Nfocus Louisville — September 2015

SEPTEMBER 2015

Summer's Best Festivals, Socials & Galas

Christen Boone and The State of the Arts

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Contents September 2015 | Vol. vi, No. 4

parties

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Forecastle

The Perfect Storm of Music, Art and Activism 8

Signature Social

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Big Wish Gala

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Tuxes & Tails Gala

Kicking Off March of Dimes’ Signature Event

A Dream to Drive

The Great Catsby & Barking 20s

features

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Louisville’s Art & Soul

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Sartorial Surrealists

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It Only Takes A Spark

Christen Boone and the State of the Arts

September Fashion

departments 5

Editor’s Letter

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Nlove

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Chat with the Chair

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Arts Spotlight

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Charity Spotlight

A Signature Event

Alyssa Farmer marries Michael Raines

Karen Casi, Art in the Park Picnic

The Artist:Sabra Crockett

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Corporate Spotlight

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On the Circuit

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The Scene

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Nretrospect

StageOne

Brownie’s The Shed Grille and Bar

S moketown Arts Festival, Taste of Independents, Curves for a Cause, Bourbon and Broadway, Connecting in the City, dyeScape Launch Party

Calendar of September Events

WaterStep Celebrates 20 Years!

16 ON THE COVER Christen Boone photographed by Jessica Budnick. Creative Direction by Gunnar Deatherage. Mural by Eupher.

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EDITOR’S LETTER

A Signature Event

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ignature Chefs Auction has been one of my favored annual events for many years now. Two things are always guaranteed: I overindulge in the epicurean delights offered by 40 of the city’s most gifted chefs, and I am inevitably caught off guard by my own emotions when watching the March of Dimes presentation. Over the course of five years attending this event as a guest and listening to the stories of incredible sadness and triumph told by the families of premature babies, I never could have imagined that I would someday be the one standing on that stage telling my own. This year, my family was asked to serve as the Ambassador Family for Signature Chefs, and while I wish the circumstances surrounding the birth of my son could have been

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Jamie Stawicki, Maggie Hitt

Elliot Grantz, Jordan Grantz, Kirby Grantz

G.J. Jerard, Lauren Argo, Jena Everhard, Bethany Brooke Anderson

Maggie Hoy, Rachel Keens

Forecastle The Perfect Storm of Music, Art and Activism

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rriving through the gates of Forecastle, the sunny waterfront was transformed with tented beer and cocktail vendors lining the sidewalks and spilling onto the grass with a Bourbon Lodge, Gonzo Bar, ENO hammocks, live art and local food trucks trimming the venue. Focusing on equal parts of music, art and environmental activism, many bartenders chose to donate their time and money to local nonprofits. Heine Brothers’ Coffee served an organic, fair-trade coffee blend, Kentucky Dream, in which $5 from each bag sold went directly to the Forecastle Foundation, a nonprofit championing earth conservation projects and partner to the world’s leading conservation organization, The Nature Conservancy. A dollar from each festival ticket sold went toward the foundation’s efforts.

People of all ages trickled the grounds from toddlers with noise-blocking headphones to Panic fans in their 60’s. Temperatures peaked to 94 all weekend with the heat index reaching 104, but thanks to the free and convenient Kynect watering hole, it was easy for show-goers to hydrate. Friday night Cold War Kids, St. Paul & the Broken Bones and Houndmouth put on great shows while Cage The Elephant showcased true rock‘n’roll entertainment as usual. Sad and skilled singer/songwriter Sam Smith closed out the night cut short due to a wind storm stirring up the dusty trodden ground. Saturday, the previous night’s rain pushed Chris Stapleton, Shovels & Rope, The War On Drugs and Sturgill Simpson later to stage with My Morning Jacket headlining an unforgettable show. Sunday, Portugal.

The Man played before Modest Mouse, followed by Tallest Man on Earth and Widespread Panic.

There were impressive efforts on-site to reduce carbon emissions and limit landfill waste. Forecastle ran on 100 percent pollution-free electricity through a partnership with national clean energy provider Arcadia Power. They ensured that for every kWh of electricity used, a kWh was produced and put on the grid by a pollution-free, renewable source such as wind or solar. “These organizations share our vision, and together, we can sustain our naturally awesome planet,” said JK McKnight, Forecastle Festival Captain and Foundation Founder.

Carin Isaacs, Jaxon Swain

Josh Johnson, Scottie Ellis

Cella Rasmussen, Liz Rasmussen

Iman Payne, Claire Ginn

Allison Goodan photographs BY ALEXA PENCE

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Lindsey and Jamie Brodsky, Trish Osborn, John Lang

Kelly Seiler, Dorothy Menish, Dale and Jim Hutchens

Josh Moore, Lindsay Franzen

Michelle Mees Haper, Kerry DeMuth, Melissa Lucas, Joe Kamer

Missy and Jim Allen, Barbara Sexton Smith, Jaleigh White

Jeff Cooke, John McGarvey

Signature Social Kicking Off March of Dimes’ Signature Event

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abies were on the brain as local business leaders gathered at the home of John and Sara Taylor to preview what is to come November 12 at the annual Signature Chefs Auction. Guests were specifically interested in supporting the healthy and full-term birth of babies which is exactly what the event’s beneficiary, March of Dimes, strives to do.

