Apr 17 Arts and Culture Louisville’s Public Art Committee Moves Past Castleman Toward Principles The Public Art and Monuments Advisory Committee held two meetings last week, both of which focused on principles, rather than just a Castleman statue debate. By Ashlie Stevens Apr 17 Arts and Culture Public Art Committee Moves Past Castleman Toward Principles Ashlie Stevens
Apr 14 Arts and Culture Review: Louisville Ballet’s ‘Giselle’ Is Crisp, Ethereal And Exceptional The Louisville Ballet ends its 2017-2018 season Saturday night with an exceptional production of Giselle at the Brown Theatre. By Kathi E.B. Ellis Apr 14 Arts and Culture Louisville Ballet's 'Giselle' Is Crisp, Ethereal And Exceptional Kathi E.B. Ellis
Apr 13 Arts and Culture REVIEW: ‘Les Misérables’ Is Grand And Impressive — But Rushed “Les Misérables” runs through Sunday, March 15, at the Kentucky Center as part of the PNC Broadway in Louisville series. By Elizabeth Kramer Apr 13 Arts and Culture REVIEW: ‘Les Misérables’ Is Grand And Impressive — But Rushed Elizabeth Kramer
Apr 12 Arts and Culture The Castleman Statue Was Vandalized — Again This time, the words “racist” and “traitor” were spray-painted onto the concrete base of the monument. By Ashlie Stevens Apr 12 Arts and Culture The Castleman Statue Was Vandalized — Again Ashlie Stevens
Apr 11 Arts and Culture City Says Castleman Statue Won’t Be Cleaned — For Now The earliest a decision could be made on whether to restore the statue would come after the final meeting of the Public Art and Monuments Advisory Committee in June. By Ashlie Stevens Apr 11 Arts and Culture City Says Castleman Statue Won't Be Cleaned — For Now Ashlie Stevens
Apr 9 Arts and Culture Louisville Chef Ed Lee On ‘Buttermilk Graffiti’ And Being An Outsider Lee's new book, "Buttermilk Graffiti," is part memoir, part cookbook, and based on a two-year culinary road-trip across America. By Ashlie Stevens Apr 9 Arts and Culture Louisville Chef Ed Lee On 'Buttermilk Graffiti' And Being An Outsider Ashlie Stevens
Apr 5 Arts and Culture Coming Friday: ‘Stories Of Ali: Ali And The Nation’ On WFPL The hour-long conversation about the role of the Nation of Islam in the life of boxer and Louisville native Muhammad Ali was recorded live last month at the Ali Center. By Staff Apr 5 Arts and Culture Coming Friday: ‘Stories Of Ali: Ali And The Nation’ On WFPL Staff
Apr 5 Arts and Culture General Director Ian Derrer To Leave Kentucky Opera Kentucky Opera announced Thursday that Ian Derrer will assume the role of general director and CEO of the Dallas Opera. By Ashlie Stevens Apr 5 Arts and Culture General Director Ian Derrer To Leave Kentucky Opera Ashlie Stevens
Apr 3 Arts and Culture Author Who Examined Russian Election Hacking: It’s Similar To Watergate Malcolm Nance’s book, “The Plot to Hack America,” examines Russia's efforts to influence the 2016 election. He'll be interviewed at the Kentucky Author Forum Thursday evening. By Bill Burton Apr 3 Arts and Culture Author Who Examined Russian Hacking: It's Similar To Watergate Bill Burton
Apr 1 Arts and Culture Les Waters On His Last Humana Festival, Taking Risks During his time as Actors Theatre of Louisville's artistic director, Waters brought new energy to the long-running Humana Festival of New American Plays. By Ashlie Stevens Apr 1 Arts and Culture Les Waters On His Last Humana Festival, Taking Risks Ashlie Stevens
Mar 31 Arts and Culture REVIEW: Liminal’s ‘Sex With Strangers’ Is Fresh, Funny And Still Relevant “Sex with Strangers" offers a look at intimacy and honesty in an age where the written word as a form of communication is more prevalent than it ever has been before. By Eli Keel Mar 31 Arts and Culture Liminal's 'Sex With Strangers' Is Fresh, Funny And Still Relevant Eli Keel
Mar 29 Arts and Culture Louisville Students Stage Script Readings About School Shootings Commonwealth Theatre Center students staged a reading of a new collection of short plays — each written in response to a different school shooting in the United States. By Ashlie Stevens Mar 29 Arts and Culture Louisville Students Stage Script Readings About School Shootings Ashlie Stevens
Mar 28 Arts and Culture ‘Dear Castleman’: Monuments Committee Launches Letter-Writing Campaign It might be easy to dismiss this as another step in an already lengthy process regarding the city’s public art, but this campaign could address two major issues for the committee. By Ashlie Stevens Mar 28 Arts and Culture Louisville Monuments Committee Launches Letter-Writing Campaign Ashlie Stevens
Mar 27 Arts and Culture REVIEW: ‘we, the invisibles,’ Shines Light On Service Workers, But Focus Is Elusive The play incorporates modern themes like the current #MeToo and immigrant rights movement to tell the stories of the workers and patrons of a fictitious New York City hotel. By Elizabeth Kramer Mar 27 Arts and Culture REVIEW: 'we, the invisibles,' Shines Light On Service Workers Elizabeth Kramer