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Daily Email - Monday - 05/19/2025

May 19, 2025

Let’s kick off the week with your chance to win the Abbey Road on the River Staycation Giveaway, featuring VIP weekend passes for AROTR this Thursday, 5/22-Monday, 5/26 at Big 4 Station Park, plus festival t-shirts, a two-night stay at Sheraton Louisville Riverside Hotel, and a $60 gift card from Union Restaurant and Gameyard. ENTER NOW TO WIN!*

JUST ANNOUNCED

  • Standup comedian, actor, and podcaster Shane Gillis is coming to the KFC Yum! Center on 8/8. Get your tickets today!

  • Mercury Ballroom transforms into Seattle East when Grunge Fest comes to town 8/9, featuring tributes to Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Stone Temple Pilots. Get tix.

  • The Mountain Goats bring their unique brand of indie folk rock to Mercury Ballroom on 9/22. Tickets are now available.

  • Slip into your finest flapper fringe or dapper duds for the Great Gatsby Garden Party at Waterfront Botanical Gardens on 6/18. Live jazz and more. Get tickets.

  • The Bourbon and Beyond 5K takes you on a course around the Kentucky Expo Center while listening to the festival playlist. And there’ll be a live band at the finish line. Register now for the race on 9/13.

WHAT LOCAL HOLIDAY SHOULD WE ADD TO THE CALENDAR?

Photo: Fourth Street LIVE!

It’s been a LOOOONG stretch since we’ve had an actual “holiday.” Who doesn’t love a nice three-day weekend to rest, recharge, or maybe party a little longer. We haven’t gotten a day off since President’s Day. And we’re still a week away from Memorial Day! That got us thinking… shouldn’t there be another local holiday in between those two? We have a few suggestions.

THIS WEEK

⚾ Louisville Bats vs Gwinnett Stripers

Tomorrow, 5/20-Sunday, 5/25 @ Louisville Slugger Field (times vary) 

Our hometown Minor League affiliate for the Cincinnati Reds takes on the Triple-A team of the Atlanta Braves. Memorial Day celebrations and more promotions, too!

🎸 Brit Floyd: Wish You Were Here 50th Anniversary

Friday, 5/23 @ Louisville Palace (8PM)

Billed as the “world’s premiere Pink Floyd experience,” the Brits are on the road to showcase Floyd’s iconic album and more of the band’s well-known classic hits.

🛍️ Fleur de Flea Vintage Urban Market

Saturday, 5/24 @ Waterfront Park Festival Plaza (10AM-5PM)

Over 200 vendors will be on hand to sell vintage, vinyl, antiques, funk, junk, and so much more. Plus, food trucks and a beer garden featuring local breweries.

🎞️ Free Movie Night: Star Wars Double Feature

Saturday, 5/24 @ Iroquois Amphitheater (7PM)

Celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the release of the original Star Wars with a screening of it + The Empire Strikes Back in a special “Hollywood Classics Under the Stars.”

🏍️ 360 Allstars

Sunday, 5/25 @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall (7PM)

Experience a night of BMX, basketball, breakdancing, acrobatics, drumming, and more as the international smash returns to deliver a supercharged urban circus.

LOCALS ONLY

(In honor of Abbey Road on the River, we’re featuring Beatles lyrics in our closing comments this week):

“There are places I’ll remember, All my life though some have changed. Some forever not for better. Some have gone and some remain.”