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DANCE
BETH RODRIGUEZ DANCE PROJECTS
• “Point of Contact” — Aug. 29, Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center.
• “Point of Contact” — Sept. 5, Louisville Glassworks.
• “Point of Contact with Shannan Wells and The Indicators” — Nov. 1, Sixth and Oak streets.
THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
• The Kentucky Center and IdeaFestival present Diavolo Dance Theater — Sept. 27.
• Tango Fire — Jan. 31, Brown Theatre.
• Yum! Family Series Program presents The National Acrobats of China — Feb. 21.
• Brown-Forman Midnite Ramble: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre — May 19.
LOUISVILLE BALLET
• “The Great Gatsby — Company Premiere” — Sept. 5-6.
• “Fall II” featuring “Etesian — Company Premiere,” “Nine Sinatra Songs” and “Celts — Company Premiere” — Oct. 10-11.
• “The Nutcracker” — Dec. 6-21.
• “Cinderella” — Jan. 13-14.
• “Rite of Spring” featuring “Vivacé — Company Premiere,” “Lark Ascending” and “Rite of Spring — Company Premiere” — April 3-4.
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE DANCE THEATRE
• “Clara’s Dream” — Dec. 5-6, Comstock Hall, U of L.
• “Lecture Demonstration,” “Theme & Variations” — March 13, Comstock Hall, U of L.
• “Spring Gala” — May 15-16, Comstock Hall, U of L.
THEATER
ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE
• “Glengarry Glen Ross” — Aug. 26-Sept. 20.
• “43 Plays for 43 Presidents” — Sept. 9-28.
• “Dracula” — Sept. 19-Nov.1.
• “Pride and Prejudice” — Sept. 30-Nov. 8.
• “A Tuna Christmas” — Oct. 30-Jan. 4.
• “A Raisin in the Sun” — Nov. 11-Dec. 13.
• “A Christmas Carol” — Nov. 26-Dec. 23.
• “Match Games” — Jan. 6-Feb. 7.
• “Rock And Roll: The Reunion Tour” — Jan. 22-Feb. 8.
• “Shipwrecked: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as told by himself) an Entertainment” — Feb. 3-28.
• “Humana Festival of New American Plays” — March 1-April 11.
• “Wild Blessings: A Celebration of Wendell Berry” — March 26-April 26.
ALLEY THEATER
• “Alley Theater Improv Challenge” — Thursdays excluding holidays and Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, Nov. 13, 20, Dec. 4, 11, 18.
• “The Bible: The Complete Word of God (Abridged)” — Sept. 26-27, Oct. 3-4, 10-11.
• “The Complete and Mostly Unedited Chronicles of Kentucky” — Nov. 6-9, 14-16, 21-22.
• “Unnamed Christmas Cabaret” — Dec. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20.
AS YET UNNAMED THEATRE COMPANY
All performances at the Kentucky Center.
• “Wonderful Town” — Nov. 21-23, 28-30.
• “Spoon River Anthology” — March 6-8, 13-15.
• “I Do! I Do!” — May 22-24, 29-31.
• “Vanities” — July 10-12, 17-19.
BLUE APPLE PLAYERS
• “Abraham Lincoln: The Boy” — Sept. 15-November, Brown Theatre.
BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA (PNC BANK)
All performances at the Kentucky Center.
• “Mamma Mia!” — Nov. 11-16.
• “Wicked” — Jan. 7-Feb. 1.
• “Cirque Dreams: Jungle Fantasy” — March 3-8.
• “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” — May 5-10.
• “Spring Awakening” — June 2-7.
BROADWAY AT IROQUOIS
• Summer 2009 schedule TBA.
BUNBURY THEATRE
• “Beau Jest” — Oct. 9-12, 15-19, 22-26.
• “Christmas Belles” — Dec. 4-7, 10-14, 17-21.
• “The Honest Abe: The 23 Minute Play Festival” — Feb. 5-8, 11-15, 18-22.
• “Just a Matter of Time” — April 9-12, 15-19, 22-26.
• “Seascape” — June 18-21, 24-28, July 1-5.
CATCLAW THEATRE
• “The Birth of Merlin” — November.
CENTER STAGE THEATER COMPANY — JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
• “The Full Monty” — Sept. 4-21.
• “The Headless Horseman” — Sept. 28-Oct. 12.
• “Angels in America” — Oct. 23-Nov. 2.
• “Chorus Line” — Jan. 15-Feb. 1.
• “Children of Eden” — March 12-29.
• “Eyefellgloffenhootenanniemerryberrycrunch” — April 13-26.
• “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” — May 7-18.
CLARKSVILLE LITTLE THEATRE
• “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” — Sept. 5-13.
• “The Curious Savage” — Nov. 7-15.
• “Suessical” — Jan. 9-17.
• “Assassins” — March 6-19.
• “Thoroughly Modern Millie” — May 8-16.
COMEDY CARAVAN
• “Etta May” — Sept. 3-7, 10-14.
• “Don Krekel Orchestra” — Sept. 8.
• “Battle of the Hands” — Sept. 29.
• “Greg Morton” — Oct. 1-5, 8-12.
• “Don Krekel Orchestra” — Oct. 13.
• “David Crowe” — Oct. 22-26.
• “Battle of the Hands” — Oct. 27.
• “Spanky Brown” — Nov. 5-9.
• “Don Krekel Orchestra” — Nov. 10.
• “Don Krekel Orchestra” — Dec. 8.
DERBY DINNER PLAYHOUSE
• “Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming” — through Sept. 28.
• “Secondary Cause of Death” — Sept. 30-Nov. 9.
• “Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” — Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1.
• “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” — Nov. 11-Dec. 31.
• “Frosty’s Magic Hat” — Nov. 15, 22, 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20.
• “Squabbles” — Jan. 6-Feb. 15.
• “Lucky Stuff” — Feb. 17-March 29.
• “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” — Feb. 21, 28, March 7, 14, 21.
• “All Shook Up” — March 31-May 17.
• “Cinderella” — May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20.
FINNEGAN PRODUCTIONS
All performances at the Kentucky Center.
• “Dirty Sexy Derby Play” — Sept. 5-6, 11-13.
• “Finnigan’s Festival of Funky Fresh Fun” — March 20-28.
• “Attack of the Killer Zombie Play” — July 24-Aug. 1.
FLOYD CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE DEPT.
• “The Last Five Years” — Sept. 4-7.
• “The Elephant Man” — Oct. 2-5.
• “Little Shop of Horrors” — Oct. 9-19.
• “Peter Pan” — Nov. 7-16.
• “Madrigal Celebration Feast & Concert” — Dec. 5-6.
• “Rumors” — Feb. 12-15.
FRAZIER INTERNATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM
• “Sic Semper Tyrannis: The Life of John Wilkes Booth” — Oct. 2-Nov. 9.
• “The Whitechapel Murders” — Oct. 30.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST THEATRE
• “The Shadow Box” — Oct. 24-Nov. 2.
• “Company” — Feb. 20-March 1.
• “The Nerd” — April 23-26.
THE INDICATORS IMPROV
• First Wednesday of the month — Comedy Caravan.
• Third Sunday of the month — Bearno’s By The Bridge.
• “ASAP: Coming Soon” — Sept. 5-6, 12-14, Alley Theater.
• TBA — Oct. 10-11, 17-19, Alley Theater.
JUNETEENTH LEGACY THEATRE
• 10th Annual Juneteenth Jamboree of New Plays — June 5-20, Actors Theatre.
THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
• LEO Presents A Little Off Center: The Wau Wau Sisters’ “12 Steps to Redemption” — Oct. 2.
• Veggie Tales Live! God Made You Special — Nov. 1.
• LEO Presents A Little Off Center: Reduced Shakespeare Company, “Completely Hollywood (abridged)” — March 8.
• LEO Presents A Little Off Center: “The Very Worst of Varla Jean Merman” — March 13.
• Yum! Family Series Program: Sesame Street Live! “Elmo Makes Music” — March 27-29.
KENTUCKY REPERTORY THEATRE AT HORSE CAVE
• “Abraham Lincoln” — through Nov. 1.
• “Cash on Delivery” — Sept. 5-Nov. 16.
• “To Kill a Mockingbird” — Oct. 3-Nov. 15.
• “Amadeus” — Oct. 24-Nov. 15.
• “King Lear” — Nov. 21-Dec. 4.
• “Christmas Belles” — Dec. 5- 21.
LE PETOMANE THEATRE ENSEMBLE
All performances at The Rudyard Kipling.
• “Spot of Cheese (or the Unexpected Sally)” — Oct. 17-18, 24-25, 27.
• “The Lesser Tragedy of Pammon: A Comedy” — Nov. 13-15, 21-23.
• “As You Like It” — Feb. 19-28.
THE LITTLE COLONEL PLAYERS
• “Arms and the Man” — Sept. 18-21, 26-28.
• “If a Man Answers” — Nov. 13-16, 21-23.
• “All My Sons” — Jan. 15-18, 23-25.
• “Over the River and Through the Woods” — March 12-15, 20-21.
• “I Do, I Do” — May 15-18, 23-25.
LOOKING FOR LILITH
All performances at The Rudyard Kipling.
• “Women of Will” — Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 6-9.
• “The Triangle Project” — March 25-28, April 2-4.
• “Strangers Extranjeras” — June 11-14, 18-20.
LOUISVILLE IMPROVISORS
• Irish Hill Improv Festival with The Groundlings — Sept. 5-6, Fox Den in City Block.
• Improvapalooza 8 — Jan. 11-12, Kentucky Center.
NECESSARY THEATRE
• “Durang, Durang, Again, Again” — Oct. 9-11, 16-18, MeX Theater.
• “Fifth Planet” — March 6-7, 13-14, The Rudyard Kipling.
• “Drinking in America” — May 8-9, 15-16, The Rudyard Kipling.
PANDORA PRODUCTIONS
All performances at the Bunbury Theatre.
• “The Laramie Project” — Sept. 4-7, 16, 18-20.
• “Stop Kiss” — Sept. 11-14, 17-21.
• “First Couple” — Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 6-9, 12-16.
• “Pulp” — Jan. 1-4, 8-11, 15-18.
• “The Little Dog Laughed” — Feb. 26- March 1, 5-8, 12-15.
• “Bent” — May 7-10, 20-24.
• “I Am My Own Wife” — May 14-23.
IUS PAUL W. OGLE CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTER
Chase Children’s Series
• “Fish Face” — Nov. 5.
• “The Many Adventures of Snow White” — Feb. 4-7.
PROJECT IMPROV
• “Project Improv” — Last Sunday of month, Monkey Wrench.
SHELBY COUNTY COMMUNITY THEATRE
• “James and the Giant Peach” — Sept. 5-7, 12-14.
• “Over the River and Through the Woods” — Nov. 14-16, 21-23.
• “Working” — Feb. 20-22, 27-March 1.
• “The Curious Savage” — May 8-10, 15-17.
SIGHT & SOUND
• “Homegrown” Sept. 5-6, The Rudyard Kipling.
• “Misery” — November-December, TBA.
• “Frankenstein” — June-August, TBA.
SQUALLIS PUPPETEERS
• “Flight of the Orangutan” — November.
STAGE ONE
• “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse” — Sept. 30-Nov. 7.
• “The Odyssey” — Oct. 21-Nov. 5.
• “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” — Nov. 24-Dec. 19.
• “Brothers of a Common Country: A Story of Abraham Lincoln” — Jan. 22-Feb. 13.
• “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” — Feb. 24-March 13.
• “Go, Dog, Go!” — March 24-April 24.
• “A Year with Frog and Toad” — May 5-8, 12-15.
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE DEPT. OF THEATRE ARTS
All performances at the Thrust Theatre or the Playhouse on the U of L Campus
• “The Story” — Oct. 1-5.
• “Hamlet” — Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 5-9.
• “Abraham Lincoln and Uncle Tom in the White House” — Feb. 4-8.
• “Soldiers Circle” — March 4-8.
• “Metamorphoses” — April 15-19.
URSULINE SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
• “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” — Oct. 22-26.
• “40 Thieves” — Nov. 5-8.
• “Nunsense” — Dec. 4-6.
• “Beowulf: User Friendly” — Feb. 6-7.
• “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters” — Feb. 18-21.
• “Oh the Shows We Could Do!” — March 5-7.
• “Seussical Jr.” — March 18-21.
• “Stone Soup – A ‘Rock’ Opera” — April 15-18.
• “The Seasons” — May 22-24.
WALDEN THEATRE
• “Holy Ghosts” — Sept. 18-20, 25-27.
• “Romeo and Juliet” — Oct. 22-24.
• “Feast of Fools” — Dec. 4-6, 11-13.
• “My So-Called So-Called Life” — Jan. 15-17, 22-24.
• “Our Town” — Feb. 12-14, 19-21.
• “The 2009 Young Playwrights Festival” — March 5-7.
• “In Celebration of Shakespeare and Why Shakespeare” — April 14-17.
• “10th Annual Young American Shakespeare Festival” — May 7-17.
WAYWARD ACTORS COMPANY
• “Sherlock Holmes and the Crucifer of Blood” — Oct. 24-25, 31, Nov. 1.
• “The Nerd” — Feb. 20-21, 27-28, March 1.
• “Of Mice and Men” — June 12-13, 19-21.
WHO DUNNIT MURDER MYSTERY THEATRE
• “Fashion Show at the Castle of Blood” — Sept. 20-Nov. 1.
• “A Carol Christmas Murder” — Nov. 13-Jan. 3.
• “Optical Illusion: Murder in Plain Sight” — Feb. 14-April 4.
• “Murder at Lenny’s Speakeasy” — May 16-June 20.
MUSIC
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY, U OF L
All shows take place at 3 p.m. at U of L’s Comstock Concert Hall in the School of Music.
• St. Lawrence String Quartet — Oct. 19.
• American Bass Quintet — Nov. 9.
• From the Chicago Symphony — Jan. 25.
• Music from Copland House — March 1.
• Emerson String Quartet — April 26.
DERBY DINNER PLAYHOUSE
Concert Series
• Joni Morris & The After Midnight Band Present “Legendary Ladies in Country Music” — Sept. 15.
• The Monarchs present “A Tribute to Rock, Rhythm & Doo Wop” — Oct. 13.
• “Mosaic” — Oct. 27
• Eddie Miles presents “A Salute to Elvis and other Country Legends” — Jan. 2-4.
• The Diamonds — April 6.
• The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra — June 1.
• Branson on the Road — July 20.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST MUSIC DEPARTMENT
• ARS FEMINA — Sept. 21.
• Live with PRISM — Sept. 24.
• IU Southeast Concert Choir — Oct. 19.
• Mario DaSilva, Faculty Guitar Recital — Oct. 21.
• Special Event, Conference: Composer Ethel Smyth — Nov. 1.
• Ceruti Chamber Players — Nov. 2.
• IU Southeast Concert Band — Nov. 9.