While the main event in November will feature an incredible gourmet food sampling feast prepared by Louisville’s most elite chefs, those attending the preview were treated to an array of savory delights prepared at the expert hands of Volare Executive Chef Josh Moore who has served as Lead Chef for Signature Chefs Auction for the past seven years. Josh says the March of Dimes mission hits particularly close to home for him as a father, but also because he was born over two months prematurely himself.

This year’s Signature Chefs Auction, Chaired by John Taylor and Stephanie Renner of PBI Bank, will honor President and CEO of Hilliard Lyons, James R. Allen, with the Kentuckiana March of Dimes Roosevelt Award, an award named for March of Dimes founder, President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Jim has made a remarkable impact in our community through his leadership and service with YMCA of Greater Louisville, Jefferson County Public Education Foundation, Fund for the Arts, Downtown Development Corporation and Board of Overseers at the University of Louisville.

Chair and co-host for the evening, John Taylor, shared, “Sara and I couldn’t be more excited and proud to be involved with the Signature Chefs event. Not only does it raise money and awareness for a tremendous cause, but all that have the good fortune to attend the event will experience an incredible dining experience, as 40 of the best chef ’s in Louisville serve their best creations.”

With a grand cuisine experience and “priceless” private dining packages up for auction, it’s no wonder that Louisville’s food lovers flock to Signature Chefs every year resulting in a sold out crowd. Make plans to attend now by contacting Leslie Bailey with the March of Dimes at (502) 473-6680.

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Don Schieman, Trish Osborn

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Keith Lerme, Craig Peterhansen

Kyle Schlegel, Gabe Kinderman, Sophia Morton

Shana Bundy, Collie King

Wesley Sizemore, Lauren Adams

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Big Wish Gala A Dream to Drive

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t was more than a big wish when organizers of this annual Gala declared that they hoped to raise $100,000 at the Louisville Marriott Downtown; it was a determined desire to make more wishes come true. Make-A-Wish grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions in the hopes of enriching the human experience with hope, strength and joy. There are currently 150 Kentucky children that meet this criteria waiting for their wish to come true.

With a dinner, dancing and a live and silent auction, funds raised will hopefully lower that number.

WLKY’s Lauren Adams shared uplifting stories made possible by Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana and helped bestow a very special surprise on this year’s honorary wish family. Gabe, age 17, is a lover of cars who is battling a cancerous brain tumor called medulloblastoma. In 2012, he worked tirelessly to restore his dream El Camino, but as he finished the project, the car was stolen and wrecked.

When Make-A-Wish heard about this, they got straight to work to plan a brand new car makeover for Gabe and with the help of Etscorn & Sons Auto & Collision Centers who performed the work pro bono, they were able to unveil his beautiful El Camino on the night of the event. Gabe jokingly refers to his newly restored wheels as his “El Chick Magnet” and hopes there will be many great memories on the road ahead.

President and CEO of Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, Doug Kelly, presented the Medical Professional of the Year Award to Michelle Rucinski and the Inspiration Award to board member, Craig Peterhansen. Thank you to all the volunteers for reminding us that dreams do come true!

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Tuxes & Tails Gala The Great Catsby & Barking 20s

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hen a passionate group of animal lovers get together in support of Kentucky Humane Society’s Tuxes & Tails Gala, a barking good time is guaranteed. Of course, Presenting Sponsor Brown-Forman always adds to the spirit of the evening and did so for over 400 guests with this year’s signature drinks, The Tail Wagger and the Frisky Flapper, created specifically for the 22nd annual event and inspired by the Gala’s 1920s theme, The Great Catsby and Barking 20s.

Indisputably, one of the highlights of this event is always mingling with the adoptable animals who know how to work a cocktail crowd for money better than the most seasoned politician, all for the good of this nonprofit agency’s lifesaving mission, of course. Pre-dinner music by the Fun Size Band kicked off the lively evening followed by an energetic live auction that included a culinary tour of Tuscany and a trip to practice days at the 2016 Master’s Golf Tournament. The highly competitive and sometimes feisty Bow Wow Meow Game was the impeccable way to get guests on their feet and ready to rock with the Old School Band.

Alisa Gray, Director of Development for the Kentucky Humane Society shared, “We are grateful for the many guests and sponsors who made this evening so special and who helped raise more than $225,000 in support of our animals.” She went on to thank Platinum Sponsors, Cathy & Earl Zion of Today’s Publications and Delta Dental before concluding, “We also wish to thank the Tuxes & Tails committee members and the committee Chair, Dr. Sarah Beth Johnson, for their enthusiasm and dedication and for making this the most successful Tuxes & Tails Gala in our history.”

Event chair Sarah Johnson added, “Each year, thousands of companion animal lives are saved thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, donors, volunteers and attendees. It is truly an honor to work with an event that makes such a difference in our community and I hope you all will join us in 2016!

