Treats

Events

• UofL School of Music Presents: The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra | Monday, Feb. 5 | 8-11 p.m. | Ballard High School - Sandy Allen Fine Arts Center, 6000 Brownsboro Rd., Louisville | $35 | Hear the celebrated jazz orchestra, under the direction of Scotty Barnhart, which has been around since 1935.

• Rastafari Takeover Tuesday | Tuesday, Feb. 6 | 5-7 p.m. | PG&J’s Dog Park Bar, 800 Baxter Ave., Louisville | Free | Dress your pup in Rastafarian attire and enjoy Bob Marley-inspired cocktail specials.

• Hanging Moss Art | Wednesday, Feb. 7 | 7 p.m. | Pretty Decent, 2235 Frankfort Ave., Ste. 107, Louisville | $45 | Sip drinks while designing a piece of living art work using preserved moss.

• Ladies’ Night Out | Thursday, Feb. 8 | 5-7 p.m. | Westport Village, 1301 Herr Ln., Louisville | Free | This Galentine’s Day-themed celebration will feature discounts at various Westport Village businesses, wine and bourbon tastings, permanent jewelry, and more.
• Woodford Reserve Bourbon Dinner | Thursday, Feb. 8 | 7-9 p.m. | Swizzle Dinner & Drinks, 140 N. 4th St., 25th Floor, Louisville | $120 | Enjoy a four-course dinner featuring Woodford Reserve bourbons and in-house specials.

• I Love Tacos opened a new location inside the Omni Hotel’s Falls City Market on Friday, Feb. 2. This is the restaurant’s fourth location + menu items include burritos, tacos, salads, tortas, quesadillas, and cocktails.

• During February, TARC is saving a seat on all of its buses in honor of Rosa Parks. Through it’s partnership with the Louisville Free Public Library, TARC will also have QR codes posted throughout buses that direct riders to book collections about Rosa Parks and the Freedom Riders.

• Don’t miss Chef Paco Garcia’s FOKO Culinary Pop-Up at Epiphany on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. The menu will feature Oaxacan-inspired dishes like chicken tamales and tuna ceviche. Epiphany will serve cocktails, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic options from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Tonight’s Travis Scott show at the KFC Yum! Center has been postponed until further notice. This is the second time that the award-winning rapper has rescheduled this show; it was originally supposed to take place on Wednesday, Jan. 3.

• $374. That was the average airfare from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. The amount reflects an increase of $62 from 2021 but a 9.5% decrease from 2022 (read: on average, it’s $39 cheaper per flight). (Louisville Courier Journal)

• Put on your dancing shoes. Louisville Silent Disco is hosting a family-friendly Valentine’s Silent Disco at Logan Street Market on Friday, Feb. 9 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Admission is $5 per person.

• Have a jolly good time at “The Pirates of Penzance.” This comedic opera, produced by Kentucky Opera, runs from Friday, Feb. 16 to Saturday, Feb. 24 on the W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre stage. See showtimes + grab tickets.*

• Average time spent driving 10 km (~6.2 miles) in Louisville: 10 minutes and 20 seconds
• Busiest time to drive in the Louisville city center: Thursdays between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
• Busiest time to drive in the Louisville metro area: Wednesdays between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
• Louisville’s busiest day of travel in 2023: October 19 with an average time of 12 minutes to drive ~6.2 miles
• Global traffic index ranking: 360 out of 387 cities
• Average car speed in rush hour traffic: 33.5 mph
• Average time lost per year in rush hour traffic: 16 hours