JULIE FACES HER TICKING CLOCK AS SHE CELEBRATES HER 35TH BIRTHDAY, AND EMILY IS OFFERED A NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL NOT PLEASE HER CONSERVATIVE PARENTS, ON SOAPNET'S "SOUTHERN BELLES: LOUISVILLE," THURSDAY, MAY 28 AT 10 PM

Episode 102 ("New Beginnings") -- The girls help Julie celebrate her 35th birthday as she faces the harsh reality that her clock is ticking and her job is at a standstill. Meanwhile, Emily is offered a job opportunity that her conservative parents will not be happy about; Hadley regrets telling Sterling she has strong feelings for him; Shea and her father have already started picking dates for her wedding, even though Shea's boyfriend, Jeff, hasn't proposed yet; and Kellie, ironically, decides to start a matchmaking business, even though she�s been divorced twice, on Southern Belles: Louisville,� THURSDAY, MAY 28 (10:00 � 11:00 p.m., ET/PT) on SOAPnet.

"Southern Belles: Louisville" takes place in the South, but not the South that stereotypes are made of. The backdrop is the progressive, art-centric and warm community of Louisville, Kentucky. The series will showcase the intense friendships and family values that are part of the Southern way of life. These five fabulous and sexy modern women are breaking the rules of Southern tradition as they go on a journey of self-discovery. They are all at critical crossroads in their lives: Some are confronting their biological clocks, some are still looking for Mr. Right and are trying to find their career paths, and one is preparing for her wedding.

Southern Belles: Louisville" is produced by Endemol, USA in association with ABC Media Productions. David Goldberg is chairman of Endemol North America. Joe Livecchi, Donald Bull and R. Greg Johnston serve as executive producers. Endemol USA is a leading producer of television programming specializing in reality and non-scripted genres for network and cable television. The company produces the break-out hits "Deal or No Deal," "Wipeout," "Fear Factor," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and "Big Brother." Endemol USA is a division of Endemol Group, a world leading content developer, producer and distributor of television and online programming. The company, headquartered in the Netherlands, has subsidiaries and joint ventures in 25 countries, including the major European markets, the U.S., South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Australia.