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In their studio off Baxter Avenue, brothers Jaime (in foreground) and Benjamin Lang blow glass pipes to be sold in their store, Natural Mystic, a longtime fixture on Bardstown Road. The brothers have some competition, however, as evidenced by the number of newer smoke shops selling inexpensive glass pipes and other smoking-related products. See “Pipe Dreams,” page 4.

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he wood-paneled station wagon is loaded with the family on their way to an awkward Thanksgiving reunion with the eldest child, April, a punk-rocker living in a NYC walk-up. Dad reminds the backseat brood: “Just remember, everybody, April is cooking.” The mother replies with an eye roll, “We’ll need an extra dozen glazed.”

This dialogue is probably more a true portrait of Americana than we know. It’s a slice of life from one of my favorite indie films, “Pieces of April,” by Peter Hedges. It’s also my Thanksgiving cinematic tradition. This edge-of-seat ride of a story brings an unfocused family into a tight place – and lets the viewer know that their own family or feast might not be so hard to endure after all.

I love Thanksgiving and all that it brings – from turkey to dressing to dysfunction to mayonnaise. The cultural recipe differs from home to home and never has the same measurements of religion or ritual. Kind of a one-size-fits-all holiday.

Yet even the best intentions can get lost somewhere between the gravy and the yams, with pettiness, opinions and perceptions leading our plans for a classic Norman Rockwell gathering into a Jackson Pollack free-for-all.

A few friends have shared their November nightmares with me and, now that time offers distance, they are hilarious: The blazing drippings-inspired oven fire, blizzards, towed cars, unexpected meals (vending machine cheese sandwiches), a flat pumpkin pie, unacceptable oyster-jalapeno dressing, and a Chinese duck staring from its bed of rice; not to mention the bruised shins under the kid’s table, gridiron rivalry, the uninvited guests … hell, the invited guests.

What’s a pilgrim to do? Eat, drink, and be nice.

Besides, you can’t really argue or complain if your mouth is full of broccoli casserole.

Living in California, I so missed Kentucky that I turned the central air down to the 60s while the turkey was roasting in order to “feel” Novemberish. Just outside our windows (blinds shut) were avocado, lemon and palm trees – hardly an over-the-riverand-through-the-woods visual.

Years later, I was back in the Commonwealth hauling groceries for a Thanksgiving feast on a frigid November night, when I slipped at the end of a long deck and my prized 12-pound, frozen-solid bird flew out of the bag and bounced onto the wooden planks. I watched in horror as it slid, spinning in a blur all the way down, followed by a silent airborne moment before it crashed into the woods. Alas, the beast had returned to its natural habitat. The bottles of Snapple were next, clanging and tinkling down the ramp and over the edge to join the Butterball.

I sprained my uvula screaming, but dinner was not spoiled. I probably needed that moonlit search-and-rescue hike just to get me in the spirit.

As for April, despite one chaotic mishap after another, she pulls it together. With the family finally taking their seats in the tiny dining nook, she summons her thoughts of the day, the homemade decorations and canned vegetables looking quite nice in the flickering candlelight.

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Up-N-Smoke Syndicate owner Chad Wade stands next to a display of Kentucky-made glass pipes in his store at 970 Barret Ave. Up-N-Smoke also carries exclusive brand-name products such as Sheldon Black water pipes (top photo, opposite page). Wade has opened five Up-N-Smoke stores in the Louisville area, with plans to open a sixth.

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had Wade, owner of Up-N-Smoke Syndicate, got into the smoke shop business in 2007 after his home-rehabbing business fell victim to the downturn in the housing market. Wade and his brother originally started selling smoking products at a flea market in Shepherdsville. Now, Wade, 41, has five stores and employs 18 people.

Wade is about to open another location, at Third and Central near Papa John’s Stadium.

Demographics, such as median income, median age, and other statistics available on the Internet, dictate where a new store is located. Wade buys the smoking products in bulk, so it only takes him about two weeks after signing a lease to open a new store.

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What separates Up-N-Smoke from smoke shops of the past is customer service. Gone are the days when stores kept pipes in a back room behind a beaded curtain. Up-NSmoke has water pipes, vaporizers, glass pipes and smoking accessories laid out in cases like jewelry in a department store.

Wade’s first store, the Shepherdsville location, is still the largest, at 2,600 square feet, but the Barret Avenue store is Up-NSmoke’s most profitable location. The store offers T-shirts, posters, e-cigarettes and novelty gifts. Wade says it attracts a lot of University of Louisville students.

“Those people are spending the money,” he boasts. “They are coming from out of state, out of county, out of the country.

They are coming in with Mom’s credit card. They are of age, and they can afford the eight- or nine-hundred-dollar water pipe. They have very disposable income.”

Wade emphasizes that he sells products for tobacco use only, and if people use it for a different purpose, that is not his fault. “As adults, people are smart,” he says. “They are going to figure out a way to do what they are going to do.”

Owning a smoke shop requires an aptitude for semantics.

There are certain words that should never be spoken, and all of them are drug-related. Most smoke shops post signs warning customers that their products are for tobacco use only. In addition, the glass pipes are referred to as “pieces” to emphasize their stature as handcrafted artisan glass. While cigarette papers may be offered, and a customer can buy a water pipe, you’ll certainly never hear the B-word.

“We have a paraphernalia speech law here in Kentucky,” Wade explains. “If you use the ‘bong’ word, that is only supposed to be used for drugs. It’s a freedom-of-speech, watchwhat-you-say situation. I don’t understand it, myself. But if there is any kind of reference to drugs, the transaction has to stop or we, as a business, can be cited for it.”

Violation of federal or state drug paraphernalia laws can lead to fines, seizure of property and even jail time. Despite this, the number of smoke shops and convenience stores

selling smoking products has exploded in the last decade.

The Yellow Pages website lists 121 smoke shops in Greater Louisville, and 40 of them are specifically identified by the out-of-fashion term “head shop.”

On Bardstown Road from Taylorsville Road to Grinstead Drive alone, there is Smoked House, Electric Ladyland, Hubbly Bubbly, Natural Mystic, Smoker’s Paradise, Zara Smokeshop, and one of Wade’s five Up-N-Smoke stores. Add to that number the hookah bars, which in some cases also sell smoking products, and several more smoke shops farther down the road.

Jaime Lang, co-owner of Natural Mystic, says the number of smoke shops have multiplied so much in recent years because of the increase in imported glass products from places like China and India. Natural Mystic is a collective of glass blowers, so all of their products are made within 15 miles of Louisville. Lang opened the store with his brother and another partner about 13 years ago. Around 2008, he realized more foreign glass was flooding the market and bringing down prices.

“I don’t feel we have the same fight as some of these other places do,” Lang says. “You can walk around our store, I can tell you who made every piece.”

