Village Lights Bookstore

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Village Lights Bookstore Purveyors of rare, antiquarian, and out-of-print books, as well as select high-quality new titles. Open by appointment only. Twist, the bookstore cats.

Special orders, gift certificates, comfy chairs, courtesy coffee, wi-fi, bookbinding and restoration, book appraisals, art gallery, author events, poetry readings, live music performances, a Steinway grand piano, and... Grrrrtrude Stein & Oliver O. Please note: We do not take orders through Facebook, nor do we pay regular attention to messages through Facebook. Please call or email the store, or, better yet, stop by in person. You know, face-to-face! https://www.pinterest.com/vlbookstore/

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10/04/2026

Inviting all guitar lovers to the upcoming UofL Guitar Festival UofL Guitar Festival and Competition which will take place on October 9, 10, and 11 at the University of Louisville School of Music. Organized by Carlos Bedoya Carlos Arturo Bedoya, a past Chamberfest artist, the festival brings together world-class guitarists for concerts, masterclasses, workshops, and an international competition.

Friday, October 9th at 7:30 pm - Virgile Barthe
Saturday, October 10th at 4:30 pm - Natan Zlodre and W.E. Duo
Saturday, October 10th at 7:30 pm - NJGO and Hao Yang
Sunday, October 11th at 3:15 pm - UofL Guitar Competition Finals
Sunday, October 11th at 7:00 pm - Chimera Quartet and Jiu Jiu Wu
All concerts will take place at Comstock Concert Hall. Free parking in the lot next to the school of music.

For tickets and more information, please visit the festival website or email [email protected]

John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, North Carolina one hundred years ago today.
09/23/2026

John Coltrane was born in Hamlet, North Carolina one hundred years ago today.

09/01/2026

I came upon Mr Hardin
standing in front of the courthouse,
looking up. "Son," he said,
"look way up yonder.
No! Up there." It was a buzzard
he wanted me to see,
a black speck way up
for no reason unless glory.
Some beings eat the dead
and inhabit the sky.

-- Wendell Berry
Rest in Peace
1934 - 2026

poem excerpted from ANOTHER DAY: Sabbath Poems, 2013 - 2023 Counterpoint Press

photo by Guy Mendes

Gone beyond.
09/01/2026

Gone beyond.

A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.

08/16/2026

The Erinys Quartet was awarded the First Prize at the 2025 Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition in Norway. Graduates of Curtis, they are currently graduate-quartet-in-residence at IU Jacobs. Don't miss their dark and evocative program.

06/15/2026

A day after the National Symphony Orchestra played perhaps its final notes at the Kennedy Center for years, mixed martial artists brawled outside the White House.

Miles Davis was born in Alton, Illinois on May 26, 1926, one hundred years ago today.
05/26/2026

Miles Davis was born in Alton, Illinois on May 26, 1926, one hundred years ago today.

05/12/2026

The pontiff marked the centenary of the Vatican Publishing House, saying printed books remain a vital “opportunity to think” in the digital age.

05/05/2026

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575 Artist Drive
Nashville, IN
47448

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