Old Weekend Posts

This weekend, be their guest at the Jeffersonville, Indiana, Riverstage to see free outdoor performances of Disney's Beauty and the Beast live on stage featuring the River Pops Orchestra. Also this weekend are other opportunities to see live shows and music, delve more deeply into meditation and yoga, and celebrate all things Harry Potter with other fans of the books and movies.See below for our weekend picks:Deepen your practice at the Soul Cleanse Festival at Farmington Historic Plantation, a day of workshops and classes led by numerous regional teachers, focusing on postures, different yoga styles, meditation, and yoga philosophy.Get sorted [...]

July is the perfect time to see the butterflies fluttering about the wildflowers at the second annual Southern Indiana Butterfly Festival at Charlestown State Park this weekend. IUS entomologist Randy Hunt and park naturalists will be present to identify butterflies, and there will be activities for children and a butterfly release. Also, this weekend brings tasty barbecue and blues, outdoor movie nights, fun with a Hawaiian flare, several viewings of films with connections to the Bluegrass, and more.Check out our picks below for an entertaining weekend:Sink your teeth into some of the best pit smoked BBQ in [...]

This weekend, enjoy a time of civility at the 9th Annual Jane Austen Festival at Locust Grove (pictured above), sponsored by the Jane Austen Society of Greater Louisville. Activities will include a style show, a bare knuckle boxing exhibition, afternoon tea, an encampment of His Majesty's Royal Navy, and musicians, vendors, and more. Also happening this weekend is another tea-time gathering, a city rivalry soccer match, a community celebration in Oldham Co., and more.Check out our weekend picks below:The 47th annual Oldham County Day will take place in historic downtown La Grange, Kentucky, to celebrate community pride [...]

This weekend brings opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, festivals, movies, live music, and more. You and the family can even be a part of the third Community Butterfly Garden Planting Day (above) at Blackacre State Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead. The new 9,000-square-foot pollinator garden you help create will feature over 60 species of Kentucky native plants, a diverse habitat for numerous honey and bumblebees and other endangered pollinators including butterflies. (RSVP to their office at 502.266.9802 or blackacre3200@gmail.com.)Check out our list below for some other great weekend fun:Check out the ultimate Harry Potter film fan experience with [...]

This week we are extending our weekend reach to include some Fourth of July events to help you celebrate on into Tuesday's holiday. For example, celebrate Independence Day in 1817 at Locust Grove (above) and experience life 200 years ago. Hear readings of the Declaration of Independence throughout the day, and remember why we celebrate. We've also included ways you can celebrate local businesses, learn more about a public community art series, check out some athletes at the top of their sport, or watch bursts of fireworks in the night sky.Check out some ideas for a great [...]

By Bridgette LipmanPhoto by BG Photography, Morgan Berry Gould Bridgette Lipman and James Morris married in October of last year at 6:30 in the evening in a ceremony with around 150 guests. Read about some of the details they worked into the wedding to make it perfect for them.Bride’s Favorite Memory: Everything leading up to the walk down the aisle was so chaotic. It was full of music and hairspray, makeup, and rushing around. My dad drove me about 200 yards from the country club to the green where we were married and in that [...]