This is short notice - I regret that the organizers didn't approach us earlier so we could beat the drum properly, but this looks like quite an event, with good participation by local restaurants and distillers, with the added fun of it being the first social event in the Louisville Underground, the huge quarries underneath the Louisville Zoo. The toll isn't cheap, but it goes to a good cause, and the event looks worth it.
The Bourbon Ball – Take 24
The “Art of Filmmaking” on location at the Louisville Underground
The Bourbon Ball – Take 24 will be on location at the Louisville Underground on Friday, October 3, 2008. The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft has partnered with the Louisville Film Arts Institute to bring the “Art of Filmmaking” to the Louisville Underground and will feature movie-themed sets and an announcement of a major international film festival coming to Louisville in 2009.
The Bourbon industry will showcase a record number of distilleries in 2008 each featuring a signature cocktail. The nine participating distilleries include: Bulleit Distilling Company, Four Roses Bourbons, Heaven Hill Distilleries, Jefferson’s Reserve, Jim Beam Brands, Maker’s Mark Distillery, Old Forester, Wild Turkey Bourbon, and Woodford Reserve. New this year, each distillery will be paired with one of the Urban Bourbon Trail restaurants to create unique bourbon inspired appetizer for the starring role guests. The eight participating restaurants include: The Bar at Blu, Bourbons Bistro, The Brown Hotel Bar, Jockey Silks Bourbon Bar & Lounge, Maker’s Mark Bourbon House & Lounge, The Old Seelbach Bar, Park Place on Main, Proof On Main, and Winston’s Restaurant.
Kentucky’s limestone is credited as a key ingredient in bourbon because it filters out the iron, so what better place to have Bourbon Ball Take 24 than the Louisville Underground which is a four million square foot underground limestone cavern which primarily serves as public and commercial warehousing, boat, RV, trailer, motor home, and vehicle storage facility. The Bourbon Ball will be the first event of its kind to take place in this space.
Proceeds from this year’s event will benefit both the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft and the Louisville Film Arts Institute, and all this is to present a forthcoming film festival, scheduled to be announced on October 3, 2008 in conjunction with the Bourbon Ball.
“Starring Role” tickets, which include dinner, dancing, bourbon tastings, and silent auction, are $400 per person. The “Co-Star” ticket, which includes appetizers, desserts, dancing, bourbon tastings and silent auctions, is $125 per person. For more information contact Stephanie Mayfield at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 502-589-0155 x211 or e-mail Stephaniemayfield (at) kentuckyarts.org