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What's Happening
in The Highlands
Email us about your Highlands Event!

Special Events Family & Kids Teens
Groups &
Tours		 Charitable Discussions &
Speakers
Classes
& Workshops 		Business Events
&Announcements
Art, Wine &
Gourmet
Now Showing Theater & Comedy Karaoke
Concerts and
Pub Bands 		Game Night DJs & Open Mic
Recreation, Leisure, & Sight-Seeing

Bardstown
Rd.
Farmer's
Winter
Market

Every
Sat.
 8a-1p Corner of
Deer Park Ave.&
Bardstown Rd.
Lenten
Fish Frys 		Every
Friday
during
Lent
(except
Good Fri) 		approx.
4:30-8		 Catholic Churches
St. James
St. Agnes
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Raphael
Valentine's
Dance		 Sat.
Feb.
13		 7-10p American Legion Highland Post 201
Log Cabin

$6.00 Stag
$10.00 Couple
Featuring: “Music with Dave”
Cupid will be Present!!!
Hooley
in the
Highlands
St. Patrick's
Parade		 Sat.
March.
13		 3p Baxter Ave
to
MidCity Mall
SpringFest Sat.
March.
13		 4p American Legion Highland Post 201
Highland Hall
Louisville
Artisan's
Guild
Spring
Showcase		 Mar
20-21		 10a-
4p		 American Legion Highland Post 201
Free admission.
Raffle for $1500
Scholarship for
H.S. student to
pursue visual arts.
Dinosaurs
Alive		 Mid-to
late
March
thru
Sept.		   Louisville Zoo

Metro Parks
Designated
Sledding
Hills

Must
have
2-3
inches
snow		 9a-11p
with
"Open"
Sign		 • Cherokee Park (Baringer Hill, Alexander Rd and Scenic Loop)
• Creason Park (1297 Trevilian Way, behind Parks admin. building)
• Tyler Park (1501 Castlewood Avenue, on Tyler Park Drive side)
• George Rogers Clark Park (1024 Thruston Ave, behind playground)
Special Events Back to top of page
Dinosaurs
Alive		 Mid-to
late
March
thru
Sept.		   Louisville Zoo

Calistoga
Splash Park at
Glacier Run

     Louisville Zoo

Sky Trail High
Adverture Course

    Louisville Zoo

Children's Programs &
Storytimes

     Highlands-Shelby
Branch LFP Library
Special Events
at the Zoo

 

 

 Louisville Zoo
Programs for
All Ages

 

 

 Douglass
Community Center
HYR
 Sports and
Programs sponsored by HCM

 

   Highland
Youth
Recreation
Classes, Camps,
& Programs

 

   Louisville Zoo
Classes, Camps,
& Programs

 

   Louisville
Nature Center

Metro Parks
Designated
Sledding
Hills

Must
have
2-3
inches
snow		 9a-11p
with
"Open"
Sign		 • Cherokee Park (Baringer Hill, Alexander Rd and Scenic Loop)
• Creason Park (1297 Trevilian Way, behind Parks admin. building)
• Tyler Park (1501 Castlewood Avenue, on Tyler Park Drive side)
• George Rogers Clark Park (1024 Thruston Ave, behind playground)

Family & Kids Back to Top of Page

Teen Outpost M-Th
F-Sa		 1-9p
10a-5p		 Highlands-Shelby
Branch LFP Library
Programs for
All Ages

 

 

 Douglass
Community Center
Homework Help
(ages 12-19) 		M-Th
Sa

3-7p
10a-5p		 Highlands-Shelby
Branch LFP Library
Teens Back to Top of Page

Conversation
Cafe
Every
Wed.
 7p City
Cafe
 
   See
Website
HCM:
Trips to Derby
Dinner Playhouse
 
   See
Bulletin

Cochran Hill
Dog Run
Now Open!

