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Daily Email - Tuesday - 05/27/2025
Hope your holiday weekend was great! Let’s start your week off right with a chance to win tickets for Bonsai Weekend, a three-day celebration of the traditional Japanese art, at Waterfront Botanical Gardens this Friday, 5/30-Sunday, 6/1. ENTER TO WIN!*
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The Stolen Faces captures the spirit of the Grateful Dead covering a wide variety of songs from the band’s extensive catalog. Catch them performing the songs of Europe ‘72 at Headliners this Friday, 5/30. Get your tickets today!*
Va Va VIBE with the Va Va Vixens for a night you’ll never forget! Experience this mix of neo-classic burlesque, daring circus performances, comedy and variety acts, and choreographed dance sequences at Art Sanctuary on 6/6-6/7 & 6/13-6/14. Grab tickets now! And enter to win a pair of VIP tix & merch!*
It’s bagpipes. It’s rock. It’s BAGROCK! The blazing, hard-driving sound of Red Hot Chili Pipers fills Mercury Ballroom on 8/22. Tickets are now available.
Celebrate the release of the third album from Louisville rock trio Wombo at their Danger in Fives Album Release Show, 8/8 at The Whirling Tiger. Get tix now!
It’s a 90s rock extravaganza when Everclear brings their Sparkle and Fade 30th Anniversary Tour to Manchester Music Hall on 8/8, with special guests Local H and Sponge. Tickets are on sale now.
LOUISVILLE’S BEST BURGERS!
Photo: Sarah Nicole
Tomorrow is National Hamburger Day! Every May 28th, we celebrate one of America’s most iconic foods. Chances are, you may have had one (or two) over the long Memorial Day Weekend. Americans eat over 50 billion burgers each year. So, where do you get the best in the Ville? Our guide shows you the best spots in the Derby City to get your beef on - the Top Ten (in no particular order) according to you!
IN THE FUTURE
🎥 Free Movie Night: Dr. Strangelove
Tonight, 5/27 @ Iroquois Amphitheater (8PM)
Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 political comedy with Peter Sellers, subtitled How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, shows what can happen with misguided leaders in charge.
🎶 WFPK Waterfront Wednesday
Tomorrow, 5/28 @ Big Four Lawn at Waterfront Park (6PM)
This month’s performers in the free summer concert series are Chuck Prophet & His Cumbian Shoes, Southern Avenue, and Relaay. Plus vendors, food, drinks, and a kid’s area.
❤️ Deck Picks II: A Guide to Why You Should Date My Friend
Thursday, 5/29 @ Headliners (7PM)
Host Howell Dawdy features 12 local singles being pitched to the crowd by the people who know them best: their BFFs, in this spin on Friends with Powerpoints.
♕ One Vision of Queen ft. Mark Martel
Friday, 5/30 @ Brown Theatre (8PM)
Martel’s viral videos landed him a spot performing with the surviving members of Queen on “American Idol.” Now he honors Freddie Mercury playing the band’s classic anthems.
🤠 Railbird Fest
Saturday, 5/31-Sunday, 6/1 @ Infield at Red Mile (11AM)
Lexington’s Music, Bourbon, and Equine festival returns with a country flair, featuring Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, Shaboozey, Red Clay Strays, Cody Jinks, and many more!
LOCALS ONLY
With school ending, here are communities in Kentuckiana that are providing free meals for students during summer break.
Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport is bracing for a busy summer. Here are some travel tips from the experts.
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