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SUMMARY:Louisville Water Tower | WaterWorks Museum Open Day
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars! 📅 \nThe Louisville Water Tower is open the second Sunday of every month for tours throughout 2026\, starting Sunday\, Jan. 11! \nWhether you’re a history enthusiast\, architecture lover\, or looking for a unique educational experience for the family\, we’d love to welcome you to explore Louisville’s iconic landmark. \n#LouisvilleWaterTower #LouisvillePureTap #LouisvilleHistory \n**description from IG post
URL:https://things-to-lou.com/events/louisville-water-tower-waterworks-museum-open-day-7/2026-07-12/
LOCATION:Louisville Water Tower\, 3005 River Rd\, Louisville\, KY\, 40207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,Entertainment,Family & Children,Museum
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SUMMARY:Pleasure is a Practice: Reclaiming Joy\, Desire & Self-Trust
DESCRIPTION:A powerful workshop exploring pleasure\, self-love\, desire\, and reclaiming your relationship with the body and yourself. \n*HAPPENING NOW… BRING A FRIEND FOR FREE! \nBOGO Offer… Buy one ticket\, bring a friend for free… just email us after ticket is purchased and let us know your guests name. \n\nWhat if pleasure wasn’t something you had to earn? \nWhat if it wasn’t selfish\, frivolous\, or something reserved for other people? \nMany women spend years caring for everyone else while placing their own needs\, desires\, and joy at the bottom of the list. Add in the changes that come with perimenopause\, menopause\, stress\, trauma\, caregiving\, and life itself\, and it’s easy to lose touch with the parts of ourselves that feel alive\, connected\, playful\, sensual\, and free. \nJoin GlitterBomb Author Leah Bomar and Intimacy and Tantra Coach\, Stacie Steinbock for an honest\, compassionate\, and empowering conversation about self-love\, self-care\, pleasure\, desire\, and reclaiming your relationship with yourself. \nThrough storytelling\, guided reflection\, journaling\, and discussion within a safe container\, we’ll explore the stories we’ve inherited about pleasure\, productivity\, aging\, worthiness and what it means to truly care for ourselves in order to reclaim an embodied experience of desire and sensuality at any life stage. \n\nTogether We’ll Explore:\n  \n• Pleasure as a form of self-care \n• Reclaiming desire through life’s transitions \n• The impact of hormonal fluctuations on our bodies and relationships \n• Emotional\, physical\, spiritual\, and sexual pleasure \n• Rewriting limiting stories around worthiness and joy \n• Creating practical\, sustainable practices that put you back on your own schedule \n  \nThis is not a workshop about performing\, fixing\, or becoming someone new. \nIt’s about remembering who you are beneath the expectations\, obligations\, and stories you’ve been carrying. \nCome curious. \nCome as you are. \nLeave with practical tools\, deeper self-awareness\, and a personalized plan for bringing more pleasure\, joy\, and nourishment into your everyday life. \n  \nSnacks provided! \n\nAbout the Facilitators:\nStacie Steinbock is a Master’s level sexuality educator\, Tantra practitioner\, and intimacy coach with more than 20 years of experience helping people deepen their relationship with their bodies\, pleasure\, and connection. After surviving ovarian cancer and navigating the profound changes it brought to her own sexuality\, Stacie discovered Tantra as a path back to embodiment\, healing\, and wholeness. Today\, through her practice\, The Golden Thread\, she supports individuals and couples in reclaiming desire\, regulating their nervous systems\, and cultivating more pleasure\, intimacy\, and aliveness in their lives. Learn more about Stacie’s work and upcoming events here: https://www.goldenthreadtantra.com/ \nLeah Bomar is a six-time international bestselling author\, publisher\, poet\, and creative guide who helps people transform pain into possibility through storytelling\, self-expression\, and radical self-love. Known for her heart-centered approach to healing through art\, Leah creates spaces where people can reconnect with themselves\, reclaim their voices\, and celebrate the messy\, beautiful realities of being human. Through writing\, art\, community\, and a healthy dose of GlitterBomb magic\, she invites others to embrace joy\, authenticity\, and liberation in all its forms. Follow on Facebook and Instagram @AuthorLeahBomar or visit LeahBomar.com \n\nThis workshop is for you if:\nYou feel like you lost your mojo somewhere along the way and you’re unsure how to reclaim it\nYou want to better understand what you life and don’t like as a sexual being\nYou have done therapy for your trauma but see that your body hasn’t released it yet \n\nThis workshop is not for you if:\nYou have significant sexual trauma and have not yet had a chance to process it deeply in therapy\nYou feel an overwhelming urge to give others advice\nFrank conversations about sexuality are a no-go for you \n\nFAQ’s:\nWill there be nudity? No.\nWill there be touching? No.\nWill I have to answer questions? No\, participation is not required. You can attend and just listen/observe. Leah and Stacie are dedicated to creating safe spaces rooted in consent-culture values. It is just as valuable to listen as it is to share. \n*If payment is a barrier or you need to make payments arrangements or have additional questions\, please email AuthorLeahBomar@Gmail.com + Stacie@strongrootscenter.com \nMORE INFO  \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://things-to-lou.com/events/pleasure-is-a-practice-reclaiming-joy-desire-self-trust/
