• ThePerkinsBrothers.com (featuring Elvis and Meatloaf) Performing at noon and at the conclusion of the picnic
• Misha Feigin, Reading Poetry at 1 p.m.
• Anthony Redfeatheer Nava, Performing Music at 1:30
• the Louisville Contra Dance Band, Performing Music at 2:15
• Reminisce, Performing Music at 3:15 p.m.

• Paper airplane making
• Kite flying and kitemaking (weather permitting)
• Art Activities
• Music
• And lots more!

A coalition of local religious and peace groups will offer a free picnic in Louisville’s South End from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 12 as an alternative to the military plane flyovers that are part of Thunder Over Louisville air show on the riverfront. The Picnic will take place in the field adjacent to the Americana Center at 4801 Southside Drive. The picnic will proceed rain or shine. If it is raining, the activities will move indoors at the Americana Center. The picnic is open to the public and will feature music and peaceful activities for the whole family.

Those attending are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets, lunch or a snack.  (No alcohol). Bottled water will be provided courtesy of Rainbow Blossom. Picnicers are also invited to bring guitars, sing songs, and give short speeches for peace.

Activities:

The activities will include paper airplane and kite making (under the direction of volunteers from the Kentucky Art Therapy Association), kite flying, chalk drawing, a t-shirt decoration contest with a grand prize for the best “peacemaking” t-shirt. The first ten families to arrive will each receive a free kite.

For the t-shirt decoration contest, picnickers are asked to bring a t-shirt to decorate. Decoration supplies will be provided. Grand prize for the t-shirt contest is a beautiful, three-dimensional butterfly kite provided by St. William Catholic Church. The kite is a “fair trade” product purchased from the Just Creations store in Louisville.

Music:

The Picnic will feature music by Anthony Redfeather Nava (Native American Musician and Storyteller), ThePerkinsBrothers featuring Elvis and Meatloaf, Misha Feigin, Reminisce, and the Louisville the Contra Dance Band

The Peaceful Skies Picnic is Sponsored by the Peaceful Skies Coalition:

Louisville Friends Meeting (Quakers), Jeff Streeet Baptist Community at Liberty, Mission Outreach committee of First Unitarian Church , Peace and Compassion Buddha Circle, Central Presbyterian Church, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Kentucky Interfaith Task Force on Latin America and the Caribbean, Clifton Unitarian Church, Louisville Peace Action Community, Interfaith Paths to Peace, Students United for Peace and Justice, Pax Christi, American Veterans Against the War, Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, Kentucky Art Therapy Association, Peace and Social Justice committee of St. Williams Catholic Church, the Fairness Campaign, Rainbow Blossom Natural Foods Markets, U.S. Department of Peace-Louisville, Drepung Gomang Institute, Louisville Peace Chavurah, Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville The Center for Faith and Action; the Board of Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Louisville Telegrams.com; Social Justice committee of Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church, ThePerkinsBrothers.com featuring Elvis and Meatloaf.

Directions to the Americana Center:

Take I-264 (Watterson Expressway) West to the Third Street Exit. From exit, turn left onto Third Street . Continue on Third Street to the intersection of Woodlawn Avenue and Third Street . At this stoplight, turn left onto Woodlawn. At the four way intersection, turn right onto Second Street . The street will "Y"; stay to the left and this will turn into Southside Drive . The Americana Community Center will be immediately on your left - former Holy Family Academy building.