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in a totally unexpected way, about a culture that is really just another thread in this lovely American tapestry we’re all weaving together. You may learn something completely new and unexpected. I know I did!

February marks the beginning of Black History Month, a time dedicated to honoring the triumphs, inventions and other notable contributions made by African-Americans, and it is the subject of this week’s Feature story. It’s important to let the diverse voices that make our city strong be heard. I encourage you to celebrate the month in whatever way you can, thus acknowledging that Black History is really just American History, even though we set aside an entire month to focus on this aspect.

Who knows? Maybe you’ll become so interested that you’ll want to read more. That’s why we also worked closely with our friends at Carmichael’s Bookstore to compile a list of books that interest you. We did our best to bring together some titles that bring African-American history to life for people, regardless of race and age. I hope you give it a look.

Louisville is a city rich in history and diversity, so when we talk about these things, we don’t have to venture very far. Read about the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, an organization in our own backyard whose mission is to instruct on the profound history and culture in our Possibility City. You can also read our profile and learn about Jared Giles, a young man who works with computers by day and dances hip-hop by night. Or take a look at Kent Taylor’s piece on TKO Boxing and understand how that organization is giving back to the community.

If you’re looking for some more light-hearted fare, we at The Voice-Tribune, as always, have got you covered! Read about the new, music software Collabra that is taking the world by storm and making music easier and more streamlined for a new generation of people.

Whatever you decide to read, know that this issue is full of love and serves to celebrate the fact that yes, we’re all different, but because of that, we’re also all the same. Read this issue and maybe, just maybe, we can all learn to understand our neighbor just a tiny bit better.

I hope that when you take a glance at our Feature, you see the beauty and fun in learning about a culture that may have affected your life

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The Significance of Black History Month

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hen we think of racism today, we think of it as a long-slain dragon from the dark ages before the Civil Rights Movement. While some of the most overt forms of racism have thankfully departed, its vestiges remain. The events that precipitated the Black Lives Matter campaign, the uproar over the nominations at this year’s Academy Awards and countless smaller, day-to-day examples are all part of a societal syndrome that is particularly insidious because individuals do not believe it exists. If the situation seems insurmountable, it’s not. It is daunting, yes, but never hopeless. So how does one combat this problem? In order to solve a systemic issue, the solution must also be systemic, and that is why one approach to that end – Black History Month – is so important.

Beginning in the ’20s as only a week-long celebration, the event expanded into the form we know today after becoming officially recognized by the government as Black History Month during the United States Bicentennial in 1976. Since then, people have begun to wonder if a specific celebration of the achievements of Black Americans is necessary or even significant.

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“As far as I’m concerned, every day is part of Black History Month,” says Aukram Burton, former board member and current executive director of the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage. “Black history is American history,” he adds. “But Black History Month is also important because it is a time for Black people to celebrate themselves.”

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And what a celebration it shall be. From January 19 to April 22, the KCAAH will feature The 2016 Women’s Artist Exhibition: The African Heritage Experience, which will display the work of some of Louisville’s most respected and talented artists such as Elmer Lucille Allen, Karen R. Davis, Barbara Tyson Mosley, Toya Northington and Nzingha Sweeney-Sheppard. Louisville visual artist Eugene Thomas will also have his own exhibit entitled “Remembrance,” as will photographs from the new and popular book, “Two Centuries of Black Louisville”

by Mervin Aubespin, Ken Clay and J. Blaine Hudson. Both exhibits will be on display for the entire month of February.

Also throughout Black History Month, the KCAAH will hold a lecture series consisting of five talks. Participants will be introduced to human development from an African perspective and will also explore the effects of Africa’s history, particularly regarding

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colonialism, slavery and independence. They will spend time on present-day Africa, how Africans worldwide collectively resisted and, at times, rebelled against slavery and colonialism. Participants will examine the relationship between Africa and the African diaspora with special attention on the philosophy of Black consciousness and Black images in media. These lectures will take place at the KCAAH on Saturdays from February 6 to March 5. John Chenault, part-time instructor in the Pan-African Studies program at UofL, will lead most of the discussions. “We have to go to our respective communities to tell our stories,” Burton says, urging all who wish to learn about Black history to attend.

This call to the community is sorely needed. One Black Louisville man attests, “I think that Black History Month still has a place in our culture. I think it is good for everybody to learn about the contributions that many Blacks have made to our society in America.

I think it is good for everybody to learn about the contributions that many Blacks have made to our society in America. I think it's not only informative for Caucasians and other peoples, but I also think that it has helped me as an African-American become more knowledgeable about African-American history.

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Black History Month provides an opportunity for us to learn about other figures and stories that are obscured.

Bayard Rustin, for example, was one of MLK’s advisors, who inspired him to learn about the teachings of Ghandi and helped shape his famous speech – and he was also an openly gay man. He encouraged Dr. King to be more intersectional in uniting movements in his work, such as the rising LGBTQ movement at the time, but often his story is lost.

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John Walker, a current, music student at UofL, is a jazz musician and a student of African-American music. He is not a Black man, but he can offer some insight through the lens of music: “None of the music we have today would be the same without the influence of the captured Africans who were brought to the Americas as slaves. That includes jazz, blues, rock, pop, soul, gospel, rap, R&B – pretty much any American music. They weren't allowed to bring anything on the ships with them, so all they had was their memory of their culture and their unique oral tradition. Music was sacred to the African culture, and so it was recreated

and adapted wherever they landed including the States and island nations. It was then passed down and changed through generations of a people who never asked to come to America. This is especially remarkable when consideration is given to how much oppression and destruction of their culture happened. In a time when the United States is struggling with it’s national identity, it’s important to realize how much African and African-American music has contributed to something as lasting and profound as the music we all listen to.”

Keith Brooks is a former Louisvillian, former co-coordinator for Fairness Campaign and current communications associate at ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York. He cautions against slavery being the only depiction of Black history told: “I think [Black History Month’s] importance is more critical than ever because the contemporary erasure or retelling of Black history is common due to the prevalence of white privilege.

As a recent example, a children’s storybook about George Washington’s birthday was recently pulled by Scholastic. In the book, it depicted two of his slaves, a father and

daughter who were scrambling to make him a birthday cake, as colorful and happy, which is a stark contrast to the reality of those living in slavery at the time. The notion that an event from an entirely tragic era of American history that affected Black Americans can be rewritten, for educational purposes, is deeply troubling to me and speaks to the need for a more radical and accurate narrative around our history.”

There are so many stories to be told that do not revolve around slavery, each one more resonant than the next. One doesn’t even have to look beyond the Commonwealth.

Anna Mac Clarke from Lawrenceburg, Kentucky joined the Women’s Army Corps of the U.S. Army in 1942, becoming the first African-American woman to be a commanding officer of an otherwise all-white regiment. She broke gender barriers and conquered race barriers when the United States military was still segregated. Moneta Sleet Jr. from Owensboro, Kentucky was the first Black man to win the Pulitzer Prize, winning it for Feature Photography in 1969. Millersburg, Kentucky’s Mae Jones Street Kidd was an innovative businesswoman, a civic leader

Mayor Greg Fisher reviewing "Louisville African American Entertainers and Musicians Part 1", a newly created exhibition about Louisville-based entertainers and musicians over the past several decades. The exhibit will be on display during throughout 2016 Black History Month.

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I think it’s not only informative for Caucasians and other peoples, but I also think that it has helped me as an African-American become more knowledgeable about African-American history. I think the thing I have learned the most from learning about African-American history is that the contributions of many Black people occurred way before 1965. Men such as Henry Bibb Marcus Garvey and W.E.B Dubois paved the way for the thinkers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Jesse Jackson.”

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Artwork in he 2016 Women’s Artist Exhibition: The African Heritage Experience, from January 19th to April 22, 2016.

Featuring artists: Elmer Lucille Allen, Karen R. Davis, Barbara Tyson Mosley, Toya Northington and Nzingha Sweeney-Sheppard.

and a skilled politician working in public relations, serving in the Red Cross during World War II as well as serving as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1968 to 1984, representing Louisville's 41st state legislative district. Of course, there’s also a man you may have heard of called Cassius Clay.

The Muhammad Ali Center is Louisville’s shining tribute to the legendary boxer, and they dedicate their efforts to honor him and his legacy. Jeanie Kahnke, vice president of communications for the Muhammad Ali Center, asks those interested in learning about Black history to attend their first Black Film Festival as well as an exhibit on Martin Luther King Jr.’s march from Selma to Montgomery, featuring pieces from the Smithsonian. Both the Film Festival and the exhibit are open through the end of February, and patrons of the Ali Center can learn more at alicenter.org.

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We were never told the names of our people who built this country under inhumane conditions, sacrificing their culture, their ambitions and their humanity. We would prefer to forget that we created impossible odds for success by denying access to education, healthcare and wealth. And so we set aside a month to try to remember, to find the names, to acknowledge the humanness of our ancestors in the hopes that their history becomes our history.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s story is another that is well-known to most, but there are details that have been lost over time. “Black History Month provides an opportunity for us to learn about other figures and stories that are obscured. Bayard Rustin, for example, was one of MLK’s advisors, who inspired

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him to learn about the teachings of Ghandi and helped shape his famous speech – and he was also an openly gay man. He encouraged Dr. King to be more intersectional in uniting movements in his work, such as the rising LGBTQ movement at the time, but often his story is lost,” informs Brooks, also

The list, it seems, can go on and on, and in and of itself, this is a wonderful thing. “For hundreds of years, we decided Black people were not considered worth remembering. Property isn’t capable of achievement. Non-citizens are by definition not us and therefore don’t deserve a place in our collective memory according to Dred Scott v. Sanford. We were never told the names of our people who built this country under inhumane conditions, sacrificing their culture, their ambitions and their humanity. We would prefer to forget that we created impossible odds for success by denying access to education, healthcare and wealth. And so we set aside a month to try to remember, to find the names, to acknowledge the humanness of our ancestors in the hopes that their history becomes our history. #Saytheirname because they matter,” says Janelle Rae, director of Multicultural Services at Spalding University. Find these people. Learn about them.

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THEIR NAMES One January 30, 2016, two of Kentucky’s shining lights for civil rights went out. Former Kentucky senator and author of "The Last Days of Martin Luther King Jr.," Georgia Davis Powers was the first AfricanAmerican and the first woman to serve on the Kentucky Senate, where she served for 21 years starting in 1968.

Benjamin Shobe was Jefferson County’s first AfricanAmerican circuit court judge as well as a decorated and celebrated attorney. Both individuals were instrumental in the local arm of the Civil Rights Movement. They will be missed, but their accomplishments will live on.

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adding, “We can also look at Marsha P. Johnson, a Black transwoman who played an integral role in the Stonewall Riots, which kicked off the modern LGBTQ movement in this country, or Angela Davis, who helped reshape the feminist movement. What would the literary world be without the contributions of bell hooks, Alice Walker or James Baldwin? Or the sciences without Charles Drew, who reshaped the system of blood transfusions and storage, which saved countless lives in WWII? Or a world without Beyonce, who is universally one of the most successful artists of our generation? The depth and diversity within Black history touches all of us, and should be celebrated – not only to reframe how America’s history is told, but also because Black lives are constantly filled with grief and injustice. Black History Month is needed more than ever ... One month is not enough to combat these things, but it is a profound step in the right direction.”

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groups he auditioned for, and by his ared Giles, the operasecond semester, he was good enough tions manager at local to get into both. tech startup Interapt, He kept dancing throughout his is kind, charming and funny. college career, and whenever he travHe spends his days working eled, he always made a point to take with other technology-mindlocal hip-hop classes. When he moved Profile ed individuals on Interapt’s back to Louisville, though, he had to myriad of projects, most of focus on getting a job. “I wanted to REMY move to New York right after I gradwhich specialize in healthSISK uated, but I kind of realized that I care related apps. But at didn’t have my life together and didn’t really night, Jared’s true passion emerges: know what I wanted to do,” Giles admits of the hip-hop dancing. time. “So I took some time to get a job here and figure things out.”

