Locust Grove

Locust Grove - Where Louisville Begins

561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, KY 40207

Tuesday - Saturday 10:00am to 4:30pm

Unfolding The Story

We are so excited to share the 2023 season of Unfolding the Story: The Enslaved Community at Locust Grove. During this one-of-a-kind experience, visitors learn about the lives and stories of the enslaved community at Locust Grove. This tour is offered on a limited basis on Saturdays. Learn more information about the tour below.

Unfolding The Story

Win A Rare Piece of Bourbon History

Help support the Locust Grove Historic Distillery program and you could walk away with a rare piece of bourbon history - an Old Rip Van Winkle barrel head from 1989, signed by Julian Van Winkle III. Only 710 tickets are available for this extraordinary raffle. Learn more below.

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Chamber Music Concert in the Pavilion: Completely Mozart!

Sunday, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Join us for an outdoor concert in our events pavilion! A special chamber music performance features the Mozart Divertimento K 138 and the Mozart Clarinet Quintet. This chamber music concert in this new space is FULLY ACCESSIBLE to all. The Locust Grove Pavilion Players are: Bill Bauer and Alice Culin-Ellison, violins; Laura De St. Croix, viola; Cecilia Huerta-Lauf, cello; with Ernie Gross, clarinet. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Clarinet Quintet, K. 581, (for one clarinet and a string quartet) was written in 1789 for the clarinetist Anton Stadler. Although originally written for basset clarinet, in contemporary performances it is usually played on a clarinet in A. It was Mozart's only completed clarinet quintet and is one of the earliest and best-known works written especially for the instrument. It remains to this day one of the most admired of the composer's works. The Divertimento K. 138 in F major was written in 1772, when Mozart was only 15 years old. It was one of three Divertimenti, likely intended for outdoor performance, possibly on the terrace at Mirabel Palace at a summer dinner hosted by the Archbishop of Salzburg. Food and drink available for sale. Free to Chamber Music series subscribers. Tickets available online. Adults $15, students $10. Doors open at 2:00; concert begins at 3:00 pm.

Afternoon Lecture Series: The Creation of William Croghan’s Locust Grove

Wednesday, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Locust Grove's former executive director and author of George Rogers Clark and William Croghan, Gwynne Tuell Potts, will chronicle the acquisition of the 694.5 acres that became William Croghan's "seat", and the construction of the buildings and use of the land during Croghan's occupancy of Locust Grove. Refreshments will be served, starting at 1:00 pm, with lecture beginning at 1:15 pm. Admission is $6, or $4 for members of Locust Grove.

Juneteenth Celebration on the River

Saturday, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Locust Grove is partnering with the Belle of Louisville/Marion M. Miller steamboat for a commemoration of Juneteenth on the Ohio River. This one-hour Harbor History Cruise will feature performers from Locust Grove's Museum Theatre program and a talk about emancipation at Locust Grove. Tickets are $10/person, available at the Belle of Louisville ticketing site online. Choose "June 17th" when booking tickets. The cruise leaves at 4:00, boarding begins earlier.

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Locust Grove - Where Louisville Begins

561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville, KY 40207

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