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Contents July 2014 | Vol. v, No. 2

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SpreadLoveLou

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Forecastle Foundation Fundraiser

Music, Art & Activism for Environmental Conservation

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WaterStep

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Porcini/Farmer Children’s Foundation

Making Art to Disrupt Cycles of Violence

Farm to Table Dinner

13th Annual Cocktail Buffet & Charity Auction

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Zoofari!

Adventures Down Under

features

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Fashion Destinations

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Real Housewife

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Bourbon Women

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Editor’s Letter

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Nlove

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Chat with the Chair

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Food and Wine

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Holly on the Go

July Fashion

Lizzie Rovsek

Turning Up the Heat on Bourbon’s Renaissance

July’s Pride and Traditions

Jacqueline Buckler marries Brandon Gilmore

Sarah Johnson, 21st annual Tuxes and Tails

A Chat with Chef Anthony Lamas

Do It Anyway

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Charity Spotlight

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Corporate Spotlight

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On the Circuit

Norton Cancer Institute Pat Harrison Resource Center

Mint Julep Tours

Diversity Soirée & Awards Gala, Whitehall’s Summer Celebration, Ardi’s “Bear”thday Huval Friend Raiser, Night of a Thousand Laughs

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The Scene

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Calendar of July Events

Evan Williams, Shapiras and Beams: It’s a Family Tradition

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July’s Pride and Traditions

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n this annual Travel and Entertainment Issue, Gunnar Deatherage takes us to the Falls of the Ohio for a “Fashion Destinations” editorial, making sure we’re all “well suited for summer.”

We feature fashion diva Jacqueline Buckler’s destination wedding at The Breakers Palm Beach. And we are honored to have former Miss Kentucky and the newest cast member of The real Housewives of Orange County on our cover. Lizzie, who returned to Kentucky for Oaks and Derby and to attend The Julep Ball, benefiting the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, told Tonya Abeln that what she misses most about our state are “the pride and the traditions.”

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The parties we’ve covered celebrate traditions old and new while inspiring pride in the city, including WaterStep’s global humanitarian relief, Forecastle’s environmental work from Kentucky’s Pine Mountain Corridor to the rainforests of Brazil, and IDEAS 40203’s SpreadLoveLou, an artistic intervention to disrupt cycles of violence and unite the community.

From our bourbon tradition to our global acts of compassion and neighborhood initiatives, we have so many reasons to be proud.

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SpreadLoveLou Disrupting Cycles of Violence Through Art

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rom Metro Hall to the Nucleus on Market Street and the Academy at Shawnee, SpreadLoveLou used art to create a citywide dialogue with the goal of disrupting cycles of violence through poetry, music, visual art and community engagement. “Ending violence is not just a policing issue; it’s a challenge for the entire community,” said Mayor Greg Fischer. “Bringing people together and letting opinions, voices and artistic talents be heard is an important part of the process.”

Following the violence March 22 in downtown Louisville, Mayor Fischer brought together IDEAS 40203, poet Lance Newman, and Anthony Smith, head of Metro Louisville’s Safe Neighborhoods, to organize an initiative to engage young people and community members throughout Louisville, inspired in part by the Mayor’s participation in Cities United. “As everyone knows, there are a lot of people that don’t feel as connected as they should be. There are a lot of artificial walls and barriers that people put up and sometimes that artificiality is there because there is history behind it that makes things that are unseen feel real to people,” said Fischer on the steps of Metro Hall. “Part of what we are trying to accomplish with SpreadLove is for people to understand that they can move throughout the community because the whole community is their community. It’s not a community that’s just East, West, South or North, it’s our community and everyone is interdependent in the community.”

Following performances each evening by Nzuri Music, poets of all ages from organizations including Shawnee Arts and Cultural Center, YouthBuild Louisville, Center for Women and Families, University of Louisville, Spalding and Louisville Literary Arts read pieces of empowerment and struggle, sharing their personal experiences with attendees. “We could all use a little love,” said Lance Newman. “Louisville is in a prime position to do something different!”

The inaugural SpreadLoveLou was only the kickoff to a yearlong initiative that will continue to use art to generate a citywide dialogue on violence, and was made possible with support from ChromaLuxe, CafePress, Metro Louisville, Rooibee Red Tea and many other amazing contributors. For more information visit ideaslouisville.com.

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he Forecastle Foundation, a nonprofit organization promoting local and international environmental education and conservation, hosted donors and guests from partner organizations for a May 15 VIP fundraising event at the home of George and Mary Lee Fischer.

Guests enjoyed cocktails, fresh shrimp and crab legs and music by OK Deejays Aaron Narwhal and Alex Bell as they celebrated the work of the Forecastle Foundation. In 2013, the Foundation donated nearly $30,000 to help conservation projects in Kentucky and Brazil and is looking to increase those numbers significantly in 2014.

Forecastle Festival embraces the slogan “Music. Art. Activism,” and the Forecastle Foundation is its primary “activist” component. Founded by Louisvillian J.K. McKnight in 2002 and first held in Louisville’s Tyler Park, Forecastle is now hailed as one of the country’s Top 10 music festivals. Forecastle founder and Captain McKnight was inspired to form such a foundation when, at age 14, he learned of “hotspots,” threatened regions that make up only 2.3 percent of the Earth’s land surface but account for more than 50 percent of its biodiversity.

The funding in 2013 allowed KNLT to purchase and protect nearly 28 acres of land in the Pine Mountain Corridor. Additionally, Forecastle Foundation donated $14,000 to partner organization, the Guayaki Foundation, an organization that has pioneered a sustainable development model that empowers local indigenous communities in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay to regenerate and protect the Atlantic Rainforest. In a striking illustration of the interconnectedness of life on earth, the project in Kentucky is linked to the Foundation’s second project by the migration of several neotropical species.

This year’s Forecastle Festival will take place Friday, July 18 – Sunday, July 20 at Waterfront Park with 60 different acts, including Outkast, Dwight Yoakam, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Beck, The Replacements and Nickel Creek. One dollar from every ticket sold to Forecastle Festival benefits the Forecastle Foundation. To donate or to learn more about hotspots visit forecastlefoundation.org.

