SATURDAY, JUNE 22
SPOTLIGHT: WHEELMEN NATIONAL MEET
The 46th Wheelmen National Meet Parade will start at Cochran Elementary School, 500 W. Gaulbert Ave., on Saturday, June 22 at 2 p.m. Watch the parade of antique bicycles roll down Second Street from Cochran to Waterfront Park for a celebration of the newly opened Big Four Pedestrian Bridge. See a demonstration of High Wheel bicycle riders in formation set to music of the 1890s. Best yet, it’s free! The festivities continue until 4 p.m. The 2013 Wheelmen National Meet will be held in Louisville from Friday, June 21 to Tuesday, June 25. The Wheelmen is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping alive the heritage of American cycling by promoting the restoration and riding of early cycles manufactured prior to 1918. For more information, contact Alison Torpey at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
or visit www.kentuckywheelmen.org. (Various)
AUDUBON PARK GARDEN TOUR
Audubon Park City Hall, 3340 Robin Road, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., $10. Audubon Park, one of Louisville’s oldest and most beautiful neighborhoods will hold its 12th Annual Garden Tour. You’ll walk through the neighborhood on this self-guided tour and visit several private gardens. Marvel at the beauty of the flowers in bloom and get ideas for your own yard. Refreshments will be available at the start of tour. A Three Garden Tours Passport, which also includes the Crescent Hill Garden Tour and the Old Louisville “Hidden Treasures” Garden Tour, are available. More info at www.gardentourpassport.com or contact Gene at (502) 634-4921 or Mary at (502) 635-7322. (Audubon Park)
UPPER HIGHLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD FESTIVAL
Atherton High School, 3000 Dundee Road, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Free. The 9th Annual Festival in the Upper Highlands will be held on the front lawn of Atherton High School. It will be a day full of fun for neighbors of all ages. This year’s event will be a neighborhood picnic-style atmosphere, featuring great live music all day, a petting zoo, entertainment for kids of all ages, delicious food, vendors and special interest booths, presentations by the police and fire department, the Red Cross bloodmobile, and more. For more information, contact Lois Minter at (502) 458-7680 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
. Also, visit www.neighborhoodlink.com/Upper_Highlands. (Highlands)
TWILIGHT TRAM TOUR
Cave Hill Cemetery, 701 Baxter Ave., 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., $35. (See the June 9 Historical Walking Tour listing for details.)For more information, call (502) 451-5630 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
. (Highlands)
GREAT AMERICAN CAMP OUT
Jefferson Memorial Forest, 11311 Mitchell Hill Road, 7 p.m., $25 for up to four family members; $5 per additional member; $15 for platform tent rental. Jefferson Memorial Forest wants to host the biggest campout ever, with The Great American Camp Out, from Saturday, June 22 through Sunday, June 23. Jefferson Memorial Forest will provide the campfire, s’mores, night hikes and activities; you provide your breakfast and a tent. If you wish to bring your dinner to cook over the open fire, please arrive at 5:30 p.m. Campers will have the next day to explore the forest, meet the animals in the Environmental Education Center, or go fishing with free fishing poles provided at the Welcome Center. For more information, call (502) 368-5404 or visit www.memorialforest.com. (Jefferson Memorial Forest)
SUNDAY, JUNE 23
WOMEN OF REFORM JUDAISM ARTS, CRAFTS, TREASURES SALE
The Temple, 5101 U.S. Highway 42, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Free. The Women of Reform Judaism at The Temple will hold its 2nd Annual Arts, Crafts and Treasures Sale. Jewelry, artwork, wearable art, doll clothes, collectibles and a variety of other items will be for sale, along with refreshments including baked goods, hot dogs, chips, soft drinks and water. The event will take place indoors with air conditioning. For more information, call (502) 423-1818 or visit www.thetemplelouky.org. (Brownsboro)
TASTE OF FRANKFORT AVENUE
Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St., 5 p.m.-8 p.m., $50 in advance ($60 at the door). Mini of Louisville Live at the Clifton Center is pleased to present the 21st Annual Taste of Frankfort Avenue, featuring food from more than two dozen of Louisville’s finest restaurants, live music, a cash bar and a silent auction. The Taste has become an annual summertime favorite on Frankfort Avenue. Best of all, proceeds from the event support the Clifton Center’s programming throughout the year. For more information, visit www.cliftoncenter.org. (Clifton)
MONDAY, JUNE 24
KMAC KIDART CAMP FOR GRADES K-3
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 W. Main St., 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $85-$200. Children will get the chance to explore their creativity with a different art medium each day during this week-long camp. Children will explore painting, fiber art, mixed media and more. Campers can opt for morning, afternoon or all-day sessions. Those staying all day may enjoy lunch and games outside. For more information, contact Assistant Director of Education Julie Yoder at (502) 589-0102, Ext. 209 or visit www.kentuckyarts.org/education-camps. (Downtown)
