Below are some Ninth District calendar events!  If you would like to submit events to be considered for the blog calendar please email Jasmine Presley or call 574-1109.

Saturday, April 8th:  The Frankfort Avenue Business Association, Crescent Hill Community Council and the Clifton Community Council would like to invite you, your family and friends to participate in the 29th Annual Frankfort Avenue Easter Parade.  The Easter Bunny and Grand Marshall, Easter Parade creator and organizer for the past 28 years, Michaelle Warner, will kick off the parade.  Make plans to come out and celebrate the return of spring on beautiful Historic Frankfort Avenue!  The parade will travel from Birchwood to Pope street leaving at approximately 11:30-11:45am.  If you have any questions, email Scott Endres at scottendres@yahoo.com

Saturday, April 8th:  EggStravaganza Easter Party – Bring the kids for some free family fun before the Frankfort Avenue Easter Parade. Enjoy egg dying, crafts, cookie decorating, face painting, bounce house and other activities and games. Saturday April 8th, 9:30-11:30am. Crescent Hill Baptist Church, 2800 Frankfort Avenue, 896-4425, chbcky.org.

Saturday, April 8th:  Kentucky Shakespeare returns with the free Shakespeare in the Parks tour this spring. Our 7-actor, 90-minute production of HAMLET will tour to 37 parks in Indiana and Kentucky this April and May. Grab a chair or blanket and join us in Seneca Park on April 8 at 2:00pm!

Monday, April 10th:  Join USTA Kentucky for Seneca Park Tennis.  Spring sessions will be held Monday April 10th, 17th, 24th, and May 1st from 5:30-6:30pm.

Tuesday, April 11th:  Jefferson County tenants, learn about your housing rights at a Tenants’ Rights Workshop hosted by Home of the Innocents, Louisville Coalition for the Homeless, and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  Hear directly from the experts from Kentucky Fair Housing Council, Louisville Legal Aid, and Louisville Metro Code Enforcement on Tuesday April 11th at the Home of the Innocents Gymnasium (1100 E Market St).  There are two workshops from 10am-12pm and/or 4pm-8pm.  Contact timothy.s.nicolazzi@hud.gov , 502-618-8180

Tuesday, April 11th:  Join UCHM (150 State St) for a Senior Program Speaker Series. Age in Place: Deacon intern at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Judy Gradle, is a retired Occupational therapist who will share her work as well as real life experiences. Please join us for this very informative presentation.  For more information call Monique 893-0346 ext 103 or mshaughnessy@uchmlouky.org

Wednesday, April 12th:  Join Councilman Owen for D9 Community Conversation on Wednesday, April 12th at 6:30pm at UCHM.  Please mark your calendar and join us – and bring along a friend or neighbor!

Friday, April 14th:  Whitehall is pleased to announce it will hold an educational program for adults, “Biodiversity in Your Own Back Yard,” on Friday, April 14. Wildlife biologists and authors Dan and Judy Dourson will take participants on a three-part journey through Whitehall to discover the biodiversity present in Louisville.  The program will begin at 1:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per person. Students must register in advance, and space is limited. Participants may register here: https://www.historicwhitehall.org/biodiversity-program.

Friday, April 14th:  You’re invited to Louisville East Lion’s Club Chili Supper on Friday April 14th from 4:30-7pm at St. Leonard Church (440 Zorn Ave).  Tickets can be purchased for $7 at the door.

Tuesday, April 18th:  Meet at Mellwood Art Center main entrance for Clifton Heights Clean up Day from 5:30-7 pm.  You’re welcome to stay for the Clifton Heights Quarterly Community Meeting, 7-8:30 pm in the Pigment Room.  It is Fair Housing Month.  Speakers are Tony Curtis, Metropolitan Housing Coalition, who will address affordable housing and renters rights and Ja’mela Armstrong, Center for Neighborhoods, who will share their mission and how we can partner to improve the livability of our community.

Wednesday, April 26th:  On April 26 an event titled “REAL Good News” will hold its 10th in a series of quarterly public Zoom meetings aimed at making sure Louisville implements its green energy goals. In 2020 the Metro Council passed a resolution to move the city’s operations to 100% clean renewable electricity by 2030. That resolution also sets a goal of 100% clean energy for the entire Louisville community by 2040.  April’s event will feature a discussion by an expert panel on how other cities have transitioned to solar and how Louisville can follow their example.  Speakers will include Steve Ricketts, chair of the Kentucky Solar Energy Society and owner of Generation Solar; Ryan Van Velzer, Energy and Environmental Reporter at Louisville Public Media; and Andrew Owen, newly-elected Metro Council Representative for District 9.  Here’s the url for the Zoom link to register: https://tinyurl.com/3xzya46s

Saturday, April 29th:  Come by for the Clifton Heights Annual Yard Sale on April 29th from 7-11 am at the Mellwood Art Center lower parking lot.  The fee is $10 for a 10X10’ space, bring your own table or blanket.  Register by April 22 contacting  Alison Johnson at cliftonheightscc.lou@gmail.com.