The Late Seating At Actors January 2010 Edition

The Late Seating at Actors is back and, just like we’ve come to expect, the poster for this month’s edition is awesome. The actual lineup for the evening is pretty awesome as well.
Music
Lucky Pineapple and the Lucky Pineapple Dancers
Performance
Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble
Radio Play
A new installment of the Kory Kreme, Adventure, Suspense, Mystery, Cowboy, Indian Hour [...]

The Late Seating at Actors Poetry Edition April 17, 2009

My friend Erin Keane is going to be one of the featured poets tomorrow night at The Late Seating at Actors Poetry Edition. I think she’s brilliant and funny and all that so you should definitely head out for the party.
the poetry edition
April 17, 2009 at 10:30 p.m.
The Late Seating at Actors presents a [...]

InKY Celebrates National Poetry Month April 10, 2009

Did you know April is National Poetry Month? Me either, we learn something new everyday.
The InKY Reading Series is excited to celebrate National Poetry Month with readings by Danville poet Lisa Williams and Indianapolis poet Chris Forhan on Friday, April 10 at the Rudyard Kipling in Old Louisville. Nashville-based singer/songwriter Korby Lenker will also perform. [...]

Axton Festival of Film and Verse at UofL This Week

There are a lot of events (and a lot of info on the events) so I’m just going to give you the scoop straight from the press release.
The Anne and William Axton Endowment, in conjunction with the University of Louisville English Department, the Student Activities Board, the Commonwealth Center for the Humanities, the Louisville Film [...]

Give Your Bad Poetry to The Late Seating at Actors

This weekend we’ll be reveling in high school journals courtesy of InKY but apparently come April we’ll be mocking bad high school poetry. Does two make a trend?

This April, in honor of (Bad) Poetry Month, The Late Seating (property of Actors Theatre of Louisville, all rights reserved, void where prohibited by law) has asked [...]

First InKY of 2009, Friday January 9

It’s a new year and our friends at the InKY Reading Series are doing up 2009 right this Friday night.
January 9, 2009: resolve to read
Featuring performances by:
Kelly Moffett is the author of Waiting for a Warm Body to Fill It, a collection of poems published by Cinnamon Press in 2008. Her work has appeared [...]

InKY Features Larkspur Press Poets December 12, 2009

InKY, everyone’s favorite literary series, is featuring poets from a small letterpress shop and I love them for it. Lettpress makes me swoon.
Larkspur Press is a letterpress printing shop in Monterey, Kentucky, where Gray Zeitz and his small staff create fine books one letter at a time.
Featuring performances by:
Frederick Smock is a poet-in-residence
at Bellarmine [...]

Poet Jeffrey McDaniel at UofL on Thursday October 2, 2008

The Axton reading series at UofL is giving us another word-tastic event this Thursday night. This time it’s with renowned poet Jeffery McDaniel.
The Fall 2008 Anne and William Axton Series is pleased to present poet
Jeffrey McDaniel on Thursday, October 2nd. McDaniel is the author of The Endarkenment, Alibi School, The Forgiveness Parade, and The [...]

Reminder: Five0Two Party This Weekend at The Green Building

This is a reminder about the party our friends at the Five0Two are throwing this weekend at The Green Building. It’s going to be a perfect way to cap off all the IdeaFest thinking.

Five0Two exists to support Louisville artists in producing artwork that expresses their love for Louisville.
Over the past nine months we’ve collected some [...]

The Hobo Love Tour: A Travelling Accordion Poetry Cabaret at Ray’s

I don’t think I can possibly top the name of this event so just let me quote the press release:
Milwaukee’s Waltzing Matilda, renowned for her work as One
Beer Prophet and for her legendary storytelling ability and San
Francisco’s Cindy Emch, published poet and accordion player for
Vagabondage and Rhubarb Whiskey, are teaming up for the Hobo Love [...]