Audience Magazine - Louisville Arts & Entertainment - August Issue

A behind-the-scenes look into Louisville’s performing arts and entertainment during this unprecedented time of reflection and artistic creation.

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EXCITING SEASONS AHEAD It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. − William Shakespeare

This time last year, no one could predict the fate of our arts community, our city, or our world. We couldn’t make plans for the future because we were held hostage by an overwhelming fear of the unknown. Our performing arts groups had pivoted to offer online content, but all of them were in limbo about of when, how, or even if they could return to normal.

And then there was an almost audible, collective sigh of relief when restrictions began to life a few months ago. Watching the Louisville arts scene rebound from the incredible challenges of the pandemic has been gratifying. And sitting (or standing) in an audience to witness the joy of live performances again has been nothing short euphoric. We don’t know about you, but we finally feel like we’re in control of our own destiny again.

Amy Higgs Managing Editor

You’ll find a major reason for that sentiment in the pages of this month’s issue of Audience Magazine. We preview the upcoming seasons for Broadway, Louisville Orchestra, Kentucky Opera and Actors Theatre of Louisville, as well as upcoming educational events from StageOne, and our exciting partnership with the St. James Court Art Show.

You’ll also find an insightful interview with LO’s Music Director Teddy Abrams, who has become a beloved and dynamic leader in the Louisville arts community in just a few short years. Yes, there is something for everyone in this issue, with performance dates on the books all the way into the fall of 2022.

In case you’re not aware, Audience Magazine came into being during lockdown, but we’ve been the preferred publisher in the performing arts community for 20-plus years, producing playbills for all the major groups in town. When performances stopped, so did playbills.

We’re so excited to bring back printed playbills (look for the Audience name at The Kentucky Center starting in September!), but the magazine is not going away.

Thanks to our generous advertisers, we plan to continue to offer a forum to Louisville’s performing arts organizations from now on. If you have suggestions for stories you’d like to see us cover, shoot an email to ahiggs@theaudiencegroup.com.

The curtain is up and the show has officially begun!

G. Douglas Dreisbach Publisher

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TABLE of CONTENTS AUGUST 2021

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A behind-the-scenes look into Louisville’s performing arts and entertainment during this unprecedented time of reflection and artistic creation.

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The Audience Group, Inc. G. Douglas Dreisbach MANAGING EDITOR

Amy Higgs CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Rhonda Mefford SALES & MARKETING

G. Douglas Dreisbach CONTRIBUTORS

PNC Broadway in Louisville Actors Theatre of Louisville Louisville Orchestra Kentucky Performing Arts Kentucky Opera Fund for the Arts StageOne Family Theatre

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On the Cover: Musical prodigy, Teddy Abrams, is the Musical Director of the Louisville Orchestra. Read our interview with him on page 16. Photo

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BROADWAY TRIUMPHANTLY RETURNS FOR THE 2021-22 SEASON

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ne of the most anticipated seasons for PNC Broadway in Louisville is upon us as we look forward to the return of some classics, and first-time runs of others. Kicking off in November with Waitress, the company was able to reschedule all but two of its originally slated shows, and welcome the return of the hit Hamilton in June.

“Thank you to our subscribers, as well as everyone in our community who has rallied behind Louisville’s performing arts throughout the pandemic, for your continued support and understanding.” says Leslie Broecker, President of Broadway Across America Midwest. “We are so grateful to have you as a member of our theatrical family. Broadway is coming back, and we know it’ll be worth the wait!”

WAITRESS

November 9 – 14, 2021 Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage. Pouring her heart into her pies, she crafts desserts that mirror her topsy-turvy life such as “The Key (Lime) to Happiness Pie” and “Betrayed By My Eggs Pie.” When a baking contest in a nearby county — and a satisfying encounter with someone new — show Jenna a chance at a fresh start, she must find the courage to seize it. Change is on the menu, as long as Jenna can write her own perfectly personal recipe for happiness.

It’s hard to put into words how emotional our first performance back in The Kentucky Center will be. We’ve missed our home, our patrons, the ushers, the actors, the stagehands, wardrobe and the excitement of downtown.

The support given to us by this community of theater-lovers has been incredible. We’ll kick off the season with an amazing 12,000-plus season ticket holders, and we can't wait welcome everyone back to PNC Broadway in Louisville!

— Leslie Broecker, President of Broadway Across America Midwest

Brought to life by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, this hilarious hit Broadway musical features original

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Check out the trailer for WAITRESS, a musical celebrating friendship, motherhood and the magic of a well-made pie.

Watch the trailer for CATS, which tells the story of one magical night when an extraordinary tribe of cats gathers for its annual ball.

music and lyrics by Grammy® Award winner Sara Bareilles (“Brave,” “Love Song”), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam), original choreography by Lorin Latarro (Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Waiting For Godot), recreated by tour choreographer Abbey O’Brien and original direction by Tony Award® winner Diane Paulus (Hair, Pippin), recreated by tour director Susanna Wolk.

This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them.

Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.

“WAITRESS is a little slice of heaven!” says Entertainment Weekly, and is “sweet, sassy and passionate,” according to New York Magazine.

“It’s an empowering musical of the highest order!” raves the Chicago Tribune. Don’t miss this uplifting and hilarious musical celebrating friendship, motherhood, and the magic of a well-made pie.

CATS

January 18 – 23, 2022 CATS, the record-breaking musical spectacular by Andrew Lloyd Webber that has captivated audiences in over 30 countries and 15 languages, is on tour across North America!