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ith a twinkle in her eyes that isn’t a result of last night’s rocking disco ball party and an energy in her spirit that rivals any day whooping it up as a doting parent on the baseball field, new Fund for the Arts President and CEO Christen Boone tackles each day with a vigor and tenacity that is uniquely unmatched.

A passionate author once said, “If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.”

As the new visionary and dream-catcher for Louisville’s Fund for the Arts, Boone has a bundle of ideas and plans to help create a more vibrant and energetic community that is not only rich in the arts, but one that also thrives with opportunities for growth and provides a greater place to live and raise families.

“The vibrancy and energy that the arts can bring are the things that attract people to this community. We have an incredible foundation of art institutions and artists, the kind of community that supports arts and culture,” Boone says of Louisville’s arts community, which she says is “hungry for innovation right now.”

Evidence of that fact can be shown in the statistics for giving to our local arts community, which are up 20% in the past year, with a national giving to the arts average of 9%. Those are figures that ignite a fire in Boone.

“When you look at those figures, you say, ‘OK, wow! We’ve got some momentum here. Let’s leverage that.’”

That is exactly what they plan to do at Fund for the Arts.

Boone came to the Fund for the Arts with a background focused on developing projects and raising funds to support those projects. Most recently, she served as Director of the Greater Louisville Project, which acts as a catalyst for action in the community by providing and analyzing data centered on education, jobs and quality of life. Throughout her career, Boone has successfully wrangled fundraising, including the $120 million campaign to complete the 21st Century Parks development of the Parklands of Floyds Fork and a $13.5 million boost for Actors Theatre capital/endowment campaign.

With a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Advertising from the University of Kentucky and a Masters of Business Administration from Bellarmine University, Boone has served on a variety of community boards and committees including Governor’s Scholars and JCPS. Utilizing those strengths and experiences, she has wasted no time jumping into her new role as a self-professed facilitator of ideas and personalities, making connections and asking questions. Even though she considers herself as somewhat of a behind-the-scenes player, there’s no doubt Boone’s vision has been cast.

“My role at this point is to bring all of the different players to the table, all of the different voices, to be able to make sure that as a part of this plan that we listen to what everybody has to say,” Boone says.

The “everybody” in this formula includes artists in the community, key community players and organizers, and a host of corporations who implicitly know what it will take for them to grow economically and attract new talent, to be innovative and strategic in their plans for future growth and success. Boone takes all of the information and marries it into a collective pool of ideas.

“Shared vision allows you to create a collective vision where people begin to see their place in this puzzle. Across many plans and with many great minds, we spark involvement. With collective action they begin to see their place in it and it’s through that strategic collaboration that communities really take off,” Boone says.

The panel starts the process by figuring out their priorities, or as Boone calls them, “the big hairy ideas,” and those plans create the roadmap that Fund supporters target with a passion. Although a blue print for arts programs and progress was created about ten years ago, recession halted it from being carried out

and it has not been updated since.

With the help of key civic and corporate stakeholders including the Humana Foundation, J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation, the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts and the Louisville Downtown Partnership, the Greater Louisville Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Greater Louisville Inc., the Mayor’s office, JCPS and the Community Foundation of Louisville, Boone has created a framework for an Arts Master Plan that will address, nurture and recognize the changing and evolving needs of our area’s arts community. Boone says the plan will build on what is already in place, but will strive to discover what we want in the future.

Because art by definition is “the creation of something,” the goal of Fund for the Arts is to be in a constant state of creation of “art that will change as we evolve,” Boone says.

By meshing together a great discourse around new and different points of view, the Arts Master Plan hopes to solidify a roadmap that will help forge continual growth in our city and competition with other major peer cities. Boone believes by being open to looking at what other communities are doing, it invites a new fusion of ideas that can answer the key questions: What’s our shared vision and where are we going? In order to answer those questions, key community players are remaining supportive of current programs and ideas, but will utilize new assets to round out the complete plan.

“Louisville has a great foundation, but lots of things are emerging,” Boone says.

With the recent announcement of a million dollar gift to the ballet, Boone echoes that enthusiasm.

“The community is excited and hungry for innovation right now, so we are asking how do we harness the power of the arts to be stronger and more vibrant?”

One key step in that process involves taking a look at where we stand currently and how it compares with other cities, which is detailed in a progresstype State of the Arts report in which Boone gets to involve her “inner data nerd” to discover through public data and community sources our strengths and weaknesses as a city, what we want to continue to invest and in which ways we can become more competitive.

“We have to know what makes us unique and what makes us strong. We won’t ever look just like any other city,” Boone projects, “but it gives us the opportunity to not just measure against ourselves, but to really think about where we want to go.”

Although the data is just a set of numbers, Boone says it is a starting point to begin asking the next question. Why is that and what do we want to do about it?

More specifically, how do we make sure that the arts we have in this community are delivering at peak?

Throughout the community, several organizations are using art as their tool to promote and encourage academic and personal success among youth. Fund for the Arts participates in a collaborative effort that helps provide leverage and support for these organizations that provide day-to-day involvement in mentoring children through the arts.

