FRIDAY, MARCH 8
WOMEN MAKE THE AVENUE WORK
Frankfort Avenue, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Free. The Frankfort Avenue Business Association will host an all-day celebration to honor International Women’s Day and the more than 60 women who own businesses in the Frankfort Avenue area. Special events will include movie screenings that highlight the women’s rights movement, a panel discussion with women business owners and services providers, a happy-hour networking event, live music and special retail offers throughout the day. More info at www.frankfortave.com. (Clifton/Crescent Hill)
CRY OLD KINGDOM
Actors Theatre, 316 W. Main St., 7:30 p.m., $25. “Cry Old Kingdom” by Jeff Augustin is part of the 37th Humana Festival of New American Plays. The play is set in Haiti, 1964. When an artist in hiding persuades a young man to pose for a painting, he feels alive for the first time in years. But under a repressive regime, with revolution brewing, no one’s life is safe. The play runs from Friday, March 8 to Sunday, April 7; times vary. More info at (502) 584-1205 or www.actorstheatre.org. (Downtown)
ANWAR SADAT, WHIPS/CHAINS, AND THE NEW MEXICO
Quills Coffee, 930 Baxter Ave. 9 p.m., $5. Anwar Sadat is touring in anticipation of the release of the band’s debut full length record and followup to their 2012 EP, “Mutilation.” Whips/Chains are an aggressive thrash trio featuring ex-and-current members of Coliseum, Black God, XERXES, Black Cross, and Mountain Asleep. The New Mexico is an energetic, fast hardcore punk band. More info at (502) 742-6129 or www.quillscoffee.com. (Highlands)
SATURDAY, MARCH 9
SPOTLIGHT: DECLINE EFFECT/MARCHING TEETH
Come get your ears blown out Louisville style at the Haymarket Whiskey Bar, 331 E. Market St., on Saturday, March 9 at 9 p.m. Louisville’s The Decline Effect features some of the top musicians from the city’s hardcore scene: “Dirty” Dave Johnson (The Glasspack), Mark Abromavage (Malignant Growth, Kinghorse), Chris Abromavage (Malignant Growth, Fading Out) and Jae Brown. Marching Teeth is a three-piece experimental metal band made up of Louisvillians who have relocated to Brooklyn, New York. The band was formed by ex-members of Erchint, Enkindel, and Church of Astronaut. Bandoleer Prison will also perform. Admission is $7. More info at (502) 442-0523. (Downtown)
QUILTERS’ DAY OUT
Fern Valley Hotel and Conference Center, 2715 Fern Valley Road, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., $5 and a non-perishable food item to be donated to the Shepherd’s Shelter in Bullitt County. Quilt guilds will gather for Quilters’ Day Out. This year, 25 guilds representing seven counties in West Central Kentucky will setup and display their craft creations. Guild members will not only share their tricks and talents but will also discuss the charity projects they have chosen to support during the year. For more information, visit quiltersdayout.com or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 10
SECOND SUNDAY MAKERSPACE ART WORKSHOP
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 W. Main St., Noon-3 p.m., $6 (Free for members). On the second Sunday of each month, the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft opens the 3rd floor Education Studio to participants of all ages and skill levels for a hands-on exploration with art techniques and materials. The March workshop will explore found-object art or mixed media assemblage art. For more information, visit www.kentuckyarts.org or call (502) 589-0102. (Downtown)
PETE BROWNING: LOUISVILLE SLUGGER
St. Matthews City Hall, 3940 Grandview Ave., 2 p.m., Free. The Beargrass-St. Matthews Historical Society celebrates the beginning of baseball season with Mike Zanone’s interpretation of “Pete Browning: Louisville Slugger.” Born Louis Rogers in Louisville, Ky., 1861, Pete Browning is probably best remembered today as the inspiration behind Hillerich & Bradsby’s “Louisville Slugger” baseball bats. He was the first player to purchase a bat from the company, and they adopted the name a few years later to honor his patronage and capitalize on his fame. For more information, call (502) 897-2423. (St. Matthews)
JUSTIN PAUL LEWIS
The Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St., 7 p.m., $5. The “MINI of Louisville LIVE at the Clifton Center” series will host a concert by songwriter and Louisville native Justin Paul Lewis. Lewis will perform songs from his “Rinse, Repeat, Rewind” album, a collaboration with cellist/producer Ben Sollee. Tickets can be purchased at cliftoncenter.org or Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Ave. For more info, call (502) 896-8480. (Clifton)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Highlands Court, 1720 Richmond Dr., 11:15 a.m., $32. Highlands Community Ministries is sponsoring a trip to Derby Dinner Playhouse to see “Little Shop of Horrors,” a musical about a floral shop assistant who raises an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. The cost includes admission to the play, food and TARC transportation. The bus leaves from Highlands Court. For more information, or to make reservations, call (502) 451-3695. (Highlands)
THURSDAY, MARCH 14
LENTEN LUNCH SERIES
Bardstown Road Presbyterian Church, 1722 Bardstown Road, Noon-1 p.m., Free. Highland Community Ministries’ Lenten Lunch Series “Kingdom Parables for Today” continues each Thursday of Lent. The March 14 speaker will be Rev. Melanie Prejean-Sullivan, campus minister at Bellarmine University. A light lunch of soup and bread will be served. There is no charge for the meal, but an offering will be collected for HCM. For more information, visit www.hcmlouisville.org or call (502) 451-3695. (Highlands)
VALGEIR SIGUROSSON
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 W. Main St., 8 p.m.-9:30 p.m., $10 ($8 for members). Valgeir Sigurðsson is an Icelandic record producer, mixer, composer, engineer and musician. Sigurðsson is the founder of the Bedroom Community record label and Iceland’s top recording facility, Greenhouse Studios, where his collaborators include Björk, Feist, and Louisville’s own Bonnie “Prince” Billy, among others. For more information, visit www.kentuckyarts.org or call (502) 589-0102. (Downtown)
LOUISVILLE WONDERLAND
The Vernon Club, 1575 Story Ave., 8 p.m.-11 p.m., Free with a two-drink minimum required. Wonderland is inspired by an experience created in Las Vegas by Jeff McBride. Each month, Wonderland brings the arts community together for an extraordinary experience in co-mingled art and playtime for your senses. The evening begins with a stage show featuring magicians, comedians and other variety acts. Following this, groups of people can experience sleight-of-hand magic in an intimate setting. Live music is provided on stage. For more information, visit www.LouisvilleWonderland.com. (Butchertown)