Audiences and critics alike are rediscovering this beloved musical with breathtaking music, including one of the most treasured songs in musical theater— “Memory.” Winner of seven Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, CATS tells the story of one magical night when an extraordinary tribe of cats gathers for its annual ball to rejoice and decide which cat will be reborn.

The original score by Andrew Lloyd Webber (The Phantom of the Opera, School of Rock, Sunset Boulevard), original scenic and costume design by John Napier (Les Misérables), all-new lighting design by Natasha Katz (Aladdin), all-new sound design

by Mick Potter, new choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton) based on the original choreography by Gillian Lynne (Phantom) and direction by Trevor Nunn (Les Misérables) make this production a new CATS for a new generation!

COME FROM AWAY

February 15 – 20, 2022 Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America! On 9/11, the world stopped. On 9/12, their stories moved us all.

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Don’t miss this breathtaking new musical written by Tony® nominees Irene Sankoff and David Hein, and helmed by this year’s Tony-winning Best Director, Christopher Ashley.

Newsweek cheers, “It takes you to a place you never want to leave!”

MEAN GIRLS March 22 – 27, 2022 Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and director Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon).

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. Soon, this naïve newbie falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.

New York Magazine cheers, “MEAN GIRLS delivers with immense energy, a wicked sense of humor and joyful inside-jokery.”

USA Today says, “We’ll let you in on a little secret, because we’re such good friends: Don’t miss the fun!”

HAMILTON

June 7 – 19, 2022 HAMILTON is the award-winning, unforgettable story of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and his ascent out of poverty and to power against the backdrop of the American War of Independence.

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ANASTASIA

ANASTASIA features a book by celebrated playwright Terrence McNally, a lush new score by Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) with direction by Tony Award® winner Darko Tresnjak.

August 2 – 7, 2022 Inspired by the beloved films, the romantic and adventure-filled new musical ANASTASIA is on a journey to Louisville at last!

From the Tony Award®-winning creators of the Broadway classic Ragtime, this dazzling show transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable

To order your tickets or to become a season ticket holder, visit louisville.broadway.com.

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Waitress Nov. 9-14, 2021

Cats Jan. 18-23, 2022

Come From Away Feb. 15-20, 2022

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LOUISVILLE SESSIONS FULL JAM will bring together bands and solo artists from the first round of Louisville Sessions, a series produced by Actors Theatre celebrating Kentucky’s dynamic music scene. This one-day-only outdoor concert will be held at Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Paul Owen Production Studio (1400 S. Ninth St. in Louisville) on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 beginning at 4 p.m. with gates opening at 3:30 p.m.

The event will feature live performances from Bridge 19, Chanson Calhoun, Coyia, JONJOHN, Rob Lee, Tez of 2Deep, Tiny Tiny, Unusual Heat and Kiana & the Sun Kings, with a virtual session by Sasha Renee. There will also be food trucks and vendors on site.

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Tickets are available for purchase online only, and start at $20, with membership discounts available. Members can buy tickets at ActorsTheatre.org starting on July 29, and sales to the general public begin August 2.

“Although we are enormously proud of reanimating and reclaiming our national and international presence with our digital programming,” says Fleming, “throughout the challenges presented by two public health crises, we’ve looked forward to the day where we could safely serve our communities and constituents with the reincorporation of in-person gathering.”

 The Louisville Sessions Full Jam lineup includes performances from Bridge 19, Chanson Calhoun, and Coya.

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community, and enrich quality of life by engaging people in theatre that reflects the wonder and complexity of our time.

Memberships start at no cost and feature four tiers that each offer a variety of perks, including unlimited access to the Member Library — a collection of free audio and video content — as well as waived ticketing fees, discounted tickets to premium streaming content and in-person productions, and early access to tickets for in-person events. Membership prices range from $0 to $50 per month, with additional savings if paid annually.

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Actors Theatre of Louisville has also launched a new membership program that offers a variety of benefits, including original streaming content, early access to ticketed events, and more. Supporters are invited to join Actors Theatre as the company pursues its mission to unlock human potential, build

Memberships support all that Actors Theatre does, including Learning and Creative Engagement programming such as classroom residencies and field trips, community-building partnerships with aligned organizations, lively forums for civic dialogue, and programs that merge art with service.

Additionally, memberships support expansive artistry, which includes entertainment on a variety of platforms (live performance, streaming, virtual reality, animation, music, video games), and all the new work developed in Actors Theatre’s interdisciplinary laboratory.

For more information about the program and to join, visit actorstheatre.org/memberships.

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he Louisville Orchestra has been a staple in the arts community since Robert Whitney founded the company in 1937, when Charles Farnsley served as mayor of Louisville.

Whitney led the orchestra as its music director for 30 years, until 1967, and then turned the reins over to Jorge Mester from 1967 to 1979. Mester returned in 2006 until 2014, after several other talented music directors came and went.

In 2014, the company introduced the current music director, Teddy Abrams who brought new and exciting energy to LO and the city of Louisville. He is an inspiration to many, a thought leader for the arts community as a whole, and the city is lucky to have him. We are excited to celebrate his work as he embarks on his eighth season with the Louisville Orchestra, and one that is likely to be the most anticipated ever.

Audience Magazine publisher, G. Douglas Dreisbach, caught up with Abrams to learn more about his background, his interest in music and the community, and what he is excited about for the upcoming season.

This is an excerpt from the full interview. To read it in its entirety, visit Audience502.com.

G. Douglas Dreisbach: Your bio describes you as a tireless advocate of the power of music. What does that mean?

Teddy Abrams: My belief is that music is an essential part of how I think a community or society can find commonality, and the power of music can cut through different backgrounds and break down barriers that people have created for themselves, and it cannot be underestimated. A lot of times, we tend to fall into these nice, comfortable little paths for our art forms throughout the life cycle of an artist or an arts institution, but my interest is in going way beyond the lines that we’ve created for ourselves, whether we have thought about it that way or not. We always tend to just do what’s comfortable, or at least do what seems most natural.

