For more events CLICK HERE.

The Weekender is powered by the community! To add your event to the Louisville.com calendar, CLICK HERE!

Muhammad Ali Awards Presentation & 3-Day Celebration by Muslim Journal

MUSLIM JOURNAL’S 7TH ANNUAL 3-DAY FASHION SHOW/EVENT TO HONOR MUHAMMAD ALI The Celebration of Believing Women Interfaith Fashion Show is part of the Muslim Journal’s 7th Annual “A Time to be Grateful” Dinner and awards weekend of events being held in Louisville KY, Dec. 17th-19th, 2010, at the Galt House Hotel. Native son Muhammad Ali as well as the Muhammad Ali Center will be honored. In addition, the Awards Ceremony will honor Olympian Carl Lewis, the Honorable Lawrence Jackson of Southern University, Dr. IbrahIm Syed, Ph.D., Congressman John Yarmuth, DAAKHS Entertainment, Imam Plemon El-Amin, founder of World Pilgrims and others. Yank Barry, chairman of Global Village Champions Foundation and Gusi Peace Prize Awardee, will be the keynote speaker. As part of this powerful and positive weekend, the fashion show will bring together women from all faiths and designers from the United States, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates. The featured designer for the Fashion Show, Rabia Z, has been featured In Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Time magazine, Elle as well as broadcast media giants ABC, CBS, NBC, The BBC and many more. She has showcased her designs at London fashion Week and Miami fashion Week. Mrs. Kentucky and dozens of models from Louisville will represent the city’s interfaith and intercultural relationships as well as experienced volunteer models from across the United States who will travel to Louisville to be a part of this noteworthy occasion. The fashion show is being managed and coordinated by a team with over 30 years of experience in management and coordination and 35 years of experience managing and coordinating fashion shows for modest women. In addition to the fashion show and awards dinner, “A Time to be Grateful” weekend activities include a dynamic presentation on Saturday by Iqraa Amerika about “what is influencing your child during sleep,” tours of the Muhammad Ali Center, and a jazz Concert featuring renowned jazz pianist Ghalib Ghallab. On Sunday the 19th the highlight of the day will be the play about the American civil rights activist, Rosa Parks, “A Rose Among Thorns” created and performed by star of stage and screen Ella Joyce. The play will be presented in the Carol Ford Room at the Galt House Hotel. For more information contact Amira Wazeer at 770-686-4421. Sponsors include New Africa Women of the Village and the Muslim Journal 1141 W 175th Street. Homewood IL, 60430.

Gallery Tour for The Filson Portrait Exhibition - Lessons in Likeness

The Filson Historical Society holds some 400 portraits painted by a wide variety of artists in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley, representing one of the most extensive holdings available for study in the region. Lessons in Likeness: Portrait Painters in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley, 1802-1920 features an extensive selection of The Filson’s paintings, in addition to biographical notes on each artist and a cultural chronology. The result is a vivid portrayal of regional portraiture. The author, Estill Curtis Pennington, has been a student of painting in the South for the past thirty years. He has served in curatorial capacities for the Archives of American Art, the National Portrait Gallery, the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and the Morris Museum of Art. These guided tours are designed to give insight and details on portraits in The Filson’s collection. The tours are limited in capacity, so reservations are necessary. Call The Filson for your reservation at 502-635-5083.

The Filson Historical Society
1310 S. Third St.
Louisville, KY 40208
filsonhistorical.org
502-635-5083
Free

Saddle Ridge - What Does Santa Want for Christmas?

Saddle Ridge wonders What Does Santa Want For Christmas this year? Come find out at our sexy theme party on Saturday, December 18! If you bring a new unwrapped $5 toy for the Home of the Innocents, you get FREE admission! Whether you've been naughty or nice this year, come party with us!

Salute to the Legends Featuring Uof L and UK Players

Join former University of Louisville Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Denny Crum, Billy Reed and a host of legends from the University of Louisville Cardinals and the University of Kentucky Wildcats for a fun filled night of nostalgia as we remember the moments that created the Dream Game Series! 

The following former players have committed to this fundraiser for Boys and Girls Haven as of December 5, 2010.  We are pleased to announce that the list continues to grow thanks to the tenacity of our co-chairs Susan Sweeney Crum and Lancaster Gordon and the player committee. 

University of Kentucky Wildcats: Jimmy Dan Connor, Louie Dampier, Jack Givens, Kyle Macy, Cameron Mills, Mike Pratt, Rick Robey, Kenny Walker                      

University of Louisville Cardinals: Phil Bond,  Junior Bridgeman, Roger Burkman, Darrell Griffith, Lancaster Gordon, Charles Jones, Scooter McCray, LaBradford Smith, Felton Spencer, Derwin Webb, Chris West
 

Tickets for the cocktail reception are $75 each and may be purchased by calling Boys and Girls Haven at (502) 458-1171 x 150. Each ticket includes two complimentary cocktails of your choice. Reserve your MVP Sponsorship Today MVP Ticket Holders are invited to a MVP Reception at 5:30pm to meet the Legends up close, enjoy an evening of wonderful food and complimentary beverages, reserved seating for the program and a commemorative photo of the legends. MVP Sponsorships are $500 each and include admittance for two. www.boyshaven.org for more information