Valentine’s Day is on a Saturday this year, so the pressure’s high. Don’t worry, we got you. Here’s a roundup of Valentine’s Day events happening this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Valentine’s Day Cocktail Party at Copper & Kings
Who says romance is Old Fashioned? Copper & Kings distillery will host a modern Valentine’s Day event to celebrate music, art, chocolates, romance and the Old Fashioned cocktail. Dane Waters and French Lounge will perform at the event where a new art exhibit will be unveiled featuring historic photos of Butchertown. The lively cocktail party will include light hors d’oeuvres from Rye on Market and brandy chocolate chimeres from Art Eatables. A cash bar, including a build-your-own Old Fashioned station, craft cocktails, beer and wine, will be available.
February 13, 7 – 11 p.m.
Copper & Kings
1121 E. Washington Street
Louisville, KY 40206
whosaysromanceisoldfashioned.eventbrite.com
$5
Love, Funk and Flow Valentine Affair at the Louisville Palace
DJGeno.com presents Love, Funk and Flow Valentine Affair featuring S.O.S. Band at The Louisville Palace Theater. Skip the flowers and chocolates this year and take your loved one to see the hottest flowing poets from Def Poet Jam. Prepare to swoon over the greatest collection of the smoothest of smooth jazz and the funkiest funk ever played in one show. This performance brings all of the heroes of Funk together in one place with romantic ballads and dance-party hits. The show will feature S.O.S. Band, Con Funk Shun, Carl Thomas, Case, and The Unlimited Show Band plus a variety of local poets.
February 13, 8 – 10 p.m.
Louisville Palace
625 South Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40202
concerts.livenation.com/event/16004D92C0484AC4
800-745-3000
$48.99
Louisville Ballet's A Cinderella Story
Set in the 1950s to an original jazz orchestration from the Richard Rodgers songbook, this fresh and inventive retelling of the popular rags-to-riches fairytale will be a treat for young and old. It’s Cinderella with a bebop, blues, swing, tango feel!
Choreography by Val Caniparoli
Original score by Ron Paley from the Richard Rodgers songbook
February 13 + 14, 2 – 5 p.m.
Whitney Hall at The Kentucky Center
501 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
www.kentuckycenter.org/Louisville-Ballet/14-15/A-Cinderella-Story/11983#tab-show-information-link
502-584-7777
Tickets start at $32
Va Va Vixens Present: “Va Va Valentine: A Faerie's Tale”
Mark your calendars, Ladies and Gentlemen, here is your chance to experience the sixth Va Va Vixens Valentine’s Day show! This Modern Day Vaudeville-style Burlesque Variety show will blow your mind with over 25 beautiful and talented women (and men)! They will be crooning, screeching, flying through air, dancing with flair, contorting, adorning glittery costumes, flirting and kissing at the "kissing booth"! The doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.!
February 13 + 14, 8 – 11 p.m.
With shows February 6,7, 13, 14, 20 and 21st
Headliners Music Hall
1386 Lexington Road
Louisville, KY 40206
www.facebook.com/events/718365864912485/
584-8088
Regular $20/ VIP $30
Chocolate Lover's Weekend at Turtle Run Winery
Hop on the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail and come sample and savor delicious chocolate with wine during the Valentine’s Day season. At Turtle Run, we will provide delicious chocolates from Schimpff's Confectionery in Jeffersonville. Other Indiana Uplands Wine Trail wineries will have their own delectable chocolate treats. This is a great way to get out on the trail and enjoy a great tasting weekend throughout southern Indiana.
February 14, 8 – 5 p.m.
Turtle Run Winery
940 St. Peters Church Road NE
Corydon, IN 47112
www.turtlerunwinery.com/
812-952-2650
Free!
Special Valentine’s Day Psychic Fair at The Intuitive Connection
This Valentine’s Day, enjoy medium reading, holistic healing sessions, a free talk by Elizabeth Monroy on Twin Flames, and more! All that attend will receive a no-cost numerology relationship compatibility reading.
February 14, 12 - 7 p.m.
The Intuitive Connection
1626 Story Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
sites.google.com/site/psychicfairky/
502-727-0445
Free!
Cupid's Day With Wine and Chocolates at Old 502
Celebrate Valentine's Day with your luck loved one at Kentucky's only urban winery! Old 502 will be open for wine tastings from 12 - 8 p.m. at the bar, or call about reserving a table. Enjoy one of these delectable options: $15 for two glasses of wine + assorted chocolates, or $30 for 2 glasses of wine, charcuterie and cheese plus a delicious dessert plate!
