For The Love of . . .

. . . Louisville.

Louisville has started an online contest with Trazzler — a Web site that helps people answer the question “Where should I take a trip?” Unlike other trip advisor sites, Trazzler looks to promote the real and cool things that make a city unique. And who better to share the cool things about Louisville than people like you. (Insert gentle stroke of your ego.) Since it is a contest, there are prizes. Two nights at 21c Museum Hotel. $200 gift card for Louisville Originals, Actors Tickets and more…

This will take five minutes and you will feel like a better person when you are done.

Here’s what you need to do:

1. SIGN UP for Trazzler and provide a valid email address.
2. Click on WRITE A TRIP and fill out the required fields.
3. Select the Louisville Contest in the dropdown at the bottom of the final trip submission page.
4. On Facebook, become a fan of Louisville for news and chances to promote your trip.
5. Send this email to FIVE PEOPLE that you know love Louisville. Post it on your blog, twitter, facebook status, etc.
6. Get back in there and write another trip about Louisville, you know you want to!

Click here to see some of the great examples of what people have aready shared about Louisville.

Where You Can Live, Work, and Enjoy Plays

Let the Plays Begin
The Humana Festival of New American Plays is here — February 21 through March 28 — and all Friends of Lou are invited to the “Opening Party” this Thursday, February 25.

The “Opening Party” will host food from surprise local restaurants — and by surprise we mean we know which ones, but you’ll have to come to the party to find out — and will run from 7:00 p.m. ‘til whenever.

If you want to hang out with the movers and shakers at this reception, click here to find out how you can attend.

The Festival Goes Local
Why all the celebrating? Because 2010 is the first time Actors Theatre is offering Louisvillians (and Southern Indianans) a special, all-access weekend of their own — The Humana Festival Locals Weekend.

As Oaks Day is to the Derby, the Locals Weekend is to the Humana Festival. You’ll see the plays first — before thousands of visitors from around the world! And get this: locals can attend as many plays as they want the entire weekend of March 5 for just $40.

Also, make sure you get the back of your pass stamped for each play you go to, and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win something.  It could be a closing-night Actors party, it could be a complimentary night at 21c, it could be a handshake and a pat on the back. But considering you saw four never-seen-before plays for about $10 a pop, you’re already a winner.

For more details and to order your Locals Weekend pass, call the Actors Theatre box office at 502-584-1205, or click here.

Where’s the Best Place Place to See a Play in Louisville?
How about you tell the world (or at least other Friends of Lou) where you think the best place in Louisville is to experience a play? Here’s a list of the choices:

• Actors Theatre — For over 30 years Actors has been a major force in revitalizing American playwriting, with over 300 Actors-debuted scripts now in publication.

• Brown Theatre — Hearkening back to the glory days of Louisville's theater district, the Brown Theatre stands today as the Grand Dame of Louisville's artistic community.

• Bomhard Theater — Named for the man who helped organize and nurture opera in Louisville a half-century ago.

• Bunbury theatre — Creates enriching, diverse, live theatrical experiences for the community and its artists in an intimate and professional setting.

• Louisville Palace — The Louisville Palace offers live entertainment, musicals, movies and shows.

• Stage One — Providing high-quality, entertaining, professional theatre for young audiences that develops the whole child, supports the learning environment, and builds strong family bonds.

• Walden Theatre — Providing the opportunity for young people to grow and develop through the comprehensive study of theatre.

• Youth Performing Arts School — One of only 100 US schools of its type, it concentrates on various music, theatre, and dance disciplines for high school students.

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Louisville’s Hospitality Translates Into International Possibilities

Lousvillians Send a Friend-Invite to the World
Nobody’s ever accused Louisvillians of being introverted. So it only makes sense that we’d be the first, and only, city with an initiative to recruit and retain talented professionals from all over the world. The masterminds behind this tool are the folks from Greater Louisville International Professionals (G.L.I.P.).

G.L.I.P. is an organization focused on attracting and retaining international talent by showcasing Louisville as a welcoming and inclusive city of possibilities. G.L.I.P also brings together Louisville professionals who have business interests in other parts of the world, as well as creating a community for current residents who transplanted here from other countries. G.L.I.P. is an organization with networking opportunities, social events, committee service opportunities, mentorship programs for newcomers, Country Ambassadorships, and now the newly added social-network discussion boards online.

To date, G.L.I.P. has almost 300 members, 25 Country Ambassadors, and over 1,000 other interested people connected to the program. If this sounds like an organization you’d like to be part of, click here to learn more and get involved.

G.L.I.P. is yet another example of how Possibility City capitalizes on Louisville’s social nature and turns it into a competitive advantage. The next time you come across someone who speaks another language, instead of saying “hi” or “how you doing?” why not let them know that in Louisville, anything’s possible.

Click here to watch this video and memorize your lines.