Art, glass, food, beer, football, Celts in New Albany.

Beginning a bit later today, I'd say that it's shaping up as the biggest weekend of the year in New Albany outside of Harvest Homecoming in October. I've already updates previous posts about World Cup at Bank Street Brewhouse and the Celts on the River concert on Saturday. Tonight there'll be artistic attractions throughout downtown, and of course food and drink at the many establishments now in operation. My friend Karen collected an amazingly comprehensive amount of information about dining, shopping and museum choices, to which I appended a brief opening schedule of events, and you can read it here at my blog:

http://cityofnewalbany.blogspot.com/2010/06/karens-big-damn-guide-to-downtown-new.html

We know we have much yet to accomplish, but we've gone far during the past years, with much progress occurring during the recessionary period. Tonight I'll be doing interpretive duty at Bank Street Brewhouse for the Bicentennial Public Art project walkabout, and tomorrow, after a brief appearance at BSB during the match, I'll be pulling duty at the NABC beer truck during Celts on the River. ome down, check things out in downtown, and say hello if you see me. Thanks.

It's worth noting that the glass portion of this is related to the 40th Annual Glass Art Society ("GAS") Conference, which Louisville is lucky enough to host this year. Obviously, the impact is spreading across the river as well.

This is the grande dame of glass art conferences, if you're into that. While it won't have the economic impact of Derby, the Ryder Cup, etc., it is an honor for the city to host this. There will be some amazing displays going on around town this weekend.

http://www.glassart.org/2010_louisville.html

Very true. I don't feel like possessing the knowledge to comment lucidly on glass, so thanks for putting that into the mix. The arts community has been excited about it for a long, long time.