Giles was born and raised in Louisville and attended duPont Manual High School before matriculating to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He first went in for business but switched to information science and graduated with a B.S. in 2014. But while he was working on his degree, he was also working on his dancing, which he first began studying in high school.

“In high school, I was a math/science/technology major, so I was doing all the tech and computer stuff,” he relates. “I was good at all those things and I could do them, but I didn’t really love doing any of them. Then one day – I’ll never forget – I was sitting on my couch watching ‘So You Think You Can Dance.’ I saw it and I said, ‘I really want to try that. I think I can do that.’”

Giles started looking up videos on YouTube and teaching himself the choreography. He then got a couple of his friends together and formed a dance troupe that would perform at events around town. By the time he got to college, he was good enough to make one of the two dance

His job came in the form of an internship at Interapt, which he began on December 1, 2014.

Just 23 days later, he was hired as a full-time employee, and for the last year, he has walked the difficult line of balancing obligation and passion. “I can’t really listen to music at work because I want to get up and move, so it’s hard for me to focus on whatever my job is whenever I’m listening to music or thinking about dancing,” he describes. “So I kind of need to separate the two worlds. But it works out because I’m able to focus on my job, and then when my job is done, I can go to rehearsal or go into the studio and take a class.”

He’s very much enjoyed taking classes and occasionally teaching at Safiyyah Dance Studio here in town, and as of this month, Giles has even more robustly developed his love for dancing by performing in his first ever musical: Green Day’s “American Idiot” with the company Acting Against Cancer. The show opened last weekend and runs through this Sunday, February 7. Giles was encouraged by his coworker to audition and is so glad he did.

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“It’s mostly been a lot of fun because the cast is great and I love everyone I’m working with,” he exudes. “I like the dancing and being a part of it, but it’s not the dancing I’m used to. I’ve really enjoyed singing and figuring out what I can do with that because it’s something I’ve never explored or tried before. So doing that while dancing and performing and doing the set changes and quick changes – it’s really fun.”

And although he was cast as an ensemble member, he was bumped up to a featured part with a song of his own – certainly a challenge for someone with absolutely zero vocal training.

“I went in as an ensemble member, and then I was asked to be the Favorite Son and have my own song. And I had to practice a lot for that as far as getting the notes, getting the choreography, moving onstage, changing onstage and also being comfortable in my underwear onstage with everyone looking at me!” Giles recounts.

“But knowing that I’ve been able to do that has been my proudest achievement.”

Looking ahead, Giles says he would do another musical if it was equally dance-intensive but also has his sights set higher on working as a choreographer and creative director, possibly in New York City. Wherever he is though, he will always be an advocate for the arts as they have tremendously shaped who he is today.

“I think there’s a lot of power in art – whether it’s in education, in therapy or art just for art’s sake,” he muses. “And that’s kind of the direction I want to go in also in working with arts organizations or in making my own. I’d really like to advocate for the arts within education and make sure education programs include the arts because I think a lot of my education has been built on art, and I wouldn’t be who I am now without that.” VT W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M • F E B R U A R Y 4 , 2 0 1 6

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obituaries Joyce Ann Haag Dott Joyce Ann Haag Dott, 86, a compassionate mother, wife, grandmother and great-grandmother passed peacefully to her rest on Friday, January 29, 2016 surrounded by her family at the Episcopal Church Home.

She was born July 8, 1929 in Louisville, the daughter of Robert and Blanche Shelley Haag. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Donald S. Dott; and one son, Ralph L. Dott.

Joyce loved her family and enjoyed spending time together with them.

Survivors include her children, Donald S. Dott, Jr., Shelley D. Cook (Steven), Robert H. Dott (Stacy); eight grandchildren, Sarah, Jeffrey, Madeline, Chloe, Kasie, Mandy, Amy and Sawyer; five great-grandchildren, Lilah, Oliver, Maggie, Matias and Jordan; one brother, Robert Haag; and a niece, Jeri.

A service to celebrate Joyce’s life was conducted at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 in the chapel of Arch L. Heady & Son at Westport Village, 7410 Westport Rd. Burial followed at Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2 at the funeral home.

In lieu of customary expressions, donations may be given to Kentucky Natural Lands Trust, 433 Chestnut St. Berea, KY 40403 or Hosparus.

The family would like to express their appreciation and thanks to the staff at the Episcopal Church Home for all of the loving care that they provided and to Hosparus for all of their wonderful care and support.

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99, died at her residence at The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch in Sarasota, Florida on January 31, 2016. Mrs. Edinger, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, was born on December 25, 1916. Mrs. Edinger attended Sophie Newcomb College in New Orleans where she studied art and music.

Mrs. Edinger met her future husband during the great flood of 1937 when both were volunteers and were married in 1940.

Mrs. Edinger was a founding member of River Road Country Club where she served in various social and golf-related capacities related to the River Road Invitational golf tournament. She also served two terms as President of the Seneca High School PTA in 1957 and 1958.

Mrs. Edinger was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, William F. Edinger; her daughter Suzy Edinger Heydel and her parents, Walter C. and Mattie K. Evans.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Evans (Sandy) Edinger and Martha C. Edinger of Lakewood Ranch, Florida; two grandchildren, Dusty Edinger and his wife, Ashley (Cumming, Georgia) and Christy Holland and her husband, Greg (Cumming, Georgia); two great grandchildren, Maya Holland and Ryder Holland, both of Cumming, Georgia and a nephew, R. Wood Turrentine (Louisville, Kentucky).

Visitation will be from noon - 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Pearson’s Funeral Home, 149 Breckinridge Lane, followed by a graveside service at Cave Hill.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial contributions be made to: The Heron Creek Community Foundation 3401 S. Sumpter Blvd.

Mary Jo Hargadon Haner Mary Jo Hargadon Haner, 83, died Sunday, January 31, 2016, at Baptist Health Louisville. Mary Jo was a life long resident of Louisville, born June 25, 1932, to Vincent J. and Violet Hargadon. Her late father was a Louisville attorney and former Kentucky State Senator.

She is survived by her devoted husband of 59 years, Robert L. “Bob” Haner, Sr., her six children: Robert L. Haner, Jr. (Christine), Mary E. “Beth” Curtsinger (Dr. Luke), Tom D. Haner (Beth), Michael P. Haner (Sabina), Nancy H. Grantz (Chris), Eric J. Haner (George Stinson) and her 11 beautiful grandchildren.

Other survivors include her sisters, Patricia Hamilton and Judy Bohn. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister Margaret “Peggy” Otte and her brother, Vince Hargadon, Jr. Mary Jo graduated from Sacred Heart Academy and attended Ursuline College.

Always very active, she could be found daily walking the old Bellarmine track. She was an avid reader and was a member of the Monday Book Club. Her book club members remember her sharp intellect, keen observations and her insights that added greatly to their discussions. Mary Jo and Bob traveled extensively sharing their joy with many friends. Among the places they visited were Ireland, Istanbul, the Greek Isles and Prague. Mary Jo’s friends recalled that MJ was always meticulously dressed, she was so thoughtful of others and that she had a marvelous sense of humor. She enjoyed playing bridge and golf and was a former member and chair of a ladies’ golf group at Big Spring Country Club, but more than all else, she dedicated her life to raising her six children.

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dinator for the Salvation Army Angel Tree, Mary Jo also headed the parish council at St. Stephen Martyr School when her children attended. She was a former member of Big Spring Country Club, The Woman’s Club of Louisville and Queen’s Daughters.

A funeral mass was held Wednesday, February 3 at 10 a.m. at St. Brigid Catholic Church, 1520 Hepburn Avenue, with Father Jerry Eifler presiding.

Visitation was Tuesday, February 2, from 3-8 p.m. at Pearson’s, 149 Breckenridge Lane.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hosparus, P.O. Box 35425, Louisville, Kentucky 40232-9892.

Robert Gifford “Buzzy” Musselman Robert Gifford “Buzzy” Musselman, 75, of Louisville, passed onto his Heavenly family on Friday, January 29, 2016 at Jefferson Place.

Born in Louisville on January 31, 1941 to the late Elaine Gifford and David Shelley Musselman, Sr., he was the best cheerleader of the Musselman family. Although he was intellectually disabled, Buzz knew how to teach the highest priorities in life: respect and unconditional love.

Everyone was equal in his world.

Buzzy’s first greeting to anyone who came into contact with him was, “You my friend?”; “When you come back to see me?” He was youthful in spirit and genuinely friendly to one and all. The amount of love he left behind is immeasurable.

Buzzy is survived by siblings, Anne Lee Blair (Dave), Thomas Anthony Musselman, Sr. (Barbara), David Shelley Musselman, Jr., Elaine “Cissy” Musselman, and

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to Harbor House, (2231 Lower Hunters Trace, Louisville, KY, 40216) a 501 © (3) dedicated to empower developmentally disabled individuals and their families to lead fulfilled and productive lives.

Dr. Franklin Joseph Scinta, DDS Dr. Franklin Joseph Scinta, DDS, 81, born in Rochester, NY, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016.

He attended Brighton High School, Class of 1952 and graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1956. As a House Boy from Kappa Sigma to Chi Omega House, he met Marguerite Joyce Goff. They married on August 18, 1956. Frank graduated in 1960 from University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine and served as Captain in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1962. He began his dental practice in south Louisville in 1962, where he continued his practice until 2006. He was a Charter member of The Hurstbourne Country Club.

Preceded in death by his parents, Rosario Silas Scinta, M.D. and Anne Papania Scinta; his wife of 49 years, Marguerite Joyce Scinta; and son, Greg Scinta.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Gilda’s Club Louisville 633 Baxter Ave, Louisville KY 40204.

These gifts will make it possible for families living with brain cancer to receive free support while on their cancer journeys.

Hannah George Thomas

Hannah is survived by her seven children; her 19 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren: Theresa Mascagni (Frank) and their children, Christian, Brooke, Coury (Liana) and Evan (Shannon); Philip John Thomas Jr. and his sons, Philip (fiancée Tiffany) and James; Patti Coury (Tim) and their children, Justin, Lauren and Leah; Teri Stark (Craig) and his children, Belinda Herzig (David) and their children, Elle Holly and Jack, Creighton Stark (Natalie) and children Isabella and Ryker; Alex Thomas and his children, Andy Ray, Mary-Quinn and great-grandson, Seth; Gloria Thomas and her children, Natalie, Kevin, Eric and Julia Hoffman; Glenna Hazen (Sam) and their children Luke and John.

Hannah George Thomas, 89, died peacefully at her home surrounded by family on January 29, 2016.

Hannah was born in Lebanon, KY on March 10, 1926, the daughter of Salem and Mae Coury George, Lebanese immigrants. Hannah grew up on the family farm. Having graduated from St. Augustine, she attended Webster University in St. Louis, MO and then married Philip John Thomas, her husband of 65 years, who preceded her in death.

Hannah will be remembered for her devotion to her loving family, her strong Catholic faith and her generous support of numerous charitable endeavors. Service to others was of utmost importance to her, and everyone was welcomed into her home and at her table.

She sold World Book Encyclopedia and was a realtor. She was an active member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, The Queen’s Daughters, The Lebanese American Country Club, The Southern Federation of Syrian Lebanese American Clubs and the YMCA.

