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Mood of the Country: America and the World November 10, 2011
This Thursday night the World Affairs Council is hosting John Zogby, Leading Pollster from IBOPE Zogby International. He is going to be speaking on Mood of the Country: America and the World. John Zogby is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and frequently publishes opinion columns in the likes of the The New York [...]
Continue reading...Religious Diversity Awareness, Let’s Step It Up
31. August 2011
Last night I got a request to participate in an event that is taking place on Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year for Jews and I’ll be observing the day appropriately (25 hour fast, in synagogue most of the day). I get that the Jewish calendar can be a little [...]
Continue reading...TEDx Comes to Louisville (via satellite) to Talk Food
2. February 2011
Coming up on Saturday February 12, 2011 there is a TEDx event in Manhattan that will be shown via satellite at Bellarmine and you’re all invited to watch. The event’s theme is “Changing the Way We Eat.” The one-day TEDx conference will highlight various aspects of the sustainable food and farming movement and the work [...]
Continue reading...Around the World: A Summer Wine and Language Series
22. June 2010
I got a note from the president of Los Monitos Language Center about a project his company has going on in collaboration with Java Brewing Company. Called “Around the World: A Summer Wine and Language Series” the program is “taking Louisvillians on a culture trip to 6 countries”. Basically there’s going to be wine tastings, [...]
Continue reading...Iraq Cultural Showcase April 17 at LFPL Iroquois Branch
16. April 2010
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There will be live Iraqi music, paintings and food tastings happening at the Iraq Cultural Showcase at the Iroquois branch of the Louisville Free Public Library tomorrow. You should check it out and say hello to some Iraqis who have chosen to make their home here with us. Saturday April 17, 2010 2PM LFPL 601 [...]
Continue reading...Culture, Continuity and U.S. Foreign Policy Lecture
24. March 2010
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The title of an upcoming lecture at UofL certainly caught my attention. “Culture, Continuity and U.S. Foreign Policy” will be presented by historian and author Walter Hixson. Hixson, a University of Akron history professor, is expected to talk about the cultural roots of U.S. foreign relations and explain why the nation’s foreign policy has remained [...]
Continue reading...Justice Ruth Bader Gingsburg, Obama’s Rabbi & Matisyahu? Yes
20. January 2010
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Well technically there is a fourth speaker in the Live from NY’s 92Y series at Adath Jeshurun this spring but the first speaker is so not of interest to me (Joseph E. Stiglitz) I just kind of glazed over him even though his appearance was last night. Oops. Anyway. The other three though I find [...]
Continue reading...Farmer’s Market & Bazaar: Burundi Culture Sunday
28. August 2009
I’ve told you about the Sunday Farmer’s Market at JCFL before I just received an email telling me that this Sunday’s bazaar focuses on the culture of Burundi and that seems like something I should tell you about. Visitors to this week’s Farmer’s Market & Bazaar will have a unique opportunity to learn about the [...]
Continue reading...Sunday Farmers Market and Multicultural Bazaar at JCFS
10. June 2009
Bazaar is one of those words I can never spell correctly on the first try. Now that I’ve shared that intellectual defect of mine we can move on to talk about how happy I am there is another Sunday Farmers Market in town. Particularly one that is throwing in multicultural events with it. This new [...]
Continue reading...Asian Cultural Festival May 16, 2009
11. May 2009
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This Saturday is the free Asian Cultural Festival at the Speed Museum. Enjoy the area’s largest Asian culture event at the Speed Art Museum. Experience the arts and traditions of China, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Cambodia, Philippines, Uzbekistan and others. Activities include cultural performances in the auditorium, informational displays, hands-on experiences in the Art Sparks [...]
Continue reading...- My Farm Life at LFPL Wednesday February 8, 2012
- Vegetable Garden Design Workshop February 12, 2012
- Free February is Free at Yew Dell Gardens
- Community Movie Night at The Trilliquin Center: Wasteland
- 2012 Jewish Film Festival Kicks Off February 12
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7. November 2011
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