Archive | July, 2008
30th Anniversary Sale at Carmichael’s August 15, 16 & 17
On August 15, 16 and 17, Carmichael’s Bookstore will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a 3-day sale and customer appreciation cookout at its two stores. The stores will offer 30% off all stock as a thank you for 30 years of great business. The cookout will be held on Saturday August 15th at the Bardstown Road [...]
Continue reading...DMB Afterparty at DCE
31. July 2008
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DMB, DCE, Oprah, Uma, Oprah, Uma, DMB, DCE. Party starts at 11PM; cover is $5 Friday August 1, 2008 I’ve heard that DCE/BBC Espresso Stout is back on tap at the very reasonable price of $4 per pint. Derby City Espresso 331 E. Market Street Louisville, KY
Continue reading...Beer and Goat Cheese Dinner at Park Place on Main
31. July 2008
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Mark my words one of these days somebody will throw a special dinner that I want to go to that I’ll actually be able to afford to go to. While I couldn’t care less about the beer part of this dinner the goat cheese part makes me want to go so badly I can hardly [...]
Continue reading...IdeaFest Presents Movies That Changed Your Life
30. July 2008
IdeaFest and the Louisville Film Society asked what movies changed your life and are showing three of those films down on the waterfront in the coming weeks. I don’t know if the three they are showing got the most votes or what but Dr. Strangelove? Seriously? Hmmm. Friday, August 1 – To Kill A Mocking [...]
Continue reading...New to Louisville Guides?
30. July 2008
On a pretty regular basis I get emails from folks who are either moving to Louisville or who have just moved to Louisville asking for advice or suggestions about where to eat, where to see movies, where to get cars worked on, etc. So I’ve been thinking about putting together some “New to Louisville Guides.” [...]
Continue reading...Social Media Club Louisville August Meeting
29. July 2008
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I’m giving you early warning on Social Media Club Louisville’s August meeting cause it’s going to be a good one. We’ve had to change our day for the month of August, so make note our gathering will be on Monday night, August 18, rather than our normal Third Tuesday schedule. Please join us on Monday, [...]
Continue reading...Kentucky Bluegrass Music Festival August 1-2, 2008
29. July 2008
10 Bluegrass bands, barbecue and family friendly environment. If that sounds like a recipe for a good time to you then the Kentucky Bluegrass Music Festival this weekend should be on your agenda. Friday, August 1st from 5PM to 11PMSaturday, August 2nd from 4PM to 11PMAdmission is $6 before 6PM or $9 after 6PM Kids [...]
Continue reading...Fright Night Film Fest August 15-17, 2008
29. July 2008
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This is so not my thing since I don’t dig horror movies but it might be yours. Apparently Louisville is home to the Fright Night Film Fest. Who knew? Not me. Intrepid reader Michael tipped me off. The website doesn’t have the most easily synthesized information so I’m just going to give you the link [...]
Continue reading...Daily Candy Offers Special Deal at 21c
29. July 2008
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Daily Candy is offering a special deal at 21c. I’d like to spend the night at 21c sometime, but not 3. So I don’t suspect many locals will be taking advantage of this deal but you might have friends and family that you want to encourage to visit and this might be just the tipping [...]
Continue reading...Where to Eat in Louisville: Nord’s Bakery
28. July 2008
The subtitle for this post is Consuming Louisville meets Nord’s: A Love Story. Good gracious I’ve lived a sheltered and deprived life seeing as how until oh so recently I’d never had an apple fritter from Nord’s. Nor had I had one of those buttercream filled and iced long johns. Nord’s is an old school [...]
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31. July 2008
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