Ironically, Lang says the blame for the flood of cheap, imported smoking products falls in the lap of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. In 2003, the D.E.A. executed Operation Pipe Dreams, which shut down several domestic pipe manufacturers who were selling their products on the Internet. The only person to serve time was comedian Tommy Chong, who operated a bong-manufacturing company in California. Chong agreed to a plea bargain in order to keep his wife and son from being prosecuted. Several other business owners had their assets taken and were put under house arrest. According to the documentary “Degenerate Art: The Art and Culture of Glass Pipes,” the remaining domestic glass makers went further underground and foreign glass stepped in to fill the demand as the number of smokers grew.

“I think it’s almost nationwide,” Lang says. “You can go through Tennessee and you can buy pipes in any corner gas station now. It’s the imports that have flooded the market. These major importers are buying boatloads and truckloads full and they are importing them over. So, you get a whole carton dropped off at your place. Some of them might be broken. People aren’t getting paid fairly ... They are getting paid cents on a piece.

The quality is not there. Then the store charges 25 times what they are paying for them.

If you are on vacation and you want a pipe, you don’t care where your money is going.”

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Jaime Lang, left, and his brother, Benjamin, own Natural Mystic, at 1581 Bardstown Road. Their company, Lang Art Glass, makes glass creations such as beer mugs, beer taps, jewelry and other items.

Lang studied under Bob Snodgrass, who many regard as the “godfather” of artistic hard glass. Lang also learned from other glass artists while following the band Phish.

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The 2013 Kentucky Health Issues Poll found that 78 percent of the Bluegrass state supports legalizing marijuana for medicinal use and 40 percent for recreational use. In September, House Speaker Greg Stumbo said he was leaning toward supporting the use of medicinal marijuana.

With attitudes like these, it is not surprising that smoke shops have a PHOTO: BRIANBOHANNON.COM growing customer base. Lieutenant J.T. Between walk-in customers at Up-N-Smoke’s 2,600-square-foot Shepherdsville store, manager Mae Fleur, 19, left, talks with employees Andrew Dodd, 21, center, and Jacey Calloway, 22.

Duncan, Commander of the Louisville Metro Police Department’s Major “Most of the pipes and the things sold there can’t actually Crimes Unit, says he believes many of these stores are openbe used for tobacco,� Duncan admits. “Maybe one out of a ing in anticipation of marijuana legalization. thousand of those pipes can be used for tobacco or some “I really believe in a couple of months they think they other legal herbal thing. We all know the majority of those are going to be able to sell dope right out of the storefront,� things are being used for marijuana or hashish or spice, but Duncan says. “My office is on Barret Avenue and sometimes I until we actually find someone using them for that, it is not stop and talk to some of the people working at these places. I considered paraphernalia. talked to one girl who was trying to tell me Jefferson County “We’re asking for more resources to regulate the smoke is going to legalize medical marijuana in a few months. I’m shops. The money that is there for heroin investigation isn’t thinking to myself, ‘The stuff they are smoking must be pretty there for Spice and marijuana. As a police department, we’re good.’ I think Kentucky will be the last state to legalize somegoing to focus our resources on harder drugs like heroin, thing like that. But I have been wrong about other things.� meth and cocaine.�

Duncan says there is not much public support for investi Several of the smoke shop owners reported having good regating legitimate businesses that submit payroll tax, income lationships with LMPD. Wade says that some interaction with tax and sales tax. LMPD gets about two to three complaints the police is the price of doing business, but that a smoke a week about smoke shops or convenience stores selling shop owner would have to be stupid to risk a profitable, legal smoking products. The department has an officer assigned enterprise by dealing with banned substances. specifically to investigate these matters, but most of them end “If you are really in it for a fast buck, you’re in the wrong up in citations if there is any action at all. Unless an establishbusiness anyway,� says Wade. “The only way to do that is to ment is actually selling illegal drugs – such as bath salts or cut a lot of corners and do crazy things. Then if the man sees the synthetic marijuana known as Spice or K-2 – they are not it, they might come see you. If he don’t see it, then maybe violating the law. There have been arrests for selling synthetic someone higher up might see you. If the Feds show up, you marijuana in the area, but Duncan could not say how many. got a bigger problem than you can dream of.� R There are also several ongoing investigations. Later this year or next, LMPD plans to do a week-long sweep to make sure all Contact the writer at blueshound2000@gmail.com. the smoke shops are in compliance with the law.

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GILL HOLLAND TALK Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Ave., 7 p.m., Free. unmistakably done in her own FRIDAY, NOV. 1 hand. Her work gives reverence Carmichael’s will celebrate the posthumous publication to the last vestiges of archaic PAINTINGS BY KEVIN OECHSLI ways of life as they fade into the of Sam Thomas’ “The Origins Breadworks, 2204 Dundee of Louisville’s Olmsted Parks shadows of contemporary life.

Road, Free. Paintings by Louis& Parkways.” Prolific local ville artist Kevin Oechsli are fea- The exhibit runs through Nov. historian Samuel W. Thomas 20. More information at www. tured in November. His works, (1938-2012) authored some of bdeemer.com. (Crescent Hill) depicting horse races, beaches the finest books on Louisville and roosters, will be available KORE GALLERY CO-OP EXHIBIT history. Gill Holland, publisher, for viewing and purchase film producer and a major leadThe KORE Gallery, Mellwood through Nov. 30. (Highlands) Art Center,1860 Mellwood Ave., er in the green movement, will speak about Thomas’ book. For #117-A, Free. Works by Don NEW OIL PAINTINGS BY more information, visit www.

Cartwright, abstract painter; CYNTHIA KELLY OVERALL carmichaelsbookstore.com/ Uneena Jackson, handmade B. Deemer Gallery, 2650 event/celebration-posthumousjewelry; Spike Fredericks, Frankfort Ave., Free. Cynthia release-sam-thomass-finalarchitectural, folk art painter; Kelly Overall is a Bardstown, book. (Crescent Hill) and Karen Davis, mixed media Ky., artist whose latest series art quilts, will be on display of oil paintings depict scenes ONENESS BLESSING through Dec. 31. Gallery hours of old-world bucolic life in the Rainbow Blossom, 3046 Netherlands. Overall’s paintings are Wednesday-Friday, 10 Bardstown Road, 7 p.m.-9 share a luminosity and technical a.m.-5p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Free, but donations are p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. application reminiscent of Old accepted. The Oneness Blessing The co-op is currently jurying Dutch masterworks, but are is a transfer of divine, intelligent energy, balancing the body’s natural healing energies and atSPOTLIGHT: ART INSPIRED BY WILL OLDHAM tuning the brain with the fields The Louisville Visual Art Association presents an exhibit of unity. Join Linda and other Oneness Blessing Givers and curated by Kevin Titzer, at PUBLIC, 131 W. Main St., Nov. experience a gentle reawaken1-Dec. 14. An opening reception takes place Nov. 1 in ing. For more info, visit www. conjunction with First Friday Trolley Hop. Titzer asked 26 rainbowblossom.com or call artists – locally and from around the world – to produce (502) 498-2470. (Highlands)

a new piece of art inspired by “Troublesome Houses,” a song by Will Oldham (aka Bonnie “Prince” Billy). This is the third exhibition of its kind to be curated by Titzer; the other two were inspired by The Pixies and They Might Be Giants. Titzer says he chooses musicians who have inspired his own artwork.

