Sunday, July 2, 2017 - USA Cycling Amateur Nationals and Pro-Crit

7 am - 8 pm

• River Road from Fourth Street to Seventh Street
• Washington Street from Ninth Street to Sixth Street
• Main Street from Eighth Street to Fourth Street
• Market Street from Sixth Street to Fifth Street
• Eighth Street from Washington Street to Main Street
• Seventh Street from River Road to Market Street
• Sixth Street from River Road to Market Street
• Fifth Street from River Road to Market Street
• Ninth Street from Main Street to Washington Street (restricted to local access only)

 No Parking Areas

4 am - 8 pm

• River Road from Fourth Street to Seventh Street
• Washington Street from Eighth Street to Sixth Street
• Main Street from Eighth Street to Fourth Street
• Market Street from Sixth Street to Fifth Street
• Eighth Street from Washington Street to Main Street
• Seventh Street from River Road to Market Street
• Sixth Street from River Road to Market Street
• Fifth Street from River Road to Market Street

 Tuesday, July 4, 2017 - Waterfront Independence Festival

2 pm - Midnight

• River Road from Witherspoon Street Intersection East to Witherspoon Street Intersection West
• Witherspoon Street from Preston Street to Floyd Street

There will be no residential garbage, recycling or yard waste collection within the Louisville Metro Urban Services District (former Louisville city limits) on Independence Day, Tuesday July 4. The usual Tuesday collections will be made on Wednesday, and the rest of the week will follow the same pattern of a one day delay.

The Waste Reduction Center, at 600 Meriwether Avenue, all staffed recycling centers and the Haz Bin hazardous materials facility at 7501 Grade Lane will also be closed on July 4. They will resume normal operations on Wednesday, July 5.

Celebrate the Fourth with music, fireworks and family fun!

Featuring FREE concerts with performances by MojoFlo, Dr. Dundiff & Otis Jr., Jenna Dean, The Afrophycisists, and DJ Kaos.

The Catfish Louie Kids’ Area (5-7pm) will feature pony rides; a petting farm; putt putt sponsored by the Louisville Downtown Partnership; and science, music, art, and other activities by:

• Friends of the Waterfront
• Kentucky Science Center – Do Science!
• Jug Band Jubilee, Louisville Folk School, and WUOL’s Summer Listening Program – make your own instruments and conduct a band!
• DrumSmart LLC – Discover the Drummer in You! DrumSmart LLC will engage community members of all ages and abilities in a drum circle that will make you feel refreshed, creative, and full of energy.  Let your inner drummer out and learn more about the positive benefits of drumming.
• Louisville Visual Art
• Waterfront Botanical Garden
• Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville Fire Department – helicopter and safety equipment display, child ID station
• Waterfront Park playground

Fireworks by Zambelli! (10pm)

Upscale festival cuisine, Coors Light Beer Garden, Old Forester Bourbon Bar.

Flags4Vets patriotic installation on the Great Lawn: Beginning at noon on Tuesday, July 4, the public is invited to help place 15,000 U.S. flags in honor of those who have served in the United States Armed Forces and other first responders.

For more information: Plan your visit 

Join us as we honor James “Jimmy” Ellis’s leadership and service to Louisville with the placement of honorary street signs designating  “Jimmy Ellis Way” 

on  Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 11:30am

 at the corners of Third Street 

and

 West Muhammad Ali Boulevard.

James Albert Ellis, A.K.A. Jimmy,  was born on February 24, 1940 in Louisville to Elizabeth and Walter Ellis, the Pastor at Riverview Baptist Church, and lived in the Smoketown neighborhood. Ellis got into boxing as a teenager after watching his friend and fellow boxer, Muhammad Ali on a on a local amateur boxing television show called Tomorrow's Champions. He was not only a friend and sparring partner for Muhammad Ali, but also fought him twice as an amateur, losing the first bout and winning the second. Ellis, one of Louisville’s Hometown Heroes, was a Heavyweight Champion, taking over the title in 1968 by winning an eight-man tournament held when Muhammad Ali was stripped of his title. Mr. Ellis continued his love for boxing through training others after his boxing career ended.

From 1988 to 2003, Mr. Ellis worked at Louisville Metro Parks managing the Athletic and Recreation programs. He died on May 6, 2014, leaving behind his legacy as a beloved hero, friend, and servant to his community. 

The “I Am Ali” festival will kickoff on the one-year anniversary of Ali’s passing, June 3rdand will celebrate his life and highlight Ali’s “Six Core Principles”—Confidence, Conviction, Dedication, Respect, Giving, and Spirituality– with six weeks of programming and community events, tied to each one of these principles. The “I Am Ali” Festival will culminate on July 15th.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

The celebration of Ali’s legacy will include over 70 different exhibits, performances and deals from over 35 different local attractions, hotels and restaurants that span June 3 – July 15, 2017. Each week during the festival, one of Ali’s “Six Core Principles” will be celebrated:

 Dedication: July 2-8

Confidence: July 9-15

Visit the Louisville Convention and Visitor Bureau’s “I Am Ali” Festival page for details of all events and activities here. 