In a project Boone describes as her “passion project,” the West Louisville Arts Collaborative combines their efforts with the River City Drum Corps, La’Nita Rocknette Dance Company, the West Louisville Boys and Girls Choir and the West End Talent Education Center (WESTEC) to empower their participants and give them a greater chance to grow.

These organizations have proven results. Many claim graduation rates of 100% when involved in these art-based, sponsored programs. Boone says this is a key program for Fund for the Arts that encourages responsibility and “gives kids a chance to really see their own potential.” Programs like these are the ones Fund

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for the Arts hopes not only to sustain, but to replicate and grow.

This collaborative effort represents what Boone believes is a paradigm shift in the design and purpose of the Fund for the Arts and the overall direction of the community and arts relationship. What started as an annual campaign to solicit creative ways to involve the community in the arts, has evolved more into how the arts can best serve the community.

“I believe when we engage the community, whether it’s through art, through education or through economic development or health and wellness, we have a much greater opportunity to support and grow a thriving arts scene and leverage it. And that’s where the real magic comes together,” Boone says as her twinkle takes center stage.

That twinkle comes from a passion not only for the arts, but for this Louisville community, specifically. Boone has lived in other peer cities including Atlanta and Cincinnati, but this Louisville hometown girl followed her passion to spark a love for the arts right here in her old stomping ground.

Growing up, she tinkered with piano playing and still holds a secret love for back-up singing and performing. Although those creative outlets have taken a temporary hiatus in her own personal pursuing, she actively fosters a love for the arts and continually exhausts the local arts calendar of events with her husband and her three boys ages four, six and eight. As a family and as part of a thriving community, they are eager to promote an escalation of arts appreciation in the community they call home, because they share Boone’s personal commitment to a stronger and more vibrant Louisville.

“Louisville is a perfect size to be able to bring people together around a shared vision. Louisville is small enough that you can get people around a table and work toward collaborative solutions together, but large enough you can impact the lives of many people. We can be a model and make change.”

Making change for this community involves efforts to communicate how art is continually changing and evolving in its platforms and reach.

It doesn’t exist just within the confines of walls any more. Art is represented within the community, displayed and crafted in forms that invite the community to indulge and dive in, to participate and assimilate. For the community and for our city, Boone’s goals are to expose and accentuate those changes while advocating for the power and energy that art continues to deliver to a thriving community.

“The arts are how we sell ourselves, part of what makes this community special and what will be our trademark. It’s who we are, how we express ourselves and the Fund for the Arts’ role is to both leverage the power of the arts and be the connector for the community,” Boone says.

For Boone, that means continual evaluation and a devoted commitment toward innovation and creativity.

“I believe in the people in this community, their creative spirit and the opportunity we possess. There are always going to be challenges, but the arts can be a part of that solution,” Boone believes.

Her reason for believing comes from deep within. It’s not just the rhetoric of her job talking. It’s a passion, a devotion, a desire to connect the community to its inner strength.

“I really want to bring together a vision that pulls all of this together,” because “art is the soul of our community.”

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It Only Takes A Spark

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inish this sentence.

Before I die I want to…….

Be a brain surgeon? Meet Kanye West? Save the elephants?

That initial question sparks a host of colorful answers amidst deep contemplation, but pose that question on a life-sized chalkboard and provide jumbo sticks of chalk to complete the challenge and that’s when the process of art is ignited.

Igniting an energy for art appreciation and providing a dynamic space with a hands-on perspective to prompt dialogue about art is exactly what the Speed Art Museum hopes to accomplish when its multi-phase $50 million expansion is complete in March of 2016.

After closing for three-and-a-half years to complete massive renovations and expansions, the Speed is re-inventing its identity, but maintaining its commitment to connect the community to art in its varying forms.

“We wanted to create a welcoming space, one that people will want to spend time in, a dynamic, changing, evolving and nimble space,” says Speed Chief Engineering Officer Anne Taylor Brittingham, who has spent the past year brainstorming, researching and learning from other museums who have also transformed their space to become consistent with the evolving needs of their communities.

The new 62,500 square foot largely transparent North Building is designed with 400 glass panels and will double the overall square footage, creating one of the country’s finest experiential art museums.

The expansion will host a new state-of-the-art space to accommodate larger special exhibitions, contemporary art galleries, a family education welcome center, indoor/outdoor café, museum shop and a multi-functional pavilion for performances, lectures and entertaining, which also includes a 142 seat art house cinema designed to engage and appeal to a wide variety of film enthusiasts.

The lower level of the original building will remain home to a rotating collection of early Kentucky fine and decorative arts, including paintings, sculptures, furniture and silver. Approximately 5,600 square feet are planned for The Kentucky Gallery.

Specifically designed to showcase sculpture and engage museum students and visitors, the new Elizabeth P. and Frederick K. Cressman Art Park and public piazza is also planned as a new edition, rounding out new expansion square footage at approximately 220,000 square feet.