“I’ve been aware of Will Oldham’s creative output since the first Palace Brothers CD came out,” says Titzer. “As Oldham grew artistically and accomplished more and more over the years, he became a bit of an example for Courtesy, LVAA what was posCraig LaRotunda’s “Soul of a Butterfly” sible for a lot of people.” Gallery hours are 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday. For more info, contact Katie Levy at (502) 584-8166 or katie@louisvillevisualart.org. (Downtown)

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SPOTLIGHT: SHOTGUN HOUSES IN A LOUISVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD Photographs by Ron Morris are featured in “Schnitzelburg/Germantown: Shotgun Houses in a Louisville Neighborhood,” on exhibit at That Place on Goss, the cafe in Goss Avenue Antiques & Interiors, 946 Goss Ave., through Nov. 15. A reception for the photographer will be held Sunday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., with remarks by Lisa Pisterman, author of “Louisville’s Germantown and Schnitzelburg” (cash bar available). The cafe is open Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Morris studied photography at the University of Louisville and the Massachusetts College of Art where he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree. He has exhibited in New England and New York and has taught at Boston-area colleges. Morris’ work is in several art collections and has been reviewed by The Boston Globe and The New York Times. He participated in an NEA-funded photography project documenting Long Island. A book of his Germantown photographs has been self-published on Blurb and can be seen at www.blurb.com/books/332799-germantown. (Germantown/ Schnitzelburg)

SATURDAY, NOV. 2 6TH ANNUAL 5K RACE TO END HOMELESSNESS Cherokee Park, Rugby Field, 9 a.m., $30 adults/$15 ages 18 and under. Participants will meet to walk, run or meander the Cherokee Park Scenic Loop.

All proceeds benefit Coalition for the Homeless’ programs supporting homeless youth. The first 300 registrants will receive a free long-sleeved T-shirt. To register, visit www.louhomeless. org; for more information, call (502) 636-9550 (Highlands) OUT OF THE DARKNESS 5K WALK Waterfront Park, South Great Lawn, 10 a.m.-Noon, $30 donation includes T-shirt. The Out of the Darkness Community Walk is a 5K scenic walk through Louisville’s Waterfront Park. Proceeds benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, which

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“Woman Mowing Lawn” is from a series of photos on shotgun houses by Ron Morris. funds research, education, and awareness programs to prevent suicide and help those affected by suicide. Participants are encouraged to bring a picture of their loved one for the memory line. They may also bring a pair of shoes to represent their loved one. These shoes will line the memory walk, then be donated to charity. To register for the event or to help someone reach their fundraising goal, visit www.outofthedarkness.org.

(Downtown) INTRODUCTION TO TRANSFORMATIONAL ART Rainbow Blossom, 3046 Bardstown Road, 1 p.m.-2 p.m., Free. Author and artist Elizabeth Monroy will talk about how she uses creative movement,

meditation, intuitive art and storytelling to help people experience profound shifts in their lives, rewriting their own life story. Monroy founded the New Renaissance School of Creative Media in Florence, Italy, and studied Transformational Art in Malibu, Calif. This event repeats on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. at the Middletown location. For more information, call (502) 498-2470 or visit rainbowblossom.com. (Highlands) POETRY READING Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Ave., 4 p.m. Free. Kiki Petrosino, Jessica Farquhar, A.E. Watkins and Dan Rosenberg will read poetry. Petrosino teaches creative writing at U of L and co-edits the independent online

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poetry journal “Transom” with Rosenberg. Her new collection is “Hymn for the Black Terrific.”

Farquhar holds an M.F.A. in poetry from Purdue, where she was assistant director of Creative Writing. Watkins is a graduate of the M.F.A. program at St. Mary’s College of California and currently attends Purdue.

His first collection of poetry, “Dear, Companion,” was a 2011 American Poetry Journal Book Prize runner up. Rosenberg’s book “The Crushing Organ” won the 2011 American Poetry Journal Book Prize. For more information, visit www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/event/ poetry-reading-carmichaels.

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AMERICANA COMMUNITY CENTER’S 1ST ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT Audubon Country Club, 3265 Robin Road, Cocktails/Networking (cash bar), 6 p.m., Dinner/ Program, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., $65 individual, $500 for table of 8, corporate sponsorships from $1,000-$3,000. Americana Community Center, “Where Louisville Meets the World,” provides resources to enhance education, cultural integration and physical well-being for adults, youth and families of immigrants, refugees and U.S.-born citizens. A silent auction will be featured along with entertainment by the American Digital Music Project.

Attend this event and help Americana continue to offer great resources for the residents of our community. For tickets or more information, visit www. americanacc.org. (Audubon)

area’s best local artisans. Take a chance on great raffle prizes including one-of-a-kind theme baskets, an iPad and a beautiful handmade quilt. The Boutique Cafe will also be open for those who wish to sit and enjoy a delicious lunch or satisfy their sweet tooth with homemade baked goods from the Gourmet Shoppe. There will be kids’ activities and more! (Highlands)

EMILIE STRONG SMITH CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Refreshments, 5 p.m., Concert, 5:30 p.m., $20 individual/$65-$200 subscriptions. “Musical for an Autumn Afternoon” features The Locust Grove Chamber Musicians performing a cheerful mix of Celtic and pioneer-era Kentucky favorites on strings and fortepiano.

The concert will feature music

by Niel Gow, Andrew Oswalt, Turlough O’Carolan and Stephen Foster. This chamber music series allows one to experience music much as would the early SUNDAY, NOV. 3 Locust Grove residents. The first three concerts of the season 28TH ANNUAL ST. AGNES will be held in the historic CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE St. Agnes School, 1800 Newburg house. Refreshments will be served downstairs and concerts Road, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Free. Get performed in the second-floor a jump on the holidays and shop for unique gifts and hand- Great Parlor. For tickets, call (502) 897-9845. (Blankenbaker) made crafts from some of the

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UPWARD BASKETBALL AND CHEERLEADING St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2000 Douglass Boulevard, boys and girls grades K-8, Orientation and Evaluations: Nov. 4, 5, 7 from 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Registration is now open for St. Paul UMC’s Upward Basketball and Cheerleading 2013-2014 season. Practices begin the week of Dec. 2. Games begin the week of Jan. 6. The season ends March 1 with the last game day and awards celebration. Weekly practices and games are limited to one hour each, so this league is family friendly and fun for everyone!

