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EKU’s Stephen Collins Foster Music Camp is second oldest music camp in the country
The nation’s second oldest music camp will mark its 78th season this summer at Eastern Kentucky University. The annual Stephen Collins Foster Music Camp will open Sunday, June 9 and continue through Friday, June 28. It features options …
Harry Dean Stanton Fest screens five films
in four days, including new documentary
The third annual Harry Dean Stanton Fest is right around the corner on May 30 through June 2 in a variety of downtown Lexington locations. This film festival is an annual tribute to celebrated character actor and Kentucky native …
Kentucky’s native sound takes center stage
at inaugural Best of Bluegrass in Lexington
By Judah Taylor KyForward intern With a nod to the 40th anniversary of the Festival of the Bluegrass, a Lexington-based music cooperative has lined up additional performances to help celebrate Kentucky’s native sound. The first-ever Best of the …
2013 Bourbon Chase names three charities benefitting from run; LexArts is one of them
LexArts is excited to announce that it has been chosen as one of three charitable organizations to benefit from The Bourbon Chase 2013, to be held this year on October 18th and 19th. The annual 200-mile overnight relay has …
UK School of Music sends choir ambassadors to Italy, orchestra ambassadors to China
The sounds of the University of Kentucky School of Music are being featured on international stages this month in China and Italy as the UK Symphony Orchestra and UK Chorale tour miles away from their home stage. UK …
Balagula Theatre: extraordinary community asset celebrates 75th (months) anniversary
By Tom Martin Special to KyForward It’s not often you hear of a “75th month” celebration. But toasting the unusual is what the event happening on Tuesday night, May 21, at Natasha’s Bar and Bistro is all about. …
Arts Council gives artists chance to showcase work for one month on arts council website
Artists interested in showcasing their work for a month on the Kentucky Arts Council website home page need apply now … or at least by June 15. The Kentucky Arts Council’s Featured Artist Program offers participants in at least …
Louisville artist uses oxygen-propane torch,
bit of engineering to create glass works of art
Ann Klem, resident of the Fisherville neighborhood of Louisville, took up her torch 10 years ago – an oxygen-propane torch she uses to create glass. Since then, her addiction to glass has grown and she is working more and …
Free brown bag talk on Affordable Care Act, underinsured members of arts community
Many in the arts community – writers, visual artists, musicians – freelance or operate businesses so small they cannot afford health insurance. The Kentucky Health Cooperative and Carnegie Center are teaming up to help. A free brown bag session …
Bardstown and Maysville two latest towns
to join list of six Kentucky Cultural Districts
The cities of Bardstown and Maysville have joined the list of official Kentucky Cultural Districts, bringing the total number of state-certified communities to six. “Kentucky Cultural Districts are proven cultural destinations for visitors and provide a high quality of …
