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CONTENTS FEATURES 20 The New Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience

36 Highball Hits the Road

24 Determined to Design

44 Industry Showcase: Women in Business

66 Home Trends

54 Health & Beauty Chat

72 Madame President

Meet the two instrumental women behind this major distillery renovation

Woman-owned agency INgrid Design flourishes and expands to account for growing business

30 Daily Libations

The Jim Beam® Highball hits a high note as a refreshing, low ABV and calorie option for summer sippers

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The Jim Beam® Highball Formation Tour is headed your way

Meet some of Louisville’s leaders in their industries whose expertise is creating positive change in our community

Featuring Director of The O’Daniel Studios Perry Rogers and his team of talented estheticians and expert injectors

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60 A Taste of Summer

Summer Eliason Design will help turn your outdoor space into a luxurious spot perfect for entertaining and relaxing

Featuring Owner, REO Coordinator and Sales Associate for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Parks & Weisberg Realtors Judie Parks

Louisville’s four exceptional university presidents share their stories and visions for the future of education in their own words J U LY 2 0 2 1

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30 80 Infinity

Exploring the concept of infinity as it relates to numbers, the physical world and space

84 The Reopening of the Speed Cinema

After closure due to the pandemic, the Speed Art Museum Cinema is reopening with a host of exciting new films

86 Crafting Community

The LEE Initiative hosted Kentucky week for the Women Culinary and Spirits Program mentees to learn new skills and make connections in their industry

90 Summer’s Bounty at Barn8

Hermitage Farm’s Executive Chef Alison Settle leaves nothing to be desired with farm-fresh ingredients and a unique Kentucky flair

96 What’s In My Bag

OCCASIONS

100 Over the Edge for Gilda’s Club Kentuckiana 102 Black Bourbon Society “Barrel Select” Screening 104 The VOICE June Issue Release Party 106 SKYN Lounge 10 Year Anniversary Open House 108 Albert Couture Fashion Gala 110 Runway and Design Showcase 112 An Evening in the Garden at Farmington 114 Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience Opening 116 Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience Cocktail Reception

On the Cover: Photographer: Andrea Hutchinson Model: Janice Carter Levitch Humphrey Assistant Stylist: Sarah Levitch Location: Blue Grass MOTORSPORT

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12 Note from the Publisher 14 Letter from the Editor 16 Behind the Cover 120 Celebration of Life

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Note from the

Publisher “And one day she discovered that she was fierce and strong and full of fire and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.” - Mark Anthony

elcome to the July Women in Business issue of The VOICE. I was encouraged to share my own story for this issue as it resonates with this theme. Becoming publisher of a magazine had been a far off fantasy of mine for a number of years. A dear friend would listen to me for hours when I would call him up and go over a list of ideas as to how a magazine should look, from the content to the creative layout, that would be appealing to the community. Several years ago, I called my good friend who was the editor in chief of The VOICE at the time and asked her if there was anything I could help with. She quickly replied, “I will be right over,” and speedily arrived with a bottle of champagne. I prepared a plate of cheese and crackers and we proceeded to chat about the possibilities. “Why don’t you write a column for us?” she said. I thought about it and asked, “About what?” Her reply was, “Anything you want!” So I did and it was thrilling. Sometime after that, I received a message from the owner requesting a meeting. The offer to buy the magazine and become publisher was put on the table and it took me a nanosecond to say look no further. I’m all in. It is an honor to have such a powerful platform to showcase our beautiful community and make a difference with our editorial content. Each month we provide intriguing insight into different types of businesses, nonprofits and the goings-on around town. We want our loyal supporters – readers and advertisers who are local, national and international – to feel exhilarated when they see our publication delivered to their doorstep. We are grateful for that exhilaration and devotion and without it, we cannot do what we do so well, provide (release) The VOICE of Louisville to you each month. With appreciation,

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elcome to the Women in Business July Issue where we celebrate the woman go-getters in our community who are creating positive change and are well-deserving of recognition. Before I dive into who these incredible women are who are featured in this issue, it is with great pleasure and excitement that I announce and reintroduce to you Janice Carter Levitch Humphrey, The VOICE of Louisville’s Publisher and also now co-owner along with her husband, Steve Humphrey! Janice will continue leading at the helm of The VOICE as it operates as a separate entity from Red Pin Media, so expect great things ahead from your favorite local and iconic publication as Janice leads us towards new beginnings. In this transition, while I’m thrilled for our team and Janice’s future endeavors as co-owner, we are bidding farewell to esteemed and longtime VOICE colleague, Laura Snyder, who has accepted a new position with LEO Weekly and I and our team will miss her dearly! We wish you all the best, Laura. In this issue, you will meet some of the other movers and shakers in our area, like Susan Wahl and Anna Hibbs of Heaven Hill Distillery who were instrumental in the creation and renovation of the new Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience. We spoke to Ingrid Hernandez of INgrid Design who also recently underwent a total renovation and expansion of her growing Highlands business. We’re introducing a new monthly feature, Industry Showcase, where we’ll highlight local professionals in the theme of our issue. Take a look at this month’s showcase to meet Samara Davis of the Black Bourbon Society and Diversity Distilled, Ashley Davis Sigman of Davis Jewelers, Kelley Dearing Smith of Louisville Water Company, Dawn Marshall of KTC Construction and Janna Flowers of Clique Boutique. We chatted with the talented team of estheticians and expert injectors at The O’Daniel Studios for our Health & Beauty Chat. For our other new monthly feature, Home Trends, we interviewed

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Judie Parks of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Parks & Weisberg Realtors to get the inside scoop on current real estate trends. We also featured a gorgeous outdoor space of a private home recently designed by local interior designer Summer Eliason. VOICE Writer, Laura Ross, wrote a lovely article about the four current women university presidents in our area: President of the University of Louisville Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, Ph.D., President of Bellarmine University Dr. Susan M. Donovan, Ph.D., President of the Kentucky College of Art and Design Moira Scott Payne, and President of Spalding University Tori Murden McClure. Another group of incredible women worth noting are the mentees of the LEE Initiative’s Women Culinary and Spirits Program. Barn8’s Executive Chef, Alison Settle, also received a highlight as she introduces their summer menu. Other fun features include an inside look at the upcoming films at the newly reopened Speed Art Museum Cinema, info on the Jim Beam® Highball Formation Tour coming to town and a Q&A with our resident Daily Libations Columnist, Joe Daily, and Jim Beam American Whiskey

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Ambassador, Beth Burrows. You even get a sneak peek inside the inner workings of my personal bag in our monthly What’s In My Bag column and lots of fun events going on around town as the mask mandate finally lifts! Cheers to summer, VOICE readers. Remember to celebrate those amazing women in your own lives this month and enjoy the sunshine – but don’t forget your SPF. Sincerely yours,

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Behind the Cover By JANICE CARTER LEVITCH HUMPHREY Photographer ANDREA HUTCHINSON Assistant Stylist SARAH LEVITCH

Location BLUE GRASS MOTORSPORT

he photoshoot for the July Issue cover morphed several times before the final concept was imagined and ultimately created. From deciding who would be our cover model and spokesperson to a location that would work with a provocative sports car, like the Taycan Porsche provided by Blue Grass MOTORSPORT, steering the creative process is always a challenging joy for me. There has been a whirlwind of elevating change happening at The VOICE and this issue is evidence of that change. We are thrilled to announce that my role as publisher and now owner is one of the biggest changes yet. Along with my co-owner and husband Steve Humphrey, we plan to continue publishing Louisville’s only iconic magazine and providing our beautiful city with an authentic representation that reflects the goings on in our local, regional and national communities. With this announcement of ownership, The VOICE editor in chief Liz Bingham suggested that it seemed appropriate to feature yours truly on the cover as both a celebration and announcement of my new leadership role. After all, this is our Women in Business issue so the timing aligned perfectly.

Janice Carter Levitch Humphrey and Sarah Levitch.

Above: Mike Brady.

Andrea Hutchinson and Sarah Levitch.

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Right: Sarah Levitch and Andrea Hutchinson. Below: Mike Brady and Dave Harrison. Mike Brady.

