Louisville.com's Weekender: Events for July 11-14, 2013

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		Louisville.com Night at the Bats Join your friends from Louisville.com as the AAA Louisville Bats take on the rival Indianapolis Indians. All fans age 21 or older can enjoy $1 Bud and Bud Light beer throughout the stadium from 5:30-7:00pm. Also, donate any NEW children's book for the The UPS Store - Toys for Tots Literacy Program and receive a voucher good for a free hot dog and small soft drink. (Donation bins will be located at the main gates.) First Pitch: 7:05pm (Gates open at 5:30pm.) Louisville Slugger Field 401 E Main St (502) 212-2287 http://www.milb.com/schedule/index.jsp?sid=t416&m=07&y=2013 [5] $11+ Bordeaux Wine and Farm-to-Table Dinner The dinner includes five courses featuring local ingredients from farms like Sheltowee, Capriole and Marksbury. Each course is paired with a French wine that will be discussed by special guest Delphine Blanchot from Aquitaine Wine Company, who will be visiting from France. Reservations can be made by calling call the Jeffersonville location at (812) 218-1995 or the downtown location at (502) 582-1995. 7:00pm Bristol Bar and Grille 614 W. Main St. 502-582-1995 http://www.bristolbarandgrille.com [6] $75 Etta May featuring Bryan Kennison What’s the best way to describe Etta May? “Minnie Pearl with a migraine.” To put it simply, when Etta May takes the stage, she is the reigning Queen of Southern Sass. She reflects “You know you’re getting fat when you sit in the bathtub and the water in the toilet rises!” July 11-14 Comedy Caravan 1250 Bardstown Road 502-459-0022 http://comedycaravan.com/show.cfm?id=253121&cart [7] $15 2nd Phriday Phood Truck Phest "There is no love more sincere that the love of food!" This family-friendly event features food trucks galore with live music from the Hiding, games, and a craft beer garden. 5:00-9:00pm Phoenix Hill Tavern 644 Baxter Ave (502) 589-4957 http://www.phoenixhill.com/PhoodTruckPhest_Site/index.html [8] Free Keltricity Enjoy dinner, a beverage or three, and some fine Irish music as Louisville's own Celtic world band Keltricity makes a stop on The Bard's Town stage. 7:00-9:00pm The Bard's Town 1801 Bardstown Rd 502-749-5275 http://www.thebardstown.com [9] $5 Friday Night Movies at the Louisville Zoo Bring your friends and family out to the Zoo and enjoy a movie under the stars at the wildest theater in town. Grab blankets or lawn chairs and relax as you watch your favorite movies on our giant inflatable screen. Enjoy free entertainment before the show from the Zoo Crew as they play games fun for all ages. Delicious movie themed snacks and other refreshments will be available for purchase. Sundown (Field opens at 6:00pm) Louisville Zoo 1100 Trevillian Way http://www.louisvillezoo.org/events/ [10] Free for members; $5.00 after 5 p.m. for non-members Homearama Explore two distinct Louisville neighborhoods during this year’s Homearama. See the family-friendly, conveniently-located Rock Springs, on HWY 22/Ballardsville Rd, to visit 9 of this year’s homes on showcase. While you’re there be sure to take advantage of visiting the community playground and seek out the nature trail built into the neighborhood for all residents’ use. Rock Springs is developed by RJ Thieneman Company. July 13-July 28 p [11] Rock Springs 5109 Rock Bluff Dr. 502-429-6000 http://hbal.com/signature-events/homearama/ [12] $10 per person or $15 for dual site tickets "The Little Cupcake Divas" Reading/Signing and Cupcake Event Bring your little one and come prepared to decorate some cupcakes as Carmichael's welcomes Louisville author and illustrator Kenya J. Turner for a special storytime reading of her new children's book "The Little Cupcake Divas." After the reading and signing, we will be decorating cupcakes and having lemonade. This will be a fun family-friendly event perfect for your little cupcake diva or divo. Space is limited for this event, so please call to reserve a spot for your little one. Yay! Cupcakes!! 2:00pm-3:00pm Carmichael's Bookstore 2720 Frankfort Avenue (502) 896-6950 http://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com [13] Free Moonshine University "Cooking with Bourbon" Course Moonshine University, the educational division of Distilled Spirits Epicenter, will be offering a “Cooking With Bourbon” class led by The Kentucky Bourbon Cookbook author and Sullivan University professor Albert Schmid. The class will include cooking tips, a sensory evaluation and a bourbon 101 lesson. Video demonstrations will offer a guide to cooking with Kentucky’s signature spirit. The afternoon will include a tour of Moonshine University’s working distillery that will offer a visual representation of the distilling process. 3:00pm-5:00pm Distilled Spirits Epicenter 801 S. 8th St. (502) 301-8130 http://www.moonshineuniversity.com/ [14] $29 Forecastle Festival 2013 The Forecastle Festival is a port-of-call where the world gathers to experience the best in Music, Art, and Activism. A celebration of sights, sounds, and sustainability, Forecastle connects travelers North, South, East, and West. Merging entertainment with education, Forecastle inspires a voyage of personal growth and global change. The 2013 Musical lineup includes The Black Keys, The Avett Brothers, The Flaming Lips, Alabama Shakes, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Big Boi, among many others. July 12-14 Waterfront Park River Road 865-523-2665 http://www.forecastlefest.com/ [15] General admission starting at $60 Weekend Pass/Tickets (not sold out) starting at $165 Science In Play Member Opening Weekend An amazing science play space created for young visitors and their adult caregivers, Science in Play returns with a Members-Only Opening Weekend. This Kentucky Science Center original exhibit features your favorite experiences - and some new ones - to delight the senses, inspire imagination, and tickle curious minds. Hands-on everyday science experiences come to life in different activity zones including the Sensory Course, Testing, the new ‘Get Moving’, Small Build, and the expanded Shapes & Stuff Store. In each zone, innovative elements will be introduced that encourage children and their caregivers to build, test, problem-solve and engineer through experimental play. July 13-14 Kentucky Science Center 727 West Main Street 502-561-6100 ext. 6111 http://www.kysciencecenter.org/site/exhibits-temporary/science-in-play.html [16] Free for Members Riverside Ice Cream Social Bring out the family for some relaxing fun on the banks of the Ohio River! Enjoy great ice cream, live music, children's activities, an archeology dig, tours of the historic home, an ice cream eating contest and more! July 14 Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing 7410 Moorman Road http://www.riverside-landing.org/Events.asp 502.935.6809 Free
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