May 29 Arts and Culture Surreal Play Introduces Kids to Magritte Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte was known for his playful use of mystery–men in overcoats and bowler hats floating, an apple or a boulder suspended in mid-air. Sometimes silly, always evocative, he captured the imagination of art lovers of all ages. Alley Theater for Young Audiences will finish a run of Barry Kornhauser’s “This Is […] By Erin Keane May 29 Arts and Culture Surreal Play Introduces Kids to Magritte Erin Keane
May 29 Arts and Culture Win VIP tickets to the International Mystery Writers’ Festival WFPL is proud to sponsor the International Mystery Writers' Festival in Owensboro June 14-17. The festival will feature performances of 3 new mystery plays, daily book signings and author workshops including an evening with Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition. By Aaron Glantz May 29 Arts and Culture Win VIP tickets to the International Mystery Writers’ Festival Aaron Glantz
May 29 Arts and Culture Looking for Lilith Celebrates 10 Years with Motherhood Play Louisville’s Looking for Lilith Theatre Company celebrates a decade of productions with a staged reading of a new play, “Becoming Mothers,” and a revue of old favorites titled “10 Years, 7 Stories.” The shows open Thursday and run in repertory at The Bard’s Town through June 10. Looking for Lilith is a feminist theater ensemble […] By Erin Keane May 29 Arts and Culture Looking for Lilith Celebrates 10 Years with Motherhood Play Erin Keane
May 29 Arts and Culture Looking for Lilith Celebrates 10 Years with Motherhood Play Louisville’s Looking for Lilith Theatre Company celebrates a decade of productions with a staged reading of a new play, “Becoming Mothers,” and a revue of old favorites titled “10 Years, 7 Stories.” The shows open Thursday and run in repertory at The Bard’s Town through June 10. By Erin Keane May 29 Arts and Culture Looking for Lilith Celebrates 10 Years with Motherhood Play Erin Keane
May 28 Arts and Culture Strange and Beautiful Ghosts: Tania James’ ‘Aerogrammes’ Two Indian wrestling champions become business and political pawns in “Lion and Panther in London.” A young man looks for hints about his father’s death in handwriting samples in “The Scriptological Review: A Last Letter from the Editor.” A woman applies to be matched with a dead man in “Girl Marries Ghost.” By Erin Keane May 28 Arts and Culture Strange and Beautiful Ghosts: Tania James’ ‘Aerogrammes’ Erin Keane
May 28 Arts and Culture Strange and Beautiful Ghosts: Tania James’ ‘Aerogrammes’ Two Indian wrestling champions become business and political pawns in “Lion and Panther in London.” A young man looks for hints about his father’s death in handwriting samples in “The Scriptological Review: A Last Letter from the Editor.” A woman applies to be matched with a dead man in “Girl Marries Ghost.” Author Tania James’ […] By Erin Keane May 28 Arts and Culture Strange and Beautiful Ghosts: Tania James’ ‘Aerogrammes’ Erin Keane
May 28 Arts and Culture 21C, Flyover Film Festival to Screen Documentary on Performance Artist Abramovic When filmmaker Jeff Dupre met legendary performance artist Marina Abramovic at a dinner party a year before her groundbreaking career retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, he had a vague idea of who she was (the artist who once walked the Great Wall of China) and a healthy dose of skepticism about performance art. […] By Erin Keane May 28 Arts and Culture 21C, Flyover Film Festival to Screen Documentary on Performance Artist Abramovic Erin Keane
May 28 Arts and Culture 21C, Flyover Film Festival to Screen Documentary on Performance Artist Abramovic When filmmaker Jeff Dupre met legendary performance artist Marina Abramovic at a dinner party a year before her groundbreaking career retrospective at the By Erin Keane May 28 Arts and Culture 21C, Flyover Film Festival to Screen Documentary on Performance Artist Abramovic Erin Keane
May 25 Arts and Culture Author Pamela Steele and Poet Albert DeGenova Return to Louisville for Spalding Residency This weekend marks the beginning of Spalding University’s Master of Fine Arts in Writing program’s semi-annual residency. Alumni Albert DeGenova and Pamela Steele are in Louisville as part of the residency, and they joined WFPL’s Erin Keane and Rick Howlett on Friday’s Byline to talk about their work. DeGenova’s book, Postcards to Jack, is a […] By Laura Ellis May 25 Arts and Culture Author Pamela Steele and Poet Albert DeGenova Return to Louisville for Spalding Residency Laura Ellis
May 25 Arts and Culture Author Pamela Steele and Poet Albert DeGenova Return to Louisville for Spalding Residency This weekend marks the beginning of Spalding University's Master of Fine Arts in Writing program's semi-annual residency. By Laura Ellis May 25 Arts and Culture Author Pamela Steele and Poet Albert DeGenova Return to Louisville for Spalding Residency Laura Ellis
May 24 Arts and Culture Arts Funding Cut $50,000 in Mayor’s Budget Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer’s proposed budget includes a reduction in overall funding for arts and cultural organizations. The city budget allocates half a million dollars to 32 arts, cultural assets and parks agencies, down more than $50,000 from the last fiscal year. By Erin Keane May 24 Arts and Culture Arts Funding Cut $50,000 in Mayor’s Budget Erin Keane
May 24 Arts and Culture Arts Funding Cut $50,000 in Mayor’s Budget Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer’s proposed budget includes a reduction in overall funding for arts and cultural organizations. The city budget allocates half a million dollars to 32 arts, cultural assets and parks agencies, down more than $50,000 from the last fiscal year. The Louisville Ballet took an 80 percent cut in funding from the city. […] By Erin Keane May 24 Arts and Culture Arts Funding Cut $50,000 in Mayor’s Budget Erin Keane
May 23 Arts and Culture Speed Museum Independence Exhibit Includes Rare Declaration Replica Visitors to the Speed Art Museum will get a bonus history lesson this summer. A rare limited edition 19th century copy of the original Declaration of Independence will go on display in an independence-themed exhibit Saturday. By 1820, the original Declaration of Independence had already started to deteriorate. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams commissioned a […] By Erin Keane May 23 Arts and Culture Speed Museum Independence Exhibit Includes Rare Declaration Replica Erin Keane
May 23 Arts and Culture Speed Museum Independence Exhibit Includes Rare Declaration Replica Visitors to the Speed Art Museum will get a bonus history lesson this summer. A rare limited edition 19th century copy of the original Declaration of Independence will go on display in an independence-themed exhibit Saturday. By Erin Keane May 23 Arts and Culture Speed Museum Independence Exhibit Includes Rare Declaration Replica Erin Keane