For more info, contact Upward Directors Tammi and Mike Kinser at upward@stpaulchurch.net, or call Carrie Burns, St. Paul UMC church office (502) 459-1595. (Highlands)

LOCUST GROVE LECTURE: BLUEGRASS RENAISSANCE Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, 1 p.m., $5 ($3 Friends of Historic Locust Grove). Dr. James Klotter, State Historian of Kentucky and professor of History at Georgetown College, will present “Bluegrass Renaissance: The ‘Athens of the West:’ Image in the Nation and in Memory.”

Dessert and coffee will be served. Reservations are not required. For more info, visit www. locustgrove.org or call (502) 897-9845. (Blankenbaker)

Internationally known Gypsy Jazz musicians Sebastien Giniaux and Ben Powell will perform with The Adrian Holovaty Trio and the Louisville-based Ben Powell Trio at the 3rd Annual Django Jamboree. The concert takes place at Kentucky Country Day Theater, 4100 Springdale Road, on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. This barrage of talent in the style of jazz masters Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli brings definitive, contemporary Gypsy Jazz to the local stage. Tickets are $20 in advance/$25 day of show, and are available at www.djangojamboree.com or the Kentucky Country Day Box Office. Musicians are welcome to stay after the show for an open jam session. For those who want to hone their technique, Giniaux and Powell will teach master classes earlier in the day from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Topics for workshops include Gypsy Rest Stroke picking style, La Pompe rhythm, jazz violin improvisation, and guitar improvisation in the Gypsy Jazz vocabulary. Tickets for one master class are $45 with advance purchase/$50 day of show; two classes are $75 with advance purchase/$80 day of show. (Brownsboro)

TUESDAY, NOV. 5 INDOOR FLEA MARKET American Legion Iroquois Post, 800 W. Woodlawn Ave., every Tuesday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Free.

Lunch available for $2, table rental $5. For more information, call Paul at (502) 968-2593.

(Iroquois)

SAINTS SIMON & JUDE WOMEN’S CLUB ANNUAL CARD PARTY Saints Simon & Jude church, 4335 Hazelwood Ave., doors open at 6:30 p.m., party starts at 7:30 p.m., $5. The card party features prizes, dessert and coffee. For more information, call (502) 367-8888. (Iroquois) LECTURE: THE IMPACT OF THOMAS MERTON AND VATICAN II ON THE CHURCH Bellarmine University, 2001 Newburg Road, Hilary’s, Horrigan Hall, 7 p.m., Free.

Anthony T. Padovano will hold a talk: “The Impact of Thomas Merton and Vatican II on the Church.” Padovano holds doctorates and professorships in theology and literature. He is the author of 29 books, along with three award-winning plays. For more info, visit www. merton.org/Events. (Newburg) THURSDAY, NOV. 7 6TH ANNUAL I-THIRST DINNER Hyatt Regency, 311 S. Fourth St., 6:30 p.m., $125, or $2,000 for a corporate table of 10. All proceeds benefit WaterStep, an organization that works to save lives from waterborne illness around the world. For tickets, call Michael Raus at (502) 5686342, ext. 404 or visit www. waterstep.org. (Downtown)

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Guitarist Sebastien Giniaux and violinist Ben Powell WOMEN WHO WRITE Highland-Shelby Park Library reading room, 1250 Bardstown Road, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Free.

Women who write or aspire to write are invited to the monthly meetings of Women Who Write.

For more info, visit www.womenwhowrite.com. (Highlands) MARC COHN CONCERT Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St., 7:30 p.m., $36-$40. Singer/ songwriter Marc Cohn combines the precision of a brilliant tunesmith with the passion of a

great soul man. He’s a natural storyteller, balancing the exuberant with the poignant, and able to distill universal truth out of his often romantic, drawnfrom-life tales. More info at www.cliftoncenter.org. (Clifton) SATURDAY, NOV. 9 ACTIVE HEROES 5K & MILITARY CAR SHOW Waterfront Park, Festival Plaza, 9:30 a.m. (late registration starts at 8 a.m.), $25, $30 after

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Nov. 3, includes T-shirt. As part of Louisville’s Veteran’s Weekend celebration, everyone is invited to join military heroes and their families by participating in this scenic 5K run/walk. The route will be within Waterfront Park along the scenic Ohio River and Witherspoon Street. All proceeds benefit Active Heroes Inc., which has helped over 1,800 military families, veterans and wounded warriors with financial support and programs to combat PTSD and suicide.

Wheelchair and para-athlete participants are welcome. No pets, roller blades or bicycles are allowed on the race course. For more information, visit www. activeheroes.org.

(Downtown)

CRYSTAL PRANA Rainbow Blossom, 3046 Bardstown Road, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., $10. Bring a yoga mat.

Crystal prana healing enhances self-healing by harnessing the power of crystals to extract negative emotions and diseased energies, clear and balance the chakras, effect emotional release and deliver high vibration prana. It is non-religious and complements mainstream healthcare. This workshop includes a meditation and a group healing session. The workshop also takes place Tuesday, Nov. 19. For more info, visit www. rainbowblossom.com or call (502) 498-2470. (Highlands)

the Kosair Children’s Hospital Foundation, hundreds of volunteers design and decorate Christmas trees, wreaths and hand-crafted holiday items, all of which are for sale to raise funds for the Wendy L. Novak Diabetes Care Center. Displays and activities center around Christian, Jewish and Kwanzaa traditions. Special ticketed events include Dickens Family Night, Friday, Nov. 15, featuring Dickens-era costumed characters and carolers, the festival’s first appearance of Santa and special free children’s activities; and The Snow Ball Gala, Saturday, Nov. 23, a black-tie event that has become one of Louisville’s most fashionable holiday parties. For times, advance tickets and more information, visit www.kosairchildrenshospital.com/festivaloftreeslights.