I could not be more pleased with the idea that my husband Steve was “geeked” as he puts it, to join the team in an ownership role as well. After searching through my wardrobe for my cover-worthy look, I came across a steel gray leather biker style jacket I’ve had for a few years and it was perfect. Off I went to get ready for the shoot, no glam team needed with all my experience behind the lens and in front of the lens, and I was completely in my element. Once we were on set at Blue Grass MOTORSPORT’s car photo studio, the magic happened. Porsche Brand Ambassador Mike Brady and Blue Grass MOTORSPORT Photographer Dave Harrison polished the Taycan and prepped it for the shoot. Then VOICE Staff Photographer Andrea Hutchinson walked in with her Nikon ready to create the July cover image. My daughter Sarah volunteered to style the shoot which made the entire experience even more playful. As I gaze at the July cover, I’m grateful for photoshop and yet we wanted to keep the image strong and reflecting my true spirit: driven, persistent, confident, passionate about our city and slightly panicked each time our monthly deadline rolls around. Yet, it’s the slightly panicked adrenaline that fuels my business savvy and energizes our entire team. So, here we go zooming onward and upward!

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ince 1914, when Rodes first opened as a haberdashery, it has continued to stay a local, family-run business, with the goal of providing each customer with a head-to-toe experience with a passion for perfection. We spoke to Co-Owner and Women’s Buyer, Susan Vogt, to find out more about Rodes, their world-class brands and all they have to offer. “I was never a part of the business, I have my masters in education and taught for years. I was happily retired when I got the call from my father,” Vogt shared. “He said, it was time for me to take over the family business.” The most important part of learning the business isn’t only about the clothing, it’s about the people. “What we pride ourselves on is our customer experience when visiting Rodes. Our goal is to develop a relationship with each client, so we understand how you like to dress. Our customers want to touch and feel the fabrics and to try it on to find the right fit,” Vogt said. To enhance the customer experience, Rodes offers tailoring for both mens and womens. “Every body type is unique, very

few look their best when clothing is just bought off the rack. We feel it’s important that a suit or dress is custom-fitted so our clients look and feel their best,” Vogt continued. Two years ago, Rodes introduced their new handbag and shoe department within their store. Since then, they’ve become one of the destinations for luxury accessories in Louisville. Brands include Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Christian Louboutin, Prada and Valentino for handbags and for shoes they carry Manolo Blahnik, Valentino and an expansive collection of Golden Goose. Not only does Rodes offer unique highend brands and services, but they also play a huge role in the local Louisville area with their two main events: Derby Divas and Gilda’s Club. All the money raised from these events stays local to the Louisville area, “We raise money and awareness to support our local community. We want any money that is raised at any of our events to stay in Louisville,” Vogt explained. Derby Divas focuses on women’s breast health and breast cancer prevention. Vogt co-founded Derby Divas 15 years ago, and since then, has raised over $1.7 million. They were also able to buy a second mobile

prevention unit for The Norton Cancer Institute Breast Health Program in the Kentuckiana area. They have also held Gilda’s Night for Louisville’s Gilda’s Club, which is a supportive community that offers a variety of programming to assist you, your loved ones or any members of your circle who are struggling and impacted by cancer. Gilda’s Night has raised over $800,000 in years past. “We are proud to be a part of this community, so everything we support and do is focused on giving back to the people who support Rodes. We’ve felt the support from our customers as we returned from the pandemic who walked through our doors and began shopping. The experience did change, families began shopping together, with multiple generations. It’s a privilege to be a part of their joy, ” Vogt said. Vogt’s favorite thing about co-owning and buying for Rodes are the relationships she has nurtured for the last 18 years. Not only with friends and customers, but with the vendors who sell clothing to Rodes. “I go up to New York four to six times a year so we have been a part of each other’s lives, the happy and the sad. I love these close relationships,” said Vogt.

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The New Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience Meet the two instrumental women behind this major distillery renovation By ANNA BYERLEY Photos by CHRIS HUMPHREYS, HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERY

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fter a long, multi-year process, what was formerly known as the Heaven Hill Bourbon Heritage Center, is now the new Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience. The grand opening for the newly renovated, expanded and renamed space was held on June 14. We spoke to the two women behind the Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience project, Susan Wahl and Anna Hibbs, to find out more about the project, their roles that made this project come to life and what it’s like to be a woman working in the bourbon industry.

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and allows people to find us more easily,” Vice President of American Whiskeys at Heaven Hill Distillery and lead over the entire project, Susan Wahl said. Wahl was able to get the project kick-started within the company and was also on the day-today team that oversaw the project. Bourbon culture and tourism have gained a tremendous amount of momentum over the years, drawing attraction from all over the country. “We looked at our old Bourbon Heritage Center in Bardstown and realized we needed to provide our guests with a more immersive experience,” said Wahl. “We’ve seen

bourbon culture explode and wanted to give people of all types a unique experience on the Bourbon Trail to tell the Heaven Hill story. It was important to appeal to all types, from the novice bourbon drinkers to the bourbon enthusiasts,” Wahl explained. Marketing Manager for the Kentucky visitor experiences – which includes the Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience in Bardstown and the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience in Louisville – and Project Manager for the Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience, Anna Hibbs, explained the exciting opportunity to manage this new visitors center project day-to-day. “Often, especially with a construction project, Susan and I are the only women in the room. Or if it is with construction only, I am the only woman in the room,” Hibbs explained. “It’s been fun and exciting. I also had a baby in the time that we were building the Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience, so that was a world all on its own. We have so much support for female leaders in our company and Heaven Hill is second to none in terms of that.” As a woman working in the bourbon industry, “We have a unique place. This whole project was very much Anna and me, and in the bourbon world, that’s a little unusual. Anna and I have the dual challenge of not only caring for these projects and stewarding the business, but also stewarding families as well,” Wahl

The Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience provides visitors with an engaging and interactive American Whiskey experience unlike anything else seen on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Guests can expect three iconic tasting rooms, an entirely new and expanded retail center that includes a living room and kitchen vignette, the new 1935 distillery theater, the new You Do Bourbon lab where guests can taste, bottle and personalize their very own Heaven Hill bourbon. There’s also a self-guided tour component where guests can leisurely explore the galleries, special exhibits on Larceny and Elijah Craig, two of their premium brands, the new Five Brothers Bar & Kitchen and a rooftop deck. “With the new grand opening, we are transitioning to being called The Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience which better encapsulates who we are as a company

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said. “The unique part about working for Heaven Hill is that they have been very flexible when it comes to women in the workplace. In particular, we call it worklife flow because balance is tough and isn’t always easy. But when you have flow, you can go from personal to business and back.” The new Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience is now open to the public and guests are encouraged to come to Bardstown and check out the newly opened visitors center. “There’s so much to learn and do. Even if you have been to our visitors center in the past, it is very different now,” Hibbs said. “We will be including rotating tours and tastings throughout the year, so an experience in the summer might be different than something we would offer in the fall. We’re proud of the work we’ve done and we really want people to come see what we at Heaven Hill are all about!” V Heaven Hill Distillery 1311 Gilkey Run Rd Bardstown, KY 40004 heavenhilldistillery.com

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rom bedroom to basement to a full expansion of two buildings, INgrid Design President and Creative Director, Ingrid Hernandez, has grown her business beyond expectations during a time of global uncertainty. Recently taking up residence in two newly renovated buildings between Baxter Avenue and Bardstown Road, INgrid Design is consistently expanding. If the business name doesn’t strike a familiar chord with you, you have undoubtedly seen their graphic design work within the branding for the Girl Scout Cookie Program or UofL Health. If not, open a book from American Printing House for the Blind or flip through CaloSpa’s magazine.

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INgrid Design is a marketing and design company headquartered right in the heart of the Highlands of Louisville. The firm designs training videos, logos, tv commercials, billboards and employee materials in English as well as Spanish. As a creative agency, they have an ever-growing list of over 12 accounts and work to prioritize a direct relationship between designer and client. “Designers are very curious about asking a lot of questions and that facilitates getting to a creative solution faster because there’s that direct communication from the very beginning,” said Hernandez. The company is also certified as both a woman-owned and minority business enterprise. In January, INgrid Design purchased the building behind their existing space from an arcade machine repairman. The purchase was just a month or so before the pandemic swept the nation and left businesses brooding over the next steps. Hernandez’s brother, an architect from back home in Puerto Rico, flew up to draw the renovation plans. Being the fellow artist of the family, they were able to collaborate in a way that brought a personal touch to the new building. After putting the project on hold as the country’s lockdown commenced, Hernandez decided she had no choice but to push forward with the expansion in July. “I would never be able to bring my team back to work together if I didn’t socially distance. Just with the socially distance excuse, even if I don’t keep growing, I still need the space and I’m not going to stay remote forever,” said Hernandez. “As a creative agency, we need that person-to-person collaboration.” Flash forward a couple of months and INgrid Design is taking their very final steps to polish off their new building as well as the old one. The new building provides them with conference rooms, idea rooms,

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empty offices and a photo studio. The majority of the furnishing was done by Contemporary Galleries, and Hernandez worked with local glass artist Paul Nelson on select art pieces. Hernandez says the new building allows room for growth, although that was the sentiment upon purchasing the last one. “Back then was fifteen years ago. I found this house in the middle of the Highlands on Baxter Avenue. I purchased the house and thought, ‘Oh my gosh, this is so big for us, but great, we have space for growth,’” said Hernandez. It’s evident that the employees of INgrid Design are very close from the stories Hernandez relayed about walking to Tyler Park to do yoga as a company and the trinkets serving as recognition awards that were sprawled across her dining room table.

