Louisville
Free Public Library Events 2012
Main
Branch
Wednesday, June 6 2PM- Word Express
Thursday, June 7 7PM- English
Conversation Club
Saturday, June 9 2PM- Fun in the Sun
Wednesday, June 13 3:30PM- Wii
Wednesday
Monday, June 18 2PM- Squallis
Puppeteers
Tuesday, June 19 2PM- Creating Your
Own Comic
Thursday, June 21 11AM- Strange
Birds and Horses
Monday, June 25 2PM- Mad Science
Saturday, June 30 2PM-Birds of a
feather
Monday, July 2 2PM- Puppet Show
Monday, July 9 2PM- Louisville
Nature Center
Saturday, July 14 2PM- Silly Stories
Monday, July 23 2PM- Second chances
wildlife
Saturday, July 28 2PM- How does your
Garden Grow?
Wednesday, August 1 3:30PM- Wii
Wednesday
Thursday, August 9 7PM- English
Conversation Club
Middletown
Branch
Saturday, June 16 11AM- Family Story
time
Thursday, June 21 4:15PM- Magic Tree
House Party
Wednesday, June 27 2PM- Junk Genius
Wednesday, July 11 11AM- Water,
Water Everywhere
Saturday, July 21 11AM- Creative
Dance and Movement
Wednesday, July 25 11AM- Preschool
Story Time
Tuesday, August 7 11Am- Strange
Birds and Horses
JTown
Branch
Thursday, June 7 2:30PM- Get Up! The
staying active magic show
Tuesday, June 12 10:30AM- Scrabble
Scramble
Saturday, June 23 2PM- I-Spy at the
Library
Tuesday, June 26 2:30PM- Mad
Science: Dirt on Garbage
Thursday, June 28 1PM-Sew What!
Sewing Group
Thursday, July 5 11AM- Preschool
Story Time
Tuesday, July 24 2:30PM- Raptor
Rehab
Tuesday, July 31 2PM- Diary of a
Wimpy Kid Party
Thursday, August 9 11AM- Preschool
Story Time
Saturday, August 11 11AM- Squallis
Puppeteers “Tricky Fox Show”
Iroquois
Branch
Wednesday, June 6 10AM- Computer
Basics
Thursday, June 7 6:30PM- Family
Story Time
Saturday, June 16 3PM-English
Conversation Club
Wednesday, June 20 4PM- Chess Club
Wednesday, June 27 2PM- West
African Dancing with Kacey Frazier
Wednesday, July 11 2PM- Junk Genius
Robot Challenge
Monday, July 16 3:30PM- Writing Fun
Thursday, August 2 2PM-Strangt
Birds and Horses
Saturday, August 11 11AM- Sing
Along Concert with Heidi Howe
Fern
Creek Branch
Tuesday, June 12 2PM- Make your Own
Sports Pennant
Tuesday, Jun 19 2PM- Water, Water
Everywhere
Thursday, June 21 4:15PM- Magic Tree
House Party
Tuesday, June 26 2PM- Stone Carving
Tuesday, July 17 2PM- Thomas Freese,
Silly Tales and Songs
Tuesday, July 24 2PM- Feed the
Birds!
Tuesday, July 31 2PM- Marsha Roth
Storytelling
Tuesday, August 7 2PM- Readathon
Crescent
Hill Branch
Monday, June 11 2:30PM- Hip Hop
Dance for Kids with Safiyyah
Saturday, June 16 11Am- Father’s
Day Story time
Wednesday, June 20 11:30AM-
Gardening Tip Table
Tuesday, June 26 11Am- Gym Class
Parachute Fun
Wednesday, June 27 2PM-Exploring the
World of Music
Monday, July 9 2:30PM- Mad Science
Monday, July 16 2:30PM- Magic with
Steve-O
Tuesday, July 24 2:30PM- Learn to
Make Balloon Animals
Thursday, July 26 2:30PM- Create a
Scrumptious Surprise
Wednesday, August 8 11:15AM-
Preschool Story Time
Shively
Branch
Thursday, June 7 2PM-
Interactive Storytelling
Saturday, June 9
2PM-Crafty Corner
Thursday, June 14 2PM-
Annual Sidewalk Chalk Extravaganza
Thursday, June 21 2PM-
Zippo the Clown
Thursday, July 5
2PM- Mr. Moustache
Thursday, July 26 2PM-
All Star Obstacle Course
Saturday, August 11
2PM- Summer Reading Finale
Southwest
Branch
Wednesday, June 6
9:15AM- Mother Goose Story time
Saturday, June 9
2:30PM- Teddy Bear Picnic
Wednesday, June 13
2PM- Mad Science- Machines
Saturday, June 16
10AM- Donuts with Daddy
Saturday, June 20
2PM- Al and Penny Nelson
Thursday, July 12 2PM-
Spider Man Book Party
Thursday, July 19
2PM- Strange Birds and Horses
Monday, July 30 2PM-
Water, Water Everywhere
Wednesyday, August 8
3:30PM- Furu Furu Park
Highlands/Shelby
Park Branch
Wednesday, June 6 7PM-
Rain Gardens
Friday, June 8 2Pm-
Interactive Story Telling with Marsha Roth
Tuesday, June 12 5PM-
Craft Night
Wednesday, June 20
2PM- Mad Science
Wednesday, June 27
4:40PM- Anime Club
Tuesday, July 10 7PM-
Family Storytime
Wednesday, July 25
2PM- Beach Party
Wednesday, August 8
5PM- Triple Threat Trivia: Zombies
St.
