A mainstay in the Louisville music scene, Carly Johnson has been honored to perform with numerous greats, including Jacob Duncan and his folk-fusion band Liberation Prophecy; My Morning Jacket; Houndmouth and Norah Jones. Read Carly’s bio here.
This year, we’ve made it easier than ever to donate, using the QR (“quick response”) code below.
About 50 volunteers, neighbors and friends turned out today to celebrate completion of the outdoor classroom for kids including students at nearby Bloom Elementary. Among those attending: State Sen. Cassie Armstrong Chambers, who provided tremendous support when she was District 8’s Metro Councilwoman. Her successor, Ben Reno-Weber, was represented by his legislative assistant Betsy Foster. Monnik Beer Co. provided refreshments and the Highlands branch of the Louisville Free Public Library had an information table.
Reporter Molly Jett interviewed volunteers Brian Caudill and Jo Shipley for a feature first broadcast this afternoon. Watch it here.
There were parents, kids, food, beer from our longtime corporate friend Monnik Beer Co. and entertainment by Squallis Puppeters and Squeeze-bot. A highlight was the formal unveiling of our new steps featuring District 8 Metro Councilwoman Cassie Chambers Armstrong, who arranged for the $10,000 Neighborhood Development Grant to pay for them.
With all the donations now in from last week’s community-wide fundraiser, Friends of Beechwood Park raised $5,700 — a huge $2,000 more than last year!
This year’s Beechwood Park Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, from 2 to 6 p.m. We’ll have music from Squeeze-bot; beer from Monnik Beer Co.; entertainment by Squallis Puppeteers; a hot dog cart, and more.
And we’re planning a ribbon-cutting for our just-completed new steps, made possible by a $10,000 Neighborhood Development grant from District 8 Metro Councilwoman Cassie Chambers Armstrong.
First, we’re building a pollinator garden with a gift of native pollinator plants from Re-Wilding Louisville, a green initiative sponsored by Idlewild Butterfly Farm, Creasy Mahan Nature Preserve, and the Louisville Audubon Society, and funding from the Mayor’s Give A Day Foundation. The garden offers our neighbors, including Bloom Elementary School students and patrons of the Louisville Free Public Library Highlands-Shelby Park branch, a real-life example of the interdependency of nature and our food ecosystem. It also serves as a demonstration garden to encourage the establishment of pollinator gardens throughout the densely populated Highlands area of Louisville.
Blair Leano-Helvey of Idlewild and volunteer Jo Shipley picking up the plants.
Our other addition is a new set of limestone steps, completed earlier this month, that add a second entrance, and join the first entry built in 2018. The new steps were made possible by a $10,000 Neighborhood Development grant from District 8 Metro Councilwoman Cassie Chambers Armstrong (left).
Here’s a photo chronology of the work done by E-Z Construction:
This year’s annual Give for Good Louisville is Friday, Sept. 17! You can be part of the celebration by giving to your favorite organization (which we know is us!). Visit giveforgoodlouisville.org to find out more.
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