• Commonwealth Brass Band — Nov. 16.
• IU Southeast Orchestra — Nov. 23.
• IU Southeast Opera/ Musical Theatre Workshop — Dec. 5-6.
• IU Southeast Band, Orchestra and Choirs “Holiday Pops Spectacular” — Dec. 13-14.
• Bourbon Baroque — Jan. 17.
• Grace Baugh-Bennett, Faculty Piano Recital — Jan. 25.
• Ceruti Chamber Players — Feb. 1.
• IU Southeast Concert Band “Winter Pops Concert” — Feb. 15.
• Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” — Feb. 20-March 1.
• New Millennium Duo — March 1.
• Richard Rebilas, Faculty Voice Recital — March 8.
• Commonwealth Brass Band — March 15.
• Kentucky Center Chamber Players — March 29.
• IU Southeast Concert Choir — April 5.
• IU Southeast Concert Band — April 19.
• IU Southeast Orchestra — April 26.
• IU Southeast Community Chorus — May 3.
• IU Southeast Concert Band — June 7.
• Commonwealth Brass Band — June 14.
• IU Southeast Orchestra — June 21.
• Brass Band Invitational — June 27.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER ORCHESTRA
• Fall Fanfare — Oct. 18.
• Popcorn Pops — Nov. 23.
• European Getaway — Feb. 28.
• Russian Caravan — April 26.
• Summer Pops — July 5.
THE KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
• Alltech Festival presents An Evening with Liza Minnelli — Sept. 9.
• Sones de México Ensemble — Sept. 18.
• The Kentucky Center and IdeaFestival present Richard Kogan: The Genius of Mozart — Sept. 27.
• WFPK and YUM! Brands present Joan Osborne — Oct. 1.
• WFPK presents Citizen Cope — Oct. 2.
• The United States Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus — Oct. 16.
• Cherryholmes with special guest Blue River — Oct. 21.
• Brown-Forman Midnite Ramble: Experience Hendrix 2008 Tribute Tour with Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and more — Oct. 27.
• The Kentucky Center and The Louisville Orchestra present “A Symphonic Night at the Movies: Hitchcock!” — Oct. 30.
• Gheens Great Expectation Concerts: Caroline Goulding, violin; Christopher O’Riley, piano; Louisville Youth Orchestra 50th Anniversary Concert — Nov. 9, Brown Theatre.
• Brown-Forman Midnite Ramble: Béla Fleck & the Flecktones — Dec. 6, Brown Theatre.
• Over the Rhine: The Holiday Tour — Dec. 12.
• Gheens Great Expectations Concerts: Nanson Huang, piano; an All-Tchaikovsky Celebration with The Louisville Orchestra and the Louisville Youth Orchestra — Feb. 4.
• Annual Mardi Gras Party with Feufollet and Lil Nathan & the Zydeco Big Timers — Feb. 20.
• The Pink Floyd Experience — Feb. 25.
• Joe Bonamassa — March 6.
• Alltech Festival presents Mark Morris Dance Group — March 7.
• Brown-Forman Midnite Ramble: Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary — On Tour, featuring Bill Charlap, Peter Bernstein, Ravi Coltrane, Lewis Nash, Nicholas Payton, Peter Washington & Steve Wilson — March 15.
• Maestros in Concert, featuring Zakir Hussain and Pandit Shivkumar Sharma — March 25.
• LEO Presents A Little Off Center: “One Night of Queen” performed by Garry Mullen and The Works — March 31.
KENTUCKY CENTER CHAMBER PLAYERS
• Oct. 5, U of L’s Comstock Hall.
• Nov. 1, IUS’ Stem Concert Hall.
• Nov. 23, U of L’s Comstock Hall.
• Feb. 1. U of L’s Comstock Hall.
• March 29, IUS’ Stem Concert Hall.
KENTUCKY OPERA
• “Othello” — Sept. 26, 28.
• “The Pirates of Penzance” — Oct. 24, 26, 28.
• “Showcase Of Baroque Opera” — Nov. 14, 15.
• “Werther” — Nov. 28, 30.
LOUISVILLE BACH SOCIETY
• Bach Society Concert — Oct. 12, St. Boniface Catholic Church.
• Bach Society Concert — Dec. 7, Calvary Episcopal Church.
• Handel: Messiah! — Dec. 21, St. Patrick Catholic Church.
• Bach Society Concert — Feb. 22, Holy Spirit Catholic Church.
• Bach Society Concert — April 19, Calvary Episcopal Church.
LOUISVILLE CHORUS
• “A Holiday Treat” — Nov. 29, Big Spring Country Club.
• “A Season Shining Bright” — Dec. 6, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, New Albany.
• “A Season Shining Bright” — Dec. 13, Cathedral of the Assumption.
• “A Season Shining Bright” — Dec. 14, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
• “If Music Be the Food of Love” — Feb. 13, Jefferson Club.
• “The Creation” — April 24, Beargrass Christian Church.
• “Kidz Movie Musicalrama” — June 6, St. Michael Orthodox Church.
• “Fanfare for the 4th” — July 3, Beargrass Christian Church.
LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA
• With Ben Folds — Oct. 4, Whitney Hall.
• “A Symphonic Night at the Movies: Hitchcock!” — Oct. 30.
• The Music of Led Zeppelin — Nov. 7, Whitney Hall.
• Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Concert — Jan. 28, Brown Theatre.
Hillard Lyons Classics
All performances at Whitney Hall unless noted.
• “Fanfara” — Sept. 13.
• “The Planets” — Oct. 3.
• Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 — Nov. 8.
• Beethoven Symphony No. 3. — Nov. 20.
• Mozart Symphony No. 35 — Jan. 16,17, Brown Theatre.
• Neruda Songs — Feb. 7.
• “Violins & Voodoo” — Feb. 20.
• “Enchantment with the Orchestra” — March 27.
• Shostakovich 6 — April 9.
Hardscuffle Inc. Coffee Classics
All performances at Whitney Hall.
• “The Planets” — Oct. 2.
• Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2. — Nov. 6.
• Beethoven Symphony No. 3 — Nov. 20.
• “Violins and Voodoo” — Feb. 19.
• “Enchantment with the Orchestra” — March 26.
• Shostakovich 6 — April 9.
• Symphonie Fantasique — April 23.
NightLites
Performances at the Brown Theatre.
• “String Fling” — Oct. 17.
• “A Tribute to Oscar” — Jan. 8.
• A Bernstein Salute The Man, His Time, The Music — March 5.
Performances at the Ogle Center, IUS
• “String Fling” — Oct. 18.
• “A Tribute to Oscar” — Jan. 10.
• A Bernstein Salute The Man, His Time, The Music — March 7.
Yum! or KIDStra part of the Yum! Family Series
• “Halloween Spooktacular” — Oct. 25, Whitney Hall.
• “Be Spotted” — Jan. 24, Brown Theatre.
• “The Listener with Magic Circle Mime Co.” — Feb. 28, Brown Theatre.
Chase Pops Series
All performances at the Louisville Palace.
• Sheena Easton with the Louisville Orchestra — Sept. 27.
• Arlo Guthrie with the Louisville Orchestra — Nov. 1.
• ABBAmania with the Louisville Orchestra — Jan. 9.
• Air Supply with the Louisville Orchestra — Jan. 31.
• Jack Jones with the Louisville Orchestra — Feb. 14.
• The Pointer Sister with the Louisville Orchestra — March 14.
LOUISVILLE PALACE
• Brian Regan — Sept. 6.