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e’re taking WaterStep to the next level,” founder and CEO Mark Hogg said at a dinner celebrating WaterStep community partners at Harvest restaurant, the place where you can look at a map on the back wall to pinpoint where the food you’re eating was produced, with a picture of the farmer, if not the cow. “Ivor gets Kentucky Proud,” Hogg said of Ivor Chodkowski, Harvest owner and progenitor of the area’s many farmer’s markets.

Opening with shots of watermelon juice and lemon from the Weekly Juicery, the new cold-pressed juicer in town, diners feasted on a farm-to-table bounty. Four Roses brand ambassador, Al Young was on hand to deliver a treatise on the different flavors that make Four Roses so compelling along with the history of the brand.

As the author of Four Roses: The Return of a Legend, he should know. But for our delicious water, our beloved bourbon would not be the product that it is, a fact not lost on Four Roses, WaterStep of course, and our Agricultural Commissioner, James Comer, who praised Louisville for creating and nurturing the local food movement and invoked the Kentucky Proud label. “As a farmer, water is a valuable commodity. It is harder to get not just internationally but in the US,” Comer said. “There is no greater issue to our national security than safe reliable food and water supply.”

Mark Hogg and his team are working to “be a good neighbor,” he said, locally and globally via water purification but also through community development.

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ore than 250 people gathered at Porcini restaurant on Frankfort Avenue May 18 for the 13th annual Cocktail Buffet and Charity Auction presented by Porcini Louisville and the Oxmoor Auto Group. Guests perused the silent auction items lining the sidewalk and patio while enjoying cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as the sun set on Crescent Hill. “We’ve raised almost $1.8 million,” said Porcini owner Tim Coury about the 13-year fundraiser. “We have one event every year, a night at Porcini followed by a golf outing at Big Spring [the next day].”

“All of the proceeds will go directly to charitable organizations that work with children and their families throughout our community,” explained Frances Scholtz, who has been with the Porcini/Farmer Children’s Foundation for three years. Coury went on to share that he and his wife Patti “started the foundation 13 years ago. Del and Kelly Farmer, and the Oxmoor Auto Group joined 5-6 years ago.”

Following the silent auction and cocktail hour, guests gathered inside Porcini for dinner by Chef John Plymale and a live auction. This year’s Cocktail Buffet and Charity Auction, along with the Big Spring golf outing raised almost $140,000 for the Porcini/Farmer Children’s Foundation. “We would like to offer our heartfelt appreciation to all of the donors, guests and golfers who participated in our annual auction and golf scramble benefiting the Porcini Farmer Foundation this past weekend. Both events were great successes that would not have been possible without the generosity of our friends and neighbors. From all of us at Porcini, thank you!”

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allabies, and dingoes, and pythons… Oh My! The 34th annual Zoofari! took attendees from the Outpost to the Wallaby Watering Hole, past camels, zebras and a 3,500 pound turtle. VIP guests gathered at the Outpost for a meet-and-greet with a cheetah, penguin, dingo and wallaby, before being whisked up to the main tint for a lavish dinner and silent and live auction.

One of the four 2014 event chairs, Annette Schnatter shared that she was a part of the Friends of the Zoo Board to help “create the funds for everyone in the community to come out [to the zoo] regardless of where they are economically or socially.” And because the “conservation and education extends to everyone, every child, every adult.” Since 1998, the Louisville Zoo’s School at the Zoo program has engaged more than 10,000 at risk and low-income youth students in science through programs at the zoo. Each year, almost 1,500 students benefit from the School at the Zoo program, which extends over a 24-week period.

“Once again, we can’t say enough to thank our presenting sponsor, BrownForman,” shared the committee chairs. “They have been with us for decades, and there is little one can point to at the Zoo that hasn’t benefited from their generosity. In addition, we extend our most sincere thanks to our supporting sponsor, Louisville’s own Papa John’s and our contributing sponsors LG&EKU, White Clay Consulting and Sun Tan City/Planet Fitness.”

Between sips of the signature “Outback Jack” cocktail, a combination of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey, ginger beer and lime, and visiting the many residents of the Louisville Zoo, guests enjoyed a wildly interactive evening in support of the Zoo’s efforts to immerse young people in the natural world while providing a valuable learning environment. For more information on the School at the Zoo, and the Zoo’s summer offerings visit louisvillezoo.org.

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tanding out is much more fun than fitting in,” quips Lizzie Rovsek as she spins around with her hands on hip, her husband Christian and sons Preston (3) and Kingston (2) in the background. This is the oft quoted tag line for the newest cast member of the hit Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Orange County. Lizzie, a former Miss Kentucky Teen and Miss Kentucky USA, has never had any problem doing either.

Desperate Housewife No More The wildly popular television show, now in its ninth season, originally aired in 2006 in response to the success of scripted shows like Desperate Housewives and The OC. It was meant to give the viewer a voyeuristic glimpse “behind the gates” of Coto de Caza, California, where the average home is $1.6 million and wives of CEOs and retired professional athletes lead a pampered life in a perfectly manicured and picturesque gated community. That first season, the viewer accompanied cast members to private Pilates classes, tennis lessons, country club business deals and day drinking lunches. How could we forget original cast member Jo De La Rosa as she sat bored, just having quit her job at the insistance of her fiancé, donning a French maid costume to amuse him as she cleaned her expansive home?

The series started at a time when the reality format had largely documented celebrity lives (The Osbournes, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica), competitions (Survivor, Big Brother), or contrived living environments (The Real World), and by the second season, the show became less about the pampered life of an OC housewife and more about striving for work/life balance and, of course, the interpersonal relationships of the cast members, often tempered with jealousy, gossip, and when you least expect it, and not as often, the heartwarming support of female friendship.

