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SubscribeDisney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart is bringing Disney•Pixar’s record-breaking animated feature Finding Dory to the ice for the first time in this live production produced by Feld Entertainment. The ice skating extravaganza featuring Disney
Photo: KFC Yum! Center
Pixar’s Inside Out, Disney’s Frozen and other beloved Disney stories visits Louisville from April 5 to 8 for five performances at KFC Yum! Center. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, February 13.
Just keep swimming with Dory, Nemo, Marlin and new pal Hank from Disney Pixar’s Finding Dory as they embark on a life-changing excursion to find her parents and discover the true meaning of family.
Cheer with the Emotions from Disney Pixar’s Inside Out –Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust– as they help Riley find the confidence to win the hockey championship and experience the emotional rollercoaster of growing up.
Venture to wintery world of Arendelle where Olaf and Kristoff help reunite royal sisters Anna and Elsa from Disney’s Frozen and learn love is the most powerful magic of all.
See Cinderella, Rapunzel, Tiana and the Disney Princesses make their dreams come true through their virtues of bravery, kindness and perseverance. And celebrate true friendship with Buzz Lightyear, Woody and The Toy Story gang. Make unforgettable memories with Mickey, Minnie and all your Disney friends when Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart skates into your hometown!
Tickets for Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart start at $18. All seats are reserved, and tickets are available by calling Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Date and Time of Performances at KFC Yum! Center:
- Thursday, April 5 – 7:00 p.m.
- Friday, April 6 – 7:00 p.m.
- Saturday, April 7 – 1:00 p.m.
- Saturday, April 7 – 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday, April 8 – 1:00 p.m.
Ten Metro Council members have signed on as co-sponsors of a resolution urging the Kentucky General Assembly to enact legislation that would legalize medical cannabis in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, primary sponsor Bill Hollander (D-9) reported.
“Medical cannabis can help many of our constituents”, Hollander said. “I am pleased that so many of my colleagues agree that we should ask the Kentucky General Assembly to take action to help them,” said Hollander.
Many medical professionals believe that medical cannabis is an effective treatment for chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by military veterans, and it is legally used to ease pain in the majority of states in the nation. Many residents in those states are replacing other drugs, including highly addictive narcotic pain relievers, because they and their physicians have found cannabis to be the most effective drug to provide relief.
Councilwoman Vicki Aubrey Welch (D-13), one of the ten co-sponsors, says she is wholeheartedly in favor of legalizing medical marijuana.
“I have done some research on the use of medical marijuana and found it to be very effective with little or no side effects. I personally know of an elderly person with head and neck cancer that required surgery, radiation and use of morphine post-operatively at home which made her drowsy with loss of appetite,” said Welch. “After using medical marijuana in place of the morphine, she was alert and back to eating normally.”
The resolution urges the Kentucky General Assembly to pass House Bill 166 or any other legislation that would legalize medical cannabis in Kentucky and provide for the care, comfort and relief of any Kentuckian who may benefit. Another bill legalizing medical marijuana, SB 118, was filed in the Kentucky Senate last week.
In addition to Councilmembers Hollander and Welch, the resolution is sponsored by President David James (D-6) and Councilmembers Barbara Sexton Smith (D-4), Angela Leet (R-7), Brandon Coan (D-8), Pat Mulvihill (D-10), Cindi Fowler ((D-14), Marianne Butler (D-15) and Scott Reed (R-16).
The resolution is attached.
The General Assembly’s 2018 session is more than one-third complete, with all action other than concurrences and potential veto overrides currently scheduled to conclude on March 22.
Photo: Thoroughbred Retirement Fund
Beloved TRF retiree Phantom on Tour, who for eight years, starred as a living exhibit at the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, was euthanized on January 29 at the age of 24. He had suffered from complications caused by Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM), a neurological disease that he was first diagnosed with in 2006.
“Phantom was always liked by every inmate that came into the Second Chances program; everyone always wanted to see the horse that had run in the Kentucky Derby,” said Linda Dyer, farm manager.