But my interest in music is in using the language to expand and to build society, as opposed to creating the narrow pathways that seem like they’re just right in front of ourselves.

Teddy is a familiar figure all over town as he bikes his way to rehearsals, concerts, meetings, and for his own enjoyment.

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GDD: You started playing music at a young age and were one of the youngest students accepted into the Curtis Institute of Music, as well as the Aspen Music Festival and many other accomplishments. What were some of your early musical influences growing up, and how have those contributed to your work?

TA: Like any musician, you’re basically made up of all the musical experiences that you have with a weighted component of the early memories and the early mentors, especially in the classical music world, where mentorship is so critical from an early age. You are kind of an amalgam and a composite of those various experiences, and especially the people that extend themselves early on to offer guidance and counsel, and that training has a lasting impact on how you see the musical world, the artistic landscape, through the lens of a classical musician.

I was very fortunate to have a number of people, early on, that went so far above and beyond even the expectations of that

 Louisville Orchestra's Music Director, Teddy Abrams (center), led the orchestra at this year's Fourth of July celebration.

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kind of teacher-student relationship, and they really recognized what I was either capable of, or what I wanted to do with music, and I generally had kind of a capacious understanding of what a life in music might mean for me. I wanted to conduct from a very early age — surprisingly early. Most people decide they might want to conduct much later in life. That’s not something you’d really expect from a kid. And I was nine years old when I decided this was what I wanted to do. And as I said, you can think that that’s what you want to do all you want, but you have to have people in your life that guide you along that path.

GDD: Do you have any superstitions or pre-concert routines?

Do you try to stick to the same routine on performance days?

TA: Honestly, by this point, I’ve done so many weird performances and played in the most unusual settings — a lot of my life has been about taking music and removing it from its most traditional settings. And what that’s done is changed my perspective on what performance really is, and also the way you mentally prepare for it.

It used to be, when I was only doing more traditional classical concerts in a concert hall, a very formal kind of procession, where you enter the stage and bow. That was all I knew. It was much more traumatic and anxiety-inducing because that really is not a format that yields a comfort for the performers, unless you really have nerves of absolute steel, and you’re like one of those rock-climbers that doesn't get an adrenaline rush when they’re climbing up the base of a mountain without ropes and tools.

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prepared you are, getting that kind of anxiety. When I started performing in all these weird settings and places, especially this thing I did back when I lived in Miami, called Random Acts of Culture — it was a Knight Foundation program that they asked me to help design. They had this idea that they would have musicians go into places where no one expected music or dance or whatever kind of art form you might be experiencing at the time, and you would go in and surprise people with that art. It wasn’t meant to be like a flash mob. It wasn’t aggressive at all. It was just to give people a little artistic experience and bring that into their lives in an unexpected way to see what that might do.

I was asked to do those kind of performances all around the country, and to do as many as we possibly could on tours with the group that I had, and when you end up trying to present these surprise concerts at a gas station or bursting into a classroom at a university or things like this, hospitals and airports and — you name it, we probably played there — pumpkin patches and just on street corners outside of our van, where we had a little sound system hooked up — it really loosens you up, in terms of what it means to perform, and it takes you outside of this very formal experience of trying to play really well and much more into the realm of, “Hey, we’re trying to engage people here. We’re trying to really focus on the audience and get them to be excited about what we’re doing, as opposed to just making it about your performance.”

GDD: We are all excited about the upcoming season, returning to live, in-person performances and concerts. Last year, the Louisville Orchestra shifted to the digital and video streaming, when many orchestras around the world just kind of sat back for things to pass. You did the opposite and had a season of new compositions and new programs for A U D I E N C E

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Teddy Abrams leads the Louisville Orchestra in a free July 4th concert that drew over 25,000 people in 2021. Photo by Frankie Steele.

the educational series, including around 200 videos. What did you learn from last season, and what are some of your take-aways?

TA: Last season was obviously an immense challenge, as it was for anybody in the event world. We witnessed a pretty dramatic range of responses to what happened from our different various arts organizations around the world. It’s really quite fascinating because you couldn’t have predicted how people would have responded, based on their previous work. And you saw a lot of folks run scared, people that had been quite daring in previous seasons, actually being incredibly conservative during the pandemic year, and others that maybe you wouldn’t have expected them to really do something quite exceptional use this as an opportunity to change and to try things and to find success, and in perhaps a new way, redefining what success might be.

My No. 1 goal was to keep the music coming out to the city, to continue to provide important bonding and meaningful, passionate experiences for people in a year when so much loss was felt by everybody. It was just a sense of loss here, of loss there. Everywhere you looked, there was something that was either missing, or something had been taken away.

That No. 1 goal of giving people something — and so, rather than a loss, it felt like people were getting a gift. And then, my No. 2 goal, which was just as important, was to keep the entire organization healthy and to make sure that every single person in the Louisville Orchestra — staff, administration, and of course, musicians — were all employed.

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way, you can’t just sit out a year and expect to be able to play at the same level in 12 months, 15 months, whatever it might be.

It’s not possible. You’ll lose so much of just the mental — the kind of psychic connections that make an orchestra sound great.

It’s not something that can easily be restored. It’s not a matter of just flipping a switch and saying, “OK, well, now we’re an orchestra again.”

So, for me, the idea of keeping everybody employed, keeping everybody working, keeping the music going — it was both external and internal. We had loss in so many different forms — loss from COVID, but also the loss of innocence and the loss of a sense of community cohesion with the equity side and the health side, because we were hit very, very hard. So, there was that external need to supply a gift that music provides. But the internal need to keep the orchestra alive was so critically important, even if that wasn’t something that people saw.

GDD: What do you think that first performance is going to be like in October, when the lights go down and you’re ready to play the first note?

TA: We’re already playing in-person concerts. We just had our fourth one, actually, on July 4th, out on the waterfront. And so, we’ve already regained a sense of what it’s like to play for a live audience, which, of course, is different when you’re doing largescale outside performances for tens of thousands of people, versus the experience at Whitney Hall.

We are really excited to get back to the hall, but we’ve already had this kind of spiritual reawakening, you might say, of playing for people in person again, which is — I mean, look, the virtual space is extraordinary. I try and give credit to the opportunity to O R C H E S T R A

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play music virtually because it’s very easy to just dismiss it and say, “Oh, it’s not the same.” Yeah, but it’s an amazing, amazing gift. It’s an incredible platform that’s been given to us. And even when it feels like we’re so tired of screens, we’re so exhausted by digital communication, and rightly so — that’s a very valid complaint, and I think there are a lot of negative elements to the digital world that we’re obviously completely intertwined with — yes, you can acknowledge that, but also to be grateful to have had the opportunity to do something that even just a decade ago would have been absolutely impossible.

But yes, we are musicians that are trained to play for people.

We’re not like a TV orchestra that just sits there and plays for the cameras and nothing more. We are meant to play for human beings, live in the room. And there is an energy and just an experience that’s totally different for the performers and for — well, of course, for the audience it’s a given. But for the performers, having people there really changes the dynamic, changes the metrics, and that’s something that we lost, because a lot of times, when you end a piece in a purely digital concert, there’s nobody in the audience. You kind of just stop, and you look around at everybody, and you’re like, “Well, I think that went well,” but you don’t get that response of human beings affirming that it was a performance that landed. And so, that’s something that we really miss.

And my hope is that, when we get back to the live concerts, that we treat the concert hall and the live musical experience — whether it’s a huge hall or a tiny living room show or a giant outdoor festival — that we treat that all with a sort of reverence that I think we have lost because people were so entitled. And I’m not saying entitled in a bad way. We just felt entitled to have live music any time we wanted it, or events any time we wanted it, or — how many amazing outdoor music festivals does Louisville have? — incredible, rich opportunity.

GDD: We often hear the Louisville Orchestra referred to as “your Louisville Orchestra” from many perspectives.

Why is it important to emphasize the “your” reference when mentioning the Louisville Orchestra?

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You can have a chamber orchestra or something like that, that focuses just on new music, or you could have a wind ensemble that’s really all about doing the wind band music of the Napoleonic era.

That’s legitimate, but when you have the name of the city in your orchestra, and a history that’s intertwined with the fate of the community, your responsibility to the people of your town changes dramatically. I think it’s a very, very different approach to think of yourself as just an orchestra, versus somebody’s orchestra, the Louisville community’s orchestra.

And I always do that, because I want people to feel ownership over the experience. Whenever they come to the orchestra, I don’t want them to feel like they’re guests. They’re not our guests. It is their experience. They own that concert. They own that experience, and it’s theirs.

GDD: In closing, what would your pitch be to both longtime patrons of the Louisville Orchestra, as well as some of the first-time attendees this season? What are some of your goals that they experience this year, and what can they look forward to about this special upcoming season?

TA: Well, this ’21-’22 season is honestly the most exciting season we’ve put on. It really is — it’s pretty outrageous. We’ve really invested in programming, and the balance between old and new is spot-on, if I do say so myself. So, you’ve got music and repertoire for people that love Schubert and love Berlioz.

They’re going to hear that and hopefully hear it played in a way that makes them rediscover and re-love that music. But also, there’s a huge emphasis on creating new music.

And our audiences are the best audiences in the world. They are the most open, engaged audiences. They’re people that come in — they are excited to hear something new. They are excited to have their minds blown or expanded. And a lot of audiences around the world are not.

So, this year, we’re really delivering. There are so many original works that are going to be premiered in a huge range.

We’re starting off the season with a set of commissions, songs, and orchestral compositions that are from all local musicians, reflecting on what the last year and a half will have meant to them.

And some will be celebrations, and others will be memorials, but there’s going to be a great range.

That’s the start of the season, seven new works. And then, throughout the year, it’s everything from basically a Cuban dance band concerto during our Festival of Latin American Music, to a new piano concerto that I wrote, to this crazy cello concerto at the end of the season that deals with automation and involves an instrument that’s being made specifically for the performance that’s paired with the cello.

There is so much artistic, overflowing creativity that we wanted to give to the community because after a year like this, people deserve something that really, really expands and just inspires their minds and their souls. So, we kind of went all-out.

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Congratulations to the Governor’s School for the Arts 2021 Summer Program Students!

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SEASON PREVIEW For a complete listing of upcoming concerts, visit louisvilleorchestra.org.

October 2, 2021 CLASSICS SERIES:

October 30, 2021 CLASSICS SERIES:

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A CONCERT FOR UNITY

TEDDY TALKS SCHUBERT

Valerie Coleman: UMOJA, Anthem for Unity Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 (“Pathetique”)

October 23, 2021 POPS SERIES:

MUSIC OF PROHIBITION Bob Bernhardt, conductor

Travel through the cabarets and speakeasies of New York, Paris, Berlin, London, and Louisville in the 1920s!

Raise a toast to Josephine Baker, Kurt Weill, King Oliver, and all the daring music of the Roaring ’20s.

