It’s time again to get out and meet some new people! Join us tonight (5:30 - 8:30 pm) at the New2Lou 2nd Wed Social at the BBC Four Roses Bourbon Barrel Loft! We’ll have the awesome third floor private space in the downtown BBC (3nd & Main) all to our selves. And our awesome hosts will be offering drinks specials for our group: $3.75 beers and well liquor. $4.00 House wine. Drink specials, swanky private space and the coolest new people in town…no brainer.
Be sure to pick up today’s Leo Weekly! The entire issue is focused on bourbon! Yep, bourbon is hot, hot, hot! Our Bourbon series event partner Josh Durr, from Hawthorn Beverage Group, and one of our very own members Heather Mickley, are featured in an article titled: “A burning thirst for Knowledge - Why bourbon 101 keeps selling out”. Speaking of Bourbon 101, tickets are now on sale for the next bourbon class at the end of this month. So purchase your ticket(s) before it sells out again! And mark your calendars for Bourbon 102 on April 25th and Bourbon 103 on May 24th!
What else is on radar this week? Plenty of reasons to eat, drink and be social! Looking for more fun events this week? Check out the local calendars on our awesome new events page!
Wednesday (3/13) New2Lou Social at the BBC Loft - Join us tonight for a drink or two, meet some new people and try a new place from 5:30 - 8:30 pm at the BBC Four Roses Bourbon Barrel Loft. Drink specials, awesome new people, and good times guaranteed Free and open to the public, even if you are “Old2Lou”.
Thursday (3/14) Salsa Thursdays - Love to dance or want to learn? Then this is a must do. Every Thursday Cosa Seria, local Latin band, hosts Salsa Thursdays at Skybar in St. Matthews at 8:30 pm. Dance lessons by Gabe Scott, great music and fun crowd. Admission $7. Admission + Class $10.
Thursday (3/14) Ruby Tuesday Give Back Community Program - Eat at Ruby Tuesday on any Thursday this month and they’ll donate 20% to the Forecastle Foundation - An awesome non-profit focused on global & local environmental education and protecting the world’s most threatened, biodiversity hot spots. Download this flyer, show it to your server and help save the environment.
Friday (3/15) Gnit - Opening night of Gnit at Actors Theater of Louisville. Watch closely as Peter Gnit, a funny-enough but so-so specimen of humanity, makes a lifetime of bad decisions, on the search for his True Self, which is disintegrating while he searches. Tickets start at $24. And don’t forget if you are New2Actors ask about the Try Us Out Ticket for $10.
Saturday (3/16) Pitch with Sassmouth - PITCH welcomes techno performer, globe trotting DJ/Producer and Smartbar Resident Sassmouth to Louisville, Haymarket Whiskey Bar to be exact. Techno in Louisville? Yep, and you can thank PITCH for bringing it to you. $5 cover, 21+ Music starts at 10 pm.
Sunday (3/17) New Albanian Brunch - Nursing a hangover or just love a good Bloody Mary? Check out the New Albanian Brew House Sunday brunch menu. We promise you won’t be disappointed. They offer a “build your own bloody mary” bar, “build your own omelette” bar and prime rib for the meat-lovers. And it’s across the bridge so you don’t have to wait until 1 pm to consume an adult beverage.
Sunday (3/17) St Patrick’s Day - Celebrate St Patrick’s Day at a local Irish favorite, the Irish Rover, on historic Frankfort Avenue. An entire day filled with live music, entertainment, eating, drinking and lots of fun! $5 cover, kids 12 and under are free. The tent opens at 11 am and because we are in KY, you’ll have to wait until 1 pm to purchase your Irish drink of choice.
On the Radar
March 22-24 Bourbon Classic - The Bourbon Classic is a weekend event exploring the “best of the best” in the authentic world of Bourbon, from the craftsmanship of distilling to the pure enjoyment of the spirit in its many forms. There is a full list of events on the website and ticket pricing varies, click here for more info.
March 28 New2Lou Bourbon Series: 101 - Whether you are New2Bourbon or the Bourbon Geek? We’ve got your back. We want you to be well educated and armed with bourbon knowledge because we live here in Bourbon Country, it’s your duty! Tickets are $30 and space is limited. Purchase your tickets today!
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