Calendar
may 2009
- About our Event Calendar
If you would like additional information about an event, please use the contact information listed with the event. Event details are listed to the best of our knowledge and may be subject to change.
23-01
APR|MAY
Duration: Thursday, April 23 - Friday, May 1 | 11am - 11pm (except Sunday, Noon - 11pm)
Venue: Great Lawn
Event Type: Kentucky Derby Festival event
Contact: Kentucky Derby Festival | General Info 502.584.6383; Hotline 502.584.FEST
Event Website: Krogers-Fest-a-Ville-on-the-Waterfront
Kroger's Fest-a-Ville on the Waterfront is the ULTIMATE ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE. Sponsored by Kroger, this party starts on theGreat Lawn on Thursday, April 23rd and runs through Derby Eve, Friday, May 1st.
It promises to have something for everyone - and admission is just a Pegasus Pin. Familiar Derby Festival events will be held at Kroger's Fest-a-Ville, including the U.S. Bank Great Balloon Glimmer, the Run for the Rose, American Founders Bank Derby Festival WineFest and the AT&T Volleyball Classic.
The venue will also be jam-packed with must-see concerts, a kids' play area, corn toss and bocce, bingo, plus activities like movie nights, bourbon country and a mascot party. From the opening day ribbon-cutting to the final Derby Eve concert, Fest-a-Ville will be the downtown destination at Derby Festival time.
Admission: Pegasus Pin
01
MAY
Duration: Friday, May 1 | 8pm
Venue: Great Lawn
Event Type: Kentucky Derby Festival event
Contact: Kentucky Derby Festival | General Info 502.584.6383; Hotline 502.584.FEST
Event Website: Kentuckiana Honda Dealers Present Derby Eve Jam with Gavin DeGraw and Everclear
08
MAY
Duration: May 8, 2009 | 5-10pm
Venue: Brown-Forman Amphitheater
Event Type: Benefit concert
Contact: Maria Lauterbach Women's Defense Fund | 502.533.4040 or 502.409.1629
Event Website:
A benefit concert to raise awareness for women who are victims of sexual assault. Live bands, singers, speakers and personalities will perform. Merchandise and concessions will be sold. All proceeds will go to the Marie Lauterbach Women's Defense Fund, a non-profit source of support and advocacy.
Admission: $15 at the door; $12 in advance (tickets sold at ear x-tacy and other locations)
High School Rowing Regatta
09
MAY
Duration: Saturday, May 9 | 7am - noon
Venue: Rowing Center, east of Brown-Forman Amphitheater
Event Type: Regatta
Contact: Ann Hassett, Greater Louisville Rowing Fdn/Louisville Rowing Club | 502.290.7921 or 502.296.0764
Event Website: www.louisvillerowingclub.org
Annual high school rowing competition involving Assumption, Sacred Heart, Trinity and Collegiate rowers, parents, family and friends. Location - boathouse at 1501 Fulton Street, ramp, dock, adjacent oversight area, Ohio River between Kentucky Shore and Towhead Island.
Admission: Free
09
MAY
Duration: Saturday, May 9 | 8-11am (walk starts at 9:30)
Venue: Harbor Lawn
Event Type: Charity Walk
Contact: jennifer@mqbtf.org | 502.896.1701 or 502.500.4669
Event Website: www.mqbtf.org
The Michael Quinlan Brain Tumor Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping those persons who have been affected by brain tumors. Founded in 2001 in memory of Michael Quinlan, the foundation offers educational, emotional, financial and spiritual assistance. This walk is our largest fundraiser of the year. Your registration fee will get you a t-shirt, goodie bag and door prize ticket. Join us for face-painting, music, refreshments, and fun!
Admission: $25 registration by April 30, $30 after
Drumming for Dollars Festival
09
MAY
Duration: Saturday, May 9 | 11am - 8pm
Venue: Brown-Forman Amphitheater
Event Type: Fundraiser
Contact: Elizabeth A. Klein or C.J. Wright/Rainbow Spiritual Education Center | 502.386.9680 or 812.923.7915
Event Website: www.rainbowspiritualeducationcenter.org
Drumming for Dollars Festival is an annual fundraiser for the Rainbow Spiritual Education Center. It is a five hour non-stop drumming session. The public is invited to participate with their own drums or use one of ours. The money raised helps fund the center's educational programs and events. There will be vendors set up at the festival of various ethnic backgrounds with goods to sell. Sponsorship for drumming is required and donations are accepted at the event to drum. Contact the Rainbow Spiritual Education Center for more information.
Admission: Donations accepted at event/sponsorship prior to event.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Great Strides Walk
16
MAY
Duration: May 16 | Registration - 8:30am; walk begins at 9:30am
Venue: Brown-Forman Amphitheater
Event Type: Charity Walk
Contact: Carolyn Fuchs Wilmes | 502.454.8435 or 800.526.8126
Event Website: www.cff.org
Great Strides is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's annual nationwide walk that raises money to help find a cure for cystic fibrosis. Participants of all ages collect donations to help support vital CF research and care programs. Registration begins at 8:30am, and the walk begins at 9:30am with breakfastand activities at the Brown-Forman Amphitheater. There will be a DJ, food and fun for a good cause.
Admission: Donations accepted.
17
MAY
Duration: May 17, 2009 | 1-4pm
Venue: Harbor Lawn
Event Type: Charity Walk
Contact: American Liver Foundation/Kristin Gray | 877.548.3730
Event Website: www.liverfoundation.org/chapters/indiana
Grab your walking shoes, your family and friends, and join us for our first 2009 Liver Life Walk in Louisville. In addition to a beautiful walk through Waterfront Park, the afternoon will consist of food, festivities and entertainment for the whole family. Anyone can participate in this event! There is no registration fee, but walkers form teams and raise funds to support the American Liver Foundation's mission. Raise $100 or more to receive the 2009 Liver Life Walk t-shirt.
Admission: Donations accepted
Waterfront Yoga
21
MAY
Duration: Every Thursday through September | 7:00pm
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 Thursday at 7pm, weather permitting and are only $5 per person. Beginners are welcome. We look forward to seeing you. Namaste.
Admission: $5
21-25
MAY
Duration: May 21-25 | 11am-Midnight
Venue: Belvedere
Event Type: Concert/Festival
Contact: info@abbeyroadontheriver.com | 216.378.1980
Event Website: www.abbeyroadontheriver.com
Five fab days of more than 50 of the world's best Beatles bands, and 20,000 of the very best Beatle fans. Again this year, we continue to reach a new generation of Beatle fans by offering absolutely free admission to everyone 21 and under, accompanied by a ticket purchaser over 21.
Admission: Several packages available online/walk up: $15 and up with Courier-Journal coupon
25
MAY
Duration: May 25 | 9am - 1pm
Venue: South Great Lawn
Event Type: Hike & Bike
Contact: Monica Sheckles | 502.574.5220
Event Website: www.louisvilleky.gov/communityrelations
Family friendly healthy hometown bike ride from Waterfront Park to Shawnee Park and back.
Admission: Free to public
27
MAY
Duration: Wednesday, May 27 | 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.
Musical guests: Meat Puppets, The Features, and Broken Spurs!
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. May sponsors:commonwealth bank & Trust, Red Hook, and Cruzan Rum with special thanks to Friends of the Waterfront.
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WFPK Waterfront Wednesdays take place the fourth Wednesday of April and the last Wednesday of each month May through September. (Remaining dates: May 27, June 24, July 29, August 26, and September 30.) 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
Picture: The Meat Puppets will perform at the May 27 Waterfront Wednesday.
Waterfront Yoga
28
MAY
Duration: Every Thursday through September | 7pm
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 Thursday at 7pm, weather permitting and are only $5 per person. Beginners are welcome. We look forward to seeing you. Namaste.
Admission: $5