Welcome to Historic Nelligan Hall
Home of the North End Social Club,
ST Messenger Studios
& the Nothing Art Collective
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NELLIGAN HALL WILL BE FOR RENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. PLEASE CPNTACT US IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RENTING PART OF OR THE ENTIRE BUILDING--THX, MGMT
Open Doors Program builds Drum at Nelligan Hall
Open Doors Artsts Tara Remington and Christopher Rabe
Thought to have been built in 1880, historic Nelligan Hall likely began as the Globe Vaudeville Theater, in the '30s was adopted as Democratic Campaign Headquarters in the area and remained the longtime home to the North End Social Club. It was often said that if you wanted something done in Portland, you have to go through Nelliigan Hall.
CURRENT RESIDENT ARTISTS:
Marty Jansing
Hallie Jones
Aron Conaway
THE NOTHING COLLECTIVE:
Aron Conaway
Hallie Jones
Jae Grady
Kent Getsinger
Chris Chappell
Ryan Scarborough
Cory Riley
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ST Messenger Studios
& the Nothing Art Collective
_______________________________
NELLIGAN HALL WILL BE FOR RENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. PLEASE CPNTACT US IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RENTING PART OF OR THE ENTIRE BUILDING--THX, MGMT
Open Doors Program builds Drum at Nelligan Hall
Open Doors Artsts Tara Remington and Christopher Rabe
About Nelligan Hall:
Thought to have been built in 1880, historic Nelligan Hall likely began as the Globe Vaudeville Theater, in the '30s was adopted as Democratic Campaign Headquarters in the area and remained the longtime home to the North End Social Club. It was often said that if you wanted something done in Portland, you have to go through Nelliigan Hall.
The 4,309 sf building, located in the Portland Neighborhood (directly adjacent to the Falls of the Ohio and Shippingport Island) is 8 blocks from the site of Fort-on-Shore, Louisville's first settlement, founded by General George Rogers Clark in 1778.
Over the last 6 years, we (Louisville visual artists, Aron Conaway and Hallie Jones) have renovated, and built rent-able art studios to give the old building a whole new life. Having bought a share in Nelligan in 2005 with several other neighborhood residents we all intended to restore the hall to its original prominant role in the Portland Neighborhood. But after a couple of slow years of business here, being left without studios due to the LAVA House fire, and being forced to either buy or sell the building by partners, we chose to buy. Good old fashioned hard work and the help of great friends, has developed Nelligan Hall into a soulful and sweet collective artists' and musicians' space.
Nelligan features 9 studios, a raw loft space, a stage, a DJ booth, an old fashioned bar, a commercial kitchen, tools and community space. Nelligan is among other art spaces in the area, and there are small businesses popping up. Portland is charming as Louisville's oldest neighborhood and the stage is set for serious neighborhood revitalization. Come on down to Portland!
CURRENT RESIDENT ARTISTS: THE NOTHING COLLECTIVE:
Jack Nelligan
Directions: I-64, 22nd st. exit, go south, turn left @ Lytle, left @ 20th, 6th bldg on left, 2010 Portland
past events :
A Very Portland X-mas 2011
Sat. December 17, 12-8pm
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Saturday, May 28 : 11am - 4:30pm
Your Local Record Show “Part Deux”
"After great success of the first show in January on Market Street in the Nulu neighborhood, we have decided to take the show on the road to Nelligan Hall into one of Louisville’s first historic neighborhoods – Portland because of needed space and construction at the former site.
Nelligan Hall, the site of the infamous “A Very Portland Christmas”, will be the host of this extravagant record-vinyl-music show. Expect to see “Busta Grill” serving up hot dogs for your hungry head, and Louisville’s own Karate Boy Records will be pushing their exquisite catalog of hot releases! And many other vendors selling, trading, and buying vinyl records and music!
We are looking for more sellers, so if you got that collection of vinyl you been trying to move, trade, or purge, rent a table and or just slide in.
Jer-B, Cookbook, & 7th Street will be spinning and supplying the sounds throughout the day, and maybe others…
So if you like music, and you like it new or old, please stop by. Not to be missed. tackett3@yahoo.com for more information or see the flyer."
Nelligan Hall, the site of the infamous “A Very Portland Christmas”, will be the host of this extravagant record-vinyl-music show. Expect to see “Busta Grill” serving up hot dogs for your hungry head, and Louisville’s own Karate Boy Records will be pushing their exquisite catalog of hot releases! And many other vendors selling, trading, and buying vinyl records and music!
We are looking for more sellers, so if you got that collection of vinyl you been trying to move, trade, or purge, rent a table and or just slide in.
Jer-B, Cookbook, & 7th Street will be spinning and supplying the sounds throughout the day, and maybe others…
So if you like music, and you like it new or old, please stop by. Not to be missed. tackett3@yahoo.com for more information or see the flyer."
A Very Portland Christmas 2010 - Dec. 18th
Rovers, Wrestlers, and Stars:
The Quonset Auditorium in Post WWII Kentucky
Sunday, October 17 · 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Hosted by
Louisville Visual Art Association
This 35-minute documentary chronicles the life of Bowling Green, Kentucky's Quonset Auditorium which served local legends and national stars in the post-WW II entertainment boom. Through oral histories, archival photographs and audio recordings the film provides a glimpse into the lives of diverse entertainers, ranging from country, R&B and gospel musicians to professional wrestlers whose paths intersected there during a time when segregation was being challenged. The film will inspire discussion about the politics of historic preservation and the construction of public memory.
