Last year, the vacant lot behind the facades at 615 West Main Street reinvented itself, becoming ReSurfaced, an effort to turn Louisville’s ugly, unused surface lots into beautiful, usable community spaces. This year, it reinvents itself again.
ReSurfaced: The Bourbon Edition will run every Thursday-Saturday in June (except Saturday, June 20, when it will host a wedding), bringing back the pro-community vibe that the space held last year. This year’s theme, bourbon, will touch virtually every aspect of the space - copper and wood; a tree canopy; a bourbon bar to serve up classic and new cocktails; finishing touches from local distillers.
Live music will be featured through throughout June, and food will be provided on site. Restaurant owners interested in selling their food at ReSurfaced should contact City Collaborative. [4]
The entertainment has been curated by Louisville’s own 1200. Here’s the schedule, so far:
Thursday, June 4
Opening Night
Programming TBA
Friday, June 5
Programming TBA
Saturday, June 6
Programming TBA
Thursday, June 11
8:00 p.m. - Thursday Theatre: ReSurfaced Movie Night
Friday, June 12
8:30 p.m. - Funkasaurus
9:30 p.m. - Lydia Burrell
10:30 p.m. - Nick B
Saturday, June 13
9:30 p.m. - Carly Johnson
10:30 p.m. - Tiny Elephant
Thursday, June 18
8:30 p.m. - Pechakucha “Fest(Ville)”
+DJ Deuce
Friday, June 19
9:30 p.m. - Fredrick the Younger
10:30 p.m. - The Tunesmiths
Saturday, June 20
Closed for private wedding
Thursday, June 25
6:00 p.m. - Alley Theater
8:00 p.m. - Thursday Theatre: ReSurfaced Movie Night
Friday, June 26
9:00 p.m. - Blind Tigers
10:00 p.m. - Jack Holiday and the Westerners
11:00 p.m. - Karass
Saturday, June 27
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Slow Food Event
9:00 p.m. - Twin Sister Radio
10:00 p.m. - The Deloreans
11:00 p.m. - DJ Jalin Roze X Saving Our Style
Invoking a bourbon festival feel, the design is bringing together the ideas of Kentucky, of bourbon, of agriculture and of industry. It’s embracing the idea of creating “a little something different… Something you walk up on and wouldn’t expect to see in an abandoned lot,” according to City Collaborative designers.
The project doesn’t stop here. ReSurfaced will be making another announcement in the fall, presumably to announce a second location. The plans get bigger from there - organizers envision eventually hosting a huge bourbon festival, big enough to shut down Main Street.
After ReSurfaced’s scheduled events end in July, the lot will be open for private rentals.
Photo courtesy of ReSurfaced