Scenes from the Art Fair

A big thanks goes out to all of the neighbors who volunteered to make the art fair a success this year. Our sponsors really stepped up their game this year too, making sure we had great advertising of our local businesses, services, and recreational opportunities here in Butchertown. Here are a few pics from the festivities!!

Butchertown Art Fair - SATURDAY MAY 15

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!
The Butchertown Neighborhood Association is thrilled for the forthcoming 2010 Butchertown Art Fair–which will take place in the heart of our historic neighborhood.

Saturday, May 15th from 10am - 7pm

We look forward to spending this coming Saturday showcasing the talent, creativity, and local aspects of our community with the rest of Louisville.

The event will be held in conjunction with the Thomas Edison Home and Garden tour, which will also take place on the same date/time. For details on the Home and Garden tour, please contact Kristen Lutes 502-585-5247.

LOCATION
New location this year, just a few blocks West from last years Butchertown Art Fair. Join us on the 800 block of Washington Street between Campbell Street & Shelby Street in Butchertown. Need directions? No worries! Click here.


SPECIAL THANKS!
Huge hugs and back slaps for the good folks who have helped make this years event happen. In no real particular order, the Art Fair would not be taking place if it wasnt for these establishments:
The Eye Care Institute
The Bodega
Willett Properties
J Gumbos Cajun Joint
the Louisville Beer Store
and special thanks to MPERFECT design for this years flyers, posters & graphics.

SEE YOU SOON!
Thanks for stopping by.. .

Call to All Artists — 2010 Butchertown Art Fair Sign-Up

Call To All Artists & Do-ers & Photographers & Makers & the Like...
Announcing the 2010 Butchertown Art Fair.

BOOTH INFO
10 ft x 10 ft Booth Space
$40 /Butchertown residents
$65 /non-Butchertown residents
multiple booth spaces available, just ask!
please note: rental details are still being sorted out for
canvas top tents. If this is something you would be
interested in, please get in touch with us.

LOCATION
New location this year — just a few blocks West from previous Art Fair events. This year join us on the 800 block of Washington Street between Campbell Street & Shelby Street in Butchertown. Parking will be available for vendors day of event.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Prior to the event, you will receive a confirmation letter and info packet
with full details about the event, including day-of instructions, booth
number & parking information. Questions? Please contact Natasha Maze.

Applications and payment due no later than May 2, 2010.
Checks payable to the Butchertown Neighborhood Association.
Remit to: Natasha Maze, Butchertown Art Fair, 1401 Quincy Street, Louisville, Ky 40206

If you are paying by check, please download this Art Fair Registration PDF and submit it with your payment.

Below are payment buttons which allow you to reserve booth space via PayPal. In addition to rendering payment, please submit your Name, Address, Email & Phone Number to Natasha Maze via email. You will receive a confirmation email once we have record of your payment.

non-Butchertown residents $65

Butchertown Residents only $40

Louisville's Butchertown Book Release!

The eagerly awaited pictoral history of Butchertown is being released February 8th to stores near you. Local author Edna Kubala gathered photos from several sources to bring this neighborhood to life, with many never before seen pictures of the neighborhood.  Join us in celebrating Butchertown! 

Book Signings:
Saturday, February 13, 2010 , Noon - 4 pm   Edison Birthday Party with light bulb cake!
Thomas Edison House Museum, 729-31 E. Washington St. (Museum admission applies: $5 adult, $3 for  18 and under) 

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 , 6 - 8 pm
The Eye Care Institute, 1536 Story Avenue

Saturday, February 20, 2010 , 2 - 4 pm
Barnes and Nobles, 801 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy.

Saturday, February 27, 2010, 3 p.m.
Miss Cs' Kitchen and Pantry, 1319 Story Ave

Friday, March 05, 2010 , 12 - 1:30 pm
Borders, 400 S. 4th Street

March 05, 2010, 6-8pm
Urban Design Studio, 507 South 3rd Street

April 30, 2010, "Derby" Frankfort Avenue Trolley Hop

Kaviar Forge Gallery,  1718 Frankfort Avenue

More Information and signings at: http://historicbutchertown.com/
and Louisville’s Butchertown facebook fan site
Check out Consuming Louisville for a shout out to local attractions!

Pre-order a book from the author at butchertown.contest@gmail.com and enter to win a $25 Louisville Originals gift card. 

Better Meat Needs Better Butchers

Below is an excerpt from GOOD Magazine, highlighting how once booming small scale family businesses have turned into a full blown INDUSTRY. Take a couple minutes and have a look back at how things once operated in Butchertown.

LINK TO GOOD MAGAZINE

"Forty years ago, smaller, family-owned slaughterhouses existed throughout the United States. The number of these “very small plants” has declined over the last 10 years, according to the Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the industry consolidated into a very, very efficient system. In her book Raising Steaks, Betty Fussell writes that all but a very small percentage of the 30 millions cows harvested annually in United States are turned into meat by one of three major packers. And industry beef producers don’t make money on rib eye steaks. They make money on the parts no one wants—value-added offals like pink slime."
- GOOD Magazine, 2010


(photo from Flickr)

Kenton Place Lost Olmsted Park

WHAS recently did a piece on the lost Kenton Place park that was once on East Market Street in the heart of Butchertown. The BNA had proposed to JBS Swift that the mitigating factor funds from the BOZA hearing should be used towards making the park a reality. Click Here for the Full Story.

pic provided by Bingham Fellows

Beargrass Creek Fundraising Party

Kentucky Waterways Alliance is hosting a fundraising party at the Garner-Furnish Art Studio celebrating the history and heritage of Beargrass Creek in Louisville. Benefits will go toward future clean-up work on the creek. The studio is located at 642 E Market Streets. The event will be on Friday, October 23, from 6:00 to 10:00pm. All are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Any question you may have can be directed to jennifer@kwalliance.org.
For more information on how you can get involved with this project and others, please follow the link to KWA's website.

(1873 map of the area, pre-rerouting of the creek)

Skipping Fish Boat School

Kimberly Hillerich's Butchertown school and business is presenting a new angle on connecting people with Kentucky's waterways. The founder of the Skipping Fish Boat School is providing a hands on experience, for youth and adults alike, to learn how to build their own kayaks, and how to safely enjoy our local waterways. Located across the street from Creation Gardens on Washington Street, the shop had at least 15 boats in various stages of the building process when I visited it last week. Kimberly was most welcoming, and let me tool around the shop, snap a few pictures, and inquire about the beautiful boats they were making.



Each boat has custom size that depends on the paddler- typically the width is measured at the builder's hips, plus to fists for wiggle room. The length is roughly 3ft long for every foot tall the paddler is (ie- a 6ft tall paddler's boat would be 18ft long). The construction method they use is called the "Frame and Skin" which involves making the lightweight frame and stretching a skin over it to make it watertight. Traditionally this was done with seal skins, but that method has been replaced with nylon which is lighter and more durable.



If you are a current paddler, or just looking for more information on how to get involved, follow the link above!