Louisville Serves Up a Big Steaming Bowl of Holiday Giftiness

Well, it’s that time of year again. In a couple of days, family and friends will be descending on Possibility City to share Thanksgiving fare and kick off the holiday season.
Being from a city that manages to balance tradition with vision, however, Louisvillians should always be prepared to express their generosity in both conventional and unconventional ways

A Flaky Sort of Gift
Have you thought about something a little quirky for your friends and family — like the Possibility City Snow Globe. Behold a must-have objet d’art that’ll put smile on anyone’s face, whether it’s an out-of-towner looking for a memento of how unique Louisville is, an ex-pat nostalgic for happy memories, or a child who’s just too old for Justin Bieber tickets.

You can pick this 4″ snow globe up at any of the three Taste of Kentucky stores; at the Louisville Visitors Center downtown; or just click here to purchase it online..

A-Positively Perfect Gift
When Young Cecilia asks you what you’d like for Christmas, you could point out that donating blood is one of the most generous gifts of all — and that our very own Louisville Red Cross hosts the longest-running and largest continuous collection in the USA. (Click here to learn about to 2010 Louisville Donorama and how to become a donor.)

A Dramatic Holiday Gift
From November 9 to 28, world-renowned Actors Theatre of Louisville is presenting “A Christmas Story.” Take some guests over the long holiday weekend and join Ralphie as he campaigns for a Red Ryder BB Gun amid seasonal mayhem and family shenanigans. Click here for information on tickets.

Click here to send a special Louisville “A Christmas Story” e-card.

If You Can See Into the Future (or You’re Just Plain Cheap)
WAVE 3 meteorologist Kevin Harned has been given the honor of formally announcing this year’s first snowfall. Choose the date you believe the first trace of snow will be recorded in Louisville this season, and you could win a Possibility City Snow Globe for your troubles. Click here to enter.

Betcha Didn’t Know:

• Louisville has been a blood-donor city for 32 years straight.
• Snow globes are also called “waterglobes,” “snowstorms,” and “snowdomes” . . . but people just call the Possibility City Snow globe “cool.”
• Actors Theatre is 273.13 miles from Hammond, Indiana, where “A Christmas Story” takes place. It’s also within a day’s drive of two-thirds of the rest of country.

Louisville for the Holidays

Bright Ideas in Downtown Louisville — Friday, November 27
It’s Thanksgiving in Possibility City again, and Louisville officially kicks off the holiday season in grand style with Light Up Louisville. Downtown bursts into light at 8:30 PM, but get there earlier and enjoy the Winter Wonderland Parade, the Run Run Rudolph fun run, or visit Santa in his workshop and sit on his lap. Click here for more info.

You want more?
Enjoy free-flowing hot drinks, wearables, Louisville Originals restaurant gift certificates, entertainment / attraction advice, and more at the Louisville Visitor Center’s City Sampler. Click here for details.

The Friend of Lou Glow-In-the-Dark Offer
As a Friend of Lou, you can get into the holiday action with special discounts and offers by heading down to 4th Street Live! from 3:00 ‘til 9:00 PM. There’ll be the regular (and outstanding) selection of dining and and shopping opportunities — plus there’ll be lots of other stuff to score too: Cool Friend of Lou t-shirts and access to the Louisville Photo Booth, for example. All free-and-fer-nuthin’ to Friends of Lou. Visit the booth beside Hard Rock Cafe and tell ‘em Lou sent you.

Speaking of Bright Ideas
There is only so much you can do with leftover tukey, right? Well, that’s not what we think here in Louisville – home to the invention of the Hot Brown. Click here to see what’s possible with those leftovers. (Thanks, Betty!) And with leftovers taken care of, the next best thing about Black Friday is the deals. Click here for a great Derby Package offer.

Here’s wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving.