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2 6 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 4.14 The Board of Directors and staf, our 4,000 volunteers and over 400 sponsors welcome you to one of America's greatest community celebrations. This whirlwind of colorful activities is a wonderful time in this community and we hope you enjoy it. The KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL is a private, not-for- proft, community organization dedicated to providing unique entertainment for the Greater Louisville area. Entertaining over 1.5 million people, the KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL is one of the nation's top festivals. With nearly 70 special events, there is something for everyone. Thursday, April 3 MCDONALD'S KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL THUNDER PREVIEW PARTY. 5 PM – 8 PM. Bowman Field, Central American Airways Hanger. Special preview of 2014 Thunder Over Louisville includes family interactive area. Admission is free with a 2014 Pegasus Pin® or 2014 McDonald's Thunder Funder cup. Sponsor: McDonald's Restaurants of Kentuckiana. Contributing Sponsor: KentuckyOne Health. For more information visit www. McDonaldsThunderFunder.org Wednesday, April 9 KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL "TASTE OF DERBY FESTIVAL". 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Louisville Slugger Field. Tickets: $80 (limited availability). Coordinated by Dare to Care Food Bank. All proceeds to beneft Dare to Care. Features exquisite fare from over 65 of Louisville's fnest restaurants and beverage companies. Bourbon tasting, bloody mary contest, wine tasting and a silent auction. Sponsor: Brown-Forman Corporation. Contributing Sponsor: 84WHAS. For more information call (502) 966-3821. Friday, April 11 KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL THEY'RE OFF!® LUNCHEON. 11:30 AM. Tickets: $608 Table of 8 or $76 each. Galt House East Grand Ballroom. Ofcial Kentucky Derby Festival kick of luncheon. Contributing Sponsors: Business First, Fifh Third Bank, and Kentucky Proud. Celebrity Speaker: Kirk Herbstreit. THE FILLIES DERBY BALL. Cocktails 6:30 PM. Doors Open 7:30 PM. Queen's Coronation 7:45 PM. Dinner 8:15 PM. NEW LOCATION! Galt House West Archibald Cochran Ballroom. Dinner music featuring Robbie Bartlet. Entertainment by Burning Las Vegas. Tickets: $175 each, Table of 10 is $1,750, VIP Table of 10 is $2,200, includes appetizers, dinner and dancing. Produced by The Fillies, Inc. Contributing Sponsors: Brown-Forman Corporation and Easy Rock 105.1. For tickets call (502) 572-3856. Portion of proceeds benefts Kentucky Derby Festival Foundation. Saturday, April 12 KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONIES: THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE ®. FoodFest and Ford's Thunder On the Ground open at 11 AM, Airshow at 3:00 PM, freworks at 9:30 PM. Downtown Louisville Riverfront, Waterfront Park, River Road and Southern Indiana shoreline. www.ThunderOverLouisville.org 2014 Sponsors: Horseshoe Southern Indiana, KentuckyOne Health, LG&E;, Meijer, UPS, Valero, and community McDonald's Thunder Funders. Thunder on the Ground Sponsor: Ford Motor Company. All-day live coverage on WAVE 3 TV and Lite 106.9. Event programs distributed April 12 by The Courier- Journal. Featuring the Thunder Chow Wagon at Waterfront Park, the Belvedere Beer Garden, and the East River Road Beer Garden. (Open 11AM – 11PM. NO FOOD, DRINK, TENTS, STAKES, TAPE OR PETS.) Admission is free with a 2014 Pegasus Pin. North Great Lawn area opens at 9 AM. Admission is free with a 2014 Pegasus Pin. (NO TENTS, STAKES, TAPE OR PETS.) Saturday, April 12 – Sunday, April 20 GIVE A DAY: MAYOR'S WEEK OF SERVICE. Citywide week of volunteering to help others. Help make Louisville the most compassionate city in the world. Individuals, companies and groups can volunteer online at www.mygiveaday.com . Agencies KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL ® OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS www.kyoms.com Dental Implants | Wisdom Teeth | Dental Extractions | Face & Jaw Surgery | Ofce Based General Anesthesia Kentuckiana Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates, PSC www.kyoms.com - All doctors Board Certifed - New ofce NOW OPEN! NEW LOCATION | 2800 Cannons Lane | (502) 454-4885 Jewish Outpatient Care Building | 225 Abraham Flexner Way, Suite 302 | (502) 587-7874 Across from the Summit | 9488 Brownsboro Road | (502) 326-0606 Bullitt County | 209 High Point Court, Suite 100 | (502) 957-1250 26-43.indd 26 3/19/14 5:18 PM