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Cedar Lake, the region’s largest non-profit care provider for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will host its 26th Annual Gala, presented by Commonwealth Bank & Trust, at Marriott Louisville East on Saturday, November 15th from 6:00pm-10:00pm. The black-tie optional affair is themed “Live, Laugh, Love” and will include a dual-entree dinner, silent and live auctions, and entertainment by Jeff Allen, star of Comedy Central specials. Tickets are $175 per person and can be purchased at www.cedarlake.org or by calling 502.495.4942.
The evening will be emceed and auctioneered by Sherry Truhlar, who will start off the evening by leading the attendees in a “Heads or Tail” ice breaker game, where the last person standing will win $300.00 in gift cards to local eateries and shopping establishments.
A new feature of this year’s Gala is “the bourbon pull,” a $50.00 chance to win a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle’s 15-year bourbon.
The Gala’s silent auction is comprised of 100 items and includes such premium items as a Galt House overnight package, a signed bottle of Pappy Van Winkle’s 10-year bourbon and several get-away vacations. Online bidding for the 100 items will be available on Cedar Lake’s website beginning November 7th, 2014. To view the items or place a bid, visit cedarlake.org/26th-annual-gala.
All proceeds from the Gala will support the organization’s Indigent Care Endowment, which ensures that all Cedar Lake residents have a life of abundant possibilities despite the lack of government funding or who have no family to support those needs.
Cedar Lake operates in Jefferson, Oldham and Henry counties, has 38 properties, and supports 260 people with a staff of 430. Supports range from 24/7 support for the most medically fragile, to intermittent support for those who live independently. For more information about Cedar Lake, call (502) 495-4946 or go to www.cedarlake.org.
Louisville receives top marks from Honest Tea’s national social experiment.
Honest tea recently conducted an experiment in which they traveled to 60 different cities throughout the 50 states, setting up an unmanned kiosk offering $1 bottles of their beverages, asking customers to operate on the honor system. The results were compiled into the “National Honesty Index“.
At each kiosk, they gathered information about the number of people who paid (or not) in addition to observable characteristics of kiosk visitors. The experiment also included an online component meant to test the honesty of people on the Internet through a Facebook application, where people were offered a coupon in exchange for sharing an inspirational quote on their timeline. In total, the experiment involved over 28,000 participants.
Honolulu, Hawaii, received top marks for the second year in a row with 100% honesty. Four cities tied for second place with 99% honesty while four others tied for third with 98% honesty. Louisville tied with six other cities for fourth place with 97% honesty at the kiosks.
Overall, Americans were 95% honest, up from 92% last year. Additional results indicate that:
- Females were more honest than males (95% vs 93%)
- Blonds were more honest (95%) vs brunettes or bald visitors (each 94%), the gray haired (93%), red heads (92%) or those with black hair (91%).
- Web participants were more honest than kiosk visitors in NY (98% vs 91%) and less honest (91% vs 95%) in Chicago.
- Puppy lovers were more honest (98%) than cat people (95%)
- Viewers of COPS were far more honest (100%) than viewers of Homeland (90%).
- Honesty varied greatly among people with different relationship statuses:
- Separated: 100%
- Divorced: 98%
- In a relationship/”it’s complicated”: 96%
- Married or single: 95%
- Engaged: 94%
For full results, visit www.thenationalhonestyindex.com or see the infographic below. Continue reading
Fans of both bourbon and live entertainment will be treated to something special on Thursday, August 28 at Varanese Restaurant, located at 2106 Frankfort Avenue. The restaurant will host a special four-course dinner in celebration of Broadway in Louisville’s upcoming season. The reception begins at 6:30pm with dinner at 7:00pm. Each dish is inspired by one of the 2014-2015 Broadway in Louisville productions. The evening will feature the debut of Four Roses 2014 Limited Edition Single Barrel, and Four Roses Brand Ambassador, Bourbon Historian, and author Al Young will be the guest speaker. Attendees can also enter to win a pair of 2014-15 season tickets to Broadway in Louisville and a Four Roses Gift Basket. The cost is $55 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (502) 899-9904 or emailingletsdine@varanese.com.
The menu will consist of: Continue reading
Varanese Restaurant, located at 2106 Frankfort Avenue, will host a “Bell’s Craft Beer Dinner” on Thursday, July 10, with a reception at6:30pm and dinner at 7:00pm. The evening will feature guest speaker Greg Pilch, and a four-course dinner paired with a variety of flavorful, unfiltered, quality craft beers from the award-winning Michigan-based brewery. The cost is $49 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (502) 899-9904 or emailing letsdine@varanese.com.
“We are excited to partner with one of the leaders of the craft brewing movement,” says Chef John Varanese. “Of the eight beers we tasted in preparation for this event, we choose five that complement the menu well and that really show the brewery’s different styles of brewing.” Continue reading