Louisville Magazine

JUN 2013

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jeffersontownky.com/parks.html Once a private club open only to Plainview residents, its four pools and eight tennis courts are now operated by Jeffersontown's parks and recreation department and open to the public. Plainview Village Center 9930 Linn Station Road Tenants include Kroger, Starbucks, Great Harvest Bread and USA Baby. The Prickly Pear (2012) 11505 Main St. // 254-7327 facebook.com/thePricklyPearBoutique Screenprinting, embroidery and similar services are offered at this gift and jewelry shop in historic Middletown. Got a green thumb? Walnut Grove sits on nine acres of trees, shrubs and fowers, has fve greenhouses and offers landscaping services. Westport Village (2008) 1315 Herr Lane // 581-8800 This development near the intersection of Westport Road and Herr Lane isn't your typical outdoor shopping mall. It's packed with locally owned restaurants like Napa River Grill, Wild Eggs, Comfy Cow and Hikko-a-mon; apparel and home furnishing boutiques Apricot Lane, Boutique Serendipity, The Nest and Chartreuse. Plus, Tradewinds, a high-end gift store; The Artist in You, a pottery and blown-glass do-it-yourself place; and Zi Olive, which sells specialty olive oils and vinaigrettes. Westport also hosts a summer concert series on Fridays from June through August and trick-or-treat in the Village near Halloween. Westport Whiskey & Wine (2008) 1115 Herr Lane, Suite 101 // 708-1313 westportwhiskeyandwine.com More than just whiskey and wine ... and beer and tequila ... this bright liquor store in Westport Village hosts wine and bourbon tastings and its staff is quick to educate the newbie. Try the enomatic machine, which allows you to buy a single pour of a wine that otherwise may be out of your price range. Whet Your Palette- The Art House in Anchorage (2012) 1415 Evergreen Road // 438-8865 whetyourpalette.com This old Anchorage house was recently converted into a place for artists of all ages and levels. Dropins or private parties can create masterpieces in the dining room, living room or screened-in porch. YMCA-Northeast Branch (1992) 9400 Millbrook Road // 425-1271 ymcalouisville.org/northeast This huge — 65,000 square feet — community and ftness center includes Calypso Cove Waterpark for hot-weather outdoor fun. Renaissance Fun Park (2006) 201 Park Place Drive // 253-9700 funatthepark.com Renaissance Fun Park features go karts, two miniature golf courses, more than 30 arcade games and a 5,000-square-foot laser tag arena. Salon de Beauté 11603 Main St. // 550-3591 salondebauteusa.com A salon in the back, boutique in the front. Hair, nails, jewelry, Derby hats. And lots of feurs-de-lis. Scheller's Fitness and Cycling (1983) 11520 Shelbyville Road // 245-1955 schellers.com One of fve stores in greater Louisville and Lexington, Scheller's Fitness and Cycling's Middletown location offers home and commercial ftness equipment and bicycles by Trek, Gary Fisher, Electra and Mirraco. Sew Cute by Katie (2010) 11408 Shelbyville Road // 245-8770 sewcutebykatie.com Sew Cute by Katie provides alterations, custom embroidery and custom sewing for businesses and individuals, as well as monogrammed gift items of all kinds. Shop Girlz (2011) 125 S. English Station Road // 409-7464 theshopgirlz.com Be prepared to see every Vera Bradley pattern and product imaginable. Shoppes at Plainview 845 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy. // 425-2953 Major tenants include Barnes & Noble Booksellers and Brick House Tavern + Tap. The Smocking Shop (1981) 169 S. English Station Road // 409-9964 smockingshop.com This embroidery and sewing supply shop offers group classes and free lessons when you buy a machine. Stickhead Lacrosse & Sports (2005) 12623 Shelbyville Road // 245-7849 stickheadusa.com Founded in 2003 by two Maryland natives who know a lot about the sport, Stickhead Lacrosse & Sports specializes in apparel and equipment for feld hockey and lacrosse. A Taste of Kentucky (1981) 11800 Shelbyville Road // 1-800-4440552 atasteofky.com This store sells and ships a wide range of Louisville- and Kentucky-centric gifts and souvenirs to far-fung locales around the globe. A Touch of Elegance (2009) 12123 Shelbyville Road // 254-7673 touchofeleganceforist.com Online ordering and a phone that's answered 24/7 allows A Touch of Elegance forists to provide prompt customer service. Art off the beaten path The Wayside Expressions Gallery partner Sandie Griffn, Art in the chapel of the Wayside Mission (120 W. Broadway, in the old Hotel Louisville) is among the city's altruistic endeavors. Started by local legend and artist Elmer Lucille Allen in 2011, Wayside brings art to the disenfranchised and connects artists with a new audience. There is a new show each month, incorporating not only paintings and sculpture, but also batiks, woodwork and textiles. The work is local and important. This gallery is one of the best-kept secrets in the city and deserving of support. (902 E. Washington St.) offers new local artists an opportunity to show their work every month — right in the couple's living room. Each show is curated by Torres and Griffn to bring attention to artists they see as important and in need of some exposure. According to Torres, the hardest part of living with a gallery in your living room is that every month you have to say goodbye to the work that has graced your walls. It is a grassroots art movement at its most basic level, and not only is the gallery something that should be seen, but perhaps even replicated. You can see the show by giving them a call (457-3864) or checking out their Facebook page. This project from the couple Aron Conaway and Hallie Jones is awe-inspiring in the breadth of its ambition. The Mammoth (744 S. 13th St.) is the frst true artist outreach into what is touted as Louisville's next cultural hot spot, Portland, and it involves converting a century-and-ahalf-old, 90,000-square-foot warehouse into studio and living spaces for artists and bohemians. It's truly a project of the heart. The shows here — whether live music or fne art — tend to be progressive and cutting-edge. Started by Kim Torres and her From the Heart Gallery Located in Old Louisville, the Weber Gallery (1151 S. Fourth St.) is a place where professional artists and artists with disabilities are given the opportunity to learn, create and exhibit together. The gallery, a recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, works with some of the city's best-known artists. Its credo that "Art Is for Everyone", makes for some of the most interesting and refreshing exhibits in the city. At a monthly event coinciding with the First Friday Trolley Hop, local artist Damon Thompson and his friends open up their home, yard and a good part of Clay Street to artists and musicians to create a gallery — the Clay Buffet (215 S. Clay St.) — with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the artists themselves. The work may encompass everything from graffti and street art to performance art and music. It is a celebration of the artistic sensibility of Louisville, and for the uninitiated it is like going to that great art party you never got invited to. One of Louisville's favorite venues, the Tim Faulkner Gallery, has moved off the beaten path to a new location at 943 Franklin St. in Butchertown. Around since 2008, the gallery is home to more than 30 artists; it also houses Matt Anthony's Record Shop, Paul Wheeldon's Secondhand Books and VintEDGE clothing. — Jon Lee Cope Walnut Grove Farm and Nursery (1997) 16200 Eastwood Cutoff Road // 2447019 walnutgrovenursery.com 6.13 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 85

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