A Free Concert with Family Activities at America Place in Jeffersonville, Indiana on July 6th
Jasteka Cultural Center has enlisted the Louisville Orchestra as the entertainment for an outdoor festival on the grounds of America Place’s corporate headquarters at 101 Logistics Avenue in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The concert on Thursday, July 6. Family activities will take place from 5:30 – 7:30 pm with the Louisville Orchestra concert commencing at 8:00 pm. A blanket or lawn chairs are recommended to fully enjoy the twilight concert experience.
The concert will contain familiar light classics and pops musical selections, always a crowd-pleaser for outdoor summer concerts. But this is the Louisville Orchestra and in keeping with the mission of Jasteka Cultural Center, audiences can also expect to discover some delightfully innovative new music on the program – two pieces by LO Creators Corps composers, Tyler Taylor and TJ Cole.
The family atmosphere and fun will be complete with bouncy castles, obstacle courses, games, walkabout performers, face painters, balloon sculptors, a fun photo area, snow cones, cotton candy, and food trucks where attendees can purchase some of the area’s most delicious cuisine and drinks, including alcoholic beverages. The event will also feature Louisville City FC, which will have a station that includes interactive games, juggling, and an inflatable human foosball game.
Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore says of the plans for such events, “I’m thankful to America Place and the Jasteka Cultural Center for their proactive support to our community. Their employee engagement and emphasis on improving the quality of life for all of us is very much appreciated.”
Jasteka was founded by Jim and Irene Karp, who have maintained a strong dedication to arts, education, and the underserved through a lifetime of supporting cultural institutions. Their philanthropic activities include active service on numerous boards and civic communities that reinforce their commitment to equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all.
The America Place complex at River Ridge is comprised of 1.5 million sq. ft. of building space set across 160 acres. July’s concert will take place adjacent to the award-winning Gallery Building. The Karps worked with world renowned architect Kulapat Yantrasast to design a space that would “allow people, culture, and places to thrive.”
The Jasteka Cultural Center will be offering free public programming throughout the year, utilizing the Gallery for community involvement, education, and outreach. The Louisville Orchestra concert is the first of many programs that will be offered over the next months.
The Louisville Orchestra’s Chief Executive Graham Parker notes, “We are delighted to be a part of this concert event sponsored by the Jasteka Cultural Center. This organization’s mission aligns perfectly with that of the LO – to make the arts and music available, accessible, and inclusive to and for the public. And who doesn’t love an outdoor festival concert in the summer that you can enjoy with the whole family?”
The concert event is free, but registration and tickets are required to attend. Tickets can be obtained at my.louisvilleorchestra.org. Further information can be acquired by calling the orchestra office at (502) 587-8681.
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About The Louisville Orchestra:
Established in 1937 through the combined efforts of Louisville mayor Charles Farnsley and conductor Robert Whitney, the Louisville Orchestra is a cornerstone of the Louisville arts community. With the launch of First Edition Recordings in 1947, it became the first American orchestra to own a recording label. Six years later it received a Rockefeller grant of $500,000 to commission, record, and premiere music by living composers, thereby earning a place on the international circuit. In 2001, the Louisville Orchestra received the Leonard Bernstein Award for Excellence in Educational Programming, presented annually to a North American orchestra.
Continuing its commitment to new music, the Louisville Orchestra has earned 19 ASCAP awards for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music and was also awarded large grants from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music and the National Endowment for the Arts, both for the purpose of producing, manufacturing and marketing its historic First Edition Recordings collections. Over the years, the orchestra has performed for prestigious events at the White House, Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and on tour in Mexico City, and their last two albums for the Decca Gold label, All In (2017) and The Order of Nature (2019) – the latter launched with an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – both topped the Billboard Classical and Crossover charts. The feature-length, Gramophone Award-winning documentary Music Makes a City (2010) chronicles the Louisville Orchestra’s founding years, and in spring 2018, Teddy Abrams and the orchestra were
profiled on the popular television program CBS Sunday Morning.
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