Thank you to The Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition for the Naloxone kits and training in D9 last week. More sessions will be held throughout the community in April. Naloxone (also referred to by its brand name, Narcan) reverses the effects of overdose from heroin and other opioid drugs to prevent death.
Training sessions will be held continuously from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, April 18, at the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, located at 400 E. Gray St. No registration or advance notice is required to attend the sessions.
Training sessions and free Naloxone kits are limited to individual members of the general public who are using opioids, or who have family members or loved ones with an opioid addiction.
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The public is invited to join the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind (APH), located at 1839 Frankfort Avenue, for a driving tour of the most significant industrial sites in Louisville. The four-hour tour, which will visit over twenty sites, focuses on how industrialization in the nineteenth century transformed Louisville and how that industrial landscape is changing in the twenty-first century.
Tour participants will leave on a bus from APH, whose own building dates from 1883, promptly at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 16. Tickets for this special tour cost $25 each. The deadline for reservations is April 8, seating is limited, and the bus is expected to fill early. Program is best for older children and adults.
Buildings along the tour include architectural wonders such as the Bernheim Distillery Bottling Plant, 822 South 15th, Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Company, 2601 S. Third, and Snead Manufacturing Building, 817 W. Market
For more information and to order tickets call (502) 899-2213, or send e-mail to kcarpenter@aph.org.
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The next Community Conversation is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 21 in Louisville Water Tower Park, 3005 River Road. Join us for a conversation about our community’s health. Discuss assets, barriers and community stories about your neighborhood. Make new connections with other who live in your community and share your vision of a healthy Louisville.
We also want to hear from you on any topics, an unscripted, open conversation about D9 and the City. Please mark your calendar and join us – and bring along a friend or neighbor!
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Cyclouvia will transform the street into a paved park where people of all ages and backgrounds can walk, bike, dance, skate, or participate in any other physical activity on public spaces that are always there but are normally reserved for automobiles. The street will be closed to motorized traffic from Stilz Avenue to Pope Street with cross traffic allowed at Ewing Avenue under traffic control officer supervision from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 24th. Cyclouvia will promote healthy lifestyles and alternative modes of transportation. This event is FREE and open to the public.
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Below are some Ninth District calendar events! To view a full listing of events please visit the District 9 Blog at http://district9news.wordpress.com/. If you would like to submit events to be considered for the blog calendar please email Kyle Ethridge or call 574-1109.
Thursday, April 7: Crescent Hill Community Council meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the Peterson-Dumesnil House, 301 S. Peterson Avenue.
Thursday, April 7: Crescent Hill Library, 2762 Frankfort Avenue, to host a talking book discussion group at 7:00 p.m. Plan to discuss King and Maxwell by David Baldacci. Questions, please call 574-1793.
Saturday, April 9: Arbor Day Tree Give-a-way from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Louisville Nature Center, 3745 Illinois Avenue. Jefferson County Master Gardener Association members will be on hand to provide information on the tree varieties and to help with selection. There will be tree planting demonstrations. 900 trees will be given away, including: Bald Cypress, Black Gum, Gray Dogwood, Kentucky Coffeetree, Redbud, River Birch, Shumard Oak, Tulip Poplar and White Oak. There is a limit of 3 trees per family. Questions, please email jcmgaevents@gmail.com.
Saturday, April 9: Join The Beargrass Creek Alliance for a cleanup at Cherokee Park's Big Rock from 9:00 a.m. - Noon. Spring rains have washed trash into the parks and neighborhoods, so now it's time to clean it out. Please dress for the weather and bring your own water bottle. Bags and gloves will be provided. For more information or to register, please visit www.beargrasscreek.org
Saturday, April 9 & Sunday, April 10: FleaTiques at Mellwood Antiques, 1860 Mellwood Avenue. The event is held the 2nd weekend of the month beginning in April on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. This is an outdoor market and the event is rain or shine. Each month will benefit a local charity, www.mellwoodantiques.com.
Saturday, April 9: Crescent Hill Library, 2762 Frankfort Avenue, to host an adult book discussion at 10:30 a.m. Plan to discuss The Master by Colm Toibin. Questions, please call the library at 574-1793.
Saturday, April 9: A Reader's Corner Bookstore, 2044 Frankfort Avenue, to host Good Garbage for a reading of spring stories and "Michael's Recycles". A fun recycling craft event follows the stories, all in celebration of Earth Day. Cookies and juice will be served and each child gets a free book to take home! Story time starts at 11:00; the store opens at 10:30.
Saturday, April 9: Kentucky Homefront - Blues Kinsmen: A Memorial Tribute at 7:30 p.m. at the Clifton Center, 2116 Payne Street. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and tickets are $12. First house is JonBoy Slim & Mike Hood and the Beat Daddys. The second house Jeremy Short and Bosco France.
Monday, April 11: St. Matthews Library, 3940 Grandview Avenue, to host iPad for beginners Part 2 at 3:00 p.m. There are thousands of apps available to iPad users. Come learn how to use a few of the most important apps everyone should have. Call 574-1771 to register.
Tuesday, April 12: Carmichael's Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Avenue, to host Juan Thompson at 7:00 p.m. Join for a special presentation and signing of Stories I Tell Myself: Growing Up with Hunter S. Thompson. Questions, please contact 896-6950.
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