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They’re a well-oiled machine, Hernandez serving as their empowering leader. She has presented at the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), and she participates in a CEO roundtable called Masterminds with The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). She described them as sisters who talk business all the time. With the pandemic becoming less and less of a roadblock, Hernandez outlined some of her goals for the company. “Our goals are really expanding our footprint and diversifying our client base. We’re very excited. We’ve been so busy with new opportunities and existing clients. All of that is happening. There’s this great energy,” said Hernandez. V INgrid Design 1017 Baxter Ave Louisville, KY 40204 ingriddesign.com 502.473.7270

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ou may not realize that the global leader in restaurant technology is headquartered right here in Louisville, but you’ve undoubtedly benefited from their work. QSR Automations operates in the hospitality sector providing technology for theme parks, universities, hotels and restaurants. The Cheesecake Factory, KFC and Papa John’s are just a few of their clients. After 25 years in business, the company recently welcomed a new CEO, Angela Leet. “I’ve only been the CEO of this company for about 10 weeks. It’s an exciting time to be here because now I’m looking to shape what

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The Jim Beam® Highball hits a high note as a refreshing, low ABV and calorie option for summer sippers By JOE DAILY | Photos by ANDREA HUTCHINSON

elcome everyone and thank you for following us here at Daily Libations! This Joe Daily. month, I am joined by my good friend and the Jim Beam American Whiskey Ambassador, Beth Burrows, to discuss the perfect Highball cocktail. The Highball for me is the ideal cocktail. It’s easy to produce and, when created correctly, it makes for a simple, fantastic and refreshing summer sipper. Did I mention it was low calorie and low ABV? Below we are going to leap in and learn a little more about these tasty libations! Joe: Beth, tell me about your role and how you landed such a fun and intriguing job? Beth: I am the Jim Beam American Whiskey Ambassador, right here in the backyard of bourbon! It’s been a long journey to get here, but much of my background is in hospitality. If we take it all the way back, I was bussing tables and sorting recycling in my parents’ restaurant at the age of seven. But more recently, I

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spent a lot of time behind the stick in Louisville. As you know, I am a whiskey and cocktail nerd, so through my time in mixology competitions, behind the stick as a bartender and bar manager, and eventually as the general manager of a Whiskey Row bourbon bar, I made great connections with wonderful people. Eventually, all the stars aligned in 2016 when I took on this dream role. Joe: So, there has been a lot of buzz around the Jim Beam® Highball cocktail I would like to discuss to enlighten our readers on this tasty libation. What’s with the scoop on this elevated Highball cocktail? Beth: The Highball from yesteryear was a pretty plain whiskey and soda. The warm whiskey poured over the rocks, melting them as it cascaded to the bottom of a glass. Your soda usually came from a soda gun, which can be inconsistent and may not be as highly carbonated as one would hope. But now, the Highball cocktail is back and better than ever! Paying close attention to the chill, dilution and carbonation, the Jim Beam® Highball is built diﬀerently. Whether it is coming from one of our amazing Highball machines, or even a handmade Highball, we ensure that our whiskey is chilled, the ice is premium and the carbonation is as bubbly as possible. We also suggest that it be served in a Highball glass. Tall and slender, the Highball glass keeps the drink colder and preserves carbonation better. All these factors add up to an incredibly refreshing, delicious sipper: the elevated Highball!

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Joe: When should I be drinking Highballs? Beth: In the heat of the summer months, it should be imbibers go-to sipper! Highballs are meant to refresh you and bring people together. So, sipping them on patios, by the pool, watching sporting events or at any gathering with your friends is highly encouraged. Joe: Is there an entrée or style of dish that you feel pairs best with the Highball cocktail? In my experience, we have excellent range. Beth: I think it is a lot of fun to pair it with local favorites. With the Highball Roadshow going on tour this summer, we will see the Jim Beam® Highball traveling the East Coast and pairing with crab cakes, croquettes, fried chicken, BBQ and a whole lot of other regional fare. I suggest trying a Highball with your favorite bites and seeing what you like best. The proper Highball Formation is a Highball in one hand and your favorite bites in the other, so like Booker used to say about his whiskies, I think you should Highball Formation “any damn way you please!”

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Joe: I have been hearing lower ABV is really trending right now. Do you think this is because of brunch and patrons just drinking earlier? Or longer? Beth: I’m sure that has a little to do with it. I think we can attribute the surge of lower ABV sipping to a few things. There is a trend in consumption moderation where folks are searching for balance in their lives and diets and I think they are finding that sipping low ABV allows for them to enjoy alcohol, but in moderation. I also think that the availability of lower ABV options on the menu helps with their popularity. Bars are cultivating their experience around a diverse menu of options, allowing people to sip however suits them best without having to “order oﬀ menu.” Joe: As we are coming out of the pandemic. I have noticed that immunity and drinking lower calorie options are really pushing their way forward. I think Highballs fall directly into this category as a low calorie option. What are your thoughts? Beth: I think they fit perfectly in the lower calorie space. Whiskey in and of itself is rather low in calories to begin with. It is generally less than 100 calories per 1.5 part pour. For the Highball, you are taking that whiskey and adding soda water, which is a common choice for a low calorie, non-alcoholic beverage. That’s a match made in low calorie heaven!

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Joe: In terms of Highballs from, let’s say, the 1980s, how do you compare the old school plus one cocktail to today’s Highball? Beth: This is not your Grandad’s Highball. It is the ubiquitous Highball, perfected abroad and bringing its expert execution to the US. Joe: Tell me about this new Highball machine Beam Suntory created. It’s such an amazing piece of equipment. Beth: The Jim Beam® Highball machine takes those perfect Highball factors we chatted about earlier and brings them into one amazing machine. The whiskey is chilled, helping keep dilution to a minimum. The bubbles of carbonation that are produced from the machine rival those in champagne. Together, these help craft the most refreshing Highball, poured directly from one spout in a very sessionable ration of one part whiskey to four parts soda water. Joe: Let’s talk about ice. I get super excited about ice and I figured if we are discussing new school Highballs, we can really highlight ice. Why is ice so important to the Highball cocktail? Beth: Good ice is important in all cocktails. You and I are super spoiled because we have amazing craft ice at our fingertips here in the city – shoutout to Rich Finck & KY Straight Ice! Great ice is incredibly important in the Highball cocktail as it helps us attain that perfect combination we have been speaking about. Slow and even melting allows for the cocktail to maintain its chill without quickly

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diluting down while keeping it refreshing and delicious to the last sip! Joe: Fantastic info, Beth! Thank you for taking the time out of your schedule and sitting down with us to discuss Highballs. As always readers, until next month! V If you drink it, I study it. Cheers! Joe

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ifty years ago, Joe and Connie Flint opened Joseph’s Salon & Spa, with the plans of operating an upscale salon staffed with highly skilled beauty professionals and to give each guest the best experience possible. We spoke to Kelli Flint Campbell, daughter of Joe and Connie, and now the owner of Joseph’s Salon & Spa to find out more about Joseph’s and their upcoming 50th anniversary. Joseph’s Salon and Spa is an Aveda Lifestyle Salon that offers a full line of beauty and wellness services. Campbell took complete ownership of the company in the early ‘90s after graduating from the University of Cincinnati. “I kind of fell back into it and I didn’t want to see it fail. My Dad wasn’t in the best of health, so one thing led to another and I started running all the business aspects of it,” Campbell said. “It slowly became more and more successful with less financial stress and I loved seeing the employees grow to be successful professionals and enjoyed giving the experiences to the guests. It became a passion of mine, not to mention, I was raised in the salon, so I wanted to see it succeed.” Joseph’s was one of the very first businesses in Kentucky to carry Aveda, the plant-based beauty product line. “We were probably one of the first people to carry Aveda in the state, and the owner at the time back in the ‘70s was here in our salon and helped us launch Aveda in this part of the country. It’s been a really lovely partnership,” said Campbell. While being a small business owner, Campbell had to steer Joseph’s through many different changes over the last few years. “I think there’s some real beauty in owning a small business and the climate through the years has changed so much. The hard part for me and probably the most fun part oddly enough is that evolution. It’s the peaks and the valleys, and when you’re in a valley, you have to be strategic about what it takes to make that small business change and adapt to all those

