The Derby City Fly Fishers will host the Kentuckiana Fly Fishing Show on Sat., Jan. 31, 2009, 9:00a.m.-5:00p.m. at the Holiday Inn Airport South located at 2715 Fern Valley Road. The show will include over 80 exhibits, educational seminars, and is expected to draw over 1000 men, women, and children from a vast majority of the eastern United States.

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The Highland Commerce Guild elves are busy planning the Holiday Season with an another say Hello to the Highlands and get Happy “Open House” celebration on Saturday, December 6, 2008 Dusk 'til 10:00p.  This festival of shopping, eating, drinking and  merriment is celebrating 23 years of bringing people from all walks of life together.

Beginning at 3 pm on November 28th with food, beverages and craft booths, city officials welcome you to be a part of the lighting of downtown for the holiday season… “Light Up Louisville!”

This will be the 28th year of the lighting ceremony as the city we know will be converted into a holiday focal point, filled with amazing light shows, fireworks and musical adaptations. This family-friendly event is free to everyone, as over 75,000 residents are expected to join in on the annual day after Thanksgiving celebration. The festivities take place at Jefferson Square Park.

Early Birds -7:15
1) Blue: (single) $100 2) Orange: (single) $100 3) Green: (single) $100
Main Event - 7:30 First Half
Hot Ball # worth $300.00
4) Yellow: lollipop $175 {$150}
5) Pink: (single) $125
6) Gray: (Lucky 7 - 7’s Wild) $175
7) Olive: (Dbl Floating Postage Stamp) $175
8) Brown: (single) $125
9) Brown: (double) $150
10) Brown: (progressive coverall) $1,000
Played Out: $500 / $300 / $200

Intermission Second Half

11) Odd/Even coverall: $400
12) Quick Cover All: $250
13) Triple Bingo: $300 or $400 on Star

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Less than one hundred years ago, the notion that an educated person should have a basic acquaintance with the natural world was widely held and practiced. The nature study movement of that period inspired a wealth of books that still remain essential to “nature literacy” today. We have selected some of the best of these old, out of print books for an informal “book browse” at the Research Center Reading Room.

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Christmas, no matter where and how it is celebrated, finds its heart and soul in holiday music. International favorite Mannheim Steamroller perfectly captures the spirit of the season this year when it arrives in Louisville for two performances on Wednesday, November 26 at 5 p.m. & 9 p.m.  The tour is produced by Chip Davis’ Sound Track Inc. and will feature the band’s unmistakable sound in an extravagant multi-media show.

Animalopolis, showing in the IMAX Theatre November 14, 2008 - January 4,
2009 Whether going nose to nose with hippos as they graze upon nature's massive salad bar, or eye to eye with dancing bears, discover how nature provides humor and wonder everywhere. Watch cheetahs race like Ferraris, bears that run their own fishing school, an opera-singing lion, and a sea of crabs that hold a town hostage! Designed for children ages 4 to 10, ANIMALOPOLIS contains numerous short animal stories, using humorous
poetic narration to delight children and adults.

Wildlife depends on Bernheim’s native forest, grassland and wetland habitats for food and shelter. Invasive plants spread easily into these native plant communities and into our gardens and break the unique bond that plant communities and wildlife share. Bernheim is taking control of the noxious plants that are invading the natural forest and arboretum, and we need your help. Join an elite group of heroic weed wizards that participate in our Weed Police workdays and help Bernheim’s biologists and horticulturists conserve and restore healthy plant communities by removing invasive plants.

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