SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5
WEEK IN THE HIGHLANDS: THE HIGHLANDS CUP 5K RUN/WALK & PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Douglass Boulevard Christian Church, 2005 Douglass Blvd., 8 a.m., Donation. The Week in the Highlands kicks off with the Highlands Cup 5K Run/Walk. The race follows a scenic course down Douglass Boulevard into the Big Rock area of Cherokee Park, winding through the historic Highlands-Douglass neighborhood. This event is followed by a pancake breakfast at Douglass Boulevard Christian Church at 8:30 a.m. Proceeds from both events benefit Highlands Community Ministries. For more information, visit www.weekinthehighlands.org. (Highlands)
STORYTIME YOGA FOR KIDS
Rainbow Blossom, 3046 Bardstown Road, 10 a.m.-11a.m., Free. Join certified instructor Diane “Dion” Bagur for pretending, big time! Be as big as an elephant or as small as a mouse. There are many health benefits, including relief of “backpack shoulder.” For more information, call Bagur at (502) 819-8839 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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MAKERPLACE WORKSHOP
Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana Council, 2115 Lexington Road, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., $18 per student with one free accompanying adult. MakerPlace is a hands-on lab produced by the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana and the Kentucky Science Center. It brings technology, mathematics and engineering to life using everyday items, gizmos and gadgets. Programs are open to all 4th-8th grade boys and girls. Participants explore scientific concepts and take home their creations. Workshops take place Oct. 5, Oct. 19, Nov. 2 and Nov. 16. Pre-registration is required. Visit www.gskentuckiana.org/events. (Highlands)
CELEBRATION OF LIFE FAIR
American Turners’ Park, 3125 River Road, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Free. The Kentucky Center Arts in Healing Program, in partnership with the Veterans’ Voice of Kentuckiana Mental Health Consumer Council, will host the second annual Celebration of Life Fair. This event, held annually in honor of Suicide Prevention Month, is an opportunity for veterans and their families to spend a fun-filled day together in a safe, family-friendly atmosphere where they can meet and gather resources and information from VA staff and various community organizations. The fair will feature over 25 information tables, free pizza and soft drinks, plus live music from veteran musicians, a DJ, face painting, a bouncy house, games, a masseuse, arts and crafts, door prizes and more. More info at www.kentuckycenter.org/community/healing. (Mockingbird Valley)
SQUALLIS PUPPETEERS’ “GOODNIGHT, MONSTER”
School of Sharks Theater, 1228 E. Breckinridge St., 1 p.m., $5 for the show, $5 for the workshop. Squallis Puppeteers’ First Saturday Series now takes place at Squallis’ new location, the Highlands Community Campus on the corner of Barret and Breckinridge. Join Squallis for “Goodnight, Monster,” created by Jane B. Jones and performed by interns from Actors Theatre. Two young monsters are outside playing when their mother’s prized possession, which they shouldn’t have been playing with, goes missing! After getting in big trouble, the little monsters go on a nighttime adventure to reclaim their mother’s treasure. In the process they meet a variety of nighttime creatures that help them along the way. The show is for children of all ages. A puppet-making workshop takes place after the show. For more information, call (502) 636-1974 or visit www.squallispuppeteers.com
CQ JAM FOR WATERSTEP
Captain’s Quarters Riverside Grille, 5700 Captains Quarters Road, 4 p.m., $5. The first Annual “CQ Jam for WaterStep” features a riverside stage with local bands The Decades, Wayne Young, The Rob Nickerson Group featuring Lindsay Willinger, and The Unlimited Show Band. The local boating community can beach or anchor to enjoy the festivities. A portion of the evening’s proceeds will benefit WaterStep, a Louisville-based organization that works to save lives around the world with clean water. For more information, call (502) 568-6342 or visit www.waterstep.org. (Prospect)
KMAC’S BOURBON BASH 2013: THE ART OF THE CHEF & THE CRAFT OF COOKING
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, 1701 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd., 7 p.m.-11 p.m., $300 ($3,000 per table). This annual event is the largest and most important fundraiser of the year for the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. Bourbon Bash has a rich 30-year history of excellence. This year, KMAC celebrates the Art of the Chef and the Craft of Cooking. Participating restaurants and guest chefs will prepare a sit-down dinner; there will be bourbon tastings from Kentucky’s finest distilleries, a silent auction of legendary celebrity photographs by Gene Spatz, a special musical performance and an exclusive exhibition. For more information, call (502) 589-0102 or visit www.kentuckyarts.org/bourbon-bash-2013. (Russell)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6
