Aug 9 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Forgoes Full-Season Announcement, Will Release Show Details On Rolling Basis While other Louisville arts groups rolled out season announcements earlier this year, Actors Theatre just recently released info and says it will update information about upcoming programming on a rolling basis. By Stephanie Wolf Aug 9 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Forgoes Full-Season Announcement, Will Release Show Details On Rolling Basis Stephanie Wolf
Aug 6 Arts and Culture Louisville Fringe Fest Attempts To Combine Equity And Theatre Louisville Fringe Fest organizers are trying to make theatre easily accessible to artists and audiences alike. By Breya Jones Aug 6 Arts and Culture Louisville Fringe Fest Attempts To Combine Equity And Theatre Breya Jones
Aug 4 Arts and Culture Street Rod Nationals Returns To Louisville Louisville is about to be inundated with classic cars as the Annual Street Rod Nationals returns. By Breya Jones Aug 4 Arts and Culture Street Rod Nationals Returns To Louisville Breya Jones
Aug 1 Arts and Culture Bilingual Play Teaches Children About Banjo’s African Roots “G Is For Gato” helps shed light on the history of the banjo through stories about cats. By Breya Jones Aug 1 Arts and Culture Bilingual Play Teaches Children About Banjo’s African Roots Breya Jones
Jul 30 Arts and Culture New Audiobook Highlights Young Muslims’ Experiences Conversations about equity and access extend beyond the movement for racial justice. People of color have historically been excluded from mainstream narratives. But Louisville’s Commonwealth Theatre Center is trying to change that by increasing representation in its programming. Hallie Dizdarevic is the center’s director for creative engagement. “It’s incredibly important that people see themselves represented […] By Yasmine Jumaa Jul 30 Arts and Culture New Audiobook Highlights Young Muslims’ Experiences Yasmine Jumaa
Jul 27 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Announces New Summer Show and Membership Program Louisville Sessions Full Jam is the first show in a new series from Actors of Theatre meant to highlight Kentucky’s music scene. By Breya Jones Jul 27 Arts and Culture Actors Theatre Announces New Summer Show and Membership Program Breya Jones
Jul 26 Arts and Culture New Initiative Focused On Equity In The Arts Launches In Louisville Louisville-area artists could get a boost to their professional lives with the help of a new program focused on equity in the creative sector. The effort is via Lodgic Everyday Community, a nonprofit business that runs coworking, childcare, food and beverage, and event and office space services. Lodgic is new to the city and hosted […] By Stephanie Wolf Jul 26 Arts and Culture New Initiative Focused On Equity In The Arts Launches In Louisville Stephanie Wolf
Jul 26 Arts and Culture Dozens Of Ky. Live Entertainment Businesses Celebrate Arrival Of COVID-19 Aid After months of waiting, owners of Kentucky and Indiana venues are starting to see much-needed pandemic federal aid. The funds are from the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program (SVOG), managed by the Small Business Administration. Joe Argabrite, co-owner of Louisville’s Headliners Music Hall and Production Simple, said their funding came in earlier this month. For […] By Stephanie Wolf Jul 26 Arts and Culture Dozens Of Ky. Live Entertainment Businesses Celebrate Arrival Of COVID-19 Aid Stephanie Wolf
Jul 23 Arts and Culture ‘Shakespeare-Adjacent’ Improv Show Is Back On In Central Park It began in summer 2014. Louisville Improvisers co-founder and artistic director Chris Anger got an idea: an improv show during Kentucky Shakespeare’s annual festival in Central Park. So he talked to the company’s producing artistic director, Matt Wallace. “He said, ‘Yeah, that sounds good. What about you guys doing a late night show?’” Anger said. […] By Stephanie Wolf Jul 23 Arts and Culture ‘Shakespeare-Adjacent’ Improv Show Is Back On In Central Park Stephanie Wolf
Jul 20 Arts and Culture Kentuckians Remember Who They Lost To COVID-19 Through New Project The founder of WhoWeLostKy.org started the site to collect stories of COVID victims and to provide some comfort to mourners. By Stephanie Wolf Jul 20 Arts and Culture New Project Remembers Kentuckians Lost To COVID-19 Stephanie Wolf
Jul 12 Arts and Culture New Outdoor Theater Show Introduces Audiences To Louisville’s Suffragists Looking for Lilith Theatre Company’s latest production is called “From Bardstown to Broadway: The Suffrage Driving & Walking Tour.” By Stephanie Wolf Jul 12 Arts and Culture New Outdoor Show Introduces Audiences To Louisville’s Suffragists Stephanie Wolf
Jul 9 Arts and Culture Beloved Louisville Photojournalist Bud Dorsey Dies At 80 Dorsey documented life in Louisville’s West End for more than 50 years. By Stephanie Wolf Jul 9 Arts and Culture Beloved Louisville Photojournalist Bud Dorsey Dies At 80 Stephanie Wolf
Jul 6 Arts and Culture Cherokee Triangle Association’s Updated Logo Leaves Out Castleman Statue Image Cherokee Triangle’s neighborhood association has a new logo. The previous Cherokee Triangle Association logo featured the John Breckenridge Castleman statue, which the city removed a little more than a year ago. Castleman served in the Confederate army. He was pardoned for his time in the Confederate ranks, and then went on to serve in the […] By Stephanie Wolf Jul 6 Arts and Culture Cherokee Triangle Association’s Updated Logo Leaves Out Castleman Statue Image Stephanie Wolf
Jul 6 Arts and Culture Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Matt Sweeney Release Follow-Up To Lauded Debut Album 89.3 WFPL News Louisville · Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Matt Sweeney Release Follow-Up To Lauded Debut Album Louisville singer-songwriter Will Oldham, who also makes music as Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and New York-based guitarist Matt Sweeney released their first album together in 2005. “So weird and beautiful it’s almost hard to hear,” is how Pitchfork described […] By Stephanie Wolf Jul 6 Arts and Culture Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Matt Sweeney Release Follow-Up To Lauded Debut Album Stephanie Wolf