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Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, (“The Great”)

Local Guest Artist Set

“UMOJA” means “unity.” We celebrate unity as a family, community, and nation. Teddy welcomes local musicians to reflect on the last year through song before leading Tchaikovsky’s searing sixth symphony.

Our talented guest conductor leads a romantic program that carries both delights and opportunities for sheer transcendence.

HOLIDAY POPS

Using brilliantly simple, songful melodies, Schubert evokes the grandeur and expansiveness of Beethoven. For these reasons, Teddy chose this work for his next signature Teddy Talks concert.

November 20, 2021 CLASSICS SERIES:

SCHUMANN & BRAHMS Edwin Outwater, guest conductor Jorge Federico Osorio, piano Louise Farrenc: Overture No. 2 Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Witold Lutoslawski: Little Suite Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn Master of the keyboard, Osorio is admired and loved the world over.

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Bob Bernhardt, conductor Listen for the sleigh bells and gather for favorite Christmas music. How sweet it will be to bring family together for this traditional musical treat.

November 27, 2021 FAMILY SERIES:

JINGLE BELL CONCERT January 8, 2022 CLASSIC SERIES (COFFEE SERIES JAN. 7):

YUJA WANG PREMIERES ABRAMS CONCERTO Teddy Abrams, conductor Yuja Wang, piano Teddy Abrams: Piano Concerto (world premiere)

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 F R E E !

The “must-see” concert of the season.

Superstar pianist Yuja Wang offers the world premiere of a concerto written by Teddy Abrams. Paired with the gorgeous second symphony of Sergei Rachmaninoff, this will be an unforgettable event.

January 15, 2022 POPS SERIES:

IRRESISTIBLE JOHN WILLIAMS Bob Bernhardt, conductor

Celebrate the 40th Season of the irrepressible Bob Bernhardt with the irresistible music of John Williams.

Bob selects his favorite music of his favorite composer to share.

January 23, 2021 FAMILY SERIES:

PETER & THE WOLF January 29, 2022 CLASSICS SERIES (COFFEE SERIES JAN. 28):

PINES OF ROME

Rei Hotoda, guest conductor Lili Boulanger: Of a Spring Morning Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 Ottorino Respighi: Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome This brilliant program is under the direction of Ms. Hotoda, hailed by the Spokesman-Review as being an “inexhaustible dynamo” on the podium.

March 5, 2022 CLASSICS SERIES (COFFEE SERIES MARCH 4):

FESTIVAL OF LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC 1 Teddy Abrams, conductor People of Earth, timba band

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Alvorada na floresta tropical (“Dawn in a Tropical Forest”), (First Edition Louisville Orchestra commission) Dafnis Prieto: Concerto for People of Earth and String Orchestra (world premiere, LO co-commission) Angélica Negron: New work (world premiere, LO commission) Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

The color, passion, and rhythmic energy of Latin music explodes with these brilliant works. New works and a First Edition commission celebrate the trailblazing spirit of the LO. We welcome salsa band, People of the Earth.

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March 12, 2022 CLASSICS SERIES (COFFEE SERIES MARCH 11):

An amazing talent who puts 100% into every show, Cavanaugh has the mad piano skills and charisma to bring audiences to their feet every time!

Come for the music, stay for the fun.

Teddy Abrams, conductor Aaron Copland: El Salón Mexico Gabriela Lena Frank: Concertino Cusqueño José Pablo Moncayo: Cumbres (First Edition commission) Arturo Marquez: Danzón No. 2 George GERSHWIN: Cuban Overture

April 30, 2022 CLASSICS SERIES:

FESTIVAL OF LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC 2

A dazzling concert showcasing the variety and sophistication of music of Latin American composers and those inspired by the vibrant cultures of Central and South America.

March 19, 2022 POPS SERIES:

A TRIBUTE TO ABBA Bob Bernhardt, conductor

Arrival from Sweden – this band is beloved around the world as the greatest ABBA tribute group. Their sound is exactly what you want to hear as they perform ABBA’s greatest hits.

March 27, 2021 FAMILY SERIES:

EXPLORING THE ORCHESTRA APRIL 2, 2022 CLASSICS SERIES (COFFEE SERIES APRIL 1):

SHEHERAZADE

Jonathon Heyward, guest conductor Benjamin Beilman, violin Hannah Kendall: Kanashibari Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade A 28-year-old rising star, Heyward is acclaimed for his ability to connect with audiences. He is joined by up-andcoming violinist Ben Beilman, who plays with “heated intensity.” This program offers a balance of delicate beauty and exotic orchestrations.

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MICHAEL CAVANAUGH PLAYS MUSIC OF ELTON JOHN Bob Bernhardt, conductor

RECLAIMED TREASURES Teddy Abrams, conductor Julia Noone, violin Louisville Chamber Choir Ernst Toch: Notturno (First Edition commission) Erich Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major R. Nathaniel Dett: The Ordering of Moses: A Sacred Oratorio for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra The first in a multi-season series, we pair works of Jewish and Black composers.

Jewish composers Toch and Korngold fled to the United States from Europe in the 1930s. R. Nathaniel Dett was one of the first conservatory-educated Black musicians in the United States.

Descended from escaped slaves, Dett was a touring pianist and renowned choir director whose sacred oratorio (written in 1934) is breathtaking.

May 14, 2022 CLASSICS SERIES (COFFEE SERIES MAY 13):

FANTASTIQUE

Teddy Abrams, conductor Yves Dharamraj, cello KiMani Bridges: New work (LO commission) Adam Schoenberg: Automation Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique A thrilling season finale! Louisville’s own KiMani Bridges is a rising young composer. Schoenberg’s Automation is a double concerto for cello and prerecorded cello, plus electronics and orchestra, and we close with the wild and virtuosic Symphonie Fantastique.