The successful concept spawned a franchise that has documented women in New York, Atlanta, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Beverly Hills and Miami. Very few of the women through the years could be classified as housewives, some not even wives at all. Most have successful established careers. Still others hope to use the platform to launch a career in entertainment or a personal brand of their own. Newest cast member, Lizzie Rovsek, blends a little of the old with the new. A selfdescribed full time stay-at-home mom, she also designs and owns a successful swimwear business called Sun Kitten Swimwear. Her “plot” this season is centered around the conflict of expanding her growing business or her family by having another child.

Miss Understood Lizzie has quickly established herself as the voice of reason and a fan favorite on this season of the show, already standing up to series veteran Vicki Gunvalson during their first televised encounter, who criticized her involvement in pageants, pretended to forget her name, and challenged her title of High School Valedictorian in what appeared to be an adult hazing ritual. “That was hard to watch,” Lizzie admits as we spoke by phone recently, “because it seemed like I was bragging on myself when I was really just responding to the questions the other ladies were asking. I don’t usually walk around talking about myself like that.”

The brunette beauty, who was born in Orange County, moved to Columbia, Kentucky, with her family when she was 10 years old after her father, a Kentucky native, wished to get back to his roots.

“He just wanted a big farm and lots of land and to raise his children where the green grass grows,” she laughs. Her father, Benjamin A. Arnold, was a Harvard physicist and the founder and CEO of a Kentucky-based company called Image Analysis. “He invented the medical device that measures bone density and he’s written over 20 or 30 different patents for medical devices,” she shares. “My mother is 100 percent Italian and was a perfectly supportive stay-at-home mom to me and my siblings.” Her siblings would all eventually find themselves back on the west coast to pursue their careers.

Older brother, Matt, is a writer, director, and producer based in Santa Monica, and her sister Becky, who just had her third child, now lives on the same street as Lizzie. “I probably walk back and forth between her house and mine three times a day and I love being able to raise our children together.

You will see us spending time together on the show. Family is so important to me.”

“I will always think of myself as a Kentucky girl,” she adamantly insists as she fondly recalls her experiences in the Bluegrass State. “I danced and was a cheerleader and ran for class president.

I remember one teacher in particular would always have me read aloud because I didn’t have a southern accent!” she laughs. Yet the distinction that still somehow seems to define her, even in adult circles, is that of “pageant queen.” Lizzie, then competing as Elizabeth Arnold, was met with a great deal of success on the pageant stage being crowned as Miss Teen Kentucky USA in 1998 and continued on page 22

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Miss Kentucky USA in 2002. She went on to represent the Commonwealth in the national competitions owned by Donald Trump.

“The pageant thing for me was 12 years ago but I feel like I spend more time defending it now more than ever,” Lizzie laments. “It was a very fun time in my life and I think it can be a very positive thing for young women who have the courage and drive to compete. People can look at it as a superficial thing if they choose but they can ultimately be used as a stepping stone to further your career or life ambitions. When I held those titles I traveled the state talking to middle school and high school students about self-esteem and peer pressure. I tried to use it as a platform to talk about important topics where people would actually listen to me as a young person. It takes hard work and dedication to compete and I commend the young women who utilize pageants as tools to open doors for their future.”

Lights, Camera, Love & Marriage Prior to pursuing entertainment dreams in Hollywood, Lizzie first completed her degree in Fashion Design, Merchandising and Textiles at the University of Kentucky; but she kept those skills at bay when she first moved to Los Angeles to try her hand at acting. Shortly after the move, she met her husband, real estate investor, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, Christian Rovsek. “It was undeniably love at first sight but he lived in San Diego and I had just moved to Los Angeles and I wasn’t ready to give up on that dream yet.” In L.A. she added a few film credits to her name but joked in good humor during one of her initial “Housewife” interviews, “It’s not like I was turning down blockbuster roles.” She did, however, find herself in the tabloids in 2006 as a rumored loved interest of Nick Lachey who had just ended his much televised marriage to Jessica Simpson. (Coincidentally, the winner of the 1998 Miss Teen USA, the year Lizzie competed, is television personality and Lachey’s current wife, Vanessa Manillo.)

Lizzie and Christian reunited exactly four years after their initial breakup on Memorial Day Weekend and were married in 2009 in a lavish Santa Barbara ceremony held at Bacara Resort and Spa. “I got pregnant with my first son shortly after we were married and found myself gaining weight and feeling complacent so I got my creative juices flowing by sketching and using my degree,” she says of how she founded her swimsuit line Sun Kitten Swimwear. What started as a special occasion luxury swim line has now expanded to more modern collections. “I’m used to having difficulties finding a swimsuit top that fits me properly. People were speculating that I had a breast augmentation when I was 15 years old for goodness sake! I wanted to design something for women who were naturally curvy and needed a design to accent and support that.”

When asked if she and Christian feared the “reality show curse” on marriages she responds thoughtfully, “We definitely had some hesitation about doing the show but I am a firm believer that opportunities come into your life for a reason. If anything, filming the show has actually brought us closer together because he works so hard and I’m so hands on with the kids. It has forced us to spend more one-on-one time together, and with other castmates and the media, you have to look to each other as the only one you can trust. We have to be an even stronger team so it has actually strengthened our marriage.”

Don’t expect her newfound celebrity to keep her away from being most actively involved in raising her two small boys. She combats online speculation that she employs help for Preston and Kingston. As a matter of fact, our phone interview had to be scheduled strategically “or the boys will be screaming in the background.” She

says her typical day is to get the boys ready for pre-school – “Kingston goes three days a week now and thinks he is such a big boy!” – try to squeeze in a workout at least three days a week, before settling down to oversee production of Sun Kitten. “When my boys are home I like to be outside with them while they ride their bikes and I cook every night.” Her routine must sound pretty familiar to many moms out there who aren’t under the scrutiny of national media and television cameras. She writes in her Bravo blog: “Being a mommy is the greatest job I’ve ever had, and I love being home with my boys; but I also have a creative mind and love being out in the world and making things happen. It’s 2014 and as women, we can have it all – or at least kill ourselves trying, right?” Now THAT sounds like a Real Housewives tagline women everywhere can rally behind!

