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 Play It Forward: Champions Night Three organizations will come together to host “Play It Forward: Champions Night,” a gala fundraiser celebrating the World Premiere Production of And In This Corner … Cassius Clay and to celebrate the birthday and legacy of Muhammad Ali. The event will begin with drinks and dinner catered by Wiltshire Pantry at the Muhammad Ali Center, continuing with StageOne’s premiere performance of And In This Corner … Cassius Clay in the Bomhard Theater at The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, culminating in a post-show celebration with the cast, playwright, and special guests. January 17, 5 – 10 p.m. Bomhard Theater, The Kentucky Center 501 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202 www.alicenter.org 502-498-2444 $50 - $150  Chu-Fang Huang Plays Mozart at the Kentucky Center The Louisville Orchestra will present the Treyton Oak Towers Coffee Concerts & Hilliard Lyons Classics Series with Jorge Mester, conductor, and Chu-Fang Huang, on the piano. They’ll be presenting Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 18 (Paradis) and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 6. January 15, 10:30-12:45 p.m. The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall 501 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202 ww.kentuckycenter.org/Louisville-Orchestra/14-15/Chu-Fang-Huang-Plays-Mozart/11783#tab-show-information-link 1.800.775.7777 Tickets start at $15 Get Lit(eracy) with GLOW Financial Seminar at UofL Greater Louisville Outstanding Women, or GLOW, will host the first of three free financial seminars for women on Thursday, January 15 from 5:30 – 7:00 at the University of Louisville. This set of financial seminars correlates with the organization’s “Get Lit(eracy) with GLOW” campaign that launched in September 2014. The first panel will feature a CPA, broker, corporate lawyer, financial planner and veteran woman business owner. “The goal of this financial series is to enable young professionals to make smart decisions regarding their business and money they put in to it,” continued Houston. “The members of GLOW couldn’t be more excited to teach what they know and, in turn, enable smarter choices and smarter women.” January 15, 5:30 – 7 p.m. Chao Auditorium, Ekstrom Library, University of Louisville campus 2301 S. Third Street Louisville, KY 40292 www.eventbrite.com/e/get-lit-with-glow-financial-literacy-seminar-for-women-tickets-2571292806 (502) 562-1969 Free, registration is required Thirsty Thursday: The Night Before the Long Dry Spell at Evan Williams Before it was the ubiquitous term for a night of heavy drinking, Thirsty Thursday had an entirely different meaning. Thursday, January 15, 1920, the original Thirsty Thursday, was the last day to legally purchase alcohol before Prohibition went into effect.Come join The Filson Historical Society as we celebrate the last day of legal alcohol sales with a tasting of “Old G.D. Bourbon,” a product that was bottled in the 1890s, along with Evan Williams and Larceny Bourbons from Heaven Hill. Bourbon Historian Mike Veach will share the history of the temperance movement that created the long dry spell commonly known as Prohibition. In addition to the history, participants are invited on a self-guided tour of the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience. January 15, 6 – 7:30 p.m. Evan Williams Bourbon Experience 528 W. Main Street Louisville, KY 40202 http://filsonhistorical.org/event/thirsty-thursday-the-night-before-the-long-dry-spell/ 502-584-2114 $100 Russell’s Reserve Bourbon Dinner at Varanese Varanese Restaurant, located at 2106 Frankfort Avenue, will host the “Russell’s Reserve Bourbon Dinner” on Thursday, January 15, with a reception at 6:30pm and dinner at 7:00pm. The evening will include legendary Master Distiller Jimmy Russell as a guest speaker, and a four-course dinner paired with cocktails made with Russell’s Reserve bourbon. The cost is $55 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (502) 899-9904 or emailing letsdine@varanese.com. January 15, 6:30 - 9 p.m. Varanese 2106 Frankfort Ave. Louisville, KY 40206 www.varanese.com 899-9904 $55  Millers Folly Bluegrass Band at Clifton's Pizza Millers Folly Bluegrass Band will be playing live at Clifton's Pizza! Great music, great pizza and cold beer! What better way to warm up on a winter night? January 16, 8 – 10:30 p.m. Cliftons Pizza Co. 2230 Frankfort Ave. Louisville, KY 40206 www.cliftonspizza.com/callevent.asp 893-3730 Free 2 Nights of Lucero at Headliners Music Hall Over their 16 years together, the Memphis band has built up a fanbase that’s as diverse as it is rabid. Ask 50 Lucero fans what their favorite song is and you’ll get 50 different answers. Among the band’s 100-plus songs across nine albums and multiple EPs, there’s no universal fan favorite. “Each person makes Lucero their own thing,” says frontman Ben Nichols. “Everyone identifies with us for completely different reasons. For one reason or another, Lucero becomes a very personal band.” Whether you look towards slower Lucero songs to get you through tough times like “Nights Like These” or party jams like “All Sewn Up,” Live from Atlanta has got you covered. It might even make fans out of non-believers (especially if they like whiskey). Because like bassist John C. Stubblefield always says, “Lucero loves you.” January 16, 9:00-11:45 p.m. Headliners Music Hall 1386 Lexington Road Louisville, KY 40206 headlinerslouisville.com $22 advance, $25 at the door, $40 for both shows Harlem Globetrotters 2015 World Tour The Globetrotters can’t wait to share our all-new show with you, and create a new favorite family memory that will last forever. Last year was the Globetrotters’ biggest tour ever, and this year promises to be even bigger. More incredible ball handling, trick shots, and side-splitting comedy than ever before. The Globetrotters love to see smiles on the faces of families around the arena. The audience’s happiness is the energy that powers the team, so Globetrotter stars recharge on court after the game with an autograph, photograph and high fives session just for our fans. January 16, 6:30 – 8 p.m. KFC YUM! Center 1 Arena Plaza Louisville, KY 40202 http://www.kfcyumcenter.com/events/detail/harlem-globetrotters-2015-world-tour (502) 690-9000 $26 - $113  Fantastical Fashionable Frazier Night Out! Help us celebrate our exhibit “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” by joining us for an evening of frivolity. Enjoy a cash bar complete with Gilded-Age themed drinks while taking in the rousing tunes of Dixieland Solution. Step back in time! Watch a silent film, create your own mask in the style of Louisville’s own secret society, the Satellites of Mercury, and witness the endless talent of both the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Louisville and the Kentucky Wheelmen! January 17, 7 – 10 p.m. Frazier History Museum 829 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202 http://www.fraziermuseum.org/learn-play/special-events/ (502) 753-5663 $15 Members, $20 Non-members The Midtown Men at the Kentucky Center The sounds of the 60’s come alive in this trip through the music of The Four Seasons, The Beach Boys, and The Beatles with the original cast of Broadway smash Jersey Boys. January 17, 8 - 10 p.m. Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall 501 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202 https://www.louisvilleorchestra.org/louisville-orchestra-pops/the-midtown-men/ 1-800-775-7777 Ticket prices vary Wedding and Special Event Workshop at Paper Source Paper Source requests the honor of your presence at this all-encompassing workshop on weddings and special events! Each participant receives a packet containing a full suite of Luxe white invitation pieces, along with a wedding planner and checklist. We'll provide an overview of our invitation suites, share ideas for favors, place cards and accents from our event inspiration boards and then demonstrate how to make several samples. Next, we will let you play with different mix and match colors - including stamping, embossing and envelope lining - to help you create your ideal invitation. You'll leave armed with all the knowledge to create the event of your dreams. This workshop has limited seating RSVP soon! January 17, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Paper Source 3727 Lexington Rd Louisville, KY 40207 www.papersource.com/workshops/The-Wedding-and-Special-Event-Workshop/046115.html 502-895-2707 $20 Winter Birds: A Nature Works and Quirks Program Which birds migrate in winter and which stick around? And which come to visit from places farther north? Join LNC naturalist Rosemary Bauman in the bird blind during our busiest feeder time. Program includes a winter hike, so please dress for the weather. Ages 8 and up; Limited to 15 participants. Reservations required. January 17, 1 – 3 p.m. Louisville Nature Center 3745 Illinois Avenue Louisville, KY 40213 http://louisvillenaturecenter.org/events.htm (502) 458-1328 LNC Members and volunteers: $3 per person; non-members $5 per person New Tech for a New Year at Newburg Library Learn about new technologies and gadgets you’ll be seeing in the next few years at the Newburg Library! January 17, 3 – 4 p.m. Newburg Library 4800 Exeter Avenue Louisville, KY 40218 http://www.lfpl.org/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=53302 (502) 479-6160  Louisville Trivia Pub Quiz - Four Pegs Beer Lounge Bring your friends. Play for free. Win prizes! Six rounds of Trivia. Ten questions each round. 2 general knowledge rounds 2 theme rounds A picture round And 1 random round Come test your knowledge at Sunday Night Trivia, every Sunday at 7 p.m. at Four Pegs Beer Lounge. January 18, 7 – 9 p.m. Four Pegs Beer Lounge 1053 Goss Ave. Louisville, KY 40217 www.louisvilletrivia.com 634-1447 Free! The Speed Art Museum Concert Series Presents Vadym Kholodenko The Speed Art Museum 2014–15 Concert Series presents Vadym Kholodenko Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 3pm. As the 2013 gold medal winner at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, pianist Vadym Kholodenko is building an international reputation as a musician whose performances are “impeccable, tasteful and vibrant, and also something more: imaginative” (Cleveland Plain Dealer). He currently tours internationally in addition to his position as the first artistic partner at the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. January 18, 3 – 4:30 p.m. University of Louisville School of Music, Comstock Hall Louisville, KY 40292 changingspeed.org 502.634.2749 $15 Member / $20 Non-Member / $5 Students Landlady at Zanzabar Don't miss Landlady at Zanzabar, where they will be touring behind their full-length Upright Behavior, out now on Hometapes. Led by Adam Schatz (of Man Man and mastermind of Winter JazzFest and nonprofit Search and Restore), they've recently joined the likes of Bear in Heaven and Megafaun on Hometapes. Schatz has shared stages and recordings with countless others (see the saxophone runs he lent to Vampire Weekend's "Diane Young"), but with Landlady he's truly at home. January 18, 9 – 11:45 p.m. Zanzabar 2100 S. Preston St. Louisville, KY 40217 www.ticketfly.com $8 The Grand Winter Bridal Show and Tasting The Grand Bridal Show and Tasting will have some of Kentuckiana’s best bridal vendors on hand to assist you with all your wedding and reception needs. Join us for the inspiration you need to plan your perfect wedding and reception. January 18, 2 - 4 p.m. The Grand 138 E. Market St. New Albany, IN 47150 www.facebook.com/pages/The-Grand | ||||
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