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St. James Court Art Show in 2017.

EVENTS WE LOVE

ST. JAMES COURT ART SHOW October 1 - 3, 2021

An autumn tradition since 1957, the first full weekend in October will once again bring thousands of arts enthusiasts from across the globe to the heart of historic Old Louisville for the St. James Court Art Show, a juried fine arts and contemporary crafts show held among the country’s largest collection of Victorian homes.

What began with 11 paintings hung on a clothesline between two trees on St. James Court, today the event boasts an attendance of over 250,000 visitors, over 600 artists, 17 different artistic mediums, and is one of the largest and longest running shows of its kind in the world. It was ranked the #1 Best Fine Art and Design Show in America by Sunshine Artist magazine in 2019 and Fine Art 24

Event of the Year in the United States

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Founded in 1957 by St. James Court Association president, Malcolm Bird, to raise funds for repairs to the St. James’ fountain and other neighborhood expenses, this annual tradition has grown to benefit many other endeavors in Old Louisville and the city. Today, its proceeds are used for renovation and maintenance across Old Louisville and to benefit many other area organizations, including $50,000 in college scholarships and $56,000 for Old Louisville schools and churches.

You can learn about all our publications and the many ways we support the arts, plus you’ll get exclusive chances to meet representatives from Louisville’s arts and entertainment community. Visit us on Facebook and Twitter for announcements about the schedule of appearances, and where you can find us at the show.

Plan to stop by and say hello!

The 65th annual St. James Court Art Show will be held on October 1, 2, and 3, and it’s sure to be one of the biggest yet.

Mark your calendar now so you don’t miss out!

For more information, visit StJamesCourtArtShow.com.

Audience is excited to have a presence at the show this year by hosting our “Audience Arts Meet & Greet” booth.

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ORGANIZATIONS BENEFITING FROM THE ST. JAMES COURT ART SHOW: Consortium: Neighborhoods that operate, participate, and benefit from the art show: • St. James Court Neighborhood Association • Belgravia Neighborhood Association • South Fourth Street Neighborhood Association • Third Street Association • 1300 Association • West End Baptist Church Other Organizations that Benefit • West St. Catherine Neighborhood Association • Central Park West Neighborhood Association • Toonerville Neighborhood Association • United Church of Christ • Knights of Columbus/St. Louis Bertrand Church

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AO Handmakers Actors Theater of Louisville Beading to Neat Autism Bridgehaven Conrad Caldwell House Crane House Creative Diversity Garvin Gate Blues Festival Kentucky Shakespeare Festival Louisville Tourism

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DuPont Manual High School Preservation Louisville TARC Walden Theater Old Louisville Information Center Cochran Elementary School Youth Performing Arts School Noe Middle School Old Louisville Woman’s Club

(Formally Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau)

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CASA Preview Party Central Part Clean up The Filson Historical Society Cabbage Patch Settlement House Presentation Academy Old Louisville Dog Park Spaulding University Options for Individuals DISMAS Boy Scouts of America Metro Police Department ATVs purchased for Metro Police Mountain Bikes for Metro Police Security Cameras for Third Street Kling Center UofL Family Scholar House Fort George Park Louisville Live Concerts Period Lighting on St. James Court, Belgravia Court, Third Street, 1300 Block Third Street, Fourth Street

Artists come from all over the country to share their work at the St. James Court Art show.

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THIS SEASON FEATURES EXCITING THEMES OF FAITH, JUSTICE, AND FAMILY

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entucky Opera is set for its return to a live and in-person season with an exciting lineup of performances. Its Amplify Your Voice initiative, launched in 2020, continues to underpin the season and bring the community together with a shared purpose of highlighting the opera’s community and artistic partners, as well as emphasize the season themes of Faith, Justice and Family.

“We are excited to be back at the Brown Theatre to celebrate and gather with our community,” says Barbara Lynne Jamison, Kentucky Opera’s General Director and CEO. “The operas that we are producing this season allow us to celebrate being together again, and also to honor how this past year may have influenced our perspectives on the treasure of family and friendships, the value of belonging, and the importance of justice.”

The Kentucky Opera is also excited to open its 70th anniversary season in September 2022 with Puccini’s La bohème. A story of family and friendship among a group of struggling artists in Bohemian Paris, La bohème has moved audiences for over a century with its luscious melodies and powerful storytelling. “La bohème demonstrates the sacrifices we are willing to make when we truly care about others. We can’t think of a more perfect way to celebrate our community as we open our 70th anniversary season,” says Jamison.

December 16, 2021

HOLIDAY CELEBRATION Brown Theatre

Holiday spirits glow in a program featuring winter vignettes from operas and other popular holiday favorites. A perfect family outing just in time for the holidays, featuring Kentucky Opera chorus and soloists.

 The Marriage of Figaro, 2020. Photo by Brymer Photography K E N T U C K Y

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La bohème demonstrates the sacrifices we are willing to make when we truly care about others. We can’t think of a more perfect way to celebrate our community as we open our 70th anniversary season. − Barbara Lynn Jameson

February 11 & 13, 2022

ORFEO

April 8 & 10, 2022

June 10 & 11, 2022

AN AMERICAN DREAM

ROBIN HOOD: A YOUTH OPERA

Brown Theatre Music by Christoph Willibald Gluck Produced in collaboration with Louisville Ballet

Brown Theatre

Sung in Italian with English captions

Treasured Possessions Become Symbols of Home in this Opera Inspired by True American Stories

Music by Jack Perla Libretto by Jessica Murphy Moo

Bomhard Theater

By Ben Moore and Kelley Rourke

Sung in English with English captions

A Timeless Story of Sacrificial Love with One of Opera’s Most Beautiful Scores.

