil Mingus, and Emilene Lee.

SATURDAY, APRIL 13

KMAC Couture
KMAC | 715 W Main St. | $100+ | 7:15 p.m.
KMAC Couture is a wearable art runway show presented as the signature fundraiser for KMAC that provides funding for the Museum’s education programs and exhibits. KMAC Couture launched in 2013 as a distinct fashion event that allowed KMAC to showcase its unique position as a contemporary art museum that celebrates ideas at the crossroads of art, craft, and design. In recognition of the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby in 2024, the 12th edition of KMAC Couture will honor one of Louisville’s most famous institutions and most notable traditions through the 2024 Theme: Runway for the Roses!

SATURDAY, APRIL 13

Racing Louisville v. San Diego Wave
Lynn Family Stadium | 350 Adams St. | racingloufc.com | $19+ | 7:30 p.m.
It’s opening night at home for Louisville’s premier women’s soccer team on Saturday. Racing Louisville FC finished with the ninth best record (6-9-7) in its third year in the National Women’s Soccer League. The club takes on the San Diego Wave FC, a team that successfully managed the best record in the league last year (11-7-4) including Alex Morgan, the forward most notable for her tenure with the American professional team on the world stage.