• O.A.R. — Sept. 17
• Margaret Cho — Sept. 20.
• Old Crow Medicine Show — Oct. 11.
• Alanis Morissette — Oct. 14
• Mannheim Steamroller — Nov. 26.
• Jim Gaffigan — Dec. 12.
LOUISVILLE YOUTH CHOIR
• Fall Concert — Oct. 26, Kentucky Center.
• A Christmas Festival — Dec. 19, Second Presbyterian Church.
• Europe’s Great Composers Concert — March 1, Crescent Hill Baptist Church.
• Pops Concert — April 27, Brown Theatre.
LOUISVILLE YOUTH ORCHESTRA
• “The First 50 Years: Rediscoveries …” — Nov. 9, Brown Theatre.
• “Tis the Season for Giving” — Dec. 13, Brown Theatre.
• The Next 50 Years: Blinded by the Light …” — March 22, Clifton Center.
• “And They’re Off!” — April 26, Iroquois Amphitheatre.
• “Belles and Beaus Play Bells and Bows” — May 16, APEX at Foxhollow.
ST. FRANCIS IN THE FIELDS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
All concerts at St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church unless noted.
• James Rightmyer — Sept. 7.
• Bryan Mock — Oct. 5.
• St. Olaf College Orchestra — Oct. 16.
• Choral Arts Society — Oct. 18, Second Presbyterian Church.
• Philip Scriven — Nov. 2.
• Michael Beattie — Dec. 7.
• Choral Arts Society — Jan. 23.
• Lisa Lewis — Feb. 1.
• David Briggs — Feb. 21.
• Choral Arts Society — April 5, St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church.
SPEED ART MUSEUM
Hattie Bishop Speed Endowed Concert Series
• Ogla Kern — Sept. 28.
• Nicola Benedetti — Feb. 8.
• Sharon Isbin and Gemma Coma-Alabert — April 19.
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Faculty Artists: Louisville Brass — Sept. 7.
Guest Artists: Jamey Aebersold Jazz Quartet — Sept. 8.
Sixteenth Annual Faculty Gala — Sept. 12.
Faculty Artist: Edith Davis Tidwell, soprano — Sept. 14.
University Chorus, Chorale, and Cardinal Singers — Sept. 14.
Guest Artist: Lee Luvisi, piano — Sept. 16.
Harp Festival — Sept. 19.
University Symphony Orchestra with Brett Shuster, trombone — Sept. 21.
All-State Choral Performance — Sept. 21.
University Jazz Combos — Sept. 22.
Speed Concert Series: Pre-Concert Lecture, Naomi Oliphant — Sept. 28.
Speed Concert Series: Olga Kern, piano — Sept. 28.
Masterclass: Olga Kern, piano — Sept. 29.
Faculty Jazz Ensemble — Sept. 29.
Guest Artists: Kentucky Center Chamber Players — Oct. 5.
University Wind Ensemble — Oct. 5.
University Jazz Combos — Oct. 6.
University Symphonic Band — Oct. 8.
Piano Studio Recital: Russian Piano Music — Oct. 10.
International Brass Chamber Music Festival: Louisville Brass — Oct. 11.
International Brass Chamber Music Festival: Spanish Brass — Oct. 11.
International Brass Chamber Music Festival: Large Brass Ensemble — Oct. 13.
International Brass Chamber Music Festival: Appalachian Brass Orchestra — Oct. 13.
International Brass Chamber Music Festival: Sonus — Oct. 13.
International Brass Chamber Music Festival: Proteus 7 — Oct. 14.
Chamber Music Society: Pre-Concert Lecture — Oct. 19.
Chamber Music Society: St. Lawrence String Quartet — Oct. 19.
University Student Composers — Oct. 20.
University Jazz Ensemble II — Oct. 21.
University Jazz Repertoire Ensemble and Jazz Combos — Oct. 23.
Early Music Ensemble — Oct. 24.
World Music Series: John Williams, Irish accordion — Oct. 25.
Faculty Jazz Ensemble — Oct. 27.
University Jazz Ensemble I — Oct. 28.
University Symphony Orchestra: Halloween Spooktacular — Oct. 31.
Community Music Program Recital — Nov. 1.
World Music Series: The PanOrient Express, Classical Music of India — Nov. 2.
World Music Series: The Jawbones — Nov. 2.
University Jazz Combos — Nov. 3.
Faculty Artist: Paul York, cello — Nov. 6.
Guest Artist: Bobby Sanabria, Latin percussion — Nov. 8.
Chamber Music Society: Pre-Concert Lecture — Nov. 9.
Chamber Music Society: American Brass Quintet — Nov. 9.
New Music Festival: Electronic Music — Nov. 10.
New Music Festival: Faculty Artists Chamber Music Concert — Nov. 11.
New Music Festival: University New Music Ensemble and University Symphony Orchestra — Nov. 12.
New Music Festival: University Wind Ensemble and University Chorus — Nov. 13.
Virginia Schneider Memorial Concert — Nov. 15.
University Jazz Ensemble II — Nov. 18.
University Student Composers — Nov. 20.
Community Music Program Recital — Nov. 22.
Guest Artists: Kentucky Center Chamber Players — Nov. 23.
University Cardinal Singers with University Symphonic Band — Nov. 23.
University Jazz Combos — Nov. 24.
Violin Studio Recital — Dec. 2.
University Community Band — Dec. 7.
VOCES NOVAE
• Musings: Wendell Berry and His Contemporaries — Nov. 23, Christ Church Cathedral.
• Musings: Sara Teasdale, Emily Dickenson and Friends — March 1, Church of the Ascension.
• Musings: Walt Whitman & Robert Frost — May 17, TBA.
VOICES OF KENTUCKIANA
• Open Enrollment — Sept. 7, 14.
• Holiday Concert — Dec. 5, 7.
VISUAL ARTS
21C MUSEUM
• “Permanent Installations by Werner Reiterer, Ned Kahn, Virgil Marti and Camille Utterback” — Ongoing.
• New Acquisitions and Highlights w/ Rotating Artists — Ongoing.
• James Baker Hall photography — September-spring.
• Group exhibition of international artists — September-January.
• Jennifer & Kevin McCoy — January-June.
THE 930 CENTER
• “Groundings,” paintings by Jonathan Anderson — through Aug. 31.
• “Land Through Grid,” prints by Becca Chinn and Michael Winters — through Aug. 31.
• “Family,” paintings by Tom Lowly — Sept. 5-Oct. 12.
• Affordable Art Show — Oct. 18-Nov. 30.
• New art by Matthew Loesser and Douglas Miller — Dec. 5-Jan. 4.
• “Nostalgia,” by Cindy Hinant — Jan. 9-Feb. 15.
ACTORS THEATRE GALLERY
• Selections from the Swanson Reed Contemporary Gallery — Aug. 28-Sept. 27.
• Kentucky Watercolor Society’s Aqueous 2008 — Sept. 30-Nov. 2.
• Selections from Flame Run Gallery and Studio — Nov. 2-Dec.13.
• Selections from Pyro Gallery — Dec. 13-Jan. 25.
• Actors’ 15th Annual African-American Art Exhibit — Jan. 26-Feb. 28.
• Photographs of Wendell Berry by James Baker Hall — March 3-April 26.
AMYX ART GALLERY
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
ART SANCTUARY
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
ARTEMISIA
• Artists Joan Schulte, Nicholas Croghan, Catherine Bryant, Patrick Odom, Joshua Vance and Michael Tiller — August-October.
• Artists Mary Ann Buckner, Janet Britt, Marguerite Rice, Kathleen O’Brien Lynn Dunbar and Andre Foreman — November-January.