“I would show them his race with everybody commenting on what a good race horse he was. It helped show them what these retired race horses are capable of as athletes.”
“We kept him down at the barn in his own paddock and stall, so he led a very spoiled life. He loved to be groomed every day. His favorite thing to do was to rub his head on you. The inmates would sneak him so many mints I had to warn them about giving him too many.” Phantom on Tour’s bloodlines included Triple Crown winner Secretariat (1973), as well as Kentucky Derby winners Northern Dancer (1964) and Reigh Count (1928). He finished sixth to Silver Charm in the 1997 Kentucky Derby, and he earned $724,065 in a career that included victories in the Rebel Stakes, the Florida Stallion Stakes and the New Orleans Handicap.
Sent to stud in 1998, Phantom on Tour proved to be infertile, he was then gelded and returned to racing. After three starts, a group of caring fans purchased him in 2001. The TRF was honored to provide a safe haven at TRF’s Second Chances Farm at Blackburn Correctional Facility in Lexington, KY.
For a `Phantom,’ he proved to be incredibly visible. In March of 2002, Phantom on Tour, on loan from the TRF, arrived at the Kentucky Derby Museum where he spent the next nine years. While there he served as an ambassador where he met thousands of fans and was a consummate educator on the life of a racehorse and Museum’s history.
“Phantom was super personable and super cool,” said Alison Knight, Equine Manager at the Kentucky Derby Museum. “I used to walk him down the sidewalk and right up to the Kentucky Derby Museum’s front doors. He was a great ambassador for retired Thoroughbreds. Our guests loved getting to see him up close and to interact with such a great horse. He was one of my favorite resident Thoroughbreds here at the Museum.”
Pantom on Tour shared his time at the Derby Museum with a full-sized size miniature horse, Winston, and vacationed annually at Upson Downs Farm. While on vacation, Phantom on Tour was replaced by Perfect Drift, who finished third in the 2002 Kentucky Derby. Currently, the resident Thoroughbred at the Derby Museum is 10-year-old Populist Politics. Winston, who was foaled May 4, 1993, still resides and works at the Museum.
Phantom on Tour retired from the Derby Museum on October 21, 2010 and returned to TRF’s Blackburn farm, where he helped teach inmates equine care as part of TRF’s Second Chances vocational program.
“He was really an icon for our farm here,” Dyer said. “He was quite a character and sweet as pie when a visitor came into the barn because he knew they usually had carrots or mints.”
“He was a classy guy and a really good race horse. He helped make many a horseman here at our Second Chances Program. The 18 men have already commented on how empty the barn feels without him.”
This is a racehorse who had many careers and touched the lives of so many people along the way.
He will be missed.
Louisville Parks and Recreation has assumed responsibility for the operation of Quail Chase Golf Club, a 27-hole championship-level course located on the Jefferson/Bullitt county line 20 minutes south of downtown Louisville.
The addition brings a marquee golf destination to Parks and Recreation’s portfolio of courses, including nine municipally run tracks located within the Louisville Metro area. Metro acquired the facility and improvements Feb. 1 from Golf Development Company Inc. for $850,000.
Through the agreement, Golf Development Inc. will make an annual $25,000 donation to the First Tee of Louisville for youth golf programming at Quail Chase each year over the next 10 years.
Quail Chase, located within McNeely Lake Park – one of 120 Metro-owned parks – will be overseen by PGA Professional Craig Heibert. Heibert is the Kentucky Section PGA Golf Professional of the Year in 2017. He is currently the Vice President of the PGA of Kentucky and serves on the organization’s board of directors. He is the current pro at Shawnee Golf Course and has overseen the First Tee’s growth at that course and others, building the program to six program locations, 34 elementary schools and nurturing numerous community and business partnerships.
The course will continue to operate as normal, and greens fees, passes and membership rates will not change this season. In addition, Parks and Recreation is evaluating the grounds and facilities for maintenance needs and possible upgrades. A grand opening celebration is anticipated this spring.
To view the course layout, greens fees and other information, visit quailchase.com.