(Downtown)

named Carolina. The event will include music, cake and refreshments, plus remarks by Mayor Greg Fischer and other special guests. Commemorative prints from an artist’s rendering of the statue will be available for purchase; proceeds will support the restoration effort. (Highlands)

contact Certified Health Coach Kathleen O’Neil, MSW, at (502) 553-2997, or kathleenoneil@ iglou.com. (Audubon)

Charles Oldham at (502) 2418755 or visit www.kyanageo. org. (Crestwood)

SPOTLIGHT: HOLIDAY IN THE WOODS

The Little Loomhouse, 328 Kenwood Hill Road, presents a week-long art exhibition and sale featuring work by 16 local artists with prices in the $10-$200 range. The week begins with an Open House on Friday, Nov. 15 from 6 p.m.-9 p.m., featuring beverages from the Louisville Mead Company, food

by Jimbo’s Bar-B-Que and desserts from Rainbow Cafe. Ethan Buckler, lead singer of indie rock group King Kong, will DJ, and the Beechmont Bombshells will serve as hostesses for the evening. In addition, authors Stefanie Buzan and Rosemary McCandless will sign copies of their book, “A View from the Top,” a history of the neighborhood; and journalist/author Michael L. Jones will sign copies of his book, “Second-Hand Stories: 15 Portraits of LouWEDNESDAY, NOV. 13 isville.” Shuttle service to the Loomhouse will be provided on Friday night from CASTLEMAN STATUE RELAX RESTORE RENEW CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION the DeSales High School parking lot, 425 Louisville Nature Center, 3745 The Castleman Statue, interIllinois Ave., 6 p.m.-7 p.m., Kenwood Drive. With holiday gift giving section of Cherokee Road and $10 ($5 for LNC’s Living Lively in mind, the art sale will continue at the Cherokee Parkway, 2 p.m.-4 GEM, MINERAL FOSSIL & participants enrolled in the Loomhouse through Thursday, Nov 21 p.m., Free. The Cherokee Triangle six-month program). ExperiJEWELRY SHOW from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. each day. For more Association invites everyone Camp Crestwood, 7206 Clore ence Yoga Nidra, a simple but PHOTOs: Courtesy, Michelle Amos-Jones to join them in celebrating the information, contact Melissa Amos-Jones profound relaxation and guided Lane, Nov. 15-17, Free. Come Works by Liberty Art and Tattoo Parlor (top 100th birthday of the recently meditation practice. Bring a mat, rock with the KYANA Geological left, bottom), Celtic leather bracelets from at (502) 408-6714, melissaamosjones@ restored bronze statue of Gen. Society. Show hours are Friday, a pillow or two, and a blanket, gmail.com, or Stephanie Brown at (502) Scott Henderson (middle left) and woven John Breckinridge Castleman 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday, 10 and wear loose, comfortable 367-4792, info@littleloomhouse.org. wares from Michelle Amos (top right) will be (1841-1918) and his beloved clothing. Walk-ins welcome. For a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, noon-5 (Iroquois) included in the show. horse, an American saddlebred p.m.

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MONDAY, NOV. 11 SCHOOL’S OUT SCIENCE CAMPS Kentucky Science Center, 727 W. Main St., 8 a.m.-noon, half-day Builders camp for ages 4-5, $25 ($20 for members); 8 a.m.-4 p.m., full-day camps: Cool Chemistry camp for ages 5-6; It’s A Bird, It’s a Plane camp for ages 7-8; Forensics camp for ages 9-11, $45 ($40 for members). For details, visit www.kysciencecenter.org.

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FRIDAY, NOV. 15 FESTIVAL OF TREES & LIGHTS Louisville Slugger Field, 401 E. Main St., Nov. 15-17, $5 adults, $3 seniors age 65+ and children under age 12 (plus small fee for children’s activities). Hosted by

KENTUCKY OPERA’S “SIMON BOCCANEGRA” Brown Theatre, 315 W. Broadway, Friday, Nov. 15, 8 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 17, 2 p.m., $31$67. In this opera by Giuseppe Verdi, Simon Boccanegra is given great power and influence but loses the love of his life and

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must deal with deadly politics before finding his long-lost daughter and redemption. This company premiere features Malcolm MacKenzie as Simon Boccanegra and Inna Dukach as his daughter Amelia. For tickets, call (502) 584-7777 or visit www.kyopera.org. (Downtown)

Ernie the Engineer, who takes care of the Peppermint Express Kiddie Train that travels through the Candy Cane Forest. He’ll also host Ernie’s Express Lunch where he’ll meet and interact with junior conductors. Also new for 2013 is Sing ‘n’ Joy International Choral Festival and Competition, which takes place over Thanksgiving weekend, SATURDAY, NOV. 16 bringing choirs from across the U.S. and globe to participate CHRISTMAS AT THE GALT and share their unique cultural HOUSE HOTEL traditions. For details, call 140 N. Fourth St., Nov. 16-Jan. 1, (502) 589-5200 or visit www.

10 a.m.-8 p.m., $14.99-$48.95 christmasatthegalthouse.com. (children ages 12 and under free (Downtown) for many events). Christmas at the Galt House Hotel is packing HENRY BROTHERS TO DISCUSS in more magic and wonder for NEW BOOK families this holiday season. The Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 event has many new features Frankfort Ave., 4 p.m. Free. including a new character called David and Joe Henry will discuss

their new book “Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World that Made Him.” Joe Henry, an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and Grammy award winning producer, has released 12 studio albums and produced multiple recordings for other artists. Louisville resident David Henry is an author, screenwriter, video and broadcast producer.

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SPOTLIGHT: Bombino with Jubalson The Other Side of Life proudly presents Bombino along with Jubalson at The New Vintage, 2126 S. Preston St., Friday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. This show is for ages 21 and over. It is $10 in advance/$15 day of show. Tuareg guitarist and singer Omara “Bombino” Moctar made his Nonesuch Records debut with the release of “Nomad” on April 2, 2013. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard World Music album chart and iTunes World chart and has earned rave reviews from top media outlets around the world. Bombino’s dazzling live performance and virtuosity on the guitar have led notable critics to compare him to Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Neil Young and Jerry Garcia. Born and raised in Niger, in the northern city of Agadez, Bombino is a member of the Tuareg Ifoghas tribe, a nomadic people descended from the Berbers of North Africa, who have for centuries fought against colonialism and the imposition of strict Islamic rule. Jubalson is a band from Louisville and Nashville celebrating the release of their second album, “Don’t Remember Me.” Advance tickets are available at Astro Black Records, 1000 E. Oak St., and at www.ticketfly.com. (Schnitzelburg)

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single ticket, $50 couple, $300 table for ten. Catholic Charities of Louisville’s Sister Visitor Center fundraiser, “A Step Back in Time with The Monarchs,” features rock-n-roll band The Monarchs, hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and silent auction. For tickets or more info, visit www. cclou.org or contact Sr. Michele Intravia at (502) 873-2566, x112, or mintravia@archlou.org.

(Highlands) SUNDAY, NOV. 17 “OUT OF PRINT” FILM SCREENING Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St., 7 p.m., Free. “Out of Print,” by Vivienne Roumani-Denn, draws us into the world of words, illuminating the turbulent, exciting journey from printed books through the digital revolution, all to highlight how this revolution is changing everything about the printed word – and us. For more information, visit www.cliftoncenter.org. (Clifton) MONDAY, NOV. 18 DINNER & DEMOCRACY League of Women Voters, Lang House, 115 S. Ewing Ave., 5:30

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p.m.-7:30 p.m. Free-will offering.

