Louisville.com's Weekender: Events for July 26 – July 29, 2012
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Best of Louisville Bash at Churchill Downs' Millionaire Row Celebrate the 27th annual Best of Louisville Awards. Each year, past and present winners of Louisville Magazine’s Best of Louisville come to the event to showcase their talents. Attendees will have the opportunity to sample menu favorites from some of Louisville’s top restaurants while enjoying live entertainment, a silent auction, balcony views of the racetrack, twin spires and much more. Proceeds from the bash benefit the Kentucky Southeast Indiana Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Individual tickets are $50 and corporate tables are $750 or $1,000 (included are eight tickets, 16 drink tickets, four valet passes and signage at the event). At $1,000, your table will have its own private butler. July 26, 6-10 p.m. Old Crow Medicine Show at the Louisville Palace Old Crow Medicine Show have come full circle playing their own brand of American roots music with a rock and roll attitude. And now they're coming to Louisville. For more info, read Louisville.com's preview of the show [12]. July 26, 7:30 p.m. Louisville Trivia Pub Quiz Test your knowledge at Thursday Night Trivia. Bring your friends. Play for free. Win prizes. There are six rounds of trivia with ten questions each round: two general knowledge rounds, two theme rounds, a picture round and one random round July 26, 8:30 p.m.
Pop Up Fridays in NuLu The East Market District and Taco Punk are sponsoring free, live, outdoor music. Several East Market retailers will be open late and offering specials, discounts and refreshments. It's family-friendly and open-to-the-public. July 27, 7 p.m. Barry Manilow at the Louisville Palace
July 27, 8 p.m. Kentucky Music Weekend at Iroquois Amphitheater For the 37th consecutive year, the Kentucky Music Weekend folk festival brings together some of the finest folk musicians and Kentucky traditions to Louisville’s Iroquois Amphitheater and the tree-lined area nearby. Dare To Care food bank will be collecting non-perishable food items throughout the event. For the ninth year, KMW will host the Kentucky State Mountain and Hammered Dulcimer Championship contests during the Saturday daytime events. July 27-29
Saving Sunny, Inc.'s Second Annual Pitty Fair This pet-friendly art and music fair celebrates the positive movement for pit bulls. It features guests Ken Foster, best-selling author of The Dogs Who Found Me and Dogs I Have Met along with Dolly’s Foundation celebrity pit bull, Harper. Pitty Fair also will feature musical guests Joan Shelley and the June Brides, Leigh Ann Yost, Nick Peay, and more. The event will also host a puppy kissing booth, a kid pit, local craftsman and stores selling items, and an assortment of animal-related booths with adoptable animals. Louisville's food truck industry will also be present in full force. Saving Sunny, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit animal rescue organization that rescues, rehabilitates and re-homes animal victims of criminal abuse and animals in danger of euthanasia. All proceeds from Pitty Fair will go towards animals in need. July 28, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Passport Adventure at Just Creations This event is for elementary-aged children and features craft projects from around the world. Children will travel throughout the store to five stations representing regions of the world. As children travel, create art projects, and learn about the different cultures, they get their passports stamped. Every child with a fully stamped passport will receive a fun cultural prize. July 28, 12-4 p.m. Louisville Deathfest at Vernon Club This annual show features some of the best local death and extreme metal bands around, incuding Gorgasm, Anagnorisis and Rivers Of Nihi. July 28, 8 p.m.
'Rent' at CenterStage Based on Puccini’s La Boheme, the show ran for 12 years on Broadway and won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Musical. Its tragic but uplifting story of a group of young artists struggling to meet the challenges of life in the time of AIDS resonated with a generation and continues to move audiences today. CenterStage will collect donations on behalf of several local HIV/AIDS charitable organizations at each performance. Through June 29 Shakespeare in the Park presents 'Much Ado about Nothing' Kentucky Shakespeare’s annual Shakespeare in the Park shows offer opportunities for people of all ages to enjoy the works of the brilliant playwright. This year's show features Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing directed by Jane Page. Central Park WWE Presents RAW World Tour WWE Presents RAW World Tour will feature the submission match for the WWE Championship with CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan and the RAW Challenge Match with John Cena vs. Lord Tensai. Also scheduled to appear: Kane, Chris Jericho, the Divas and more. July 29, 7 p.m. |
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