 

  

Cochran Hill in Cherokee Park

Park Champions: Cherokee Park
Olmsted Park Conservancy

 Every
1st &
3rd Sat 		9a-
noon		 Meet at
Chauffer's
Rest
HCM
Senior Services
Adult Day
Health Center
M-F

8a-5p

 St. Paul UMC
American
Legion 		 

 

 Highland
Post 201
Cancer
Support Groups
and Activities 		Various

 

 Gilda's Club
Louisville
Adapted
Leisure
 Various

 

 Many functions at the
Douglass
Community
Center
Walking
Club
(March - October)
M-Sa


Thu-Fri

8-
9:30a

6-8p
exit
by 9

 Louisville
Zoo
Groups & Tours Back to Top of Page

Monday
Fund Day:
100% Proceeds
Donated

All
Day
Mon

 For
Various
Orgs		 O'Shea's
Irish Pub
&
Flanagan's
Ale House
HCM
2009-10 Bulletin
Assistance, Day Care, Outreach, Classes,
Support Groups
 
   Highland
Community
Ministries
 M-F
 9:30-
11a		 HCM
Senior Services
St. Paul
UMC
    HCM
Senior Services
St. Paul
UMC
Charitable Back to Top of Page

Book Discussion

    Highlands-Shelby
Branch LFP Library

Speakers &
Programs

    Highlands-Shelby
Branch LFP Library
Coffee Talk
Book Club
Adapted Leisure

Every
T

1-
2:30p		 Douglass
Community Center
Discussion & Speakers Back to Top of Page
Classes offered
through HCM:
Crafts, dancing,
yoga, tai-chi,
computers, volleyball, and more

 

 

 Various
dates, times,
and locations
Programs for
All Ages

 

 

 Douglass
Community Center
Adult Programs
    Highlands-Shelby
Branch LFP Library
Educational
Programs

 

   Louisville Zoo
Educational
Programs

 

   Louisville Nature
Center
Educational
Programs

 

 		   Earth and Spirit
Passionist Center
Library Computer
Instruction

 

   Highlands-Shelby
Branch LFP Library
574-1672
for appointment

Classes & Workshops Back to Top of Page
Highland Commerce
Guild
Special Events

 

   See
HCG Events
Highland Commerce
Guild
Monthly
Membership Mtg.

Last
W

 8:30a Gilda's Club
633 Baxter
Highland Commerce
Guild
Weekly Board
Mtg.

Every
W

 8:30a Gilda's Club
633 Baxter
Score
two-day seminar
"Owning Your
Own Business"

Every
2nd
Wed &
Thu

5:30-
8:30p

 Bellarmine
Univ.
Order a
Smoker's Waste Receptacle

 

 $30
HCG
Memb.		 Mark Abrams:
502-594-7372
email

Business Events & Announcements Back to Top of Page
Mug Club
Night

Every
Sa

   Flanagan's
Ale House
Bardstown Rd.
Farmer's Market
(most thru Dec. 23, some open all year)

Every
Sa

 8a-
1p		 April-December
Bardstown Rd. Presb. Church parking lot @
Deer Park Ave.
Phoenix Hill
Farmer's Market

Every
T

 3-7p April-October
The Bodega
parking lot
839 E. Market

Taste of
St. Raphael

Jan.
23		 7-11p St. Raphael
School

Tyler Park
N.A.
Wine Tasting

Jan.
31		 5-7p Mid City Mall
1250 Bardstown Rd.
$20 Tix at the
Wine Market

Art, Wine & Gourmet Back to Top of Page

Baxter Ave. Theaters - Filmworks

Click to see
this week's schedule
Movies Now Showing Back to Top of Page

Student
Performances
     Walden
Theatre
Weekly Stand-up
Comedy Schedule
  8p Comedy Caravan
The Indicators Improv Group Every
1st W 		10p Comedy Caravan
Theater & Comedy Back to Top of Page

Larryoke Karaoke Every
Sa		 10p Bearno's Highlands
Karaoke with
the Big Kahuna 		Every
Th -Sa 		  Phoenix Hill Tavern
Karaoke   9:30p Akiko's Karaoke Bar
Karaoke Back to Top of Page
Celtic Music

Every 3rd Su

 4-7p Molly Malone's
Live Music Every
W		   Flanagan's
Ale House
Live Music Every
F & Sa		   O'Shea's Irish Pub
Live Music Every
F & Sa		   Phoenix Hill Tavern
Live Music Every
F & Sa		  

Molly Malone's
Live Music Every
F & Sa
April-
Aug.		  

