Jun 18 Arts and Culture Louisville Ballet Welcomes Back In-Person Audiences For Its 70th Season The Louisville Ballet will return to live, in-person performances for the 2021-2022 season after more than a year of virtual shows. This marks 70 seasons for the company. The new season features full-length story ballets, an evening of mixed repertoire and the company’s annual “ChorShow” event. “As one of the oldest, continuously operating ballet companies […] By Stephanie Wolf Jun 18 Arts and Culture Louisville Ballet Welcomes Back In-Person Audiences For Its 70th Season Stephanie Wolf
Jun 17 Arts and Culture Louisville To Restore Historic Black Music School Louisville Metro Government has received a $500,000 federal grant to revive The Bourgard College of Music and Art, a historic Black music school in the Russell neighborhood. By Jess Clark Jun 17 Arts and Culture Louisville To Restore Historic Black Music School Jess Clark
Jun 17 Arts and Culture Civil Rights Leader Fannie Lou Hamer’s Life Dramatized In New Opera “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.” Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer is widely known for her famous quotation. That was about the extent of Nicole Joy Mitchell’s knowledge of Hamer’s life and activism growing up. “She was a familiar name and a familiar face, but I didn’t know detailed as […] By Stephanie Wolf Jun 17 Arts and Culture Civil Rights Leader Fannie Lou Hamer’s Life Dramatized In New Opera Stephanie Wolf
Jun 15 Arts and Culture Louisville’s Speed Art Museum Names New Director Raphaela Platow, who led the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati for 14 years, will step into the role at the end of August. By Stephanie Wolf Jun 15 Arts and Culture Louisville’s Speed Art Museum Names New Director Stephanie Wolf
Jun 14 Arts and Culture New Film ‘Holler’ Sheds Light On Struggles Of Being Young In Appalachia When Nicole Riegel left her hometown of Jackson, Ohio, at the age of 18, she couldn’t wait to be gone. Last year, Riegel returned to Jackson with a film crew in tow. The town was tapped for a starring role in the new movie “Holler,” which she both wrote and directed. She says it was […] By Katie Myers Jun 14 Arts and Culture New Film ‘Holler’ Sheds Light On Struggles Of Being Young In Appalachia Katie Myers
Jun 10 Arts and Culture Live Entertainment Industry Urges Federal Agency To Release Grants Many in the live entertainment industry continue to wait for critical COVID relief aid from the federal government. And on Thursday, leaders in the performing arts, theater companies and independent venues released a letter, demanding that the Small Business Administration distribute Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG) to all eligible applicants and to immediately fix problems […] By Stephanie Wolf Jun 10 Arts and Culture Live Entertainment Industry Urges Federal Agency To Release Grants Stephanie Wolf
Jun 7 Arts and Culture Louisville Dance Company Finds Home To Call Its Own Ambo Dance Theatre opens its new dance facility this month, which features a rehearsal studio that can be converted into a performance space. By Stephanie Wolf Jun 7 Arts and Culture Louisville Dance Company Finds Home To Call Its Own Stephanie Wolf
Jun 4 Arts and Culture Library Workers Union, Metro To Return To Bargaining Table For New Contract Negotiations began nearly two years ago, and Louisville Free Public Library employees have been working on an expired contract for two months. By Stephanie Wolf Jun 4 Arts and Culture Library Workers Union, Metro To Return To Bargaining Table Stephanie Wolf
Jun 2 Arts and Culture Interactive Racial Justice Monument, ‘Blank Slate,’ On View In Louisville People can submit a message to be displayed on a computer screen at the top of the monument. Louisville is its first stop on a national tour. By Stephanie Wolf Jun 2 Arts and Culture Interactive Racial Justice Monument, ‘Blank Slate,’ On View In Louisville Stephanie Wolf
Jun 1 Arts and Culture Speed Art Museum Extends Show Honoring Breonna Taylor To Mid-June “Promise, Witness, Remembrance” will now be on view through June 13 due to popular demand, the museum said. By Stephanie Wolf Jun 1 Arts and Culture Speed Art Museum Extends Show Honoring Breonna Taylor Stephanie Wolf
Jun 1 Arts and Culture How To Celebrate Pride In Louisville This Year The Kentuckiana Pride Festival was pushed to October due to the pandemic, but there are still events to attend this month. By Stephanie Wolf Jun 1 Arts and Culture How To Celebrate Pride In Louisville This Year Stephanie Wolf
Jun 1 Arts and Culture Review: Artist Lori Larusso’s ‘Rogue Intensities’ Is Food For Thought Larusso's paintings examine our relationships with food and animals in all their political, economic, cultural and emotional complexities. By Natalie Weis Jun 1 Arts and Culture Artist Lori Larusso's 'Rogue Intensities' Is Food For Thought Natalie Weis
May 28 Arts and Culture Agency Begins Awarding Long-Awaited Shuttered Venue Operator Grants The grants will be awarded to those with the greatest need first, groups that took a gross revenue hit of 90% or more because of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Stephanie Wolf May 28 Arts and Culture Agency Begins Awarding Long-Awaited Shuttered Venue Operator Grants Stephanie Wolf
May 19 Arts and Culture Fund For The Arts Hires Andre Kimo Stone Guess As President & CEO Guess is a Louisville native. He’ll replace Christen Boone on June 30. By Staff May 19 Arts and Culture Fund For The Arts Hires Andre Kimo Stone Guess As CEO Staff