by Doug Dreisbach | Aug 22, 2019 | KENTUCKY CENTER PRESENTS, Uncategorized
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts is offering a wide variety of entertainment as it opens its 36th arts season – including a bevy of shows at the historic Brown Theatre and the newly opened standing room venue, Old Forester’s Paristown Hall. Fall performances will feature rap group Wu-Tang Clan, the return of singer Lyle Lovett, comedian Lewis Black, Complexions Contemporary Ballet and many others.
View the current season lineup at www.kentuckycenter.org.
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by Doug Dreisbach | Aug 19, 2019 | ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE, Speed Art Museum, Uncategorized
One of the great treasures for the thinking community in Louisville is the 138-seat Cinema that opened as part of the Speed Art Museum’s expansion. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including 16mm, 35mm and DCI-compliant 4K digital projection systems, the venue screens films that otherwise would never be shown locally. Look for features that offer the Cinema+ experience, where after-screening talks and conversations feature artists and filmmakers tied to the projects.
Here are shows scheduled for August and September 2019. Go here for complete times and additional information.
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by Doug Dreisbach | Jul 31, 2019 | KENTUCKY CENTER PRESENTS, Uncategorized
Get ready to experience Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky like never before with the first-ever Railbird Festival, taking place August 10th and 11th! A Kentucky extravaganza through and through, Railbird is centered around music, bourbon, and equine with performances by The Raconteurs, Hozier, Tyler Childers, Brandi Carlile, and more! CLICK HERE for more information and tickets!
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by Doug Dreisbach | Jul 8, 2019 | ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE, Uncategorized
Are you ready for this summer to get hotter? Actors Theatre of Louisville has just the ticket—or two, so you can favorite theatergoer with you—with “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash.” The musical review presents the best known and loved songs by the Man in Black.
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by Doug Dreisbach | Feb 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Gravy Cup is back! Mark your calendars for the world’s largest biscuit and gravy competition. Benefiting Boys and Girls Haven, over 40 local chefs will compete in three categories: traditional, non-traditional, and Vegetarian/Vegan. Only one will go home with the People’s Choice Award.
Saturday, February 23rd
10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Mellwood Arts Center
Benefiting Boys & Girls Haven
Tickets:
General Admission: $20
VIP: $30 – includes discounted Gravy Cup Collectors Shirt and a “Fast Pass” entrance line at the event.
Children: $5 – CLICK HERE to purchase tickets. (more…)
by Doug Dreisbach | Dec 2, 2018 | ACTORS THEATRE OF LOUISVILLE, Uncategorized
In an Iraq beset by decades of war and occupation, Jawad faces a difficult choice. Must he follow in his father’s footsteps washing the bodies of the dead—an honored Muslim tradition—or can he pursue his dreams of being an artist? Adapted from Iraqi writer Sinan Antoon’s award-winning novel, The Corpse Washer is a haunting portrait of a young man coming of age and a society’s fight for survival, in a country where life and death are inextricably intertwined.
Audience advisory: Contains strong language and discussion of war violence.
Age recommendation: 16+
adapted for the stage by Ismail Khalidi and Naomi Wallace
from the novel of the same name by Sinan Antoon
directed by Mark Brokaw
commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville (more…)
