Upcoming Events
February 24th - March 2nd
February 21st to 27th
Louisville Restaurant Week is in full swing! Several local restaurants are participating and offering great specials all week long!
Enjoy $26, $36 and $46 3-course meals with $1 from every meal benefitting AMPED Louisville. This donation will be matched for the first 1,000 meals by both Louisville Restaurant Week and Louisville Tourism.
Keep an eye on Louisville Restaurant Week's website and Facebook page to stay in to the know on new restaurants joining the week and other festivities!
Bon appétit, Lou!
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February 26th & 27th
This weekend at the Kentucky Exposition Center, enjoy all things women with your friends! Explore the latest in fashion and trends and watch the Colors of Fashion Runway show. Watch local celebrity chefs demonstrate several different food and cocktail recipes. Indulge in the largest bourbon tasting event exclusively for women all weekend long, and sample select wines and spirits. All this and more at the Louisville Women's Expo!
Hours are Saturday the 26th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday the 27th from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at the door and are $10 each day. Bourbon tasting tickets and wine tasting tickets are $5 each.
Grab your crew and head over for a fun ladies' day out!
937 Phillips Ln., Louisville, KY 40209
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February 26th, 5:00PM
Join keynote speaker Dr. Walter Kimbrough, President of Dillard University, and YMCA Black Achievers virtually to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of local students and show appreciation for the professionals and community partners who support the program.
Virtual event access will be sent via email, tickets are $30. To purchase tickets click here.
Please contact Dee Sorel at dsorel@ymcalouisville.org with questions or for more information.
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February 26th, 4:00 - 10:00PM
This Saturday at the German-American Club raise your stein with friends and toast to Happy Hour! $5 German pints and $3 wines from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Following Happy Hour, enjoy German foods and fun music! This is a family-friendly event.
Prost!
1840 Lincoln Ave., Louisville, KY 40213
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February 26th, 7:30PM
Experience the magic of Walnut Street once again with the Walnut Street Review! Featuring the Unlimited Band, Rob Lee, Erica Denise, Michael Johnson, Yvette Nicole, Paulette Johnson and the Soulful Sounds of Tony Fish and the Groove Masters with special guest Daria Raymore, one of Louisville's premiere vocalists.
Tickets available at Better Days Records in Lyles Mall and 921 Barrett Ave. Purchase tickets online here.
Masks and proof of vaccinations required for entry.
It's time for friends again to meet, and take a stroll down Walnut Street.
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, 1701 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd., Louisville, KY 40203
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February 26th, 1:00 - 3:00PM
Head over to the Kentucky Science Center with the family to experience a fun and unique crafting project!
Create a one-of-a-kind journal, diary, or sketchpad. Learn the Centuries old techniques of book binding that are still in use today and walk away with a handmade keepsake.
Pricing for members is $15, and non-members are $20.
727 W. Main St., Louisville, KY 40202
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Mardi Gras is right around the corner!
There are so many fun events and activities happening around Lou! We have compiled just a hand full of the celebrations here for you!
Saturday February 26th starting at 3:00 p.m. join Fourth Street Live! for the Mardi Gras Bar Crawl! Tickets are $16 and can be purchased here. Collect thousands of beads and drink Hurricanes! It's an incredible day of green, purple, and gold New Orleans style fun!
Head to High Horse Bar this Friday at 9:30 p.m. for Dead Mardi Gras, featuring the Stolen Faces. They will be covering several songs from the Grateful Dead's vast catalog. Purchase tickets here.
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Saturday starting at 2:00 p.m., Hi-Wire Brewing will be hosting a Mardi Grass party and releasing their King Cake 10W-40 Imperial Stout! Get a free slice of King Cake with the purchase of a full draft pour of King Cake 10W-40. If you purchase a 4-pack from Hi-Wire and find the hidden “baby”, you win a Hi-Wire gift card for $10-100! This free, family-friendly event will also feature live music by Bleu Phonque from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.!
On Monday March 1st at the Old Louisville Brewery, celebrate Mardi Gras with the 5th Annual Beignet Bash! Enjoy fresh-fried beignets, King cake, and Chicory Coffee Stout! Help to raise $3,000 to support people with developmental disabilities to thrive in the areas of work, home, and relationships. All tips to bartenders will be donated. Find the Baby in your King Cake slice and win prizes! To reserve a table for 4 or 6, email Fraley27@gmail.com
Have a fun and safe weekend!
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⚜ Happening All Month Long! ⚜
February 1st through 28th
This month Bowman Field will host an exhibit called “The Sky’s the Limit: A Celebration of the History of Black Achievement in Aviation,” which showcases specific members of the Black aviation community and their achievements.
Through the use of visuals, visitors will get a look into how these men and women got their start in aviation, any adversity they experienced, and how they ultimately achieved greatness and rose to prominence.
This event is free and open to the public.
Hours are:
- Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Saturday & Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
2815 Taylorsville Rd., Louisville, KY 40205
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February 5th to 27th
The Louisville Jewish Film Festival announces an extraordinary hybrid season featuring 11 spectacular, award-winning, international films, 1 TV mini-series, 2 short films and 6 outstanding speaker engagements, including Dov Glickman, who played a lead role in Shtisel, for which he won the Israeli Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role, twice.
Join us to explore new worlds and ideas from the comfort of your own home or live at the Speed Cinema.
Virtual passes are $99, passes can be purchased here.
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Make sure to follow the Around Lou Social Media pages to stay up to date on even more fun happening Around Lou!
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