HOUNDS ON THE GROUND
Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, 6220 Old LaGrange Road, Noon-4 p.m., $7 adults ($5 for seniors age 55 and over, Free for children under age 12). Yew Dell Botanical Gardens invites dogs and their owners to visit every Sunday in October. Dogs large and small are welcome to enjoy the gardens, arboretum and hiking trials with their owners. All dogs must be on a leash and picked up after. Pets are free with regular admission. For more information, call (502) 241-4788 or visit www.yewdellgardens.org. (LaGrange)
WEEK IN THE HIGHLANDS: 14TH ANNUAL BIG ROCK JAZZ & BLUES FEST
Big Rock in Cherokee Park, Valletta Road and Park Boundary Road, 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Free. Bring your picnic blanket or a chair and enjoy live jazz and blues in the Big Rock area of Cherokee Park. This is the Olmsted Parks Conservancy’s first chance to host the popular event, this year featuring Tee Dee Young Blues Band and jazz by Everett Green and Tim Whalen’s Unit West. For more information, visit www.olmstedparks.org. (Highlands)
AIMEE MANN
Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St., 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m., $34-$38. Aimee Mann’s latest record, “Charmer,” is as fine a chronicle of the human comedy as popular music has produced. The renowned singer-songwriter was last in Louisville to take part in local filmmaker Archie Border’s latest film, “Pleased to Meet Me.” Now, music fans get to see Mann’s return to her day job. For more information, call (502) 896-8480 or visit www.cliftoncenter.org.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9
THOMAS MERTON AND POPE XXIII
Bellarmine University, Horrigan Hall, 2001 Newburg Road, 7 p.m., Free. Michael W. Higgins, author of “Heretic Blood: The Spiritual Geography of Thomas Merton,” will lead this discussion. Higgins co-edited the recently published collection “Vatican II: A Universal Call to Holiness” and is the official biographer of Dutch author Henri Nouwen. The series will continue on the following Wednesdays with the discussions “Thomas Merton, Vatican II, and Women Religious” and “Vulnerable Prophets: Thomas Merton, Abraham Joshua Heschel and Vatican II.” For more information, contact Dr. Paul M. Pearson at (502) 272-8177 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10
WEEK IN THE HIGHLANDS: EMPTY BOWLS
Bellarmine University, Frazier Hall, 2001 Newburg Road, 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m., $10-$25 donation for food and pottery. Empty Bowls, a fundraiser for the Highlands Community Ministries’ Individual and Family Assistance Program, combines art and a soup supper. Soups from area restaurants can be combined with original bowls created by area potters and artists for a $25 donation ($10 for the food alone). The event includes a silent auction of artworks, antiques and baskets. For more information, visit www.weekinthehighlands.org. (Highlands)
LOUISVILLE JACK O’ LANTERN SPECTACULAR
Iroquois Park, 1080 Amphitheater Road, 7 p.m., Admission prices vary. More than 5,000 pumpkins, carved by local artists, light a trail the length of five football fields at the base of Iroquois Park during the Jack O’ Lantern Spectacular. Starting at dusk, the event takes place nightly from Thursday, Oct. 10 through Saturday, Nov. 2. The trail begins just outside of Iroquois Amphitheater and weaves its way a quarter-mile through the woods with themed vignettes set to music. The carved, lighted pumpkins rotate on a weekly basis, creating a different experience each weekend. Tickets for groups of 25 or more can be purchased in advance by calling (502) 363-7766. For ticket prices or more information, visit www.jackolanternlouisville.com. (Iroquois)
COLLECTING KENTUCKY
Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, 7 p.m., $20 ($15 for Friends of Locust Grove). Genevieve Baird Lacer and Libby Turner Howard present antebellum Kentucky artifacts from over 50 of today’s most inspired private and public collections. Their new book, “Collecting Kentucky 1790-1860,” celebrates collectors, past and present, who continue to locate, research and save the material archive of Kentucky. The book documents extant objects such as furniture, silver, art, textiles, long rifles and stoneware. The authors will present images from the book and discuss the collectors and the development of the great private collections. The event includes a reception with drinks and light hors d’oeuvres. For more info, call (502) 897-9845 or visit www.locustgrove.org. (Blankenbaker)