Described as “the heart of the department,” one of the biggest changes to an existing space will be seen in the Art Sparks section of the museum which was created in 1997 as a play place for children, where parents mostly stood and inactively monitored their children. That whole vision has been re-visited as an ongoing partnership with the San Francisco Exploratorium has helped the Speed to shift museum focus more

toward a 21st century perspective that boasts an open and flexible space, inviting families to explore art in a comfortable setting in a more hands-on experience.

“This is going to be a dynamic space that we hope people feel more comfortable in and have the freedom to talk about art openly. There are a lot of ways to find our voice when we talk about art and this is a safe space,” Brittingham believes.

In order to promote that freedom to discuss and talk openly about the medium of art and how it penetrates communication barriers and stirs inner connection, Brittingham invented her own art game, nothing fancy or scholarly, just a stack of 40 index cards depicting varying pieces or pictures of art. Brittingham handed these cards to all different types of people, most anywhere she went. The only instruction; pick your top five. That challenge ripped like wildfire through the community as young and old alike took ownership of their favorites and openly created a dialogue about each picture they selected and what might be going on in that particular picture.

Brittingham says the selections are all over the board on favorites, but there are some overall selections that seem to make most every list. Watching people complete the card game has helped Brittingham and the Speed staff uncover some helpful information about the direction of future shows, but more specifically, it has reinforced her belief that art can spark creativity and conversation. At the Speed Art Museum, art doesn’t have to be a spectator sport.

In fact, the ongoing outreach initiatives, workshops and art-related school programs that the Speed supports, bear witness to that fact. Their Art Detectives program for school children fosters observation skills and curiosity for art engagement. Teacher workshops, youth summer camps and the Wall Together program are active and thriving programs put in place to actively promote creative exploration and expression.

Speed directors hope this type of learning experience will “provide opportunities for art to be a vehicle to talk about challenging personal and community issues and encourage conversations via art that lead to increased global awareness, compassion, creativity and interpersonal connections,” according to their internal list of goals for their new visionary project.

It’s a vision that is rapidly taking shape, as the once blank slate is now quickly becoming a canvas of possibility. In just a few short months, the long-awaited reveal and Grand Re-Opening on March 12, 2016, will invite young and old, art lovers and art skeptics alike, to spark an interest in art and allow it to inspire and expand horizons.

Brittingham firmly believes, “Art is for everybody. The Speed is for everybody,” because at the Speed they are “igniting imaginations of every age.”

For more information go to www.speedmuseum.org.

Molly Bond

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t must have been written in the stars when Alyssa Farmer and Michael Raines met in Eastern Kentucky while boating on Laurel Lake.

Little did they know when they embarked on this boating voyage that a simple wave and hello from boat to dock would lead to a nine year courtship, and eventually, a walk down the aisle. While on separate boats pulling into dock, Alyssa waved at a mutual friend. She and “Mikey” were introduced and he later followed up their brief encounter with a message asking her out. “The rest,” as they say, “was history.”

Mikey planned a surprise engagement by letting Alyssa believe she was opening a monogrammed necklace she had wanted for her birthday. To her delight, she instead opened a stunning engagement ring that left her speechless, except to say “yes” when Mikey very casually asked, “So, will you marry me?”

The wedding took place at Duncan Memorial Chapel in Crestwood and the reception was held at Shall We Dance Ballroom in Anchorage. The

A Blushing Bride wedding and reception were beautifully planned and thoughtfully executed in true do-it-yourself spirit. Alyssa and her mom took care of most of the planning and details from decorating the venue for the wedding and reception, to making delicious salads to accompany the main course. Mikey stayed primarily out the wedding planning making one small request that his future wife order him a pizza to enjoy in the back. Pizza and a movie had always been a staple in their relationship and Alyssa knew that it was her groom’s favorite food. She found a superb portable wood fired pizza oven caterer called Mozzapi so that all of her guests could enjoy a beautiful gourmet pizza. “Guests still rave about the food,” the bride recalls with a smile.

The color theme for the wedding was blush, pink, ivory and grey. Alyssa went for a creative twist with her wedding gown; the bridesmaids wore ivory white and the bride wore a blush pink gown adding a breathtakingly imaginative and non- traditional flair to the evening. The bride and groom arrived to the service in Alyssa’s grandfather’s 1941 Packard

of which she was grateful to have in her ceremony to represent her late grandfather. The bride walked down the aisle with a harpist playing Canon in D carrying a bouquet of blush pink and ivory peonies.

At the reception, guests were welcomed with a cocktail hour of wine and hors d’oeuvres and greeted the newly married couple on the porch of Shall We Dance upon their arrival. Bride and groom ushered the evening in with their first dance to “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran. Cleverly the bride appointed the reception deejay to play top 40 hits that spanned the nine years of the couple’s courtship from 2006-2015. Their sendoff was fantastically lit with sparklers as family and friends created a path to wish Alyssa and Mikey many more years of happiness together.

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he pARTnership Board (formerly the Alliance) was founded as the volunteer arm of the Speed Art Museum in 1972 and serves to support the various programs, activities and events that occur regularly at the museum. Under the leadership of Karen Casi, who has served as the pARTnership President for the last two years, the Board has organized a new family-friendly outreach event now in its second year.