environments,” Campbell explained. “A lot of small companies don’t have the sustainability to do it and it’s been exhausting but good to think we’ve survived 50 years of a lot of different adversity.” One of Campbell’s favorite things about working for Joseph’s Salon & Spa is the quality relationships she made over the years with her staff and guests. “It’s a real tie between my love for my employees and my love for my guests. I think those two things make it all worthwhile at the end of the day,” Campbell said. As Joseph’s prepares to celebrate 50 years of business, they are also fundraising for the St. Joseph Children’s Home in honor of their anniversary. St. Joseph Children’s Home is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children succeed and heal from pervasive trauma experiences. “I live really close to St. Joe’s and I’m very passionate about what they do there for those children. They’ve taken them in and done so many things beautifully, so I thought it would be appropriate to do something for them. Our goal is to raise about $10,000,” Campbell explained. Celebrating half a century of Joseph’s Salon & Spa is a very overwhelming and cherished time for Campbell. “It’s pretty special to see that hard work and consistency has paid off,” Campbell said. “The preparation sets you up for success, it’s not just luck. It’s also that preparation to be successful over time, doing it day in and day out, that pays off and that 50 years is a cherry on top of it all!” “We couldn’t have done it without the employees and the clients. The gratitude that I have for them is the foundation for doing this. It’s not about the limelight, it’s about doing the right thing every day, being consistent and being good to each other,” Campbell said. For more information about Joseph’s Salon & Spa, visit josephssalon.com. To donate to the St. Joseph Children’s Home in honor of their 50th anniversary, visit p2p.onecause.com/sjch/josephsalon.

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Highball Hits the Road The Jim Beam® Highball Formation Tour is headed your way By ELLA TREINEN | Photos courtesy of JIM BEAM

ith the doom and gloom of the previous year largely behind us, there’s a new wave of energy and cautious optimism sweeping the nation. No longer are we in isolation at 4 p.m. each day, watching Governor Andy Beshear update the latest death tolls from the COVID-19 pandemic, often with a drink in our hand. Thanks to Jim Beam, the drink in our hand may align with the hope of the coming summer months. It’s time to get social, and the world’s best-selling bourbon is making its way toward you for the Jim Beam Highball Formation Tour.

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Jim Beam American Whiskey Ambassador, Tim Heuisler, is hosting a happy hour that began in Tampa in May and will work its way across the East Coast. The tour is hitting Florida, New York, Tennessee and 11 others, showcasing the flavors of bars and restaurants across the nation. And you guessed it, the final destination is our good old Kentucky home, where 95% of the world’s bourbon is produced. Events will be hosted in Louisville and Lexington by Jim Beam American Whiskey Ambassador, Beth Burrows. Mark your calendars for August 6 in Lexington at Goodfellas Pizzeria and August 7 in Louisville at Chik’n & Mi Friday and Saturday. What better way to ring in a year of new horizons and forced time spent apart than together and with a Jim Beam Highball in hand. “In the spirit of bringing us all back together, the Highball Formation RoadShow will be traveling city to city, showcasing the vast reach of the community Jim Beam has helped build around the Highball cocktail! Highballs fit into

every setting, into every city and into the hands of everyone wanting to raise a glass to sipping with friends, sharing bites and enjoying being back in the world we have been missing!” said Burrows. For those who aren’t familiar, a Highball is a cocktail made with whiskey, soda water, ice and a citrus peel. Differing from your straight and high-proof rocks glass full of bourbon, Highballs are light, low calorie and refreshing. The Jim Beam Highball Formation is shaking its way across the East Coast, determined to prove the Highball is a drink for everyone. “I look at the Highball as much more than a cocktail; it’s a culture,” said Heuisler. “I’ve enjoyed Highballs in cities around the world and I haven’t seen a drink bring so many different people together. Its light, refreshing and sessionable style allows it to pair with all types of cuisines. Food and drink are maybe the only two things a lot of people can agree on these days. The Highball Formation Roadshow was created to bring us back together and showcase the diversity of our Highballer community.”

Even in bourbon’s birthplace, there are folks who say, “I’m not a bourbon drinker.” The team at Jim Beam might reply that those folks haven’t found the right bourbon drink for their taste. The number one selling bourbon in the world is betting on the Highball to introduce more folks to the spirit. After all, you don’t sell 10 million cases annually by sitting on your hands. Highballs will satisfy you whether you’re prone to reach for a beer, whiskey or a seltzer, but don’t wait for the event to try out a new way to enjoy the spirit of our hometown. Jim Beam is encouraging you to “get in formation” with a Jim Beam Highball and an iconic Kentucky snack. The perfect pairing is made to help you tap into your Kentucky pride by bringing the comfort and flavor of the bluegrass state. So grab a glass and have a taste of Kentucky, whether it’s fried chicken, pizza or pimento cheese.

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While the cocktail is something to look forward to, what is even more exciting is the opportunity to reconvene as a community, because often it’s in a time of celebration that we can best appreciate America’s native spirit. The Jim Beam Highball Formation Tour certainly gives us something to celebrate, as their adventure across the East Coast comes closer and closer to our backyard. It’s the beginning of a ritual, building culture and community through our favorite cocktail. V Chik’n & Mi 1765 Mellwood Ave. Louisville, KY 40206 chiknandmi.com 502.890.5731 Goodfellas Pizzeria 1228 Manchester St. Lexington, KY 40504 goodfellaspizzeria.com 859.523.5280

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Madame President

Louisville’s four exceptional university presidents share their stories and visions for the future of education in their own words

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n a country where less than 30 percent of women are college or university presidents, Louisville proudly boasts four dynamic women leaders in higher education. Their voices, talents, experience and leadership speak volumes. They are leaders and they shared their stories here with us to share with you.

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hit, we had three grand challenges on how to empower our educational and research community, advance health and engineer the future of work. Look how well that’s stood the test of time through a pandemic. For many of our students, we knew we were their safe place, so we never shut down. Even with online learning, we kept our residence halls and dining open, and took care of students, faculty and staff. We couldn’t shut down and say go home. We persevered. When the world is stable and predictable, you don’t need many life experiences. But we are in a world where there are so many challenges that we can’t predict. We need a diversity of talents, values, education and life experiences at the table. There’s no magic

to it – we don’t bring superpowers as women. I used to bristle at the “first woman” comments because I’m the best person for the job. I don’t want to be anyone’s token. But, over time, I’ve realized it does matter to young women to see another woman succeed. I consider myself a good leader. Period. There is clearly a need for more women leaders because institutions benefit when you have multiple experiences and perspectives brought to the situation. I think highly of the fact we have four women leaders in higher education in this city alone. That’s wonderful. After this past year, my hope is we all have a chance to think through priorities. At UofL, we talk about our noble purpose. I hope we become even more focused on making sure

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Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, Ph.D. President, University of Louisville Dr. Neeli Bendapudi was named the University of Louisville’s 18th president – and first woman president – in 2018. She leads with an open and accessible style that is transparent and focused heavily on celebrating diversity of thought, fostering equity and building strength in leadership. Upon her arrival during one of UofL’s most challenging periods, Bendapudi took the reins and guided the University community into an aggressive strategic planning process. With that well underway, she couldn’t have anticipated throwing a worldwide pandemic into the mix at the start of 2020. But, despite the turmoil, she led the shift to online and

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hybrid learning, shepherded the pediatric integration of UofL and Norton Healthcare, declared UofL’s intent to become a “premier anti-racist metropolitan research university,” and saw the University achieve a record year for research. “It’s certainly been a challenging time, but when I think of leadership, it’s about the right fit and being the right person at the right time for the right institution. For me, the University of Louisville was really appealing, because it was on a great trajectory, and I was really impressed by the faculty and staff. They didn’t give up on the University. This was a place they wanted to be successful, and I want to build on the greatness that already existed. When we began strategic planning before COVID-19

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students get the best education possible, our faculty and staff continue to do groundbreaking research and we remain active in promoting a better, more harmonious future for us all.”

