Something to do on all 28 days.
1 The last of four public meetings to help select the next Jefferson County Public Schools superintendent [4], which the board has narrowed down to acting superintendent Marty Pollio and JCPS chief operations officer Mike Raisor, takes place at Pleasure Ridge Park High School. A decision is expected in March.
2 U of L Theatre Arts presents the Greek myth Eurydice [5], with a lead female character who suffers a tragic accident on her wedding day (Feb. 1-4).
3 Aaron Burr’s 261st birthday [6] with games, dancing lessons, trivia, historical discussions and more, at Locust Grove, where the former vice president and Revolutionary War officer is said to have dined in 1805, a year after his duel with Alexander Hamilton. Preschool Family Fiesta [7] featuring Grammy winners Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, plus crafts, learning stations and more, at the South Central Library.
4 Le Moo Le Femme drag brunch [8] at Le Moo.
5 U of L men’s basketball vs. Syracuse [9] at the Yum! Center.
6 Blues Traveler [10] 30th anniversary tour at Mercury Ballroom.
7 Louisville trumpeter Nicholas Recktenwald and his jazz quintet [11], Spur of the Moment, perform with the Louisville Orchestra for the Gheens Foundation Great Expectations concert at the Kentucky Center.
8 As part of a U of L public literary series, writer-illustrator and art director/ New York editor of the Believer magazine Kristen Radtke [12] reads from her work at the U of L Ekstrom Library writing center.
9 Spend Valentine’s Day weekend with Mint Julep Tours, which takes guests to Red Herring, Fat Lamb and Art Eatables on the “Love & Chocolate” food tour [13].
10 Middle Eastern music and dance jam [14] at Butchertown Social.
11 Floyd Central High School performs The Hunchback of Notre Dame [15](Feb. 9-18).
12 Tune in for the No. 2-ranked U of L women’s basketball [16] team game against the (at print time) undefeated No. 1 University of Connecticut.
13 Saxophone-heavy hip-hop/electronic/jazz duo Big Gigantic [17] at Mercury Ballroom.
14 Cheese, chocolate and brandy [18] Valentine’s Day pairing at Copper & Kings.
15 Folk-rock band Fruition [19] at Zanzabar.
16 Bunbury Theatre performs Tony Award-winning play Red [20], about an artist commissioned to create a group of murals for the Four Seasons restaurant, at the Henry Clay.
17 Rock band Portugal. The Man [21] at the Louisville Palace.
18 Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter [22] at KCD Theater (Feb. 17 & 18).
19 Imagine Peace Now [23], featuring decommissioned guns transformed into art objects at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage (Feb. 1-March 16).
20 Painting it Forward [24], a paint-and-sip class benefiting My Dog Eats First, which provides food and care for the homeless and their pets, at Pinot’s Palette.
21 Mama Mia [25] at Derby Dinner Playhouse (Feb. 21-April 8).
22 “We Became the Story,” [26] a night of storytelling inspired by the #MeToo movement, at Headliners.
23 The Dr. Joseph McMillan National Conference on the Black Family in America [27] is celebrating its 45th year, at Louisville Central Community Center, with keynote speeches from Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, and Melissa Harris-Perry, the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University (Feb. 23 & 24).
24 Louisville Children’s Film Festival [28] features notable and award-winning children’s films at various locations in town, with Grammy Award-winner Dan Zanes & Friends at the Louisville Palace (Feb. 24-26). Urban Bush Women [29], the three-decades-old dance company exploring perceptions of race, gender, body image and other issues, at the Brown Theatre.
25 Mellwood Art Center spring art show [30] (Feb. 24 & 25).
26 Dual exhibition featuring Bob Lockhart and Kayla Bischoff [31], showing paintings, drawings and ceramics, at Pyro Gallery (Feb. 22- April 7).
27 MasterFeast winter movie series [32] features Beauty and the Beast, at Feast BBQ in NuLu.
28 The 42nd Humana Festival of New American Plays [33] kicks off at Actors Theatre (Feb. 28- April 8).
This originally appeared in the February 2018 issue of Louisville Magazine. To subscribe to Louisville Magazine, click here. [34] To find us on newsstands, click here. [35]
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