Churchill Downs has announced one of the largest concerts Louisville has ever seen. The concert is to take place July 23-25 2010. Louisville will play host to:

Bon Jovi
Doobie Brothers
Gladys Knight
B 52s
The O’Jays
Colbie Caillat
Richard Marx
Gloriana
Sam Bush
Chrisette Michele
Kenny Chesney
Jason Aldean
Al Green
Michael McDonald
John Kay & Steppenwolf
Gov’t Mule
Joan Osborne
Musiq Soulchild
War
Dave Matthews Band
Zac Brown Band
Steve Miller Band
Dwight Yoakam
Loretta Lynn
The Black [...]

I love down home Southern cooking. It makes you feel good inside, it’s comfort food. Now you can have that Southern style at your own Kentucky Derby party with these traditional Kentucky recipes. The new edition of Derby Entertaining gives recipes for breakfast, brunch, afternoon cocktails, buffets, and sit-down dinners. You will find recipes for everything from Benedictine to Bourbon pork Chops to Mint Julep Punch. Check this book out as well as other Kentucky cookbooks right here!

Brown Derby
2 ounces dark rum
1 ounce lime juice
1 teaspoon maple sugar
Shake the rum,* fresh-squeezed lime juice, and maple sugar* well with cracked ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Brown Derby 2
2 ounces bourbon
1 ounce grapefruit juice
1/2 ounce of honey syrup
Add Bourbon, grapefruit juice, honey syrup, with crushed ice, mix and serve
Blackberry Julep
6 ounces frozen [...]

PAMA Pomegranate Mint Julep:
2 oz. PAMA pomegranate liqueur
2 oz. Bourbon
2 Sprigs of fresh mint
2 sugar cubes
In a mixing glass, muddle mint and sugar with bourbon and PAMA. Shake ingredients vigorously over ice and strain into a cup over crushed ice. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and a sprig of fresh mint, then serve.
If you need Mint [...]

Sunday’s Courier-Journal released the annual Official Derby Event List. It is jam-packed full of any Derby Event information. This listing includes anything you would ever need to know, pricing, tickets, times, locations, etc. Of course there are the highlighted events; The Balloon Glow, Thunder Over Louisville, The Mini-Marathon, The Derby Festival Parade, Oaks, and Derby, [...]

The Kentucky Derby is a little over a month away and as most Louisvillians are doing, I have been              checking out the know-all of Derby 135. I have started the search with beverages as one can assume    would be a hot item for the Kentucky Derby Party. I found a couple of links where [...]

The Kentucky Derby is approaching quickly. It is about that time that you start deciding what events you will grace with your presence. For the next couple of weeks I will be supplying you with updated party locations, times, and ticket prices. If you know of any that you would like to share, please feel [...]

Every year, one of the most famous parties is hosted in Louisville, Kentucky. It is none other then the famous Barnstable Brown Party. Louisvillians line the street every Friday evening before Derby trying to catch a glimpse of a hotshot celebrity. This party brings famous celebrities to Louisville to party it up. Kid Rock, Heidi [...]

The three common “must haves”:
•    Food
•    Liquor
•    Gambling
Food:
Bourbon Balls
Derby Pie
Beaten Biscuits and Ham
BBQ Pork
Benedictine
Hot Brown
Burgoo
Liquor:
Mint Juleps
Bourbon
Whiskey
Gambling:
Derby Pot
-if you are able hire a bookie to place bets from party

The Early Times Mint Julep Recipe

2 cups sugar
2 cups water
Sprigs of fresh mint
Crushed ice
Early Times Kentucky Whisky
Silver Julep Cups

Make a simple syrup by boiling sugar and water together for five minutes. Cool and place in a covered container with six or eight sprigs of fresh mint, then refrigerate overnight. Make one julep at a [...]