Dr. Susan M. Donovan, Ph.D. President, Bellarmine University Dr. Susan M. Donovan, Ph.D., became Bellarmine University’s fourth president in February 2017 following a 32-year career at Loyola University Maryland, where she had been executive vice president since 2011, including a term as acting president in 2015. In Dr. Donovan’s first year, Bellarmine improved undergraduate retention, reduced debt and increased the endowment, saw record-breaking fundraising and expanded its campus. Since then, she has presided over a comprehensive strategic planning process that affirms Bellarmine’s long-term vision, strategies and goals for the coming decade. Bellarmine athletics moved into the NCAA Division I in 2020, making it the only private DI university in Kentucky. “It is Bellarmine University’s mission to encourage our students and faculty to participate in the life of the community and to improve the human condition. I have great hope in the future as I watch our undergraduate and graduate students and alums embrace the many societal challenges with grace, resilience and an enlightened sense of humanity and justice. My passion throughout my career has been to improve diversity, equity and inclusion

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and to prepare students to be global leaders and changemakers in their respective professions. I think the pandemic taught us to take nothing for granted — our health, our family, our community or our sense of normalcy. But this past year also inspired us to be our best selves and to care for one another. I think it matters that I am a woman leading the University. We all have different strengths, and it makes us more cohesive to play to those strengths. My advice is always to be bold and compassionate, be a problem solver, never forget where you came from and leave each place better than you found it.”

Moira Scott Payne President, Kentucky College of Art and Design As President of Kentucky College of Art and Design (KyCAD), Moira Scott Payne works to advance the college along the path to significant milestones, including accreditation and the college’s first group of graduating BFA students in 2022. She arrived in Louisville via a position as Provost and VPAA of Cornish College of the Arts, in Seattle, WA, and as Director of Art and Media at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee, Scotland. Scott Payne’s work focuses on curriculum innovation, national and international strategic arts education partnerships and initiatives, contemporary culture and research in the visual and performing arts. “I made the decision to help build KyCAD, lured by the astonishing vision of our

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founder Churchill Davenport and a group of dedicated people who believed that the arts were central to the success of the city, and that an arts education could bring our talent, our alternative learners and our first-generation students into higher education. Kentucky College of Art and Design plans to complete the paperwork needed for an accreditation candidacy application in the next five months. Our very first group of graduating BFA students will be celebrated in May 2022 and our board, staff and faculty are gearing up to achieve our vision for an independent, accredited college of art and design for Louisville and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. To be able to call Louisville home is such a pleasure. There are arts leaders and philanthropists who really want to reflect a new cultural agenda. We have

leaders who seek to make a difference. It’s an amazing energy. More importantly, there is an undercurrent and energy that is looking for change, and an impressive Black community modeling the determination, confidence and voice needed to affect change. This city has made important steps towards racial equity, and I am proud and feel the responsibility of living here at this time. Having come through the lockdown, an arts drought, it could not be more clear that the arts matter. 2020 taught me that we can bring the world and experts from across the world to our students. We are part of a global community. Our inspiring KyCAD students give me hope. They have returned to the studio, with their sights firmly on their future, ready to make work!”

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of our campus buildings and built a seven-acre athletic complex on S. Ninth St. in what had been an unused industrial tract. I think most of the time, I don’t consider myself a female leader. I just consider myself a leader. I have had lots of opportunities, particularly in the last five or six years, to leave Louisville and go to more prestigious academic institutions. But that is not where the need is. When we think of issues of race and class and socioeconomic challenges, it is institutions like Spalding that move the needle. We serve students who really make good use of a compassionate education and go out and do good in the world and are great citizens. I want to express my gratitude to the faculty and how well they made the transitions that we had to make this past year. We are looking forward. What gives me hope is watching young people. It’s easy to despair at the polarization of our current environment. It’s a failure of empathy and of imagination to demonize those with whom we disagree. We must exercise our empathy and exercise our imagination to put ourselves in the place of the other. I think our young people can do that. It’s on us as educators to show them how.” V

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Tori Murden McClure President, Spalding University Tori Murden McClure’s bio reads like part adventure novel, part business textbook and part leadership instruction manual. An enormously full and adventurous life has seen her excel in academia, business and physical feats of strength, including her famous accomplishment as the first American to row across the Atlantic Ocean, and becoming the first woman and first American to ski to the South Pole. Many more accomplishments fill her incredible adventures. A graduate of Smith College, Harvard University, the University of Louisville and Spalding University, she became president at Spalding University in 2010 during a difficult point in the University’s 100+ year history. After years of work, she has significantly reduced Spalding’s debt, doubled the campus footprint and worked to create several new academic offerings. These include a new School of

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Physical Therapy, a new bachelor’s program in criminal justice studies that focuses on restorative justice and criminal justice reform, and a collaboration with the University of Louisville, Seven County Services and Spalding’s School of Social Work on developing an alternative response model for Louisville for 911 calls related to mental health crises. “The first line of the Spalding mission statement says we are an institution ‘dedicated to meeting the needs of the times.’ These are the needs of our time, and we are meeting them. When I came to Spalding, the financial drain was spiraling. We have now doubled the size of the campus to about 23 acres while also paying down our debt. We have made dramatic improvements to the South of Broadway neighborhood in terms of adding green space and trees and stormwater drainage. In my time at Spalding, we have renovated nearly all

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University of Louisville 2301 S 3rd St. Louisville, KY 40292 louisville.edu 502.852.5555 Bellarmine University 2001 Newburg Rd. Louisville, KY 40205 bellarmine.edu 502.272.8000 Kentucky College of Art and Design 505 W Ormsby Ave. Louisville, KY 40203 kycad.org 502.430.6191 Spalding University Egan Leadership Center 901 S Fourth St. Louisville, KY 40203 spalding.edu 502.585.9911

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n the last 15 years, many have come to know Bourbon Barrel Foods through the face of President, Founder and Owner Matt Jamie. It isn’t the success of Bourbon Barrel Foods that Jamie wanted to emphasize for this article, but the women who help make it successful. For Jamie, it’s hard to put a finger on one single most important woman in his life. From his mother to his daughter to his employees to his trusty office dog, Jamie is consistently supported by strong women in and out of the workplace. He started Bourbon Barrel Foods, a company that manufactures bourbon-centric gourmet food products, in 2006. His first employee was his mother who worked around the clock to help

Jamie turn his vision into a reality. She set a precedent for the many women who would come to fill vital leadership roles and positions within Bourbon Barrel Foods. Bourbon Barrel Foods has since become a staple of both the bourbon and gourmet food industries. More than half of the employees who work to help the business flourish are women, and Jamie is grateful for their consistent dedication and inspiration. “They’re important to me and I want them to know it,” said Jamie. Jamie’s relationship with many of the women runs deeper than casual work chatter constrained to the office. Many of them have been with him for between five to 15 years, helping him to grow as the president and as an individual. Collectively, they fill a vital role

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nfinity? What a concept! Many use the term unthinkingly, but do people really know what they are talking about? I think not. There are several topics of discussion to which the concept of infinity is relevant, but perhaps the easiest to understand is the realm of numbers. There are different kinds of numbers. Counting numbers (1, 2, 3, …), also called positive integers. Zero. Negative numbers (integers less than zero, e.g., -1, -2, -3, …). Rational numbers, or fractions, can be expressed as the ratio between two integers (1/2, 1/3, 2/3, 5/6, etc.). Non-rational reals, which cannot be expressed as ratios (e.g., pi and √2). How many of each of these are there? Well, infinite, but there are different kinds of infinity involved. One intuitive notion of infinity is unbounded, having no end. The counting numbers have a first element, but no

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last element. No matter what number you specify, you can always add one to get a larger number, so they are infinite in the positive direction but not in the other direction. The set of all integers, positive, negative and zero, is infinite in both directions, in the sense that there is a simple mechanism for extending the sequence in both directions. But now, consider the set of fractions between zero and one. This set is clearly bounded on both sides, but it is still infinite (1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 6/7, …). And when it comes to numbers, our intuitions are quickly violated. It turns out that there are the same number of counting numbers as there are fractions between zero and one, and in fact, the same number of integers as there are fractions of all sizes. But how can this be? If there are an infinite number of fractions between zero and one, and an infinite

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number between one and two, etc., how can there be the same number of counting numbers as there are fractions? There is a simple proof due to Georg Cantor that demonstrates this, which I may elaborate on in a future column. To make matters worse, there is a similar proof that shows that there are more non-rational real numbers than there are integers. That is, though both sets are infinite, the set of reals is bigger than the set of counting numbers or fractions. And, in fact, there is an infinite sequence of ever larger infinite sets. But how can something be “more infinite”? Now, we can use these notions of infinity to talk about the physical world, rather than just numbers. Consider time. Many people believe that the Universe had a beginning, either through Divine Creation or a Big Bang, so perhaps there was a first moment. How about a

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last moment? Is the Universe eternal? Ever since Edwin Hubble discovered that the Universe is expanding, there has been debate over the ultimate fate of the physical world, depending upon how much mass there is and how fast it was expanding at the beginning. If there is sufficient mass, expansion should slow down due to gravitational attraction, and either come to a stop and stay there, or recollapse into a Big Crunch, which would represent an end to time. In the late 1990s, astronomers discovered that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating, i.e., not slowing down at all. This discovery is not uncontroversial, and there is no explanation for it (though we do have a name for whatever it is that accounts for it: Dark Energy). If it is true, then the Universe should last forever. Maybe. If the Universe becomes cold and dark, and even sub-atomic particles become widely separated, why would we say that time is passing? (I talked about this in an earlier column.) If the Universe ends “not with a bang, but with a whimper,” then even though there may be no last moment, it might still not be eternal. Maybe the model is the fractions less than one. There isn’t a last one, but they don’t go past one. Similar things can be said about space. Is the Universe infinitely big? Is it like counting numbers, in that no matter how far you go, you can always go a bit farther? Or would you come to an edge, like pre-Columbian sailors believed they would reach in sailing across the Atlantic? Again, this is tough to answer. Consider the surface of the globe. Leaving aside political boundaries, deep oceans and tall mountains, there really isn’t an edge, or end. You can travel around and around the Earth without ever reaching a limit. But the Earth is not infinitely large, even though it has no edge. It is finite but unbounded. The Universe may have a geometrical structure akin to that of a globe, where you could go and go and never reach the end, and maybe end up where you started. A fanciful way of illustrating this is to say that if you looked long enough through a powerful enough telescope, you might see the back of your head! So, I think the lesson here is that while mathematicians have provided a rigorous account of the concept of infinity, applying it to questions of real, physical infinities proves to be quite difficult. And, going back to our initial intuitive notion, since we’ve seen examples of things that are infinite and bounded, and things that are finite and unbounded, “infinite” cannot mean “unbounded.” V

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ince the world began holding its breath due to the pandemic, many of us have forgotten what it feels like to view a film from anywhere other than our living room couch. The Speed Cinema is here to remind us, presenting films the way they were made to be enjoyed by an audience. The Speed Cinema reopened to the public on June 11 this summer, and you won’t want to miss out on the upcoming films carefully selected by Curator of Film at the Speed Art Museum Dean Otto.

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This is a long-awaited reopening with the Speed Cinema being inactive since March of 2020. In the meantime, the Speed has been showing virtual cinema screenings. “I think the convenience of being able to see films online is great, but nothing beats the communal experience of seeing films together,” said Otto. With vaccination rates on the steady incline, Otto said now seemed like a good time to reopen. The Cinema will be at 60 percent capacity, and you can mask up if you’d like. The cost per film is $12, $8 for Speed members.

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The Speed Cinema is not your run-of-themill theater. Otto emphasized that going to see a film at the Speed is nothing short of an experience. The team at the Speed Cinema goes out of their way to best represent the work of artists through the technical presentation of the film. Viewers are provided with program notes, critical writing, suggested reading and suggested viewing. You’ll also usually get an introduction to the film from Otto himself. Don’t forget to stop by the Wiltshire bar set up outside of the cinema that often has special drinks and thematically decorated cookies based on the film.

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the Speed Cinema “I think we give a lot of background and a lot of ways for someone to negotiate a film. They also feel like we’re a great place to provide the communal experience of seeing films and for people to be connected to the issues of the films that we’re presenting,” Otto said. The Speed Cinema is showcasing around 12 selected films, and they aren’t films you’ll have access to just anywhere. Otto came across a number of them at film festivals all over the world. Let’s take a closer look at some of Otto’s favorites. Otto is particularly excited about showing a film he first discovered at the Berlin Film Festival called “Undine.” Otto describes it as a “Hitchcockian thriller” of romance and betrayal. It’s based on a Greek myth.

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Another you don’t want to miss is the film “Can You Bring It” focused on Choreographer Bill T. Jones and the creative process of his famous work called “D-Man in the Waters.” It features themes of morality and human connection through a collage of interviews that speak to the triumph of the human spirit. Otto is bringing us three films by Director Lynne Hershman Leeson in a series called “The Science of Collaboration” featuring award-winning actor Tilda Swinton. Themes of science, history and feminism run throughout the films. Otto describes Leeson as a fascinating futurist. “She is someone who has used advances in technology to accent the ways that stories are being told. She’s always been on the cutting edge, and every time I’m with her, she completely blows my mind,” said Otto.

Otto welcomes those who like a little bit of a challenge with a desire to understand the creative lives of artists to the Speed Cinema. If that sounds like you, it’s time to get back out there and put the days of viewing films inside the little screen on your phone behind you. Visit the Speed Cinema and Otto ensures that you’ll leave with a new understanding, as well as an appreciation for art. You can learn more about the upcoming films on the Speed’s website at speedmuseum.org. V Speed Art Museum 2035 South Third St. Louisville, Kentucky 40208 speedmuseum.org 502.634.2700

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or many, when they think of dining at their favorite restaurant, they recall their favorite dish or drink, or maybe their favorite dining experience. However, they may not think of the people behind the scenes: the chef, line cooks, sous chefs, bartenders and more who spend hours perfecting their craft and continue to push themselves to become better at what they do and love. In 2017, Chef Edward Lee, who is proudly known as the chef of 610 Magnolia, Whiskey Dry and other

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restaurants around Louisville, and Lindsey Ofcacek, who has over 20 years of experience in the restaurant industry, felt the need to emphasize women in the culinary industry. After joining forces, they wanted to find a way to advocate for women in leadership and to expand their capabilities, as they both knew many talented women who deserved to be highlighted. Ofcacek described this union as, “We were both raising our families in the industry, and it’s one that we love and care so much about. We knew that there were great women chefs out there who are

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leaders, and we wanted them to have the opportunity to showcase who they are.” Together, after many conversations, they created the Women Culinary and Spirits Program. “We had this idea in November 2017 and, like crazy restaurant people, we decided to launch a non-profit. By January, we had become a 501(c)(3) and by March 2018, we announced our first class of mentees,” said Ofaceck. Now in its fourth year, the program has expanded to include women from around the country and brought them to J U LY 2 0 2 1

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Louisville for Kentucky Week June 6-11. Throughout the week, the sixteen mentees visited a variety of locations, including Maker’s Mark where they created custom bourbon blends, Bourbon Barrel Foods to learn about Kentucky soy sauce, the Monogram Experience Center at GE Appliance Park for media training and many more. Taylor Davis, a mentee in this year’s program who is a line cook at Butchertown Grocery and Barn8 restaurants, said, “I’ve learned so much from this past week. Learning how to break down lambs from Chef McCullough Kelly-Willis, who is a known chef from Chicago, will for sure be something I won’t forget. It has pushed me to research ways to break down other animals that I haven’t been using as much in the kitchen.” The experience Davis anticipated having is one of the reasons she applied for the Women Culinary and Spirits Program after talking to one of her friends from culinary school, Chef Breanna Baker, a mentee in 2019. Knowing how much she looked up to Chef Baker, Chef Davis decided to apply. Now, looking back on her experience during Kentucky week, Chef Baker shared, “I am truly grateful that I got to be a part of the LEE Initiative and feel like a whole new person compared to last year. I feel that I have opened up in ways I didn’t know were possible.” Not only will Davis take away the knowledge she learned, but she will also return to Barn8 with a new mentee and program family that will be there for her when needed. J U LY 2 0 2 1

In addition to expanding the program to include chefs from around the country, for the first time, Chef Lee and Ofcacek also decided to include five spirits professionals. The spirits industry, which for years has been dominated by men, has recently seen an increase in women in the past several years. When asking Sherri Jenkins, a bartender at a local bar in Butchertown, what it meant for her to be a part of the first class of spirit mentees, she said, “To be recognized, to be acknowledged and to be on this platform means everything. I want to use this opportunity to continue to do great things for my community and then to hopefully put it on a national platform through things such as the Initiative. I believe that we’re going to start seeing more women in the industry, and

Black women specifically, participating. I strongly believe that the LEE Initiative mentee program is going to open doors and if I can do it, so can other women.” When asking Jenkins about the application process to become one of the first woman spirits mentees, she replied, “I enjoyed the process because it was just me talking to the committee in a conversational tone but on paper. We completed a series of questions as a way to paint a picture of ourselves, and submitted photos of some of the drinks we previously made.” Similar to Chef Davis, Jenkins heard about the LEE Initiative through word of mouth and knew about Chef Lee’s previous work around Louisville. Additionally, she particularly liked the women empowerment part of the program and being in solidarity with other women in the industry. So, after putting the pieces together, she knew she wanted to be a part of the program. As someone who strongly believes in the food and beverage industry, Jenkins said, “It is definitely going to take off. I think we are beginning to get more acknowledgment and people are starting to see our importance. I believe that we are headed in the right direction and am honored to be a part of a program that is trying to be a catalyst for change.” V The LEE Initiative 613 W. Magnolia Ave. Louisville, KY 40208 leeinitiative.org 502.636.0783

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Hermitage Farm’s Executive Chef Alison Settle leaves nothing to be desired with farm-fresh ingredients and a unique Kentucky flair By LAURA ROSS | Photos by ANDREA HUTCHINSON

he stunning Hermitage Farm has enjoyed a renaissance since opening to the public last year as a reimagined agro-tourism showcase. Nearly two centuries of Kentucky farmland, history and more dot every acre of the lush landscape nestled near

Goshen. A vision of the farm’s current owners and preservationists, Steve Wilson and Laura Lee Brown, Hermitage Farm features a world-class Thoroughbred operation, tours, events, culinary and bourbon experiences and more. The legendary farm has produced winners of the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, Breeders’ Cup and countless other stakes races for over 100 years. A highlight of the property is Hermitage’s Barn8 Farm Restaurant & Bourbon Bar, spearheaded by the creative vision of Executive Chef Alison Settle. The interior of Barn8 provides nods to its past as a horse barn and features reclaimed wood, design by architect Haviland Argo and Bittners’ Douglas Riddle, and an exquisite event space.

