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| October 3, 2008 First Friday Trolley Hop If this e-newsletter was forwarded to you by a friend, sign up here to receive your own Hop e-news every month so you don't miss out on what's coming up. |
In response to the burgeoning businesses on Third Street in downtown, the Fourth Street Trolleys will be running a special Trolley Hop circuit beginning Friday, Oct. 3. From 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Fourth Street trolleys will be free and will make a south/north loop from Market Street to Broadway to include additional businesses along Third and Fourth Streets. This route will travel east on Market to Third Street, south on Third to Broadway then north on Fourth Street to the regular Fourth Street route. This new First Friday Trolley Hop route will serve businesses such as Steelskin Gallery, Wolfgang Puck Express, the Spaghetti Factory, Kentucky Backroads Gallery, Riteway BBQ, the Brown Hotel, Bluegrass Brewing Company, Theatre Square Wine and Spirits, Cunningham’s Restaurant and more. |
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Now the First Friday Trolley takes you right to the front door of The Galt House Hotel & Suites ! Stop in to enjoy the art and entertainment, then take advantage of the specials on food and drink. This is also a great time to visit the retail shops.
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David Schuster Creations 211 S. Clay Street Kentucky Artist Michael Reibel will open his show at the October Trolley Hop. Come back the next week for the Artist's Reception from 6-8:30 p.m. on October 10. |
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An exhibition of recent works by Melinda Snyder and Cindy Rollins opens at Pyro Gallery on October 3rd during the First  Friday Trolley Hop, from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. A First Friday Trolley Hop reception will also be held Friday, November 7th. The show runs from October 3rd through November 8th. Melinda Snyder is a fiber artist who has been creating quilts for more than twenty-five years. During art school and after, she concentrated on machine embroidery, using the sewing machine as a way of drawing on fabric. Freed from the constraints of traditional stitching, she stitched freeform all over the surface of the canvas.Snyder's recent work draws from many influences. She is inspired by the graphic patterns and color combinations of West African culture, which she studies with elementary students as an art teacher. She is also influenced by antique Early American crazy quilts and the piecing techniques they utilize. Key to Snyder's work are the color relationships she develops through the process of dying fabric, piecing it together, and finishing the cloth with rows of quilting stitches. For Snyder, the surprises of color and texture she discovers as she works, and the process of cutting, piecing, and finishing the piece, are what make quilting so rewarding. Cindy Rollins is a painter who focuses largely on landscapes, drawing upon experiences of the places she has visited in her personal travels. She edits and synthesizes the characteristics she has observed to create dynamic images rich in color and texture.   In her recent works, she has included both imaginary and real visions of the earth, sky and the loneliness of the deep space where the two meet. It is in this space that she finds balance between dynamic and static, fantastic and real, light and dark. In this space she imagines all people are connected, and dreams are made and realized. The paintings in this body of work are reinterpretations of drawings, photographs, and notes from places she has visited, from the mountains of Montana to the beaches of North Carolina. She paints what she sees with her eyes, her mind, and her heart.Pyro Gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday 11 am to 6 pm, and by appointment. Pyro is located at 624 W. Main St. in Louisville, KY. Call (502) 587-0106. |
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Flame Run Gallery, 828 East Market, October 3, 2008 - November 15, 2008 Opening Night reception at 6:00pm Flame Run is marking the arrival  of its newest resident artist – Jonathan Capps -- with "Glass Connections," an exhibit that celebrates the studio's friendships and connections to glass artists at Centre College and around the world. The exhibit also will include work by Suzanne Ririe, of Pittsburgh, Dave Born, of Pittsburgh, Scott Benefield, of Seattle, D.H. McNabb, of Seattle, and John Miller, of Normal, Ill., as well as glass master Stephen Rolfe Powell. White and four of Flame Run's resident artists, Paul Nelson, Jeanne Nelson, Matt Cummings, and Paul Hugues will also be showcasing their art. Six of the artists – White, Capps, McNabb, Nelson, Cummings and Hugues -- are Centre College graduates. |
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Mary Craik Gallery, 815 E. Market St. |
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| The Museum Plaza Sales & Design Center 707 W Main Street Regular Hours: M - F 10am – 6pm, Weekends by appointment 502.638.4922 www.museumplaza.net Museum Plaza is a 61-story multi-use skyscraper being built in downtown Louisville. It will be a dynamic cultural center – a new model for combining culture and commerce -- focused on the art of the present. The Sales & Design Center, located at 707 W Main Street, will be open for Trolley Hop until 9pm. View works by contemporary artists such as Kehinde Wiley, Sam Taylor-Wood, Vik Muniz, and Alfredo Jaar and learn more about the project and its various commercial and residential uses – luxury condominiums, office space, retail, hotel, education, and art spaces. MUSEUM PLAZA 707 W Main Street / Louisville, Kentucky 40202 / T: 502 638 4922 / F: 502 638 4926 / www.museumplaza.net |
