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Zach's weekend picks for Louisville: Celebrity gardener, ACLU benefit concert, Gaslight Festival [2]

Posted On: 10 Sep 2009 - 2:21pm

Music [1]
By Zach Everson [3]

Bourbon and Garden event
Proof on Main
702 W. Main St.
Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m.
Celebrate bourbon and celebrity garden designer (I didn't realize such a designation existed) Jon Carloftis [4] Friday night at Proof on Main [5]. The evening includes a tour of the building's rooftop garden, designed by the Kentucky-born Carloftis. Also "The Bourbon Review [6]" magazine is hosting a tasting and the Lexington-based band Chico Fellini is performing in the atrium. Tickets are $59 per person, which includes a glass of sparkling wine, admission to the bourbon tasting, two drink tickets, hors d'oeuvres (that's a fancy French phrase for appetizers), a limited edition shot glass and a copy of "The Bourbon Review." And if you really want to treat your best girl or boy to a special weekend, 21C Museum Hotel [7] is offering rooms at a special rate of $129. For reservations, call Katie Matthews at 502-217-6312.

Louisville Sub Rosa: The Gypsy Courtyard Rolls onto Bardstown Road
In front of Sol Aztecas
2427 Bardstown Road
Sept. 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Divinity Rose [8], whom Louisville.com profiled earlier [9], is taking her Sub Rosa: The Gypsy Courtyard open-mic variety show out of the bars and into the street on Saturday. Performing as part of The Great Escape [10]'s (2433 Bardstown Road) sidewalk show (25 percent off everything in the store from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.), there'll be live music from The Stand and Revenge of Ricky Williams [11], magic from Darshwood the Conjuror [12] and mentalism from Joe Riggs [13], as well as whatever entertainment you want to provide--it's an open-mic after all. There's also a super heroes vs. villains costume contest with a grand prize that includes a $30 gift card to Great Escape. This event is rain or shine. Admission is free.

Melwood Fine Arts and Crafts Show
Melwood Arts & Entertainment Center
Sept. 12-13, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Because Louisville needed another arts fair like I need an 8 a.m. gimlet, the Melwood Arts & Entertainment Center is stepping up with its first annual September Art Fair at Melwood [14]. In what it's calling "one of the largest high quality fine arts and crafts shows in Louisville," there'll be 300 artists' spaces, as well as food, wine tastings, live entertainment, a children's area and charity booths for the Ursuline Sisters [15]. Admission is free.

Fleur de Liberties
Monkey Wrench
1025 Barret Ave.
Sept. 12, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.
This benefit show is for the ACLU of Kentucky [16], which works for sensible changes like abolishing the death penalty [17], immigration reform, restoring voting rights for former felons, and ensuring reproductive and gay rights. Performers include Shane Larue, Rest Assured, Shedding and The Deloreans, as well as an after-party with the OK djays, Sam Sneed and Mr. Hits. Local restaurants and merchants have donated items for a raffle and there'll also be a silent auction with items from the Female Art Collective and Kinship Gallery. Tickets are $5.

Gaslight Festival
Gaslight Square
Jeffersontown
Sept. 13-20
This family-friendly event [18] features a motorcycle rally, golf scramble, 5k run/walk, parade, balloon glow, bike tour, children's playground and--yes--those ubiquitous arts and crafts booths. I don't see the appeal of this festival, but as it's been going on for 40 years and attracts 200,000 people, there's a great case to be made for my not knowing what the heck I'm talking about.

For more information: Check out Hambone's three area shows this weekend.

Tags:

  • 21c museum hotel [19]
  • Zach Everson [20]
  • Divinity Rose [21]
  • Sub Rosa: The Gypsy Courtyard [22]
  • Sol Aztecas [23]
  • Great Escape [24]
  • Melwood Arts & Entertainment Center [25]
  • Monkey Wrench [26]
  • ACLU [27]
  • Gaslight Festival [28]
  • Jefferstown [29]

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[3] https://archive.louisville.com/users/zach-everson
[4] http://www.joncarloftis.com/
[5] http://www.proofonmain.com/
[6] http://www.thebourbonreview.com/
[7] http://www.21cmuseumhotel.com/
[8] http://www.divinityrose.com
[9] http://www.louisville.com/content/divinity-rose-tells-her-own-story-and-helps-others-share-theirs-tonight-way-zombies
[10] http://www.thegreatescapeonline.com
[11] http://revengeofrickywilliams.tumblr.com
[12] http://www.myspace.com/darshwoodtheconjuror
[13] http://www.magicofjoeriggs.com
[14] http://www.melwoodartcenter.com/Septfair1.htm
[15] http://www.ursulinesisterslouisville.org/
[16] http://www.aclu-ky.org
[17] http://kcadp.org
[18] http://www.jtownchamber.com/Gaslight-Festival.23.0.html
[19] http://www.louisville.com/content/hambone-melts-skulls-new-approach-old-style-blues
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[22] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/sub-rosa-gypsy-courtyard
[23] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/sol-aztecas
[24] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/great-escape
[25] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/melwood-arts-entertainment-center
[26] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/monkey-wrench
[27] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/aclu
[28] https://archive.louisville.com/tags/gaslight-festival
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