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But the true star is the food. Barn8 focuses on farm-totable and local food-sourcing of ingredients for its eclectic – and constantly changing – menu. Hermitage Farm’s greenhouses and gardens, lovingly tended by horticulturist Stephanie Tittle and her team, provide much of the bounty. Meats come from neighboring farms. The restaurant was primed for a grand opening in 2020 during the third week of March but a pandemic got in the way. “Our last soft opening was scheduled for March 16 and then the hammer dropped,” explained Barn 8 Executive Chef Alison Settle. “Our first dine-in service, with very limited capacity, was postponed until late May. It was not the grand opening we wanted. By that time, we had dealt with staﬃng, tried curbside dining and reinvented the restaurant several times.”

Like everyone else discovered, 2020 was a lesson in patience, safety, creativity and making the best of a terrible situation. “It was a big blow for everyone,” Settle said. “We felt like the wind had been taken out of our sails. We tried early on to adapt by using the food we had ready for our opening as part of a curbside program. We shifted employees to work at Woodland Farm helping our horticulturalist Stephanie (Tittle). The time of closure and slowly reopening was actually a great incubatory process for us and gave us the ability to review everything and get it all into place.” Spring has sprung once again and Settle and her team are ready to showcase the Kentucky harvest. “It’s been helpful to see an entire year of seasons and menus,” Settle said. “We see what’s growing well, what our customers like and how our flavors have evolved.” While the menu holds onto some favorites, summer is the best time to experiment. “I’m big on huge pops of flavor,” said Settle. “I never want the restaurant to be the ‘you have to get this one dish’ place. We like to experiment and mix things up.”

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“By July, we’ll have some summer crops of tomatoes, gooseberries and peppers,” she added, “And, I love to get creative with that. We’ll put them on multiple dishes, both sweet and savory, because we’re celebrating that bountiful Kentucky summer harvest. You’ll especially find tomatoes in many forms, from fresh garden varieties, pastas, salads and more.” Settle uses Southern food as an influence, saying that grits live “rent-free in my brain at all times.” She also spices things up with the freedom to grow creatively on the farm. “We don’t want to box ourselves in. Because we hold the monopoly on our grounds, we have the luxury of growing what we want. Esoteric herbs or baby curry plants for a special Indian dish? Sure, let’s grow it. Other restaurants can’t do that.” Settle once called Barn8 “Disneyland for chefs,” and as the summer warms, she couldn’t agree more. “There has been no shortness of drama – it’s our roller coaster ride,” she laughed. “There are some days I see it as an insurmountable mountain of stress, but it’s such an incredible job. How often do you get to go to work and pick up a package at the Thoroughbred barn, then stop and say hello to the horses, then go to the greenhouse and then stop at the retail shop? The day is never boring. It’s an opportunity unlike any other.” “Other properties that are similar just don’t have this Kentucky flair,” added Settle. “Having Steve (Wilson) and Laura Lee (Brown) as owners, with the mix of food, bourbon, horses and art is incredible. We are all so lucky.” V Barn8 Farm Restaurant & Bourbon Bar 10500 W. Highway 42 Goshen, KY 40026 502.398.9289 hermitagefarm.com

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have to admit, when my team convinced me that it was my turn to be in this feature I was a little nervous sharing the inner workings of my bag with you and also thinking, “How in the world am I going to be able to showcase all of the things I carry around with me daily in one photo?” I’m definitely someone who likes to be prepared for any scenario at all times, so my purse is often packed with all the necessities. To spare you all the intimate details, I chose a few things that are essential to me that I hope you find helpful too that are available to purchase around town and are great for busy, summer days!

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1. Goyard bag: While I realize this is an investment piece and not the most affordable choice, this thing has lasted me day in and day out for years now and still looks brand new! If you can swing it, I highly recommend investing in one. And they come in all sorts of fun colors! Similar styles are available at Belle Monde Boutique located at 115 Fairfax Ave., Louisville, KY 40207. 2. Corkcicle XL water bottle: For those who know me know I drink A LOT of water. Funny story about this water bottle though, I bought it not realizing it’s intended to be a chiller for an entire bottle of wine! So I was walking around with what looked like a huge bottle of wine in my purse for weeks without knowing it, but hey, it was the biggest water bottle I could find that keeps it cold! Corkcicle water bottles and other products are available at Mamili located at 826 E. Main St., Louisville, KY 40206. 3. Moncler sunglasses: You know when you see something and can’t stop thinking about it until you go buy it for yourself? That’s what happened with these sunglasses after I used them in our Derby fashion editorial. I went to SKYN Lounge the next day and had to have them! SKYN Lounge carries a whole line of Moncler sunglasses you should go check out! SKYN Lounge is located at 145 Chenoweth Ln., Louisville, KY 40207.

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4. Silk scarf: Scarves are a great accessory (that aren’t just for old ladies) that take up very little room in your bag. They’re fun to have if you find yourself in a situation where your outfit needs a little something extra, or if you just want to pretend you’re a girl from Paris for the day and tie it around your neck. Similar styles are available at Stella’s Resale Boutique located at 401 Wallace Ave., St. Matthews, KY 40207 or Sassy Fox Upscale Consignment located at 150 Chenoweth Ln., Louisville, KY 40207.

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ilda’s Club Kentuckiana partnered with Over The Edge to provide a unique fundraising event on May 21. One hundred thrill seekers challenged themselves and rappelled down the 18-story Hyatt Regency Louisville to raise funds for social and emotional cancer support.

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Logan Ormerod, Jarad Key, Charles Walker, Nick Goldring, Jill Mangold.

Louis Straub.

Mary Caroline Gray.

Alexandra Hepfinger.

Robert Murphy.

Adam Speaks.

Kelly Dailey.

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Black Bourbon Society “Barrel Select” Screening

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he Black Bourbon Society in partnership with Maker’s Mark and Spirits Network hosted a screening of “Barrel Select” and a cocktail party at Four Pegs on May 28.

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Kent and Kathy Oyler with Matt Jamie.

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he Waterfront Botanical Gardens hosted The Voice of Louisville’s June Issue Release Party on June 3 in partnership with Flowers Winery and Decoy Seltzer. Hors d’oeuvres were provided by Cultured, the A Method Skincare offered information on their products, and Digs Home & Garden and Petals provided decor.

Megan Simon with Dana and Joe Daily.

Bruce Robson, Elizabeth Chandler, Mary Casey and Joe Perkowski.

Andrea Hutchinson, James Scudder and Pascalle Ballard.

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Steve Hu John and Lauren Anderson, Louise Van Winkle, Willy Breen, Ed James and Chenault Van Winkle.

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Laura Snyder, Randy Blevins, Janice Carter Levitch Humphrey and Jeff Wallitch.

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SKYN Lounge 10 Year Anniversary Open House

Miranda Ochoa and Kara Moninger.

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o celebrate the 10 year anniversary of SKYN Lounge, they hosted an open house on June 3 that included drinks and light bites, a DJ with live music, raffles and specials for attendees.

Suzanne Schimpeler and Larry Woodward.

Suzie Ades-Pomerance, Anne Bironas and Julie Houser.

Amy Dennison, Erica McDowell and Felicia Cox.

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Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021 Louisville Waterfront Park Big Four Lawn Join us this year to splash, dash, walk or run to benefit Norton Children’s Hospital! Choose a designated 1K splash course, one of two 5K dash courses or a course of your choice. For more information or to register for this year’s event, visit SplashNDash5K.org.

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Karina Angel (center) and her parents.