Featured interviews include songstress Mary Ann Fisher, jazz luminary David "Fathead" Newman, local music legends Joe Marshall, Robert Phillips and John Edmonds and professional wrestlers Jackie Fargo and Jeanetta Collins. These entertainers also tell stories about others who shared the stage at the Quonset including cowboy movie star Sunset Carson, musicians Ernest Tubb, Bill Monroe, Ray Charles, James Brown and Memphis Slim, child evangelist Marjoe Gortner and professional wrestling icons Cora Combs and Sweet Georgia Brown, amongst others.
The film grew out of years of research by director and producer Amber Ridington for her masters thesis in folklore at Western Kentucky University. After learning that the Quonset was slated for demolition, Amber decided that the characters and stories she had encountered deserved public attention. Award winning Louisville filmmaker Walter Brock joined Amber as cameraman and editor in 2003 and together they have completed the documentary video piece.
On Dec. 19, 2009 'A Very Portland Christmas' drew hundreds of visitors.
And in 2010...
Buy local!
Handmade!
Art, Craft, Music, Love!
Everything $50 and Under!
< A Very Portland X-Mas 2010 on Facebook : Click here >
- Save your shopping for December 18th, support local artists, keep your money circulating in the local economy, and give a handmade gift that is more meaningful to your loved ones this year.
Artists:
Roxann Slate & Clasir Raabe
Human Kindness
Laura Fauna
Aron Conaway
Tiffany Embry
Hallie Jones
Drtyawsm
Mad Pixel
Kentucky Kin
de la Maison
Bess McLaughlin
Robby Davis
Finger Picking Farms
Stellar Sweets
Swarts Design Co.
Dos Hermanas
Lesley Lyon Mullinix
Melody Dennison
C & K House of Prints
Lindsay Hack
Jamie Mcpherson
Louisville Cartoon Society
Ted Nathanson
Aubrey Beard
The Female Art Collective
Natasha Sud
Matt Barnes
Thea Lura
Royal Buttons
Christina Robinson
Sage's Botanicals
Dharmic Glass
Kathleen Lolly
Untranslatable Concept
Todd Smith
Gwen Kelly
Deven 7 Studios Custom Picture Framing
Amy Rench
Stephen Bowman - Astounding Tales Comics
Linda Erzinger
Bekah Luhn - Lundr Designs
Scott Baker
In Fall of 2009, Nelligan Hall hosted a conversation between numerous Louisville artists and community members regarding the development of a new art academy (then in the works) called the Kentucky School of Art. KSA is now housed at Spalding U. Campus
LAVA Shows @ 34th & Northwestern PkWy 2004-2006: 
(above) Faun Fables, 2005
(above) The Who Cover at The Dead Church, Halloween 2004
Rovers, Wrestlers, and Stars:
The Quonset Auditorium in Post WWII Kentucky
Sunday, October 17 · 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Hosted by
Louisville Visual Art Association
This 35-minute documentary chronicles the life of Bowling Green, Kentucky's Quonset Auditorium which served local legends and national stars in the post-WW II entertainment boom. Through oral histories, archival photographs and audio recordings the film provides a glimpse into the lives of diverse entertainers, ranging from country, R&B and gospel musicians to professional wrestlers whose paths intersected there during a time when segregation was being challenged. The film will inspire discussion about the politics of historic preservation and the construction of public memory.
Featured interviews include songstress Mary Ann Fisher, jazz luminary David "Fathead" Newman, local music legends Joe Marshall, Robert Phillips and John Edmonds and professional wrestlers Jackie Fargo and Jeanetta Collins. These entertainers also tell stories about others who shared the stage at the Quonset including cowboy movie star Sunset Carson, musicians Ernest Tubb, Bill Monroe, Ray Charles, James Brown and Memphis Slim, child evangelist Marjoe Gortner and professional wrestling icons Cora Combs and Sweet Georgia Brown, amongst others.
The film grew out of years of research by director and producer Amber Ridington for her masters thesis in folklore at Western Kentucky University. After learning that the Quonset was slated for demolition, Amber decided that the characters and stories she had encountered deserved public attention. Award winning Louisville filmmaker Walter Brock joined Amber as cameraman and editor in 2003 and together they have completed the documentary video piece.
And in 2010...
Buy local!
Handmade!
Art, Craft, Music, Love!
Everything $50 and Under!
Handmade!
Art, Craft, Music, Love!
Everything $50 and Under!
< A Very Portland X-Mas 2010 on Facebook : Click here >
- Save your shopping for December 18th, support local artists, keep your money circulating in the local economy, and give a handmade gift that is more meaningful to your loved ones this year.
Artists:
Roxann Slate & Clasir Raabe
Human Kindness
Laura Fauna
Aron Conaway
Tiffany Embry
Hallie Jones
Drtyawsm
Mad Pixel
Kentucky Kin
de la Maison
Bess McLaughlin
Robby Davis
Finger Picking Farms
Stellar Sweets
Swarts Design Co.
Dos Hermanas
Lesley Lyon Mullinix
Melody Dennison
C & K House of Prints
Lindsay Hack
Jamie Mcpherson
Louisville Cartoon Society
Ted Nathanson
Aubrey Beard
The Female Art Collective
Natasha Sud
Matt Barnes
Thea Lura
Royal Buttons
Christina Robinson
Sage's Botanicals
Dharmic Glass
Kathleen Lolly
Untranslatable Concept
Todd Smith
Gwen Kelly
Deven 7 Studios Custom Picture Framing
Amy Rench
Stephen Bowman - Astounding Tales Comics
Linda Erzinger
Bekah Luhn - Lundr Designs
Scott Baker
In Fall of 2009, Nelligan Hall hosted a conversation between numerous Louisville artists and community members regarding the development of a new art academy (then in the works) called the Kentucky School of Art. KSA is now housed at Spalding U. Campus
LAVA Shows @ 34th & Northwestern PkWy 2004-2006:
(above) Faun Fables, 2005
(above) The Who Cover at The Dead Church, Halloween 2004