At 33, Lizzie is currently the youngest housewife on the cast and while, at the time of our interview, she felt as though she had been edited pretty fairly, there is one upcoming episode that she dreads watching. She couldn’t divulge too much about what led to the meltdown but anyone who has watched the preview of this season has seen Lizzie in the limo crying, “This is the worst birthday ever!” We share a laugh over how most of us have suffered a similar public lapse of composure but any lasting evidence is usually solved with a quickly confiscated cell phone. Life on reality television does not allow for such recourse but she will be granted the opportunity to sit down with the godfather of the Housewives franchise, Andy Cohen, on his late night talk show Watch What Happens Live to explain and likely poke fun of herself when the episode airs. “I get into situations on the show where I say something stupid or even fall down, but I hope people can relate to who I am and learn from watching me that we all make mistakes. It’s how we react to those mistakes that defines us.”

A Real Kentucky Woman “What I miss most about Kentucky, besides family, of course, is the pride and the traditions,” Lizzie recalls. She was able to participate in one of the most time honored traditions when she returned back to Kentucky this year for the Kentucky Derby as a guest of The Julep Ball. “My husband had never attended the Derby before so to be able to experience that this year with him to raise awareness for the James Graham Brown Cancer Center was very meaningful. Oh, and I picked the Derby winner this year for the first time ever!” she exclaimed.

Of her beloved Kentucky, which she claims will always be home, Lizzie says, “I feel so lucky because, while we have made a life for ourselves in California, I will always make coming home to Kentucky part of my routine and my boys will be able to create memories running wild in the country like I did. California and Kentucky can seem like very opposite places but I love them both so much!”

Off camera Lizzie has made a special film for the armed forces by interviewing athletes and celebrities at the NBA All Star game, and raised several thousand dollars for Leukemia and Lymphoma research by running a marathon in Hawaii. Her husband, Christian, is Vice-President of Development for a San Diego based charity called the Spirit of Liberty Foundation that helps military families get back on their feet and land viable employment opportunities and was founded by her father-inlaw, Richard Rovsek, a marketing impresario who was hired by the Reagan Administration to stage Fourth of July celebrations at the White House. Mr. Rovsek also led the private campaign in the 80’s to restore the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. “It’s hard for me personally to say I have a favorite philanthropy” Lizzie shares.

“I have a heart that wants to try to help whenever asked.”

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Bourbon Women Turning Up the Heat on Bourbon’s Renaissance

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eeting Peggy Noe Stevens and Michele Bowling, respectively the founder and the president of Bourbon Women at the Maker’s Mark Lounge on 4th Street Live was only fitting, especially since, as Peggy tells me, Maker’s Mark President Bill Samuels credits his mother, Marge Samuels, as the creative force behind the brand’s name and iconic wax-dipped bottle.

Peggy, Michelle and I sipped our Manhattans and Old Fashions on the patio as we discussed why bourbon is suddenly the hottest thing Kentucky has going for it and what Bourbon Women are doing to turn up the heat on bourbon’s renaissance.

Peggy, who has the rare distinction of being the world’s first female Master Bourbon Taster, says she recognized the need for an organization like Bourbon Women during the 17 years she worked in marketing for Brown-Forman. “There was a bit of a void in speaking to women about whiskey and bourbon. When I would conduct bourbon tastings, there would be a sea of men with a trickle of women in the crowd. After I would finish my presentation, I would say, ‘Are there any questions?’ and all the men would ask questions, but the women wouldn’t. But later [after the formal program ended] the women would come to me with their questions.” Clearly, there was a need for a another forum where women could pursue their bourbon education.

Some years later, after she had left BrownForman to start her own company (Peggy Noe Stevens & Associates, Architects of Image and Branding), Peggy was drinking Manhattans with a small group of friends when the idea of how to meet that need came to her and she decided to start the first ever bourbon group for women.

The formation of Bourbon Women was very strategic and well researched. In 2010, Peggy conducted focus groups throughout Kentucky, interviewing groups of women who were passionate bourbon drinkers. “When we asked the question, ‘Are you interested, ladies?’” Peggy says, “We got a resounding, “yes!” Bourbon Women now has 680 members all across the country (and even one member in Australia).

“If you look at the demographics of Bourbon Women,” says the group’s president, Michele Bowling, “You think, there’s no way this group fits together. We range in age from 21 to 86 from every walk of life and career path.” While the general demographics of Bourbon Women are diverse, Peggy adds, “Bourbon Women share a similar ‘psychographic.’ They are very confident. There is a level of sophistication but not pretention.

They love soft adventure. They are curious. They love food.” “It’s a lifestyle,” Michele says, summing up the way that bourbon unites such a diverse group of women.

Through focus groups, Peggy also discovered exactly what these women wanted

out of a bourbon organization—well planned events with substantial educational programming where they could get away with friends who shared their passion for bourbon. The organization delivers on that desire for “a girls’ night out…with a takeaway” by planning a mix of exclusive and open events offering bourbon tastings, guest lecturers, and seminars on everything from cooking with bourbon to “the bourbon lifestyle.” Events are located near and far, from Peggy’s “Any Way She Likes It” presented at Bardstown’s Bourbon Festival, where the group met its Australian member, to events in DC, New York, Dallas and Chicago.

Bourbon Women seek to “turn up the heat” on the hot bourbon trend by voicing the preferences and opinions of women in order to help the industry understand how women bourbon lovers respond to products, marketing and advertising. For example, Peggy says, “Industry thought that in order to get women to drink bourbon, they had to sweeten it and lighten it. But in three years, hands down, Bourbon Women’s blind tasting research has found that women like higher alcohol content and more robust, spicier flavors. That’s why we’re here. We are a voice for the industry, to help the industry communicate with women. We chose to be a 501(c)6 so that we can even help the industry with legislation.” Another aspect of their mission is giving back to the culinary community.

Michele, who in addition to being the group’s president is senior sales manager at French Lick Resort, says that her favorite Bourbon Women experience so far occurred March 2013 in Chicago, where Bourbon Women partnered with mega spirit retailer Binny’s to present the first ever Whisky Fest women’s event. “I cannot tell you how gratifying and satisfying it was to be with 300 women kicking off Whiskey Fest,” she shared.

Peggy says her favorite moment was being recognized by “the industry” at Bourbon Women’s inaugural event at the Governor’s Mansion. The Kentucky Distillers’ Association presented Bourbon Women with a barrel head, and Peggy says she was overwhelmed by “going from a few Manhattans with girlfriends to ‘I am at the Governor’s Mansion’ and we have 75 women here, including the first lady.”

“Women have been a part of the 200 year history of bourbon we just haven’t gotten credit for it,” Peggy said to the crowd at that inaugural event, describing the strong, but often untold, legacy women have had in the bourbon industry. “Marge Samuels’ design of the Maker’s Mark bottle is just one example. She would have been the first to sign up for this new group.”

Bourbon Women’s next event, an overnight “Sip-osium” at French Lick Resort, will take place Aug. 22 – 23. For more information visit BourbonWomen.com

Bourbon Women are making sure women’s voices, past and present, inform bourbon’s hot resurgence.

Laura Snyder

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he November wedding of Jacqueline Lilly Buckler, daughter of Richard and Lesa Buckler of Louisville, and Brandon David Gilmore, son of Angela Gilmore of Memphis, Tenn., was the perfect time of year to escape the cold weather and be in Palm Beach, Florida.

When wedding planning began, Jacqueline and Brandon immediately knew the perfect venue. Since she was 8 years old, Jacqueline had been visiting The Breakers with her family and, having seen multiple weddings there, had said many times how she would love to have her own wedding there someday. After traveling there with Jacqueline, Brandon also fell in love with the ambiance for which The Breakers is known.

Tuesday before the wedding, family and friends began arriving from around the country for the festivities. Mid-week, they gathered in The Breakers’ private HMF wine cellar dining room for a celebratory dinner and were treated to a fabulous five-course meal.

Dinner, toasts, and dancing filled the evening before the big day as guests enjoyed a cruise through the waters of Palm Beach aboard the Majestic Princess yacht, hosted by the groom’s mother, Angela Gilmore.

Jacqueline’s unique style, and love of design and fashion, allowed her to plan the wedding herself, right

down to the last detail. The Breakers’ wedding consultants helped make the plan a flawless reality.

Jacqueline found her perfect Monique Lhuillier dress at friend Frankie Adam’s store, Ivory and White in Birmingham. Paired with gorgeous heels by Christian Louboutin, a 10-foot veil, and a sumptuous bouquet of peonies, the look she wanted was complete. Brandon wore a black silk suit by Versace. The bridal party donned black silk sheaths by California based designer, Natalie Deayala, sans Jacqueline’s sister, Julia Buckler Lewis of Louisville, who, as matron of honor, wore a black and cream silk embellished gown.

Bridesmaids were Cassie Dean Wiginton of Manhattan Beach, Ca., Lauren Roeder of Manhattan, Malloree Collins Barry of Atlanta, Christie O’Connell and Sarah Kayrouz of Louisville. The best man was the groom’s brother, Conner Long of California. Michael Weber of Louisville, and Pablo Arce of Indianapolis were groomsmen.

The wedding ceremony was held in The Breakers Mediterranean Courtyard Friday evening Nov. 15.

Guests were treated to a medley of Beatles classics by the acoustic duo, Abbey Road. As guests were seated, “We Get by with a Little Help from Our Friends” was performed, which was perfectly

befitting the intimate occasion attended only by the couples nearest and dearest.

The décor was purposefully restrained to highlight the lush beauty of the resort. “Here comes the Sun” was performed as the bride was escorted by her mother and father through fountains, pools and palm trees. The ceremony was officiated by the bride’s uncle, Greg Rogers, of Louisville.

Feast and merriment followed amid the ocean scenery while guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres by the pool and beach. The reception was then held at the property’s Ocean Terrace and Beach Club. Dinner was served from five stations featuring the couple’s favorite Thai, Japanese, and Southern dishes. The five-tier wedding cake was served alongside dessert bars featuring Key Lime tartlets, cheesecake lollipops with fresh fruit coulis, and Grand Marnier Crème Brule Spoons.

After dinner and cake, the newlyweds and their guests danced in the open air, with the sound of the tide nearby. The theme of the celebration – “love”— was decidedly felt.

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Tuxes and Tails What: Tuxes and Tails For: Kentucky Humane Society When: Sat., Aug. 16, 6 p.m.

Where: The Galt House Tariff: $175 per ticket Info: kyhumane.org

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With the theme of “Fur-sailles: Let Them Eat Treats,” what can attendees expect this year?

What is one of your favorite memories from a past T&T? My favorite Tuxes and Tails was last year, my first year as a committee member. It was so exciting to see my favorite event through from start to finish and to know how many pets benefit from the hard work of the volunteers and generosity of the sponsors and attendees.

Every year my favorite part of Tuxes and Tails is the adoptable pets.

Guests of Tuxes and Tails will experience an elegant French themed evening with lots of adoptable pets, silent and live auctions and Versailles inspired fare. We’ll even have a Fursailles After Party featuring music, dancing and additional decadent surprises!

Is there a specific type of attire you suggest guests wear?

How long have you been involved with KHS and Tuxes and Tails?

Each year Tuxes and Tails is a unique experience with a different theme. We are also excited this year to return to the newly renovated Galt House.

I got involved with KHS because of my love for animals and desire to give back to the community. My 3 dogs are my children and I cannot imagine life without them. I truly believe in KHS’s mission and take great pride in its efforts to improve welfare of animals and promote responsible pet ownership.

I have been attending Tuxes and Tails for 5 years and this is my second year on the committee, first as chair.

This event is black tie optional, and we encourage creativity to reflect the theme.

Are there any additions to the event this year that differentiate it from the past few years?

