Arts & Entertainment Listings

Special Events

••Bellydance Superstars — troupe performing choreography & visuals of show “Raqs Carnivale,” Concert Hall in Ogle Center at IUS, 4201 Grant Line Rd.: Nov. 11, 8pm, 361-3100 (tickets), (812) 941-2525 (info).
Louisville Antiques, Art & Collectibles Show & Sale — 200 antique dealers & juried KY artists showcasing, 3813 W. Hwy 146 in Buckner Ky.: Nov. 24-26, Fri. & Sat. at 10am-5pm, Sun. at 11am-4pm.
Full Moon Ghost Tours — tours of Old Louisville’s Victorian neighborhood: Dec. 5, every tour departs from the Visitors Center at 9pm, 218 W. Oak St., 637-2922.
Soapbox Sirens — free open forum for artistry/music/poetry/politics, third Thu., 8pm, Alternative 1032 Story Ave., 561-7613.
Collaboratory — evening of live music, poetry, graphic arts, collaborative and spontaneous multi-media jams, free, all ages, last Sat./month, 7:30pm, 1741 Frankfort Ave., 896-0172.

Visual Arts

Kentucky Watercolor Society — 29th annual juried exhibition, thru Nov 8, Tue-Sun 5-10pm, 316 W Main, 326-9256.
••KY School for the Blind — exhibiting “Animals from the Wild” by Bill Santen, 1867 Frankfort Ave.: thru Nov. 9, 10am-2pm & 4-7pm, 897-1583 ext 262.
Carnegie Center — announces new exhibit “Ed Hamilton: The Making of a Man and a Monument,” with guest curator Dr. Dario Covi, 201 E. Spring St. in New Albany Ind.: opening Nov. 10, 6-8pm, thru Dec. 30, Tue.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm, (812) 944-7336.
Wild Honeysuckle Studio — presents artist Amanda Matthews Fields, 4121 Shelbyville Rd. Ste. 201-B: Nov. 11, open house, 10am-12:30pm, reception, 6-8:30pm, 592-3774.
Quilt Appraisal — at Oldham County History Center, 106 N. Second Ave. in La Grange Ky: $5 per appraisal, Nov. 11, 10:30am-2pm, 222-0826.
Pyro Gallery — presents solo show by Lisa Austin, thru Nov. 11, 624 W Main, 587-0106.
••Heine Brothers — art show fundraiser to build houses in Guatemala, thru Nov 12, Douglass Loop Heine Bros, 802-9803.
Spalding University — opens “Adam Alli: Road to Exile” curated by Craig Bunting, 851 S. Fourth St.: Nov. 12, 2-4pm, thru Dec. 14, 585-9911.
Food for Thought — Louisville Art Association presents luncheon and lecture with guest speaker Rosemarie Bernardi presenting “Passion & Process: The Printmaker’s Art,” at Water Tower, 3005 River Rd.: $20, reservations req., Nov. 14, noon, 896-2146.
Kentucky Foundation for Women — accepting requests for individual artist residencies at Hopscotch House, deadline Nov. 15, www.kfw.org or 228-4875.
African-American Art Exhibit — hosting call for entries for exhibit at Actors Theatre Jan. 30-Feb. 24, original artwork in all media, slides only, deadline Nov. 17, 585-1265 x3145.
Hite Art Institute — presents two exhibits: “Northern/Southern Exposure” in Schneider Hall & opening of Trisha Hamilton-Cooper’s master thesis in Covi Gallery; UofL Belknap Campus: thru Nov. 17, 852-4483.
Ghost Town — photo, painting and sculpture exhibit, thru Nov 20, 9am-5pm, 1860 Mellwood Ave, 895-3650.
Krantz Art Gallery — exhibiting mixed media paintings by Carolyn Whitman at Jefferson Community & Technical College, First & Chestnut Sts.: now thru Nov. 22, Mon.-Thu. at 8am-4pm, Fri. at 9am-noon, 213-2393.
••Bon Air Regional Library — displaying work of Pallette Club, 2816 Del Rio Place: thru Nov. 25, 574-1795.
Howard Steamboat Museum & Mansion — exhibiting “Fall Into Art” by Norman Kohlhepp, 1101 E. Market St. in Jeffersonville, thru Nov. 26, (812) 283-3728.
Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center — new exhibit “The Nature of Shells” shows the history and beauty of shells, thru Nov. 26, free, 201 W Riverside Dr., Clarksville, (812) 280-8689.
Howard Steamboat Museum — presents Norman Kohlhepp exhibit “Fall into Art,” 1101 E. Market St. in Jefferson Ind.: thru Nov. 26, Tue.-Sat., 10am-4pm, Sun., 1-4pm, (812) 283-3728.
Gallery at the Kentucky Center — group exhibit by consortium of art galleries, thru Nov. 27, M-F 9am-6pm, Sat & Sun 12-5pm, 501 W Main St, 562-0159.
Metro Arts — student pottery exhibition, 8360 Dixie Hwy.: thru Nov. 29, Mon.-Thu. at 10am-8pm, Fri. & Sat. at 10am-4pm, 937-2055.
Butcher Block Gallery — new art gallery celebrating opening w/ group art show titled “New Kids on the Block,” 931 E. Main St., exhibit on display thru Nov. 30, 544-2043.