B. DEEMER GALLERY
• “Georgian Bay Paintings,” by Peter Gooch — through Sept. 2.
• New oil paintings by Cynthia Kelly Overall — Sept. 5-Oct. 14.
• New pastel drawings by Tatjana Krizmanic — Oct. 17-Nov. 18.
• David Shiner paintings — Nov. 21-Dec. 20.
• Ellen Glasgow landscape paintings — January-February.
• “New Oil Pastels,” by Martin Rollins — March.
• Madison Cawein paintings — April-May.
• Tony Saladino paintings — June-July.
BARR GALLERY (IU SOUTHEAST)
• 2008 Faculty Exhibition — Sept. 4-Oct. 4.
• OVCE Exhibition — Oct. 9-Nov. 12.
• Juried Student Exhibition — Nov. 20-Jan. 9.
• Brian Harper — Jan. 15-Feb.12.
• BA Exhibition — Feb. 19-March 20.
• BFA Exhibition (Group 1) — April 2-30.
• BFA Exhibition (Group 2) — May 7-June 1.
BERNHEIM ARBORETUM GALLERY
• Exhibits by area artists — Ongoing.
BRIDGE GALLERY
• Tad DeSanto and Jeremy Dixon — through Sept. 29.
• “The Figure,” a group show — Oct. 1-Nov. 3.
• Gina Gentile-Moeller — Nov. 5-Dec. 10.
• CM and Grace Kelly Laster — Dec. 15-Jan. 27.
BROWNSBORO FRAMING COMPANY
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
BUILDING B GALLERY (MELLWOOD ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CENTER)
• Friends and Fiends group show — through Sept. 29.
CARNEGIE CENTER FOR ART & HISTORY
• “Ordinary People Extraordinary Courage: Men and Women of the Underground Railroad” — Ongoing.
• “Grandpa Makes a Scene: The Yenawine Dioramas” — Ongoing.
• Sidney D. Crosier: Hoosier Art Pioneer (1858-1930) — through Sept. 13.
• Art Rugs: The Art of Playing Cards — Sept. 19-Nov. 1.
• Mary Lou Hess & Carol Tobe — Nov. 7-Dec. 27.
• Form Not Function: Contemporary Quilt Art — Jan. 9-March 7.
• Recent works by William Duffy — March 13-April 24.
• Floyd County Secondary Schools Art Show & Competition — May 1-16.
• Penny Sisto: “Faces of Faith” — May 22-July 10.
• Remembering Bill Hancock, New Albany painter — July 17-Aug. 29.
CARR+WAITE STUDIOS
• Photography by Geoffrey Carr — Ongoing.
• Collage and assembly pieces by Caroline Waite — Ongoing.
CHAPEL GALLERY
• Memorial Art Exhibition of Beverly Beville — through September.
• William Sutton & Lon Maurice Moore: Christian Illustrations and Woodcuts — October-December.
• “The Art of Marketing Fine Art & Fine Craft,” by Paula Cundiff — January-February.
• The Late Father Robertson’s Annunciation & Penny Sisto Collection — March-May.
• Sabra’s Interiors — June-August.
CHAPMAN FRIEDMAN GALLERY
• New paintings by Monica Church and Cheryl Chapman — Sept. 28-Oct. 31.
• New paintings by Patrick Adams — Nov. 9-Dec. 13.
• New paintings by Nana Lampton and Melissa Meyer — Feb. 22-March 28.
• New paintings by Tamar Kander and new ceramics by Jamas Brooke — April 5-May 9.
CHEZ MOI ART GALLERY
• Exhibits from various artists — Ongoing.
CERLAN-PARSLEY GALLERY AND STUDIO
• Exhibits of ceramics and mixed media by Gayle Cerlan and Jacque Parsley — Ongoing.
CLARE HIRN STUDIO
• Exhibits by Clare Hirn — Ongoing.
COBALT ARTWORKS
• “LeRoy Neiman’s Five Decades,” a retrospective exhibit of paintings, prints, drawings, books and posters — Ongoing.
• Peter Max: A 40-Year Retrospective — April-July.
CRANE HOUSE
• Dr. Robert Lang, Origami Artist — Oct. 23-25.
CREATIVE DIVERSITY STUDIO
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
CRESCENT HILL GALLERY
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
DARE TO BE DIFFERENT STUDIO GALLERY
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
DAVID SCHUSTER CREATIONS
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
DAY’S ESPRESSO & COFFEE BAR
• Josh McNally photography and Jesse Barkin oil paintings — September.
• Garrett Baumer photography — October.
• Kathy Fitzgerald mixed media — November.
• Christine Van Heuklon paintings and pastels — December.
• Carolyn Kimball paintings — March.
• Rose Ann Phillips oil paintings — April.
• Paul Harshaw paintings — May.
• Terry Burkhead paintings — June.
DERBY CITY ESPRESSO
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
DEVEN 7 STUDIOS
• “Captured in Color,” a collection of original color photography by Mark Rego — through Sept 12.
• 2nd Annual Artist Appreciation Show — Oct. 10-Dec. 12.
DUNBAR-BRYANT ART STUDIO
• Exhibits by artists Catherine Bryant and Lynn Dunbar, fine art and commission — Ongoing.
E&S GALLERY
• Holiday Open House — Nov. 28-29.
• Black History Month Exhibit — February.
ECLECTICA GALLERY
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
• “Meet the Artist Show and Signing” with photographic artist Jonathan Shuff — Oct. 2.
EMBROIDERER’S GUILD OF AMERICA/MARGARET PARSHALL GALLERY
• Through the Needle’s Eye: EGA’s Triennial Traveling Exhibition of Contemporary Embroidery — through Dec. 5.
• Needlework Exhibit — Dec. 15-Feb 20.
• MaFresh Perspectives: Third annual showcase of fiber artists age 18 and under — March 2-May 29.
• LAFTA: Work by the Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists — June 2-Aug. 21.
FB3 DEVELOPMENT
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
FILSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
• “Kentucky: From Frontier to Border State” — Ongoing.
• “The Great Divide of the 1850s” — November.
• “20th Century Women Artists” — through summer 2009.
FISCHER GALLERY & FINE ART STUDIO
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
FLAME RUN HOTSHOP AND GALLERY
• “Opposites Attract,” by Susie & Brook White — through Sept. 20.
• “Glass Connections,” visiting artist event celebrating Jon Capps and artists he has worked with from around the country — Oct. 3-Nov. 15.
• Annual Ornament Blow — Nov. 28-Dec. 22.
• “Playing with Fire” — Jan. 2-31.
• “The Human Form” — Feb. 6-March 28.
• “Matthew Cummings Solo Exhibit” — April 3-May 30.
FRAZIER INTERNATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM
• “Liberty on the Border” — Sept. 27-Jan. 19.
• “Fountain Ferry” — May 15-Sept. 8.
GALLERY 104
• 2008 Studio Tour — Sept. 13-14.
• “Poetic Justice,” poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay interpreted through visual art — Sept. 12-Oct. 5.
• “A Surreal Experience,” the art of Bill Lawson — Oct. 10-Nov. 9.
GALERIE HERTZ
• New paintings and work from Russ Vogt and Lisa Simon — September.
• New Monotypes: Brian Jones — TBA.
• Flower Paintings: Joe McGee — TBA.
• Holiday Show — TBA.
• New work by Brad Devlin — TBA.
• “A Tisket, A Tasket, Who’s Got the Biggest Basket?,” by Jim Ferringer — TBA.
