February 9, 2012

Louisville: A City That Never Met a Stranger

December 9th, 2009 by admin | See what 43 other Friends of Lou had to say about this.

nametagThink of It as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Your High School Prom, All Rolled Into One
In the City of Possibility there’s no such thing as a stranger. Just a “pre-friend” whose name you don’t know yet.

Given how cold it is out right now, we thought we’d share a few ways to help break the ice:

Louisville? It’s Neither-the-North-nor-the-South Poll
If you know someone who’s a New-to-Lou during the holidays, what better way to help them out than by telling them about some of the things we enjoy here?

To these parochially friendly ends, we give you the Hol-Lou-Day Poll. Tell us (and them) what you’d love to do the most. When you’re done voting, leave us a comment to be eligible for two free tickets to this year’s “A Christmas Carol” presented by Actors Theater of Louisville.

Hol-Lou-Day Poll

  • Be all neighborly at: Light Up Louisville, Light Up Lyndon, Light Up Okolona, Light Up St. Mathews, Light Up Jeffersontown, Light Up The Village, or any other great holiday festivities out there.
  • Appear really deep. Visit Lights Under Louisville.
  • Take the family to the all new Nutcracker. Again.
  • Applaud enthusiastically at the Louisville Orchestra Holiday Spectacular.
  • Scream insanely at the UK / UofL Basketball game.

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For a bit more info on these holiday-happenin’s, here’s the skinny:

The Nutcracker
Lights Under Louisville
Light Up You-Name-It
Louisville Orchestra Holiday Spectacular
UK / UofL Basketball

Who the Dickens Names Their Kid “Ebenezer”?
“A Christmas Carol” Presented by Actors Theater of Louisville | December 8 to 27
Now packed with extra-Christmas for incoming friends, outgoing family members, and everyone else in between. Still going strong after 34 years, this Actors Theater production is the second-longest running production in the nation. Do your part to make it the “must-see” holiday event for 34-billion-more years.

(Oh, and here’s a Scrooge-approved give-away. Attend one of the first 12 public performances of “A Christmas Carol” and you could win $100. Click here for details.)

Let Me Introduce You to My Friend Lou
“New to Lou”: The Get-to-Know Louisville Social Event | December 9, 5:30 PM at Proof on Main
Whether you’ve been here five minutes or five generations, “New to Lou” is a monthly meet-up where new friends are found and plans are made to descend en masse — kind of like a 17-year cicada infestation. (Newbies, ask the locals to warn you about cicadas sometime before 2024.)

Click here for the New to Lou Facebook page.

We Have to Start Meeting Like This
Lou 101: The Ins-and-Outs of Louisville
An interactive half-day program, Louisville 101 is a comprehensive introduction to the community and culture that long-time Louisvillians already know and love. Meet a wide variety of corporate personalities, civic leaders (including Mayor Jerry Abramson), and network your heart out.

Details, you say? Click here.

Who Loves You? Lou Loves You.
Here’s Why.

You’ll get goodies in the mail and weekly emails pumped full of nifty info and giveaways. Plus the skinny on what’s going on around Possibility City. Better yet, you get the priceless feeling of knowing you’re actually part of making Louisville one of the coolest cities in the country. Want to know more? CLICK HERE.

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