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Fandomfest – the largest Comic Con in the region – is returning to the downtown Louisville this summer for what the event’s producers call the flagship of their multi-city tour.
For their 10th year serving the Anime, Comic Book, Pop Culture, Movie, TV, Scifi, Horror, Literary, Arts crowd, Fandomfest will fill the halls of the KY International Convention Center at 221 S Fourth St in downtown Louisville from August 7th through 9th. The event has come a long way since their humble 2005 “Fright Night” beginnings.
As usual, the event kicks off with the Fandomfest Parade, in which community participation is encouraged. Inside the exhibit hall, the fun continues with celebrity appearances by the likes of Billie Piper, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Peter Mayhew, the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Josh McDermitt, and many more. Great photo ops with sports legends like Ric Flair, Johnny Bench, Reggie Jackson, and “Charlie Hustle” himself, Pete Rose. Fans of AMC’s Comic Book Men and the Jay and Silent Bob franchise will have the opportunity to see Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes.
In addition to all of the celebrity photo ops and panels, the event is packed with other events including the many vendor spaces where fans can purchase memorabilia, Cosplay World, Gaming Life, and the Fantasmagorical Film Fest.
For more information and tickets, visit the official event page at fandomfest.com.
Event allows area residents to properly and safely dispose of prescription drugs, found narcotics, and more.
Southwest Louisville Drug Toss
Wednesday, July 8th, 2015
6pm To 8pm
7219 Dixie Highway – Southwest Government Center
Don’t flush them!
Don’t throw them in the garbage!
Don’t leave them lying around your home!
Drive by the louisville metro police department’s 3rd patrol division and toss them.
Will take you less than a minute to drive through and give them a toss, you won’t even have to get out of your car. No questions asked!
This event is sponsored by your Southwest Louisville Metro Councilpersons: Rick Blackwell, David Yates, Vicki Welch, Cindi Fowler And Marianne Butler and the Louisville Metro Police Department 3rd Patrol Division.
Next year, 2016, will be the final year for Abbey Road On The River in Louisville. Actions from The Galt House Hotel first compelled festival organizers to partner with the Marriott as the host hotel for 2016, but now organizers realize their hard work and efforts are being undermined by The Galt House, and that the hotel on Main Street thinks that somehow Abbey Road on The River is theirs.
“The festival does not belong to the Galt House,” says Gary Jacob, founder and organizer of Abbey Road on the River. “It’s ours, and so we will spend the next year either finding someone in Louisville who wants to buy Abbey Road On The River, or we will find a new city and a hotel up the 1-71 corridor where the hotel (to which we bring millions of dollars in travel business to) does not do things that are harmful to the festival just because they think they can.”
Organizers have informed all of their major partners – Wave 3 News, The Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau, and The Muhammad Ali Center – and while all wish it was different, they all understand why this decision is being made. Life is too short to be a neighbor with a business who covets your business so much they will stoop to any level to take it. 2016 will be a blowout…festival organizers promise to make it the best farewell party the city will ever imagine!
The Clifton Center, 2117 Payne Street, will host a 70th birthday celebration for one of Louisville’s greatest musical treasures, Dick Sisto, onThursday, April 2nd at 7:30pm. Dick will play vibraphone and piano, and he will be joined by his “Two for the Road” partner, bassist Jeremy Allen. The audience will join the musicians on stage in the Clifton Center’s Eifler Theater to enjoy the concert and salute the local musical legend. Tickets are $10 and are available at Carmichael’s Bookstore, 2720 Frankfort Avenue, or online at cliftoncenter.org.
Dick Sisto has been performing original music, as well as the great compositions of iconic jazz musicians including Coltrane, Ellington, Bill Evans, Miles Davis etc., in concert halls, jazz clubs, churches and cathedrals around the region for the many years. His resume includes performances and recordings with Buddy Rich, Kenny Werner, Rufus Reid, Kenny Wheeler, Bobby Broom, Eddie Gomez, Benny Golson, Lee Konitz and many others.