Karen spoke with us about this exciting time for the PARTnership Board and for the museum.

It sounds like the pARTnership Board is staying very busy as momentum builds to reopen the Museum. How can others join in on this energy?

There is so much to be said about the Speed Art Museum during this time of expansion. As President of the museum’s pARTnership Board these past several years, it is a particularly compelling and dynamic time to be involved with the museum. Along with a beautiful new structure that will be opening this Spring, the museum has revamped its mission, its branding and its outreach into our community.

It is with this spirit of reinvigorated outreach that the Speed Art Museum is throwing its second annual Art in the Park Picnic. Please mark your calendars for Sunday, September 13th from noon-3 p.m. We will gather at Hogan’s Fountain Pavilion in Cherokee Park (745 Cochran Hill Road) for a most FUN and FREE event. All are welcome and I encourage you to join us!

Last year’s picnic was a huge success.

What can be expected this year?

Just as last year, you can expect a good time. We will supply art-based crafts and have family-friendly activities ranging from an inflatable obstacle course to badminton. There will be live music that will include a free concert featuring RELIC Bluegrass, Mick Sullivan and Joe Watts. Finally, there will be a variety of local eats by the Louisville Food Truck Association.

What should families bring to the picnic?

Just bring your family and friends, along with your lunch and lawn chairs (or purchase lunch from one of the many food truck vendors), and enjoy a funfilled day in the park! A $5 donation is suggested to support the Speed’s pARTnership and if you already have a Speed Membership card, you may show that for a free gift.

How are you able to plan an event like this for free?

Many thanks to our Presenting Sponsor, The Mitchell Schenkenfelder Group at Morgan Stanley for their support. Special thanks to Louisville Metro Parks and Recreation and Highland Presbyterian Nursery and Weekday School as well as all of the volunteers for the Speed Art Museum who make up our pARTnership Board.

What future events does the pARTnership have in the works?

We will host an over-the-top Oaks Brunch at the new museum this Spring.

We are very excited to announce that Julia Carstanjen is our chair. Expect big things and mark your calendars for May 6!

TonyA Abeln

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I was never innately talented at drawing or painting, but when I was 5 I knew I wanted to be an artist. There were so many ideas and thoughts running through my head that I needed an outlet. The technical ability developed when I got a job as a scenic artist at 22.

Professionally I have been an artist for nearly 20 years.

What was your first big job?

Technically, the Snowy Owl Exhibit for the Louisville Zoo, but the mural on the I-264 Underpass along Bardstown Road was my biggest job to date.

What inspires you?

Nature and Mythology. I recently read Jezebel: The Untold Story of the Bible’s Harlot Queen, by Leslie Hazelton. I could create a body of work on how much inspiration that book gave me.

What artists do you look up to?

My fellow artist mates at Art Sanctuary are inspiring. Linda Erzinger is a good friend and I love her collages that create rhythm and motion out of bits of discarded things. Kim Torres’ photos and doodles are a perfect dichotomy, usually signifying some sort of entropy with heavy layering, like memories.

Cher Von is my friend and incredibly talented singer whose music inspires me to create beautiful works of art.

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I love classical realism, before the camera perfected the realistic image. Those paintings imbue life.

What job are you most proud of?

The I Dream Tree in the Parkland Community Garden. Linda and I worked with a dozen different schools in the Parkland community to create a 14 foot sculptural tree that had leaves decorated by the people of the community. The members wrote their hopes, dreams, goals and accomplishments on the leaves. The day of the commencement ceremony a gaggle of Sunday school children and their teacher came up to the tree. The teacher started talking to the children about what their hopes and dreams were and why this tree was an important reminder of that.

Linda and I teared up.

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I am finishing up a project at Le Moo. I may be done with it by the time this article comes out. Kevin Grangier, the cover of July’s Nfocus, is the brainchild of this restaurant. I feel extremely honored to be a part of it! Kevin allowed me to create some really beautiful and unique works of art. I also just finished helping with the set for Seven Guitars by August Wilson at Actors Theatre.

Any cool upcoming projects?

In November I will be part of the LVAA Open Studio! This is my first time participating and I’m really excited, so come see me and my work at Art Sanctuary, dear readers!

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The season concludes with a world premiere production of Harold and the Purple Crayon. This classic book will take on a new life, with a delightful combination of storytelling, live music, dance and animation. The script has been crafted by StageOne’s Andrew Harris and Peter Holloway, working together with composer and musician Ben Sollee.

“The story is charming, and the appeal is timeless,” said Holloway. “But there is another aspect to this production that really is groundbreaking.”

As each audience member enters the theatre, they will be handed a tablet.

The tablets have been preloaded with software that enables the children to draw along with the show. So as Harold draws the world around him, and uses his imagination to find solutions to the

challenges he meets along the way, the audience will do the same. “This is the first production of its kind,” continued Holloway. “So often it feels like technology isolates us from the rest of the world, but in this case, the children will use their imaginations together to help Harold on his journey.”