This month’s topic is “Signs of Hope for Sustainable Energy & Clean Environment.” Speakers are Darleen Horton, environmental educator from Cane Run Elementary School; Joseph Franzen, environmental educator from Fern Creek High School; and Maria Koetter, the director of Louisville Metro’s Office of Sustainability. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m. The program begins at 6 p.m. For more info, visit www. lwvlouisville.org or call (502) 895-5218. (Crescent Hill) WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20 ANNE BRADEN MEMORIAL LECTURE – KHALIL GIBRAN MUHAMMAD University of Louisville, Swain Student Activities Center’s Multipurpose Room, 5:30 p.m., Free.

Author, historian and educator Khalil Gibran Muhammad’s lecture, “Why the Past Won’t Go Away: The Crisis of History in the Age of Post-racialism,” will touch on racism, incarceration, criminal justice, and the 2012 fatal shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. He will also discuss waning national investment in history studies and its impact on young people’s perceptions. For more information, call Mariam Williams at

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(502) 852-6142 or visit www. louisville.edu/braden. (Belknap) SATURDAY, NOV. 23 EERO SAARINEN EXHIBITION Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 W. Main St., $6, $5 seniors, Free for ages 17 and under, students, military and members. “Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation” highlights the work of Finnish-born American architect Eero Saarinen, whose work includes St. Louis’ Gateway Arch and Dulles International Airport. Curated by architectural historian and architect Mina Marefat, Ph.D., the exhibit shows how Saarinen’s message and philosophy are still fresh and relevant today, five decades after his death. The show runs through Jan. 14, 2014. For more information, call (502) 589-0102 or visit www.kmacmuseum.org.

(Downtown) SUNDAY, NOV. 24 DICK SISTO-STEVE ALLEE SPIRIT OF LIFE QUARTET Clifton Center, 2117 Payne St., 7 p.m., $10. In the first of four concerts in a series featuring great jazz composers, Dick Sisto and Steve Allee will focus on

the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Tickets are available at www.cliftoncenter. org or Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Ave. (Clifton) FRIDAY, NOV. 29 HOLIDAY TRAINS EXHIBIT Yew Dell Botanical Gardens Castle, 6220 Old LaGrange Road, Nov. 29-30, Dec. 1, 6-7, 13-14, $7 adults, $5 seniors, Free for members and children ages 12 and under. Have you ever seen an entire town inside a castle? Well, climb aboard and bring the kids (and grandkids, too) to the popular Yew Dell Gardens Express, a fabulous snow village and model train display created by master model builder Bob Irmscher with help from some of the most talented model train enthusiasts in the region. For more info, visit www. yewdellgardens.org or call (502) 241-4788. (Crestwood) F. A.T. FRIDAY HOLIDAY HOP ON FRANKFORT AVENUE Story and Mellwood avenues to Cannon’s Lane, 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m., Free. Historic Frankfort Avenue will host a F. A.T. Friday “Holiday Hop,” with extended hours in keeping with the Black Friday shopping tradition. Many shops will have special sales, live music and refreshments.

Visit www.fatfridayhop.org for more info. (Clifton/Crescent Hill) DERBY CITY ANTIQUE MALL & CAFE HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE 3819 Bardstown Road in Beuchel, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, Free.

Visit the old Hikes Grade School, decorated for the holidays. There will be door prizes, refreshments and sales throughout the mall, which features vintage, retro, collectibles, furniture and glassware. For more info, visit www. derbycityantiquemall.com or call (502) 459-5151. (Beuchel) LIGHT UP LOUISVILLE AND 40 NIGHTS OF LIGHTS Fourth Street between the Galt House and Fourth Street Live, 2 p.m.-10 p.m., Free. The Run Run Rudolph 5K begins at 2 p.m.; the parade starts at 6:30 p.m.

Light Up Louisville begins with the arrival of Santa Claus, who will help illuminate downtown Louisville. Fireworks will follow.

In addition, the 40 Nights of Lights, a nightly light show set to music along the Fourth Street corridor through Jan. 1, will feature trees and street lights synchronized with the music and light shows at Fourth Street Live and the Galt House Hotel.

The spectacle also includes light projections on buildings along the street. For more info and a link to the 5K registration, visit www.louisvilleky.gov/events/ light_up_louisville.

(Downtown)

LIBRARY CORNER LAPTOP LOUNGE AND HELP WITH COLLEGE APPLICATIONS Shawnee Branch Library, 3912 W. Broadway, every Friday in November, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Free. Drop by laptop lounge to work on your college applications. On Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (College Search: Finding Your Best Fit, 11 a.m.-Noon); and Tuesday, Nov. 26, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., visit the library for help filling out college applications and to have questions answered. For more information, call (502) 574-1722. (Shawnee) EBAY FOR SELLERS Crescent Hill Branch Library, 2762 Frankfort Ave., Monday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m., Free. The presentation is an introduction to the world of selling on eBay. For more information, call (502) 574-1793. (Crescent Hill) BESTSELLING AUTHOR ALLAN GURGANUS Main Library, 301 York St., Wednesday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m., Free, but tickets are required. If Allan Gurganus’ first comic novel, “Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All,” mapped the late 19th-century South, his latest book, “Local Souls,” brings the twisted hilarity of Flannery O’Connor kicking into the 21st century. This first work in a decade offers three novellas mirroring today’s face-lifted South, a zone revolutionized Courtesy, LFPL around freer sexuality, looser Allan Gurganus family ties and superior telecommunications, yet it celebrates those locals who have chosen to stay local. To order tickets, visit www. lfpl.org or call (502) 574-1644. (Downtown) FAMILY FRIENDLY FINANCES Portland Branch Library, 3305 Northwestern Pkwy., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 6 p.m., Free. Presented by Jefferson County Extension Service. For more information, call (502) 574-1744. (Portland) ACT BOOT CAMP Crescent Hill Branch Library, 2762 Frankfort Ave., Saturday, Nov. 16, 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., for ages 12-19, Free, but sign-up is required. Learn to make the best choices on all sections of the exam and use stress-reducing techniques to decrease anxiety. Candice Johnson of the KHEAA will discuss financial aid and scholarship information. Call (502) 574-1793 to sign up. An ACT Boot Camp also takes place Saturday, Nov. 23, 10 a.m., at the Main Library, 301 York St. Call (502) 574-1611 to sign up. (Crescent Hill/Downtown) DOCTOR WHO! 5OTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Highlands/Shelby Park Branch, 1250 Bardstown Road, Thursday, Nov. 21, 6 p.m., for teen Whovians only, Free. Pin the bow tie on the Doctor, vote for your favorite Doctor and more. For more information, call (502) 574-1672. (Highlands) PORTLAND BOOK GROUP Portland Branch Library, 3305 Northwestern Pkwy., Saturday, Nov. 23, 11 a.m., Free. The group will discuss “A Thousand Splendid Suns,” by Khaled Hosseini, whose debut novel, “The Kite Runner,” became an international bestseller. For more information, call (502) 574-1744. (Portland) 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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he longer I’m married, the more I realize that men’s and women’s brains are wired as differently as circular saws and curling irons. Not even close. Their divergent evolutionary paths no doubt began when the couple with the charming brow ridges realized that since the woman had baby food hanging conveniently right there under her collarbones, it made practical sense for the larger, more combative knuckle-dragger to go out and kill brunch.

