I don't know much, or anything really, about this work so I'm just going to quote Carmichael's directly about this event. I'll say that it certainly sounds like it will be a very interesting talk.

Local architect and historian Steve Wiser will give a talk based on his new book, Louisville 2035, a look at our city's past and present and a fascinating vision for what it might look like 25 years from now. Wiser is a nationally recognized architect, past president of the Louisville Historical League, and author of four books.

Louisville 2035 discussion with author Steve Wiser
Saturday March 22, 2008
4PM

Carmichael's Bookstore
2720 Frankfort Avenue
Louisville, KY

Believe me when I tell you that no one on the planet loves Alfred Hitchcock movies, particularly Rear Window, more than my beloved. Seriously. So unless a hospital emergency pulls us away I'd bet money that on Tuesday March 18, 2008 at 6PM you'll find us at the Speed Museum for the lecture The Architecture of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window.

In 1954, audiences were first treated to what is perhaps the ultimate Alfred Hitchcock movie, Rear Window. The film's unsettling murder mystery was certainly entertaining enough, but Hitchcock achieved more than the usual resonance with audiences, through the use of his mammoth set representing an apartment-house courtyard between West 10th and 11th Streets in New York's Greenwich Village. Hitchcock's apartments in Rear Window are emblematic of many factors common to American life in 1954, from new questions of privacy generated by smaller living spaces, to a need to individualize near-identical housing units, to the anonymity newly available to those who would live outside society's rules. The Architecture of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window will attempt to demonstrate how the director used commonly encountered architectural elements and used them to manipulate his audiences into acceptance of the tale he wished to tell. Sandy McLendon writes about architecture and design.  His work has appeared in Old House Interiors and Arts & Crafts Homes, as well as Modernism Magazine, where he is a contributing editor. His book about the use of prefabrication in building custom housing, PreFAB Elements, was published in 2005 by HarperCollins. Admission is free. Presented in the auditorium.

Speed Museum
2035 South Third Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40208

I got a press release for a very cool sounding event that is right in line with my desire to explore and learn more about Louisville's various neighborhoods.

From the press release

The public is invited to join the Louisville Historical League and The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) for a ride through Louisville's distinctive industrial past. Butchertown and Smoketown are words used to describe parts of Louisville, but many people don't know what they really mean. These districts, and many others, developed unique identities from the industries they served. This 4-hour tour promises to uncover fascinating enclaves of industrial architecture and history that are unique to the river city. Tour participants will leave on a bus from APH, whose own building dates from 1883, promptly at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 29, 2008. There will be breaks, provided snacks and drinks, and even a chance to explore a few properties on the journey by foot. Tickets for this special tour of over 30 industrial buildings cost $25 each; call 502-899-2365 to order. Although the deadline for reservations is March 21, seating is limited, and the bus is expected to fill early, so reserve your space, now.

I know March 29 is a little bit out but this sounds so neat I wanted to give you ample notice to make your reservations if you're interested.

The weekend events roundup is coming to you quite early this week to give us time to strategically plan out our holiday activities around stuffing ourselves enjoying holiday foods with restraint.

Friday November 23
Costumed demonstrators will be in the kitchen and woodshop from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m during the the Locust Grove Holiday Sampler. Everything in the museum store will be 20% so you can stock up on gifts.

The F.A.T. Friday Trolley Hop on Black Friday is an event I've been looking forward to for months. It combines food, drink, art and shopping, all things that I enjoy very much. I'm strategically planning to land on Frankfort Avenue mid afternoon. Do a bit of hopping and shopping, refuel at the Irish Rover for dinner and then even more shopping. I suspect dessert at Sweet Surrender will be on the agenda as well.

After you're done on Frankfort Avenue just drive on down to Mellwood for more art and more shopping at the Butchertown Market with Moxie Letterpress's Give the Gift of Art event. If you're there close to 8PM stick around for the poetry reading and live music.

If you can't stand the shopping hordes and nightmare of parking on Frankfort Avenue head over to Quills Coffee & Books where Janet L. Boyd will be reading from and signing Don't Get Me Started: The LEO Years at 6 PM.

Saturday November 24, 2007
The American Printing House for the Blind is hosting a Family Day Open House from 10AM-3PM.

Author and architect Liesl Geiger will be at Carmichael's on Frankfort Avenue discussing and signing her new book Essence of Home: Timeless Elements of Design.

Midnight at The Baxter is forcing you to choose between The Beatles in "A Hard Days Night" and Talking Heads in "Stop Making Sense"

Sunday November 25, 2007
Phyllis EagleTree will be at Carmichael's on Frankfort Avenue discussing her new book Roll The Wheel: The Abundant Life and Wisdom of Mae Phillips.

Derby City Espresso is giving you free music and free beer. Clearly they're good people. Join them for a tasting of three seasonal beers from Schlafly.

If you know of interesting events happening this weekend that I've missed please let me know and I'll add them to the list. You can let me know by leaving a comment her or by sending an email to: info AT consuminglouisville.com.

I doubt tickets are still available for this (they're free and they started giving them away on April 17) but if there are this would be a very interesting lecture to attend.

Architect Michael Graves, whose design of the Humana Building helped usher in the era of postmodernism, will deliver a public lecture in Louisville on May 23, discussing what the building has meant to his career, to architecture and to the city.

Wednesday, May 23 at Actors’ Theatre