Thursday, March 7, 2013
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My office has partnered again with the Louisville Asset Building Coalition to provide FREE tax preparation services for the 2012 tax year. CALL TODAY to sign up for a FREE tax preparation appointment – there are a limited number of appointments available! You are eligible if you earned $50,000 Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) or less in 2012 or if you quality for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). FREE tax preparation will be offered on the following Fridays from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at United Crescent Hill Ministries (UCHM), located at 150 S State Street – March 8th and 22nd. Call our office today at 574-1109 to make your appointment!
THIS Friday, March 8th, the Fifth Third Bank mobile bus will be onsite at UCHM from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. They will be available to run FREE credit reports, open checking/savings accounts and answer questions about mortgages. Please plan to take advantage of this service from Fifth Third Bank. You do not need an appointment to obtain services from the mobile bus.
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This Saturday, March 9th, please join my staff and me in another phase of the Lexington Road improvements/reclamation project between Cross Hill and Top Hill Roads from 8:30 am – 11:00 a.m. Volunteers will be planting a few new trees but mostly picking up dead plant debris, litter and weeding along the hillside along Lexington Road. Louisville Pure Tap Water will be available. Please consider bringing your own water bottle to fill. For more information or to sign up please call 574-1109 or email Kyle Ethridge.
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Please see below list of street closures and no parking areas for the Anthem Fitness Classic 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, March 9th.
The following streets will be closed during the following times:
5:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
- Preston Street from Main Street to Witherspoon Street
- Witherspoon Street from Preston Street to Clay Street
5:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
- River Road from Preston Street to Witherspoon Street
5:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Main Street from Hancock Street to Preston Street
7:50 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
- River Road from Witherspoon Street to Frankfort Avenue
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Frankfort Avenue from River Road to Mellwood Avenue
7:50 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
- Mellwood Avenue from Frankfort Avenue to Spring Street
- Ramp from westbound Interstate 64 onto Mellwood Avenue
- Story Avenue from Frankfort Avenue to Main Street
- Ramp from eastbound Interstate 64 onto Story Avenue
- Spring Street from Mellwood Avenue to Story Avenue
- Main Street from Story Avenue to Hancock Street
The following streets will have no parking on them from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.:
- Preston Street from Main Street to Witherspoon Street
- Witherspoon Street from Preston Street to Clay Street
- River Road from Preston Street to Frankfort Avenue
- Frankfort Avenue from River Road to Mellwood Avenue
- Mellwood Avenue from Frankfort Avenue to Spring Street
- Spring Street from Mellwood Avenue to Story Avenue
- Story Avenue from Spring Street to Main Street
- Main Street from Spring Street to Preston Street
Information provided by Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services, 444 S. 5th Street – Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202-4313, (502)574-6230
Case Number: 18794
You are invited to attend a review of a proposal for Freestanding garage and studio.
Subject Property: 219 S Jane St, 40206 (residential occupied)
Case Manager: Darnell Farris
This case will be presented to the Architectural Review Committee
Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Time: Meeting will begin at 5:30 PM and continue until all cases are heard.
Place: 444 S. 5th Street, Conference Room 101
Case Number: 18830
You are invited to attend a review of a proposal for an application for a variance from the Development Code to allow an existing pylon sign to encroach into the required street side yard.
Subject Property: 296 N Hubbards Ln, 40207 (commercial occupied)
Case Manager: Matthew Doyle
This case will be presented to the Board of Zoning Adjustment.
Date: Monday, March 18, 2013
Time: Meeting will begin at 8:30 AM and continue until all cases are heard.
Place: 514 W. Liberty Street
Case Number: 18673
You are invited to attend a review of a proposal for variance to allow proposed parking to encroach into the required residential front yard setback.
Subject Property: 569 Garden Dr, 40206 (residential occupied)
Case Manager: Christopher Brown
This case will be presented to the Board of Zoning Adjustment.
Date: Monday, March 18, 2013
Time: Meeting will begin at 8:30 AM and continue until all cases are heard.
Place: 514 W. Liberty Street
For detailed case information please visit http://www.louisvilleky.gov/PlanningDesign/. Click on “Case Information – eCustomer Services” link. Then under the “Planning and Design” tab click on “By Project No”. Enter the project no and click “search”. If you have any questions please contact Planning & Design at 574-6230.
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Last Thursday, February 28th, the Community Affairs Committee held the 11th Annual Black History Month program, “Reaffirming our Diverse Culture”. The 9th District honored Ms. Jean Pennick this year. Ms. Jean Pennick is the proud mother of 3 children and the grandmother to 8 grandkids and has 1 great grandchild. She attended Central High School and has lived in Louisville all her life. Ms. Pennick has lived in the Clifton Heights Neighborhood for over 50. She was a Sunday school teacher and superintendent on the JCPS trustee board. Pennick has been an active member of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church for over 20 years and enjoys serving her community. She is also an active member of the Clifton Heights Community Council. Ms. Pennick’s hobby includes sewing and selling her craft items.
If you missed the program you may watch it on MetroTV by clicking here and selecting the “Community Affairs” video.
The Green Triangle Coordination Team serves as the hub for community efforts to realize the Green Triangle Vision and is looking for new team members from the 9th District. Are you passionate about green issues and want to make a difference in your community? Do you have a penchant for planning, and are you interested in committing to being on this dynamic team for at least the next 6 months? For its next cycle of work the team will focus on evaluating and expanding the Green Triangle Business Champion program, developing web content and social media to drive people to the Green Triangle website, and team education on green issues. If you are interested in applying for the Coordination Team, download the application here or fill it in online and submit by March 31. Currently the team meets on the first and third Mondays of each month from 6-7:30pm. Please email Katie Holmes or call 574-1109 with any questions.
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As part of periodic schedule adjustments, TARC will be taking proposed schedule and routing changes to the public to start a series of public meetings and a public comment period. Any changes would take effect in June and would be reviewed by the TARC Board at the March 25 meeting. The proposed changes involve restructuring of a few routes in a way that also will result in improved efficiency and needed savings. There are no route eliminations proposed. The proposals include better service between the airport and downtown on Route 2-Second Street which would no longer travel south of the airport. Service to UPS Worldport would be on Route 18-Dixie-Preston Highway instead of Route #2. Due to low ridership, Route #4-Fourth Street would no longer make a loop to the Downtown Medical Center. Other TARC options are available for accessing the Medical Center. In addition, Routes 25-Oak Street and Route 55-Westport Road would merge to provide direct service linking western Louisville with employment areas in eastern Louisville Metro. While Route #55 would no longer serve downtown, there would be frequent connections from the merged route to other TARC routes serving downtown. For more information and to sign up for TARC’s e-news service, visit www.ridetarc.org.
These proposals are designed to improve efficiency and save costs with the least amount of negative impact as possible to passengers.
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Tues., March 19, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Nia Center, 2900 W. Broadway
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Tues, March 19, 5-7 p.m.: McDowell Center, 8412 Westport Road
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Wed., March 20, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: St. Elizabeth Church, 1016 E. Burnett Ave.
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Wed., March 20, 5-7 p.m. –Free Public Library, Southwest Branch, 10375 Dixie Highway
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Thur., March 21 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Free Public Library, Main Branch, 301 York St.
Other ways to obtain information and comment:
Email: info@ridetarc.org
Phone: 502/561-5112
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ridetarc
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ridetarc
Mail: TARC, Union Station, 1000 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 40203
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St. MAM needs your help once again! St. MAM is going to be passing out food baskets, each including a ham, for Easter this year. Like their Thanksgiving Baskets, they have specific items that they would like to include in each Easter Basket. You can individually provide the ingredients for a single basket, or recruit a group to pool your efforts and provide multiple baskets.
- Purchase the following canned good items from your local grocery store (family of 4).
- When you have purchased an entire food basket:
- Put the items in a double bagged paper sack
- Staple or tape this list on the outside of the bags so that we know it is a complete food basket.
- Bring the basket(s) to ST. MAM no later than Friday, March 15.
- Consider making a cash donation to offset the costs of the Hams. Make your check payable to “St. Matthews Area Ministries” and indicate “Easter Food Basket” on the memo line.
Food Basket List
- 2 Cans of Green Beans
- 2 Cans of Carrots
- 2 Cans of Corn
- 2 Cans of Fruit
- Boxed Potatoes
- 2 Cans of Yams
- Dessert Item such as: Easter Cookies or Carrot Cake
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Thunder Over Louisville fans making plans for a place to park their RV, pitch a tent or park their vehicle have an option that’s close to the action. Metro Parks is selling passes for Thunder weekend at Eva Bandman Park, 1701 River Road, for the fourth consecutive year. Eva Bandman Park is located along the Ohio River near Frankfort Avenue, less than a 10-minute stroll from the eastern edge of Waterfront Park.
• Recreational Vehicles – RV parking is available beginning Friday, April 19, for $200. All parking spaces can accommodate a 40-foot vehicle with an awning.
• Tents – Campers bringing tents may stay in Eva Bandman Park on Friday and Saturday nights for $50. This includes space for one car, not necessarily next to your tent. Additional cars are $15 each.
• Parking – On Saturday, April 20, parking spots at Eva Bandman Park will be available as long as space permits, at a cost of $20 per vehicle. Cash only, paid at time of arrival.
Overnight visitors in tents and RVs can stay through Sunday morning. Metro Parks’ staff will be available around the clock. A reservation form can be found here. For more information call 456-8100.
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Enjoy a delicious HoneyBaked Ham for Easter and help St. Joseph Children’s Home at the same time! St. Joe’s is participating in a fundraising program through HoneyBaked Ham. You can help by purchasing your holiday ham, turkey or other products via their fundraising page. Follow this link to view the catalog of available products, and place your order. St. Joe's receives 15% of all sales made via their fundraising page. The deadline for placing orders is March 22nd. Products will be available for pickup at St. Joe's on March 28th from 4:00 - 6:00pm.
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Louisville Metro Parks and Recreation are offering summer camps at its twelve community centers. Registration is now open. (Note: Douglass Community Center camp registration begins April 13.) Please call the camp location for registration times and documentation needed for registering campers. Camp programs are designed for ages 6-12, with a teen camp offered at the South Louisville Community Center for ages 13-15. Fees range from $55 to $95 per child per week, depending on camp location. Reduced fees are available for those who qualify. For more information please contact camp coordinator Karen Grinstead at 456-8142 or email karen.grinstead@louisvilleky.gov
Summer Camp community center locations and fee information:
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Baxter, 1125 Cedar Street, 574-2670, $55 per child, per week
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Beechmont, 205 W. Wellington Ave, 361-5484, $60 per child, per week
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California, 1600 W. St. Catherine St, 574-2658, $55 per child, per week
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Cyril Allgeier, 4101 Cadillac Court, 456-3261, $70 per child, per week
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Douglass*, 2305 Douglass Blvd., 456-8120, $95 per child, per week
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Newburg, 4810 Exeter Avenue, 456-8122, $55 per child, per week
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Parkhill, 1703 S. Thirteenth Street, 637-3044, $55 per child, per week
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Portland, 640 N. 27th Street, 776-0913, $55 per child, per week
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Shelby Park, 600 E. Oak Street, 574-1780, $55 per child, per week
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Southwick, 3621 Southern Avenue, 775-6598, $55 per child, per week
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Sun Valley, 6505 Bethany Lane, 937-8802, $70 per child, per week
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South Louisville**, 2911 Taylor Boulevard, 574-3206, $55 per teen, per week
*Douglass camp registration begins April 13.
**South Louisville offers teen camp only.
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Below are some Ninth District calendar events! To view a full listing of events please visit the Ninth District Blog at www.district9news.wordpress.com
If you would like to submit events to be considered for the blog calendar please email Kyle Ethridge.
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Thursday, March 7: Mayor Greg Fischer invites you to a FREE monthly series showcasing local musicians, artists and performers. The Mayor’s Music and Art Series is the first Thursday of the month in the Mayor’s Gallery, 4th floor of Metro Hall, 527 W. Jefferson St. The next show features Louisville’s Dave Moisan, a Jubilant Folk Pop singer! Doors open at 11:30 a.m. with music at 12:10 p.m. Brown-bag lunches will be permitted, but due to the historic nature of the Mayor’s Gallery, no outside drinks will be allowed. Louisville Water will provide Louisville Pure Tap at the performances. More information about the series is available at www.louisvilleky.gov/mayor/musicseries.
Thursday, March 7: FABA series for International Women's Day Panel Discussion "Women in Business: Then and Now" at Goodall Gallery, 329 Stilz Avenue at 6:00 p.m. Councilwoman Tina Ward-Pugh, Margaret Browning (Margaret's Consignment), Nancy Grantz (Nancy's Bagels), Emily Boone (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), Sue Davidson (Sue Davidson Design) and others will share their experience with being a woman in business on Frankfort Avenue. They will discuss the "then and now" of working on Frankfort Avenue. Light refreshments will be served. For more information visit www.frankfortave.com.
