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• Angel’s Envy Bottled-in-Bond Launch Day Celebration | Friday, June 14 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | Angel’s Envy , 500 E. Main St, Louisville | Free | Celebrate National Bourbon Day with a sip of a brand-new whiskey + hear from the master distiller behind the bottle.
• National Bourbon Day Bar Takeover with Peerless | Friday, June 14 | 8-11 p.m. | Bourbons Bistro, 2255 Frankfort Ave., Louisville | Cost of purchase | Representatives of the Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co. will step behind the bar to pour drinks in honor of National Bourbon Day.

• Whiskey Row Car Show | Saturday, June 15 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Whiskey Row, 100-200 E. Main St., Louisville | Free | The streets will shut down to display vehicles from all eras, from the classics to modern marvels.
• Josh Gates LIVE! An Evening of Legends, Mysteries & Tales of Adventure | Saturday, June 15 | 8 p.m. | Louisville Palace, 625 S. 4th St., Louisville | $40.50-$60.50 | See the host of Discover Channel’s “Expedition: Unknown” for an adventurous evening.
• Louisville Loop Selfie Cycle Tour | Saturday, June 15 | 7 a.m. | TDSI Parking, 7900 Crittenden Dr., Louisville | $47 | Take a spin along the Louisville Loop on this self-guided bike tour.

• Kung Fu Vampire | Sunday, June 16 | 7 p.m. | Number 15, 121 W. Main St., Louisville | $25 | See the Bay-area hip-hop artist take the stage at this Whiskey Row music venue.

• Evolving Central Europe | Monday, June 17 | 5:30-6:30 p.m. | The Filson Historical Society, 1310 S. 3rd St., Louisville | Free | Hear a lecture from the Slovakian Ambassador to the US about European relations since the Cold War.

• National Bourbon Day. The unofficial holiday honors Kentucky’s signature spirit, which has been recognized by the US Congress as a, “distinctive product of the United States.” Bonus: Take a tour of Whiskey Row.

• Jefferson County Public Schools broke ground on its new early childhood center. The facility is being built adjacent to Watterson Elementary School (3900 Breckenridge Ln.) and will house 23 classrooms with a capacity of 460 students. It will be used to educate 3- and 4-year-olds when it opens August 2026. (WHAS11)

• LPFL’s Children’s Bookmobile will stop at Iroquois and Shelby Parks throughout the summer. Aside from the Fourth of July, the Bookmobile will stop in Shelby Park every Thursday, 3 p.m.-4 p.m., through July 25, and in Iroquois every other Thursday (June 13 and 27 + July 11 and 25), 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

• Louisville could be a Team Base Camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. LOU’s pro soccer facilities could be a national teams’ “home away from home” while they travel to tournament matches, using the facilities to train, workout, and prepare while staying in town.

• Did you know: Naturalist Dian Fossey is a Louisvillian? Fossey worked at Kosair Children’s Hospital as an occupational therapist in the 1950s before she garnered fame by studying mountain gorillas. Learn about other famous Kentuckians with a new social media series from the Frazier History Museum.

• Turns out, Jack Harlow can jump — into another Hollywood production. Jackman takes on a supporting role in the new Matt Damon + Casey Affleck-led Apple TV+ film “The Instigators.” The crime thriller-comedy will be available to stream on Aug. 9. Do you think Harlow will try on a Boston accent?

• W.L. Lyons Brown Jr., a former Brown-Forman executive and member of Louisville’s Brown family, died earlier this week at the age of 86. He was the great-grandson of the company’s founder, George Garvin Brown, and also served as ambassador to Austria + an international trade adviser under multiple US presidents.

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• An archway, standing 24-ft tall, which reads, “LOUISVILLE, EST 1778"
• Primary + gateway signs, which which could occupy street corners
• Trailblazer signs, which would point out nearby landmarks + attractions
• Marker signs — they’re like Trailblazer signs, just in a slightly different style

• An archway at the foot of the 2nd Street Bridge — to make it less obvious that we’re crying down there
• A Marker sign pointing out Clifton’s Chicken Steps