This weekend, August 2-5, Louisville is playing host to the 38th Annual Street Rod Nationals.
The world’s biggest street rod event (more than 11,000 pre-‘49 vehicles registered in 2006) is produced by the National Street Rod Association® (NSRA) and returns to Louisville, Kentucky, in 2007. In addition to being the biggest street rod event in the world, the NSRA Street Rod Nationals also has the distinction of being the biggest ...
This past week The Courier-Journal described a new urban addition to Kentucky's bourbon trail. Basically we've got so many fine establishments serving a wide variety of the great bourbons produced here in the bluegrass that spending time in Louisville enjoying bourbon is a great alternative to only using Louisville as the "where I'm lying my head at night" home base.
I don't know exactly which 12 locations in Louisville ...
In case you didn't know, allow me to tell you that Roller Derby is experiencing a revival. Yes, Roller Derby. Here in Louisville we're lucky to have a very cool team known as the Derby City Roller Girls. All summer the ladies of DCRG have been battling it out with teams from all around the south and the midwest. Sadly the season is coming to an end soon but ...
I have to admit, the thought of an idea festival makes me crazy insane jealous. I wish I had enough good ones to warrant going and showing off.
Who knows? Maybe by September, I will.
If you're planning to be downtown in this loveliest week of September, then follow follow follow your nose to a batch of fascinating new esoteric or down-to-earth ruminations. No Mensa card necessary!
August 25 from 4:00 - 9:00 p.m., at the Oasis Festival Tent & Field, to the delight of beer fans visiting or local to the area, it's once again time for Brew at the Zoo!
Live entertainment, a wide variety of microbrews, great food, and a great cause: our awesome zoo.
Admission prices vary by available discount, but will be $50 ($40 for designated drivers) at the door.
Tickets are available, ...
August 16-26 at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, the fair is back!
Worth a visit, definitely, with indoor (air-conditioned) exhibits, and more than its share of outdoor vendors, live music, interesting sideshows, and diversions, the fairgrounds are conveniently located near the airport--so even if you're only here for a short time, there's no reason not to hop over to the biggest deal all summer.
Paid concerts include:
Rascal Flatts
American Idols
Trace Adkins
Def Leppard/Styx/Foreigner
Free ...
The first weekend in August is turning out to be a prime weekend for visiting Louisville. First up you've got the Bluegrass Festival. Next you've got The 6th Annual Kentucky Art Car Show.
The 6th Annual Kentucky Art Car Weekend will take place August 3-4, 2007. Art car artists from across the country will converge on the 700 Block of West Main Street, where their cars will be on ...
Visitors to Louisville during the first weekend of August are a lucky lot indeed because they'll be in our fair city during the Kentucky Bluegrass Festival. Two nights featuring the great live Bluegrass music of 12 bands performing downtown on the Belvedere on the banks of the Ohio River.
Kentucky Bluegrass Music Festival
Friday August 3 5PM-11PM
Saturday August 4 4PM-11PM
Belvedere, Downtown Louisville, Kentucky
Admission $6 before 6PM, $9 after 6PM
Recently several out of state family members were in nearby Bardstown for a wedding. A couple of them asked what kind of Kentucky gift could they take back to the neighbor who was watering their plants or the boss that gave them the day off. Since we were in Bardstown my first thought (and truth be told this is often my first thought in response to these kind of ...
Louisville has no shortage of coffee houses. Coffee culture took off here in the 90s and never looked back. Local powerhouse Heine Bros. has locations all across town, Starbucks is as ubiquitous as anywhere else and single location independent shops are sprinkled throughout. Someday I'll do a roundup on my favorite coffee houses but today I just want to talk about Frankfort Avenue's Java Brewing Company. It's a bit ...
