Old Weekend Posts

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 [...]

This weekend, The 41st annual Holiday Home Tour takes place in Old Louisville, a national historic preservation district featuring the largest collection of Victorian architecture in the country. Step back in time and enjoy an authentic Victorian Tea or a free bourbon tasting.You can also check out a magic show, listen to beautiful holiday music, eat breakfast with Santa, see a play, and more.Take a look at our suggestions below:Surround yourself with the magic, comedy, and music of Adam Trent, the breakout star of the world’s best-selling magic show The Illusionists. The show is produced [...]

The holiday season kicks into gear this weekend with the 37th annual Light Up Louisville, when Mayor Fischer and Santa light up the city's Christmas Tree. The event also marks the beginning of Holiday in the City, a series of holiday events throughout the season in downtown Louisville, including ice skating at Holiday Square located at 4th and Jefferson streets.Also this weekend you can embrace more holiday cheer at a parade and tree lighting in Jeffersonville, Indiana, enjoy listening to a capella voices, watch as a Grinch tries to ruin Christmas, and more.Check out the weekend [...]

Music, drinks, and art. . .what more do you need on a Friday night? Experience After Hours at the Speed, as the Speed Museum remains open until 10pm the third Friday of every month. Each After Hours event will offer music, performances, food and drinks by Wiltshire at the Speed, and, of course, art. This Friday's events include: silent disco with local DJs, a tribute to Radiohead's In Rainbows performed by Orchestra Enigmatic, and dance, poetry, and live music performances inspired by works of art in the Speed's collection.This weekend you can also ask questions of [...]

Kick off the holiday spirit this year with a visit to the 28th annual Festival of Trees & Lights at Louisville Slugger Field. You can make purchases from the hundreds of beautifully decorated trees, wreaths, and décor, and the proceeds benefit Norton Children’s Hospital through the Children’s Hospital Foundation. Pictures with Santa, children’s crafts, holiday entertainment, and Hanukkah activities are free with admission. Also, hop on the ride-on train, grab a treat at the sweet shop, and more. Friday night is Festival Family Night, featuring a visit from Louisville Ballet performers from “The Brown-Forman Nutcracker.” In [...]

By Lucy M. PritchettMarti Kuehn’s Turning Points hinged on her affinity for saying Yes, Yes, and once again, Yes.When she tells you she is on her third career, you know there have been a few defining moments in her life. Marti spent 22 years in education as both teacher and principal, moved on to a successful 10-year career in real estate, and when she and husband Henry relocated from Evanston, Illinois, to Louisville in 2007, said Yes again to her dream of being an artist.“We used to visit our daughter while she was living in [...]