Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Eat early at Varanese and Beat the Odds

Oaks and Derby dining can be tricky to get, and expensive, but Varanese, 2106 Frankfort Ave., will help you Beat the Odds if you can manage to dine early. The restaurant is offering a...

Evan Williams Experience Bourbon & Blaze at Green Building

Thurby events are blossoming all over. Downtown, Evan Williams Bourbon Experience is sponsoring Bourbon & Blaze 2016., a live music event in the parking lot adjoining The Green Building and Galaxie Bar located at...

Oaks Eve Celebrity Derby Bash at The Olmstead

Southern Gaming Magazine is getting in on the fun this year, sponsoring a Thurby evening, Oaks Eve Celebrity Derby Bash at The Olmstead, 3701 Frankfort Ave., from 6-9 p.m. Hosts are Denny Crum and...

Middletown gets a Joella’s this June

The hot popularity of Joella’s Hot Chicken has convinced restaurateur Tony Palombino to convert his Boozbozz Pizza & Taphouse at 13401 Shelbyville Rd. in Middletown to his new restaurant concept. The second Louisville area...

After Thurby, head to Copper & Kings for Sunset Party

Thursday, May 5, 6-9 p.m., Yelp will throw a “RSVP” only after-Thurby Sunset Part on Copper & Kings Brandy Distillery’s third floor Skydeck, 1121 E. Washington St. The thematic drink will be C&K’s Ride...

Support Kosair Kids at Oaks Eve Bash

Thurby evening, Thursday, May 5, the Third Annual Oaks Eve Bash will take place at Woodhaven Country Club, 7200 Woodhaven Rd. This fairly new fundraiser supports the life-saving and life-changing efforts of Kosair Charities,...

Drake’s By The River during Derby Week

The Kentucky Derby Festival’s Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville will be joined this year by a pop-up bar, “Drake’s By the River” which will be open for the entire nine-day run of Fest-a-Ville. A full-service bar will...

Derby Social at Farmington tomorrow

Plenty of fun stuff is in store tomorrow, Tuesday, May 3, at Farmington Historic Plantation, 3033 Bardstown Rd., at the Derby Social sponsored by Copper & Kings Brandy Distillery. Music will be provided by...

Handicapping lessons and dinner at Bourbons Bistro

Sports and turf writers Jody Demling and Mark Coomes will be the instructors giving advice on how to figure the best odds for your Derby picks at a special dinner Monday, May 2 at...

Four Roses sponsors Derby City Brewfest

A Bourbon distillery is sponsoring a beer festival Friday, May 6, Oaks Day, because this year there will be a competition for beers aged in Bourbon barrels – in Four Roses Bourbon barrels, of...