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• Louder Than Life | Friday, Sept. 22-Sunday, Sept. 24 | 11 a.m.-11 p.m. | Highland Festival Grounds, 1016 Phillips Ln., Louisville | $139.99-$729.99 | Headlining artists for this music fest include Weezer, Tool, and Green Day.
• Downtown Drive-In | Friday, Sept. 22 | 7 p.m. | Brown-Forman Amphitheater, 1301 River Rd., Louisville | Free | Bring a blanket or a lawn chair and catch a screening of “UP.”
• “Wicked” | Friday, Sept. 22-Sunday, Oct. 8 | Times vary | The Kentucky Center, 501 W. Main St., Louisville | $79-$169 | See this Broadway musical inspired by “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”

• Second Annual Witching Hour | Saturday, Sept. 23 | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Caufield’s Novelty, 1006 W. Main. St., Louisville | Free | Watch demos on mystifying makeup and wacky wigs + a costume runway show.
• First Annual Pawpaw Festival | Saturday, Sept. 23 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Louisville Nature Center, 3745 Illinois Ave., Louisville | Free | Celebrate this native tropical fruit through workshops, tastings, and guided hikes.
• NULU Fest | Saturday, Sept. 23 | 11 a.m.-10 p.m. | East Market Street, Louisville | Free | Bring the fam out for a day of live music, food and drink booths, local vendors, and more.
• Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party | Saturday, Sept. 23 | 12:30 p.m. | KFC YUM! Center, 1 Arena Plaza, Louisville | $25-$48 | Experience larger-than-life Hot Wheels cars battle in the dark.
• Farm to Table Dinner | Saturday, Sept. 23 | 6 p.m. | Rootbound Farm, 1500 Halls Hill Rd., Crestwood | $75 | Dig into a four-course dinner made by Chef Alison Settle, a James Beard Award nominee + former Executive Chef at Barn 8 Restaurant.

• September Community Day | Sunday, Sept. 24 | 1-4 p.m. | Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. 3rd St., Louisville | Free | Drop in to see the opening of a new exhibition of Latinx artists + stay for salsa dancing, music, jewelry-making, and light refreshments.
• Brandy for Butterflies | Sunday, Sept. 24 | 4-7 p.m. | Copper & Kings Distillery, 1121 E. Washington St., Louisville | Free | Celebrate the fall migration of butterflies with a monarch tag and release + speciality cocktails and food.

• I am “Iron Man.” The inaugural Ironman 70.3 triathlon is taking place in Derby City next year. The new event will begin with a 1.2-mile Ohio River swim, followed by a 56-mile bike ride, and end with a 13.1-mile run along the river. Registration opens on Wednesday, Sept. 27.

• It’s hard to beleaf that the first day of fall — AKA the autumnal equinox — is tomorrow, Sept. 23. While we’ll still feel the summer heat through the weekend, temperatures will soon be dropping and pops of orange and yellow will speckle the trees.

• This Sunday, Sept. 24, Copper & Kings will host its free annual Brandy for Butterflies event that coincides with the monarch butterfly migration. From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. swing by and help tag monarchs + sip specialty cocktails, shop from local vendors, and let the kiddos try themed activities.

• The Speed Art Museum’s Art of Bourbon whiskey auction is happening on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Tickets ($300) to the fundraising event include cocktails and dinner. The most valuable bourbon in the auction is a bottle of George T. Stagg, which is estimated to go for $20K-$30K.

• Did you know? Any individual who parks at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) can join SDF Rewards for free. Read: The more you park at the airport, the more points you will earn toward free parking.*

• Meet Beam Dream: a nighttime hot cocoa crafted with ingredients like reishi and melatonin. In a clinical study, 93% of users woke up feeling more refreshed. Get sippin’.*

• Yesterday, we told you about an event happening at Carmichael’s Bookstore. “Mama Said” is a collection from Louisville local Kristen Gentry + Crystal Wilkinson will be in conversation with Gentry for the launch. Register for the Sunday, Oct. 1 event.