The Clifton Center’s programming is made possible by the help of generous supporters, such as: MINI of Louisville, Louisville Metro Government, West Sixth Brewing Company, DD Williamson, Carmichael’s Bookstore, Republic Bank, Joe Hayden Real Estate Team, 91.9 WFPK and the Friends of the Clifton Center. The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, also provides operating support to the Clifton Center with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
ABOUT THE CLIFTON CENTER
The Clifton Center, located at 2117 Payne Street, is an historic facility that serves as a gathering place for art, culture and ideas that enrich our community. Housed in a renovated former school building, the Center is home to the studios of artists Martin Rollins and Lucretia Beatty, the Ballet Arts and Yuric-Amari Dance studios, the Louisville Visual Art Association’s LVAA @ the Clifton Center art education studio, a UofL off-campus classroom, and the administrative offices of the Colon Cancer Prevention Project.
In addition to Mini of Louisville Live at the Clifton Center events, the Clifton Center hosts hundreds of events each year in its role as a rental facility including weddings, conferences, business meetings, art shows and receptions. For more information, visit www.cliftoncenter.org or call (502) 896-8480. Find us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/TheCliftonCenter.
The Louisville Independent Business Alliance (LIBA) will host the 7th Annual Buy Local Fair Sunday, May 17, 2015, at The Water Tower Park from 12:00pm – 6:00pm.The fair will feature a marketplace of local businesses, musicians, artist and craftspeople, chefs, community organizations, and farmers. All locally-owned, independent businesses and individuals (especially those specializing in locally crafted goods, prepared foods and concessions) are encouraged to participate as Buy Local Fair vendors.
Vender applications and registration forms are available at www.keeplouisvilleweird.com/
The event will include concerts, an Iron Chef-style competition, food and retail vendors, a craft beer tent, and a children’s area sponsored by Louisville Water Company.
Contact Kristen at kristen@keeplouisvilleweird.
The mission of the Buy Local Fair is to provide a venue that fosters cooperation, cross-pollination and strength in numbers for locally-owned, independent entities. By bringing together customers of various businesses, farms, craftspeople and bands unique to the Louisville-area, we expose a variety of endeavors to new audiences and increase business for all.
Abbey Road on the River Announces Partnership, Line-Up and Discounted Tickets
WAVE 3 News and Abbey Road on the River are partnering this year to bring the world’s largest Beatles-inspired music festival back to Louisville for its eleventh year. The five day event will take place over Memorial Day weekend, May 21-25, 2015, at the Belvedere Festival Park and the Muhammad Ali Center. To kick off the partnership, single day tickets can be purchased for just $19.64 (a $35 value) at www.arotr.com by using promo code “wave3news” now through February 28.
WAVE 3 News Vice-President and General Manager Ken Selvaggi says the station is ecstatic about the partnership. “We strive to help build a better community and this internationally recognized music festival brings more acclaim to our region as a very special place to live,” says Selvaggi. “Experiencing memorable moments fuels our community. This wonderful event stirs passion and joy, just like the Beatles have for decades!”
The line-up for the 2015 WAVE 3 News Abbey Road on the River includes rock band The Orchestra, starring former members of ELO and ELO II – Louis Clark, Mik Kaminski, Eric Troyer, and Parthenon Huxley. ELO’s spectacular run of success in the ’70s and ’80s included numerous gold and platinum albums and Top Ten hits such as “Can’t Get It Out of My Head” and “Telephone Line.” Continue reading
The 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, kicks off this week in Las Vegas
Running from Tuesday, January 6, through Friday, January 9, the 2015 CES showcases the latest tech trends on the market, as well as those that will be coming soon.
More than 160,000 attendees will be walking over 2 million square feet of exhibit space to visit with nearly 4,000 exhibitors and learn about the gadgets that will be making our life easier. This is also the place for product launches – with tens of thousands of new product announcements being made for everything from the biggest, sharpest, and curviest new televisions to the smallest and smartest devices.
Continuing to be a popular category, wearable tech will be big this year, as will be connected tech in the automotive industry. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has announced that the 2015 International CES will feature the largest ever showcase of products, services and technologies that make up the “Internet of Things” (IoT), with more than 900 exhibitors planning to share innovations that harness the power of the network to connect everyday devices.
“The ‘Internet of Things’ is the hottest topic in tech right now,” said Karen Chupka, senior vice president, International CES and corporate business strategy, CEA. “It’s all about the opportunity to connect everyday items like cars, home security systems and kitchen appliances to networked devices like PCs and smartphones for greater control and management of our everyday lives. We’re excited that the 2015 CES will bring together all of the companies and products that are making this a reality.”
Louisville Dispatch staff will be on hand at the 2015 CES to share the hottest new devices with you.