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According to Hannah’s wishes, her body has been donated to the UL School of Medicine in memory of her late brother, Dr. Eli George and in honor of her many nephews and nieces who graduated from there. Visitation will be held 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, February 6, 2016 followed by a Memorial Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 1960 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY, 40205.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to St. Augustine School, 235 S. Spalding Ave., Lebanon, KY, 40033 and St. Francis of Assisi.

The family would like to thank Dr. Geetha Joseph and Hosparus for the love and support shown to Hannah and her family.

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The Cardinal’s Chinanu Onuaku fought for an offensive rebound with Virginia’s Isaiah Wilkins (21) and Malcolm Brogdon (15).

No. 11 Virginia earned its fourth straight victory over No. 16 Louisville. Reserves Ray Spalding and Deng Adel each made 12 points for the Cardinals. The Cavaliers’ scrappy defense disrupted the Cardinals on nearly every possession. Louisville had almost as many turnovers as points while trailing 29-14 at the break. The final score was 63-47.

Louisville’s Anas Mahmoud’s shot was challenged

by Virginia’s Anthony Gill during the second half.

The Cardinal’s Donovan Mitchell attempted a shot very early in the second half. Mitchell attempted three shots during the game and scored two points.

Virginia’s Anthony Gill grabbed a defensive rebound early in the game as Louisville’s Chinanu Onuaku tried to grab the ball.

Louisville’s Anas Mahmoud elevated over Virginia’s Mike Tobey for a shot in the first half.

The Cardinal’s Trey Lewis closely guarded Virginia’s Darius Thompson during the second half.

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f you have been waiting until after the Super Bowl to start paying attention, you may have missed the fact that college basketball – a sport typically defined by its unpredictability anyway – has completely lost its mind.

an annual tradition that typically results in the Cards playing their best basketball of the season at the perfect time. If the first day of February is any indication, we’re all in for an entertaining journey.

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For the first time since 1949, five different No. 1 teams lost a game before the season reached the month of February. Between January 1 and January 20, top 10 teams were handed defeats on 18 different occasions. Three of the teams currently ranked in the top eight of both major polls weren’t even ranked at all at the beginning of the season.

Basically, none of us know anything, but we do think a couple of things, namely this: North Carolina is probably pretty good, and Oklahoma is probably pretty good.

“I think right now, North Carolina is probably the favorite to win the whole thing,” Louisville coach Rick Pitino said hours before his team took on the Tar Heels Monday night. “People keep saying, ‘There are no great teams in college basketball,’ and I don’t think that’s true. I think Carolina is great, I think Oklahoma is great and I think there are a handful of other teams out there that have the potential to be great come March. Certainly, we hope we are among that group.”

Off the court, I think Cardinal fans need to take a second and appreciate how spoiled they’ve been over the past four seasons and how much they have to love about the current one.

Four straight trips to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, a pair of visits to the Final Four and one national championship have left UofL fans expecting nothing but the absolute best. While that’s an overwhelmingly positive thing for a program to have, it’s also a phenomenon that has lifted the expectation bar in the Derby City to a level it hasn’t seen since the 1980s.

Whether the late ’80s through the early 2000s was a letdown period for you or the genesis of your fandom, Louisville basketball should have made you a more appreciative person by this point because things weren’t always this good. We’re not especially far

removed from a time when the Final Four was an unworkable daydream for a hoard of Cardinal fans approaching their 20s because they’d never experienced one.

This team isn’t perfect, but nothing we love ever is. Human beings are prone to convincing themselves that they’re working toward this imaginary period where everything’s going to calm down, everything’s going to be settled and everything’s going to be perfect.

This time never comes. We are all constantly losing people we love, pets we love, things we love and periods of time we love. If nothing else, Louisville basketball is a healthy relationship for people with an “unhealthy” basketball obsession, simply because it exists as a constant.

We don’t know how good or successful the Cards are going to be when all is said and done, but we know they’re going to keep taking the court and giving us something to talk about and look forward to from now through March.

And now, after the North Carolina win, we know they at least have a chance to be the last team standing in early April.

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The Cardinals indeed took a step in that direction with a 71-65 victory over the Tar Heels at the KFC Yum! Center on Monday, a win that will likely exist as Louisville’s most impressive from now until Selection Sunday.

For all the questions about this UofL team that existed before, after and during its embarrassing loss to Virginia last weekend, the fact remains that if you can beat North Carolina – at home, on the road, in Siberia, wherever – you can beat anybody in the country. That fact should provide some comfort to Louisville fans as the team rounds the final turn and barrels down the stretch toward March.

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Louisville Cardinals guard Donovan Mitchell (45) and Louisville Cardinals guard Trey Lewis (3) celebrate after beating UNC.

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here were certain inevitabilities, building all season so far, that you knew would come together in an unpleasant blender of a tough loss.

You knew that, eventually, Isaiah Briscoe’s poor foul-shooting, late in the game, would hurt the Wildcats.

You knew that, eventually, Skal Labissiere’s inability to secure a rebound in his hands would be damaging.

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You knew that, eventually, the burden on Tyler Ulis of carrying the entire team on his shoulders would wear him out.

You knew that, eventually, this thinning hairdo of a lineup, its bald spots carefully combed over, would get windswept and exposed.

time loss.

You knew that, eventually, the frontcourt’s penchant for fouling would become a major issue.

And so Kentucky limped out of Phog Allen Fieldhouse with a sour taste in its mouth after a disappointing and dispiriting over-

But, by the way, this was far from a total disaster. Kansas was the fourth-ranked team in the nation, with a homecourt advantage.

And not just any homecourt. This place where Dr. James Naismith – founder of the religion – coached college basketball is hallowed ground.

A sad Tyler Ulis left the floor after UK lost to Kansas in overtime 90 to 84.

This is where Phog Allen, Larry Brown and Roy Williams plied their trade; where Dean Smith, Clyde Lovellette, Wilt Chamberlain, JoJo White, Danny Manning and Paul Pierce laced up their sneakers.

Kansas is as much college basketball white-and-blueblood as is Kentucky. KU vs.

UK. And the crowd was into all of that.

Maybe they were still smarting from last year’s 72-40 beatdown, or the loss in the 2012 NCAA finals. Or maybe they’re still angry that Adolph Rupp left Lawrence and ended up in Lexington.

No disgrace to lose to Kansas in Kansas, where Bill Self ’s home record is 200-9.

Jay Bilas said it was like the Harlem Globetrotters’ record against the Washington Generals.

And in overtime, yet. With Kentucky’s bench looking like a special seating section for tall people. By the end, Marcus Lee, Derek Willis, Alex Poythress and Skal Labissiere sat side-by-side, all fouled out.

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big men underneath, one-on-one. Ulis’ heart is big, indeed, but heart didn’t win that time.

Kansas scored.

By overtime, Calipari’s magician’s bag was pretty empty. The rabbits had all been pulled.

And it’s difficult to go with a lineup that doesn’t include Briscoe. He’s an energetic and dynamic force who plays with a sixth sense: He sees openings – on the baseline, in the paint – that other people don’t see.

He pushes the ball and he drives. And he picks up fouls. Therein lies the problem. After making his first four free throws in the game, he missed six of his next eight, three in overtime when the game was paper-thin close.

Ulis played all 45 minutes, and in the second half, it was showing. He dominated the Jayhawks throughout the first half. But after his jump shot put Kentucky up by seven early in the second half, there was an excruciating three minutes when neither Ulis nor anyone else could pick up a point. The Cats failed to score for the next three minutes, only seven points over the next seven minutes. Naturally, the Jayhawks took advantage.

And poor Marcus Lee is beginning to remind me of the “Peanuts” character (PigPen?) who can’t walk out of the house without getting messy and unkempt. Lee checks in at the scorer’s table and the refs all begin to shake the saliva out of their whistles. I’m not sure what he does on defense to deserve his uncanny record – he’s either fundamentally unsound or fundamentally unlucky.

The foul situations left Kentucky with some unseemly combinations on the court. When Lee, Dominique Hawkins and Charles Matthews are on the court together, you find yourself wondering, “Who’s going to score?”

And, having said all that, Kentucky nearly pulled off an upset that nobody would have predicted just two weeks ago. It’s the kind of game where the winner deserves to enjoy all the jubilation, but it still casts a furtive glance across the court. “Who were those guys? And are we going to have to play them again?”

And the losers, saying all the right things about “no moral victories,” know they’ve proven something on this night.

Now, hopefully by the time you read this, the Wildcats will have gargled and spit out the bad taste of an overtime loss with a win at Tennessee.

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Alex Poythress scored 13 points versus Kansas.

Jamal Murray tries to score over Kansas player Jamari Traylor. Murray had 15 points and six boards.

Dominique Hawkins played 15 minutes in the Kansas game. He had to guard Wayne Seltden. Selden had 33 points for the Jayhawks.

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Louisville TKO Boxing: A Knockout James Dixon is the founder and head coach of Louisville TKO Boxing/Top Notch Boxing. Louisville TKO Boxing is a non-profit, and for the last four and a half years, they have been competing across the country as Top Notch Boxing. The gym is located downtown and is taking kids off the street and giving them structure. The city of Louisville has a rich boxing history that has produced not just Muhammad Ali but also three other heavyweight champions: Marvin Hart, Jimmy Ellis and Greg Page.

How many computers?

What is your ultimate goal for the gym?

My ultimate goal is to get kids off the street, get them away from drugs, crime. Get them away from gangs, just like Muhammad Ali, you know, find them outlets. Kids come off the street, they work hard, they get a sense of camaraderie. They get a goal ahead of them and they get to work toward it. Then we expose them with travel, once you make the team here.

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We have four computers here. We have two in another office. We’re teaming up. We’ve talked to another organization that is a non-profit, 1+1=U, and that’s what they’re going to do for us. They’re going to come in and provide the tutoring and prep them for their SAT test so they can go to college.

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How many kids are in the program?

We’ve got 154 kids signed up in my program in six months. We have already registered 27 kids that are competing, and we have three of the top kids in the country competing.

When did the gym open?

The gym opened here physically about six months ago.

How do you find the kids, or do they find you?

Is there a financial obligation for the kids?

For most of the kids that come here, we want $50 a month. Some of the kids that come here, they can’t pay – that’s why we’re a non-profit. We have to raise money. The older kids that are 16 and up that work, they pay, but from eight up to 16, we try to take care of them if they can’t pay.

What were the start up costs to get a gym, a ring and the equipment?

You’re looking at $150,000 to get things up and running here.

It’s a two-way street. I find them and they find me. We hooked up with the right programs. We’re working with Right Turn. Right Turn is an organization with young men that had little scrapes with the law or had some problems in school, and what Right Turn does is it turns them around. They get them organizations; they give them an outlet. They found Louisville TKO Boxing – I’ve been an outlet for them. We’ve also hooked up with Jefferson County Youth Detention, and we’ve got kids coming here every Thursday. They’re bringing them over and we’re keeping maybe two or three of the eight or 10 that they’re bringing.

What does a kid have to do get on the travel team?

Dixon: We have a program here called “No Hooks before Books.” Every kid that comes here has to get a 2.5 GPA before they can travel and compete. If they don’t have it, we’re not going to turn them away. We have computers here and we’ve got counselors and tutors that are going to come in to help them get their grades up.

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What’s next?

To get the word out for people to see that we’re really doing good things. We’re taking kids, we’re getting their GPAs up, we’re getting them off the street. Kids are getting a work ethic here. We’re competing at a national level. We’ve had two kids make it all the way to the third qualifier at the Olympic Trials. Not only are the kids getting off the street – they’re getting discipline, they’re getting their grades up – but they have a place to come. They are a part of something. Every kid that walks through the door, they’re not wanting to be a world champion, but if we want to help them win the most important game and that’s life.

That’s getting them exposure, travel, and they earn that; they don’t just get it – they earn it.

How can people help?

