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CONNECTING with Nature at Night

 

Join us on Saturday August 24 from 5 p.m.-10 p.m. as we celebrate Bernheim’s 90th Anniversary with an evening of art and science collaborating with nature!

5:00 – 7:00 p.m.: Cocktails and initmate dinner at Jim Beam’s NEW Wellhouse
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.: VIP CONNECT Festival Experience

The celebration will begin with cocktails and an intimate dinner from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Jim Beam Distillery.  After dinner we will shuttle across the street to Bernheim’s 11th Annual CONNECT Festival.  CONNECT celebrates the intersection of art, science, and nature around beautiful Lake Nevin. This signature Bernheim event takes place two hours before sunset through two hours after sunset and includes live musical performances, fire and glow-in-the-dark art displays, interactive science exhibits, and hands-on experiences, including the unique opportunity to see Forest Giants lit up against the night sky.

Guests will receive the VIP CONNECT festival experience with entry to the Forest Lounge which includes cocktails, a desert buffet, shade and comfortable seating on the backside of Lake Nevin near the stage and main activity hub for the festival.

Don’t miss one of the highlights of the CONNECT event – live music! The Sunset Amphitheater stage will include performances by:
Rayul
Opal Fly and Kapow
Kentucky Cowhands
Ben Sollee and the Hot Sauce Brass Band

 Tickets

Click here to purchase tickets.

$150 Non-Bernheim Members

 $90 Bernheim Members: Bernheim membership rate is only available when membership is purchased in advance of tickets. CLICK HERE to join and learn more about the benefits of being a Bernheim member.

Parking and Transportation

Optional transportation TO and FROM Bernheim from Louisville is included with your ticket purchase. Buses will leave Oxmoor Mall at 4:15 p.m. And return at 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Map and additional details to come.

If you plan to drive separately we suggest parking at the designated parking lot at the Jim Beam Stillhouse 568 Happy Hollow Rd, Clermont, KY 40110 Buses will return guests to their cars prior departing back to Louisville.

Social Hosts
Ann Price and John Davis
Greg and Linda Gleis
Kim Huston and Mike Sherer
Guy and Libbye Montgomery
Frank and Bridgett Wilson

Special thanks to Bernheim’s 90th Committee
Julie Ballard
Martha Neal Cooke
Ann Price Davis
Alicia Feldman
Annette Grisanti
Karen Handmaker
Patty Johnson
Martha Slaughter
Lindy Street
Cadell Walker

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact Alicia Feldman at alicia.feldman@bernheim.org or (502) 215-7139 to learn more.

 

 

 

Thank you to our Corporate Partners!


Thank you to our Corporate Partners!

  • Delta Dental KY
  • Brown Forman
  • Quest Outdoors
  • Westrock
  • WMB
  • Beam Suntory
  • GE Appliances
  • Luckett & Farley
  • Patagonia

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