Cultural Events at 21c Louisville

Nestled in the heart of Museum Row and downtown Louisville, 21c is an epicenter for culture, activity, and artistic expression for the city and region. The union of 21c Museum Hotel, Proof on Main, and the International Contemporary Art Foundation create an exciting array events, including artist lectures, and dinners, a monthly film series, musical performances, Trolley Hop activities, and much more. While there's often something going on at 21c, we're happy to make suggestions within our neighborhood so you can get the most out of your visit to Louisville. Please contact us at 502.217.6300 if you have any questions.

Get Your Next Fix - Proof Gelato is Open for the Season

All Summer Long ...

Coming to a corner near you, the Proof Gelato Cart is on the move. Follow @proofgelato on Twitter to stay tuned to for all the Handmade Italian Goodness you can handle.

Show Your Penguin Pride - Rock the Vote

Voting for the 2010 Readers' Choice Awards is open now!

Unemployment. Economic meltdowns. Healthcare reform. Whatever your political stance, there's one issue we can all unite on: MORE RED PENGUINS.

Last year your votes help us land the coveted #1 Hotel in the U.S. (and #6 in the World) title. We can't thank you enough for your support! Now, like the proverbial chad, we're asking our fans to help us "hang" on to our spot at the top. As our forefathers planned, every vote counts, so cozy up to your computer and show us the love.

› Rock your vote now
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CALL FOR ENTRIES - 3rd Annual KY Short Film & Video Showcase

Deadline: Monday, August 9
Event: Tuesday, September 21

21c Museum and Louisville Film Society is accepting entries for the 3rd Annual Kentucky Short Film & Video Showcase. This popular rooftop showcase provides independent media artists from Kentucky an opportunity to show their work in a theatrical setting before an audience. The showcase continues to grow - last year, over 50 films were submitted and 13 chosen to be projected under the stars with several hundred in attendance on the 21c Parking Garage rooftop.

› View the entry form

Join Proof on Main for a Summer Supper

Celebrating Local Farmers and Benefiting Slow Food Bluegrass

Join Proof on Main chef Michael Paley and Louisville chef Nancy Schoenhoff for a Summer Supper at Woodland Farm in Goshen, Kentucky. The chefs will collaborate on a dinner featuring local ingredients. Enjoy a tour of the Proof garden at Woodland Farm and hear from the local farmers and artisan producers highlighted on the menu before dining under the arbor at a communal table. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Slow Food Bluegrass.

The menu will incorporate the unique styles of both chefs: Paley's flavor-focused cuisine inspired by the culinary traditions of Italy and the American South with Schoenhoff’s soulful and diverse flavors. Participating farmers include Barr Farms, Capriole Goat Cheese, Foxhollow Farm, Kentucky Gold Produce and Woodland Farm.

About Woodland Farm
Woodland Farm is owned by 21c Museum Hotel founders Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson. Brown and Wilson purchased the historic property in 1995 with the desire to help preserve the farmland on which they both grew up. The 1,019 acre farm is home to the bison of Kentucky Bison Company and the Proof on Main Garden. Woodland Farm is the largest single Kentucky property on the National Register of Historic Places.

› For reservations, call Stephanie Greene 502.582.6300 x112
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21c Kiss and Tell Contest

August 2010

Prepare to pucker up this August.

Spend a HOT summer night with the Red Penguins at 21c Museum Hotel and submit the best Penguin peck picture to be crowned "Top of the Flock."

Celebrate your win with a romantic one-night stay (complete with rose petal turndown, chocolate-covered strawberries, and breakfast for two at Proof on Main) and put those kissing skills to use.

Score a sizzling summer rate by calling 502.217.6300 and mentioning "KISS."

› Get in on the action, become a fan of 21c on Facebook and visit the Contest tab to enter today.
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SAVE THE DATE: Heresy and Blasphemy

because "wrong" has never tasted so right

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
6:30pm

Prepare to leave your dogma at the door and check back soon for details.

› Call 502.217.6360 to reserve your spot now

Celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month at Proof on Main This September

September 2010
Thursdays 5-7pm

Learn from the area's top bourbon connoisseurs as we feature bourbons from across the Commonwealth. Distillery representatives will be on hand to answer questions and guide you through the history of their bourbons.

Schedule:

September 2		Chris Morris - Old Forester and Woodford Reserve
September 9		Kevin Smith - Makers Mark
September 30		Parker Beam - Heaven Hill, Evan Williams, Elijah Craig

Reservations for the bar events are not necessary, but if you'd like to gain extra credit by practicing food pairings with your newly acquired bourbon knowledge, dinner reservations can be made by calling 502.217.6360. All this extracurricular learning is just in time for the Kentucky Bourbon Festival. Held every September, it is a celebration no bourbon enthusiast should miss.

› Learn more at kybourbonfestival.com

Chef Michael Paley is headed for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

Kentucky Horse Park
Thursday, October 7, 2010
7pm
$300 per person

Kentucky's favorite chefs will be working side by side with the James Beard Foundation and celebrity chefs from around the United States during the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, which will feature eight world championships in equestrian sport at Lexington's Kentucky Horse Park from September 25 through October 10, 2010.

Cookin' in the Bluegrass: A Celebrity Chef Dinner Series, will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park's Farmhouse restaurant during the 16 nights of the 2010 Games. Each night, 80 guests will enjoy dining experiences that replicate the sumptuous dinners held at the prestigious James Beard House in New York City.

The dinner series stems from collaboration between the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the James Beard Foundation and Kentucky Horse Park Foundation, and is sponsored by Kentucky Proud, a program of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, funded by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund.