The show represents a remarkable partnership of artists, two nonprofit arts groups, and one large corporate citizen. While StageOne and Sollee have created the script and music, the JB Speed Museum is helping plan the visual arts component, and volunteers from Humana’s IT Department have put their expertise to use in helping to create the software for the production. At the end of each performance, the children will be able to save their drawings, and then download and print them when they return to school. Each child will end up with a book they created while they watched the show.

A workshop will be held in early August to begin fusing the various components together. “We are excited to start bringing all the pieces together,” said Holloway. “While we have designed it for our youngest audience, I suspect all ages are going to be excited about this show.”

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merican and German cuisine meet sports bar atmosphere at Brownie’s The Shed Grille and Bar. With locations on Hurstbourne Lane and Bardstown Road, the third opens this August 28th in New Albany, Indiana.

Running three restaurants which also offer catering, another company, and supporting local charities, owner Jason Brown stays busy.

Father, Keith Brown, opened Brownie’s ten years ago, with Jason becoming owner in 2012. The restaurant was built with the vision of the Brown’s backyard party shed.

“Sometimes 100-150 people were in our backyard,” Brown recalls. “My dad also built a giant wooden playground.

They would grill out and drink and everybody would just have fun. It was the place to be.”

Brownie’s was voted one of Louisville’s best neighborhood bars for 2014. “I felt I always knew the potential we had, but to finally get recognition for that was special.” Brown said. “It wasn’t just for me, or Keith, but it spoke volumes about my staff.”

A new partnership, Neace Restaurant Group, formed between Brown, John Neace and New York Jets offensive tackle, Breno Giacomini. “For about 15 years, Neace has been like a second father figure to me,” Brown said. “Breno has been my best friend since college at UofL.” Brownie’s plans to expand under Neace Restaurant Group to Clarksville, Jefferson and Charlestown, Indiana, with hopes to eventually reach Lexington, Cincinnati and Nashville. “Now we really have the capital and the vision to grow this thing the way we should.” Brown said.

Jason is also co-founder, with friend

Joey Wagner, of Pink Prom, a promthemed charity event for breast cancer research. While benefitting Susan G. Komen in the past, this year’s proceeds go toward Twisted Pink, a local foundation for breast cancer research.

“Over the last three years we’ve raised over $50,000 for breast cancer research,” Brown said. Pink Prom will be held at The Gillespie October 2nd ($35-$45). Due to Pink Prom’s success, Wagner and Brown decided to create their own company, Eventris. Through Eventris they arrange the annual run and gala for FEAT of LouisvilleFamilies for Effective Treatment of Autism. Eventris also holds a Turkey Drive which fed over 200 families in West Louisville last Thanksgiving. “I try to do as much for the Louisville community as possible,” Brown said. “I was born and raised in Louisville and hold it very close to my heart.”

While what is known as a fatherson restaurant strives to be a home away from home, Jason says one essential family member doesn’t receive enough credit: his mother Carla. “If there’s one thing my dad and I agree on, it is that every day we get up and work hard to grow this as much as we can for her,” Brown said. “She’s really the centerpiece, the cornerstone for all of this. Not only has she done financials, the books and payroll for the past ten years, but she’s also put up with me and dad bickering.”

As Brown’s parents just celebrated their 30th anniversary this summer, Jason hopes to one day pass the family restaurant on to the next generation, and jokes, “My mom is praying for grandchildren right now, but I tell her I have to get a girlfriend first.” allison Goodan nfocuslouisville.com

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Taste of Independents 07.12.15 Twenty five local restaurants in partnership with Apron Inc. gathered at The Olmstead to celebrate Louisvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s independent restaurants and chefs.

Funds from Taste of Independents provide relief for employees in the independent service industry who find themselves in financial need. In addition to tasty samples and words with favored chefs, The Robbie Bartlett Duo entertained guests throughout the day.

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The Socialite Society, Inc. believes that fashion can make a difference and they set out to prove it with their first plus-sized runway show held at The Manhattan. The Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is to support the community by standing against social disconnection, promoting strong community ties and overcoming economic disadvantages through workshops, education, services and events.

1. Brianna and Bryyann Williams 2. Hannah and Gene Gruver 3. Siarra Johnson, Tamika Carr 4. Nay Hyde Tabue, Sammie Andersen 5. Breana Cobbs, Angelica Little

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The United States Bartenders Guild, PNC Broadway in Louisville and Four Roses Bourbon worked together to create an allnew Craft Cocktail Challenge. Competing bartenders met at 8UP Elevated Drinkery and Kitchen to create a cocktail inspired by shows coming to Louisville, including: Cinderella, Dirty Dancing, Cabaret, Motown the Musical and The Phantom of the Opera.

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Connecting in the City 08.02.15 The 21c Museum Hotel Rooftop Apartment impressed guests of Connecting in the City, an event that benefits River Fields’ work to protect land, water and air through land conservation, historic preservation, and the enhancement of the Ohio River Corridor. Kentucky Select Properties and 21c Museum Hotel sponsored the event.

