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December 19, 2005

RECYCLE your live Holiday Trees!
Please forward to all interested parties in your address book.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           
December 19, 2005                                      
Media Contacts:
Allison Martin, 574-1909 / 432-3564                                                            
Jason Vincent, 574-4381 / 376-9937

New Life for Live Trees After the Holidays
Mayor Announces Tree Recycling for Residents

LOUISVILLE (December 19, 2005) - Mayor Jerry Abramson today announced a program to help residents recycle their “live” trees after the holidays.  The trees will be recycled into mulch at no cost to residents when Christmas comes to a close.

        Individuals in the urban-services district may deposit their trees and greenery curbside starting December 27.   Residents may also dispose of their trees at one of the city’s four Tree-Cycling Centers on December 27, 28, 29 and again on January 3, 4, and 5.  All locations listed below are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

·       Recycling Center - 595 Hubbards Lane
·       Recycling Center - 7219 Dixie Highway
·       Public Works Yard - 3528 Newburg Road
·       Waste Reduction Center - 636 Meriwether Avenue

Christmas tree vendors may recycle their unsold trees on Tuesday, December 27 at the Hubbards Lane location.

Persons taking trees to the sites are encouraged to bring containers and take home the fresh, evergreen mulch for use in the spring.   For every five trees recycled, approximately 35 pounds of mulch can be created to help nourish new plant and tree growth.  The evergreen mulch performs particularly well for acid-loving plants, such as azaleas and rhododendrons. 

The holiday tree-recycling program is a Louisville Metro Solid Waste Management initiative.  Brightside and Metro Public Works are also partners in the project.

Brightside is Louisville’s non-profit organization dedicated to promoting environmental stewardship and beautification.

For more information, please contact MetroCall at 311 or 574-5000.

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www.louisvilleky.gov

December 13

 

            Holiday Safety Tips

 

          As we start towards the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, we should always keep safety in mind. The Louisville Metro Police Department’s 4^th Division would like to give you a few quick hints to keep in mind.

 

·                    Always take items in from the car or lock them in the trunk out of sight!!

·                    Make sure you don’t carry large amounts of cash. This is the season when Robberies are at their peak. LADIES, IF YOU CAN AVOID CARRYING A PURSE, DO IT!!!! (Make sure you have I.D. on you)

·                    Be mindful of where you park and who’s in the parking lot. Park where there will be plenty of light and foot traffic upon leaving the store. Call Police if you see anything suspicious.

·                    DO NOT leave packages in plain view if your car. If you must, put packages in your trunk, but be aware of who might be watching.

·                    Unfortunately, burglaries increase during the holiday season. Be sure to use timers for your interior lights and dusk to dawn lights for the outside. Lighting makes it appear the home is occupied.  If you’re leaving for a vacation, let a trusted neighbor know you’re leaving so they can help keep watch of your home and contact the 4^th Division @ 574-7010 for a House Watch.

·                    Be sure you record serial numbers from all of your new electronic equipment. (T.Vs, DVD players, cameras etc.)  This allows the police to trace this property when it’s recovered.

·                    Don’t Drink and Drive or allow your friends to!!!! Call a cab or have a sober friend drive home. 

December 1, 2005

Media Contacts: Erin Keane - erin@inkyreadingseries.com / 502-500-5835
Jason Cissell - jason@inkyreadingseries.com

InKY READING SERIES FEATURES THREE YOUNG
KENTUCKY WRITERS ON DEC. 9 AT THE RUDYARD KIPLING

LOUISVILLE, KY. (December 1, 2005) -- Three young Kentucky fiction writers join a folk band with literary roots on Friday, December 9, for the InKY Reading Series, a free monthly literary event at The Rudyard Kipling, 422 West Oak Street. An open microphone session begins at 7 p.m., with the first featured performer taking the stage shortly afterward.

"The InKY Reading Series is very excited to showcase this group of young Kentucky talent," said InKY director Erin Keane. "Joey Goebel always gives a dynamic and unique performance."

The featured performer for December 9 is Joey Goebel, a Henderson resident who has written two novels. The Anomalies tells the story of five unlikely friends who form a band and challenge stereotypes in a small, midwestern town. Torture the Artist, which was recently released in German under the name Vincent, follows a sensitive young writer who falls victim to a variety of setbacks, including alienation, parental neglect, poverty, depression, alcoholism, illness, nervous breakdowns, and various forms of unrequited love. Also reading are Louisvillians Lauren Titus and Aimee Zaring, who is currently finishing her first novel. All three are current or former students in Spalding University's creative writing master's program.

