Review: With ‘Dada Woof Papa Hot,’ Pandora Productions contemplates mainstream queer identity
Kevin Kline’s 1997 film “In & Out,” about a closeted acting teacher who comes out and finds love, was the first time I ever saw two men kiss on the big screen in a mainstream movie theater. At the time, another queer friend of...
3rd Turn Brewing to open bourbon-themed bar in Jeffersontown
3rd Turn Brewing in Jeffersontown has acquired a building next door and converted it into a bourbon-themed bar that will exist as an offshoot of the brewery. The open date has not yet been determined, nor does the space have an official name, but...
Full Plate: Tom Edwards of MozzaPi keeps on building and baking
Tom Edwards isn’t the kind of guy who does anything halfway. Perhaps more importantly, he isn’t the kind of guy who is content to rest on his laurels, either. And the fact he spent 20 years of his professional life as a business consultant...
Road trip: Sig Luscher Brewery opens in Frankfort
There’s a new stop along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail in Frankfort, just a stone’s throw from Buffalo Trace Distillery. But it’s not a distillery — it’s the rebirth of a 19th-century brewery. Sig Luscher Brewery is now open downtown, just across the street from...
Review: In Actors Theatre’s ‘Pipeline,’ we see the human cost of the school-to-prison pipeline
There is a growing base of scientific evidence that suggests facts do not change hearts and minds. Facts and statistics make people’s eyes glaze over. So if you read “The New Jim Crow” and are concerned about the school-to-prison pipeline, it probably doesn’t matter...
Bourbontown Burlesque struts onto the big stage at Mercury Ballroom on Saturday
For one local burlesque troupe, the chance to perform on stage at a major downtown venue is a big deal, as it signifies both the rising popularity of the art form and also a nod to its past heyday. “We’re going to strut into...
7 Questions With … Moth finalist Randi Skaggs
The Moth storytelling event takes place once a month at Headliners Music Hall and crowns a winner each time. But once a year, the winners from the previous 10 months are rounded up and battle head to head — or story to story —...
No. 2 Louisville women take on No. 1 Notre Dame Thursday night
ESPN airs a limited regular schedule, and the sports network’s programmers look over the schedules before each season to try to select games they think might be of the most interest to audiences. Usually those games involve the expected top teams, with the most...
21c and ACLU of Kentucky hope to encourage action with ‘Reactions2: Art, Advocacy and Activism’
Artists frequently say they want their work to start a conversation or spark thoughts and reactions among their audiences. Frequently, those artist are aiming to ignite a spotlight for social justice and human rights issues. On Thursday, Jan. 10, 21c Museum Hotel and the...
Locally filmed, produced ‘Rust Creek’ to open Friday at Village 8
“Rust Creek,” a new “survival thriller” filmed in the Louisville area, doesn’t check all the boxes that fans may have come to expect from thrillers. In fact, the film’s producer Stu Pollard says “Rust Creek” is defined by its characters and performances, rather than...
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January 15, 2019
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