The “Keepers of the Dream” show will be in the Ketucky Center for Performing Arts’ Whitney Hall. | Photo via Angel’s Envy
Monday, Jan. 19 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, celebrating the birthday, work, and legacy of the Civil Rights leader. Several local organizations will be holding events to commemorate the holiday.
“Keepers of the Dream: Beyond the Dream” | Head to the Kentucky Center for Performing Arts on Sunday, Jan. 18 for a free community festival in the lobby from 3 to 5 p.m., followed by a play interwoven with music, dance, and spoken word from 5 to 7 p.m.
MLK Hope Breakfast | This annual event held on Monday, Jan. 19 raises money for scholarships for African-American and Latino students bound for college. Tickets are $80 and are almost sold out.
Muhammad Ali Center Community Free Day | Visit the museum dedicated to one of Louisville’s own Civil Rights leaders free of charge all day on Monday, Jan 19. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech will be shown at the top of every hour starting at 10 a.m.
Events
Events
Thursday, Jan. 15
“Emma” | Thursday, Jan. 15-Sunday, Jan. 18 | Times vary | Actors Theatre of Louisville | $25
Friday, Jan. 16
Teddy Conducts Mahler’s Ninth | Friday, Jan. 16-Saturday, Jan. 17 | Times vary | Kentucky Center for the Arts | $17+
A meeting to discuss the future of Mid City Mall is in the books. A representative from Branch Properties, a developer that has history with Kroger, Publix, and Whole Foods, is expected to speak on the mall’s future at the meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at Gilda’s Club Kentuckiana on Grinstead Drive.(WHAS11)
Civic
The Louisville Metro Government is partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana to pair metro employees with youth mentees. The partnership is part of the ongoing Safe Louisville violence reduction plan.
Coming Soon
Shake Shack is coming to the Louisville area with two locations later this year. The first is planned for Oxmoor Center, with a second slated for Jeffersonville Town Center. (Courier Journal)
Community
Conrad Bachman and George Rogers Clark are the two nominees in this year’s Hometown Hero class. The Greater Louisville Pride Foundation has limited this year to two nominees due to a growing number of previously nominated people not yet having banners raised.
Traffic
Crews will begin demolishing the former Givadaun plant in Clifton on Monday, Jan. 19. The demolition is expected to run Monday-Thursday for ~40 days. Expect debris removal traffic on Payne Street, Spring Street, Lexington Road, and Grinstead Drive. (WHAS11)
Try This
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Sports
Louisville Cardinals have lost three of their last four games in ACC basketball. Do they still have a tournament shot? Get game coverage, analysis, insights, interviews, and more from local experts of the Cards with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
Wellness
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Calling all amateur ornithologists — we are just under a month away from the annual Backyard Bird Count, co-hosted by the Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve and the Louisville Audubon Society. On Saturday, Feb. 14, gather at the nature center to track and tally birds, contributing to a nation-wide effort to monitor populations. The event is free, but space is limited, so register ahead of time if you’d like to join.
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