TUESDAY, JUNE 25
OPEN HANDS WELLNESS CLINIC
Grace Immanuel United Church of Christ, 1612 Story Ave., 10 a.m.-Noon, Free. Empty Vessels Healing Ministries presents the Open Hands Wellness Clinic on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Services include acupuncture, massage therapy, zero balancing and cranial sacral therapy, all provided by licensed and certified therapists. For more info, contact Rev. Karen Barth at (502) 641-6169 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
. (Butchertown)
THURSDAY, JUNE 27
LOVE FREE OR DIE
Muhammad Ali Center, 144 N. Sixth St., 6 p.m., Free. The Muhammad Ali Center Metamorphosis Film Series, in partnership with ITVS Community Cinema, is proud to present “Love Free or Die” by Macky Alston. Faith, love, homosexuality and the Episcopal Church collide in the first openly gay Bishop, Gene Robinson of New Hampshire. For more information, visit www.alicenter.org or call (502) 584-9254. (Downtown)
FRIDAY, JUNE 28
F.A.T. FRIDAY TROLLEY HOP
Frankfort Avenue between Mellwood and Story avenues, 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m., Free. Businesses in the Crescent Hill and Clifton neighborhoods open their doors at the end of each month for the F.A.T. Friday Trolley Hop. Ride the trolley to see art exhibits, sales and entertainment. For more information, visit www.fatfridayhop.org. (Clifton/Crescent Hill)
SATURDAY, JUNE 29
KROGER HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR/DIGNITY MEMORIAL CAR SHOW
Kroger, 10645 Dixie Hwy., 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Free. Health screenings, bloodmobile, information on disease prevention and healthy living will be featured in this event. Also featured will be children’s IDs, a bike rodeo, Fatal Vision and Rollover car demo, cotton candy, snow cones, door prizes and more. For more information, call (502) 548-7219. (Valley Station)
SUNDAY, JUNE 30
SUMMER ANTIQUES MARKET
Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., $6 for adults ($3 for children). The annual antiques market will host approximately 100 professional antique dealers on the lawn of Locust Grove, featuring American formal and country antiques, sterling, porcelain, books, art, textiles and more. Quality concessions will be available all day. For more information, call (502) 897-9845 or visit www.locustgrove.org. (Blankenbaker)
FOOD TRUCK SUNDAY
St. Joe’s Children’s Home, 2823 Frankfort Ave., 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Free. Food Truck Sunday will include food trucks and a mini farmer’s market on the lawn of St. Joe’s Children’s Home, with sidewalk sales from retailers and neighborhood residents. A portion of the food truck sales will benefit St. Joe’s. More info at www.frankfortave.com. (Crescent Hill)
LIBRARY CORNER
HEARTACHES AND HARD-WON WISDOM: EXPLORING COMING-OF-AGE SHORT STORIES
Main Library, 301 York St., 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Free. This four-week course led by Dr. Patty Payette of the University of Louisville will examine the coming-of-age genre in short stories and memoirs by modern U.S. writers. The class will run from Tuesday, June 4 to Tuesday, June 25. All the short stories discussed come from Mary Frosch’s “Coming of Age in America: A Multicultural Anthology” and a few short pieces of Sandra Cisneros’ “House on Mango Street.” Books will be provided. Class size may be limited; register by calling (502) 574-1680. (Downtown)
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE
South Louisville Community Center, 2911 Taylor Blvd., 6 p.m., Free. The Friends of the Library will host a book sale from Friday, June 7 to Sunday, June 9. Friday night at 6 p.m. is a special preview for Friends members. Memberships are available at the door. Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday when special pricing is $10 a box. There will be tons of books for sale ranging from 50 cents to $2 each. Find books on cooking, travel, religion and fiction, plus children’s books and much more. For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
, call (502) 574-1648 or visit www.friendsofthelfpl.org. (Iroquois)
JOSEPH ELLIS
Main Library, 301 York St., Thursday, June 20, 7 p.m., Free. The summer months of 1776 witnessed the most consequential events in the story of our country’s founding. In “Revolutionary Summer,” Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian Joseph Ellis meticulously examines the most influential figures in this historic moment, including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, as well as Britain’s Admiral Lord Richard Howe and General William Howe. Ellis weaves together the political and military experiences as two sides of a single story, and shows how events on one front influenced outcomes on the other. (Downtown)
For information on these events, or any others at the Louisville Free Public Library’s 18 branches, visit www.lfpl.org or call (502) 574-1611.
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