You can go to louisvilletko.org – that’s the website. Our physical address is 104 E. Breckinridge St. Even businesses that need a tax write-off, we are a non-profit. If you want to bring some employees to train, we could trade out. VT

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The son of super sire Tapit was ith 368 3-yeargeared down in deep stretch last old ThoroughSaturday when he cruised to an breds in the fold easy 3 ½-length triumph over the as early nominees to the Trihighly-regarded Greenpointcrusadple Crown races, the pace on er in the $350,000 Holy Bull. Jockey the 2016 “Road to the KenAlvarado had the colt under a Horse Sense Junior hand-ride, and the ease of his effort tucky Derby” (“RTTKD”) made the final margin feel more like has quickened. Things are JOHN 13 ½ lengths. also in motion after a dazASHER Lexington-born trainer Kiaran zling effort by one of the McLaughin, who saddled the runcurrent Derby favorites last weekend and a major outing set this ner-up in the 2005 Kentucky Derby and has weekend for one of the young stars on been around some very good horses during a career that included a stretch as assistant to Hall the early “short list” of top hopes for of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, needed only a the Run for the Roses. few syllables to sum-up Mohaymen’s star turn.

After a stylish romp by Shadwell Stable’s unbeaten Mohaymen in the Grade II Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park, the Derby hope at the center of the spotlight for the coming weekend is Michael Lund Peterson’s Kentucky Jockey Club (GII) runner-up and Los Alamitos Futurity (GI) winner, Mor Spirit.

The latter, Bob Baffert’s leading hope to succeed retired Triple Crown-winner American Pharoah and provide the Hall of Fame trainer with a fifth Kentucky Derby win, is set to run in Saturday’s $150,000 Robert B. Lewis (GIII) at Santa Anita.

But with unbeaten 2-year-old champ Nyquist working toward his 2016 debut and Mor Spirit’s 3-year-old debut approaching, most of the Kentucky Derby discussion has focused on Mohaymen and his impressive 2016 bow in the 1 1/16mile Holy Bull.

“He took my breath away,” McLaughlin said.

“Today was pretty special.”

The 10 points collected by Mohaymen in the Holy Bull romp lifted his RTTKD total to 20, which is good for second-place behind Nyquist.

The $2.2 million sale topper at Keeneland’s 2014 September yearling sale ran to his pedigree and price tag as he won for the fourth time without a loss and has now eared $559,830.

McLaughlin’s star will stay in South Florida for now. Next up on his schedule is a run in the Grade II Fountain of Youth on February 27 at Gulfstream.

Saturday’s Robert B. Lewis, named for the co-owner of Baffert’s 1997 Derby winner and fan-favorite Silver Charm, Mor Spirit’s only loss in four races was his runner-up finish to Airoforce over a sloppy track in Churchill Downs’ Kentucky Jockey Club.

Unbeaten champion and Longines Kentucky Oaks favorite Songbird makes her 2016 debut Saturday in the Las Virgenes at Santa Anita.

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“This is when you start heading into the deep end of the pool,” Baffert said. “They start separating themselves now. I think with every start, we’re learning more about Mor Spirit and figuring out what he wants to do ... He’s got a huge stride and beautiful action.”

Mor Spirit is a son of Eskendreya and was bred in Pennsylvania, a state that has produced only two Kentucky Derby winners to date. The first was Lil E. Tee in 1992, and Smarty Jones was unbeaten when he took the Derby in 2004.

Also last Saturday, Sunny Ridge upset favored Flexibility in the $250,000 Withers Stakes (GIII) at Aqueduct. Sunny Ridge earned 10 RTTKD points for his win. Flexibility finished fourth behind the winner, who is trained by Jason Servis, whose brother John saddled Smarty Jones to win the Kentucky Derby.

A bonus of this weekend will be the 2016 debut of unbeaten 2-year-old filly champion Songbird, the heavy favorite for the $1 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) who makes her seasonal bow for owner Fox Hill Farm and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer on Saturday’s Santa Anita program in the Grade I Las Virgenes.

The impressive daughter of Medaglia d’Oro has not raced since her runaway win in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Keeneland.

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Although many believe that Songbird could be more talented than any of her contemporaries, male or female, Fox Hill Farm owner Rick Porter did not nominate her to the Triple Crown and has the Kentucky Oaks atop her list of targets for 2016.

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asketball fans love to watch the “Splash Brothers” of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson in the NBA. Who wouldn’t?

Through their incredible shooting, they have earned that nickname and also reputations as the best backcourts in the NBA.

If you’re considered to be the best of the backcourt, there should be some confidence, right? Well, not only are these two confident in speech but they’re confident in the game too.

Let’s examine the numbers.

High School Through 19 games this season, Sports Report Wilson and Alvey average 31.2 points per game combined. The RANDY team’s average is 64.1. That is WHETSTONE JR. nearly half of the total point contribution for the team. Safe to say, But the question is, Who earns the right to a lot falls on their shoulders. be labeled the best backcourt in Louisville or But Wilson and Alvey were not surprised. even the state of Kentucky? Well, Ballard has After Ballard lost a lot of talent last season, it two vigorous backcourts in junior Jamil Wil- was expected that they step up to keep Ballard son and senior Brian Alvey, and they have dis- as one of the city and state’s best teams. So played on the court why they may be a perfect far so good; Ballard has silenced the naysayfit for that title. ers and is currently 15-6. They recently won “Jamil and I have this mentality that no the Louisville Invitational Tournament for the one can stop us, and that is how we think second straight season, and Wilson won the every single day. And we want every other tournament’s Most Valuable Player. The Bruguy on this team to have the same mentali- ins are back to what they know best – winning. ty,” says Alvey.

“By stepping into a new role, I have to score

more points and do what I have to do for the team to win,” says Wilson. “I have tried being more vocal. I want to lead the team in whatever we need at the time – that’s what I have been trying to do.”

A lot of buzz has been swirling around Wilson as possibly the best point guard in the state of Kentucky. And in his opinion, he is certain that he is.

“I have been compared to a lot of different guards in the city. In my opinion, I am the best guard in the state. But it is huge coming from different people; I just have to stay on the court and just prove it.”

Wilson will admit playing alongside Alvey has made his game better. The two have been playing together since the sixth grade, and as they have gotten older, their performances have improved like never before.

In a 90-76 win over Spain Park, Alabama at Christ Presbyterian Academy in Tennessee, the two exploded for 57 of the team’s 90 points. Wilson dropped 37, and Alvey put in 20. The duo has a range of skill sets that include the ability to shoot, handle the rock, make the right passes and lead the team.

What more could a coach ask for? Coach Renner says it gives him greater assurance as a coach.

“Those two guys have obviously been key for us to have the success we have had so far,” Renner says. “Jamil has turned out to be the best point guard in the city and probably one of the best in the state. Anytime you have a player like that who is not worried about being pressed or if he can run the offense – it just gives the coach a security blanket.

“Brian has done a great job of being a great shooter. So what that does is stretch defenses out. Teams have to respect his ability to do that, and Brian has some craftiness to him in terms of putting the ball on the floor and creating shots for others. They have played well and have provided good leadership, and that is what you want from juniors and seniors.”

For Wilson and Alvey, the goal just isn’t to be the best backcourt in the city or state, but it is to be the best backcourt so they can lead their team to the overall goal: a trip back to Lexington to compete for a state championship.

Jamil WIlson and Brian Alvey.

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“Everybody on this team wants to get back to state,” says Alvey. “We went last year, but we didn’t get to finish our job. So that is what our focus is. It isn’t about winning the seventh region anymore; it is about getting that ring, and that is what we are fighting for.” VT PHOTO BY RANDY WHETSTONE JR.

ST. XAVIER vs. BALLARD

After blowing a nine-point lead in their game leading up to the LIT championship against Ballard a few weeks ago, the pressure was on for the Tigers to redeem themselves.

They even managed to grab another nine-point lead, causing a wave of deja vu and dread to spill from the court. This time, however, St. X nabbed a 61-57 victory at a packed Ballard gym no less. St. X guard Will Olsen scored a game-high 20 points and five rebounds, awarding the Tigers their first win over Ballard in 10 years.

William Olsen (32) was not able to shake the defensive efforts of Ballard’s Brian Alvey (14).

Connor Knight (4) and Jamil Wilson (22) battled for a loose ball.

Pierce Kiesler (41) and Clevante Patterson (5) met at midcourt for tipoff in front of a packed Ballard gymnasium.

Brian Ramsey (14) attempted to penetrate the Tigers’ defense.

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Jake Ramsey (33) and Antoine Darby (25) trapped Connor McKim (5).

The Seventh Region has been one of the toughest regions in the state for quite some time. It is no different this season. The top teams have been battling it out to see who is truly king of the seventh. On February 5, two heavyweights will hit the hardwood to see who gets the edge as the best team in the region. Male (16-3) will host St. X (13-7) at 7:30 p.m.

PLAYERS TO WATCH FOR: Male – #24 Alex Cook, 18.3 pts, 53.0% FG, 8.7 rebs St. X – #5 Conner McKim, 22.4 pts, 49.1% FG, 3.8 rebs

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The Junior League’s 95th Anniversary On January 26, the Junior League of Louisville (JLL) celebrated its 95th anniversary with a delightful reception at the Kentucky Science Center. JLL is made up of 550 women who unite and collaborate on a myriad of volunteer projects year-round.

Megan Clifton, Sarah Kays, Emily Turman and Sarah Petrosky.

Nikki Grizzle and Robin Rueff.

Allison Joyce and Junior League PAC Committee Chair Hannah Cobine.

Junior League VP of Fundraising Heather Kolasinsky, President of the Junior League Lisa Causarano Morley and Anne Keller.

Linda Wethington and Nicole Brassell.

Jennifer Kramer and Christi Hammers.

Liz Hack, Olivia McKinney and Hala Ziady.

Maggie Heely and Debbie Saag.

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Greater Louisville Inc. –The Metro Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting on January 26 at the Louisville Palace. While talking shop, guests were treated to delicious snacks and sips as well as an exciting performance by the Louisville Orchestra.

Kent Oyler, Pete Mahurin, Mayor Greg Fischer, Jim Allen, John Crockett and Ed Glasscock.

Sandra Frazier, Debbie Scoppechio and Toni Clem.

Aetna Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini and Humana President and CEO Bruce Broussard.

Brian Nichols and Carlos Phillips.

GLI Chair John Crockett with Silver Fleur Award recipients Ed Glasscock and Kerry Stemler.

Neville Blakemore and Cynthia Knapek.

Silver Fleur recipients Wayne Estopinal and Mike Mountjoy.

Phil Marshall, Danielle Archer, Terri Graham, Bob Mueller and Ben Riley.

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Andy Perez Art Show Lenihan Sotheby’s International Realty hosted a reception showcasing the art of local illustrator Andy Perez on January 28. Attendees enjoyed hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and music while perusing the work of this remarkably talented illustrator, fine artist and graphic designer.

Kory Johnson, Georgia Farna, John Wurth and Brittany Laderer.

Andy Perez, Crystal Whittaker, Darlene and Lucy Perez and Rama, Candice and Abalaye Sene.

Jim Tokryman and Bill Ferko.

Wayne Kottkamp and Kathy Kottcamp.

Mendy Frohlich and Dave Stuebe of Cherry Red Events.

Sarra Amshoff and Michelle Mandro.

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The Chamber of St. Matthews Annual Meeting The Chamber of St. Matthews held its annual meeting on January 28 at UofL Shelby Campus’ Founders Union Hall. This members-only event saw attendees celebrate 2015, receive awards and eagerly kick off 2016.

Jordan Maddox, Miranda Hood, Raffo Wimsett, Tracy Coffey and Shelby Chaney.

Glenda Biermann, Brittany Cecil, Glenna Godsey and Nicole Candler.