February 14, 3 – 10 p.m.
Old 502 Winery
102 South 10th Street
Louisville, KY 40202
502-540-5650
$15 - $30
Valentine's Day Soirée at Against the Grain
No matter your marital status, come spend Valentine's with all of us at Against The Grain. We have quite the day/evening planned out for you including:
- Bloody Show - Our blood orange pilsner collaboration with Mikkeller.
- Two very special V-Day cocktails made by our fabulous bartenders Celeste and Ashley!
- A delicious three-course meal prepared with love by our Chef, Jordan Delewis
- Live music starting at 9 p.m.
February 14, 4 – 9 p.m.
Against The Grain Brewery & Smokehouse
401 East Main St. @Slugger Field
Louisville, KY 40202
www.facebook.com/events/319247258285428/
502-515-0174
Tickets for the three-course meal are $35 a piece and are very limited
A Night of Bump and Grind at Grind Gourmet Burger Kitchen
We'll be serving the usual suspects along with a new, amazing miso braised pork sandwich and listening to all the 90's slow jams you can handle. R. Kelly will make sure he doesn't get stuck in a closet for this one. Super casual and no reservations will be taken. Come hang out alone, coupled or with a group and enjoy Valentine's Day the Grind way.
February 14, 5 – 10 p.m.
Grind Burger Kitchen
3311 Preston Hwy
Louisville, KY 40213
(502) 851-7333
Food prices vary
Anti-Valentine’s Day Tap Takeover at Garage Bar
Join us for a Valentine's Day rebellion fueled by a special anti-Vday themed beer list and small bites.
Choose between flights with small bites pairings:
- Pick four flights for $10. With bites for $20.
- Pick all seven flights for $15. With bites for $30.
February 14, 5 – 10 p.m.
Garage Bar
700 E. Market St.
Louisville, KY 40202
www.facebook.com/events/1027145460634687/
(502) 749-7100
$10 - $30
Musique Romantique at the Seelbach Hilton
Celebrate Valentine's Day at the 21st annual Valentine Dinner Show & Silent Auction.
6 p.m. Cash Bar & Silent Auction opening
6:45 p.m. Dinner, Catered by The Seelbach Hilton
8 p.m. Show of Classic Love Songs
February 14, 6 – 10 p.m.
Seelbach Hilton, Grand Ballroom
500 4th Avenue
Louisville, KY 40202
502-968-6300
$125/person
Classic Romance Theatre at Haymarket Whiskey Bar
Saturday night, a series of classic romance. Drink specials for couples, even better drink specials for singles. No overpriced popcorn or cover, just the best bourbon list in town!Saturday night is Love Potion #69, a concoction of apple brandy, apple vodka, apple cider, fresh apple slices, and our homemade maraschino cherries.
February 14, 8 – 11:30 p.m.
Haymarket Whiskey Bar
331 E Market St
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 442-0523
Free admission!
I ♥ Heart at the Mercury Ballroom
"I Heart HEART" benefit concert features local vocalists: Carly Johnson, Natalie Felker, Christy O'Connell, Sarah Teeple, Tari O'Bannon, Cheyenne Mize and special guests Will Oldham and Tyrone Cotton. Back by musicians, Craig Wagner, Jeremy Johnson, Brandon Duggins, Paul Culligan and JohnBen Lacy, this will be a night you don't want to miss! All proceeds go to Kosair's Brave Hearts - a support group of local families united by their children's fight for life after being born with a complex congenital heart defect that required heart surgery.
February 14, 9:30-11:30 p.m.
Mercury Ballroom
611 S Fourth Street
Louisville, KY 40202
$10
Raanan Hershberg's Bitter Valentine's Day Comedy Show
Spend your Valentine's this year at The Bard's Town Theater- with comedian Raanan Hershberg performing a new hour of material; with Kent Carney opening, and featuring Sean Smith. Tickets available at thebardstown.com; Plus have dinner and/or drinks prior to the show in the famous Bard's Town Restaurant!
February 14, 10 p.m. – 11:55 p.m.
The Bard's Town
1801 Bardstown Rd
Louisville, KY 40205
http://www.thebardstown.com
5027495275
$10-15
My Funny Valentine Comedy Jam at the Kentucky Center
Featuring: D.L. Hughley, Adele Givens, Aries Spears, & John Witherspoon
February 15, 7 – 9:30 p.m.
Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall
501 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
www.kentuckycenter.org
1-800-775-7777
Tickets start at $52
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