May 4 Arts and Culture Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft Names New Associate Curator Louisville gallery director Joey Yates is joining the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft artistic staff. As associate curator, Yates will help manage exhibitions, organize public events and contribute to educational outreach. The associate curatorial role will be significant. Executive director Aldy Milliken says going forward, the museum’s exhibitions will inform everything from programming events […] By Erin Keane May 4 Arts and Culture Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft Names New Associate Curator Erin Keane
May 4 Arts and Culture May: Five Can’t-Miss First Friday Art Events It’s fine to hit the downtown First Friday Trolley Hop without a plan. Park, wander in and out of galleries, grab a drink or dinner with friends and hop a TARC trolley from one end of downtown to the next and back—you’re sure to find something to catch your eye or ears. But with so […] By Erin Keane May 4 Arts and Culture May: Five Can’t-Miss First Friday Art Events Erin Keane
May 3 Arts and Culture Bourbon Baroque Pays Tribute to the Races at Free Friday Concert If you hear the church bells ringing at St. John’s on East Market Street during Friday night’s Trolley Hop, consider it your call to post. By Erin Keane May 3 Arts and Culture Bourbon Baroque Pays Tribute to the Races at Free Friday Concert Erin Keane
May 3 Arts and Culture Bourbon Baroque Pays Tribute to the Races at Free Friday Concert If you hear the church bells ringing at St. John’s on East Market Street during Friday night’s Trolley Hop, consider it your call to post. The bells will ring about a minute before each short concert by Louisville’s Bourbon Baroque ensemble. There will be two 30-minute performances, at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Bourbon Baroque stages […] By Erin Keane May 3 Arts and Culture Bourbon Baroque Pays Tribute to the Races at Free Friday Concert Erin Keane
May 2 Arts and Culture The David Statue Is Not Alone: More Famous Artwork, Remixed Turkish artist Serkan Ozkaya’s “David (inspired by Michelangelo)”follows a time-honored tradition of artists copying and remixing famous works &mdas By Erin Keane May 2 Arts and Culture The David Statue Is Not Alone: More Famous Artwork, Remixed Erin Keane
May 2 Arts and Culture Ozkaya’s ‘David’ Arrives at 21C Just in time to welcome Derby guests, 21C Museum Hotel’s over-sized version of Michelangelo’s David was installed on the corner of Main and Seventh By Erin Keane May 2 Arts and Culture Ozkaya’s ‘David’ Arrives at 21C Erin Keane
May 2 Arts and Culture The David Statue Is Not Alone: More Famous Artwork, Remixed Turkish artist Serkan Ozkaya’s “David (inspired by Michelangelo)” follows a time-honored tradition of artists copying and remixing famous works — and it’s not all pop-culture parodies of “The Last Supper.” Unlike a parody or a straight copy, a remix is in part about appropriation and introducing a significant conceptual contribution from the secondary artist into […] By Erin Keane May 2 Arts and Culture The David Statue Is Not Alone: More Famous Artwork, Remixed Erin Keane
May 2 Arts and Culture Ozkaya’s ‘David’ Arrives at 21C Just in time to welcome Derby guests, 21C Museum Hotel’s over-sized version of Michelangelo’s David was installed on the corner of Main and Seventh streets today. He rolled in on the back of a truck and stood up onto his 8-foot pedestal with the help of a crane. He stands three stories tall, and his […] By Erin Keane May 2 Arts and Culture Ozkaya’s ‘David’ Arrives at 21C Erin Keane
May 1 Arts and Culture 21C Will Install Over-sized David Replica Tomorrow 21C Museum Hotel’s signature red penguins welcome a new colorful companion this week. A 30-foot-tall replica of Michelangelo’s David statue will be installed on the sidewalk outside of 21C Museum Hotel on the corner of Main and Seventh streets tomorrow morning. The statue is titled “David (inspired by Michelangelo),” and it was created by Turkish […] By Erin Keane May 1 Arts and Culture 21C Will Install Over-sized David Replica Tomorrow Erin Keane
May 1 Arts and Culture 21C Will Install Over-sized David Replica Tomorrow 21C Museum Hotel’s signature red penguins welcome a new colorful companion this week. A 30-foot-tall replica of Michelangelo’s David statue will be installed on the sidewalk outside of 21C Museum Hotel on the corner of Main and Seventh streets tomorrow morning. The statue is titled “David (inspired by Michelangelo),” and it was created by Turkish artist Serkan Ozkaya. In addition to being twice as tall as the original, the statue is also painted gold. By Erin Keane May 1 Arts and Culture 21C Will Install Over-sized David Replica Tomorrow Erin Keane
Apr 30 Arts and Culture Sollee Launches Live Album with Free Concert Lexington musician Ben Sollee is known for his live shows, but hasn’t released a live album until now. The songwriter and indie-pop cellist will release “LIVE at the Grocery on Home” at a free concert outside of Heine Brothers (Bardstown Road at Eastern Parkway) tomorrow at 7 p.m. By Erin Keane Apr 30 Arts and Culture Sollee Launches Live Album with Free Concert Erin Keane
Apr 30 Arts and Culture Sollee Launches Live Album with Free Concert Lexington musician Ben Sollee is known for his live shows, but hasn’t released a live album until now. The songwriter and indie-pop cellist will release “LIVE at the Grocery on Home” at a free concert at Heine Brothers tomorrow at 7 p.m. Update: the show has been moved inside the Douglass Loop Heine Brothers due […] By Erin Keane Apr 30 Arts and Culture Sollee Launches Live Album with Free Concert Erin Keane
Apr 30 Arts and Culture National Book Award Winner Reads at 21C Lexington poet Nikky Finney has been on the road, visiting 20 cities in three months. It’s her second tour for “Head Off & Split,” her fourth collection of poems that won the National Book Award last fall. Finney will read in Louisville tonight at 21C Museum Hotel. Throughout her tour, Finney says she’s heard from […] By Erin Keane Apr 30 Arts and Culture National Book Award Winner Reads at 21C Erin Keane
Apr 30 Arts and Culture National Book Award Winner Reads at 21C Lexington poet Nikky Finney has been on the road, visiting 20 cities in three months. By Erin Keane Apr 30 Arts and Culture National Book Award Winner Reads at 21C Erin Keane
Apr 28 Local News Hail Storm Knocks Out Power Across Area Heavy rains and hail blew through Jefferson County tonight. Golf ball-sized hail was reported across the city around 8 p.m. About 2,700 LG&E customers were without power at 10:00 p.m. About 900 Duke Energy customers in southern Indiana lost power as well. Lightning struck a substation near the Bullitt County line between 8:15 and 8:30, […] By Erin Keane Apr 28 Local News Hail Storm Knocks Out Power Across Area Erin Keane