Participating restaurants

• Big Bad Breakfast, 984 Barret Ave. | A Hot Brown might make for a delectable dinner, but Big Bad turns it into a brilliant breakfast by using buttermilk biscuits as the base while topping it with a fried egg.
• Parlour Pizza, 133 W. Liberty St. | In the mood for finger food? You can ditch the fork and knife when you order Parlour’s Hot Brown pizza, which tosses out the mornay sauce in place of alfredo.
• Sidebar At Whiskey Row, 129 N. Second St. | Load up — order a Hot Brown burger, only available this month, with a side of Hot vs. Brown fries, served in a cast-iron skillet.
• CASK Southern Kitchen & Bar, 9980 Linn Station Rd. | Two southern classics collide with CASK’s offering — affectionately named Show Me The Mornay. It includes fried green tomatoes and is only available this week.

• “Frankenstein” | Tuesday, Oct. 24 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Ln., Louisville | $17-$22 | Immerse yourself in the eerie ambiance of Gothic literature with a staged reading of Mary Shelley’s novel from Kentucky Shakespeare.
• “Stranger Things” Trivia | Tuesday, Oct. 24 | 7 p.m. | Monnik Beer Co., 1036 E. Burnett Ave., Louisville | Free | Show off your knowledge of this Netflix series + try two barrel-aged beer releases.

• Louisville Beer For All | Wednesday, Oct. 25 | 7 p.m. | Noble Funk Brewing, 922 S. 2nd St., Louisville | Free | Hear from people who have overcome barriers within the Kentucky beer industry during this panel discussion.
• Louisville Civic Orchestra | Wednesday, Oct. 25 | 7-9 p.m. | Wyatt Center for the Arts at Bellarmine University, 2001 Newburg Rd., Louisville | Free | Hear chilling compositions performed by the city’s oldest continuously performing orchestra.

• Trunk or Treat | Thursday, Oct. 26 | 5-7 p.m. | Westport Village, 1315 Herr Ln., Louisville | Free | Collect candy from retailers and businesses in this shopping center.
• Beetle Gin & Juice Halloween Bar | Thursday, Oct. 26-Saturday, Oct. 28 | 6 p.m. | Against the Grain Public House Downtown, 401 E. Main St., Louisville | Free | Sip cocktails inspired by “Beetlejuice” at this pop-up experience.

• Jack Daniel’s Wicked Garden | Friday, Oct. 27-Sunday, Oct. 29 | Times vary | Paristown, 720 Brent St., Louisville | Free | Compete in a Halloween costume contest, shop a vendor market, and dance at this concert.

• Kiwanis Halloween 5K | Saturday, Oct. 28 | 9:30 a.m. | Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd., Harrodsburg | $30 | Tackle the rolling landscape in costume during this themed run/walk.
• My Morning Beer Fest | Saturday, Oct. 28 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Gallant Fox Brewing, 131 N. Spring St., Louisville | Free | Try breakfast-themed beers and enter the cereal eating + best-dressed PJs contests.

• Rooftop igloos and outdoor ice skating
• Seeing dazzling lights (even Santa’s elves flock to Main Street to see this)
• Live performances + free, family-friendly events
• And more holly jolly happenings to spread seasonal cheer

• Charge me up — Louisville is getting a pair of electric vehicle charging stations, thanks to funding from Gov. Andy Beshear. They will be located at two Thornton’s gas stations along I-64 in the East End, on Blankenbaker and Hurstbourne Parkways. Construction is expected to take 12-18 months.

• A new food truck park, called Back of House Collective, is now open in Audobon Park. Located at 3215 Preston Hwy., the park will feature a group of rotating food trucks and will be open from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays + Sundays. (Courier Journal)

• The Sherman-Minton Bridge will shut down again next month as the bridge’s renewal project continues. Traffic will be halted in both directions over multiple weekends in late November and early December, before I-64 East is shut-down for a nine-day stretch in mid-December.

• The Louisville Free Public Library will celebrate one of the city’s fastest growing immigrant populations, Cuban Americans, with a four-event series called, “Celebrating Our Neighborhood.” Starting Wednesday, Nov. 8 to Thursday, Nov. 16, the free events will feature live performances and speakers celebrating Cuban history, cuisine, dance + music.