In 2013, the Kentucky Humane Society found homes for 6,316 homeless cats and dogs, through adoption and transfer to recue organizations. This was possible because of their two-tier proactive approach to animal welfare, from innovative programs to making sure adoptable pets receive the best care possible.

As the state’s largest pet adoption agency and the oldest animal welfare organization, KHS continues to be able to provide these amazing services because of volunteers and donations.

To learn more about Tuxes and Tails and the work done by the Kentucky Humane Society visit kyhumane.org.

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ach year, hundreds of animal lovers attend the Kentucky Humane Society’s annual Tuxes and Tails Benefit Gala & Auction. The largest fundraiser for KHS, Tuxes and Tails raised more than $200,000 in 2013 to support their mission of advocating the humane treatment of companion animals through leadership and proactive solutions to pet overpopulation, including adoptions, education and spay/ neuter efforts.

2014 Tuxes and Tails event chair Sarah Johnson shared some tidbits about the upcoming gala on August 16 at the Galt House.

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finally got the chance to interview one of Louisville’s celebrity chefs last week when Anthony Lamas carved a little time out of his busy day to chat with me. Direct, sincere and efficient as ever, Lamas was not only orchestrating two separate photo shoots, but his busy restaurant was also gearing up for what promised to be a busy Friday night. Oh, he’s also getting ready to cook at the James Beard house for the sixth time.

Tell us a little about your background. Where are you from?

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Tell me about this new cookbook?

Central California by way of the streets of Los Angeles. No, seriously, my mom pulled us out of South Central L.A. and moved us way out to the farming country of central California to keep us out of trouble. My dad’s family was set up out there, and I loved it immediately. The farm is where it all started for me, collecting fresh eggs, feeding the steers, just living in that amazing agricultural area was a huge influence as I was surrounded by amazing produce that I didn’t even know all the names for.

I’m very excited about this cookbook. I know that just about every chef out there is putting out a cookbook, but this one is going to be amazing. We are going to have 288 pages, 140 recipes and 120 pictures…all in a large format book. Check out the title; I love this—Southern Heat: My Life Through Food. We have been traveling all over the region collecting material, a real labor of love and I can’t wait until it comes out in the fall of next year.

Seviche has been described as a Nuevo Latino restaurant. What does that mean to you?

Good question, I love Peruvian cuisine’s combination of Latin and Asian flavors and the deep influence of the Orient. There is a sashimi example called Tiradito that means thrown cards. You can imagine thin slices of fresh fish falling open like a dropped hand of cards. Saltado is stir fried in a wok, like fried rice but with Peruvian potatoes.

Here at Seviche, we serve an upscale version topped with a nice grilled tri-tip or shrimp.

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hile the 4th of July might find you singing the “Star Spangled Banner” or at least some version of it (or the ramp parts we watched were so gallon tree streaking), Janis Joplin’s “Bobby McGee” and its “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose” is more my kind of sparkler. In the spirit of doing what you’re called to do despite lots of obstacles, this month I’m looking fear straight in its eyeballs, doing what I’m really good at, and staying open to chance. Some things, beloved technophiles, even Siri can’t predict.

Aretha Franklin sang because it was in her to sing. A minister’s daughter who was firmly rooted in the church, a teenage Franklin—in an act of being true to herself, rather than defiance—told her father she wanted to sing rhythm and blues instead of gospel. In 1967, when she was 25 years old, in the midst of the Civil Rights movement when “coloreds” were drinking from separate water fountains, “I Ain’t Never Loved a Man the Way That I Love You” was her breakthrough single at Atlantic Records. In 1968, she won her first Grammy for best female R&B vocal performance and later that same month, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a fan, gave her another award for her music.

When Franklin took the leap from gospel to R&B as a teen, there was no algorithm to foresee that Dr. King would request she sing the hymn “Precious Lord” at his funeral.

Similarly, there was no raw data or history to draw upon at the time of Dr. King’s death to suggest the U.S. would ever really elect its first black President in Franklin’s lifetime.

Dr. King saw it. But until 2008, it remained only a dream.

The magnitude of Franklin singing at the first black U.S. President’s inauguration cannot be overstated as the realization of an entire nation’s struggle and so many people’s dream.

As Rev. Al Sharpton described in Franklin’s biopic, unless you saw the Civil Rights movement from the beginning, you simply couldn’t fathom the meaning of that day and the impact of those songs.

The vision often precedes the reality. It’s in the spots in between the idea and the application that we forget the next opportunity may only be a song or even a coffee away.

For example, Erica Bell and Katie Finnegan, the women who recently launched Hukkster, in Louisville to speak at Enterprise Corp’s signature event, met in NYC in the fashion industry and then re-met a bit later.

Their second meeting led to a coffee chat, which led to an idea for an online shopping site using groundbreaking tools for sales. Six to seven months post-coffee and $250,000.00 in their coffers, did they know what they were doing? Sort of, they said.

Were they filling a gap? You betcha, they said, because people know what they want and they want it on sale.

Like Phoebe Wood of Companies Wood, said in her acceptance speech for the 2014 Enterprise Corp Award, “When opportunity is strong the money will follow.”

Could Hukkster have happened here? The general consensus at the State of Entrepreneurship address was it could not happen here because we have no real accelerators or lubricant for same. While Kent Oyler, the interim Enterprise Corp leader, said we are outperforming the nation for spawning start ups, we are in no way a top destination for tech, according to the post address chatter. If we’re truly ready for our close-up, we have to compete for companies to move here and to win them. Also, we have to attract talent, inventing a supportive tax structure and creating grants and seed capital, Oyler said.

Hope doesn’t hurt either. “The majority of a day could be negative.

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Her friend Joyce Meyer then introduced her to her sister Lynnie Meyer, System VP & Chief Development Officer at Norton. “That’s when the gates opened,” Pat says. “I believe in God, I believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe that good things can happen.”

And they have. Since January 2014, the project campaign has reached a third of its $1.6 million goal needed for three years of operation.

The challenge of treatment is improved access and meeting the needs of families where they are,” says Lynnie Meyer. Louisville has three such

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appalled at the sterile, depressing environment in which it occurred. “I can handle that, but I can’t imagine being 20 or 30 years old and having to go through that ordeal, that way. I would have run out of that building in tears.”