Council members Mary C. Woolridge (D-3) and Marianne Butler (D-15) along with President David James (D-6) invite the residents to a special meeting concerning safety at William Harrison Park.
“On January 20th, there was a horrible accident at the park and three children were injured by a truck while playing there,” says Woolridge. “We are asking the community to come together and help us make sure this park is safe and this kind of thing never happens again.”
“Parents and children utilize parks to have fun and carefree days; worrying about someone driving into the park should not even enter their mind,” said Butler. “We will work together to come up with a resolution.”
William Harrison Park is located at 3232 Oleanda Avenue and it is where the three Council District come together.
“It’s important that we meet to inform the community what safety improvements we are looking at in order to prevent another horrible tragedy,” says President James.
The three Council members will be meeting with the Terry – Berry Neighborhood Association at The South Louisville Community Center, 2911 Taylor Boulevard beginning at 7:00pm on Tuesday, February 6th.
Metro Public Works, Metro Parks, and LMPD have also been invited to attend this meeting. The main topic of discussion: options to make it safer for children playing in the park.
Photo: Louisville Metro Council
It is a unique event designed to spotlight up and coming talent of Louisville’s young people in all areas of the arts while encouraging opportunities for a better future.
Councilwoman Cheri Bryant Hamilton (D-5) and the Yearlings Club have joined together to present “Louisville Has Talent and Opportunity” Showcase to the community on Saturday, February 10th at the Kentucky African American Heritage Center.
“As a way to celebrate the beginning of Black History Month, this will be a great event to showcase the talents of our young people and encourage them to continue pursuing their dreams,” says Hamilton. “Our goal is to bring together many different groups and agencies to show young people what opportunities lie ahead in various fields from the arts, education and business areas.”
In one area of the Heritage Center, the event will showcase young people in a variety of arts ranging from Rhythm & Blues music to Gospel, Stand Up Comedy to Poetry and Dance, a variety of arts beginning at 1:00pm.
“This is an opportunity and example to go in a different direction for some and a continued enhanced direction for others,” says Mike Roberson of the Yearlings Club. “So come out Feb 10th and bring a young person with you.”
Beginning at 10:00am, the Heritage Center will also host Opportunity Vendors such as the University of Louisville, Simmons College of KY, the Kentucky Youth Career Center (a division of JCPS), the Louisville Urban League, the Metropolitan Sewer District, the Louisville division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation along with the Edwards Jones Internship program.
The event will bring a host of local businesses, organizations and activities like Voter Registration, the Metro United Way and the Better Business Bureau to provide additional information on each groups program.
The Kentucky African American Heritage Center is located at 1701 West Muhammad Ali Blvd.
Admission to the “Louisville Has Talent and Opportunity” Showcase is free and will run from 10:00am to 5:00pm.
For more information contact: Councilwoman Hamilton’s office at 574-1105.
Viewers have embraced NBC’s This Is Us, a show that celebrates human connection and the power of family. Fans of all ages overwhelmingly relate to the humor, depth, and vibrancy that Chrissy Metz brings to playing “Kate Pearson” on the beloved series.
This spring, join Chrissy on her This Is Me Tour for an evening of honest conversation about life and its lessons – featuring real advice, tough love, and shared moments of are-you-kidding-me, I-wish-I-was laughter. Chrissy will share the struggles and triumphs of her life, and invites you to join her on a journey toward self-acceptance, embracing the lives we want and deserve.
he Kentucky Center Presents
CHRISSY METZ – THIS IS ME Tour
Friday, April 6, 8 p.m.
The Kentucky Center, Bomhard Theater
Each ticket includes a copy of Chrissy Metz’s memoir, This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today.
Tickets go on sale to the public through The Kentucky Center Ticket Service on Friday, February 9, at 10 a.m., online, by phone (584-7777), and at The Kentucky Center box office (501 W. Main). Standard tickets start at $50, reserved seating, fees apply. VIP Experience tickets are $95, and include priority seating, the book, and a Meet & Greet plus photo opportunity.