The celebrity and Kentucky chefs will together prepare dishes reflecting their geographic region or culinary specialties, and will have the opportunity to use Kentucky-grown food products. Participation by Kentucky Proud, funded in part by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund, will highlight the vitality of the farm to table movement and give visiting chefs access to fresh, locally grown food products.

Proceeds from Cookin' in the Bluegrass will benefit the James Beard Foundation, the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation, and the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

› Purchase tickets online

About the James Beard Foundation
Founded in 1986, the James Beard Foundation is dedicated to celebrating, preserving, and nurturing America's culinary heritage and diversity in order to elevate the appreciation of our culinary excellence. A cookbook author and teacher with an encyclopedic knowledge about food, James Beard, who died in 1985, was a champion of American cuisine. He helped educate and mentor generations of professional chefs and food enthusiasts. Today, the Beard Foundation continues in the same spirit by administering a number of diverse programs that include educational initiatives, food industry awards, scholarships to culinary schools, and publications, and by maintaining the historic James Beard House in New York City's Greenwich Village as a "performance space" for visiting chefs. For more information, please visit www.jamesbeard.org.

About the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are the world championships of eight equestrian disciplines recognized by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). The Games are held every four years and this will be the first occurrence in the United States.

The Games will be broadcast on NBC Sports, which has marked the largest commitment to network coverage of equestrian sport in U.S. television history. The 2010 Games are expected to have a statewide economic impact of $150 million, and current sponsors include Alltech, Rolex, John Deere, Ariat International, Inc., Meydan and the University of Kentucky. For more information on the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, please visit www.alltechfeigames.com.

About the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation
Since its inception in 1985 the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation and a prestigious board has been fulfilling the park's mission to become the unquestioned leading equestrian facility of its kind in the world. The foundation continues to provide funding for the park's facilities such as show rings and barns for equine competitions, horses and carriages, costumes, signage, demographic research, land surveys and publications. Visit www.khpfoundation.org and www.kyhorsepark.com for more information.

About Kentucky Proud
Kentucky Proud is Kentucky's official state farm marketing program. Kentucky Proud is dedicated to opening markets for Kentucky producers and helping consumers find Kentucky Proud products. More than 1,800 farmers, processors, retailers, restaurants, farmers' markets, Kentucky state parks and Kentucky Farm Bureau roadside markets are members of Kentucky Proud. Visit www.kyproud.com for more information.

21c Does Breeders' Cup

November 5-6, 2010

The richest two days in sports are returning to historic Churchill Downs on November 5th and 6th for a record seventh time. Make Conde Nast Traveler readers' #1 US Hotel your headquarters for Breeders' Cup World Championships.

Located less than five miles from Churchill Downs in the heart of downtown's historic Museum Row, 21c is THE place to call home as you secure a spot to see undefeated Zenyatta battle the best in the world—and experience 21c's unique blend of Southern-style hospitality, modern design, and accessible luxury, while being surrounded by an impressive collection of contemporary art from living artists.

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21c Museum Hotel & Perfect Wedding Guide Present: Trousseau a Go-Go
with a Silent Auction Benefiting Blessings in a Backpack

Thursday, November 11, 2010, 7pm
Cash bar available

So you've found the one... Why wait for the big day? Celebrate now! Louisville's premier wedding event Trousseau A Go-Go is a night of partying and planning for contemporary couples... and anyone that appreciates a good time. Bring your friends, mingle with the area's top wedding gurus, nosh on munchies from Proof on Main, and kick up your heels at the award-winning 21c Museum Hotel. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to bid on all the goodies at the Silent Auction, with proceeds benefiting Blessings in a Backpack.

› Learn more about weddings at 21c
› Explore the Perfect Wedding Guide
› Donate to Blessings in a Backpack

Sunday Series: Cabaret Life Drawing & Yoga with Art

Now Every Sunday
In the downstairs galleries
Yoga with Art 2:30 - 4:00pm, $5
Cabaret Life Drawing 4:30 - 6:30pm, $10 ($5 students)

Cabaret Life Drawing is an evening of cabaret and life drawing at 21c Museum. It presents an array of burlesque starlets, fetish models, magicians, hula hoop artists and elaborately costumed showgirls whose performance and poses provide the basis for guests to sketch in a series of individual pencil and charcoal drawings.

Throughout the evening, performers will create and hold a series of poses ranging from 30 seconds to 15 minutes, allowing guests time to capture a quick sketch of each. Focusing on contrapposto and chiaroscuro, we will explore the weight shift of the model in the hips, shoulders, and head, as well as the distribution of light and shade for general dramatic effect.

BYOM (bring your own mat) for Yoga with Art. Flex those creative muscles as you work through a variety of ancient poses. Sessions are just $5 at the door and are led by Certified Yoga Teachers Skylar Smith, Jonathan Swanz, Teresa Phelps Martin, Marie Coma, and Susan Schroedery. Attendees should bring their own mat or towel and water and arrive early to ensure a spot because space is limited.

21c and Louisville Film Society Present Monthly Film Series

Third Tuesday Each Month

Since August of 2007, 21c has proudly partnered with the Louisville Film Society to be bring free monthly film programming to the community.

Upcoming events:

There will not a 21c and LFS Monthly Film Screening in August, please look forward to the 3rd Annual KY Short Film & Video Showcase on September 21st.

21c Monthly Film Series is funded by:

21c & Sarabande Books Monthly Poetry Series

Last Monday of each month, 7:30pm

On the last Monday of each month, 21c and Sarabande Books are proud to host evenings of live music, followed by Sarabande authors reading their work.

Upcoming guest authors:

August 30		Don Bogen and Idra Novey
September 27		Rhett Trull and Bryan Schiclione
October 25		Jason Schneiderman and Constance Merritt

21c Monthly Poetry Series is funded and operated by: