Down On The Corner

By Paul Moffett

Well, after some years of pretty good sized festivals, the first serious flame-out (in a long while) due to weather burns two: the second day of Bourbon and Beyond and the complete Louder Than Life festival. The Wimmer organization, fortunately, is big enough to cope with it (I think). I trust their insurance covers that bulk of the losses. Everybody will have to wait until next year.

In the meantime, October has its own events, most notably The Garvin Gate Festival, October 12 and 13. Also LRS Fest on October 6, down on the waterfront. Aside from those (and the St. James Art Festival), you’ll have to chase down your shows all around the town.

Have a good Halloween, by the way. That’s coming up and the stores are busy selling scary stuff.

Cdas

Gist, Ron, 1971 founder and CEO of Gist Piano, died in Louisville on September 1, 2018.

Sharpe, Richard W. "Dick," 80. of Louisville died Saturday, September 8, 2018

He played trombone his whole life, playing in many bands, before eventually forming his own all-trombone band, the Derbytown Bones.