We’ve got work to do. Whether it be mobilizing neighbors, engaging family members in civic discourse, or volunteering in your community, we encourage you to consider how you might amplify your civic engagement.
“The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.”
– Pres. Theodore Roosevelt
Being an involved citizen starts with educating yourself about all facets of your community. Should you be seeking motivation and inspiration, join us in learning, growing, and celebrating at one (or all) of the many inclusive and exciting events across town. As always, we love to cultivate community with you. 🔆
Film Event at Speed Cinema:
Food and Country
Friday, October 18, 2024 - 6:00 PM
Saturday, October 19, 2024 - 3:00 PM
Ruth Reichl—trailblazing NY Times food critic, groundbreaking Gourmet Magazine editor, best-selling memoirist, and for decades one of the most influential figures shaping American food culture—grows concerned about the fate of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs as they wrestle with both immediate and systemic challenges as the pandemic takes hold.
Reichl reaches across political and social divides to discover innovators who are risking it all to survive on the front lines. As one person leads her to the next, she follows the unfolding stories of ranchers in Kansas and Georgia, farmers in Nebraska, Ohio, and the Bronx, a New England fisherman, and maverick chefs on both coasts. As she witnesses them navigate intractable circumstances, Reichl shares pieces of her own life, and in doing so, begins to take stock of the path she has traveled and the ideals she left behind. Through her eyes, we get to know the humanity and struggle behind the food we eat. As Reichl says: “How we grow and make our food shows us our values – as a nation and as human beings.”
Photograph above: Padgett crane services work to take the shrimp boat out of the water on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at Utica Pike Marina in Jeffersonville, IN. The Shrimp Boat will be on display at the AHOY Children’s Museum in Portland, KY. Clare Grant, Clare Grant - The Courier-Journal
is one step closer to breaking ground in west Louisville’s Portland neighborhood.
Long a maritime area for shipping, fishing, and other commercial river way activities, the new museum hopes to capture the spirit of the area’s history by reflecting a nautical theme. With the addition of a historic shrimp boat in the works, Louisville is one step closer to celebrating the history and traditions of our River City. Check out this fantastic article from TheCourier-Journal to learn more.
Interested in helping reconnect
Northwest Louisville to the Ohio River?
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is carrying out the Northwest Louisville Community Connectivity Study (Item No. 5-587.00) to assess needs and identify potential improvements for enhancing community connections between the West Louisville neighborhoods south of the Riverside Expressway (I-64) and the areas near the Ohio River. Click on the button below to learn more about the goals of this study, as well as to see an insightful story map.
*This walk is part of Louisville Grows Tree Week Activities
Iroquois Park is one of the more rugged city parks, which was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead. The park has plenty of forested hillside and scenic vistas for those willing to walk the extra mile.
Inspired by Anne Braden’s 1958 memoir, “The Wall Between,” this puppet film combines tabletop puppetry, shadow puppetry, and a “crankie” scroll to tell the story of how two families challenged Louisville, Kentucky’s segregated housing market. In 2002, an elderly Anne Braden recounts from her living room the 1954 story of when she and her husband Carl (both of whom were white) purchased a house in an all-white neighborhood on behalf of their friends Andrew and Charlotte Wade (who were Black). The Wades and Bradens endured a backlash of white supremacist hatred in the midst of anti-communist hysteria, and none of their lives would ever be the same again. To mark the 70th anniversary of the Wade-Braden case, join us for a screening of the film and a subsequent panel about the making of the film and the reverberations of the case into 2024. 2021, U.S., DCP, 42 minutes.
Broken Totem | Choreography by Adam Hougland | Music by Igor Stravinsky | Influences | Choreography by Harald Uwe Kern | Music by Robert Schumann 502 | Choreography by Ching Ching Wong | Music by Jack Harlow
Hits of Louisville’s own Jack Harlow and symphonies of Stravinsky and Schumann collide with electrifying new choreography in this mixed-repertory program. Featuring three world premieres by Artistic Director Harald Uwe Kern, Resident Choreographer Adam Hougland, and Ching Ching Wong, this collection of never-before-seen classical and contemporary works will keep you on your toes.
The 2024 Kentucky Book Festival
is back for its 43rd year
with an exciting and impressive line-up!
The Kentucky Book Festival is a celebration of reading, writing, and publishing which takes place each fall. Festival events seek to connect book-lovers and authors, spark engaging conversations, and empower readers by providing access to new books as well as opportunities to learn more about writing in a fun, supportive environment. It’s the biggest bookish celebration in Kentucky! Learn about writing and publishing, discover new books, make memories with family and friends, and celebrate reading!
Hosted by Kentucky Humanities, the event will take place on November 2nd in Lexington at Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Check out the author line-up here and the programming schedule here to learn more!
Featured Artist:
Craig Kaviar
Kentucky’s premiere blacksmith and sculptor is bring featured in the gallery at the Lexington Public Library
Forging red hot metal in Louisville for the past 40 years, Mr. Kaviar has used his work to grace many homes and businesses throughout the region. His work is in the collection of Brown-Forman, Norton Hospital, the Omni Hotel, Kentucky Center for the Arts, Christ Church Cathedral, Crab Orchard Animal Sanctuary, and many more locations.
Mr. Kaviar has recently been working with “Guns to Gardens Louisville,” a group that offers gun safe-surrender opportunities. The destroyed guns are given to Mr. Kaviar, who makes garden tools, sculptures, and jewelry from them. Many of these will be on exhibit in the gallery show. This work has recently been featured in the New York Times and on television in the KET series Kentucky Life.
At the gallery you can also expect to find furniture, sculptures, and photographs printed on canvas of some of Mr. Kaviar’s large installed work. The retrospective exhibit runs through November 10 at the Lexington Public Library on 140 East Main Street, Lexington, KY
SACRED IMAGINING
Festival of Faiths - 2024
Celebrating Creativity & Imagination
November 13-16, 2024
Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
The 2024 Festival of Faiths, where a diverse lineup of spiritual practitioners, thought leaders, movement makers and artists will celebrate the beauty of creativity and the power of ideas to change the world. Share in this experience of Sacred Imagining as we lean into our highest potential, explore our authentic selves and reimagine what the future might hold.
Bringing imaginative thought into our own experiences and faith
Deconstructing the potentially damaging properties of negative narratives
Journeying from creative sparks to the full experience of fulfillment
Finding creative inspiration in varied ways — like nature, religion, friendship and stories
Using tools such as mindfulness, ethics and connection to guide our human experience
Exploring the boundless energy inspired by "love of neighbor”
Tapping into our collective creativity with an eye toward envisioning a better tomorrow
In addition, all are invited to the Festival of Faiths Plaza, which is FREE and open to the public. The plaza will span the Kentucky Center lobby, featuring exhibits, spiritual practices, movement opportunities and hands-on activities.
Interested in attending? Passes and single-session tickets are on sale now.
Interested in bringing a group of 10 or more? Email the festival’s guest experience coordinator, Sally Evans, at [email protected].
Now in its 28th year, the nationally acclaimed Festival of Faiths celebrates the world’s vast spiritual traditions and offers insightful dialogue on pressing social issues.
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