Calendar
june 2008
- About our Event Calendar
If you would like additional information about an event, please call the phone number listed with the event. Event details are listed to the best of our knowledge and may be subject to change.
- 2009 calendar of events
Friday Night Fireworks by the Louisville Bats
06
JUN
Duration: Friday, June 6 | 5pm grove closed; show after game
Venue: Linear Park - Fred Wiche Grove
Event Type: Fireworks
Contact: Louisville Bats | 502.212.2287
Event Website: www.batsbaseball.com
Friday Night Fireworks by the Louisville Bats. Show begins right after the game. For game tickets call 212-BATS or go to www.batsbaseball.com.
Admission: NA
07
JUN
Duration: Saturday, June 7 | 8:30am - 4:30pm
Venue: Festival Plaza
Event Type: Car Show
Contact: Terry Powers | 502.367.6683 or 502.635.6811
Event Website:
10th Annual Car Show, all types vehicles welcome. Food, entertainment for all ages, live auction, DJ. All proceeds go directly to WHAS Crusade for Children.
Admission: General admission free; $20 entry fee for show vehicles.
Waterfront Yoga
10
JUN
Duration: Every Tuesday through September 30 | 7:30pm
Venue: Brown-Forman Amphitheater
Event Type: Yoga Class
Contact: Weather cancellation hotline - 502.568.6334
Event Website:
Come enjoy the beauty of the waterfront and the relaxation of yoga at the Brown-Foreman Amphitheater, next to Tumbleweed. Classes will be held every Tuesday at 7:30, weather permitting and are only $5 per person. Beginners are welcome. We look forward to seeing you. Namaste.
Admission: $5
Louisville's Greek Festival
13
JUN
Duration: June 13 & 14, 11am - 10pm; June 15, noon - 7pm
Venue: Belvedere
Event Type: Festival
Contact: Larry Anas/Assumption Greek Orthodox Church | 812.246.6036; cell 502.645.2309
Event Website:
Greek food, live Greek music and dance groups, Greek gift shop, activities for kids, Greek pastries, soft drinks, beer & wine, Greek grocery store.
Admission: $2 for adults; children under 9 free
The Soul Food Festival
14
JUN
Duration: Saturday, June 14 | 4pm - midnight
Venue: Great Lawn
Event Type: Festival
Contact: Ken Clay - Ken Clay Associates/Kinfolk Productions 888.512.SHOW
Event Website: www.ilovesoulfood.com
Event will present national R&B artists and soul food and merchandise vendors
from the region. Artists include: Atlantic Star; Confunction; SOS Band; and Dru Hill featuring Sisco.
Photos: (Top) Artist Jeffrey Osborne performed at the 2007 Soul Food Festival. (Bottom) Attendees enjoyed a great day of music and good food.
Admission: General admission - $25; VIP - $50.00
Father's Day Celebration
15
JUN
Duration: Sunday, June 15 | 9am - 3pm
Venue: Brown-Forman Amphitheater & Yellow Lawn
Event Type: Festival
Contact: Phos Hilaron Church, David Buckner | 502.693.3231
Event Website: www.ph-church.org
Come celebrate Fathers with us. Live music by Jericho Railroad; medical checks & health screenings; lots of door prizes for daddies; free food; interactive kids' games; a special message for dads.
Admission: Donations accepted.
Waterfront Yoga
17
JUN
Duration: Every Tuesday through September 30 | 7:30pm
Venue: Brown-Forman Amphitheater
Event Type: Yoga Class
Contact: Weather cancellation hotline - 502.568.6334
Event Website:
Come enjoy the beauty of the waterfront and the relaxation of yoga at the Brown-Foreman Amphitheater, next to Tumbleweed. Classes will be held every Tuesday at 7:30, weather permitting and are only $5 per person. Beginners are welcome. We look forward to seeing you. Namaste.
Admission: $5
Friday Night Fireworks by the Louisville Bats
20
JUN
Duration: Friday, June 20 | 5pm grove closed; show after game
Venue: Linear Park - Fred Wiche Grove
Event Type: Fireworks
Contact: Louisville Bats | 502.212.2287
Event Website: www.batsbaseball.com
Friday Night Fireworks by the Louisville Bats. Show begins right after the game. For game tickets call 212-BATS or go to www.batsbaseball.com.
