Jul 26 Arts and Culture After Fire, Kentucky Center Set To Reopen Sept. 1 The fire took several hours to contain and resulted in “considerable damage,” according to a statement from the Center at the time. By Ashlie Stevens Jul 26 Arts and Culture After Fire, Kentucky Center Set To Reopen Sept. 1 Ashlie Stevens
May 23 Arts and Culture Behind The Scenes: Workshops Connect Community With Professional Performers A driving force of the Kentucky Center’s programming is what visiting artists can contribute to our community while they’re in town. By Kathi E.B. Ellis May 23 Arts and Culture Workshops Connect Community With Professional Performers Kathi E.B. Ellis
May 19 Arts and Culture REVIEW: Jessica Lang’s Combination Of Ballet, Modern Dance Was Breathtaking The Kentucky Center’s dance programming wound up with an eclectic and elegant evening performed by the Jessica Lang Dance Company on Friday. By Kathi E.B. Ellis May 19 Arts and Culture REVIEW: Jessica Lang's Ballet, Modern Dance Was Breathtaking Kathi E.B. Ellis
Feb 14 Arts and Culture There’s An App For That: Kentucky Center’s New Tech Helps Blind Visitors Navigate When you're blind, you may have more questions about a performing arts venue than what’s happening onstage. That's where the Kentucky Center's new app comes in. By Ashlie Stevens Feb 14 Arts and Culture Kentucky Center’s New Tech Helps Blind Visitors Navigate Ashlie Stevens
Oct 3 Arts and Culture Governor’s School For The Arts Opens 2018 Applications The Kentucky Center Governor’s School for the Arts will begin accepting applications for its 2018 class on Wednesday, Oct. 4. By Ashlie Stevens Oct 3 Arts and Culture Governor's School For The Arts Opens 2018 Applications Ashlie Stevens
Sep 20 Arts and Culture Kentucky Center Uses Art To Teach Students About The Holocaust Artist Vera Klement recently donated many of her paintings to public buildings across the United States. The Kentucky Center received three. By Ashlie Stevens Sep 20 Arts and Culture Kentucky Center Uses Art To Teach Students About The Holocaust Ashlie Stevens
Mar 22 Local News Kentucky Center Cancels Thunder Over Louisville Event Center spokesperson David Holland says festival officials told the center less than a week ago that they had acquired a sponsor for a new event on that portion of the belvedere. By Sheila Ash Mar 22 Local News Kentucky Center Cancels Thunder Over Louisville Event Sheila Ash
Apr 23 Arts and Culture Students' Art Bikes Hit Downtown Streets Monday Dozens of bikes that high school art students have transformed into art pieces go on display this weekend before being installed around downtown Monday. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. Five years ago, the Louisville Downtown Management District provided old bikes to art students at downtown area high schools so they could make sculptures. The organization […] By Elizabeth Kramer Apr 23 Arts and Culture Students' Art Bikes Hit Downtown Streets Monday Elizabeth Kramer
Apr 8 Local News Kentucky Center President Debunks Myths Listen NowThe President of the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts spoke to the Louisville Downtown Rotary Club today about the center’s role in the community. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. (To listen to the entire presentation, click on Listen to the story.) Stephen Klein talked about how the Kentucky Center provides performance space to […] By Elizabeth Kramer Apr 8 Local News Kentucky Center President Debunks Myths Elizabeth Kramer
Jan 11 Arts and Culture Kentucky Center Dealing With Repairs After Fire Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts officials are working this week to repair its electrical system after it was damaged in a weekend fire. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. The fire occurred Saturday in an electrical room in the garage and resulted in the evacuation of 108 production and audience members during a performance of […] By Elizabeth Kramer Jan 11 Arts and Culture Kentucky Center Dealing With Repairs After Fire Elizabeth Kramer
Oct 7 Arts and Culture Arts Groups Offer Discounted Tickets Again This Season Some Louisville arts groups say they will continue a program that offers discounted tickets to many performances. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. The Kentucky Center, the Fund for the Arts and its member groups launched the Arts Rush program in January. From then through the end of the season, the program sold more than 2,500 […] By Elizabeth Kramer Oct 7 Arts and Culture Arts Groups Offer Discounted Tickets Again This Season Elizabeth Kramer
Sep 25 Arts and Culture Artist Dodges Rain to Create 3-D Sidewalk Painting Despite recent rains, a work of art has been in the making since Wednesday in front of the Kentucky Center on Louisville’s Main Street. And it’s scheduled for completion tomorrow. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. British sidewalk artist Julian Beever has been working under and tent and using sandbags to hold off the water while […] By Elizabeth Kramer Sep 25 Arts and Culture Artist Dodges Rain to Create 3-D Sidewalk Painting Elizabeth Kramer
Jul 27 Arts and Culture Uncertain Future for Iroquois Amphitheater Listen NowSince 1938, the Iroquois Amphitheater’s history has included periods of neglect and success. The latter includes a nearly $9 million renovation eight years ago. Now, the economy has driven its major user — Music Theater Louisville — to perform at the Kentucky Center. That and other factors make an uncertain future for the amphitheater. […] By Elizabeth Kramer Jul 27 Arts and Culture Uncertain Future for Iroquois Amphitheater Elizabeth Kramer
Jul 13 Arts and Culture Faculty of One Louisville School Learns About the Arts This week, an arts education program will be training a whole school of teachers for the first time in its 26-year history. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer reports. For the next two weeks 43 teachers from throughout Kentucky will attend the Kentucky Center’s annual Institute for Arts in Education. It includes seminars where participants get hands-on experience […] By Elizabeth Kramer Jul 13 Arts and Culture Faculty of One Louisville School Learns About the Arts Elizabeth Kramer
Jun 19 Local News Whitney Hall Stage Floor Donated To Charity From WFPL’s Cassidy Herrington Louisville’s Habitat for Humanity will uproot 6,000 square feet of hardwood flooring from the stage of the Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall this weekend. The Kentucky Center is donating the flooring to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which will sell it to raise money for the organization. Habitat for Humanity’s Director of […] By Rick Howlett Jun 19 Local News Whitney Hall Stage Floor Donated To Charity Rick Howlett