Not one to run, Pat underwent surgery and was out selling homes the next day. Her recent mammogram was completely clear, and she merits selfexam for her early detection and successful treatment. Not everyone is so lucky and Pat fully recognizes this.

“I’m an activist when it comes to a problem,” Pat shares, so she got to work to find a way to create a cancer resource that would treat patients holistically - mind, body and spirit. The vision for The Norton Cancer Institute Pat Harrison Resource Center at Clark Memorial Hospital was born.

centers. The people of our neighboring Southern Indian would have to travel to the city and deal with traffic congestion to access those. The fatigue associated with battling cancer makes such an outing a tremendous ordeal.

Pat found an historic home across from Clark Memorial that would suit the needs of patients without entrenching them in the sterile environment that always elicits feelings of anxiety and fear. She contacted her extensive list of friends in the Homebuilders Association and got the right people on board to paint, renovate and remodel.

She wanted a place for patients that was warm, welcoming and hopeful with rooms for the most advanced therapy, nutritional counseling and massage. “That healing touch is so important to cancer patients,” Pat says.

All of the resource center services will be completely free to patients.

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n 2008, Sean and Lisa Higgins started Mint Julep Tours as a way to share the beauty of the Bluegrass through one-of-akind tours and eye-opening adventures. Whether it’s a tour of historic Louisville, horse country or the Bourbon Trail, Mint Julep Tours continues to grow and expand their offerings with the mission of “delivering FUN and ENTERTAINMENT!” With the growing tourism industry in Kentucky, Mint Julep Tours began receiving large numbers of requests for tour donations by charitable organizations. “We turned to our employee base,” said Sean. The team of 8 full-time employees and 12 part-time employees created a “Charity Giving List” made up of organizations where they vol-

package. “They [Four Roses Bourbon] provide the barrel, the barrel selection experience and a tour of both of their facilities and we provide transportation and a Mint Julep Tour guide and tour along the way,” said Sean. “The winning bid this year was $15,000. Our tour packages that are donated normally raise between $1,500-$3,000 for each charity.” Similar to the partnership with Four Roses Bourbon, Mint Julep Tours partnered with Jim Beam WTM_Ad.indd to donate a Father’s Day package to Ron Strange and his son Sgt. Ronald Strange. “This is a special tour that only occurs once a month and was

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Mint Julep Tours has been very generous in supporting causes that are important to their employees. unteer or have personal relationships.

Mint Julep Tours then donated tours for 14-22 people to be auctioned off in silent and live auctions benefiting those organizations.

“The tours include full day adventures, the Bourbon Trail, horse farms, distilleries and more,” continued Sean.

The 2014 Charity Giving List includes: Kosair Children’s Hospital, Wounded Warriors Foundation, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Shamrock Foundation, St. Johns Center for the Homeless, American Red Cross, Assumption High School, St. Peter the Apostle Parish, St. Albert the Great and West End School.

For this year’s Bourbon & Bowties benefiting Kosair Children’s Hospital, Mint Julep Tours partnered with Four Roses Distillery on a grand live auction

something that this father and son wanted to come to Louisville and experience it together for Father’s Day,” Sean explained. “The donation was a combined decision between us and Jim Beam so that they would incur no cost for this adventure.”

An employee of Mint Julep Tours since 2009, John Swisshelm said, “Mint Julep Tours is a very compassionate and charitable company serving the greater good of Louisville and several worthy causes. Their donations are normally provided without fanfare or notice but raise a significant amount for the charity. They have been very generous in supporting causes that are important to us, their employees.”

Offering between 600-700 tours a year, Mint Julep Tours has a positive impact on both the tourism industry in Louisville and the nonprofit community. For more information on the wide variety of tours they offer visit mintjuleptours.com.

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Kentucky’s Premiere Bourbon Chocolatier!™ Art Eatables, LLC®, the originator of the Smallbatch Bourbon Truffle™ is dedicated to pairing fine bourbons with exceptional Belgian chocolates.

Owner Kelly Ramsey chooses each chocolate carefully so that you get a rich, satisfying experience that gives credit to the chocolate while allowing the character of the bourbon to shine through. Currently Art Eatables offers over 50 varieties of bourbon, plus some moonshine and white whiskey truffles, bourbon liqueur truffles and other spirits.

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The distinctive B.I.T.™ (Brand Identication Token) serves to identify your favorite bourbon and makes sure that genuine Small-batch Bourbon Truffles™ won’t be confused with any other.

Although Kelly’s bourbon truffles are her best-known creation, she also makes a range of caramels, toffees, hand-painted poured chocolates and other confections to delight any palate.

All of her confections are made by hand at her shop in the historic Theater Building on South Fourth Street. Come by and pick up a box of truffles today, and find other bourbon-themed gifts as well.

Kentucky Governor Steven L. Beshear was awarded the Arthur M. Walters Champion of Diversity Award at the Louisville Urban League’s annual Diversity Soirée & Awards Gala. Guests celebrated the LUL’s successful job, housing and education programs with an evening of entertainment provided by the Smitha Paily dance group and many others at the Galt House’s Grand Ballroom.

1. Imani Dance Company 2. Angela Hatchett, Ronald Hatchett Jr. 3. Danielle King, Vonda Kirby 4. Andrew Beshear 5. James and Brittany Penny 6. Brian and Debra Wells, Valerie and Antoine Terry

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Just minutes from downtown Louisville in historic Clifton.

Featuring eclectic, contemporary cuisine from Chef John Varanese.

Open late 7 days a week with live jazz nightly & a year-round patio.

In honor of Debbie Scoppechio, Creative Alliance founding partner, Whitehall’s 4th annual Summer Celebration was held in the garden as guests were served cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and generously participated in the silent auction. Creative Alliance was founded in 1987 and is Kentucky’s largest advertising agency, something worth celebrating for Scoppechio and guests on a pleasant spring evening.

