Jul 31 Arts and Culture 21c Sold To AccorHotels For $51 Million AccorHotels announced Tuesday that it is acquiring 85 percent of 21c Museum Hotels from founders Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson. By Rick Howlett Jul 31 Arts and Culture 21c Sold To AccorHotels For $51 Million Rick Howlett
Jul 31 Arts and Culture Music’s Final Frontier: Meet New Albany’s Klingon Composer New Albany-based cellist and composer Jon Silpayamanant wrote his first opera several years ago. Like many of the great classics, it’s not sung in English. By Ashlie Stevens Jul 31 Arts and Culture Music's Final Frontier: Meet New Albany's Klingon Composer Ashlie Stevens
Jul 30 Arts and Culture A Perfect Storm: Louisville Ballet, Ky. Shakespeare Team Up For ‘The Tempest’ This year’s Louisville Ballet entry into the summer-long Kentucky Shakespeare Festival’s season in Central Park is an adaptation of "The Tempest." By Kathi E.B. Ellis Jul 30 Arts and Culture Louisville Ballet, Ky. Shakespeare Team Up For 'The Tempest' Kathi E.B. Ellis
Jul 26 Arts and Culture After Fire, Kentucky Center Set To Reopen Sept. 1 The fire took several hours to contain and resulted in “considerable damage,” according to a statement from the Center at the time. By Ashlie Stevens Jul 26 Arts and Culture After Fire, Kentucky Center Set To Reopen Sept. 1 Ashlie Stevens
Jul 24 Arts and Culture New Photo Exhibition Showcases Louisville’s Underground Music Scene This display is part of a new photo exhibition at the U of L called “Live From A Dark Room: Louisville Underground Music in Photographs 1980 - Present.” By Ashlie Stevens Jul 24 Arts and Culture New Photo Exhibition Showcases Louisville's Underground Music Scene Ashlie Stevens
Jul 20 Arts and Culture REVIEW: Fusion Intrusion (+ Ultra Fusion) At Louisville Fringe Festival This program will be repeated Friday, July 20 at Kaiju, as part of the Louisville Fringe Festival. By Kathi E.B. Ellis Jul 20 Arts and Culture REVIEW: Fusion Intrusion At Louisville Fringe Festival Kathi E.B. Ellis
Jul 16 Arts and Culture SLIDESHOW: Photos From The Final Day Of Forecastle 2018 Sunday’s lineup included White Reaper, Trampled By Turtles, Sam Sneed, Courtney Barnett, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, and Arcade Fire. By Staff Jul 16 Arts and Culture SLIDESHOW: Photos From The Final Day Of Forecastle 2018 Staff
Jul 15 Arts and Culture PHOTOS: Here’s What You Missed From Forecastle Day Two The second day of the 2018 Forecastle Festival was hot and humid, but included performances from acts including T-Pain, The War on Drugs and Chris Stapleton. By Staff Jul 15 Arts and Culture PHOTOS: Here's What You Missed From Forecastle Day Two Staff
Jul 15 Arts and Culture Curious Forecastle: Where Are The Festival’s Local Artists? A Curious Louisville listener wrote in with this question: “At one time there was a stage for local artist performances only. When did that stop and why?” By Ashlie Stevens Jul 15 Arts and Culture Curious Forecastle: Where Are The Local Artists? Ashlie Stevens
Jul 14 Arts and Culture PHOTOS: Here’s What You Missed From Forecastle Day One The 2018 Forecastle Festival set sail in Louisville Friday afternoon, with performances from Lucero, Wax Fang, Vance Joy, Father John Misty and Modest Mouse, among others. By Staff Jul 14 Arts and Culture PHOTOS: Here's What You Missed From Forecastle Day One Staff
Jul 9 Arts and Culture Louisville Candy Makers Feel The Heat Of Recent Temperature Spike According to Kelly and Forest Ramsey, owners of the bourbon truffle store Art Eatables, chocolate is a finicky ingredient that starts getting "melty" at 73 degrees. By Ashlie Stevens Jul 9 Arts and Culture Louisville Candy Makers Feel The Heat Of Recent Temperature Spike Ashlie Stevens
Jul 5 Arts and Culture Will Russell, From ‘Funtown’ To ‘Everything Will Be OK’ After a very public manic episode and drug relapse, the founder of Lebowski Fest and former owner of Why Louisville is rebuilding his life. By Ashlie Stevens Jul 5 Arts and Culture Will Russell, From 'Funtown' To 'Everything Will Be OK' Ashlie Stevens
Jul 3 Arts and Culture Monument Committee Letter To Fischer Points To Process Consumed By Castleman Debate about the Castleman statue was sparked last August when it was vandalized after a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. By Ashlie Stevens Jul 3 Arts and Culture Art Committee Letter To Mayor Points To Process Consumed By Castleman Ashlie Stevens
Jun 27 Arts and Culture City Monuments Committee Holds Last Meeting, Finalizes Recommendations Recommendations will be submitted to Mayor Greg Fischer by June 30, though committee members indicated they would be complete by Thursday and subsequently posted online. By Ashlie Stevens Jun 27 Arts and Culture Monuments Committee Holds Last Meeting, Finalizes Recommendations Ashlie Stevens