Qdoba Patio

Weekly
Concert Schedule

   

Headliners
Music Hall
Concert Schedule
   

Phoenix Hill Tavern

Concerts & Pub Bands Back to Top of Page

Trivia Night Every
W		   Flanagan's
Ale House
Adult
Trivia Night 		Every
T		   Flanagan's
Ale House
(in the Red Room)
Boardgame
Night 		Every
T		   Flanagan's
Ale House
Pub Quiz Every
T,W		 9p Molly Malone's
Wii Night Every
W		   Flanagan's
Ale House
Texas Hold 'Em Every Th 9p Molly Malone's
Game NightBack to Top of Page

Audition Night Every
Th		   Phoenix Hill Tavern
Party & Dance
with DJ Warren 		Every
F&S		   Flanagan's
Ale House
DJs Various   Phoenix Hill Tavern
DJs & Open Mic Back to Top of Page

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Recurring Community Events
in The Highlands


Weekly Monthly Thru the Year
Jan Feb Mar
Apr May June
July Aug Sept
Oct Nov Dec
Neighborhood & Business Association Meetings

Bardstown Rd.
Farmer's Market
April-Dec then
Winter Market

Saturday's 8a-1p &
Thursday afternoons
Bardstown Rd. Presb. Church parking lot
@ Deer Park Ave.

Phoenix Hill N.A.
Farmer's Market

Tuesdays 3-7p
May-October
The Bodega parking lot
839 E. Market

Cherokee Triangle
Summer Concerts
Sunday Evenings, 7-9 pm
Memorial Day Weekend
thru July with last concert
on Labor Day ~
Rain Dates in August
Willow Park
Weekly Back to Top of Page


Bardstown Bound

Special Sales, Events and
Fun at Shops, Galleries & Eateries on Bardstown Rd.
Several Times Through the Year Back to Top of Page

Guided Tours of
Different Themes
Walking and Tractor-driven Hay Wagon

Cave Hill Cemetery


Yearly

Tyler Park N.A.
Wine Tasting Event
Mid-City Mall
JanuaryBack to Top of Page

Polar Bear
Corridor Clean-up
Lenten Fish Frys
every Friday
during Lent
Catholic Churches
St. James
St. Agnes
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Raphael
February Back to Top of Page

Ancient Order of
Hibernians
St. Patrick's Parade
(2010: March 13)

Sat. near St. Patrick's Day
Baxter/Bardstown from
Broadway to Mid-City Mall
March
Warheim Park
Easter Egg Hunt
Sat. before Easter

March Back to Top of Page

Arbor Day
Celebration

Annual Plant Sale

KY Derby Festival
Million Dollar
Hole-in-One
Contest Finals
AprilBack to Top of Page
Always the Weekend
before Derby
(Last Weekend of April)
Willow Park

Watching the
Celebrities at
"The Most Famous
Derby Party"
Outside
the Barnstable-Brown
House on Spring Dr.
at Cherokee Rd.
Derby Eve

Derby Day
Sidewalk Sale
8am
Participating Shops
Baxter at Payne

Derby Day
Southern Style
Breakfast Fundraiser
Throo the Zoo
5K Run/Walk
Native Plant
Sale
 Louisville Nature Center
2 consecutive Tuesdays
Odd# houses first then
Even# houses

Bardstown Bound

Special Sales, Events and
Fun at Shops, Galleries & Eateries on Bardstown Rd.
May Back to Top of Page

JuneBack to Top of Page
First Weekend in June
Douglass Blvd.
Christian Church
June

Tyler Park
Garden Tour

June

St. Raphael
Church Picnic

Mid-June
Bardstown Rd.@Lancashire
Festival in the
Upper Highlands

End of June
Atherton High School grounds

Brightside
Volleyball Classic

July
Seneca Park

St. Agnes Church
Carnival

Third Thursday,
Friday, Saturday

JulyBack to Top of Page

KY Art Car Weekend
Illuminated Cruise
ending at
Lynn's Paradise Cafe
-----
Highlands Parade and
Artist Meet & Greet


1st Weekend August -
Friday Night
------
Saturday
MidCity Mall to
the Douglass Loop & back to the Bardstown Road Pres. Church Parking Lot

National Night Out

Brew at the Zoo
and Wine, too!