• “Renaissance Face and Figure,” by Silvia Willkens — TBA.
• “Fresh Out!,” by Jason B. Burnett — TBA.
GALLERY AT THE BROWN HOTEL
• David Schuster’s “Diverse Inspirations III” — Sept. 12-Oct. 24.
GALLERY AT THE KENTUCKY CENTER
• Lisa Austin: “From A-Z” — through Sept. 30.
• “Interconnected Web of Words and Watercolors,” by Ann Adamek — Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
• Rodney Hatfield — Dec. 1-Feb. 1.
• “A Sampling of Kentucky Crafted: The Market” — Feb. 2-March 31.
GALLERY JANJOBE
• Demonstrations by local artists in courtyard — Every Saturday, noon-4 p.m.
• FAT Friday Trolley Hop: Featured artists Kent Epler (fabric sculptor) and Rick Milburn (furniture designer), aka “The Laughing Boy” — Aug. 29, 6-9 p.m.
• Holiday Ornament Show — Nov. 28-December.
• Spring 2009: Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
GALLERY ON PEARL
• “Louisville Clay: One of a Kind” — Nov. 7-Dec. 31.
GARNER-FURNISH STUDIO
• Large-scale paintings by Joyce Garner and painted quilts and textile collages by Denise Mucci Furnish — Ongoing.
GOODALL GALLERY
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
GROUND FLOOR GALLERY
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
HAWK’S VIEW GALLERY & CAFÉ
• Extensive Wildlife Photography Exhibit by Pat Gerlach — through Nov. 1.
• “Light Up the Holidays” — Nov. 1-Jan. 15.
• Derby Glass Hats & Hot Air Balloons — March 1-May 15.
• Wildlife Photography by Pat Gerlach — March 1-May 15.
• “Summer at the Sea” — June 1-Aug. 1.
• Blow Your Own Glass — Every Saturday beginning Sept. 13.
HESS GALLERY
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
HIDDEN HILL
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
HIGGINS MAXWELL GALLERY
• Richard L. Matteson Jr. — Oct. 10-Nov 1.
HITE INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
Schneider Hall Galleries (Belknap Campus)
• Morgan Lecture: “The Structure of Belief,” by Steven Skaggs — Aug. 28.
• “The Medium is the Message,” decorated envelopes from the Allen Weiss Collection — Sept. 4-Oct. 4.
• “Images from the Sciences,” by Rosamond Purcell — Sept. 4-Oct. 4.
• Barbara Bullitt Christian Memorial Photo lecture — Sept. 18.
• Art Auction — Sept. 27.
• Che Rhodes’ “The Art of Glassmaking” — Oct. 2.
• Gary Glassman lecture, “Secrets of the Parthenon” — Oct. 2.
• Nora Iasigi Bullitt Memorial Sculpture lecture, by Steven Gompf — Oct. 7.
• Steven Gompf, Televisor Installations — Oct. 9-Nov. 15.
• Marcia Hite Endowed Lecture, Alison Knowles & Hannah Higgins: “Fluxus with Tools” — Nov. 6.
• Morgan Lecture: “Lincoln Memorial,” by Christopher Thomas — Nov. 11.
• Fall BFA Exhibition, MA Thesis (Curatorial) — Nov. 20-Dec. 20.
• Mark Priest’s “Railroad Paintings: New & Old” — Jan. 8-Feb. 8.
• Morgan Lecture, “Sustainable Architecture,” by Jamie Horowitz — Jan. 29.
• “New Glasgow Boys” and Aegis Exhibition “Passion” — Feb. 12-March 21.
• Aegis Symposium — Feb. 14.
• BFA Exhibitions — March 26-May 9.
• Morgan Lecture, “Eating Architecture,” by Jamie Horowitz — April 9.
Cressman Center Galleries
• hydration: installed sculpture by Joyce Ogden — through Sept. 20.
• Five From Four: Five Artists from Four Countries: International Calligraphy Invitational — Sept. 25-Nov. 11.
• Poetry Slam — Oct. 3.
• The Art of Experience: Fluxus Works from the Klosterman/Lowe Collection — Nov. 7-Jan. 3.
• Paintings and drawings by John Kingerlee — Jan. 16-Feb. 28.
• MA Thesis: Studio & Curatorial — March 6-April 11.
HUFF GALLERY AT SPALDING UNIVERSITY
• Low Tech/Old Tech: Mary Carothers, Aron Conway, Mitch Eckert, Valerie Sullivan Fuchs, Brian Jones, Hallie Jones, Cynthia Norton, Scott Scarboro, Dima Strakovsky — through Sept. 21.
• Patricia Gaines Assemblage — Nov. 11-23.
• “Envisioning,” mixed media by Jeanne Tessier — Jan. 11-Feb.15.
• “Fortune Teller: Fibers, Prints & Games of Life,” by Gwen Kelly — Feb. 22-March 28.
• Annual Student Exhibition — April 5-19.
• New photography and mixed media by Mary Yates — June 7-July 12.
JANE MORGAN STUDIO AND GALLERY
• “Sale-abration” on oil paintings, printmaking, drawing and mixed media pieces — September.
• “Printmaking & Drawing Show,” by U of L professors and graduate students — Oct. 15-Nov. 29.
• “The Plein Air Painters of Kentucky” — April 15-May 30.
JENICCA’S CAFE AND WINE BAR & IDEATION LLC
• Jessica Olberz — September.
• Ashley Brossart’s “RED” — October.
• Rose Flowers — November.
• Graciela Perrone Art & Music Flamenco inspired — December.
KAVIAR FORGE & GALLERY
• “Wired & Fired” — Oct. 15-Dec. 31.
• T.B. Jackson-Williams’ “Bits & Pieces: A Culture of Scrap” — Jan. 15-March 14.
• Vallorie Henderson’s “Empty Nest” — March 26-May 30.
• James Russell May’s “The Painted Veil” — June 4-Aug. 8.
KENTUCKY BACKROADS GALLERY
• Exhibitions by Kentucky artists — Ongoing.
KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM
• “Dream Chasers: The Art of Living on the Backside” — through Dec. 31.
• “Barbaro” — Oct. 26-July 31.
• “Horsing Around with Art: A Student’s View of the Sport of Kings” — Jan. 20-March 1.
• “Derby Chic: Decades of Style” — April 6-Aug. 1.
• “Capture the Moment,” 2009 Derby Winners — May 8-May 3, 2010.
KENTUCKY MUSEUM OF ART AND CRAFT
• “Whackers and Hackers,” artist-made golf clubs — through Oct. 18.
• Louisville Film Society screening — Sept. 2.
• Education Center Public Open House — Sept. 4.
• “Julius Freidman Retrospective” — Sept. 5–Oct. 11.
• “American Tapestry Alliance,” Biennial 7 — Sept. 5-Jan. 3.
• Kentucky Collectors Series 2: Quilts from the Collection of Shelly Zegart — Sept. 5-Oct. 11.
• Shelly Zegart: Passionate About Quilts lecture — Sept. 17.
• Caddyshaque Costume Party — Sept. 17.
• Weaving Down Main Project — October.
• Bourbon Ball TAKE 24 — Oct. 3.
• Louisville Film Society screening — Oct. 7.
• Marvin Finn, A Retrospective — Oct. 25-Jan. 3.
• Dia de los Muertos, “Day of The Dead” Festival — Oct. 30.
• Holidazzle: Expressions of the Season — Oct. 25-Dec. 27.
• Louisville Film Society screening — Nov. 4.
• Louisville Film Society screening — Dec. 2.