The three authors will share the stage with My Friend Heidi, featuring poet Heidi Davis and electric-turned-acoustic guitarist Joe Smallwood, who have paired to create a modern folk sound with mellow music and thoughtful lyrics.

The InKY Reading Series (pron: inky), featuring quality poetry and live music, serves as a platform for emerging and established local and regional writers. For more information on the free monthly series, visit www.inkyreadingseries.com,  e-mail erin@inkyreadingseries.com,  or call 502/636-1311. The organizers welcome writing samples from those who would like to read at future events.
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NOTE: More information is available at www.inkyreadingseries.com/press.htm,  where info on future shows and stock photos of previous shows can also be found.

November 28, 2005

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The Speed Art Museum        Please forward this to others!
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November 28, 2005  Visit us on the web at http://www.speedmuseum.org

News for December from the Speed Art Museum
1. Mary Ann Currier: A Retrospective Exhibition
2. Members Only! Art of Living Well Seminar: Holiday Entertaining
3. Holiday Trunk Show
4. Music in the Galleries
5. Winter Wonderland Family Days
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1. Mary Ann Currier: A Retrospective Exhibition with Free Audio Guide
October 4 - December 18, 2005
This retrospective of the work of Louisville painter Mary Ann Currier illustrates the continued vitality of realism in contemporary art, emphasizing the visual poetry in the artist's large-scale still life paintings. The exhibition also includes examples of Currier's early abstract and figurative works, along with drawings and photographs. The focus of the exhibition will be on Currier's magnificent and meditative still lifes, which constitute her remarkable contribution to contemporary American realism. This retrospective of Mary Ann Currier's work will include approximately 35 major paintings, from the early 1970s to the present.  Admission is free.  Free audio guide is based on availability.
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2. Members Only! Art of Living Well Seminar: Holiday Entertaining
Saturday, December 3, 10:30 AM
Holiday entertaining can be a delight or a chore.  Join food columnist Jack Roby as he shares his secrets to great holiday gatherings.  Space is limited.  Please call (502) 634-2970 for reservations.
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3. Holiday Trunk Show
Saturday, December 3, 11 AM - 2 PM
Get your holiday treasures at this special trunk show of custom crafted jewelry by renowned Louisville artists Summer Eliason.  Stop by the Museum shop where you can always find masterpieces you can take home. 
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4. Music in the Galleries
Thursday, December 1, 6:30 - 8 PM- University of Louisville Early Music Ensemble under the direction of Jack Ashworth will entertain visitors with music from the medieval, renaissance and baroque eras.
Sunday, December 11, 2 - 4 PM - UofL Cardinal Singers under the direction of Kent Hatteberg will entertain and delight visitors with a holiday program in the galleries.
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5. Winter Wonderland Family Days
Wednesday, December 28 and Thursday, December 29, Noon - 4 PM
Shake off those post-holiday blues with a flurry of family fun at the Speed.

On Wednesday, Join in on a special family tour, or make your own masterpieces at one of the hands-on art making workshops. At 1 p.m. take a seat and prepare to be amazed by the magic and artistry of master juggler Marc Daniels.  Events are suitable for audiences of all ages. Admission is free.

On Thursday, see the museum's collection in a completely new way on a special family tour and enjoy more hands-on art making fun.  At 1 p.m., the Juggernaut Jug Band brings its infectious brand of down home jug music and humor to the Speed for an afternoon of fun. Events are suitable for audiences of all ages. Admission is free.
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The Speed Art Museum will close at 3 PM on Saturday, December 24 and will be closed on Sunday, December 25 in observance of the Christmas Holiday.

Not a member of the Speed?  Call (502) 634.2700 to join.

Partial funding has been provided by the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
 
(c) Copyright 2004 The Speed Art Museum
2035 South Third Street
Louisville, KY  40208
http://www.speedmuseum.org
(502) 634-2700
 

 

 

November 14, 2005

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Hello Business Associate,

If you operate a Business in the State of Kentucky, then this session should be of major interest to you.

Louisville's CoAlliance of Business Associations has put together another event in our "Charlie Brown Series" of Business Information for you to  attend to learn what is going in the Business world around you. This particular session will be much more detailed around an issue that effects all of us....Taxes.

