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Win Tickets to Cirque Musica Holiday Spectacular!

Start the holiday season with excitement with the Cirque Musica Holiday Spectacular, a fun-filled family holiday event featuring the cast of Cirque Musica together with all-time favorite holiday songs performed in front of, beside, and above the Louisville Orchestra. Enter this giveaway to win two tickets to this high-flying musical performance on November 26!Cirque Musica is a concert and visual experience where audiences experience amazing acrobats, aerialists, hilarious hijinks and holiday cheer. The show blends today’s greatest circus performers with the greatest holiday music of all time.See Official Rules for details.Our winner is Stuart Ponton!

By April Allman|2018-05-23T13:32:53-04:00November 7, 2016|Today's Family Now|

How Tara Anderson Got Started in Public Radio

By Lucy M. PritchettIt is amazing how many times a chance encounter or an offhand remark can turn one’s life in a different direction. For Tara Anderson an encounter with a previous professor sent her from a career in classical music to a career in public radio. It also paved the way for a chance to live in New York City — an adventure in itself. On the road to becoming a classical singer, Tara majored in music performance at the University of Kentucky. She also listened to her father who thought she needed to [...]

By April Allman|2024-11-24T17:18:17-05:00November 7, 2016|Turning Point|

Three Ways to Help Home of the Innocents Right Now

By Megan Schreiber Willman A Home of the Innocents volunteer plays with one of the residents. As I drove onto the Home of the Innocents’ sprawling campus at 1100 East Market Street in Louisville, I admit I was surprised by its size. I had heard about this agency in bits of conversation over the years but I had no idea about the range of services they provided. When I expressed this to Julie Spry, volunteer services manager for Home of the Innocents, she smiled and explained my reaction is a common one. “I hear that a [...]

By April Allman|2018-05-23T13:32:54-04:00November 6, 2016|Giving Back|

What Claire Butler Has Learned at Her Age

By Keri FoyClaire ButlerJob: Director Public Relations at El Toro, an internet targeting companyHome: Shares an apartment with her best friend and her 95-pound black Labrador, HadleyHave you heard of Carmen? This world-famous opera spins the tale of a capricious and courageous gypsy girl who just so happens to have traits similar to Claire Butler, so similar that Claire’s nickname became Carmen. But while the fate of Carmen has already been decided, Claire’s future is up for grabs, and she's laying the foundation for success. Her parents’ guidance and taking part in pageants prepped this [...]

By April Allman|2018-05-23T13:32:54-04:00November 5, 2016|Style|

A Play, a Comedian, and a Musician Not to Miss

By Gioia Patton/Arts Insider Detroit ’67 by Dominique MorisseauActors Theatre of LouisvilleIt’s the summer of 1967, and the irresistible music of Motown is breaking records and breaking down barriers. Siblings Chelle and Lank make ends meet by running an unofficial nightclub in their Detroit basement, a risky business as police crack down on after-hours joints in black neighborhoods. When Lank offers shelter to an injured white woman, tensions escalate both in their home and in their community — and they find themselves caught in the middle of the ’67 Detroit riots. Dominique Morisseau’s deeply-felt drama [...]

By April Allman|2018-05-23T13:32:54-04:00November 4, 2016|Entertainment|

How Volunteering Also Cultivates New Friendships

By Bob Mueller Do you hold back from volunteering because you believe your help will not be enough — just a drop in the bucket? I like the example of Mother Teresa, who committed one small voluntary act of kindness, then another, and then another. Ordinary acts of service accumulate into an inspiring, indelible, and loving declaration about the power of helping one another.The word volunteer originally came from an ancient Latin word, voluntarius, meaning “voluntary.” To volunteer, then, is to exercise our free choice on behalf of others. The act of volunteering influences how we [...]

By April Allman|2018-05-23T13:32:54-04:00November 3, 2016|Mental Health|

About April Allman

Win Tickets to Cirque Musica Holiday Spectacular!

How Tara Anderson Got Started in Public Radio

Three Ways to Help Home of the Innocents Right Now

What Claire Butler Has Learned at Her Age

A Play, a Comedian, and a Musician Not to Miss

How Volunteering Also Cultivates New Friendships

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