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Anchal [on-chal] is a Louisville-based non-profit social enterprise that provide alternative careers in textiles to marginalized and exploited women around the world. Support them by shopping one-of-a-kind gifts to create true impact in the lives of women in India. Featuring the Anchal Project's new overdyed Living in Color Collection and exclusive items for men!

Cost: Free!     

 

 

Susan Reigler (bourbon authority and author) and Michael Veach (bourbon historian and author) will join Taste Fine Wines and Bourbons for a signing of their latest book “The Bourbon Tasting Notebook.” Enjoy a taste of bourbon and see how your notes compare with the experts'!

Cost: Book + tasting $20      

 

 

Join Louisville Mashed for its inaugural bourbon appreciation event! Entry includes all tastings, samples from our partners, and some light nibbles. Guests can enter a bottle into a blind tasting competition or sample bourbon from many of the best distillers in the state including Buffalo Trace, Makers Mark, Evan Williams, and Angel’s Envy.

 

 

 

Sufjan Stevens is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer known for a wild range of albums, from the lush pop music of "The Age of Adz" to the experimental noise of "Enjoy Your Rabbit."

 

 

March of the Dimes Signature Chefs Auction 
Louisville's Signature Chefs Auction raises funds for the March of Dimes whose mission is to support lifesaving research and education programs that will help end the heartbreak of premature birth, birth defects and infant mortality. Restaurants participating in 2015 include Jack Fry's, Varanese, Vincenzo's and Marketplace at Theater Square. This upscale event features top local chefs as they excite your palate and an auction which serves to support the March of Dimes.
When: November 13, 6 - 9 p.m.
Where: Louisville Marriott Downtown, 280 W Jefferson St, Louisville, KY 40202
Website: signaturechefs.marchofdimes.org/EventRegister_17857.aspx?DonateOnly=1
Cost: Donations can be made here

 

 

For this event hosted by the Children's Hospital Foundation, hundreds of volunteers design and decorate Christmas trees, wreaths and hand crafted holiday items - all of which are for sale to raise funds for Kosair Children's Hospital.The Festival of Trees & Lights is a volunteer-based organization under the auspices of the Children's Hospital Foundation that creates awareness, raises funds and affirms the role of Kosair Children's Hospital in the lives of the children of our community.

Cost: $5 for children 12 and under and senior citizens; $8 for adults. Children's activities are free with admission   

 

     

Help support the Backside Learning Center, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of equine workers at Churchill Downs, by attending the ninth annual Ladies Day at the Races. The event will take place on Millionaires Row at Churchill Downs on Friday, Nov. 13 from 11:30 am until the last race. Guests will enjoy a lunch buffet, silent auction, and fashion show. The cost is $75 per person or $500 for a table of eight. Both men and women are welcome at this event.

For more information or to purchase a ticket, please visit www.backsidelearningcenter.org or call the Backside Learning Center at 502-634-6543.

 

 

Folds, best known as the leader of the Ben Folds Five, has a wide-ranging, genre-defying canon. He's touring to promote "SO THERE," his debut collaboration with celebrated New York City-based chamber ensemble yMusic, an album which flourishes in the overlap between the pop and classical worlds.

 

 

Kathy Griffin brings her Like A Boss tour to The Showroom this weekend!

 

 

The Kentucky Winery Association and the Kentucky Grape and Wine Council present the 2015 Commissioner's Cup, a celebration of Kentucky wines. This evening will honor the 2015 competition winners and celebrate the proud wine craft in the state. Admission to this event will include a cocktail hour where attendees will taste the winning wines and enjoy a variety of the Gold Medal Awarded wines from the competition. The tasting will be followed by dinner and awards presentation. 

 

 

The fifth annual Writer’s Block Festival, sponsored by Louisville Literary Arts, features three panel discussions, numerous readings, a print and resource fair, five craft workshops, and a keynote reader: Adam Johnson, the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Orphan Master’s Son.

 

 

The Arthritis Foundation's long running Jingle Bell Run is a festive race that helps champion arthritis research and brings people from all walks of life together. Whether you prefer to walk or run, wear your ugly Christmas sweater or tie jingle bells to your shoes.

Cost: Adults $25, children 8 and under 100-meter dash $10, children 8 and under general admission free!        

 

 

A stained-glass expert will demonstrate the care, maintenance, and restoration of stained glass in historic buildings. Supplies are provided for the workshop with registration.

 

   

Holiday in the Woods will be an evening of art, music, food, and merriment at the Little Loomhouse! Local artists will display and sell their work at our open house event where you’re sure to find that perfect holiday gift. Tour the Little Loomhouse, weave your own souvenir, and shop for beautiful local art and handmade gifts in the gift shop. Parking will be available at DeSales High School, with Shuttle service to the Little Loomhouse. This event is free and open to the public.

 

 

From dress, to décor, to desserts--the 2015 Hosparus Candle Glow Gala will be a black and white affair. In its tenth year, this signature black-tie fundraiser helps ensure the long-term viability of hospice care in the Louisville community. The gala features a premium open bar, an elegant dinner, as well as silent and live auctions. The event will also feature an awards presentation, honoring those in the community who have had a lasting effect on hospice care. For after-dinner dancing during the Glow Lounge portion of the event, music will be performed by Nashville’s The Respectables.

 

 

Enjoy a night of fun and retrospect with great music from the 80's, 90's and now. Cash bar and appetizers will be available from 9 -10 p.m. Dress to impress. This event is 21+

 

 

Your canine friend(s) are welcome to the Bark-N-Bazaar! Shop several local vendors offering a wide variety of pet and non-pet related wares including: handmade dog apparel, pottery, leather pieces and collars, wooden pens and stoppers, jewelry, dog treats and more!

 

 

"Kentucky Opera continues its eclectic mix this season by following up Giuseppe Verdi's 'Macbeth' with a contemporary opera by American composer Jake Heggie. This is the first-time Kentucky Opera has staged Heggie's 'Three Decembers,' which made its debut in 2008 with the Houston Opera. It is remarkable for its small cast of three singers and for having a bona fide opera star as its leading lady, mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves." - Selena Frye for Louisville.com

 

 

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