Tony Rickert and Kate Biagi-Rickert.

Stephanie Smith, Erin Fowler and Karen Hall.

Shannon Adkins and Joey Bickley.

St Matthews Chamber Executive Director Michael Chesser and Tony Threets.

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On January 28, Zephyr Gallery on Market Street hosted a very special VIP reception to kick off a new exhibit featuring the work of artist Stephen Irwin. Guests got a sneak peak of the exciting work a day before its public opening, which took place on January 29.

Ron Wolz, Karen Hunt, Stephen Lewis, Douglas Riddle and Mandy and Andy Vine.

Co-owner of Zephyr Gallery Patrick Donley, Terri Burt and Matthew Bradley.

Lisa Causarano Morley and Keith Morley.

Lisa Meredith, Debra Lair – Stephen Irwin’s estate executor and Carrie King.

Jim Voyles, Edie Bingham and Libby Voyles.

J.J.Kim, co-owner of Zephyr Gallery Chris Radtke, Norm Radtke and Erika Paramore.

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David Tandy, Mayor Greg Fischer and Bob Rowland.

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Andrea Hamblen, Keri Willard, Dallas Henson, Chris Bumann and Dana Metzler.

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Brent Cash, Brian Brennan and Mike Foushee.

James W. Stokes Jr., Metro Council President David Yates, Metro Council Candidate Barbara Sexton Smith and Christy Jarboe.

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The Kentucky Science Center hosted Science with a Twist, its largest annual fundraiser, on January 30. Guests enjoyed dinner and drinks in addition to a plethora of fun and engaging hands-on science activities.

2015 Ambassador of Science Literacy was awarded to Stantec. Accepting on behalf of Stantec were Lonnie Bellar, Matt Wagoner and Krista Streips. 2015 Ambassador of Science Literacy honoree Dr. Kristin Cook and Kentucky Science Center Executive Director Joanna E. Haasare also pictured.

Kent Oyler, Mayor Greg Fischer and Director of External Affairs Lisa Betson Resnik.

Tyler Allen, Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty and Lee Hinson-Hasty.

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Thomas Merton Birthday Celebration The Center for Interfaith Relations hosted Kentucky Voices Exploring Sacred Wisdom and Pathways to Nonviolence on January 30 as a way of celebrating the birthday of Thomas Merton.

The event, which took place at the Brown Theatre, featured bluegrass music by The Misty Mountain String Band, spoken word poetry by Hannah Drake, calligraphy by Zen Master Dae Gak, TED-style talks and an insightful panel conversation.

Kevin Lynch, Father Joe Mitchell, Carol Johnston, Mayor Greg Fischer and Sadiqa Reynolds.

Margaret Harris and Janice Cates.

Jacque Barzun and Christy Brown.

Emma Baker, Abby Kamen, Shannon Baker and Eileen Krueger.

John Asher, Anna Rohleder and Nicole Kowalczyk.

The panel with moderator Jean West, Congressman John Yarmuth, Louisville Urban League President Sadiqa Reynolds and more.

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On January 30, Kentucky Opera hosted its grand black-tie fundraiser Carnevale at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. Attendees were treated to an evening of grand wine and spirit tastings, delectable dinner, entertainment by the singers of “Show Boat,” dancing and an amazing array of silent and live auction items.

Studio artists Tyler Alessi, Lisa Hassan, Rachel Williams, Gabrielle Barker, Natasha Foley and Josh Wheeker.

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For Love of Music The Louisville Youth Choir hosted its annual For Love of Music dinner and auction on January 31 at The Olmsted. The event benefited the Choir’s singers, ages 6 to 18. Guests enjoyed live music from a jazz ensemble, libations, a silent auction and a gourmet dinner.

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The annual Boat, RV and Sportshow was held January 27-31 at the Kentucky Exposition Center at the Fairgrounds. The event included about six acres of boats and equipment on display.

A large display was provided by Arnold’s Boats & Motors, a family-owned, full- service business featuring brands such as Rinker, Hurricane, Polar-Kraft and Godfrey pontoons.

Conner Livesay and his father, Lance Livesay.

Boat from Marine Sales & Service of Louisville, a business featuring new and used boats, brokerage services, boat storage and a complete Ships Store with “toys for men and women.”

The Yamaha Marine Group displayed boats and motors including this 200-horsepower outboard motor.

Tom Stinnett Derby City RV of Clarksville, Indiana., is an RV company with sales, service, parts and body shop for towables and motorized RVs. Pictured is a small travel trailer that folds down for towing.

Display of The Boat Guard, sellers of retractable pontoon boat covers, sold by John Highfield of Gladwin, Michigan.

The Trout Pond, a catch and release fishing pond, was free for kids 12 and younger.

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The Spanish did ship building and oming out of the Panacut most of the forest – now only five ma Canal into the Pacific percent is left. There are coffee plantaOcean aboard the Seven tions plants of ayara fiber to make sacks Seas Mariner, we sailed toward to export coffee beans. one of Ecuador’s most popuThe Panama hat is actually made lous cities. It has existed since in Ecuador by hand and exported to Partyline Pre-Columbian times and was Panama. President Theodore Roosevelt founded in 1535. The city has had CARLA SUE bought one there and called it a Panama hat and there you are. The hats many fires, and most of the curBROECKER run from $40 to $800! They are made rent city was built after 1900. Its of sisal and green agave. Blue agave main industry is tuna fishing along with makes tequila. tourism and chemical industries, and it is The next day, we sailed into Guayaquil, Ecuathe largest seaport in Ecuador. dor, a city of 3 million. Ecuador went to war with

drinks, but they did show us to our table, which was lovely and in an empty room! The drinks arrived a few minutes later. The menu was a little hard to understand. We went for a la carte rather than the tasting menu which was either five courses or 10.

On our four-hour tour, we learned that the port was used by Charles Marie de La Condamine upon his arrival in Ecuador when leading the French mission to measure the location of the equator in 1735. Between 1999 and 2009, the Manta Air Base was used by U.S. air forces to support anti-narcotics military operations and surveillance flights against Columbian drug trafficking cartels. The lease was not renewed by the Ecuadorean government. Wonder why?

In the evening, we are off to Pisco, Peru. Surely there are some sours in our future. VT

There are 16 million people in Ecuador, and Spanish is the official language though many speak the Incan language. The official currency is the U.S. dollar. The biggest industry, the fishing fleet is the most important one in South America with blue and yellow fin tuna fishing for Starkist. Sushi is very popular.

Our tour guide told us that voting is mandatory and if you do not vote you are fined! There are 17 different political parties! They say the Socialist Party president is preparing the country for the future! Some say there will be a revolution.

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Brad had a ceviche starter and goat for the main course. Our friend Bruce had guinea pig without the head for his main. The plates we were served on were plastic, exotic, free-form and not tacky. After dessert, “treasure chests” were brought with tiny sweets filled with exotic stuff like balsamic vinegar.

A swift $30 cab ride got us back to the ship and to our beds that are now without the squishy mattress toppers and with boards under the mattress.

No achy backs the next morning.

We toured the city and visited the artist’s quarter.

It was scenic, all up-hill and hot!

After another day at sea, we arrived in Salaverry, Peru. Ugh, the town square park was crawling with big iguanas! Brad went to a ceviche preparation and tasting that included a pisco sour. He loved it.

The next day we were in Lima for a two-day stay.

We passed on going up to Machu Picchu…been there, done that. Instead, we went to Miraflores, the high end of Lima for dinner in a really wonderful restaurant – “Astrid y Gaston.” They have other locations in Mexico City, Santiago and Bogota.

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“Show Boat” presented by Kentucky Opera is not your average opera. In fact, it’s not really an opera at all. To learn a little bit more about how this magnificent company has tackled a more traditional musical, we sat down with stage director David Gately and talked about this exciting production, which runs February 18 through the 21 in The Brown Theatre.

How are you approaching the staging of this production of “Show Boat”? Traditional or non-traditional?

Having legit voices certainly enhances the beauty and richness of the Jerome Kern score.

It is a traditional approach to the piece, although this is not the original script. We are instead using a script that was done for the Goodspeed Opera in Connecticut. It cuts a lot of extraneous action and tightens the drama considerably.

How do you hope the community will respond to the show, which is a bit more mainstream than some of the other opera offerings?

How does having opera singers perform the roles enhance the production?

We are using opera singers, but this is a very special group of opera singers. They all have to be able to be “triple threats.” They not only sing beautifully, but they all handle dialogue expertly and they dance.

Hopefully, “Show Boat” will reach out to the community in a new way.

For the regular opera-goers, this score is one of the classics of the musical theatre and will offer a rich musical experience. For newcomers, those who might be accustomed to seeing musicals but not operas, this will show the excitement of the experience of having the resources of an opera company produce a show like

this. The sumptuous sound we get from the singers and the orchestra is not something one hears all that often in a musical comedy setting.

What production elements are you most excited about?

We are so lucky to have a totally new set of costumes, designed and executed by Shon LeBlanc for this production. It’s a design that is comprised of over 150 costumes. So far, I have only seen them on the rack and on dress forms – but they are a feast for the eyes.

How can one purchase tickets?

Tickets are still available and start at $34. Order now at 502.584.7777 or online at KYOpera.org. Ask about our discount Family Four Pack of tickets! VT

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Black History Month is a time for everyone to educate themselves on the history and culture of AfricanAmericans in the United States, but many people simply don’t know where to start. To help you, The Voice-Tribune along with our friends at Carmichael’s have assembled a list of tantalizing reads on the subject. Rock star journalist for The Atlantic, National Book Award-winner and upcoming writer for Marvel’s Black Panther monthly comic, Ta-Nehisi Coates also revealed a “required reading” list of books (full list can be found at nypl.org) he considers helpful for anyone in this endeavor. We’ve used some of those books and also picked a few more. Try cracking one open this month and learn something new!

“The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism” by Edward E. Baptist - Historian Edward Baptist reveals in “The Half Has Never Been Told” how the expansion of slavery in the first eight decades after American independence drove the evolution and modernization of the United States.

“Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America” by Wil Haygood - This stunning new biography by the author of “The Butler” reveals how Thurgood Marshall brought down the separatebut-equal doctrine, integrated schools and not only fought for human rights and human dignity but also made them impossible to deny in the courts and in the streets.

“March” by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell - This graphic novel series is a firsthand account of Congressman John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights.

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“The Sellout” by Paul Beatty - A biting satire about the isolated upbringing of a young man from the southern outskirts of Los Angeles and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court.

“The White Boy Shuffle” by Paul Beatty - If you liked “The Sellout,” you might try Paul Beatty’s first novel. It’s a scathingly irreverent look at modern day African-American “street” culture and some of it’s more ludicrous characteristics. “‘Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?’” by Beverly Daniel Tatum, Ph.D. - Beverly Daniel Tatum emerged on the national scene in 1997 with “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” – a book that spoke to a wide audience about the psychological dynamics of race relations in America. Tatum’s unique ability to get people talking about race captured the attention of many, from Oprah Winfrey to President Clinton, who invited her to join him in his nationally televised dialogue on race.

“Welcome to Braggsville” by T. Geronimo Johnson - Born and raised in the heart of old Dixie, D’aron Davenport is a small-town fish floundering in the depths of the large, hyper-liberal pond of UC Berkeley. Everything changes in his American History class, when D’aron lets slip that his hometown hosts an annual Civil War re-enactment.

“God Help the Child” by Toni Morrison - The newest novel by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison explores the brokenness of adults caused by their traumatic childhoods. At the heart of the novel is a love story between a woman named Bride and a man named Booker.

“Citizen” by Claudia Rankine - Claudia Rankine’s National Book Award in Poetry finalist recounts mounting racial aggressions in ongoing encounters in 21st century daily life and in the media.

“Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates - Ta-Nehisi Coates’ latest book serves as the current winner of the National Book Award for Non-Fiction. In a letter to his adolescent son, Coates pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son.

“The Beautiful Struggle” by Ta-Nehisi Coates - This earlier book could serve as an interesting follow-up to “Between the World and Me,” as Coates recounts stories of his own father.

“Dr. King’s Last Day” by Senator Georgia M. Powers - A former Kentucky Senator describes the hours before the assassination of one of American history’s biggest proponents for change.

Books provided by Carmichael’s Bookstore which has three Louisville locations: 1295 Bardstown Road • 502.456.6950 || 2720 Frankfort Ave. • 502.896.6950 Carmichael’s Kids is located at 1313 Bardstown Road • 502.709.4900

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hristopher Seckman is a pizza fanatic – New York-style pizza, particularly. He talks about it like car enthusiasts talk about cars or movie buffs talk about movies.

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North End Slice opened in late December at 2116 Bardstown Road in a space adjoining North End Cafe. He’d previously used that space as an event room for the cafe. Seckman co-owns the quick, casual pizza eatery with the cafe’s co-owners, Whitney and Walton Jones.

“It’s something I’ve always wanted to do,” Seckman says.

The son and grandson of restaurant owners, Seckman, 49, has been in the food business from childhood.

He’s opened multiple Louisville restaurants over the years and now co-owns both the Frankfort Avenue and Bardstown Road locations of North End Cafe.

You might think Bardstown Road had already met its saturation point for pizza places, but Seckman says that’s not so. Pizza is still a growing sector in the restaurant industry.

But ironically, there’s one restaurant concept that, until recently, the veteran restaurateur had never tried: pizza.

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one of the city’s hole-in-the-wall pizzerias. It was in the Big Apple that Seckman developed his passion for the characteristic thin-crust pizza and honed his appreciation for the art of a few perfectly melded ingredients.

“It’s divine in its simplicity,” he says of a well-crafted pie.

Simple, too, is North End Slice. It’s just a plain room with some tables and chairs, some stools along a bar and some ovens that look like they mean business. No salads, no sandwiches, no pasta. Just pizza and drinks.

But the pizza options are exhaustive. When I stopped in last week, I pored over the menu, nearly bewildered by the possibilities: Five Cheese, Meat Lover’s, Italian, Mediterranean, Caponata, Margherita, Florentine – the list of specialty pies goes on. Or, you can choose from the full list of cheeses, sauces, veggies PHOTOS BY WES KERRICK

So after much deliberation I chose marinara, tomatoes, pineapple and ham, and then beheld my pizza’s nimble assembly.

For the perfect crust, Seckman and his four employees make the dough 36 hours in advance and keep it in a cooler, where it rises slowly. Whether you choose marinara, garlic olive oil, pesto or Alfredo, you’ll get a specialty sauce made in-house.

The toppings were pristine, and after the grated mozzarella, they fell gracefully onto the sauce-covered pie. Then, aboard a big wooden peel, my pizza disappeared into the oven.

or two slices for $5. You can sit at the bar or a table, or get your pizza to go.

Though it hasn’t been open long, North End Slice already has regulars. It’s been a good first month.

Delivery will be the key to really taking off, Seckman predicts, so they’ll start delivering pizzas soon.

Now that he’s finally making and selling what he loves, Seckman is eager to stay in the

pizza business long-term. If North End Slice becomes as successful as he hopes, he’ll open additional locations, where he’ll expand the menu to include some salads and maybe some additional sides.

“I’m ready to get busy now,” he says. “I think I’ve got the systems in place. I’m ready to go.” VT For more information, call North End Cafe/North End Slice at 502.479.9600 or check out North End Slice on Facebook.

In minutes it emerged, the ingredients beautifully fused into a pizza I couldn’t wait to devour. When you chow down on one of North End Slice’s creations, you taste the extra effort they’ve put into the dough and the sauce.

It’s delicious.

It would take a ravenous appetite to down one of these lavish pies singlehandedly. I’d barely made a dent in mine when I was served a second whole pizza, this one topped with whole milk mozzarella, feta and Fontina cheeses, artichokes, Kalamata olives, red peppers and spinach. Also delicious.

Specialty pies are available in 14-inch ($13.95) and 20-inch ($16.95) sizes. Buildyour-own pizzas are $9.95 for the 14-inch or $13.95 for the 20-inch. Or, you can order just one slice of cheese or pepperoni pizza for $3

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couple walks into the showroom of Home Supply Millwork, and they chat briefly with general manager Dan Oetken.

with every imaginable woodworking tool, and the company prides itself on being able to tackle most anything.

“I’ve worked with Jeff long enough to know that so far, there’s been nothing that he and Homes his guys couldn’t do,” Oetken Later, Oetken tells Jeff Sizesays.

WES more, the company’s renovations, Home Supply builds and KERRICK windows and doors manager, installs custom woodwork and about the conversation. The cuscabinetry, as well as doors and tomers had wanted to know if it would be windows, taking on both residential and possible to replace some sliding windows in commercial projects. their home with a fixed picture window that The business was founded in 1947 by would let in more light.

Oetken’s grandfather, Al J. Schneider. In “Sure we can,” Sizemore says immedi- addition to Home Supply, the company ately.

Schneider created owns The Galt House “That’s what I told them,” Oetken says. Hotel, the Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport “That’s exactly what I told them.” and other prominent real estate.

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mill and lumber company called Home Supply – the forerunner of today’s millwork business.

Oetken joined the company in the summer of 1974 when it was still a lumberyard.

He worked most summers until he finished college and then went full-time.

Oetken isn’t the only one at Home Supply with plenty of experience. Although Sizemore has only been with the company for five years, he served previously as a subcontractor, and he’s worked in the industry some 40 years.

“At about 9 years old,” he recalls, “I was handed a hammer and [told] ‘Get out of bed; let’s go.’”

Mill manager Steve Metzger has more than 30 years experience in the industry.

Drawing on all that experience, Home Supply has completed awe-inspiring renovations at the Crowne Plaza and The Galt House and numerous high-end homes.

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house back like it was.”

Anymore, the archaic, ornate pieces of woodwork you need in order to restore your home are virtually impossible to find. But that’s no hold-up for Home Supply. If they

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“We can reproduce it,” says Sizemore.

“We do that all the time.” VT For more information, call Home Supply Millwork at 502.448.6351, visit homesupplymillwork.com or check out facebook.com/HomeSupplyMillwork.

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“It’s very satisfying to see the finished product,” Metzger says.

Home Supply has the equipment and the know-how to complete every phase of a project. That means when you hire them to redo your kitchen, for instance, a Home Supply employee will do everything from the first consultation to the cleanup.

That sets the company apart from many of its competitors, who hire subcontractors along the way. By doing it all themselves, Home Supply keeps the cost down and keeps a close eye on the quality of the work.

And, Sizemore points out, you can rest easier knowing that the craftsman in your home is someone Home Supply has gotten to know and trust. The company has eight employees altogether, and most of them have been in the business for a long time.

Home Supply’s work is often in demand by owners of older homes.

“Period restoration has become big,” Sizemore says. “It used to be, people weren’t so interested in keeping things as correct as they were originally, but nowadays, the trend has changed. People want to put their

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he Kentucky Center for African American Heritage represents a hub in revitalized West Louisville offering gallery exhibition for works representing the Black experience as well as an ideally large event space for a wide variety of occasions.

because the word gets out. We’ve had bar mitzvahs here, the Prince of Wales has been here, the First Lady’s been here. Almost every call we get is from someone wanting to rent the place.”

Normally the facility is open to public visits on weekdays only, but with it being Black History Month, the space will also be open on weekends due to BENNETT DUCKWORTH the amount of events and presentations taking place. This weekend, UofL’s theatre department will be presenting the play The Center has been a 21st century develop- “Bloodline Rumba,” and the month will end with ment in Louisville for some time and continues to “The Meeting” – a 1987 play about a rare occagrow depending on funding. sion when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mal“The whole process started back in 1999 by a colm X met in person and respectively challenged committee that was developing historic markers,” one another’s ideologies. says Executive Director Aukram Burton. “It turned Every Saturday from February 6 to March 5 will out that some money was going to be available also feature the movie presentation of “The Winassociated with the bridges project.” dow to Our Past” at 2 p.m. along with various docDespite the incredibly new feeling the Cen- umentaries about the Black experience. The showter has, its structure clearly has a lot of history. ings are free and open to the public.

“This used to be a trolley barn ... the transportaRight now, the gallery areas feature the painttion department paid for the reconstruction of this ings and carvings of the late Eugene Thomas – building,” says Burton. “The buildings were real- a local celebrated artist – beautiful archival pholy in bad shape. They were almost falling down.” tographs from the book “Two Centuries of Black Located at the corner of 18th and Muhammad Louisville” and the recently added 2016 Women’s Ali Boulevard., the Center is very easy to find and Artist Exhibition featuring large acrylic and mixed provides ample parking. When entering the mod- media works. Along the main hall’s event area is a ern reception area of glass architecture connecting wall of fame full of famous Black musicians who the historic brick structures that make up the facil- performed in Louisville. ity, you can make your way to the main hall where Burton expresses how the facility continues to a tremendous amount of space serves for weddings, grow with future plans. They are ready to expand parties and cultural events. to provide more purposes to the vast amount of

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“We just launched the Black Media Collaborative where we bring together directors, producers, actors, you name it,” says Burton. There is also the interest in tourism. “We’re really trying to promote the Kentucky African American Heritage Trail because that’s going to give us, meaning Kentucky, more to promote in terms of tourism. One of the fastest growing areas in tourism right now is cultural tourism.”

The Center is an important part of this city’s culture with promise to have more advantages for strength in citywide knowledge and diversity. “It’s a place where people can come west of Ninth Street, which is a big issue in this city,” says Burton. “We try to help in breaking down that barrier.” VT For more information about The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, visit kcaah.org.

CJ Fletcher standing in front of two paintings done by her late husband, titled “Rix” Series 10 and “Defining Moments” - Series #3. These works are part of an exhibition called Remembrance: A retrospective of the works of Louisville visual artist Eugene Thomas.

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HAPPENINGS ACTIVITIES KRISTIN CHENOWETH: A VALENTINE’S DAY CONCERT WITH THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA The Kentucky Center at 501 W. Main St. Saturday, February 13 at 8 p.m.

Tickets: 502.584.7777

A gifted singer, actor and comedian, Chenoweth joins the Louisville Orchestra to perform pieces from her album “Coming Home”; hits from “Wicked,” “Glee,” “On the Twentieth Century”; and more! More info at kentuckycenter.org.

HARRY PICKENS & CANTORS OF LOUISVILLE VALENTINE'S DAY CONCERT 2531 Taylorsville Road Sunday, February 14 More Info: 502.459.2780

Harry Pickens & the Cantors of Louisville in "Stars of David: Jewish Voices from the American Songbook.”

Featuring Cantor Sharon Hordes, Jennifer Diamond and Cantor David Lipp. Accompaniment from Harry Pickens and Andrews Sisters-inspired trio, The Birdies. Dessert reception will follow.

PARTNER YOGA WORKSHOP Bend and Zen Hot Yoga at Westport Village, 1301 Herr Lane, Suite 187 Saturday, February 6 4:30-6 p.m.

Contact: 502.938.6808

Explore a greater sense of trust and compassion with a fun and intimate partner yoga workshop. Accessible for all levels – including beginner yogis. $40 per couple.

Register online at bendandzenhotyoga.com/yoga-workshops or at the studio.