MUHAMMAD ALI CENTER ACTIVITIES DURING THE "I AM ALI" FESTIVAL

In addition to events around the city, the Ali Center will host:  

Dedication: July 2-8 

• Wednesday, July 5 5:00-8:00 pm: "Night at the Museum" Visitors can enjoy touring the Ali Center's 3 levels of award-winning exhibits at a discounted rate. Other details to come. 

Confidence Week: July 9-15

• Thursday, July 13, 7:30pm: The Ali Center, in partnership with Louisville Public Media’s 90.5 WUOL, presents the modern-day premiere of a recently discovered string quartet by Florence Price. 
  Price is generally considered the first African-American woman to be recognized as a symphonic composer. This free family event will feature both music and historical context, with musicians from the Louisville Orchestra, singers from Black Classical Artists of Louisville, and speakers Douglas Shadle (Vanderbilt University) and Eleanor McClellan (University of Northern Alabama).
  The performance will also be broadcast live on 90.5 WUOL.

Ongoing Exhibits: 

• Breaking Barriers: Sports for Change: Temporary exhibit. Details available here. 
• Where Inspiration Takes Flight: Community Art Project in the lobby

Neighbors:

 Please join us for our monthly meeting of the Butchertown Neighborhood Association, which will be postponed one week because of Independence Day:

 Date: Tuesday, July 11

Time: 6 p.m.

Location: The Butchertown Social (1601 Story Ave.)

 If you have items to be considered for the agenda, please email president Nick Johnson at butchertownpres@gmail.com. June’s minutes will be attached to a reminder email planned for July 10.

We are inviting everyone to 

come out to the 

Russell Neighborhood Association Organizational  Meeting

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 

6:00pm-7:00pm

Oak and Acorn 

Inter-generational Center 

631 S 28th Street 

For additional information call Jackie at 502.389-7004 

or

email: msjackie6040@gmail.com

Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. We want this for EVERYONE!

Historically, co-ops have provided fresh and healthy food in areas where grocery stores cannot survive. today, the discussion about a co-op in Russell has surfaced, and we want to explore the community's willingness and capacity to support a co-op in Russell or West Louisville at large.

 How does it work?

Church and community members contribute money into a pool. With this communal fund, food (meat/dairy/eggs/fresh produce) can be purchased at a wholesale rate. This food is then made available for those who participated. The co-op would being to address the lack of accessible healthy food in Russell.

A group of University of North Carolina students are studying food access in West Louisville and will be making recommendations to Louisville Forward.

How can you help, you ask?
Just click here and fill out this survey.
Thank you!

Highland Community Ministries is pleased to announce an exciting new program in support of our congregations - the Summer Sampler Tour - a new way to experience the many flavors of worship in the Highlands. 

 Beginning Sunday, June 11, we'll offer a free and fun option to sample services at our churches in the safety and support of a like-minded group.   Tour attendees will board a bus at the Highlands Community Campus (HCC), 1228 E. Breckinridge St., for an early service at one of our congregations.  The group will return to the HCC for coffee, donuts and discussion, and then leave again for a later service that same morning.  Attendees will also have the option of meeting us at the church if it better meets their schedule.  Service times don't allow for us to include all our churches, but we hope to expand the program based on response. 

 Boarding begins 30 minutes prior to the early service.  For more information or to rsvp, visit the HCM website at www.hcmlouisville.org, call the office at (502)451-3695, or email info@hcmlouisville.org.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is a 60 volume set of books beginning with the the children's classic The Little Engine That Could. Each month a new, carefully selected book will be mailed in your child's name directly to your home. Best of all it is a FREE GIFT!  There is no cost or obligation to your family. 

Who Is Eligible? 

Preschool children ages birth to five who are residents of ZIP Codes 40202, 40203 and 40208.

What Are My Responsibilities?

1. Be a resident of ZIP Code 40202, 40203 or 40208.
2. Submit a or an official registration form, completely filled out by parent or guardian. (Forms must be approved and on file with the Junior League of Louisville.)
3. Notify Junior League of Louisville anytime of your address changes. Books are mailed to the address listed on the official registration form. If the child's address changes you must contact the folks at this address on this in order to continue receiving books. 
4. Read to your child. 

When Will I Receive Books? 

Eight  to ten weeks after your registration form has been received books will begin arriving at your home and will continue until your child times five or you move out of ZIP Codes 40202, 40203 or 40208.

For more information:

Contact: Nicole Crump

Phone: 502-637-5415

Email: imaginationlibrary@juniorleaguelouisville.org