Matthews Branch
Saturday, June 9
11Am- Squallis Puppeteers
Saturday, June 16
2PM- Mad Science
Tuesday, June 26 4PM-
Anime Club
Tuesday, July 10
11Am- Strange Birds and Horses
Saturday, July 21
2PM- Angry Birds Party
Monday, July 23 11AM-
Magnet Making Fun
Wednesday, August 8
11:15AM- Preschool Story time
Newburg
Branch
Thursday, June 7
1PM-Take Me Out To the Library
Tuesday, June 12 2PM-
Dance, Dance Revolution Dance-Off
Thursday, June 14 1PM-
OMG! Its Science!
Tuesday, July 3 2PM-
Explosive Science
Tuesday, July 17
11AM- Strange Birds and Horses
Thursday, August 7
1Pm- Water, Water Everywhere
Westport
Branch
Tuesday, June 5 7PM-
Junk Genius Robot Challenge
Tuesday, June 12
4:30PM- Steve-O All Star Magic Show
Wednesday, June 27
4PM- Second chances Wildlife Center
Thursday, July 19
4:30PM- Water, Water Everywhere
Saturday, July 28
2PM- Thomas Freese and Jack Tales
Portland
Branch
Friday, June 8 ALL
DAY- Best Friends Day
Tuesday, June 19 1PM-
Team TSR Make Labs
Thursday, June 21
2PM- Strange Birds and Horses
Friday, July 13 2PM-
Mr. Moustache’s Magic Show
Wednesday, July 25
2PM- Space is the Place
Wednesday, August 8
11AM- Preschool Story Time
Saturday, August 11
2PM- Scrabble Club
Bon
Air Branch
Tuesday, June 5
2:30PM- Family Fun- Steve-O
Thursday, June 7 3PM-
Craft Camp: Beach in A Jar
Tuesday, June 12
2:30PM- Family Fun: Dinosaur Rumpus
Thursday, June 14
3PM- Craft Camp:Daisy Pens
Tuesday, June 26
2:30PM-Family Fun- Summertime Sashay
Thursday, July 5
11:15AM- Preschool Storytime
Tuesday, July 17
2:30PM- Family Fun: Game On!
Wednesday, July 25
2:30PM- Water, Water Everywhere
Tuesday, August 7
2:30PM- Family Fun: Blue Apple Players
Fairdale
Branch
Tuesday, June 12
2:30PM- Draw Your own Comic
Monday, June 18 4PM-
Magic Tree House Party
Thursday, June 28
2:30PM- Interactive Storytelling with Marsha Roth
Thursday, July 5
2:30PM- Zippo the Clown
Tuesday, July 10
2:30PM- Second Chance Wildlife Center: While You Were Sleeping
Tuesday, July 17
2:30PM- All Star Afternoon
Thursday, July 26
2:30PM- Super Hero Stories
Thursday, August 2
2:30PM- Diary of a Wimpy Kid Party
Friday, August 17
2:30PM- Back to School Bash
Okolona
Branch
Saturday, June 9 2PM-
Father’s Day Crafts
Thursday, June 14
2PM- Junk Genius Robot Challenge
Wednesday, June 27
11AM- Preschool Story Time
Saturday, June 30
2PM- Snap, Dazzle, Pose
Thursday, June 28
2PM- Stone Carving with Al and Penny Nelson
Tuesday, July 10 2PM-
Strange Birds and Horses
Thursday, July 19
2PM- All Star Crafts
Thursday, July 26
2PM- Raptor Rehab
Saturday, August 4
2PM- Back 2 School Fair
Wednesday August 8
11AM- Preschool Story Time
Shawnee
Branch
Tuesday, June 5 1PM-
Get Your Mustache On!
Wednesday, June 13
10:30AM- Preschool Story time
Tuesday, July 17 1PM-
Camp Razzmatazz
Tuesday, July 31 2PM-
Strange Birds and Horses
Friday, August 10
1PM- Summer Reading Comes to an End!