LOUISVILLE CHORUS PRESENTS MUSIQUE ROMANTIQUE: THE 22ND ANNUAL VALENTINE DINNER SHOW, DANCING & SILENT AUCTION Grand Ballroom inside The Seelbach Hilton at 500 S. Fourth St Sunday, February 14 Tickets: 502.968.6300

Join in for a show of classic love songs with Gary Falk on sax along with other musical guest instrumentalists. The event starts at 6 p.m. with a cash bar and takes place at The Seelbach Hilton in the Grand Ballroom with dinner to follow. $125 per person. Advance reservations only.

More Info at louisvillechorus.org.

IU SOUTHEAST CONCERT BAND WINTER POPS CONCERT IU Southeast at 4201 Grantline Road, New Albany, IN 47150 Sunday, February 14 at 3 p.m.

Tickets: oglecenter.com or 812.941.2525

Join the IU Southeast Concert Band for their Winter Pops Concert on Valentine’s Day in the Ogle Center at IU Southeast. Enjoy “Symphonic Highlights from ‘The King and I,’” “The Beatles: LOVE” and “A Gershwin Tribute to Love.” Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for students.

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BRENDON’S CATCH 23 VALENTINE’S WEEKEND 505 S. Fourth St. February 12-14 Reservations: 502.435.7407 Offering three different menus and cocktail specials for Friday through Sunday along with live entertainment. For more information email andrea@bcatch23.com.

VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER AT RIVUE Galt House, 140 N. Fourth St., Rivue Tower February 8-14 Reservations: 502.568.4239 Enjoy a three-course dinner special. $150 per couple or $180 per couple with a bottle of RIVUE Signature Cabernet, Chardonnay, or Korbel Brut RIVUE. LOVE AT FIRST BITE VALENTINE’S ROSES AND ROMANCE DINNER Galt House, 140 N. Fourth St. February 12-14 Reservations: 502.568.4241 Buffet, live entertainment and a complimentary champagne toast featuring a raw bar, steam bar, land lovers and sweet endings menu. Cost is $59 per person.

MY OLD KENTUCKY DINNER TRAIN 602 N. Third St., Bardstown, KY February 12-14 (dinner at 6 p.m. on Friday, dinner at 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday) Reservations: 1.866.801.3463 Tickets are $109.95 per person. Each couple will receive a bottle of wine plus 2 souvenir wine glasses! More info at kydinnertrain.com.

VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER AT PROOF ON MAIN 702 W. Main St. Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14 5:30-11 p.m.

Reservations: 502.217.6360 Guests can enjoy a romantic, three-course table d'hote menu of Southern-inspired dishes and decadent desserts. Call for reservations. More info at proofonmain.com.

VALENTINE’S DINNER AT WHITEHALL 3110 Lexington Road Sunday, February 14 at 7 p.m.

Reservations: 502.897.2944 The Valentine's dinner features a delicious four-course feast.

Reservations are required and are available for parties of two or for groups of up to 10 guests. Parties of two will be seated at private two-top tables. Entree selection must be made at the time of ticket purchase. More info at historicwhitehall.org.

“A TASTE OF LOVE APHRODISIAC DINNER” AT VARANESE 2106 Frankfort Ave. February 12-14 Reservations: 502.899.9904 Special menu of appetizers, entrees and dessert that are comprised of aphrodisiac ingredients designed to stimulate the appetite and inspire the heart. Reservations are required.

More Info at letsdine@varanese. com.

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ENGLISH GRILL VALENTINE’S DAY EXPERIENCE inside the Brown Hotel at 335 W. Broadway Saturday, February 13 at 5 p.m.; Sunday, February 14 at 4:30 p.m.

Reservations: 502.583.1234 A four-course, prix fixe Valentine’s Day meal will be available in the English Grill. $80 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Add overnight accommodations in an opulent deluxe or club room and exceptional amenities like a rose petal bath, bottle of champagne or breakfast in bed for the perfect retreat.

VALENTINE’S DAY BRUNCH AT CAKE FLOUR BAKERY 2420 Lime Kiln Lane Saturday, February 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Reservations: 502.425.0130 Menu items include quiche, chocolate bread pudding with chocolate bourbon sauce and more! $25 per person and does not include a beverage. Reservations recommended.

HEARTSTRINGS VALENTINE DINNER AND DANCE Louisville Boat Club, 4200 River Road Saturday, February 13 Reservations: 502.499.5757 Join the Kentucky and Southern Indiana Stroke Association for dinner and dancing during the most romantic time of year.

Cocktails will begin at 6:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Tickets are $85. The event will honor John Harralson.

More info at strokekyin.com.

BUTCHERTOWN GROCERY VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER 1076 E. Washington St. Sunday, February 14 5-10 p.m.

Reservations: 502.742.8315 Six-course dinner featuring menu items such as Wagyu beef tartare with bone marrow aioli, Maine lobster atop creamy risotto and cheese and chocolate for dessert. $85 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Wine pairings will be available for $45.

More info at butchertowngrocery.com.

VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER AT BRISTOL DOWNTOWN 614 W. Main St. #1000 Sunday, February 14 at 5 p.m.

Reservations: 502.276.3737 A multi-course meal with special bourbon cocktails, magic and bourbon storytelling presented by host Richard E. Darshwood. $79 per person with taxes and gratuity included.

Reserve at magicdinnerbourbon.com/valentines/.

VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER AT THE OAKROOM inside The Seelbach Hotel at 500 S. Fourth St. Sunday, February 14 Reservations: 502.807.DINE Menu items include wild white shrimp bisque, Colorado lamb tack and ménage au chocolate for dessert. $85 per person.

ENJOY VALENTINE’S DAY UNDER THE STARS AT BERNHEIM 2499 Clermont Rd, Clermont, KY 40110, February 12 & 13, 7-11 p.m.

Reservations: 502.955.8512, ext. 222

Bernheim Forest invites you to our Valentine Dinner for an evening of romance under the stars. Treat your sweetheart to a night view of the starry sky and peaceful forest while enjoying a delicious dinner prepared by Jarfi’s Bistro. Dinner and dancing will take place in our floorto-ceiling windowed Visitor Center so you can be surrounded by nature while enjoying the cozy indoor temperature.

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Spike Lee’s surreal “Chi-Raq” n my third (and hopefully didn’t reach nearly as many peofinal) entry reflecting on ple as “Compton,” which is unforthe films of 2015, I’d like tunate even though I don’t think to comment on the ongoing the film totally succeeds. Its modissue of race and cinema. The ern take on Aristophanes’ ancient Greek comedy “Lysistrata” results recent Academy Award nomFilm in an outlandish experience with a inations have sparked social lot of jabs from Lee about gangs, media uproar in response BENNETT guns and injustice. Lee’s continualto the lack of artists of color DUCKWORTH ly dwindling craft and his difficulbeing recognized. My eyes bennettduckworth.blogspot.com ty keeping up with an ever-changwere not immediately drawn ing indie-film world that is entirely different from the one that propelled him to to the questionable judgment of the presuccess in the late ’80s, makes “Chi-Raq” feel dominantly white academy voters; they very long and cinematically tone-deaf. were drawn to the entire film indusHowever, the writing and performances try because I am hard-pressed to think are often hilarious in the same way that John of any non-white actors or filmmakers Waters films manage to tell funny jokes that who I felt were being unfairly snubbed. get lost in the uneven mess of beating an Hollywood casting is becoming more diverse when it comes to big budget projects with blockbuster potential, but the Oscars focus on films of great ambition and/or quality through storytelling and cinematic craft.

Minorities still continue to be marginalized in the realm of prestige cinema. For artists of African ancestry, the subject of slavery and oppression continues to be the only gateway into Best Picture consideration.

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There were interesting films in 2015 featuring primarily black casts. While I didn’t necessarily like all of them, I appreciated their intentions and hope that their found audiences demand similar films that may achieve more prestige.

amusing concept to death. I’m glad I saw “Chi-Raq” because it’s one of those films that could be rendered into a masterpiece through better editing.

Rick Famuyiwa’s “Dope” was among the most unique movies that I enjoyed last year. It struggled at the box-office, mainly due to its lack of famous faces in the leads, but I have faith that people will continue to discover this comically intense high school thriller. It’s about good students in a tough environment who wind up in some serious trouble that requires some clever yet dangerous risks to escape. The movie is uneven but, thankfully, unpredictable.

Idris Elba’s performance in Netflix’s “Beasts of No Nation” did go unfairly ignored, but it can be expected that the Academy will be stubborn regarding projects that mainly benefit streaming services – even though the excellent Netflix documentary, “Whatever Happened to Miss Simone?” managed to get nominated in what the Academy considers to be a minor category.

“Straight Outta Compton” was a success for a wide range of audiences due to its well-shot nostalgia and relevant messages regarding the anger expressed through gangsta rap. I was disappointed in the “behind the music” formula it found trying to balance too many episodes in the lives of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and Eazy-E. F. Gary Gray’s film also sends a confused message about its characters who terrified the establishment with lyrics that suggested civil disorder, but fails to cite irony in their becoming part of the establishment.

In closing, diversity had a big influence on major entertainments of 2015, but as personal projects that represent artistic merit with little guarantee for monetary return continue to become scarce, I am disturbed to see how many of them are about white people. Our country suffered through a lot of issues relating to race last year, and I hope this year we can become more unified in appreciating the cultural power of films. VT

The film’s lack of focus bothered me, but I’m glad that a lot of people felt differently and loved it. I only hope that similar subject matter will be explored in the future with a better narrative drive.

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Life The Collabra team.

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t’s right there in the name. Collabra is all about collaboration.

What started in 2012 as a program built for collaboration between musicians has evolved, as of early last year, into one of the most exciting new technologies that is revolutionizing how music instructors and students work together.

er – like a Fitbit for example – and incentivizes the students to practice more often and complete all their practices because it’s being tracked.”

Already, Collabra has received overwhelmingly positive feedback. They’ve been working with Arts & Youth Performing Arts School Entertainment the and the music schools at Bellarmine and the University of Louisville, REMY and instructors are seeing drastic SISK improvements in the effectiveness of their lessons. “There’re really two types of Collabra users,” Pennington explains.

“There’re those who have used technology “Collabra is an online platform for instruc- before to try to do what Collabra does, and tors and their students to better collaborate,” their feedback has been that Collabra is easy, affirms Zack Pennington, the CMO of Col- it’s all-in-one, it’s user-friendly and it’s a lot labra. “Our initial flagship product is called less of a headache than using other technoloCollabra Music, and what we built is an audio gies. And then there’re those who didn’t even and video lesson-and-practice recording tool know they could use that allows music instructors and their stu- technology in this process. They’ve had an dents to have a tighter feedback loop.” even greater response Indeed, Collabra makes the process of because they’re now teaching and learning music better than ever using a whole new proby introducing new levels of efficiency and cess they didn’t even efficacy. “Simply put, a music instructor can know was possible – record audio and video of their lessons with being able to monitor their students, assign their students, and then their students can things and track them digitally.” record their practices,” Pennington describes.

Moreover, Collabra is helping to change the “So basically, now they have an active archive of everything they’re learning and work- foundation of music education by encouraging on. It’s similar to what athletes do when ing students to admit and embrace their failthey review game footage – our students can ures so that they can better learn from their review how they’re learning and how they’re mistakes. “We want to encourage a culture practicing. And then it takes some of the of admitting your faults and admitting what mechanics of something like a fitness track- you’re struggling with,” Pennington contends.

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“I think most students, with the way school systems are designed, don’t want to show that they’re making mistakes or that they don’t understand something because they’re normally punished for failure. Whereas with Collabra, because you’re recording your whole learning process, we want to encourage students to say, ‘Hey, I practiced this thing for three hours this week and I still don’t get it.

Can you show me what I’m doing wrong?’”