Last Saturday of August
Louisville Zoo
AugustBack to Top of Page

Home of the Innocents
Big Ol' Backyard BBQ
Fundraiser

End of August


SeptemberBack to Top of Page
Festa Italiana
(No festival in 2009)

Original Highlands
Art & Music Festival

 2nd weekend in Sept.
Baxter Ave. between
Highland Ave & Christy Ave.

Bark in the Park

Seneca Park

Near end of September
Bowman Field

St. Francis of Assisi
Church Picnic

3rd Sat. in Sept.

Bonnycastle N.A.
"Festivus"
(for the rest of us)

Maryland @
Cowling Aves.

Louisville Irish Festival

Back at
Bellarmine University
Campus!


Tyler Park
Neighborhood Fest
Late Sept/Early October
Tyler Park
2nd Week in October
Various Locations
HCM 5K Cup
Walk/Run

1st Sat. of
Week in The Highlands
Register/start Douglass Blvd. Christian Church at 8a
thru Cherokee Park
Pancake Breakfast at 8:30a

Highlands-
Douglass N.A.
Big Rock
Jazz Fest
1st Sun of
Week in The Highlands
Big Rock area of
Cherokee Park
Empty Bowls
Art & Food Benefit
for HCM

October
Bardstown Rd. at the Mid City Mall north to Baxter Ave. to the
Home of the Innocents

Belknap Neighborhood
Fall Festival

2nd Sat of
Week in The Highlands
Douglass Loop
Fall Festival Eve:
Friday night w/music
Deer Park
 Environmental
Booth

at the Belknap Fall Fest
Week in The Highlands
Farmington
Harvest Festival
World's Largest
Halloween Party
Louisville Zoo
Weekends in October

Bardstown Bound
Boofest

Special Sales, Events and
Fun at Shops, Galleries & Eateries on Bardstown Rd.

Dreams With Wings
Jack-O-Lantern Stroll
End of October
Bellarmine Univ. Campus
Corridor Clean-up
Baxter Ave. Morgue
Haunted Attraction
Open in October

OctoberBack to Top of Page

December Back to Top of Page

Bardstown Rd. Aglow

First Sat. in December
Dusk to 10pm

Santa Safari
Weekends in December
Louisville Zoo
Deer Park Neighborhood
WinterFest 		1st Thursday in December
The dePaul School

Home for the Holidays
(& Candlelight Tours)
(2009: no event)

Farmington Historic
Plantation

Louisville Boar's Head & Yule Log Festival

Late December
St. Paul UMC



Belknap

2nd W, 7p
Highlands Kroger 2nd Floor

Bonnycastle Homestead

2nd T, 7p
Commodore Building

Cherokee Triangle

3rd M, 7p
LFP Libary, MidCity Mall

Deer Park

2nd Th, 7p
Highland Ct., Richmond Dr.

Highlands-Douglass

1st W, 7p
Douglass Comm. Ctr. 2nd Flr.

Original Highlands

3rd M, 7p
Metro Comm. Church

Tyler Park

4th Th, 7p
LFP Library, MidCity Mall

Upper Highlands

3rd W, 7p
Lakeview Condo, Comm. Room
Bldg. K, 1st Fl.

City of
Strathmoor Manor

4th Th, 7p
Republic Bank @
2801 Bardstown Rd.

Highland Commerce
Guild
Monthly
Membership Meeting

Last W, 8:30a
Gilda's Club
633 Baxter
Neighborhood & Business Back to Top of Page
Association Meetings

Highland Commerce
Guild
Weekly Board Meeting

Every W, 8:30a
Gilda's Club
633 Baxter

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