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[ Circuit>>Events ] The Betting Window (ODDS-ON FAVORITE) Samurai >>By Josh Moss What are the odds you'll like these five* May events? 3:1 Upside: More than 200 Japanese artifacts, including armor, woodblock prints and kimonos. Downside: Know what, Frazier Museum? Pretty lame that you won't give us one of those swords as a souvenir. (May 12-Sept. 30. Prices vary. Frazier History Museum, 753-5663, fraziermuseum.org.) 5:1 DINNER(re)WORKS Upside: It's a five-week long ceramic dinner- ware exhibition featuring the for-sale work of 16 artists, including Louisville's own Steven Cheek and Fong Choo, who's also curator. Plus, new images from Louisville photographer Julius Friedman. Proceeds benefit Louisville Visual Art Association programs. Downside: We won't exactly hold it against you if plates aren't your thing. (May 31-July 7. Prices vary. Cressman Center, plus events at LVAA; call 896-2146 or visit louis- villevisualart.org for information.) 11:2 Fleur De Licious Upside: Downtown restaurants offering special meals. Downside: It's called "Fleur De Licious." (May 11-20. Various downtown restaurants; call 583-1671 or visit ldmd.org for information.) 6:1 Along the Ohio River Upside: Jane Morgan founded the Plein Air Painters of Ken- tucky in '98, and for this show, 25 of its members will hang works depicting the Ohio River. (LONGSHOT) Downside: What's more excit- ing than viewing paintings of outside? Actually going outside. (May 10-June 2. Free. Jane Morgan Gallery, 592-7835, janemorgangallery.com.) 50:1 Guessing the Kentucky Derby winner on April 11, 2012, which was the day we wrote this. Upside: We're calling it: The horse from the 11 slot is your winner. Downside: Unless that's Hansen. Love the horse. Love the local connections. Not sold on him getting the mile and a quarter. *A vow: We will not make fun of Nickelback's Yum! Center concert. We will not make fun of Nickelback's Yum! Center concert. We will not…. [20] LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 5.12