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📸 Join our 2024 photo contest

Enter LOUtoday’s 2024 Picture of the Year contest
A sunset shot of Louisville's skyline
Here’s an idea: a sundown skyline at Lynn Family Stadium. | | Photo by LOUtoday
You’re so photogenic, LOU.

Now that we’re in the second half of 2024 — how did that happen? — we’re opening submissions for our 2024 Picture of the Year contest. Through the end of the year, we’re asking you to submit the best pictures you’ve taken in and around Louisville. Don’t worry, we’ll casually remind you a few more times before the deadline.

Rules + details

You can submit up to five photos, but each must have been taken by you during 2024. Each photo submission should include a visual element that directly connects to Derby City.

Examples include a photo from a local sporting event, music performance, festival, or other 2024 happening; a picture taken at a local park; or a shot that highlights a landmark in our city. Photos that do not include a local element will not be considered. Additionally, photos that include nudity or offensive language or visuals will not be accepted.

Finalists will be selected by our team and announced in the newsletter, and you, our readers, will have the chance to vote for LOUtoday’s 2024 Picture of the Year. The winner will be announced at the start of 2025.

If you need some inspiration, check out last year’s finalists from our sister publication, LEXtoday.

Where to go

We’re sure you’ll find some creative photo angles we haven’t considered — but here are some more ideas to get you started.
Shoot your shot
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Events
Tuesday, July 9
  • Summer Yoga Classes | Tuesday, July 9 | 6:30-7:45 p.m. | Brown-Forman Amphitheater, 1301 River Rd., Louisville | $10 | Unwind on the riverfront with this all-levels class.
Wednesday, July 10
  • Whiskey Jam | Wednesday, July 10 | 7 p.m. | PBR Louisville, 432 S. 4th St., Louisville | Price of purchase | See the popular Nashville concert series while enjoying $2 wells all night long.
Thursday, July 11
  • Bourbon & Botanicals - Hole Shot Blues Band | Thursday, July 11 | 5:30-9 p.m. | Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, 6220 Old Lagrange Rd., Crestwood | $0-$25 | Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy a garden tour + musical performance.
  • Hop Atomica Trivia Night | Thursday, July 11 | 8-9:30 p.m. | Hop Atomica, 1318 McHenry St., Louisville | Price of purchase | Test your knowledge, then stick around for happy hour deals starting at 9 p.m.
Friday, July 12
  • Summer Propagation Class | Friday, July 12 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, 2075 Clermont Rd., Clermont | $10-$15 | Learn to raise and bring home your own propagated plant — register by Thursday, July 11.
  • Berea Craft Festival | Friday, July 12-Sunday, July 14 | Times vary | Indian Fort Theater, Off I-75 Exits 76 + 77, Berea | $5-$6 | Explore 100+ artists, demonstrations, live music, food vendors, and more at this 43rd annual celebration — find event updates on the Facebook page.
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Try This

Explore racetrack fashion at the Kentucky Derby Museum’s new exhibit
a gif featuring images of the See and Be Seen exhibit at the Kentucky Derby Museum
Experience the color, glamour, and humor of the railbird runway with historic and contemporary ensembles, headwear, and accessories that give meaning to seeing — and being seen — on Derby Day. | Photos courtesy of Kentucky Derby Museum; GIF by LOUtoday
Coming to the racetrack dressed to impress has always been a part of the Kentucky Derby experience.

The Kentucky Derby Museum is taking a look back at the origins of the fashion tradition, how it developed, and what makes it so unique through its new “See & Be Seen: 150 Years of Derby Fashion” exhibit.

The exhibit is truly a time capsule that will take guests from the 1800s to the present — mark your calendars for its opening on July 10.
Plan a visit to the museum
News Notes
Outdoors
  • We all love Derby, but let’s save the oaks. Kentucky scientists are working to prevent the spread of spongy moths, an invasive species that feeds on white oaks — that’s what bourbon barrels are made of. If you see a spongy moth, you can report it here. (Louisville Public Media)
Theater
  • Play before a play. This Saturday, July 13 is Alberta O. Jones Park Day, 2 p.m.-7 pm. In addition to the permanent playground equipment, Bernheim Forest will bring a pop-up loose parts play area. At 6 p.m., Actors Theatre of Louisville will debut the play “Who Killed Alberta Jones.”
Eat
Community
  • The Louisville Free Public Library is hosting an event series on the history + culture of Iraq in partnership with Kentucky Refugee Ministries, starting this Saturday, July 13. Head to the Bon Air Library at 2:30 p.m. for a presentation on the history of Iraq from UofL professor Dr. Brad Bowman.
Fun Fact
  • Move over, horses, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture designated July as Alpaca Fleece and Fiber Month, with more than 200 farms statewide raising alpacas for their fleece. If you’re excited about the shear number of alpacas, visit the Alpaca Owners Association’s National Fleece Show in Burlington this weekend.
Try This
Sports
  • Culture, skill set, and play style are all on Pat Kelsey’s radar when it comes to high school recruiting. Get game coverage, analysis, insights, interviews and more from local experts of the Cardinals with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
Number
  • 100+. That’s how many artists will be at the 43rd annual Berea Craft Festival, returning to the Indian Fort Theater from Friday, July 12 through Sunday, July 14. Here’s what to expect at the event (think: live performances from local musicians, food vendors, and dynamic skills like pottery throwing).*
Finance
  • Did you know some credit cards can actually help you get out of debt faster? Yes, it sounds crazy. But it’s true. The secret: Find a credit card with a “0% intro APR” period for balance transfers. Here are hands down some of the best.*
Wellness
  • Magnesium can help you fall asleep, manage stress, and wake up refreshed. Magnesium Breakthrough combines all seven essential forms of magnesium — get an extra 10% off now.*
 
The Buy
Hello, The Buy team here. If you like browsing our daily featured item, we’ve got a whole site of recommendations to choose from — allow us to direct you to a few.

🔪 This $260 knife set is on sale for $75 through Sunday, July 21.

🌺 These 15 tropical Amazon finds will spruce up your wardrobe, home, and vibe for summer.

🛍️ The Nordstrom Anniversary sale is coming — here are the best deals to bookmark.
More worth The Buy
Answered

The cats of LOU
Last month, we asked you to share pictures of your neighborhood cats — please feel free to keep sending them — following our story about LOU’s Alley Cat Advocates.

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Louie of the Taylor Berry neighborhood, sent in by Stephanie D.

A tabby cat sitting outside under a table

Maybe we should rename it Louie-ville.

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Photo by Stephanie D.
Keep the cat pictures coming
 
The Wrap
 
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Today’s edition by:
Declan
From the editor
The Louisville Tool Library just announced it received an award form the Louisville Sustainability Council — congrats!

For those who don’t know, the Louisville Tool Library is a Shelby Park nonprofit that lends tools, art supplies, books, and other equipment. As they say, sharing is caring.
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