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21c Museum & Proof On Main, 700 W. Main St. Trolley hoppers will have a chance to see a new sculpture by Felipe Barbosa in 21c Museum and a new sculpture by Serkan Oskaya at  Proof On Main. The 21c Museum Shop Artist of the Month is Emily Maynard of Elva Fields Jewelry. Stop by during Trolley Hop to meet the  artist. Emily's treasures feature vintage finds reconfigured in unexpected - yet timeless - designs. Her work is featured in some of the country's most exclusive boutiques, but can be found at 21c for a limited time. Think Global. Shop Local.21c's Atrium will also be home to a reception for the Wau Wau Sisters on trolley hop night, following their performance at KCA. Also of interest to Trolley Hop crowd, on Thursday October 2nd, The Louisville Graphic Design Association (LGDA), the UofL Hite Art Institute, and the Louisville Film Society, in conjunction with the International Contemporary Art Foundation, will present a free screening of Gary Hustwit's independent documentary film, Helvetica, in the Atrium at 21C Museum Hotel. Mingling will begin at 6:00pm, and the film screening will begin at 7:00pm, lasting 80 minutes. This event is free and open to the public. A cash bar will be available.Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which recently celebrated its 50th birthday) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Helvetica was released in September of 2007, and has been screened at film festivals, museums, design conferences, and cinemas worldwide. Look for Hustwit's latest documentary, Objectified, premiering in early 2009. |
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The Bodega at Felice, 829 E. Market St. The Bodega will be open late for dinner. |
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Late Night at the Frazier Museum 829 W. Main St. 10/3/2008 5-9 pm Take a trip to Germany without having to pay the price of an airplane ticket. Put on your lederhosen, grab your favorite beer stein, and dance the night away to the sounds of Louisville's own, The Kaelins during October's Late Night at the Frazier Museum. |
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Paul Paletti Gallery, 713 E. Market St. Kenro Izu: Photographs of Angkor Wat and other sacred places: A percentage of proceeds from gallery sales related to the Izu show will benefit the nonprofit organization Friends Without A Border and Angkor Hospital for Children |
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Glassworks kicks off the “Great Pumpkin Blow” on Friday, October 3rd during the First Friday Trolley Hop. One of the most original blows at Glassworks, each pumpkin is TRULY unique! Choose pumpkin and stem color. Friday, October 3, 6-9pm Fridays, October 7 - 31, 1-5pm Saturdays in October 10am – 5pm Sundays in October 12 – 5pmAges 7+ $60 each Appointment required: 502.584.4510For more information, contact: Gretchen Andres 502.992.3061 gretchen@louisvilleglassworks.com |
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Friday Oct. 3rd 6pm-10pm
For the October First Friday Trolley Hop, Glassworks will host a dynamic political event to educate, empower, and excite local voters for the upcoming Election Day on November 4th. Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Glassworks Artists, and local photographer, Colin Miller have all worked together in producing this art-centered political event. Event Description: Hot-Sculpted Glass Heads: In the Hot Shop at Glassworks, a team of glass artists will hot sculpt “political caricatures” in glass. Glass portraits of Obama, McCain and other notable faces in U.S. politics will be on display at Glassworks throughout the election campaign. Casey Hyland, owner of Hyland Glass and Glassworks Hot Shop Resident Artist will be the gaffer (or lead glassblower) in the production of these unique sculptures. http://www.hylandglass.com Draw your own Conclusion, a political photography installation: Colin Miller, Louisville based photographer will be exhibiting “Draw your Own Conclusion” at Glassworks for one evening only. Viewers will be invited to use a draw-erase marker directly on the larger than life size portraits of some of the most recognizable political figures in U.S. politics today. Miller will document the interaction and reaction of all participants throughout the evening. Voter Resources and Information: The Electoral Organizer’s from the Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KFTC) will attend the event providing both voter registration onsite and voter education and empowerment resources. http://www.kftc.org/our-work/voter-empower. For more information, contact: |
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Photography Exhibit by John Sodrel Rural Kentuckiana scenes and Images from Jiujiang, China (Louisville's Sister City) October and November
Special "Meet the Artist" receptions with food, drinks, and music on October 3 and November 7 as part of the First Friday Trolley Hop. |
 Image:Steven Skaggs from his series “Remarks to Lines by Susan Howe,” gouache & acrylic on paper |
Cressman Center for Visual Arts Gallery, 100 E. Main Street FIVE FROM FOUR Five Artists from Four Countries International Calligraphy Invitational Cressman Center for Visual Arts Gallery September 25–November 1, 2008Reception: Friday, October 3, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.Long before desktop publishing, or the printing press, artists have been trying to bring expression to the letters that comprise our written languages. Steven Skaggs, artist, calligrapher and a professor in graphic design at U of L’s Hite Art Institute, takes the art of calligraphy and its contemporary practice out of the shadows by inviting four practitioners from around the globe to join him in an exhibition at the Cressman Center. It will include works by Monica Dengo of Italy, Laurie Doctor of Louisville, Maya Huber of Germany, Yves Leterme of Belgium, and Steven Skaggs of Louisville.A free full-color catalog of the exhibition will be available at the Cressman. Gallery Hours: Wed. - Fri., 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.; & 1st Fri., 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. All Cressman Center events are free and open to the public. For more information on Hite Art Institute exhibitions and events, including our lecture series go to: www.art.louisville.eduImage:Steven Skaggs from his series “Remarks to Lines by Susan Howe,” gouache & acrylic on paper |
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The Mayan Cafe, 813 E. Market St., Trolley on down to Shelby St. where the Mayan Cafe is located and enjoy our delicious, authentic, Mayan cuisine. If you've never had Mayan food before, this is your opportunity! Our dishes are rich, flavorful, and exotic. Chef Bruce Ucan will be there to greet you and assure you have a pleasurable dining experience! |
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