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dyeScape Launch Party 08.09.15

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Anchal Project launched a natural textile initiative in the Portland neighborhood called dyeScape. The group was awarded a vacant property as winners of Mayor Greg Fischer’s Lots of Possibility Competition and the site will act as the network’s anchor, where a demonstration dye garden displays the potential of plants to provide natural color to fibers.

1. Tristan Campbell, Amber Squires 2. Gill Holland, Lila Holland, Owsley Holland 3. Jeff O’Brien, Gretchen Miliken 4. Erin Hathaway, Amin Omidy, Jon and Leslie Henney 5. Louis Johnson, Maggie Clines, Colleen Clines

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WEDNE SDAY, OCTOBER 7TH 11:30-1:00PM | THE GILLE SPIE Nfocus magazine celebrates the accomplishments of five outstanding women in the community as we consider ways to improve the health, safety, educational attainment and job security of all women in our community. Tonya Abeln, our editor of Nfocus , moderates a panel discussion about current news and research related to the quality of life for women and girls in Louisville. Panelists share anecdotes, comments and stories about their own success and ideas about how to pay it forward. The luncheon launches the Nfocus October issue.

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September 2015 PRESENTED By:

What: Empowering Women Luncheon When: Wed., Oct. 7, 11 a.m.

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When: Sat., Sep. 19, 3 – 11 p.m.

Where: Captain’s Quarters Riverside Grille Tariff: $20 Suggested Donation Info: facebook.com/ cqjamforwaterstep

What: Silver Anchor Awards For: Friends of the Waterfront When: Thurs., Sep. 10, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Belle of Louisville Tariff: $75 Info: friendsofthewaterfront.com What: USA Cares Gala For: USA Cares When: Sat., Sep. 12, 6 - 11 p.m.

Where: Louisville Marriott Downtown Tariff: $350 Info: usacares.org What: Art in the Park Picnic For: J.B. Speed Art Museum When: Sun., Sun. 13, 12 - 3 p.m.

Where: Hogan’s Fountain Pavilion, Cherokee Park Tariff: Free Info: facebook.com/ artintheparkpicnic

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What: Making History Auction For: The Cabbage Patch Settlement House When: Thurs., Sep. 24, 5:30 p.m.

Where: The Henry Clay Tariff: $125 Info: cabbagepatch.org What: Field-to-Fork Dinner For: The Food Literacy Project When: Thurs., Sep. 24, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Clifton Center Tariff: $110 Info: foodliteracyproject.org What: Art to Heart, Jewelry & Wearable Art Collections For: Heuser Hearing & Language Academy When: Sat., Sep. 26, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Where: Louisville Boat Club Tariff: Free Info: quattra4.com

What: Corkestra For: The Bill Meadows Foundation, Inc. and Sharing America’s Marrow When: Sun., Sep. 13, 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Where: Norton Commons Amphitheater Tariff: $25 26 What: Crystal Boots Info: corkestra.com & Silver Spurs 18 For: National MS Society What: Help Us Grow Our Future Kentucky-Southeast For: Pitt Academy Indiana Chapter When: Fri., Sep. 18, 6:30 p.m.

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Where: The Olmsted Where: 2600 Old Hill Road, Tariff: $150 Floyds Knobs, IN Info: pitt.com Tariff: $300 18 Info: crystalboots.com What: Jefferson Jubilee For: JCTC Foundation 26 What: Pink Tie Ball When: Fri., Sep. 18, 7 p.m.

For: Susan G. Where: The Henry Clay Komen Louisville Tariff: $200 When: Sat., Sep. 26, 6 p.m.

Info: (502) 213-2233 Where: Seelbach Hilton Hotel 19 Tariff: $225 What: CQ Jam for WaterStep Info: komenlouisville.org For: WaterStep

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SEPTEMBER 14-18 Participate in helping Louisville become a more active community with the Fitness Crawl.

For one week in September, at least one studio per day will offer a free class.

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n Thursday, October 8, WaterStep invites you to commemorate 20 years of saving lives at their headquarters located at 625 Myrtle Street (6 p.m.). The locally based nonprofit is responsible for providing safe water to communities in developing countries all over the world and has been among the first responders following global disasters in Haiti, Philippines and Nepal. It has been said that â&#x20AC;&#x153;some nonprofits shuffle, but Waterstep deals,â&#x20AC;? meaning that their efforts to train those in developing countries on how to use safe water solutions like water purification, health education and well repair, is a sustaining model that empowers these communities to take care of their own water needs for years to come.

What is now WaterStep first came to be known as Mega Ministries, when youth ministers gathered in an effort to organize collaborative youth mission trips among churches. One of the first meetings (pictured) resulted in a trip that would take 165 youth to Kenya, Costa Rica and Brazil. Founder and CEO, Mark Hogg (center), recognized the fundamental need for safe water all over the world and launched EDGE Outreach in 1995, which was renamed to WaterStep in 2012. Now you can donate gently used shoes to WaterStep which are sold to an exporter to fund safe drinking water projects all over the world while also keeping tons of waste out of landfills. The impact of this organization over the last 20 years is immeasurable.

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