The midpoint of the week deserves more than leftovers and scrolling. Let’s find you something better around the 502.

First up, here’s your last chance to catch Journey when they bring their Final Frontier Tour to the KFC Yum! Center on 10/22. ENTER NOW!

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• Shawn James plays a “wide range of music from folk to blues, R&B, Gospel to rock, metal” and more. See for yourself when he brings his Flew Too Close to the Sun Tour to Headliners on 10/21, with guest Evan Bartles. Enter to win tickets!*

• Bone Thugs-N-Harmony rap their way back into Mercury Ballroom on 1/16. Tickets are on sale now.

• Singer-guitarist Jon Spencer has fronted numerous bands, including Boss Hog, Pussy Galore, and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, but will be bringing his solo project to the Whirling Tiger on 2/3. Tix now available.

• Winter hasn’t even begun, but if you’re already looking forward to warmer weather again, then snag your tix for Sailing Into Summer, featuring Tony & the Tan Lines, 6/5 at Brown-Forman Amphitheater.

• If you’re more in the Christmas mood, then you’ll want to check out the Annual Holiday Open House at Nanz & Kraft Florist in St. Matthews. Details here.

LOUISVILLE’S SWEET SIDE

National Dessert Day is your official permission slip to skip straight to the sweet stuff. The Louisville area has plenty of local spots serving up cakes, cookies, pies, ice cream, pastries and other sugar-loaded goodness, so check out our guide to some of the best desserts around town and treat yourself accordingly.

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The 10-Minute Responsible Thing

Life insurance is easy to avoid, because it’s really not that fun to think about. If given the choice, we’d prefer to use our brain power imagining a horse wearing a cowboy hat… But this needs to be done. Ethos makes the insurance of life a lot easier to deal with. You answer a few health questions online, skip the medical exam altogether, and most people get approved the same day. Every plan includes a free will, so you can knock out two of life's least fun tasks at once. Policies start around $54 a month*, and more than 500,000 families have already gotten covered through them. If people depend on you - a spouse, kids, parents, a horse wearing a cowboy hat, anyone - it’s one of the most assuredly useful things you can take care of in about 10 minutes. Check Your Rate Today

*Sample rate: 10-year term $1M life policy for 40 y/o healthy, non-smoking male

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• Here’s info you’ll need to know prior to election day on 11/3.

• Do you know the Louisville connection to Girl Scout cookies?

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