Tag Archives: Arts Writing
Throwback Thursday: ‘Rockshops’ Mentor Louisville’s Girls in Rocking Out
“Drum beats, blasting vocals and shredding guitars rhythmically permeated the hallways of Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts School. Jinxed to Death was preparing Sunday for its first performance. The five band members—all girls under 14—have only known each other for two days and were still in the midst of polishing song lyrics, a combination of wailing […]
Exploring Cuban Free Speech at the Louisville International Festival of Film
The 6th Annual Louisville International Festival of Film, which began Thursday and runs through Saturday evening, invites filmmakers and film lovers to experience a weekend of over 150 screenings. The LIFF screens artistic films not usually presented through commercial venues, and giving independent filmmakers a place to showcase their work. One of those filmmakers is Lloyd […]
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Friday Arts Double Feature
It’s Friday, and I’m sure you have places to go and things to see– like planning for the Portland Art and Heritage Festival or attending the Louisville Outskirts Festival– so I’ll keep this short. My two arts pieces for WFPL today included: Portland, a Working-Class Louisville Neighborhood, Meets Its New Arts Community Louisville’s Outskirts Festival Celebrating Women’s […]
Throw-Back Thursday: “Change Is Coming to Louisville’s Portland Neighborhood…”
Okay– we’re just about an hour shy of Thursday, but it’s been a long day and I’m not even sure the huge “trenta-sized” green tea will be enough to keep up until then; thus, I’m #throwbackthursday-ing now. I’m going through some edits on a piece about The Portland Arts and Heritage Fair here in Louisville, […]
Traveling Dance Company Offers Insights From Their Art to Louisville Youngsters
I was dying to put on my dance shoes– just kidding, modern dancers typically go barefoot– when covering Paul Taylor 2’s visit to Louisville. The audio from this was pretty great too, with the variety of primal screams and deep breathing expected from such a workshop. Best part though was the focus on dance as […]
Ashlie Danielle Stevens 