Friday, March 8: International Women's Day at Americana Community Center, located at 4801 Southside Drive, from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Americana Community Center and the Louisville Metro Office for Women will host a luncheon on to honor outstanding women and girls from Louisville’s international community. An informal committee of staff from Americana Community Center and the Louisville Metro Office for Women will present awards to three women and two teen girls (ages 12-18) who have distinguished themselves through grassroots service to their communities, such as assisting with translation, transportation, childcare, tutoring, mediation, advocacy, or otherwise taking on extra work to support others. Suggested donation is $10.00. International Womens Day Flyer (1)
Friday, March 8: International Women's Day Celebration - This all-day celebration will include special offers and discounts for women at participating retailers along the Avenue.
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2:00pm - Readings from Independent Theatre Company, Looking for Lilith, from their world premiere of Alice in Black and White at A Reader's Corner Bookstore, 2044 Frankfort Avenue
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3:00pm - Second screening of Iron Jawed Angels at 1741: A Collaboratory for Social Innovation, 1741 Frankfort Avenue
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5:30pm-7:30pm - "Women Make the Avenue Work" Reception and USPS Stamp Unveiling at Eyedia, 1631 Mellwood Avenue. The public is invited to attend a reception and enjoy networking with women business owners, live music from Brigid Kaelin, and refreshments from Apocalypse Brewery, Blue Dog Bakery, Dark Star Tavern, Crave Catering, and more. The U.S. Postal Service will also unveil and dedicate Global Forever®, a new international rate stamp. This stamp features a rendering of Earth composed of images created from satellite data and redesigned with 3D computer technology. The shape of the stamp is round, and the text, which surrounds the image of Earth, includes the words "Global Forever."
Friday, March 8: Carmichael's Bookstore, located at 2720 Frankfort Avenue, welcomes southern Indiana native and best-selling author Frank Bill for a signing of his new novel Donnybrook at 7:00 pm. Frank Bill is the author of the acclaimed collection of short stories Crimes in Southern Indiana. The Donnybrook is a three-day bare-knuckle tournament held on a thousand-acre plot out in the sticks of southern Indiana. Twenty fighters. One wire-fence ring. Fight until only one man is left standing while a rowdy festival of onlookers bet on the fighters. For more information call 896-6950 or visit http://www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/frank-bill-returning-carmichaels-march
Saturday, March 9: Lexington Road planting, weeding and general cleanup between Top Hill Road and Cross Hill Road. Please volunteer to be a part of this restoration effort. Plan to arrive at 8:30 a.m. Gloves, tools and Louisville PureTap water will be provided to all volunteers. Please bring your own reusable water bottle. Call our office at 574-1109 for more information.
Saturday, March 9: Neighborhood Notification Meeting from Glenn Price, Attorney for Alexa Properties, LLC regarding conditional use permits for off-street parking in a residential zone and an outdoor dining area with outdoor alcohol sales and consumption for a restaurant. The meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. at United Crescent Hill Ministries (UCHM), located at 150 S State Street. This will be an informal meeting to give you the opportunity to review the proposed plan and discuss the proposal with the owners and their representatives. If you have any questions please contact Glenn Price at 589-5400.
Saturday, March 9: Preservation Louisville hosts Hands on History Workshop Series for Preservation Maintenance. The popular educational series is designed to give participants an in-depth look at various preservation issues and methods of maintaining and preserving older buildings. Workshops will be held from 1-4 pm at the Brennan House, 631 S 5th Street. The registration fee is $20 for Preservation Louisville Members or $30 for non members. Please call 502.540.5146 or email director@preservationlouisville.org for more information. March's topic is DIY Presentation.
Sunday, March 10: The Beargrass-St. Matthews Historical Society Program at 2:00 p.m. at St. Matthews City Hall, located at 3940 Grandview Avenue. Guest speaker is Pete Browning with Louisville Slugger, interpreted by Mike Zanone. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1861, (Louis Rogers) Pete Browning was the youngest of eight children. He displayed considerable athletic prowess from an early age, and in 1877 began playing for a local semipro team, the Louisville Eclipse, pitching an exhibition win against a National League team. He continued with the Eclipse into 1882, when the franchise became a member of the newly formed American Association, the first major league to rival the NL. Browning was an important figure in baseball's history. He is probably best remembered today as the inspiration behind the Hillerich&Bradsby Company's popular "Louisville Slugger" line of baseball bats. He was the first player to purchase a bat from the company, and they adopted the name a few years later to honor his patronage and capitalize on his fame. This event is FREE and open to the public.
Sunday, March 10: Carmichael's Bookstore, located at 2720 Frankfort Avenue, welcomes members of The Women Who Write for a reading from their most recent anthology Calliope 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Women Who Write is a non-profit organization for women writers in the Louisville area. Their mission is to welcome, educate and support all women who aspire to write. Every year they sponsor the International Short Prose and Poetry Contest and the winners get published in the annual "Calliope" anthology. For more information call 896-6950 or visit www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/women-who-write-calliope-2012-poetry-and-prose-reading
Sunday, March 10: The Clifton Center, located at 2117 Payne Street, will host a concert by songwriter and Louisville native Justin Paul Lewis at 7:00 pm. The show is part of the "MINI of Louisville LIVE at the Clifton Center" series and will be held in the Clifton Center's unique vintage Eifler Theatre. A cash bar will be available. Individual concert tickets are $5, and can be purchased at cliftoncenter.org or at Carmichael's Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Avenue.
Wednesday, March 13: Carmichael's Bookstore, located at 2720 Frankfort Avenue, will welcome back former Louisvillian Kristen Simmons for a signing of her new novel for teens Breaking Point, the sequel to the popular dystopian thriller Article 5 at 7:00 p.m. Simmons is a former Louisville resident who now lives in Tampa, Florida with her family and beloved greyhound, Rudy. For more information call 896-6950 or visit www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/kristen-simmons-returning-carmichaels
Saturday, March 16: Carmichael's Bookstore, located at 2720 Frankfort Avenue, will welcome writer Andrew Shaffer for a signing and discussion of his new book Literary Rogues: A Scandalous History of Wayward Authors at 4:00 p.m. This witty, insightful, and wildly entertaining narrative profiles the literary greats who wrote generation-defining classics such as The Great Gatsby and On the Road while living and loving like hedonistic rock icons. For more information call 896-6950 or visit www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/louisville-writer-andrew-shaffer-talk-about-his-literary-rogues
Monday, March 18: Carmichael's Bookstore, located at 2720 Frankfort Avenue, will host an event for the hiking enthusiast! Authors Valerie Askren will sign Five-Star Trails: Louisville and Sean Patrick Hill will sign Hiking Kentucky's Red River Gorge at 7:00 p.m. For more information call 896-6950 or visit www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/put-your-hiking-boots-two-great-local-hiking-experts-will-sign-their-new-books
Tuesday, March 19: 100 Wise Women event from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. at The Olmsted, located at 3701 Frankfort Avenue. Keynote speaker is Mary Lou Quesnell with Ford Motor Company. Cost is $30.00, for more information call 753-6500. To register please visit www.leadershiplouisville.org.
Tuesday, March 19: YMCA Safe Place Services' Together 4 Teens Breakfast at 8:00 a.m. at the Mellwood Arts Center, located at 1860 Mellwood Avenue. Seating begins at 7:15 a.m. Please RSVP by March 14. The breakfast serves as a fundraiser for YMCA Safe Place Services. No minimum gift is expected. To reserve your spot please click here.
Tuesday, March 19: Crescent Hill Library, located at 2762 Frankfort Avenue, will host eBay for Sellers at 2:00 p.m. Turn your trash into treasure. Discover online selling with an introduction to the world of selling on eBay. For more information call 574-1793.
Tuesday, March 19: Crescent Hill Library, located at 2762 Frankfort Avenue, will host Videoshowing of Kentucky Author Forum at 7:00 p.m. Discussion with Steven Pinker, Harvard Professor of Psychology and author of The Better Angels of Our Nature. For more information call 574-1793.
Wednesday, March 20: The Clifton Center, located at 2117 Payne Street, will host a concert by the Afro-Cuban All Stars at 7:30pm. The show is part of the "MINI of Louisville LIVE at the Clifton Center" series and will be held in the Clifton Center's unique vintage Eifler Theatre. A cash bar will be available. Individual concert tickets are $28-$45, and may be purchased at cliftoncenter.org or at Carmichael's Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Avenue.
Wednesday, March 20: Carmichael's Bookstore, located at 2720 Frankfort Avenue, welcomes back Joe Cox for a signing of his book 100 Things Wildcats Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die at 7:00 p.m. Not only will Joe talk about his book, sign his book, and extol his love of all things Wildcats, but he'll also lead a game of trivia and help you fill out your brackets! For more information call 896-6950 or visit www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/calling-all-university-kentucky-wildcats-fans.
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