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Congratulations to this amazingly talented girl on her well deserved win for Best Actress in a Musical (Grey Gardens) last night at Arts Louisville’s 2021 Louisville Theatre Awards! Grey Gardens also won Best Musical for 2021 and Jason Cooper won for Best Director in a Musical! They were up against some very stiff competition, with so many wonderful productions last year.

When I say her award was well-deserved, I can attest to her passion, work, dedication and love that she infused into her characters (she played the mother in the first act of the show, and daughter in the second act). She truly became Edith and Little Edie on stage (and sometime at home). 😁

She accepted her award and performed a song from the musical as Little Edie.

Grey Gardens The Musical (2006) is based on the lives of Edith and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, Jackie Kennedy’s reclusive aunt and cousin.

And should you want to watch the Chicken Coop Theatre Company’s production, it is on our YouTube channel at…

(Just copy and paste in your browser window.)

https://youtube.com/channel/UCfwmGKuuB6BLjyZ7iH6bG2w

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Spending an afternoon at Rose Island

Nice weather means another Ramblin’ Rambler Roadtrip. We started the day with a stop at one of our favorite Louisville brunch spots, Selena’s at Willow Lake Tavern. Great food and staff!

We then decided to take a quick swing by the Annie Fellows Johnston homestead in Pewee Valley, KY. Annie, an Indiana native before moving to Kentucky in 1910, wrote several children’s books in the early 1900s including a series around “The Little Colonel”. The book series was turned into a movie in 1935, starring Shirley Temple. We then did a little antique shopping and found an awesome mid-century carhop tray for the Rambler!

And, our final excursion of the day took us back over to Indiana to Charlestown State Park to visit the old Rose Island amusement park grounds. I love walking through the remains of this once celebrated park. It was THE place to come prior to the 1937 flood, which totally decimated the park.

For those that don’t know, Rose Island is very near and dear to my heart. I wrote a book a few years ago called The Lost Amusement Parks of Kentuckiana. In this pictorial book from the Images of America series, I explored the many Louisville and southern Indiana area amusement parks that thrived in the early 1900s. I’ve always had a fascination with this time period in America and amusement parks were in their heyday during that time.

If you’re interested in purchasing a book, you can do so on Amazon. I would greatly appreciate it!! ❤️

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The Tin Pan Alley Cats Do the Limbo!

The Tin Pan Alley Cats are back at The Limbo, Wednesday February 23rd covering the classics and standards of the 1920s-1950s as well as new artists that have a classic vintage sound.

Join us for dancing, delectable cocktails, food, and fun. Live music from 8:00-10:00. Enter The Green Fairy Lounge aka The Limbo as you've never seen it before! Oh la la check out the cocktails inspired by the Moulin Rouge compete with festive decor!

The Limbo

411 W Chestnut Street

Louisville, KY 40202

The Tin Pan Alley Cats have the sound of a full swing band with lots of energy, vintage style, and a lively stage presence. Join in the fun and dress up in 20s or perhaps Moulin Rouge inspired outfits!

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