Admission: NA
Champions 4 Her Walk, Run & Festival
21
JUN
Duration: Saturday, June 21 | 7am - 5pm
Venue: Festival Plaza
Event Type: Walk, Festival
Contact: Dell Courtney - Women 4 Women | 502.228.5237 or 502.561.8060 x1019
Event Website: www.champions4her.com
5K walk/run - 8:00 a.m.; packet pick up and late registration - 4:00-8:00 p.m. Friday and 7:00-7:45 a.m. Saturday. Festival opens at 8:30 a.m. -
Entertainment, sidewalk chalk art, information & sales booths; health, food, career and other pavilions; children's pavilion & activities, family games; exhibits & demonstrations; food & beverage sales. Proceeds benefit Ten (10) organizations serving women & girls.
For more information and to register visit our website at www.champions4her.com.
Admission: Free
Kentuckiana Pride Festival
21
JUN
Duration: Saturday, June 21 | Noon-midnight
Venue: Belvedere
Event Type: Festival
Contact: Kentuckiana Pride Festival | 502.649.4851
Event Website: www.kentuckianapridefestival.com/
Entertainment:
12:30 - 1:30 PM --- VOICES of Kentuckiana
1:30 - 2:30PM --- City of Refuge
2:30 - 3:30PM --- Mad Camp Cabaret
3:30 - 4:30PM --- Country Western Line Dancing
4:30 PM --- TBD
6:00 - 7:00PM --- Robbie Bartlett
7:30 - 8:30PM --- Gregory Douglas
8:30 - 9:30PM --- Tracy Rice
9:30 - 10:30 --- Eric Himan
10:30 - 12:00AM --- DJ Mike & the Divas of Drag
Admission:
Waterfront Yoga
24
JUN
Duration: Every Tuesday through September 30 | 7:30pm
Venue: Brown-Forman Amphitheater
Event Type: Yoga Class
Contact: Weather cancellation hotline - 502.568.6334
Event Website:
Come enjoy the beauty of the waterfront and the relaxation of yoga at the Brown-Foreman Amphitheater, next to Tumbleweed. Classes will be held every Tuesday at 7:30, weather permitting and are only $5 per person. Beginners are welcome. We look forward to seeing you. Namaste.
Admission: $5
WFPK Waterfront Wednesdays
25
JUN
Duration: Wednesday, June 25 | 5pm - ?
Venue: Harbor Lawn
Event Type: Concert
Contact: Waterfront Development Corporation/Ashley Cox or WFPK
502.574.3768 or 502.814.6500
Event Website: www.wfpk.org
Louisville’s most popular after work concert series. For the seventh year, the Waterfront Development Corporation and the Louisville Public Media are working together to offer free concerts on the Harbor Lawn featuring national and local artists. There is a cash bar and great upscale festival food. Boat docking is on a first come first served basis. Outside alcohol and glass are not permitted. Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged.
June's musical guests: Sonny Landreth, The Elders and Katie Herzig! Information on these acts can be found on WFPK.
ABOUT WATERFRONT WEDNESDAY
Waterfront Wednesday is presented by 91.9 WFPK and Waterfront Development Corporation with support from Friends of the Waterfront and our sponsors. June sponsors:Goose Island, Kentuckiana Toyota Dealers, and Louisville.com.
WFPK Waterfront Wednesdays take place the last Wednesday of every month, April through September. (Remaining dates: July 30, August 27, September 24.) The Harbor Lawn is located between the boat docks at the Great Lawn and the Children's Play Area. Parking is available along River Road, the Orange Lot, and surrounding pay lots. No outside alcohol, no glass, and please, no pets. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome and boat docking is available on a first come-first served basis.
Admission: Free
Photo by Phil Vancelette
The Todd Crawford Foundation 5k Run
Run, Walk or Roll
28
JUN
Duration: Saturday, June 28 |
9am - Registration;
10am - Race/Walk/Roll start
Venue: Festival Plaza
Event Type: Walk
Contact: todd@toddcrawfordfoundation.org
Event Website: www.toddcrawfordfoundation.org
The Todd Crawford Foundation 5K Run, Walk or Roll is a charitable event that is hosted by The Todd Crawford Foundation to Cure Paralysis, Inc. The foundation is a no
t-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of spinal cord injury research. We welcome and encourage runners, walkers, and wheelchair users. Entry fee is $30 and the first 300 registrants will receive t-shirts. You can pre-register by sending name and shirt size to todd@toddcrawfordfoundation.org.
Admission: $30 entry fee
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