Albert Couture Fashion Gala Photos by ASHLEY NICOLE PORTRAIT Albert Lukonga and Karina Angel.

he Kentucky Castle in Lexington, KY hosted a fashion gala and runway show for Clothing Designer Albert Lukonga of Albert Couture presented by The Scout Guide Lexington with The VOICE of Louisville as the Print Media Sponsor on June 4 to showcase the designer’s new line and support local refugee organizations.

Dondo Gar and Phillip Manga.

Lizette, Merdi and Tenneh.

Carwell Gardner, Phillip Manga, Yamukmba Frank, Phillip Mabika and Michael Nsoesie.

Karina Angel and Gentille Ntakarutimana.

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Runway and Design Showcase

Pascalle Ballard and Wy Rose.

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he Speed Art Museum partnered with The Voice and three Louisville-born fashion designers, Pascalle Ballard, Frankie Lewis and Edward Taylor, to recreate modern-day looks inspired by the current Isabelle de Borchgrave exhibition. Their designs were showcased in a runway show on June 10 for a select group of attendees.

Janice Carter Levitch Humphrey and Liz Bingham.

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T Douglas Riddle and Janice Carter Levitch Humphrey.

he Board of Regents hosted an evening of cocktails, dinner, live music and fundraising activities under the Brand Pavilion by the Haldeman Garden at Farmington on June 10. The evening honored the 2021 Anne Bruce Haldeman Award Recipients: Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson.

Moira Payne and Brooke Brown Barzun.

Jim and Sara Haynes.

Edie Bingham.

Laura Lee Brown and Barbara Sexton Smith. Jeff Gumer, Janice Carter Levitch Humphrey and Steve Humphrey.

Gray Henry and Neville Blakemore.

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Carolyn Brooks, Judy Miller and Sally Macdonald.

Annette Adams, Susan Perellis, Carol Browning and Kathryn Wong. Jessica Loving and Jeff Skelton.

Douglas Riddle and Stephen Lewis.

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Sue Gordon Smith, Kim LaramoreStephens and Erin Miller.

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Mark Wourms.

Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience Opening

Max Shapira and Governor Andy Beshear.

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he new Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience in Bardstown opened on June 14 with a ribbon cutting and press conference featuring Gov. Andy Beshear and Heaven Hill President Max Shapira. The expansion, renovation and renaming is the culmination of a multi-year $19 million investment in Kentucky’s signature industry and model for the future of tourism.

Allan Latts.

Julie Cole, Anna Hibbs, Debbie Morris and Kate Latts.

Governor Andy Beshear.

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Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience Cocktail Reception Photos by CHRIS HUMPHREYS AND ELLY CHAPPELL, HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERY Kate Shapira Latts and Lindsey Latts.

Mike Fetter and Ashley Cuyjet.

o celebrate the opening of the new Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience, on June 18 guests were invited to the new Heaven Hill Visitors Center for cocktails and live music. Kevin Jump and Dee Dee Keables Lockhart.

Anna Hibbs and Jeff Crowe.

Bernie Lubbers, Dineene Bradley and Larry Kass. Emily Gahafer and Zac Garrison. Mike Hyman, Kendall Carter and Tim Whalen.

Lauren Newcomb and Paul Newcomb.

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February 19 – August 22, 2021

This show-stopping exhibition features life-size, trompe l’œil paper costumes spanning nearly 500 years of fashion, replicating historical garments found in European masterworks and in collections from around the world.

Members see it all for free! Learn more at

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Advanced ticket purchase strongly encouraged and face masks required. This exhibition is organized by Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, in cooperation with Isabelle de Borchgrave Studio.

This exhibition is supported by: W. L. Lyons Brown, Jr. Foundation (Cary Brown & Steven Epstein)

Media sponsorship from:

Exhibition season sponsored by: Cary Brown and Steven E. Epstein Paul and Deborah Chellgren Debra and Ronald Murphy

Images: Isabelle de Borchgrave (Belgian, b. 1946) Detail of Paysanne, 2009 Based on a costume design by Mikhail Larionov for the Ballet Russes Isabelle de Borchgrave (Belgian, b. 1946) Detail of Pallas, 2007 Inspired by a figure in Sandro Botticelli’s painting Pallas and the Centaur, dated 1482, in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence Mixed media, primarily acrylic, ink, metallic powder, and adhesive on paper

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Edward R. Bolton 1925 - 2021

very special person, Edward R. Bolton passed away at his home in Crawfordville, FL on May 16 at the age of 95 with his loving companion of 16 years, Connie Christie, and his Florida family, Nic, Katy and Benjamin, by his side. He is predeceased by Mary Anne, his wife of 35 years, who passed away in 2004. Ed is survived by his three stepdaughters Barbara Kuni (Lynda), Debra Holcomb and Grandson Dane, and LuAnne Dattilo (Paul). He is also survived by a brother Kenneth Bolton, and a sister Kathy Carter Siebe, both of Louisville. Ed leaves behind many nephews and nieces that he loved dearly and who will miss him. Ed was born December 11, 1925, in Cincinnati, OH. In the 1930s, his parents (Mary and William Embry Bolton) moved him and his seven siblings to the area around Somerset, KY. They later moved and Ed attended school in Franklin County. At the age of 19, he entered the service on January 13, 1945. Ed served our country in the U.S. Army in World War II and the Korean War from 1945-1952. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal after being wounded at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea in 1950. He also was awarded the Presidential Systems Harry S. Truman Medal, the Victory Medal, The Pacific Occupation Medal, The Japan Occupation Medal and The Germany Occupation Medal. As a young man, Ed was an awesome basketball player. He played high school basketball and also for the U.S. Army team while stationed in Japan prior to the Korean War. He loved people and was a devoted father to his three stepdaughters and to Nic, a loving grandfather to Dane and Benjamin, an amazing brother to Kenny and Kathy and a beloved Uncle to his nieces and nephews. A family memorial service was held on May 21, 2021, in Crawfordville, FL. According to his wishes, on June 11, his final resting place will be at the Providence Cemetery in Somerset, KY, beside his brother Harold and his Mom and Dad.

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Elizabeth Pahk Cressman, MD, PhD 1926 - 2021

lizabeth P Cressman, MD, PhD, 95, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2021. An anesthesiologist, Elizabeth Pahk Cressman, was a native of Seoul, South Korea, received her medical degree from Seoul Women’s Medical College and completed her anesthesiology residency in Chicago. She was a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology. She and her late husband, Frederick K. Cressman, MD, practiced medicine in Baltimore, Maryland before moving to Louisville in 1975. In Louisville, they both practiced with Norton Healthcare. After her retirement in 1990, Dr. Cressman’s love of art led her to obtain both a Master of Arts in liberal studies from Bellarmine University and a PhD in art history from the University of Louisville. The Drs. Cressman were major benefactors of the Speed Museum, the University of Louisville and established the Cressman Center for Visual Arts. They were also major benefactors of Norton Healthcare, and established the Cressman Critical Care Center at Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital as well as the Cressman Center for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Research within the Norton Neuroscience Institute. The Drs. Cressman also provided funds for the establishment of a library at Second Presbyterian Church. Dr. Cressman loved to expand her knowledge by traveling and had been around the world many times. She is survived by three sisters, Young-Soon Hawang, June Kim and Young-Bok Keh, all of Sarasota, FL, and nieces, nephews and their children. Funeral services were held on Sunday, June 6 at Pearson’s, 149 Breckenridge Lane with a private burial at Cave Hill Cemetery. Memorial gifts may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

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Taunya Lynn Eshenbaugh 1973 - 2021

aunya Lynn Eshenbaugh, passed away on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Our Angel, the lord placed the halo upon her crown. The Lord gave this beautiful soul her wings as in Taunya’s love for family and friends. She has returned to the lord to find the comfort of his arms, we cherish the beautiful moments, memories and the love she gave. Life for Taunya was full, being a gracious mother, daughter, fiancé and friend. She was a marketing director for Delta Dental of Kentucky, diplomat for feeding for the homeless, volunteer for the Sandefur Dining Hall for the homeless, spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association in Kentucky, board member of Blessings in a Backpack and Big Brothers Big Sisters and a member of Southeast Christian Church. Taunya is survived by her parents, Terry and Shermaine Clark; children, Sophia, Anna, Katie, Hayden and Ethan; fiancé, Nathan Batrice, DMD. Her funeral service was on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at the Chapel in the Woods, 1407 Moser Road, Louisville, KY 40299. Visitation was at Pearson’s, 149 Breckenridge Ln. Memorials may go to Blessings in a Backpack at blessingsinabackpack.org and/or Big Brothers Big Sisters at bbbsky. org.

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