LOCATION:MAYBEITSFATE\, 1425 Story Ave\, Louisville\, KY\, 40206\, United States
CATEGORIES:Wellness
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SUMMARY:FREE History Lecture Series: Riverfront Reflections | Led by local historian Rick Bell
DESCRIPTION:Waterfront Park is launching a new monthly history series at PlayPort\, closely located to both the Portland and Russell neighborhoods\, right on the site of Jefferson County’s first settlement\, Fort-on-Shore. \nLed by local historian Rick Bell\, each session in the series explores a different topic related to the people\, places\, and events that shaped the city’s early history. \n\nTopics\nTopics will include the founding of Corn Island\, the creation of the Louisville-Portland Canal\, the Great Flood of 1937\, profiles on notable local figures\, and storytelling around the development of our city’s waterfront from wasteland to a beloved community greenspace. Special attention will be given to the history of the Portland and Russell neighborhoods that surround PlayPort\, the new experiential learning and play area. \nEach lecture runs approximately 90 minutes and includes a visual presentation and time for audience questions. Whether you’re a lifelong history buff or just newly curious\, this series celebrates Louisville’s rich past while honoring the neighborhoods that helped shape it. \nHistory lectures are free to attend\, the favor of registration is requested. Click HERE to register. \n\nRick Bell History Lecture Series Tentative Schedule\nSunday\, January 11\, 2026 2:00pm-3:30pm\nLouisville between 1920 and 1940 – historic photographs tell the story of Louisville in the 1920s and 1930s\, a time of unprecedented growth for the city. The photos display a vibrant downtown\, shopping opportunities and fascinating individuals. \nSunday\, February 8\, 2026 2:00pm-3:30pm\nThe Great Flood of 1937 in Louisville – remembered as the greatest natural disaster in American history\, this event impacted Louisville harder than anywhere else in the entire Ohio River valley. Over 175\,000 people evacuated their homes and overcame challenges with ingenuity and courage. \nSunday\, March 8\, 2026 2:00pm-3:30pm\nBig Jim Porter\, the Kentucky Giant – James D. Porter became internationally famous after being interviewed by Charles Dickens. At 7’9” tall\, he maintained a famous tavern at his home in Shippingport and was actively involved in local politics. \nSunday\, April 12\, 2026 2:00pm-3:30pm\nLouisville and Portland Canal – Built from 1825 until 1830\, the canal revolutionized river traffic and commerce in the Ohio Valley. A triumph of engineering\, digging the canal brought thousands of Irish immigrants to Portland and changed the state of transportation in America. \nSunday\, June 14\, 2026 2:00pm-3:30pm\nMemorable characters from Louisville\, Portland and Russell neighborhoods. Some fascinating personalities\, some famous and others not\, are included. People include internationally known film directors\, artists\, paperboys and other folks that make our community special. \nSunday\, July 12\, 2026 2:00pm-3:30pm\nLouisville Waterfront and the story of the Park – PlayPort is part of the award-winning Waterfront Park\, which for the past thirty years has opened access to our riverbanks. We will trace the early history of the Louisville waterfront and how it became a beloved public park. \nSunday\, August 9\, 2026 2:00pm-3:30pm\nTransportation history of Louisville – Louisville is a crossroads of American commerce and industry. We will discuss the rise of steamboats\, railroads and highways and their impact on this community over time. \nSunday\, September 13\, 2026 2:00pm-3:30pm\nProhibition in Louisville – No community in America was more negatively impacted by the Prohibition era (1922-1933). Twenty-five distilleries\, fifteen breweries and countless saloons went out of business\, leaving 10\,000 Louisvillians out of work\, and speakeasies and bootleggers raised the crime rate. \nSunday\, October 11\, 2026 2:00pm-3:30pm\nPhotos from the Herald-Post – 1925-1936 – This newspaper\, a Republican opponent of the Courier-Journal\, featured powerful images of local buildings and people. This era saw the development of Fourth Street entertainment\, industrial development and a changing population. \n\nThis schedule and topics are subject to change. There will not be a lecture in May due to scheduling conflicts. \nHistory lectures are free to attend and held at the PlayPort event building at 1105 Rowan Street\, Louisville\, KY 40203. Click HERE to register. \nThis is a Waterfront Park hosted event. Waterfront Park is a donor supported public park. Your donations help make events like this possible. \n  \nLocation: Waterfront Park PlayPort 1105 Rowan Street Louisville\, KY 40203
URL:https://things-to-lou.com/events/free-history-lecture-series-riverfront-reflections-led-by-local-historian-rick-bell/2026-07-12/
LOCATION:Waterfront Park\, 129 River Rd\, Louisville\, KY\, 40202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoors,Public Speakers,Walking Tour / Food Tour
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