Come join the CoAlliance as we dig into the new KY State Tax Modernization Plan for Small Businesses. We have put together a great panel of experts that can explain the new tax law and how it will impact your Business. Here are the Panelist and the details....

1. The Honorable Steve Pence, Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.-Keynote Speaker

Panelist Include....
2. Mr. Bradford Cowgill- State Budget Director
3. The Honorable Mark Treesh- Commissioner, of the Department of Revenue, for the Commonwealth.
4. Mr. Thomas J. Luber, Esq.- Chair Taxation Practice Group at Wyatt Tarrant and Combs
5. The Honorable Dan Seum- State Senator District 38, and Senate Majority Whip

I don't think that you could find a more qualified group of knowledge about our great Commonwealth then the group assembled above. Come hear from the experts. I will have the full agenda sent out later, we just wanted to make sure that you get this event on your calendar. Space is limited so pre-register at http://www.coalliance.net

Hope to see you there,
Ben Blincoe
Resource Committee Chair CoAlliance of Business Assoc.

Wednesday Nov. 30th, 2005
5:00-7:00pm
$10.00 per person
Riverbend Winery
120 South Tenth Street
Louisville, KY 40202

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Old Louisville Chamber of Commerce
Visitors Center
218 West Oak Street
Louisville, KY 40203
Open: Mon - Sat, 9-5
502-637-2922
alan@OldLouisvilleChamber.com
http://www.OldLouisvilleChamber.com
 

PRESS RELEASE

Oct. 31, 2005

CONTACT: Raven J. Railey, 852-8443, 635-3794
raven.railey@louisville.edu
More Info: www.geocities.com/uofltheatre/

Local Theater Community Honors August Wilson

Louisville, Ky. – Local theater artists and aficionados will gather Nov. 17 to honor one of America’s most prolific playwrights, August Wilson, who died this month in Seattle.

The tribute will start at 7 p.m. at the Bingham Theatre at Actors Theatre of Louisville, 316 W. Main St. It is being organized by the University of Louisville Theatre Arts Department and its African American Theatre Program.

“For 20 years the name of August Wilson has permeated New York and every major and minor theatre, university and college in the United States,” said Dr. Lundeana Thomas, director of the African American Theatre Program. “It is right that we organize a special tribute to this man who has brought a plethora of Black stories and strong, complex characters to the stage.”

The University of Louisville produced August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom in 1997, along with his one-act play The Homecoming. Thomas played Ma Rainey. It also performed Joe Turner’s Come and Gone in 2002.

Wilson won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for his play Fences and a second Pulitzer for The Piano Lesson. The self-educated playwright wrote a 10-play cycle on 20th-century Pittsburgh during his lifetime.

The Nov. 17 tribute to Wilson will feature guest speaker Dr. Harry Elam Jr. in an address titled “August Wilson and the Doing and Undoing of History.” Elam is chairman of the Stanford University Drama Department, director of Stanford’s Committee on Black Performing Arts, the editor of the Theatre Journal, and the Olive H. Palmer Professor in the Humanities at Stanford. His books include The Past as Present in the Drama of August Wilson. A director for more than 18 years, Elam has directed several of Wilson’s plays, including Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Two Trains Running and Fences.

The tribute will also feature performances of monologues, scenes or songs from each of the decade-cycle plays. For more information, contact Dr. Lundeana M. Thomas at (502) 852-8442 or deanat@louisville.edu.
 

October 28, 2005  Visit us on the web at http://www.speedmuseum.org

News for November from the Speed Art Museum
1. Mary Ann Currier: A Retrospective Exhibition
2. Re-Opening of the Art Learning Center and Art Sparks
3. Brown-Forman AfterHours at the Speed - Beaujolais Nouveau
4. MadCap Puppets present The Outrageously Amazing Madcap Holiday Extravaganza 
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1. Mary Ann Currier: A Retrospective Exhibition with Free Audio Guide
October 4 - December 18, 2005
This retrospective of the work of Louisville painter Mary Ann Currier illustrates the continued vitality of realism in contemporary art, emphasizing the visual poetry in the artist's large-scale still life paintings. The exhibition also includes examples of Currier's early abstract and figurative works, along with drawings and photographs. The focus of the exhibition will be on Currier's magnificent and meditative still lifes, which constitute her remarkable contribution to contemporary American realism. This retrospective of Mary Ann Currier's work will include approximately 35 major paintings, from the early 1970s to the present.  Admission is free.  Free audio guide is based on availability.
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2. Reopening of the Art Learning Center and Art Sparks
Thursday, November 10, 6 PM Member Only Preview
Saturday, November 12, All Day
Join us as we reopen the region's only interactive art gallery! A new Planet Pre-school and Hands-on Workshop welcome families to a re-imagined Art Sparks gallery.  New interactive features and some old favorites create a fun environment for creating and exploring art!  On Saturday, we'll also have special performances, tours and activities. Admission is free.
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3. Brown-Forman AfterHours at the Speed - Beaujolais Nouveau
Thursday, November 17, 6 - 9 PM
Brown-Forman AfterHours at the Speed - Beaujolais Nouveau - Residents of Kentuckiana can celebrate as the French do-only better! A variety of freshly-bottled wines will be flown overnight to Louisville for a special tasting during the museum's popular AfterHours program. We'll also be offering tastings of Gala Rouge Wines. Wine experts from Liquor Barn will be on hand to discuss and answer questions about the different wines. There will also be live jazz performed by The Jerry Tolson Trio and complimentary appetizers from Liquor Barn. Guests will be able to purchase wine-tastings for $1 each. Admission is $5, free for museum members.
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4. Madcap Puppets present The Outrageously Amazing Madcap Holiday Extravaganza
Saturday, November 26, 11 AM & 1 PM
Sunday, November 27, 1 PM & 3 PM
Come see The Incredible Ice Skating Penguins! Be enchanted by the Amazing Singing Jingle Bells! Hear the tale of Winky, the Littlest Elf and, finally, sit back and enjoy these and many other magical holiday moments in this all new production by Madcap Puppets.

This wonderful, wintry confection is sure to catch hold of every child's imagination and whisk it away on a wonderful tour through magical stories of the season. Tickets are Adult $8, $7 for Museum members; children are $7, $6 for Museum members.
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Looking for that Special one-of-a-kind holiday gift? You'll find beautiful and unique gifts and at the Speed Museum Shop.

Not a member of the Speed?  Call (502) 634.2700 to join.

Partial funding has been provided by the Kentucky Arts Council, a state agency in the Commerce Cabinet, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Please return email with unsubscribe in the subject line should you wish to be removed from our
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(c) Copyright 2005 The Speed Art Museum
2035 South Third Street
Louisville, KY  40208
http://www.speedmuseum.org
(502) 634-2700

October 19, 2005

 

Just a Reminder

     Tuesday-October 25, 2005

Join Scot Walters, Heritage Council Historic Rehabilitation

Tax Credit Coordinator, for a discussion of the new Kentucky

Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program at 7 p.m. Kentucky

General Assembly approved a state historic preservation tax

credit in exchange for investment in the rehabilitation of historic

buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.     

Old Louisville Information Center

OLIC Meeting       6:00 P.M.

OLNC Meeting      7:00 P.M.

October 4, 2005

 

Indiana University Southeast School of Business

and

Southern Indiana Minority Enterprise Initiative, Inc. present

 

 

“Heritage Tourism:  Lessons From the Past

–       Opportunities for the Future”

 

 

Friday, November 4, 2005    9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Indiana University Southeast – Ogle Center – Recital Hall

4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany, IN 47150

 

 

 

Tourism is an increasingly important part of the economy in both Indiana and Kentucky.  In many locations exploring the heritage of the past has been an important theme around which tourist attractions have developed.  Locust Grove in Louisville is but one example of a regional tourism site that has developed from the area’s rich cultural heritage. Many more historical sites could be developed in our community to connect people today with generations past.  The sites can also become economically important because they can   attract the much sought after tourist dollars.

 

 

African American settlements developed in the Ohio Valley before the Civil War.  From Greenbrier in Jefferson County (IN) in the east to Roundtree in Gibson County (IN) in the west, rural black communities came into being both as a terminus for the “Underground Railroad” and as part of the westward migration of the developing country.  The history of these communities is a rich part of the cultural thread of the Ohio valley.  African American heritage tourism presents economic and cultural opportunities for entrepreneurs with the vision to pull the several parts together.

 

 

The program brings together Gary Kleier who addresses the economic potential of developing heritage tourism.  Historians Xenia Cord and Dr. Jayne Beilke explore the rich history of the early African American settlements in Indiana.  Gregory Sekula and Dona Stokes-Lucas discuss ways communities have capitalized upon their heritage to create a commercial success.  The program includes a Networking luncheon at IUS and concludes with dessert at Division Street School in New Albany, which is the site of one of the first African American schools in the community.

 

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