 Join us this Saturday, February 8, for a special event at Louisville’s own Roots 101 African American Museum! District 4 is celebrating Victory Park Day at Roots 101 from noon to 3:00 pm. The event will offer free admission, light food, and transportation.
If you need transportation, please be at the Victory Park Community Building (23rd and Kentucky) by 11:50 am to board the TARC bus, which will depart promptly at noon. After the tour, the bus will return to the Community Center at 3:00 pm.
We look forward to seeing you there for this exciting cultural experience!
 2025 Louisville Metro Democratic Caucus.
Back row (l-r): CM Ben Reno-Weber, CM J.P. Lyninger, Caucus Vice Chair Jennifer Chappell, Caucus Chair Tammy Hawkins, CM Ken Herndon, CM Andrew Owen. Front row (l-r): CM Markus Winkler, CW Shameka Parrish-Wright, CW Betsy Ruhe, CW Barbara Shanklin, CW Josie Raymond, CW Donna Purvis, Council President Brent Ackerson.
 The Office of Arts & Creative Industries is planning pop up office hours to engage with the community about the Comprehensive Cultural Plan. In an effort to reach as many constituents as possible, the pop ups have been scheduled at four different locations.
If there are any questions, please reach out to Nobie Martin by email or at 502-574-2064.
 Beginning Friday, January 31, Louisville Metro Government will begin accepting applications for External Agency Fund (EAF) grants. If your nonprofit organization is committed to providing services that achieve meaningful outcomes for low-income Louisvillians, you are encouraged to apply.
Learn all about the process and view the application guidelines, here.
 Apply now for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Winter Crisis program. LIHEAP Winter Crisis provides households with a benefit depending on housing category, fuel type used for heating, and income level.
The benefit can be applied towards home heating cost for electric, natural gas, propane, coal, wood, or fuel oil. Households must meet eligibility requirements, including income eligibility of up to and including 150% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
To apply and learn more, please visit here.
The Louisville Asset Building Coalition’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program provides trained, IRS-certified volunteers who offer free tax services at 15 sites across the city. VITA is available to individuals and families who earned less than $67,000 in 2024.
Since its launch in 2001, the VITA program has helped more than 154,000 Louisville tax filers. Last year, VITA volunteers processed more than 8,800 returns, adding more than $10 million to the local economy, including $3 million in Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to residents.
Partner organizations that help hardworking families file their tax returns, include the Metro Office for Resilience and Community Services (RCS). Metro RCS connects tax filers to an array of financial empowerment services through its Office of Financial Empowerment, which leads the Louisville Financial Empowerment Center and the Tax Time Connect initiative with Bank On Louisville.
Eligible Louisville residents can make an appointment or visit any of these VITA sites for in-person free tax filing:
- Americana Community Center, 4801 Southside Dr.
- Bates Memorial Baptist Church, 728 East Lampton St.
- Edison Center, 701 W. Ormsby Ave., Ste 201
- Family Scholar House U of L, 403 Reg Smith Circle
- Family Scholar House Riverport, 3311 Cathe Dykstra Way
- Goodwill East Broadway Opportunity Center - 909 E. Broadway
- Goodwill South Louisville Opportunity Center - 6201 Preston Hwy.
- Louisville Urban League, 1535 W. Broadway
- Oldham County LaGrange Library, 308 Yager Avenue (LaGrange)
- Portland Promise Center, 1831 Baird St.
- Shively City Hall, 3920 Dixie Hwy.
- Vincent de Paul Family Success Center, 1029 S Preston Hwy.
- Sun Valley Community Center, 6505 Bethany Lane
- United Crescent Hill Ministries, 150 State St.
- Wesley House Community Services, 5114 Preston Hwy.
In addition to these sites, VITA volunteers will be operating mobile locations around the city:
- John Center, 700 E. Muhammad Ali Blvd. (open April 4, and April 11 – 1pm-3pm)
- Facilities Management Services, 1500 Lytle St. (open Feb. 10, Feb. 24, and March 10 – 9am-noon)
- Goodwill West Louisville Opportunity Center - 2820 W. Broadway (open every Friday Feb. 7 through March 7, 10am-2pm)
- Family Scholar House, 1309 Catalpa St. (open March 15, 9am-5pm)
To schedule an appointment for in-person tax assistance, call 502-305-0005 or visit https://louisvillekyvita.cascheduler.com. For more details, including days and hours of drop off services, visit https://labcservices.org/.
Residents can also choose to have their taxes prepared at MyFreeTaxes.com, which provides a free self-file program offered in partnership by United Way Worldwide and TaxSlayer.
AARP Tax-Aide also provides free tax prep services, with special attention to people age 60 and older. AARP Tax-Aide sites will begin operating at eight sites in early February. For more information, visit http://www.aarp-tax-aide-lou.org.
 Registration for the 2025 Cotter Cup opened February 1
In 1913, renowned Louisville educator and poet Joseph S. Cotter, Sr. created a storytelling contest for kids at the Western Library that became known as the Cotter Cup. Today, the annual Cotter Cup Storytelling Contest—presented in partnership with the UofL Writing Center—focuses on storytelling through poetry and is open to all Louisville students, grades K-12.
Participation in the contest is free and prizes will be awarded to the winners in three age groups (elementary, middle school, & high school). To be eligible, students must register and submit their wholly original poem online no later than March 19 (one entry per student). Final poems should not exceed 1,000 words.
Register, here.
 Join Parkland Library for the official ribbon cutting of the historic Parkland Library on Thursday, February 27 at 11:30 a.m. as we reopen this newly renovated and expanded facility, restoring library services to the Parkland community after nearly four decades.
Then come back on Saturday, March 1 (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) for Parkland Library Family Fun Day. Families can enjoy free activities, performances, giveaways, and more!
Click to view a timeline of photos capturing the building's construction.
 The Kentucky Opera honors the legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer. Watch her story come to life in the production of This Little Light of Mine - a powerful new opera.
The Brown Theatre
Friday, February 21, 8pm & Sunday, February 23, 2pm
Purchase tickets, here.
$5 Off - Use Promo Code: LIGHT5
 
 Churchill Downs is opening up applications for the 2025 Survivors Parade. According to the release, 150 breast and ovarian cancer survivors and fighters will be honored with tickets for themselves and a guest to attend the 151st Kentucky Oaks on May 2. They will also be able to march on the turf for the Survivors Parade. Officials said parade participants will be chosen randomly.
Those who have overcome or are battling breast or ovarian cancer are encouraged to submit their story, here. |