1. Debbie Scoppechio, Libby Parkenson 2. John and Cathy Yarmuth, Michael Judd 3. Kelly Gream, Marti Hazel, Lindsey Braun, Tony Wimpsett 4. Tim Hellige, Lonna Smith 5. Olivia Wudkin, Brandon Rozelle 6. Ken and Anne Selvaggi, Gary and Kristen Jensen

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Ardi and Dick Wilson celebrated Ardi’s “bear”thday with a brunch at their home. Guests came ‘bearing” Teddies galore for the charity Ardi’s Bears, which shares the beloved stuffed animals at hospitals and schools throughout the community with children in need of a cuddle.

1. Dick and Ardi Wilson 2. Al Cornish, Yvonne Austin, Yukoshia Austin, Charles Austin, Jessica Burton 3. Karen and Craig Kinney, Ardi Wilson 4. Bob Harper, Dick Wilson, Tom Hilt 5. George Davidson, Juliet Willis, Bob Phelps, Beth Williamson

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Humana’s new head of HR and Family and Children’s Place board member Tim Huval hosted a “friend raiser” at his home. Tim and wife, Brenda, invited friends to share drinks and appetizers while discussing the mission of the Family and Children’s Place—strengthening the community through healing the trauma of abuse for children and families.

1. Jamie Paradis, Risa Yussman, Tanya Greenberg, Michelle Costel 2. Brenda Huval, Pam Darnall, Tim Huval 3. Gracie Nilsson, Sheri Nilsson 4. Barry Younkie, Harriet Lair, Sherry and Allen Steinbock 5. Andrew and Trisch Fleischman, Jamie Paradis 6. Rebecca Simms, Rosie Heinrichs, Rosalie Guthrie

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Night of a Thousand Laughs 05.17.14 Benefiting Gilda’s Club and the many families living with cancer who seek support there, “A Night of a Thousand Laughs” filled The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts’ Bomhard Theater with laughter, thanks to headliner Danny Browning and local celebs Nick Phelps, Jessica Carner, Leonard “Napi” Napolitano, Kevin Harned, Whitney Bishop, and Angela Leet.

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July 2014 PRESENTED By:

What: Shakespeare in the Park For: Kentucky Shakespeare When: Now – August 17, Tue. – Sun., 8 p.m.

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Where: Hardscuffle Farm in Oldham County Tariff: $100 per car load, $30 per individual, $10 for kids 10 and up Info: trentdigiurofoundation.com

What: Crescent Hill Old 30 Fashioned 4th of July What: VIP Preview at The Outlet For: Crescent Hill Shoppes of the Bluegrass Community Council For: James Graham Brown When: Fri., July 4 and Sat., July 5 Cancer Center Where: Peterson-Dumesnil House When: Wed., July 30, 6-9 p.m.

Tariff: FREE! Where: Outlet Shoppes of the Info: crescenthill.us Bluegrass, Exit 28 on I-64 11 Tariff: $50 per person What: Glow in the Park 5K Info: 502-562-4642 or Walk/Run For: Kid’s Center for shoppingforacure.org Pediatric Therapies 01 When: Fri., July 11, sunset What: Creekside Jam Where: Iroquois Park For: The Parklands at Floyds Fork Tariff: $25 per individual When: Fri., Aug. 1, 4 –11 p.m.

Info: glowintheparkrun.com Where: 1411 Beckley Creek Parkway 12 What: Paddle for Hunger Tariff: $65 day of show or $40 For: Dare to Care for Parklands members, $55 for When: Sat., Jul 12, 2 p.m. non-members, in advance, free Where: Waterfront Park, for children under 10 Great Lawn Info: 502-584-0350 or Tariff: FREE! theparklands.org Info: daretocare.org

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Where: Papa John’s Stadium Tariff: $35 per individual, $30 per individual with a team of four or more, $40 day of event; $75 all together for families of 5-6 Info: lunar5k.com

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What: 1st Annual Bourbon Mixer For: Coalition for the Homeless When: Fri., Aug. 8, 6:30 – 10 p.m.

Where: Evan Williams Bourbon Experience Tariff: $100 person or $180 couple Info: bourbonmixer2014. eventbrite.com

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What: Taste of the Grapevine For: American Cancer Society When: Sat., Aug. 9, 7 p.m.

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Evan Williams, Shapiras and Beams: It’s a Family Tradition Circa 1983

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n 1983, Evan Williams Bourbon celebrated its 200th anniversary. Pictured above at the Bardstown bottling plant is former plant supervisor Bob Murray, master distiller Parker Beam, and president Max Shapira, watching their newly bottled Bourbon roll off the line in special edition 200th anniversary bottles.

Bottled by Heaven Hill, Evan Williams was Kentucky’s first commercial distiller and is the world’s second most popular selling Bourbon. Heaven Hill is the largest independent family-owned and operated producer of distilled spirit products. President Max Shapira (pictured above on the right) is the son of one of the five Shapira brothers who founded Heaven Hill in 1934. The third generation is now in place with Max’s daughter Kate Latts and her husband Allan Latts, and Max’s son Andy Shapira, all in management positions.

Heaven Hill distillers maintain the same family tradition. Sixth-generation Master Distiller, Parker Beam (pictured above in the center), grand-nephew of “Jim” Beam, learned his family’s craft from his father, Earl, and is now joined at Heaven Hill by his son Craig.

The Evan Williams Bourbon Experience (www.EvanWilliamsBourbonExperience.com) at 528 West Main Street celebrates the legacy of Evan Williams through an immersive visitor’s center experience that brings to life the history and tradition of Kentucky’s native spirit.

Now the eighth stop on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, the facility offers guests a historical glimpse back in time to see Evan Williams’ original distillery through high-definition video recreations of the Louisville wharf and Main Street in the late 18th century, plus recreations of Whiskey Row building facades along Main Street from the 1890s through the present.

On August 8, the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience will host the Bourbon Mixer, organized by the Whisky Chicks and the Bourbon Brotherhood, to benefit the Coalition for the Homeless.

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