Catch Thunder over Louisville at the Cressman Center

    By Erica Walsh -
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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Both the fireworks and the glass shop are ready to blow for the Cressman Center鈥檚 9th annual Thunder Over Louisville watch party.

    The University of Louisville鈥檚 Hite Art Institute presents 鈥淔ire & Art 9: Thunder at the Cressman鈥 from 2 p.m. – 11 p.m., Saturday, April 18, at UofL鈥檚 Cressman Center for Visual Arts, 100 E. Main St. at First Street.

    In addition to the fireworks show, 鈥淔ire & Art” guests can see students at work in the center鈥檚 glass hot shop, watch family movies and more. This year, three UofL M.F.A. students will host a 12-hour pop-up art show that includes coloring book giveaways for kids.

    Light refreshments are available and visitors can come and go to the waterfront for the Kentucky Derby Festival鈥檚 air show and other activities. When the fireworks begin, guests can catch the show from the top floor of the attached parking garage.

    Tickets for 鈥淔ire & Art鈥 are $30 for adults and $15 for children ages 5-12; children ages 4 and younger are free. A parking pass for the connected garage is $25. Space is limited so reservations are required. Proceeds from the event benefit UofL鈥檚 fine arts programs.

    For more information on 鈥淔ire & Art 9鈥 or to reserve a spot, call Linda Rowley at 502-852-8403.

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    Erica Walsh
    Erica Walsh
    Erica Walsh is the marketing director for the Office of Communications and Marketing. Her job lets her share UofL鈥檚 good news in all avenues of communications including UofL Magazine, advertising, content marketing and branding. Walsh joined UofL in 2014 after previously serving as the public relations specialist at Indiana University Southeast. Prior to her career in higher education communications she was an award-winning newspaper reporter. Red is one of her favorite colors and it鈥檚 a good thing, too, because she earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in journalism from Western Kentucky University and her master鈥檚 in communication from UofL.