May 4 Arts and Culture A controversial Derby tradition carries on, body-positive burlesque takes the stage and a food truck festival returns. Here’s the latest arts news you might have missed LPM’s Arts, Culture, Et Cetera newsletter lands in your email every other Thursday. Here’s a peek at this week’s issue. By Stephanie Wolf May 4 Arts and Culture Derby traditions, burlesque, food trucks: the latest arts news Stephanie Wolf
May 3 Arts and Culture The backstory on Benedictine, a Derby-adjacent sandwich spread Louisvillian Jennie C. Benedict invented the cucumber-cream-cheese concoction around the early 20th century, and it’s become popular Derby party fare. By Stephanie Wolf May 3 Arts and Culture The backstory on Benedictine, a Derby-adjacent sandwich spread Stephanie Wolf
May 2 Arts and Culture ‘My Old Kentucky Home’ will be performed at the Derby this weekend by a marching band and choir A Churchill Downs spokesperson said the controversial state song will be performed by the U of L marching band and choir. By Stephanie Wolf May 2 Arts and Culture ‘My Old Kentucky Home’ will be performed at Derby by marching band and choir Stephanie Wolf
May 1 Arts and Culture Naomi Judd, country music matriarch of The Judds, is dead at 76 Naomi Judd's daughters, country singer Wynonna and actress Ashley Judd, confirmed the artist's death in a statement on Saturday. By Hazel Cills, NPR May 1 Arts and Culture Naomi Judd, country music matriarch of The Judds, is dead at 76 Hazel Cills, NPR
Apr 29 Arts and Culture Here are Saturday’s street closures for Derby Festival marathons More than a dozen Louisville streets will be closed or limit parking from early Saturday morning until mid-afternoon. By Jacob Munoz Apr 29 Arts and Culture Here are the street closures for Derby Festival marathons Jacob Munoz
Apr 29 Arts and Culture Sunday Pegasus Parade-goers: Here’s your guide The 2022 Pegasus Parade theme is “Loving Louisville.” Guests include Ethan the Dog and Virginia Moore, American Sign Language interpreter for Gov. Beshear. By Stephanie Wolf Apr 29 Arts and Culture Sunday Pegasus Parade-goers: Here’s your guide Stephanie Wolf
Apr 28 Arts and Culture Meet the dancers of Bettes Burlesque, a new body-positive striptease dance troupe in Louisville Bettes Burlesque’s debut show was earlier this year. Its next show, described as a “sexy romp” through the centuries, is this weekend. By Stephanie Wolf Apr 28 Arts and Culture Learn about Louisville's new body-positive burlesque Stephanie Wolf
Apr 26 Arts and Culture Great Steamboat Race to feature new competitor and local Black-owned bourbon Brough Brothers Distillery will provide the bourbon onboard the Belle of Louisville, and the American Countess will join the fray. By Breya Jones Apr 26 Arts and Culture Great Steamboat Race to feature new competitor Breya Jones
Apr 26 Arts and Culture Kentucky celebrates its literary community, including a high school poetry recitation champ Gov. Andy Beshear presented Fort Mitchell high schooler Lupita Diaz with a medal. She’ll compete in the national Poetry Out Loud contest. By Stephanie Wolf Apr 26 Arts and Culture Kentucky celebrates its literary community, high school poetry champ Stephanie Wolf
Apr 23 Arts and Culture Thunder Over Louisville returns to the waterfront for the first time since 2019 Spectators were staked out more than 12 hours before the fireworks display to get the best seats for Thunder Over Louisville. By Breya Jones Apr 23 Arts and Culture Thunder Over Louisville returns to the waterfront after two-year hiatus Breya Jones
Apr 22 Arts and Culture Thunder Over Louisville, a new curator effort and an anti-bullying theater project, here’s the latest arts news you might have missed LPM’s Arts, Culture, Et Cetera newsletter lands in your email every other Thursday. Here’s a peek at this week’s issue. By Stephanie Wolf Apr 22 Arts and Culture Here’s the latest arts news you might have missed Stephanie Wolf
Apr 22 Arts and Culture How the Kentucky Derby Festival became a part of Louisvillians’ DNA Outside of the city of Louisville, the Kentucky Derby is a horse race that seems to end as quickly as it begins. The bugle sounds, and they’re off. A thunder of hooves tears up the dirt track at Churchill Downs. And about two minutes later, it’s all over. But for Louisvillians, the Kentucky Derby is […] By Breya Jones Apr 22 Arts and Culture How the Kentucky Derby Festival became a part of Louisvillians’ DNA Breya Jones
Apr 20 Arts and Culture Teen playwrights confront gun violence in national theater project #ENOUGH Cameron Thiesing wants audiences to feel the frustration at the heart of her short play. The duPont Manual High senior’s piece is called “Undo, Redo.” It’s about a school shooting. “It aims to raise awareness on the effects that gun violence can have not only on the people who are injured or killed during school […] By Stephanie Wolf Apr 20 Arts and Culture Teen playwrights confront gun violence in national theater project #ENOUGH Stephanie Wolf
Apr 19 Arts and Culture Louisville Orchestra’s new season features world premieres from composer residency The orchestra’s 2022-2023 season features world premieres and the Festival of American Music, a new concert series in Southern Indiana. By Stephanie Wolf Apr 19 Arts and Culture Louisville Orchestra’s new season features world premieres from composer residency Stephanie Wolf