Collabra also, because it records students as they practice, helps minimize distractions, increase focus and bring accountability to the forefront. “We’ve also found that when the students know that they’re being recorded when they’re practicing, they put a more concerted effort into it,” Pennington offers.

Right now, Collabra is primarily focused on increasing its number of users so that more and more can begin to take advantage of this incredibly powerful education tool. “We really want to be the gold standard for how instructors and their students collaborate, so right now, we’re trying to add as many different users as we can to the platform because ultimately Collabra’s value is as a tool,” Pennington relates. “We don’t build any curriculum or any teaching methodology into Collabra. We just want to make it – for the teachers who already have a methodology – easier for them and their students, so the more diversity we have on the platform, the more useful it will be to a larger number of people.” VT W W W . V O I C E -T R I B U N E . C O M • F E B R U A R Y 4 , 2 0 1 6

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THIS WEEK’S VOICE CHOICE VARANESE SOUTHERN TIER BEER DINNER

Varanese Restaurant, located at 2106 Frankfort Ave., will host the “Southern Tier Beer Dinner” on Thursday, February 4, with a reception at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Ryan Rahe of Southern Tier Brewery, the largest craft brewer in Western New York. Since it started brewing in 2002, it has hand crafted more than 80 varieties of ale, and it produces more than 100,000 barrels of beer each year. The cost of the four-course dinner is $49 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required with a credit card.

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T H U R S DAY, F E B R UA R Y 4 CLIFTON CENTER TO HOST TRUE BLUES, A CONCERT BY BLUES GREATS ERIC BIBB AND COREY HARRIS The Clifton Center, located at 2117 Payne St., will present True Blues, a concert featuring two of blues music’s top artists, Eric Bibb and Corey Harris. True Blues chronicles the extraordinary living culture of the blues in an uplifting evening of music and storytelling featuring MacArthur “Genius” Award recipient Corey Harris and American Folk & Blues musician Eric Bib. The performance will take place on the Eifler Theater stage on Thursday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $22 and can be purchased online at cliftoncenter.org or at Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Ave. MORE INFO cliftoncenter.org

food, music and entertainment.” The 2016 Greek “Glendi” will be held at The Olmsted on February 5 beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $80 per person.

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S AT U R DAY, F E B R UA R Y 6 LOBSTER FEAST 2016 Enjoy the silent and live auctions, signature Tequila Herradura cocktails, all­-you-­can-­eat Lobster buffet and dancing till dawn, all in support of Actors Theatre of Louisville. Dress casual or costumed based on your favorite fairytale.

Limited tickets are available, so order early! For general admission: $300 per individual $3,000 for table of 10 For VIP: $500 per individual

Methodist Church, and tickets are $10.

MORE INFO paths2peace.org SQUALLIS PUPPETEERS PRESENTS “TRICKY FOX” A tricky fox outsmarts multiple humans to get a good meal in this table-tip sized hand puppet show. Based on the book “The Tale of the Tricky Fox” by Jim Aylesworth, the show connects the audience with literacy by bringing the book to life through a puppet performance.

Saturday, February 6, 2016, and includes two showtimes at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Workshops begin at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The event will be taking place at Highland Community Campus at 1228 E. Breckinridge St. Louisville, KY 40204. Both the Puppet show and the Puppet-making workshop are $5.00.

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F R I DAY, F E B R UA R Y 5 LOVE & SUCH BRIDAL SHOW Love & Such Bridal Show is the alternative to traditional wedding expos. This unique bridal event gives couples the opportunity to see the latest design trends in an authentic wedding atmosphere within one of Louisville’s premier event venues, the Ice House. Each engaged couple will have a chance to win a Tray Passed Hors D’oeuvres Package from Crushed Ice Events or a $500 gift card toward rentals from Events LLC. Love & Such Bridal Show will take place on Friday, February 5 at the Ice House (226 E. Washington St.) from 6 to 9 p.m. All guests are free with registration.

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the Louisville Marriott Downtown.

MORE INFO lobsterfeast.org WORLD INTERFAITH HARMONY PEACE CONCERT This event is a concert to promote interreligious and intercultural music and dialogue for global unity and peace. There are many who seek to divide people of faith – this concert intends to bring us all together as one – regardless of our faith, traditions or backgrounds. People of all faiths, as well as those without, are encouraged to attend the Peace concert to build harmony, cooperation and understanding through music and dialogue.

Concert is led by Harry Pickens and features music by Tibetan Monks, Nada Loutfi, Cantor David Lipp, Massoud Farokhi Louie, Sipan Mzorie, Judy Parlsey, Sundar Iyre and more!

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T U E S DAY, F E B R UA R Y 9 SHEN YUN 2016 Through the universal language of music and dance, Shen Yun weaves a wondrous tapestry of heavenly realms, ancient legends and modern heroic tales, taking you on a journey through 5,000 years of authentic Chinese culture. Its stunning beauty, purity and tremendous energy leave audiences greatly uplifted and deeply inspired. A Shen Yun performance features 100 world-class performers, over 400 sets of exquisite hand-made costumes, a unique orchestra blending East and West and dazzling animated backdrops – creating a spectacular performance beyond your imagination. The show runs February 9 through 10 in Whitney Hall of The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts.

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GARTH GREENWELL BOOK SIGNING Garth Greenwell is the author of “Mitko,” which won the 2010 Miami University Press Novella Prize and was a finalist for the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction Award and a Lambda Award. A native of Louisville, he holds graduate degrees from Harvard University and the Iowa Writers Workshop, where he was an Arts Fellow.

His short fiction has appeared in The Paris Review and A Public Space. “What Belongs to You” is his first novel. Join Garth Greenwell for a free book signing and discussion of his novel at Carmichael’s Bookstore Frankfort Avenue location on Thursday, February 11 at 7 p.m.

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TWISTED PINK The Twisted Pink Masquerade Ball celebrates its second year of raising funds for metastatic breast cancer research. $100,000 was raised at this event in the inaugural year! Join in on Saturday, February 13 at The Gillespie for cocktails, dinner, a silent and live auction and dancing to Tyrone Smith Revue! A Mardi Gras Lounge will open at 9 p.m. for those wishing to attend the dance-only portion of the event!

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DOC CROW’S FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY $5 CELEBRATION Doc Crow’s Southern Smokehouse and Raw Bar will mark five years of serving traditional favorites, seafood and unique craft cocktails with $5 appetizers and specialty cocktails Thursday, February 11. As a thank you to patrons who have helped make Doc Crow’s a top dining destination, all the restaurant’s starters including fried green tomatoes, Southern crab cakes and the famous heapin’ chips will be available at the celebratory price. In addition, head bartender Keri Smith will reintroduce five of the top cocktails created in the last five years for guests to enjoy and toast the restaurant on its anniversary. The craft cocktail menu includes the following: The Bourbini with Heaven Hill Green Label bourbon, Mathilde Peche liqueur, peach bitters and sparkling wine; and the Ginger Diver with Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond White Label bourbon, pineapple juice and Kronan Swedish Punsch.

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F R I DAY, F E B R UA R Y 1 2 CODY CLARK: A DIFFERENT WAY OF THINKING Louisville-based professional magician Cody Clark will be performing his one-man show “Cody Clark: A Different Way of Thinking” at The Alley Theater on Friday, February 12 at 8 p.m. In his show, Cody uses the arts of magic, theatre and storytelling to share with audiences how having autism has shaped his life experiences. Since Cody feels that his autism causes him to see the world differently, he uses his magic to show audiences exactly how that is so. These routines are placed within the narrative of Cody’s life story, starting at birth and ending with his recent graduation from the University of Louisville. Audiences will get to join him in reliving experiences ranging from visits to his Memaw’s house to the pain of romantic rejection. Tickets to the show are $10 and are available in advance online or at the door.

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MOMMY GOOSE: RHYMES FROM THE MOUNTAINS BY MIKE NORRIS Playing hopscotch in the schoolyard or hide-andseek in the woods, Appalachian children once recited traditional nursery rhymes from memory.

As kids do, they frequently altered the original rhymes, making them even more colorful in the process. In “Mommy Goose: Rhymes from the Mountains,” author Mike Norris honors this special piece of American heritage with a one-ofa-kind collection of 50 original nursery rhymes celebrating Appalachian tradition and speech.

Carmichael’s Kids is excited to welcome Mike Norris for a very special Story Time and sing-along at 11 a.m.!

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S U N DAY, F E B R UA R Y 1 4 ART FM SIGNAL LAUNCH A new kind of radio station is about to hit Louisville’s FM dial. ART FM has been feeling the love since receiving the WXOX call letters in 2015, and now the time has come to flip the switch on the FM transmitter! On February 14 at 3:33 p.m., ART FM will begin 24/7 broadcasting on the terrestrial dial at 97.1 FM. You are invited to the new studio in the SoBro neighborhood at 515 W. Breckinridge St. to share this momentous occasion.

MORE INFO marianne@artxfm.com

T H U R S DAY, F E B R UA R Y 1 8 “SHOW BOAT” PRESENTED BY KENTUCKY OPERA Life on a Mississippi riverboat is presented in a grand opera style, combining the spectacle of glorious singing and staging, sumptuous costumes and familiar tunes with powerful themes of prejudice and tragic, enduring love. The show will be presented in the Brown Theatre through February 21. Tickets range from $34 to $72.50.

MORE INFO kyopera.org or 502.584.7777 PAPADOSIO: EXTRAS IN A MOVIE TOUR ACT II Mesmerizing, spellbinding and genre-defying: With their fourth full-length studio release “Extras In A

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Movie,” Papadosio reveals a striking cinematic cornucopia of sounds: orchestral, electronic, organic, acoustic, psychedelic and celestial. The 16 selections that comprise the song cycle are concise and structured – launch pads for the improvisational excursions that are a hallmark of the band’s celebrated concert performances. Tickets are $16 at The Mercury Ballroom, 611 S. Fourth St. MORE INFO mercuryballroom.com or papadosio. com

S AT U R DAY, F E B R UA R Y 2 0 JCC 125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION For 125 years, the Jewish Community Center (JCC) has been serving residents of Louisville as a hub for cultural arts, fitness, sports, children’s camps and much more. As one of the oldest JCCs in the United States, it plays a pivotal role as a gathering place for our community. No matter your involvement with the JCC, you’re invited – this event is open to the public! The JCC has celebrated this milestone anniversary throughout the year with many activities. The community is invited to the grand finale event, the 125 Gala slated for Saturday, February 20, at 6:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Downtown. The evening will include dinner, signature cocktails, special performances by iconic JCC members and dancing with The Sly Band. Make your plans now to celebrate 125 years of Jewish history in Louisville and learn what the future holds for the next 125. Tickets are $125 each and a table of 10 is $1,100. “Next Generation” tickets will be available at a discounted rate of $50 for those under 30 years old. Tickets can be purchased at JewishLouisville.org/125Gala.

Seating is limited.

MORE INFO 502.238.2764 NATHAN GUNN AT UOFL Nathan Gunn has made a reputation as one of the most exciting and in-demand baritones of the day. He has appeared in internationally renowned opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera House, Paris Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Glyndebourne Opera Festival, Theater an der Wien, Teatro Real in Madrid and the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie. His many roles include the title roles in “Billy Budd,” “Eugene Onegin,” “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” and “Hamlet” to name just a few.

He will be playing the University of Louisville School of Music’s Comstock Hall as part of the 2015-16 Speed Concert Series on Saturday, February 20, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for members, $20 for non-members and $5 for students.

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A NEW UNION OF CLASSIC & CONTEMPORARY The new Speed Art Museum reopens on March 12, 2016, with strikingly modern additions to its traditional architecture. And with an outdoor art park, 142-seat theater and on-site catering, the Speed can provide the perfect event space for those who want something old — or something new. speedmuseum.org

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