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• Kosair Shrine Circus | Friday, Jan. 26 | Multiple times | Broadbent Arena, 937 Phillips Ln., Louisville | $10-$35 | See high-flying acts + daredevil stunts under the big top.
• 2024 Discover Boating® Louisville Boat, RV & Sportshow | Friday, Jan. 26-Sunday, Jan. 28 | Times vary | Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Ln., Louisville | $12-$14 | Dream of warmer weather during this five-day exposition showcasing outdoor adventure gear and accessories.
• Always Loretta - The Ultimate Loretta Lynn Tribute | Friday, Jan. 26 | 8 p.m. | Louisville Palace, 625 S. 4th St., Louisville | $26-$78 | Take a musical journey through this Kentuckian’s country music history.

• Uncle D Day | Saturday, Jan. 27 | 12 p.m. | Mile Wide Beer Co., 636 Barret Ave., Louisville | Cost of purchase | Try this brewery’s new coffee stout on draft + take some home in cans.
• Louisville Pig & Swig | Saturday, Jan. 27 | 1-6 p.m. | Fourth Street Live!, 411 S. Fourth St., Louisville | $12-$60 | Sample BBQ, bourbon, and craft beer at participating venues, like Guy Fieri’s Smokehouse + PBR Louisville during this 21+ tasting event.
• A Flock of Seagulls | Saturday, Jan. 27 | 8 p.m. | Mercury Ballroom, 611 S. 4th St., Louisville | $39.50 | See this English new wave band perform their hits like “I Ran” — which was featured in the movie “Atomic Blonde.”
• Creed Bratton | Saturday, Jan. 27 | 8 p.m. | Whirling Tiger, 1335 Story Ave., Louisville | $25-$30 | This comedy and music show with the “The Office” actor is sure to be “cool beans, man” — even if it’s not by the quarry.
• Silent Disco | Saturday, Jan. 27 | 8-11 p.m. | Atrium Brewing, 11205 River Beauty Loop, Prospect | $14 | Head to Norton Commons for the OG Silent disco experience with three different channels of music — decades, Hip-Hop, and Pop.

• Winter StoryWalk® | Sunday, Jan. 28 |12 p.m. | Beckley Creek Park, 1411 Beckley Creek Pkwy., Louisville | Free | Read Maxwell Eaton III’s book “The Truth About Hawks” displayed along The Egg Lawn Signature Trail.
• Outlook Soup Swap | Sunday, Jan. 28 | 3 p.m. | The Outlook Inn, 916 Baxter Ave., Louisville | Free | Stop by this Highlands bar ahead of time to sign up to participate, then whip up your best soup recipe to swap and sample.

• A new Korean-Japanese fusion restaurant is set to open mid-February in the former All Thai’d Up space at 211 S. 5th St. Jin Doshirak — which means “lunchbox” in Korean — will dish out Korean food in Japanese bento boxes + sushi. It plans to be open Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. (Louisville Business First)

• If you’re looking to recreate that one scene from the movie “Ghost” with your Valentine, allow the KMAC to provide the clay. Few spots are left for its annual Clay Date workshop on Friday, Feb. 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $90 per couple.

• The closing reception for the Mark Anthony Mulligan exhibit at the recently opened Outsider Art Museum & Gallery in Portland is tonight from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The show, “Share a Little of Things of Yourself,” is dedicated to Mulligan, who died in 2022, and showcases his brightly colored Louisville streetscapes.

• The Louisville Free Public Library’s annual Black History Month Film Series at the Main Library begins on Sunday, Feb. 4, with a screening of the biographical documentary “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise.” The free series will continue every Sunday through the end of the month. Register in advance.

• Sweethearts might be the original Valentine’s Day candy, but let’s be honest, their chalky taste isn’t as sweet as the messages they carry. For a more flavorful (and local) treat, sink your sweet tooth into Maddie About Cake’s V-day macaron boxes. The deadline to order is Thursday, Feb. 8.

• Long before the KFC Yum! Center entered the Louisville skyline, there was the Louisville Gas and Electric Company building topped with giant smokestacks. This photo shows the power plant in 1937 + the electric sign facing the Clark Memorial Bridge that read “Louisville: The Gateway to the South.”

• On Wednesday, May 22, we wear pink. Rosalind Wiseman, author of “Queen Bees and Wannabees” — which was the basis for the movie “Mean Girls” — is one of the keynote speakers for the 2024 LeadingBetter Summit. Tickets to the professional development event at the Kentucky Center for the Arts start at $395.

• Whether you remember the days clipping coupons meant literally pulling out a pair of scissors — or you jumped on the digital coupon bandwagon a long time ago — see how much you can save this week with Kroger’s hottest digital coupons.*

• 4.6+ million. That’s how many passengers traveled through Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) in 2023— marking the busiest year ever for the airport. Congrats, SDF.*

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