2011 Taste of South Louisville begins Saturday

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Be sure to bring the family out to this year’s Taste of South Louisville, Saturday, September 10 at St. Thomas More, 6105 South Third Street. Sponsored by the South Louisville Community Ministries, this community event is a delicious opportunity to get out and meet your neighbors.

Councilwoman Vicki Welch says, "Because the Ministries help so many during the year, I think it’s wonderful to see the community coming together to raise the funds they need."

The event will feature tasty food from numerous South End restaurants, as well as door prizes and over 30 silent auction items. The event will take place from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. and is $12 per person or $20 per couple.

Music provided by Waters Edge, Louisville’s own “go to” acappella vocal group.

Participating restaurants include; Vietnam Kitchen, Jimbo’s Bar-B-Q, Rubbies Southside Grill, Tuscany Italian Restaurant, Shack in the Back Barbecue, El Nopal, Mojito’s / Havana Rumba, Chick Fil-A and Flavor Catering.

Event sponsors include council members Welch, Dan Johnson, Marianne Butler, David Yates and Rick Blackwell – and local businesses Girard’s Hardware, Bright Pest Control, Republic Bank and L&N Federal Credit Union.

For additional information, please call the South Louisville Ministries at 367-6445.

"Movies Under the Stars" ends another year this Sunday at Iroquois Amphitheater

Another successful season of the "Movies Under the Stars" summer series ends this coming Sunday, September 11th at the Iroquois Amphitheater with the showing of "Little Fockers" at 8pm.

Also, the Monarchs will perform a special show at the amphitheater Sunday before the movie. The music begins at 5pm and will be a tribute to those lost on 9-11.

Concessions will be available and will be open during the Monarchs and the movie.

For more information, contact the Iroquois Amphitheater at 368-5865.

Valley Farms restarts construction; CM Johnson hunting for volunteers

- After the original owners lost the Valley Farms development to foreclosure in 2010, the new owners have obviously restarted the construction process. Photos are now posted on our Facebook page. Read the story of Renaissance Development's problems in 2010 at Insider Louisville. Valley Farms was supposed to be a mix of single-family homes, patio homes and apartments on several acres near the Valley Station Road /Deering Road intersection.

- Councilman Dan Johnson is looking for District 21 Volunteers for South Louisville Community Ministries. Are you free from 8:30am-12:30pm on Fridays? Do you like helping people, answering questions & speaking on the phone? Join SLCM’s crew of dedicated volunteer receptionists!

Or maybe you are interested in some weight-bearing exercises and have a heart for volunteering. South Louisville Community Ministries could use you either Monday mornings to restock shelves from 10am-11am or on the second Thursday of each month to unload the Dare to Care truck from 9:30am-11am.

If you are interested, call Kate at 361-7763.

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New Cut Road/Taylor Boulevard Corridor Design Workshop set for Sept. 10

The New Cut Road/Taylor Boulevard Corridor Design Workshop will be a fun and collaborative neighborhood event. The workshop will be held Saturday, September 10th at 9 a.m. Lynnhurst United Church of Christ at 4401 Taylor Boulevard. Refreshments will be provided by Metro Council members.

From the Auburndale Neighborhood Group:

The Design Workshop welcomes and encourages every citizen to participate in this visual depiction of your ideas. We want you to help choose community priorities and then work together to make grassroots change that creates the future we all want.

We invite you to join us.

Together, we can build a brighter future for the residents and businesses along the New Cut Road/Taylor Boulevard Corridor. Council members Welch (D-13), Butler (D-15), Johnson D-21, and Yates (D-25) represent the area along the Corridor. They firmly believe that people who get involved in civic work and strive to be good neighbors can move mountains. That’s why we made the commitment to help sponsor a Community Design Workshop — a public meeting that invites everybody to be a part of making our neighborhood a better place to live.

Honoring workers on Labor Day 2011

"Founder's Day" at Frazier to feature Louisville's Troy Yocum, Iraq Veteran

Frazier History Museum Presents:

Founder’s Day 2011

September 3, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Frazier History Museum and several thousand of its closest friends celebrate the museum’s seventh birthday with Founder’s Day 2011, Saturday, September 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The annual street party, which takes place in the 800 block of West Main Street, includes inflatables, educational crafts, games and activities, as well as food, the Louisville School of Rock, balloon art by Mr. Twist and live performances by the museum’s costumed historic interpreters—and most of it is free!

Founder’s Day Raffle – Tickets $3
Tickets can be purchased in the Museum Store or Admissions Desk
Drawing: 9/3/2011@ 3:45 p.m.
*Winner need not be present.

Grand Prize ~ Lego® Mona Lisa
Win your very own Mona Lisa made with more than 13,000 Lego’s® recreating the iconic image – 3’ wide x 4’ tall (30” x 45”) The winner of the LEGO Mona Lisa will take it home after September 18. It will be on display in the lobby until the end of the Da Vinci exhibit.
Value ~ $3875

2nd Prize ~ Main Street Madness
Play tourist on the most exciting street in Louisville! Admission passes to 7 attractions and tickets to Actors Theater.
Value ~ $413


3rd Prize ~ Lucky Duck
100 $1 Scratch Off Tickets , KY Lottery Swag and Pizza for a year from Bearno’s Pizza (12 pies)
Value ~ $365

As part of this year’s Founder’s Day, the Frazier Museum and its neighbor, the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, are partnering to welcome home Troy Yocum, a Louisville native and Iraq war veteran whose “Hike for Our Heroes” campaign has him walking across the country in support of the thousands of military families dealing with financial difficulties. He’s partnered with the Wish Upon a Hero Foundation, a non-profit organization providing aid and comfort to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and their families, to raise much-needed awareness and funds.

Yocum, whose 7,000 mile journey began at Louisville Slugger Museum’s Big Bat on April 17, 2010, is scheduled to end his trek on September 3 about 1:30 p.m. at the same location– as part of the Frazier History Museum’s Founder’s Day street party.

“We’re thrilled to partner with our Museum Row neighbor, the Slugger Museum, to welcome home Mr. Yocum and congratulate him on what he’s accomplished for a noble cause,” said Frazier Museum Executive Director Madeleine Burnside. “The timing is a wonderful coincidence and will make this year’s Founder’s Day extra special.”

All Founder’s Day street party activities are free, while adult admission (15 and older) to museum galleries is only $5 for non-members; members are free. This includes “Da Vinci – The Genius,” the most complete exhibition on Leonardo to tour the world, currently on display at the Frazier. As part of a summer special, all children 14 and under are free (limit four children per each paid adult) throughout the run of “Da Vinci,” which closes September 18. Parking on Founder’s Day will be $3 for the whole day and free for members..

The “Da Vinci:The Genius" exhibit was profiled here on The Valley Report in August.