Paul Paletti Gallery — presents “Witness,” a gallery of photographs by renowned photojournalist James Nachtwey, thru Nov. 30, 5-9pm, free, 713 E Market St., 589-9254.
Jennica’s — exhibit “Blue Highways” oil on canvas paintings by Richard Rink, 636 E. Market St.: thru Nov. 30, 587-8720.
Zephyr Gallery — presents show by Jenni Deamer & Liz Watkins, thru Nov. 30, 610 E. Market St. 585-5646.
UnderGround Art Space — presents “Masquerade” exhibit, thru Dec. 2, 1235 Bardstown Rd., 459-8005.
Brown Hotel — local artist Jeaneen Barnhart showing pieces from “Equine Passion” series for Gallery Showcase; Fourth St. & Broadway, thru Dec. 6, 583-1234.
galerie hertz — exhibiting Tom Pfannerstill’s works “From the Street,” 711 S. Third St.: now thru Dec. 9, Wed.-Fri. at 11am-5pm, Sat. at 11am-3pm w/ appointment, 584-3547.
Bardstown Art Gallery — exhibiting oils, watercolors, & drawings by Jim Cantrell from past three decades, 214 W. Stephen Foster Ave.: thru Dec. 10, Tue.-Sat. at 10:30am-6pm, 348-6488.
Call for Entries — women artists invited to submit work for Women of Wisdom Exhibit, “A Woman’s Journey” on March 2-8: deadline Dec. 6, 584-8090, www.projectwomen.org.
Jeffersontown Historical Museum — display artifacts from various historic Jeffersontown schools, as well as video oral history documenting history of various J-town residents, thru Dec. 21, 10635 Watterson Trail, Jeffersontown, Ky., 261-8290.
“Pillows Talk” — exhibit about pillows, Gallery Hop opening, 624 W. Main St.: thru Dec. 23, gallery hours Tue. & Wed., 1-5pm, 584-7954.
••Lionheart Gallery — exhibiting new abstract paintings by Eugene Thomas from “Belvedere,” Hyatt Regency, 313 S. Fourth St.: thru Dec. 31, 568-3030.
Kaviar Forge & Gallery — exhibiting painter Rick Wilson’s new works, 1718 Frankfort Ave., thru Dec. 30, 561-0377.
Artist’s Appreciation Show — by Deven 7 Studios Custom Picture Framing & Fine Art Restoration, 100 percent proceeds to 10 local artists showing, 825 S. Floyd St.: now thru Dec. 31 Tue.-Sat., 582-2333.
Brown Williamson Tower in Middleton Reulinger firm — photographer/attorney Don Vish exhibit “Eccentric Views of Louisville,” photos of Louisville landmarks and businesses, top floor, ongoing, 584-1135.
Carnegie Center — “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage: Men and Women of the Underground Railroad” permanent exhibit now open, 201 E. Spring St., IN, (812) 944-7336.
“Window Comics” — ongoing public art installation by Jeffrey Scott Holland, 1661 Story Ave., 582-1674.
Call for Artists — MailArt project seeking postcard-sized submissions for theme “Coffee – How Does it Make You Feel?,” results displayed at Day’s Espresso & Coffee Bar in March 2007, coffeemailart.websiteanimal.com.
Call for Subjects — local photographer seeks women who lost their mothers as children (age 20 or younger), 891-0434.
Co-op Gallery — looking for serious artists for Gallery 10 Seventy at Mellwood Arts Center, 548-3921.
Louisville Artists — join “Louisville Art Talk” forum on Louisville art-related topics, www.groups.yahoo.com/group/louisvillearttalk.
Mary Anderson Center — seeking artists to exhibit, (812) 923-8602.
Full Moon Yoga — free space available for women artists to use as gallery during F.A.T. Fridays, 2001 Frankfort Ave., 894-0094.
Pyro Gallery — seeking experienced artists who are interested in dynamic co-operative gallery, 452-2008.
Gallery Hops — first Fridays of every month, 5-9pm. 589-0102.
F.A.T. (Frankfort Ave. Trolley) hops — final Friday of every month, 6-9pm. 314-5897.
Crafts for a Cause — Mondays, 7-8:30pm, Third Lutheran Church, 1864 Frankfort Ave. learn to knit, crochet and other crafts, make items for Hospice and others, 206-5210.
Creative Diversity Studio in Mellwood Arts Center — open to people with disabilities, workshops and studio spaces available, 767-4723.
Access to the Arts Inc. — an arts and disability advocacy organization, making arts accessible to people with disabilities, www.accesstothearts.org.
Carnegie Center for Art and History — art classes for pre-school to adult, New Albany, 944-7336.
Jewish Community Center — offers art classes, 459-0660.
Bernheim — offers watercolor painting classes for adults and children, 955-8512 x 251.
Flame Run Gallery — offers classes, 584-5353.
Glassworks — offers classes, 992-3016.