That basic division of labor led to chasms between our points of view, of course, which then inevitably led to in-house Rules of Conduct, e.g., Rule 1: Don’t lurch into the cave smelling like wildebeest entrails and expect baby-making activities to ensue. Couples continue to make rules to this very epoch, because what one considers perfectly acceptable behavior can drive the other vein-bulging mad.

For example, I work for clients who give me SWAG (for the uninitiated, the PG translation is “Stuff” We All Get); so you might look at the cap I’m wearing and think I know something about medical supplies, The Missouri Lottery, or road-grading equipment. I don’t, but since I hate to throw away a perfectly good anything, my wife has capped my cap collection at 20 – if one comes in, one must go out. Same thing with my Company-logoed Briefcase and Gym Bag Collection. Again, Goodwill has saved our marriage, and Sweetie Cakes has more room to keep lamps we don’t use.

A few years back, I was forced to make a rule as a result of a well-documented law of human nature: Men – okay, straight men – can talk to each other about hair for about seven seconds before it gets uncomfortable, while women can talk about hair virtually indefinitely. When a bunch of buddies meet up at a bar or a game, you won’t hear anybody say, “Steve! Your hair looks fabulous, buddy! Are you still going to The Hair Fairy?” And most of the time Steve’s not going to say, “Oh, I can’t do a thing with it, but I’m headed to the men’s room to try this new product. Wanta come?”

One night in L.A., we were dining with another couple when the women started talking about hair and how the heat and humidity distresses tresses. Approximately eight soul-killing minutes later, I was forced to create the Two-Minute Rule, which is how long my wife is allowed to talk about hair in my presence before we change topics.

I had to do this because they can babble for hours about highlights and tints and frizzing, and sometimes the conversations are downright tragic, like for our friend Charlene: “Oh, God, when Christopher left The Clip Joint I didn’t know what I was going to do! I was lost! I couldn’t go back to Crops and Bobbers – you know about Blaine and that nightmare, God. I went on Facebook, I even thought about swallowing my pride and going to Shear Madness, I put out feelers ... ” Feelers? Jeez. He’s not clipping out a kidney, sweetheart. I’m grateful it’s so simple for us guys. Our hair conversations tend to be quick and much more light-hearted: “Hey Jimbo! Did you just get a haircut, or did you back into a weed-eater, haaaaah! No, just kiddin’ you buddy, it’s very stylish – if you’re on a chain gang!

HAH!” R Mack will be headlining at the Comedy Caravan, Dec. 12-15. Contact him at mack@mackdryden.com.

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Business Category, and General Motors Bowling Green Assembly Plant won in the Large Business Category.

Contributed by Readers / Compiled by The Highlander The American Printing House for the Blind, 1839 Frankfort Ave., is the official supplier of educational materials for the buildings threatened by vacancy,” said Mayor Fischer at the dedication ceremony. nation’s school-age blind and vision-impaired children. A leading manufacture of “No neighborhood is exempt from the raised-letter and braille textbooks and tacnecessary collaborations needed to forge New Directions Housing Corporation tile maps, the APH also supplies large-print new uses and meaning for such places as and Douglass Boulevard Christian Church Woodbourne House.” books, audio books, a variety of manipurecently announced the redevelopment lative teaching aids, electronics, and prod Joe Gliessner, chief executive officer and adaptive reuse of Woodbourne House of New Directions, outlined the need for ucts for adult daily living needs. (formerly known as Briney Hall), at 2024 more senior housing. “For every unit, there “These awards pay tribute to those Woodford Place, near the intersection of from our manufacturing community who are five applicants, and the need for such Bardstown Road and Douglass Boulevard. housing is growing as agencies like New provide leadership, demonstrate high stanA dedication ceremony took place at the dards and promote manufacturing here in Directions seek resources to provide for historic mansion on Sept. 30 and included people in need while repurposing vacant the Commonwealth,” stated Greg Higdon, Mayor Greg Fischer and representatives KAM president and CEO, at the luncheon. properties.” from U.S. Housing of Urban Development, For more information about New In addition to manufacturing, the APH Kentucky Housing Corporation and works to support other nonprofit and charDirections, visit www.ndhc.org.

Highlands Community Ministries. itable causes and maintain good relation New Directions oversaw the restoration ships with the community by participating of the Greek Revival landmark home and in a wide range of charitable fundraising the construction of an annex that together efforts. For more information, call (502) will provide 11 units for older persons.

895-2405 or visit www.aph.org.

The American Printing House for the New Directions will manage the housing Blind was named the 2013 Kentucky and senior services center. Highlands Community Ministries’ Shaffer Enrichment Manufacturer of the Year in the Mid-Size Business Category at the Manufacturer & Center will relocate to the receiving room Employee of the Year Awards Luncheon and library of the home as part of HCM’s continuing expansion of its senior services. presented by the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers on Oct. 3 in Louisville.

Built in 1836 by Starks Fielding, the According to a city-wide database on the Lectrodryer, LLC won in the Small house was among the first 1,000 brick homeless, 555 young adults, ages 18-24, homes in the area; the original slept in emergency shelters in 2012. As 200-acre property included a result of this statistic, the Coalition for Big Rock in Cherokee Park. the Homeless along with over 25 partThe property was acquired ners formed a group called the Coalition after the Civil War by George Supporting Young Adults (CSYA).

Douglass, whose daughter One early success of the initiative is the later donated acreage and Big YMCA’s new drop-in center for youth and Rock to Cherokee Park. Rugby young adults, providing them a place to University School operated at take a shower, wash clothes and talk about the site from 1939-1949. The their next steps. The Coalition is working property was in continuous use to expand this success by providing youth until 2012. with better access to mentoring programs “The challenge of this point and other services, including a new webPhoto: courtesy, NDHC in Louisville’s march forward site, a Facebook page, and a phone app The newly renovated Woodbourne House is now home to is in finding new purpose for with resources.

