If you’re in town this weekend and not in Indy, here’s what you should be doing.
Wizard World Louisville Comic Con
Join tens of thousands of fellow fans as they converge on the Kentucky International Convention Center at Louisville Comic Con to celebrate the best in pop culture. Louisville Comic Con brings it all - movies, comics, toys, video gaming, games, TV, graphic novels, horror, wrestling, MMA, original art, collectibles, anime, Manga and more! This is Kentucky’s best new Comic Con! Fri: 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sat: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Sun: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
March 28-30, 3 – 8 p.m.
Kentucky International Convention Center
221 S 4th St.
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
www.wizardworld.com/home-louisville.html
502-595-4381
$75-$85
March FAT Friday Trolley Hop on Frankfort Avenue
Many businesses will host special offers, live music and refreshments. Free trolleys will run along Frankfort Avenue from Cannons Lane to River Road. For more information about specific F.A.T. Friday events, the trolley schedule, and the participating businesses, visit their website.
March 28, 6 - 10:30 p.m.
Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
www.fatfridayhop.org
502-262-8580
Free
Hello Dolly! At the Kentucky Center for the Arts
The As Yet Unnamed Theatre Company will present HELLO, DOLLY! a Musical Comedy with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and Book by Michael Stewart at the MEX Theater in the Kentucky Center For The Arts. The story revolves around Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, a matchmaker who is engaged in the process of finding Mr. Horace Vandegelder, the well-known half -millionaire a suitable second wife. Her plan unfurls with matching his two shop assistants, Cornelius and Barnaby with Ms. Malloy (the milliner) and Minnie Fay, his niece Ermengarde with Ambrose Kemper and saving Horace for herself. Musical numbers include: “Ribbons Down my Back”, “Put On Your Sunday Clothes”, “Before the Parade Passes By”, “It Only Takes a Moment” and “Hello, Dolly!”.
March 28, 8 – 10 p.m
The Mex Theater - Kentucky Center For the Arts
502 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
502-445-3203
$16
Bourbons Bistro's Birthday Bash Begins!
They will be rolling out the barrels for the first day of the birthday celebration! Join Bourbons Bistro in their loft-like upstairs space for drink specials beginning at 6:30. They will be offering birthday specials that will be featured on the following drinks: Weller Reserve, Buffalo Trace, Four Roses Small Batch, Bulleit, Ezra Brooks, Maker's Mark, Wild Turkey, Russel's Reserve , Devil's Cut , and Sazerac. They will also offer appetizer and food specials. The birthday celebration concludes on Friday, April 25th with a Bourbons Bistro birthday blowout!
March 28, 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Bourbons Bistro
2255 Frankfort Ave
Louisville, Kentucky 40206
www.bourbonsbistro.com
502-894-8838
Gavin Degraw at The Brown Theatre
Join Gavin Degraw at the Brown Theatre singing out to his top hits! With Special Guests Parachute and Rozzi Crane, the night of music is sure to not disappoint. Singer-songwriter and pianist Gavin DeGraw has made a place for himself on pop radio with a series of Top Ten hits: “I Don’t Want to Be” (2004), “Chariot” (2005), “We Belong Together” (2006), “In Love with a Girl” (2008), and “Not Over You” (2011). A night of Gavin Degraw’s music is sure to leave you singing for many nights to come.
March 29, 8 - 11 p.m.
The Brown Theatre
315 West Broadway
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
www.kentuckycenter.org
502-584-7777
$25
Blooming Color Benefits Brides Across America
Enjoy libations, local food and to learn how to throw their own party in Color!Come to the Blooming Color Sneak Preview Party benefiting Brides Across America. This luxurious sneak preview party features Signature Blooming Color “Glittertinis,” Wine by 502 Winery, Pizza Creations and Bites by Boom Bozz Taphouse in the Highlands. Come and enjoy the Blooming décor, signature drinks and music by French Kiss Productions.
March 29, 6 -10 p.m.
In Blooming Color
1759 Bardstown Road
Louisville, KY 40207
www.inbloomingcolor.com
502-439-4358
Door Donation to benefit Brides Across America encouraged
Band Together Against Lung Cancer at Phoenix Hill Tavern
Enjoy the best of Louisville music banding together against lung cancer. For a minimum donation of $10 at the door, soak in bands such as Slinky Jenkins, Naked Garden, Mooseknuckle, Casual Friday, Jefferson Tarc Bus and Unleashed! Band together against cancer is a non-profit organization hosting this event and donating all proceeds.
March 30, 4 - 11:55 p.m.
Phoenix Hill Tavern
644 Baxter Ave
Louisville, Kentucky 40204
www.zvents.com/louisville
502-589-4857