Performing Arts

Blue Apple Players — presents “Johnny Appleseed,” at Ascension Elementary, 4600 Lynnbrook Dr.: free, Nov. 9, 7pm, 741-1689.
Sacred Heart Academy — with Ursuline School for Performing Arts present “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” at Ursula Auditorium, 3105 Lexington Rd.: $8-$10, Nov. 9-11 & 16-18, 8pm, Nov. 10, 9:30am, 896-6033.
Jeeves & Co. — presents “Murder at the Café Noir,” murder, music, & Caribbean style banquet, at Scottsburg, Ind. Historic courthouse square: $30, Nov. 10-11, 7pm, (812) 752-1050.
Floyd Central Theatre — presents “Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamboat,” 2813 Grant Line Road in New Albany: $8-$15, Nov. 10-11 & 17-18, 7:30pm, Nov. 12 & 19, 2pm, 923-8811 ext 333.
••Clarksville Little Theater — presents “To Kill a Mockingbird,” 301 E. Montgomery Ave. in Clarksville: $8-$15, Nov. 10-11 & 16-18, 8pm, Nov. 12, 2pm, (812) 253-6522.
Silver Creek High School Theatre — presents “The Wizard of Oz,” 503 N. Indiana Ave. in Sellersburg, Ind.: $6-$10, Nov. 10-11 & 16-18, 7:30pm, Nov. 12, 2:30pm, (812) 246-7440.
Louisville Repertory Co. — presents “Visiting Mr. Green,” MeX Theater, Kentucky Center, $15, Nov. 10-11 at 8pm, Nov. 12 at 2pm, 584-7777.
Stage One — presents “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” at Bomhard Theater at KY Center, $13.50-$25, Nov. 11 at 2pm, 584-7777.
••PNC Broadway Across America — presents “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” KY Center: $22-$65, thru Nov. 12, Tue.-Sat. at 8pm, Sat. at 2pm, Sun. at 1 & 6:30pm, 584-7777.
Derby Dinner Playhouse — presents “Smoke & Mirrors,” now thru Nov. 12, evenings at 6pm, Sun. & Wed. matinee at 11:45am, $30-$40, 525 Marriott Dr., Clarksville, (812) 288-8281.
WhoDunnit Murder Mystery Theater — presents its first annual benefit with brunch & show “The Case of the Double-Crossing Crook!” at Masterson’s, 1820 S. Third St.: $30 donation, Nov. 12, 1-4pm, 426-7100.
JCTC Southwest Campus — presents “Hedwig & the Angry Inch,” in auditorium, 1000 Community College Dr.: $10, Nov. 13 & 16, 7pm, Nov. 14-16, 6pm, Nov. 17-18, 8pm, 213-7266.
Kentucky Repertory Theatre — presents political comedy “Lying in State,” thru Nov. 18, 6pm, 101 E Main St., Horse Cave, Ky., (270) 786-1200 or www.kentuckyrep.org.
Jewish Community Center — presents “The Sound of Music,” 3600 Dutchmans Ln., thru Nov. 19, $12-$18, 459-0660.
Actors Theatre — presents an adaptation from Chaim Potok’s novel “The Chosen,” thru Dec. 9, $20-$36; also “A Tuna Christmas,” thru Jan. 4, $17-$40 316 W. Main St., 584-1205.
Indicators Improv — performs every first Thu., 11pm, free, Diamond’s Pub and Billiards, 3814 Frankfort Ave., (423) 943-8150.
Project Improv, a long form improv troupe — performs every Fri., 9pm, KY Theater, 651 S. Fourth St., www.projectimprov.com.