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In order to expand their services, the CSYA is seeking help from the community to support the planning and resource-building efforts. Donations can be made through the Coalition for the Homeless’ website. The Coalition also needs mentors for these young adults. To become a mentor, go to trueuplouisville. com/about.html, choose an agency under “Support Team,” and contact one of the listed agencies.

The Coalition for the Homeless, located at 1300 S. Fourth St., is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Their mission is to prevent and eliminate homelessness in Louisville.

Through the Coalition’s work with their 30 member agencies, the number of chronically homeless on the streets last year in Louisville dropped by 50 percent. For more information, visit www.louhomeless. org or call (502) 636-9550.

A Dream Come True For Local Nonprofit Dreams With Wings is seeing a dream come true through the purchase of a 7,200-square-foot building in the heart of the Highlands. The building, at 2106

Bardstown Road, will be the new home for DWW’s programs, which serve children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities such as autism. Having all programs under one roof will make it easier to provide services. “While we are grateful to Calvery Lutheran Church for allowing us to call the basement of the church home for the last 12 years, it will be amazing for our staff to have their own space, which in turn will help us serve our clients and continue to grow,” says DWW Executive Director Jenifer Frommeyer.

The organization serves over 225 individuals – from children to senior adults

U of L Opens General Pediatric and Pediatric Dental Offices at Sam Swope Kosair Charities Centre on Eastern Parkway

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he University of Louisville and Kosair Charities have entered into a new partnership, opening general pediatrics and pediatric dentistry practices at the Sam Swope Kosair Charities Centre, 982 Eastern Pkwy. Children with disabilities and chronic health conditions as well as children from the community can get expert care from U of L pediatricians and pediatric dentists.

Kosair Charities has donated a combined 12,500 square feet of renovated space in its headquarters building for the two clinics to operate over a five-year period. University of Louisville Department of Pediatrics at Kosair Charities and University of Louisville School of Dentistry at Kosair Charities may opt to renew their lease for two additional five-year terms, bringing the estimated value of the agreement to $3.7 million over 15 years.

The mix of patients for both practices include children receiving services elsewhere on the Kosair Charities campus, children from surrounding neighborhoods, children whose families participate in the Family Scholar House program, and children who are uninsured or under-insured.

The general pediatrics office has nine exam rooms, a laboratory and separate sick- and well-child reception areas. Pediatrician Erica Labar, M.D., began seeing patients at the office in July. A second physician will join Labar in 2014. Medical students and pediatric residents will also rotate through the clinic.

The pediatric dentistry office recently opened under the leadership of Ann Greenwell, D.M.D., M.S.D. The clinical space is outfitted with six dental chairs and equipped to meet the special needs of autistic and physically-challenged children. The clinic provides comprehensive dental care including routine exams, fillings, treatment for trauma, mouth guards for athletes and orthodontic care.

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Public Health and Wellness Flu Shot Appointments The Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness is taking appointments for flu immunizations at three community sites. Immunizations are available to everyone ages six months and older. To make an appointment, call one of the following clinic sites: Dixie Health Center, 7219 Dixie Hwy., (502) 937-7277; Middletown Health Center, 200 Juneau Drive, (502) 245-1074; or Newburg Health Center, 4810 Exeter Ave., (502) 458-0778.

Immunizations are $25 for an injectable (shot) vaccine and $35 for nasal mist. A pediatric preservative-free vaccine is $25; an intradermal vaccine is $35; a high-dose vaccine for those age 65 and older is $40; children eligible for the Kentucky Vaccine Program is $10.

Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance cover the cost for individuals with those insurance plans. No one will be turned away because of inability to pay at the time of service.

Immunization is especially important for people who are at high risk of having serious flu-related complications as well as the people who live with or care for those individuals.

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ack in March of this year, when Guitar Emporium proprietors Jimmy Brown and Mary Jane Aboud retired, music lovers across the region feared the landmark shop had unplugged forever.

But the music store is back, with a fresh set of strings and the same comfortable feel as before. “We put a new suit on an old friend,” says Sherman Buschemeyer, a businessman and erstwhile musician who bought the shop and reopened it in August. “We wanted to clean it up a little bit and make it feel like your living room.”

Like that living room, all of Guitar Emporium’s old friends are still there; Buschemeyer made sure to retain the veteran five-person staff – Jim Schweickart, Eric Whorton, Steve Cooley, Tim Ragan and Theresa Brenzel. And the shop still offers a full range of new and vintage guitars, bass guitars, mandolins and banjos. They also carry accessories and offer instrument repair as well as instruction.

“It’s been pretty seamless, but we’re trying to add on some things,” says Buschemeyer. One of those efforts is

Highland Rock, a coaching program that Buschemeyer says is “for kids of similar ages who like the same type of music, whether they’re looking to form a cover band or an originals band.” Don’t worry, you don’t have to be a kid to participate: There will also be sessions for older teens and adult “weekend warriors.” Buschemeyer notes, “You might have a guitar player who doesn’t know anyone who plays bass or drums. ... It’s all based on your skill level and preference and style of music.”

Some preferences remain constant – including the desire to show off. A sign on a table reads, “NO STAIRWAY/NO TEEN SPIRIT/NO SINGING,” which references, of course, two of the most imitated riffs in rock. “That sign is more of a joke than anything,” Buschemeyer says, “But what you hear in certain generations – the first thing they’ll pick up and want to play – is Zeppelin or Nirvana, and that’s the last thing you want to hear. Or younger guys will come in and sing to their girlfriends.” And what does Buschemeyer think about hearing Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water”?

Small groan. How about the Beatles’ “Blackbird”? “That one’s okay,” he says.

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From left, Sherman Buschemeyer, the new owner of Guitar Emporium, joins longtime store employees Theresa Brenzel, Eric Whorton, Jim Schweickart, Tim Ragan and Steve Cooley; Gus the Collie stands in for the photo.

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Although Buschemeyer also PHOTOS: BRIANBOHANNON.COM owns a medical diagnostic Danny Paul, top photo, who plays in a charity band testing business, he calls Guitar called A Little Help, tries out an electric Gibson Les Paul Emporium his full-time job.

Traditional he plucked from the wall. Above, Connor It is also his only professional Cummings, 16, samples a Taylor acoustic guitar from a musical outlet these days, now selection on the wall. that he and his wife, Dr. Gigi Girard, are raising their daughter, Gabrielle, 4, and son, Rhys, 2.

Buschemeyer plans to watch Guitar Emporium continue to grow, too, with the help of the neighborhood that has nurtured it for the past 38 years. “I would just ask that people keep on keeping Louisville weird and come to the local shop. Some people get [gear] online. But here, we’ll talk to you about the guitar so you really know what you’re buying – so you’ll go home more pleased.”

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