• Martinis & Mistletoe — Dec. 11.
• Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft Artist Member Juried Exhibition — Jan. 9–Feb. 21.
• Gold Key Scholastic Awards — Feb. 13-21.
• Mask Unveiling: Faces of Hope — March 6-31.
• Gig Posters: The Art of Contemporary Music Promotion — April 4-June 13.
• Painted Clayworks: Graphic Art and the Ceramic Surface — April 4-June 13.
• Best of Louisville Clay — April 4-25.
• Kentucky Artist Series: Brooke White — May 1-July 5.
• The Wind in Your Hair: Vintage Motorcycles — June 26-Sept. 26.
• Kentucky Artist Series: Patrick Dougherty — Aug. 21-Sept. 26.
• Holidazzle Holiday Extravaganza — Oct. 16-Dec. 23.
KMAC Gallery Shop
• Artist of the month: Tom Cannady — August.
• Artist of the month: Zoom Group — September.
• Artist of the month: Dortha Fazio — October.
KENTUCKY WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
• Aqueous USA 2008 — Oct. 3-Nov. 8.
• KWS New Member Show — Oct. 26-Nov. 16.
• Art Over Louisville — April-May.
• KWS Summer Show — May.
• KWS All Member Show — June-July.
KRANTZ ART GALLERY (JEFFERSON COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE)
• Exhibits by local and regional artists — Ongoing.
LOUISVILLE ARTISANS GUILD
• Kentucky Backroads Gallery — through Sept. 30.
• Holiday Showcase — Nov. 1-2.
LOUISVILLE GRAPHIC DESIGN ASSOCIATION
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
LOUISVILLE VISIONARY, DEMONSTRATIVE AND FINE ARTS GALLERY
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
LOUISVILLE VISUAL ART ASSOCIATION (WATER TOWER)
• Exhibition of young artists — through Oct. 4.
• Art Auction — Sept. 27.
• Food for Thought with Lloyd Kelly — Oct. 14.
• “Stories of Mountaintop Removal” by Cynthia Ryan Kelly — Oct. 17-Jan. 3.
• “Americans Who Tell the Truth,” by Robert Shetterly — Oct. 17-Jan. 3.
• Food for Thought with Stephen Powell — Dec. 9.
• “Dinnerworks” Exhibit — Jan. 24-March 1.
• Photography by David Harpe — Jan. 24-March 1.
• CFAC Middle/High School Exhibit — April 16-May 9.
• CFAC Elementary School Exhibit — May 17-June 6.
MAKER’S MARK DISTILLERY (LORETTO, KY.)
• “The Mark of Great Art” exhibit by 54 Kentucky artists — Sept. 5-21.
MARY ANDERSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS
• Ewing Fahey and Lois Templeton exhibits — through Sept. 6.
• Karine Wilson and George Ella Lyon — Sept. 20-Dec. 6.
• Brian Somerville and Sim Luttin — Dec. 13-March 7.
• Stacey Elko and Stephanie Allen — March 14-June 6.
• Debbie Shannon and Jason Geistweidt — June 13-Aug. 29.
MARY CRAIK GALLERY
• Fiber art by Mary Craik — Ongoing.
MCGRATH ART GALLERY (BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY)
• Cretia Beatty and Eileen Biagi, paintings/quilts — Sept. 5-Oct. 5.
• Sebastian Moh ceramics — Oct. 10-Nov. 9.
• Faculty/Staff Show, mixed media — Nov. 14-Dec. 10.
• Student exhibitions — January-April.
MELLWOOD ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
• 18 Art Holes: Artist-Made Mini Golf — through Oct. 20.
• Good Folk Fest — Nov. 21-23.
MONA & LISA’S BOUTIQUE & GALLERY
• “Lithographic Reality, with Ultra-Pop Overtones,” Larry Michael Ledford photography — through December.
• “Expressions with a Brush, Renditions in Ink,” by Andre Foreman — through December.
• Craig Johnson — November-December.
• Andre Foreman — January-February.
• Cathy Schickli’s Derby Hats — March-April.
MONKEY WRENCH
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
MUHAMMAD ALI CENTER
• “Worth a Thousand Words: Photographs by Howard L. Bingham,” features more than 30 images that capture moments of America’s social, political and cultural history — Ongoing.
• “LeRoy Neiman’s Muhammad Ali” exhibit, features more than 100 pieces of artwork of Muhammad Ali and some of his most famous fights — Ongoing.
NANCY’S BAGEL GROUNDS
• Tina Maxon — September.
• Emily Haner — October.
• William Brent Girdler — November.
• Mark Branger — December.
• Carmel Fargen — February.
• Sara O’Daniel — March.
• Jimmy Devore — April.
• Susie Hatcher — May.
• Brenda Sullivan — June.
• Cathy Towne — July.
NEW CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
• Richard Wearn — September-November.
• Bryce Hudson — November-January.
• Andy Warhol: Faces and Names — January-March.
NITTY GRITTY
• “Elizabeth Fell in Love with a Carney,” new paintings by Anessa Arehart — Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
• “Handcrafted Curiosities” by Lori Brown — Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
OBJECTS OF DESIRE
• Exhibits of sculptural jewelry by international artists — Ongoing.
OLD LOUISVILLE COFFEEHOUSE
• Bob Blakely — through September.
• Andrew Moore — October-December.
PATIO GALLERY, JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
• Keith Kleespies and Suzi Zimmerer — through Sept. 29.
• Debbie Shannon — Oct. 5-Nov. 17.
• Mazin Annual Art Exhibit — Nov. 23-Jan. 4.
PAUL PALETTI GALLERY
• “Sacred Places,” photographs by Kenro Izu — Sept. 5-Nov. 28.
• Affordable Art Show — Dec. 1-Feb. 27.
• Louisville Photo Biennial: The Center for Photographic Studies, 1970-1978 — June 1-Aug. 28.
PIGMENT GALLERY (MELLWOOD ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT CENTER)
• Tad DeSanto and Jeremy Dixon — through Sept. 29.
• Cricket Bidwell — Oct. 1-Nov. 3.
• Gina Gentile-Moeller — Nov. 5-Dec. 10.
• $20 Art Show — Dec. 13.
• CM and Grace Kelly Laster — Dec. 15-Jan. 27.
PLEXUS CONTEMPORARY
• Exhibits by national artists — Ongoing.
PROOF ON MAIN
• “Pine Tree and Sea,” by Bae Bien-U — through April.
• “Images from a Birthday Party,” by Vee Speers — through spring.
• “The Jackleg Testament, Part One: Jack & Eve,” by Jay Bolotin — through spring.
PYRO GALLERY
• Main Gallery: Kim Huber and Collis Marshall; Garden Gallery: Small sculptures by Dave Caudill — through Sept. 27.
• Main Gallery: Melinda Snyder and Cindy Rollins — Oct. 3-Nov. 8.
• Main Gallery: Annual PYRO theme exhibit — Nov. 14-Dec. 27.
RAYLUMA GALLERY
• “Through the Artist’s Eye,” by Rebecca Smith — September-October.
• “Art for the Holidays,” local group — November-December.
• “Horsing Around Again,” local group — April-May.
REGALO
• Local and regional artists scheduled — Ongoing.
RIVER BEND WINERY
• Exhibits from various artists — Ongoing.
SCOUT GALLERY
• Exhibits from various artists — Ongoing.
SHEPHERDING IMAGES
• “Generosity” — Oct. 18-Dec 5.
• “St. Nicholas of Myra, Life and Legend” sketches — Dec. 6.