2012
Great Escape Free Summer Movies
All Shows Start at
9:30AM
New Albany, IN
JUNE
6, 7 RIO (G)
JUNE
13, 14 ALVIN &
CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G)
JUNE
20, 21 SMURFS (PG)
JUNE
27, 28 HOP (PG)
JULY
4, 5 PUSS IN BOOTS
(PG)
JULY
11, 12 RANGO (PG)
JULY
18, 19 KUNG FU
PANDA 2 (PG)
JULY
25, 26 HAPPY FEET
2 (PG)
AUG
1, 2 SURPRISE
FEATURE (?)
AUG
8, 9 SURPRISE
FEATURE (?)
Shelbyville, KY
JUNE
5, 6 RIO (G)
JUNE
12, 13 ALVIN &
CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G)
JUNE
19, 20 SMURFS (PG)
JUNE
26, 27 HOP (PG)
JULY
3, 4 PUSS IN BOOTS
(PG)
JULY
10, 11 RANGO (PG)
JULY
17, 18 KUNG FU
PANDA 2 (PG)
JULY
24, 25 MR POPPER’S
PENGUINS (PG)
JULY
31, AUG 1 SURPRISE
FEATURE (?)
AUG
7, 8 SURPRISE
FEATURE (?)
Clarksville, IN
(River Falls)
JUNE
4, 5 RIO (G)
JUNE
11, 12 ALVIN &
CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED (G)
JUNE
18, 19 SMURFS (PG)
JUNE
25, 26 HOP (PG)
JULY
2, 3 PUSS IN BOOTS
(PG)
JULY
9, 10 RANGO (PG)
JULY
16, 17 KUNG FU
PANDA 2 (PG)
JULY
23, 24 HAPPY FEET
2 (PG)
JULY
30, 31 SURPRISE
FEATURE (?)
AUGUST
6, 7 SURPRISE
FEATURE (?)
Cinemark
Summer Movie Clubhouse at Tinseltown
Call 326-3264 for show
listings and times
Riverstage
Twilight Movie Series
Located at the by the
river at the end of Spring Street in Jeffersonville, IN.
Seating starts at 7PM
and movies begin at dark.
Free
Outdoor Movies at The Iroquois Amphitheater
Monday, June 4 8:30PM-
Citizen Kane (PG)
Friday, June 8 8:30PM-
The Help (PG-13)
Monday, June 11
8:30PM- The Muppet Movie (G)
Monday, June 18
8:30PM- Romancing the Stone (PG)
Monday, June 25
8:30PM- Chicago (PG-13)
Monday, July 2 8:30PM-
Stand and Deliver (PG)
Monday, July 9 8:30PM-
From Russia with Love (PG)
Saturday, July 14
8:30PM- Moneyball (PG-13)
Monday, July 23
8:30PM- The Secret Life of Bees (PG-13)
Monday, July 30
8:30PM- Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG)
Monday, August 6
8:30PM- The Princess Bride (PG)
Saturday, August 11
8:30PM- Cars 2 (G)
Zoovie
Movie Nights at the Louisville Zoo
$5.00 after 5PM. Field
opens at 6PM, movies begin at sundown.
Friday, June 1- Cars 2
(G)
Friday, June 15- The
Muppets
Friday, July 6-
Adventures of Tin Tin
Friday, July 20- Puss
in Boots
Friday, August 3-
Spongebob Squarepants: The Movie
Friday, August 17-
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
District
5 Outdoor Family Film Festival
Call 502-574-1105 for
more information about dates and times.
Rave
Movie Theatre Family Film Festival
Free Movies will be at
the Stonybrook and Preston Crossings locations.
Movies will be every
Tuesday and Wednesday beginning some time in June.
Doors open at 9:30AM
and the movie begins at 10AM.
Middletown
Free Summer Concerts in Wetherby Park
Sunday, June 10- “The
Mystics” from 5:30PM till 7:30PM
Sunday, July 15- “Joey
Constantine Band” from 5:30PM till 7:30PM
Sunday, August 12-
“Bluegrass 101” from 5:30PM till 7:30PM
Cherokee
Triangle Summer Concert Series at Willow Park
Every Sunday in June
and July from 7-9PM. Please call 459-0256
Music
on the Terrace at The Summit Shopping Center
Every Thursday in June
and July. For more Information call 425-3441
2011
Concerts in the Park in Warder Park
Located on the corner
of Court Avenue and Spring Street in Jeffersonville, IN.
Concerts are on
Fridays at 7:30PM.
Friday, June 1- Tom &
Ricky
Friday, June 8-
Classic Country by HCB
Friday, June 15- Holy
Name Band
Friday, June 22- River
Cities Concert Band
Friday, June 29- Early
Autumn Big Band
Friday, July 6- June
Kelley Roy and Top Notch
Friday, July 13-
Kosair Dance Band
Friday, July 20-
Signature Jazz orchestra
Friday, July 27- The
Cloigheann Irish Band
Friday, August 3-
Rascals of Ragtyme
Friday, August 10-
Kosair Brass Band
Friday, August 17-
River Cities Concert Band
Riverstage
Concert Series-Rolling Out The Weekends
Located by the river
at the end of Spring Street in Jeffersonville, IN.
All concerts are
7:00-10:30PM.
TBA. Please Call
812-285-6440 for more information and listings or visit
Westport
Village Summer Concert Series
Every
Friday from 7-9PM during the months of June-August. Please visit
http://www.westportvillage.com/Events/tabid/59/Default.aspx
for more information and listings.
KY
Shakespeare in Central Park
“Much To Do About
Nothing”
June 12- June 29
(every day except Monday)
Pre-show- 7:30PM
Show- 8:30PM
“Measure for
Measure”
August 3-August 5
Pre-show- 7:30PM
Show- 8:30PM
MetroParks
Modern Spraygrounds-Free Water Fun
Algonquin Park- 1614
Cypress Street
Baxter Square- 301
South 12th Street
Iroquois Park- 5216
New Cut Road
Waterfront Park-
Downtown(2 locations)
Crescent Hill Park-
adjacent to Mary T. Meagher Aquatic Center
Farnsley Park- 3100
Wedgewood Way
Wyandotte Park- 1104
Beecher Street
Shelby Park- 600 E.
Oak Street
LaPorte Park- 2529
Bank Street
Petersburg Park- 5008
Indian Trail
Riverview
Park -- 8202 Greenwood Rd
*Coming
Soon! Sprayground
at Breslin Park!
Speed
Art Museum Free First Friday Nights
Free Admission to the
museum’s permanent collection and to the Art Sparks interactive
family gallery.
Friday, June 1- 5-9PM
Friday, July 6- 5-9PM
Friday, August 3-
5-9PM
Home
Depot Kids Workshops
Free workshop activity
for children ages 5-12 on the first Saturday of each month from
9AM-12noon. Participants will create a project from a pre-fabricated
kit. There is a different project each month.
Lowe’s
Build and Grow Workshop
Free workshop activity
for children ages 4-12 on the second and fourth Saturday of each
month at 10AM. Pre-registration is required. Go to
www.lowesbuildandgrow.com.
Louisville
Free Public Library Summer Reading Program
Read 10 books between
June 1- August 11. List the titles in the Summer Reading folder and
return the completed folder to any public library location by August
6. for a free prize pack and to be registered for additional prizes.
This program is for children from birth -5th
grade. There is also a summer reading program for teens.
Barnes
and Noble Summer Reading Program
Kids can read and
eight books and list them in the Reading Journal. Kids can chose a
free book from a list when they turn in their completed Reading
Journal at any local Barnes & Noble Book Store. Go to
www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading
to download a reading journal.
Half
Price Books Summer Reading Program
Read 15 minutes a day
and turn in your Reading Ledger for a $5.00 gift card. Visit
www.hpb.com
for more details.
Crescent
Hill Reservoir and Gatehouse Tours
The Crescent Hill
Gatehouse will be open for free tours every Wednesday(weather
permitting) until September 22. The tour times are 11AM-1PM &
6PM-8PM. Learn about the history of Louisville Water. The facilities
are located on Reservoir Avenue, just off Frankfort Avenue.
Frazier
History Museum Kids Club
Join the Kids Club for
free and kids get free admission to the museum(with a paying
adult-$9.50) on the second Saturday of the month. The Second Saturday
program will feature crafts, games, activities, and special
performances revolving around a selected theme.
Saturday, June 9-
Founders Day Celebration- 10-4PM
Saturday, July 14-
Samurai- 11AM-4PM
Museum
of the American Printing House for the Blind
Summer Braille
Workshops for kids. Be inspired by the story of Braille. Learn the
basics of the Braille alphabet and practice writing on a Braille
slate and on a braillewriter. Admission is free, but registration is
required. Call 899-2213. The museum is located at 1839 Frankfort
Avenue.
Saturday, July 14
10:30AM-12:30
Saturday, July 21
10:30AM-12:30
Jefferson
Memorial Forest
On the last Saturday
of every month, the will be free volunteer-led guided hikes. All
hikes will begin at 9AM and last approximately 3 hours.
Saturday, June 2,
Metro Parks free fishing derby. 8am-1pm. Poles,
hooks, and bait are provided. There will be fishing instructors,
contests, and a free picture with the fish you catch.
Saturday, July 7
10AM-2PM- Family Canoe day at Tom Wallace Lake. This Program is
suitable for beginning paddlers (ages 5 and up). Fee: Activities are
free; $10 canoe rental.