The Greek myth of Orfeo represents the love, missed opportunities and joy we experience in life — and what we would sacrifice to keep that love alive.

Praised by The Washington Post for her “gorgeous, warm voice that you want to keep listening to,” celebrated mezzo-soprano Catherine Martin stars in the title role under the direction of Kelly Kitchens, who provides a moving, contemporary approach to the classic tale. Produced in collaboration with Louisville Ballet and featuring the period instruments of Bourbon Baroque Orchestra, Orfeo features thrilling choreography by Robert Curran who will bring Gluck’s famous ballet sequences to life.

Set during WWII, An American Dream centers on two women: a JapaneseAmerican girl forced to leave her home and a Jewish German immigrant determined to bring her family safely to America. This poetic and gripping opera carries timely themes of belonging, justice, and the struggle to maintain a sense of place.

In its Seattle Opera world premiere, An American Dream was called “a heartwrenching opera…eloquent and moving” by the Seattle Times, with Opera News describing the music and libretto as “touching…sentimental…lyrical.”

We All Have the Power to Do Good in This World — If We Choose The culmination of the Youth Opera Program, this production is a fresh take on the classic childhood tale performed by youth for youth and their families. Faced with corruption from the tyrannical sheriff, Robin follows the voice of his heart and leads a merry band of ordinary citizens to change their world. Starring members of Kentucky Opera's Youth Opera Project.

The Kentucky Opera will continue offering Opera Talks prior to each mainstage performance again this season. Opera Talks give audiences an opportunity to learn more about the art form, offering historical context, character analysis, and in-depth discussion about the opera.

For season subscription information, call (502) 584-4500 or visit KYOpera.org.

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IMAGINE MURAL FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE THE G.O.A.T.

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Fund for the Arts and the Imagine Greater Louisville 2025 Steering Committee, in partnership with PBS, KET, The Muhammad Ali Center, and Louisville Metro Government, are excited for the resurgence of the transformational Imagine Mural Festival, which had its inaugural year in 2019. The new Imagine Mural Festival will bring together collaborative teams of interdisciplinary artists to create multimedia art installations in the downtown Louisville blocks adjacent to the Muhammad Ali Center.

The festival will coincide with the premiere of PBS’s new mini-documentary series celebrating the life and legacy of Louisville’s own Muhammad Ali. The new four-part documentary is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns and will air on KET on September 19-22, 8 to 10 p.m. EST. The festival’s interdisciplinary murals will be created in the weeks leading up to the PBS premiere and will be unveiled at a festival event on Sept. 18, part of an Ali Premiere Week series of events that will also include a free in-person screening event hosted by KET, and the final national virtual conversation around the film.

PRESERVING A LEGACY The central theme of this year’s Imagine Mural Festival is “We are the Home of The Greatest...” which celebrates Ali’s legacy, the city from which he hailed, and the only place in the world that is charged with preserving and sharing his legacy with the world.

“Ali is known all over the world as the G.O.A.T., The Greatest of All Time, and our city has the honor to claim him as a native son,” says Andre Kimo Stone Guess, President & CEO of Fund for the Arts. “With this festival, we are excited to celebrate Ali’s legacy while also spotlighting the continuum of greatness that emanates from his hometown to this day.”

Check out this mural at the Logan Street Basin 937-967 Logan St., created by artist Ashley Cathey for the 2019 Imagine Mural Festival.

“The arts are the soul of our city, and we are blessed with an amazing array of brilliant and compassionate artists who love their hometown – just as Muhammad Ali did,” says Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer. “I look forward to seeing the fruits of this effort to connect The Greatest with the greatness of our city’s diverse artists and creatives.”

“We are pleased to partner with Fund for the Arts, PBS, KET, and Louisville Metro Government to bring this festival to life,” says Jeanie Kahnke, Senior Director of Public Relations and External Affairs for the Muhammad Ali Center. “This is a perfect opportunity to share the six core principles that Muhammad embraced throughout his life and to celebrate his local and worldwide impact through art right here in his hometown.”

 Mural completed by Kacy Jackson for the 2019 Imagine Mural Festival. Check it out at YouthBuild, 745 S. Preston.

Photo courtesy of Fund for the Arts.

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Artist Kacy Jackson, during the Imagine Mural Festival in 2019.

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A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH The 2021 festival is the second iteration of the Imagine Mural Festival. It grew out of the Imagine Greater Louisville cultural plan and showcased local, national, and international artistic talent by bringing a variety of traditional murals to Louisville’s historic Smoketown neighborhood.

Earlier this year, the Fund for the Arts and a cross-sector team updated the Imagine Greater Louisville cultural plan to ensure that it adequately addresses the current and future needs of the community following the COVID-19 pandemic and the undeniable call for racial equity in our city.

“As we work to heal our community and rebuild our connections after more than a year of isolation, it is important that this iteration of the mural festival be highly collaborative,” says Guess. “We are inviting artists of all disciplines to participate as we bring a multimedia experience to downtown Louisville’s public spaces.”

Murals will be one element of collaborative multimedia works of art created during the festival. Additional elements will be connected and shared online via QR codes.

Groups of artists from diverse backgrounds and arts disciplines (including visual, literary, spoken word, poetry, music, and film) were invited to apply to create murals and associated content that will address the festival’s theme by amplifying and celebrating the six core principles that Ali lived and embraced throughout his life: confidence, conviction, dedication, respect, giving, and spirituality.

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Artist murals will amplify the six core principles that Ali lived and embraced throughout his life: confidence, conviction, dedication, respect, giving, and spirituality.

Photo courtesy of Fund for the Arts.

Selected artists will submit a proposed concept and final budget for an interdisciplinary artwork specific to a site identified by the festival’s committee by mid-August, with all artwork expected to be complete by mid-September.

For more information about the Festival, visit fundforthearts.org/muralfestival.

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StageOne Family Theatre has served Greater Louisville since 1946. In those 75 years, the group has witnessed the transformative power of theater for children of all ages.

StageOne’s mission is to continue to lift barriers and remove obstacles to make the arts more accessible to everyone.

Through meaningful partnerships with local school systems, corporate sponsors, and individual donors, it continues to deliver live, in-person, and virtual performances to local and national audiences as a vehicle for sparking imagination, fostering empathy, and cultivating passion for the performing arts.

The popular program, Storytellers, is StageOne’s interactive, immersive performance series focused on creating the building blocks for literacy and a love for theater in young audiences, aged 18 months to 8 years. A team of actors, accompanied by musicians, bring beloved books to life for audiences seated in chairs or on the floor.

“StageOne can’t wait to share with you a season about looking past our first impressions, finding truth and finding our voices,” says Andrew D. Harris, StageOne’s Producing Artistic Director. “Our mainstage season announcement is planned for September, so that we can be as certain as possible we’ll be able to gather in person, but while we wait – we’re announcing our Storytellers season. Storytellers combines the natural need that kids have for dramatic play and storytelling to bring their favorite stories to life. There’s not much I love more than seeing a shy 4-year old step onstage for the first time — you see their confidence bloom right in front of you! And with musical accompaniment, Storytellers performances really are fun for the whole family.”

Actors Tyler Tate and Sidney Edwards perform in a Storytellers performance of Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae as part of a production sponsored by My Big Little Adventure at the Louisville Zoo in May 2021. Photo by Kate Gipson.

UPCOMING STORYTELLERS PERFORMANCES Showtimes are 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.: • October 30, 2021: Halloween Themed • November 20, 2021: Holiday Themed • January 8, 2022: Happy New Year!

• February 19, 2022: Sponsored by My Big Little Adventure with support from PNC Grow Up Great • March 12, 2022: TBA For more information or to buy tickets, visit our website.

 Actors from StageOne Storytellers invite young audience members to engage in the storytelling at a performance hosted at Lincoln Performing Arts School in October 2019. Photo courtesy of StageOne.

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EVENTS CALENDAR Audience is your connection to the performing arts and entertainment of Louisville.

Below are some of the events we are looking forward to in the coming months and we hope you enjoy them all!

For more of our preferred arts and entertainment recommendations, visit Audience502.com/audience-events

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11 WFPK Waterfront Wednesday Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers (9PM), Vila Mure (7:30PM) and CJ Sparks (6PM)

19 Old Crow Medicine Show 7:30PM, Iroquois Amphitheater Tickets & Info

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Franco Escamilla Payaso USA Tour WFPK Waterfront Wednesday Comedy Performance Fully in Spanish Christone "Kingfish" Ingram 7PM, Brown Theatre (9PM), Brooks Ritter (7:30PM) Tickets & Info and Genevva (6PM)

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Paul Thorn Band Rock/Blues 8PM, Old Forester's Paristown Hall Tickets & Info

Sublime w. Rome & Dirty Heads 7PM, Waterfront Park Tickets & Info

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Railbird Festival feat. Dave Matthews Band, Jason Isbell, My Morning Jacket, Leon Bridges, Billy Strings and more...

Keeneland Racecourse Lexington, KY Tickets & Info

Rickey Smiley, Y'all Goin' to Hell Tour 7PM, Brown Theatre Tickets & Info

11 Hayes Carll 7PM, Headliners Music Hall Tickets & Info

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65th Annual St. James Court Art Show Old Louisville Come meet your friends from Audience502 and the arts community at our booth!

A Concert for Unity: Louisville Orchestra Classics Series Teddy Abrams, conductor 8PM, Whitney Hall Tickets & Info

The Second City Remix 8PM, Bomhard Theatre Tickets & Info

30 Teddy Talks Schubert Louisville Orchestra Classics Series Teddy Abrams, conductor 8PM, Whitney Hall Tickets & Info

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Andrew Schulz: The INFAMOUS Tour Comedy 7:30PM, Brown Theatre Tickets & Info

9 9/19: Jo Koy

19 Jo Koy – Just Kidding Tour Comedy 7:30PM, Brown Theatre Tickets & Info

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Music of Prohibition: Louisville Orchestra Pops Series Bob Bernhardt, conductor 8PM, Whitney Hall Tickets & Info

WFPK Waterfront Wednesday 24 Low Cut Connie (9PM), Slotrust Nurse Blake (7:30PM) and Wombo (6PM) The PTO Tour 7PM, Bomhard Theatre OCTOBER Tickets & Info

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Holiday Pops: Louisville Orchestra Bob Bernhardt, conductor Whitney Hall louisvilleorchestra.org

ST. JAMES COURT ART SHOW OCTOBER 1, 2 & 3, 2021

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SIX UNIQUE SECTIONS ∙ ONE ART SHOW ST. JAMES COURT ∙ BELGRAVIA COURT ∙ FOURTH STREET ∙ 3RD STREET THE 1300 SECTION ∙ WEST END BAPTIST CHURCH SECTION

64 YEARS OF TRADITION & OVER 600 ARTISTS SET IN BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC OLD LOUISVILLE A U G U S T

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