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What To Do This Weekend

This weekend offers multiple holiday bazaars and markets for finding that perfect, unique, or handmade gift for that special someone. Also this weekend, enjoy the classic Nutcracker on the stage or on ice, put on your pjs and watch the timeless Polar Express, take in a holiday concert or play, and more.Look below for more ideas for cheery weekend fun:The Louisville Christmas Gift & Decor Show, with an attendance of over 50,000 each year, will feature over 750 exhibitor booths at the Kentucky Exposition Center, full of Christmas gifts and crafts. Free pictures with Santa will [...]

By |2018-07-02T15:29:46-04:00December 7, 2017|Old Weekend Posts|

Community Gifts: Speed Art Museum

By Carrie VittitoeThe Speed is 90 years old and one year old,” says interim director Stephen Reily. With its long history and massive renovation, the art museum has both the wisdom of time and the exuberance of youth that continues to make it a prominent gift to the local community.The things the Speed has long done well it continues to do, such as bring world-class exhibits to the city and offer outreach opportunities to schools.Now its expanded space allows the Speed to introduce new events for the community, such as after-hours gatherings and cinema programs. [...]

By |2018-06-21T15:40:01-04:00December 5, 2017|Community|

#DoSomething this Christmas

By Rachel Platt 'Tis the season for giving, but more importantly, giving back.Giving back is something we should do year-round, but December, for me, seems like an especially good time to think about what I’m doing in my life to help others. It’s something my husband and I always stressed to our children, and I think it’s why The Giving Tree and Rainbow Fish were among our favorite books.A few years ago at our TV station, WHAS11, we started our #DoSomething campaign.I have reported on many stories of people stepping up in big ways, and [...]

By |2018-06-21T16:04:50-04:00December 5, 2017|Christmas|

Three Things You Can Change Now — according to Louisville’s Public Health Director

By Lucy M. PritchettWhen the director of the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness offers her top three tips for women to have a healthier lifestyle, we might want to listen.Turn out the light and get some sleep.Exercise because it’s good for your mental health.Step away from the soft drinks — regular and diet.Dr. Sarah Moyer practices what she preaches. “I try to get at least eight hours of sleep each night.” Considering that she has three boys, 4-year-old twins James and Landon and 18-month-old Teddy, the fact that she can get eight [...]

By |2018-06-21T15:18:48-04:00December 4, 2017|What Works|

Three Events to Buy Tickets for This Month

By Gioia Patton/Arts insiderA Christmas Carol: The Musical Derby Dinner PlayhouseIn this musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's most well-known story (which was performed at New York’s Madison Square Garden every December from 1994-2003), Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than the happiness and comfort of others. With an infuriated "Bah! Humbug!," Scrooge is forced to face his selfish ways when three ghosts visit on Christmas Eve and lead him through his Past, Present, and Future. Thanks to their guidance, Scrooge recognizes his faults and greets Christmas [...]

By |2018-06-21T15:17:49-04:00December 3, 2017|Featured|
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