• “By Their Fruits” — May 30-Aug. 31.
SPEED ART MUSEUM
• “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery” — Sept. 7-Jan. 4.
• Collecting for Kentucky: A Year of Art Acquisitions, 2007-2008 — Oct. 5-January.
• “Beyond the Log Cabin: Kentucky’s Abraham Lincoln” — July 28-Sept. 6.
• Ed Hamilton’s Lincoln — June 28-Sept. 6.
STEELSKIN GALLERY
• Sculptural and mixed media works by Samantha Griffith and Jen Pellerin — Ongoing.
• “Garniture,” sculptural handbags, jewelry, buckles, scarves and personal adornment — Sept. 5-Nov. 15.
• “Art as Gift 3,” holiday art collection — Nov. 19-Feb. 5.
• “The Lovey’s Collection: Vol. 2,” sculptural love tokens — Feb. 6-April 2.
• “Works from the Garden” — April 3-June 4.
• “Urban Rustic,” studio furniture and lighting — June 5-Sept. 26.
STUDIO WORKS
• Exhibits from local artists with mental retardation — Ongoing.
• “Reflections” — Sept. 19-Oct. 20.
• Holiday Sale — Dec. 5-12.
SWANSON REED CONTEMPORARY
• “Matchbook of the Heart,” screening, plus film works by Greg King — Sept. 8.
• Summer’s End East Market Festival — Sept. 27.
• “In Between,” by Melissa Wilson and Benita Cantrell — Oct. 3-Nov. 8.
• Marco Logsdon — Nov. 14-Dec. 27.
• Bob Lockhart — Jan. 2-Feb. 14.
• Scott Scarboro, new paintings and sculptures — Feb. 20-March 28.
• “KY Jelly” — April 3-May 9.
SWANSON REED GALLERY
• Tracey Bolanos — September.
•“Current Landscape II,” by Jessie Sims, George Vitorovich & Heath Seymour — October.
• Michael Michaud’s organic-inspired jewelry — November.
• Christmas Ornaments — December.
• Henry Gilliam’s handmade textile scarves — January.
• Kosta Boda, Swedish crystal glassware — February.
• Nambe, cookware and serving utensils — March.
• Nancy Nordloh Neville, Derby paintings — April.
• Alex Hunt, Anglo-Chilean jewelry artist — May.
• Carol Bowles, paintings and hand-painted wood bowls — June.
• “Dog Days,” dog-inspired artwork — July.
TIM FAULKNER GALLERY
• Ashley Brossart — September.
• Jen Goodell — October.
• Taylor Anne Smith — November.
• Gallery Group Show — December.
• Tim Faulkner — January.
• Terry Tapp — February.
• Frank Martinez — March.
• Jen Goodell — April.
• Michael Johnson — May.
• Bruce New — June.
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES GALLERY (EKSTROM LIBRARY)
• “In the Appalachian Coalfields,” photographs by Andrew Stern — through Oct. 24.
• “One Cost of War” — Oct. 2-Nov. 28.
VISUAL ARTS CENTER (WEBSTER UNIVERSITY)
• Exhibits by regional artists — Ongoing.
VONFIRE GALLERY AT GLASSWORKS
• New work, paintings and drawings by Skylar Smith — through Aug. 30.
• Christopher Lydon — September-October.
• “Jewelry and Lighting” — November-February.
WAYSIDE EXPRESSIONS GALLERY
• Franklin Jones, photographer — September.
• Debby Stratford, printmaker — October.
• Plum Blossom Artists, mixed media artist — November.
• George Winston, wood carver — December.
• Rachel Seed, photographer — January.
• Cindy Magee, painter — February.
• Milton Nash photographer — March.
• Frank Nussbaum, mixed media artist and photographer — April.
• Carlos R. Fish — May.
• Photography Group Biennial — June-July.
• Rita Cameron — August.
WILD HONEYSUCKLE STUDIO & GALLERY
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
YVONNE RAPP GALLERY
• Exhibits by local artists — Ongoing.
ZEPHYR GALLERY
• Debbie Thomas and Mitch Eckert — through Sept. 27.
• Joel Feldman and John Begley — Oct. 3-Nov. 8.
• Stephen Irwin and Chris Radtke — Nov. 14-Dec. 27.
• Stephanie Potter and James Southard — Jan. 2-Feb. 14.
• Wendi Smith and Michael Koerner — Feb. 20-March 28.
• Jenni Deamer and Joel Pinkerton — April 3-May 16.
• Matt Meers — May 22-July 4.
• Photo Biennial: Molly Rucks and Robert Mitchell — July 10-Aug. 15.
SPECIAL EVENTS
CARNEGIE CENTER FOR ART & HISTORY
• Annual “A Taste for Art and History” Fundraiser — Sept. 5.
• Carnegie Family Fun Workshops — Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 18.
• New Albany-Floyd County Secondary Art Show Competition — May 1-16.
CRANE HOUSE
• Chinese Travel Program — Aug. 27.
• Home and Craft Series — Sept. 4.
• Asian Film Fest — Sept. 5-25.
• Chinese Music — Sept. 6.
• Visitor Robert Lang — Oct. 23.
• Japanese/American Culture — Oct. 23.
• Lunar New Year Dinner — Jan. 24.
DERBY CITY FILM FESTIVAL
• Oct. 8-12, Louisville Memorial Auditorium.
FALLS OF THE OHIO INTERPRETIVE CENTER
• Archaeology Day — Sept. 6.
• Raptor Day — Oct. 11.
• Lewis and Clark Festival — Oct. 25-26.
GLASSWORKS
• Intro to Fusing and Slumping Class — Sept. 7.
• The First Friday Gallery Hop — Oct. 3.
• Blow your own Pumpkin — Saturdays in October.
• Blow your own Ornament — Saturdays in November and December.
• Annual Seconds Sale — Dec. 5.
KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Kentucky Center Presents: In partnership with Hart-Lunsford Pictures and Southern Tour of Independent Filmmakers, film screenings
• “Shame” — Sept. 3.
• “Beyond the Call” — Oct. 8.
• Curtain’s Up Community Day — Oct. 12.
• ”TJÚBA TÉN (The Wet Season) and Other Experimental Ethnographies” — Feb. 4.
• “Random Lunacy: Videos from the Road Less Traveled” — March 11.
• “Bama Girl” — April 15.
KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM
• Museum Backside Tours — through Nov. 30.
• “The Art of Living on the Backside” exhibit — through Dec. 31.
KENTUCKY GUILD OF ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN
• Fall Fair — Oct. 13-14.
KENTUCKY MUSEUM OF ARTS & DESIGN
• Bourbon Ball — Oct. 3.
LOUISVILLE SCIENCE CENTER
Permanent Exhibit
• “The World Around Us”
• “The World Within Us”
• “The World We Create”
• “KidZone”
Temporary Exhibits
• “Be the Dinosaur”
IMAX Films
• “Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs”
• “Dinosaurs Alive!”
• “Dolphins”
• “Grand Canyon Adventure” — opens Nov. 28.
Special Events
• “Science With a Twist” Fundraiser — Nov. 22.
LOUISVILLE VISUAL ART ASSOCIATION
• LVAA/Hite Art Institute Art Auction — Sept. 27.
• “DinnerWorks” — Jan. 22-March 1.
ST. JAMES COURT ART SHOW
• Oct. 3-5.
ST. JAMES UN-FAIR
• Oct. 3-5, Mag Bar, 1398 S. Second St.
URSULINE CAMPUS ART FAIR
• Sept. 20-21.
