Old Weekend Posts

Batter up! This weekend brings fun activities including a baseball opening night, a beautiful ballet, improvisational comedy, and more. Take a peek at our list and decide how you want to spend your free time.Tonight is Opening Night at Louisville Slugger Field as our Louisville Bats take on the Columbus Clippers. Kentucky Artist JD Shelburne will also perform a free concert.Enjoy an evening of dinner, dancing, and live entertainment by The Sensations Saturday at The Fillies Derby Ball at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation."Whose [...]

By Brittani Dick Zoie Wilson, 27, is originally from southeast Tennessee, but growing up within a semi-close proximity to Louisville meant she had gained some Kentucky Derby knowledge before she ever made the move to our great city.“Being from Tennessee, I knew about the Kentucky Derby, but I had no idea what a fun and exciting time it would be!” she says.Zoie and her husband, Ben, relocated to Louisville in the summer of 2015. A few months later, she found herself in the position of events manager for the Kentucky Derby Museum, where her responsibilities [...]

A sip of wine or some beautiful music, trendy fashions or outdoor dancing, a demolition derby or a celebration of Kentucky history — these activities are just a sampling of what's in store this weekend! Check below for some great ways to spend your time:Drink for a cause this evening at Wine Down Louisville with former UofL basketball national champion Luke Hancock and Louisville Card Damion Lee, at LouVino: Louisville - Highlands. Hancock has selected a variety of wines that will be sold at both LouVino locations throughout the month of April, with a portion of the [...]

This weekend, check out the fashion runways to see the best looks for this year's Derby, enjoy a bit of free Shakespeare, mark the changing of the season in a unique way in Nulu, and more! See our picks below for some weekend fun:Photo by Jacob ZimmerDon't forget the Westport Village Derby Fashion show, happening tonight at Summer Classics. Check out the runway looks, pick your perfect Derby Day ensemble, and enjoy a bourbon tasting and cocktail hour. Today's Woman readers can use the code TODAY for $5 off the ticket price.Celebrate local fashion designers at the inaugural [...]

Check out our list of fun things to enjoy this weekend! As an individual, a couple, or as a family, we have you covered:Enjoy some laughs with Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Never Forget for the Rest of Your Life with The Steep Canyon Rangers, 8pm Saturday at the Louisville Palace.Celebrate baby gorilla Kindi's first birthday at 2pm Saturday at the Louisville Zoo with special enrichment items for Kindi and Kweli. Sing "Happy Birthday," sign a birthday card, and learn more about how you can help gorillas in the wild. Also, [...]

By Megan S. WillmanNikki Grizzle keeps everything in perfect balance between motherhood and managing Blessings in a Backpack.We expect schools to educate children, to help them to develop into responsible global citizens, and to offer them academic, athletic, and artistic opportunities. A growing number of children, however, rely on schools to provide their daily meals. What happens to the more than 16 million children in our country who go home to empty cupboards on the weekends? That’s where Blessings in a Backpack comes to the rescue. Blessings in a Backpack began in Louisville in 2005 [...]