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Daily Email - Thursday - 11/06/2025
So happy it’s Thursday. Not quite Friday but pretty damn close! Before you mentally check out for the week, we have plenty of things worth checking in on.
And we’ve got giveaways! Including tickets to the North American Championship Rodeo next Thursday, 11/13 at Freedom Hall. ENTER TO WIN!
JUST ANNOUNCED
The North American Championship Rodeo, presented by Rural 1st®, returns to Freedom Hall 11/13-15. Watch top cowboys and cowgirls compete, Don’t miss Friday’s Tough Enough to Wear Pink Night, with proceeds supporting Horses and Hope. Plus, over 100 vendors at the KY Expo Center. Get tickets & info here.*
Dexter and the Moonrocks have carved out a unique niche in the music scene with their brand of Western Space Grunge. And they’re rockin’ Manchester Music Hall this Saturday, 11/8, with High June and Cigarettes @ Sunset. Get tix now!*
Ohio rockers Hawthorne Heights celebrate the 20th anniversary of If Only You Were Lonely on 3/5 at Manchester Music Hall. Letlive. and Creeper are also on the bill. Tickets on sale now!
Tyler Ramsey (of Band of Horses) and Carl Broemel (from Louisville’s own My Morning Jacket) have a new album out in January and are hitting the road for the Celestun Tour, which stops at The Whirling Tiger on 2/12. Grab your tickets.
The Graham Cracker: A Nutcracker Parody is the comical origin story of the beloved campfire treat, the s’more, told in the style of The Nutcracker. See it 12/12 at UofL’s Thrust Theatre. Tickets now available.
LOCAL SPOTS OPEN FOR THANKSGIVING
Photo: courtesy Churchill Downs
If the thought of basting a turkey makes you want to take a nap, skip the kitchen chaos this Thanksgiving and let Louisville’s chefs do the heavy lifting. Many people keep up the tradition of Thanksgiving Day at Churchill Downs. Plus plenty more local favorites — like Proof on Main, Claudia Sanders, and The Brown Hotel — will be serving up delicious holiday feasts (and doing all the dishes, too). Check out our list of restaurants open on Thanksgiving.
THIS WEEKEND
🚰 Louisville Water Tower Fall Open House
Sunday, 11/9 @ Louisville Water Tower (12-5PM)
Discover, explore and celebrate with hands-on activities, giveaways, refreshments, and learn about your drinking water while visiting a national historic landmark.*
🔥 Sixteen Candles: Ultimate 80s Tribute
Saturday, 11/8 @ Mercury Ballroom (8PM)
Celebrating the decade of excess, this popular party band has one mission - bringing you all the great 80s songs you know and love in full force.
☮️ Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards 2025
Saturday, 11/8 @ Muhammad Ali Center (6:30PM)
Celebrating Greatness and honoring those who carry on Muhammad Ali's work towards a more just and compassionate world. There will also be a post-show celebration.
🎄 Holiday (An Immersive Crafting Experience)
Friday, 11/7-Sunday, 11/16 @ Henry Clay Theatre (times vary)
Bring your knitting needles, draw a pic, or enjoy the story at the non-denominational holiday craft night where finding joy and community is an act of resistance.
🍾 Nouvelle’s 8 Year Anniversary Party
Sunday, 11/9 @ Nouvelle Bar & Bottle (1-6PM)
Cedric Mousse from Famille Mousse Champagne house, is flying in all the way from his village of Cuisles to open the biggest bottle of Champagne in the state of Kentucky.
LOCALS ONLY
The Kentucky Humane Society is now offering free pet food assistance for those in need.
Look past the weekend and plan out your month with our Top Picks for November.
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“Nevermind the telephone line, Listen to the wind between the wire. Never mind the New York Times, We should burn the papers in the fire.” - Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel