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University of Louisville’s French Film Fest with a different award-winning film shown for free each week. The films offered include classics, animation, documentary, comedy and drama. All films are in French, with English subtitles. The 5 p.m. screenings will include post-film discussions with local experts on French-speaking cultures and film studies. “Girlhood” follows a young woman of color as she defines her own identity in present day France. Living in the projects in northwest Paris, 16-tear-old Marienme desperately wants to sort out her adult persona and seeks her path amid a “bande de filles” or girl gang.  

 

Mayor Greg Fischer invites you to a free monthly series showcasing local musicians, artists and performers. Grab a lunch and enjoy the comfortable seating and great acoustics inside the Mayor’s Gallery, Louisville Pure Tap is available at the performances.

 

This exhibition documents Louisville's vibrant and diverse music scene from 1978 to 1994, offering an insider's view of one seminal community's rise from bold beginnings to eminent international status. Clipped, collaged, meticulously hand-painted and lettered, or designed using early versions of desktop publishing software, these photocopied flyers were outsider broadcasts stuck to phone poles and storefronts; a makeshift gallery installed with staple guns and wheat paste. White Glove Test is a rich visual history of an ephemeral and overlooked art form: the DIY concert poster. Beautiful, funny, and profane, the more than 500 collected flyers vividly represent the golden age of this fugitive street art, revealing a neglected facet of punk's expressive force. The exhibition and accompanying publication illuminates a vital style of pre-Internet social media appealing to any fan of independent music in Louisville and beyond.

 
Love & Such Boutique Bridal Show at the Ice House
Love & Such Boutique Bridal Show is the alternative to traditional wedding expos. This unique bridal event gives couples the opportunity to see the latest design trends in an authentic wedding atmosphere within one of Louisville’s premiere event venues, the Ice House. This is a chance to mix, mingle and meet with extraordinary vendors - all while enjoying a night of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and music. Each engaged couple will receive a complimentary gift bag and a chance to win prizes from Crushed Ice Events, Louisville Ice Sculptures and Events LLC.
February 6, 6 – 9 p.m.
Ice House
226 East Washington St, Louisville, KY
Louisville, KY 40202
www.loveandsuchbridalshow.com
509-5506
Free by registering at www.loveandsuchbridalshow.com

Va Va Vixens Present: “Va Va Valentine: A Faerie's Tale”
Mark your calendars, Ladies and Gentlemen, here is your chance to experience the sixth Va Va Vixens Valentine’s Day show! This Modern Day Vaudeville-style Burlesque Variety show will blow your mind with over 25 beautiful and talented women (and men)! They will be crooning, screeching, flying through air, dancing with flair, contorting, adorning glittery costumes, flirting and kissing at the "kissing booth"! The doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.!
February 6, 8 – 11 p.m.
With shows February 6,7, 13, 14, 20 and 21st
Headliners Music Hall
1386 Lexington Road
Louisville, KY 40206
www.facebook.com/events/718365864912485/
584-8088
Regular $20/ VIP $30

 

 

Seviche’s Dinner and Movie Presents “Chef”
Seviche will bring back the popular Dinner and Movie event Monday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. with the film “Chef” starring Jon Favreau and Sofia Vergara. The evening’s five-course menu will feature caviar, French onion soup, pasta agilo e olio and chocolate lava cake for dessert. Dinner will be held in the restaurant’s spacious private dining room. Guests may enjoy the movie shown on an eight-foot screen while each course is served.
February 6, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Seviche, A Latin Restaurant
1538 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40205
473-8560
$65 per person plus tax and gratuity

 

“ELEMENTary, My Dear,” a whimsical and playful exploration of the elements, is designed to be most enjoyed by audience members ages one to five (and their grown ups). For the show’s co-creators, Talleri McRae and Steven Rahe, the young age range of the target audience offers many unique opportunities: including pushing the boundaries of traditional theatricality, and connecting with an audience in new ways. 
February 7, 9 – 12:30 p.m.
Squallis Puppeteers
1228 E. Breckinridge St
Louisville, KY 40204
squallispuppeteers.com/upcoming-events-3
502-636-1974
$5 each for show and workshop

 

The third annual Cuteopia! is an all-female art show full affordable buy-and-take art. This show has become notorious for being a must see smörgåsbord of adorableness and adorablosity. Cuteopia takes place at the perfect time – one week before Valentine’s Day. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to snag something perfect for you or your darling.

So come join this group of lady artists for an evening of delightful debauchery with sweet and sassy artwork taboot!
February 7, 6 – 10 p.m.
Revelry Boutique Gallery
980 Barret Avenue
Louisville, KY 40204
www.revelrygallery.com
414-1ART
Free!

 

Don't miss UofL's performance of Othello at the The Playhouse. Othello is one of playwright William Shakespeare’s most recognized dramas, but the upcoming production at the University of Louisville will feature a cultural twist on the tragedy of the Moor of Venice. “This play has been produced for more than 400 years and these themes of power, greed, racism and the manipulation behind it are just as prevalent today,” Hill said. “What we’re trying to do is look at it from a slightly different lens…What would it look like if Othello’s army was representative of the diversity of America’s army today, with diverse cultures in higher ranks like general?”

Kentucky Homefront hosts its annual winter fundraiser event on Sunday afternoon at the Vernon Club of Louisville in an effort to generate needed revenues to support the organization. Our lineup includes guitar master, Will Gage, who will perform with his father, John Gage, and also the Tim Krekel rhythm machine of Mike Alger (drums) and Mike Williams (bass). Local maestro on the slide guitar and also great vocalist, Lisa Sandell, will also perform. The event concludes with a stellar performance by Tre Bella which showcases the incredibly talented trio of blues divas, Patty Cain, Amy Johnson, and Susan O’Neil. Raffles will be happening throughout the event, and food and drink will be on hand and for sale thanks to the Vernon Club.