Auditions/Contests

Derby Festival Princesses — Derby Festival seeking candidates, deadline Dec. 31, must attend screening Nov. 11 or 18, applications at www.kdf.org.
Show Biz Kids — holding auditions for “The Wizard of Oz” for ages 7-17, Nov. 27-28, 228-9028.
••Call for Scripts — Specific Gravity Ensemble Theater Company requesting submission of 90 second plays for upcoming production “Elevator Plays: Ascend-Descend/Assent-Dissent” for Jan. 2007: deadline Dec. 15, [email protected].
Girls Going Places — Guardian presents seventh annual entrepreneurship program, national call for nominations of young women; 15 girls awarded total of $30,000 thru submission of 750-1,000 word essay; thru Feb. 16, 914-251-1500, www.msco.com.
Celebration of Life Photography Contest — showcase for new/emerging artists, winners featured in Louisville galleries during Derby ’07, deadline Feb. 17, www.celebratelifephotocontest.com.
IU Southeast — needs instrumentalists and singers to join ensembles, (812) 941-2655 or www.ius.edu/music.
Louisville Chorus — auditions on-going for qualified singers, all sections, 968-6300.

Book

Jewish Festival of the Book — authors presentations at Jewish Community Center, 3600 Dutchmans Ln.: $5, 7:30pm; Marion Winik: Nov. 8, Jonathan Miller: Nov. 15, Liel Leibovitz: Nov. 28, Kay Gill: Nov. 30, Ruth Ellenson: Dec. 5, Rich Cohen: Dec. 7; 459-0660.
••Carmichael’s Book Store — presents journalist Bob Schulman to discuss & sign new book “Romany Marie: The Queen of Greenwich,” 2720 Frankfort Ave.: Nov. 9, 7pm, 896-6950.
Barnes & Noble — supports Presentation Academy in Bookfair, ask for schedule, 801 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy: Nov. 10-12, 426-0255.
Women Who Write welcomes women writers, meets first Thu. of month, Highland-Shelby Park Library, 
Mid-City Mall, 6:30-8:30pm, 635-1391.
Abraham-Hicks Book Study, experience and discussion group on “Ask and it is Given,” Wed., 6:30pm, Unity of Louisville, 757 Brook St., 583-5559 x12.
Creative fiction writing group, Wed., 7-9pm, Old Louisville Coffee House, Fourth and Hill sts., 451-5737.
Informal writing group meets second Tue. of month at the Fern Creek Library, 6-8pm, 955-8143.
Wilderness Road Writers’ Group meets third Mon., 6:30-8:30pm, Okolona Library (Preston Hwy.), all writers welcome, 966-2327.
The Vault, new sci-fi writer’s group, 7pm first Wed., Starbucks, 101 N. Hurstbourne Ln., bring a short story or novel chapter, www.vault.oseland.net.
Mystery Book Discussion Group meets the second Wed. of the month, New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, IN, 949-3523.
Science Fiction/Fantasy Readers Group — meets 7pm, fourth Mon. of the month, Barnes and Noble, 801 S. Hurstbourne, http://scifi.meetup.com/32/.

Music

UofL School of Music — presents New Music Festival featuring works of guest composer Michael Colgrass, at Comstock Hall, Second & Cardinal Sts., Nov. 8-11, 8pm, & Six World Premieres by student composers, Nov. 8, 8pm, 852-4137.
••IUS Concert Band — performing at Stem Concert Hall in Ogle Center, 4201 Grant Line Rd. in New Albany Ind.: $5-$7, Nov. 12, 3pm, 361-3100.
Louisville Youth Orchestra — premiere of Joan Tower’s “Made in America,” Nov 12, 3pm, W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre, 315 W Broadway, 584-7777.
Kentucky Theater — presents Songwriters/Artist’s Open Stage/Mic, hosted by Mark “Big Poppa” Stampley, every third Thu., 7:30pm, 651 S. Fourth St., 472-2548.
Downtown Sounds — third Thursday Trolley Bop, third Thu. of month, many varieties of live music throughout downtown, www.thirdthursday.info.
MERF — Musicians Emergency Resource Foundation needs volunteers, 244-4790.