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ENTERTAINMENT Best Jennifer Lawrence Movie Winter's Bone "Lawrence is a badass." — Scott Adds Keane: "In The Hunger Games, Katniss is one bad archer. And there's Silver Linings Playbook. I even liked the ending. Excelsior!" Best Theater Troupe Theatre [502] "Amy Attaway, Mike Brooks and Gil Reyes are consistently producing the most exciting newer American plays — Rajiv Joseph's Gruesome Playground Injuries, Annie Baker's The Aliens, Laura Schellhardt's Auctioning the Ainsleys — with some of the best artists in the city." — Keane Wilhelm mentions Derby Dinner Playhouse. "One of the oldest dinner theaters in the country," he says. "Derby Dinner Playhouse provides an outstanding product and delivers it skillfully." Best Theater Venue The Bingham Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville "Theater-in-the-round is by nature intimate, but the Bingham is a robust enough room to support all of the technical bells and whistles, too." — Keane Adds Scott: "Baron's Theatre inside the Whiskey Row Lofts used to be called Squirrelly's Magic Tea Room. Baron's maintains its original trapdoors, moving walls and secret passageways." Best Music Venue The Brown Theatre "It's a Victorian playhouse, wonderfully restored and modernized with a 60-piece orchestra pit. It may be the best small opera house in middle America. Importantly, several of our large churches have sanctuaries that are great for small instrumental ensembles and particularly choral music." — Wilhelm Best Free Event Flea Off Market "On the second Saturday of each month, a gypsy caravan sets up camp in the East Market district, offering music, crafts and bric-àbrac for barter, trade or sale." — Scott Keane mentions the First Friday Trolley Hop. "Gallery openings, live music — and those little cheese cubes," she says. "It's an opportunity to get to know the city's energetic gallery scene, cleverly disguised as a social event." Best Festival Humana Festival of New American Plays "It's the only annually occurring arts event in Louisville that has true national resonance and recognition. For a brief shining period each spring, the theatrical world comes to Louisville to learn what's new in American playwriting." — Wilhelm Adds Scott: "IdeaFestival brings together great minds from all over the world for discussion and celebration of human accomplishment." Best Artist (nonmusic) Brandon Ragland "Brandon's a dancer and choreographer with the Louisville Ballet. He's a joy to watch onstage, but he's also proving to be an amazing young choreographer." — Keane Adds Scott: "Mysterious and controversial, Brrr is a genius to some, a criminal to others. Through simple paintings on buildings, bridges, billboards and other public property, graffiti artist Brrr has energized a creative debate and developed a cult-like following. Hashtag: #whoisbrrr." Best Musician or Band (who's not My Morning Jacket) Will Oldham "He brings the world to Kentucky in a song." — Scott Experts' choice Best Place to Entertain Children Stage One Family Theatre "Entertaining but never dumbed down." — Keane Best Arts Group Our Readers Have Never Heard Of Gubbey Records "Fiercely committed to local music that's always interesting, if not mass-market popular." — Keane Erin Keane Arts and humanities reporter, WFPL Best Movie Theater Dreamland Film Center off East Market Street "While sitting in pews and enjoying small-batch popcorn, Louisvillians can watch rare and independent films." — Scott Adds Wilhelm: "Village 8 Theatres tops my list for unique titles — many of which don't screen elsewhere in Louisville — at bargain prices." And Keane mentions the new theater at Mall St. Matthews. "It's still clean," she says. Best Author Kirby Gann Jim Wilhelm Creator of the site Louisville Culture Vulture "His lyric novels, with their sumptuous prose and memorable characters, recognize their Southern Gothic heritage but are steeped in the Kentucky of today." — Keane Best Musical Performance (since July 2012) Benjamin Britten's "The War Requiem" "This complex, monumental orchestral work that features three soloists and children's and adult choirs was brilliantly performed by the Louisville Choral Arts Society under the direction of Jim Rightmyer." — Wilhelm Adds Keane: "Bruce Springsteen at the Yum! Center. C'mon, it's the Boss." Sharon Scott Founder of Internet radio station ARTxFM 7.13 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 49