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VSA arts of Kentucky || The Artist Within: Disabling the Myth
This lively and expressive exhibition will showcase paintings created by adult artists with disabilities who participated in an optional basic art vocational program started eight years ago by Hugh E. Sandefur Industries, Inc. for its employees in Henderson. The media and processes explored in the art classes may include acrylic and watercolor painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media and crafts. The subjects and styles are represented in realism, abstraction, as well as, non-objective images. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
LOCATION: First Baptist Church located at 621 East 12th Street in Bowling Green, KY 42101
DATES & TIMES: March 23-April 30, 2008 / Church hours are from 8:00-4:30 Monday - Thursday, 8:00-4:00 Friday.
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: VSA arts of Kentucky / 270-781-0872 / 877-417-9597 / vsaky@bellsouth.net / http://www.vsartsky.org
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The Kentucky Center || Stars
"What is the darkest possible situation that I could try to turn into a beautiful pop song?" Stars frontman Torquil Campbell asks. "That was sort of my mission with this record. If you could make horror movies that were like love stories, that would be my ultimate genre."
LOCATION: Bomhard Theater, The Kentucky Center, 501 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, March 26, 8:30 p.m.
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: Gesina Traub / 502.584.7777 / info@kentuckycenter.org / http://www.kentuckycenter.org
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Speed Art Museum || Allen R. Hite Memorial Lecture:
"Props for the Memory: Joseph Beuys and the Legacy of Fascism"
Kristine Stiles, Professor of Art and Art History at Duke University, is author (together with Peter Selz) of the landmark anthology of artists' writings, "Theories and Documents of Contemporary Art" (1996). Admission is free. Lecture sponsored by the Allen R. Hite Art Institute at the University of Louisville. (Auditorium)
LOCATION: The Speed Art Museum is located at 2035 South Third Street in Louisville
DATES & TIMES: Thursday, March 27 @ 6 PM
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: (502) 634-2700 or visit http://www.speedmuseum.org
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The Kentucky Center || Samson and Delilah
A concert starring acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves and tenor Stephen O'Mara. The Louisville Orchestra's Music Director, Jorge Mester, conducts. Supertitles will be projected above the stage. Co-produced by Kentucky Opera and Louisville Orchestra.
LOCATION: Whitney Hall, The Kentucky Center, 501 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202
DATE & TIME: Friday, March 28, 7 p.m.
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: Gesina Traub / 502.584.7777 / info@kentuckycenter.org / http://www.kentuckycenter.org
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Pandora Productions || Jane Chambers' Last Summer at Bluefish Cove ||
First Love with a Secret!
Before there was a "L-Word" came Jane Chambers' stunning story of love in an idyllic setting. The story finds a tight knit group of eight women reuniting for the summer at a beachfront for fun, rest, and relaxation. However, this summer will prove to be different. One of the women in the group is stricken with a serious condition that forces her, as well as everyone else, to reevaluate her life while dealing with issues relating to family, life, death, love, relationships, sex, and, especially, with the fact that they are lesbians-some having already come out of the closet-while others have not. We get a glimpse into the lives of each one of these women, as they interact with one another and deal with the 'stranger among them.' Though not known at the time, playwright Jane Chambers would also succumb to the same illness presented in the play. Pandora is proud to open this show on Chamber's birthday.
LOCATION: Bunbury Theatre, 3rd Floor of the Henry Clay, 604 S Third St., corner of 3rd & Chestnut, Louisville, KY
DATES & TIMES: March 27, 28, 29, April 4, 5, 11 @ 8 p.m.; March 30, April 3, 6, 9, 10 & 13 @ 7 p.m.; April 5 & 13 @ 2 p.m.
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: Michael Drury / 502.592.6009 / Pandora.productions@insightbb.com / For Tickets: Order online at http://www.PandoraProds.org or call Betty at 502.216.5502.
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Lexington Art League || 5/3 Fourth Friday
The Lexington Art League hosts its monthly 5/3 Fourth Friday event with food by Selma's Catering and Heirloom, drinks from Kentucky Eagle Beer and Pepsi and live music from Symbiance.
LOCATION: Loudoun House, 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington, KY 40505
DATES & TIMES: March 28, 2008 from 6 - 9pm
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: Kandace Tatum / 859.254.7024 / ktatum@lexingtonartleague.org / http://www.lexingtonartleague.org
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Speed Art Museum || Native American Family Day
Bring the family to the Speed to experience a variety of Native American cultural traditions. Families can also learn about Native American groups in the region, try their hand creating crafts inspired by traditional native art forms, touch hand made artifacts created by master craftspeople and watch native artists demonstrate their skills. Admission is free. Admission to Art Sparks is $5, free to museum members.
LOCATION: The Speed Art Museum is located at 2035 South Third Street in Louisville
DATES & TIMES: Saturday, March 29 @ 11 - 5 PM
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: (502) 634-2700 or visit http://www.speedmuseum.org
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Squallis Puppeteers || Forest of Fools- Annual Fools Day Fundraising Bash
Squallis Puppeteers presents Forest of Fools -our fifth annual Fools Day Bash. Guests will get a glimpse into the magic that lives deep in the heart of the forest as our puppeteers create shadows flitting between trees and show the intimate lives of forest creatures. As always, Squallis invites you to free your imagination, make your own shadows, or even become a squirrel for the night. If leaping from limb to limb makes you thirsty or hungry, don't worry we have foraged for finger foods and fresh nectars generously provided by Brown-Forman. Though our forest is a rare national resource, you can bring home more than memories by bidding our silent art auction donated by local artists. Tickets to this unforgettable night of puppet fantasy, finger-food, local art, and celebration are only $35 for adults and $10 for 12 and under
LOCATION: ArtSpace- on the second floor of 321 W Broadway next to the Brown Theater
DATE & TIME: Saturday, March 29th from 7-11pm
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: Tickets are available in advance by sending a check to P.O. Box 4987 Louisville KY 40204, by calling Jess Myers / (502) 540-4977 / squallispuppeteers@yahoo.com / http://www.squallispuppeteers.com
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Lexington Art League || Funny Feelings: Comics as Autobiography with Kenn Minter
This six-week course will focus on the art of comics as autobiography. Participants will develop their own storyline and imagery depicting personal stories both moving and amusing, through the lens of humor. Prior drawing experience is required. $150 - LAL Members; $175 - Potential LAL Members
LOCATION: Loudoun House, 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington, KY 40505
DATES & TIMES: Sundays, March 30 - May 4, 2008 1:30 - 3:30 PM
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: Kandace Tatum / 859.254.7024 / jcuriel@lexingtonartleague.org / http://www.lexingtonartleague.org
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Speed Art Museum || Hattie Bishop Speed Concert Series: David Finckel and Wu Han
Cellist David Finckel and Pianist Wu Han rank among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in the world today. Performance will take place in the University of Louisville School of Music's Comstock Hall with a pre-concert lecture beginning at 1:15 pm in Byrd Hall at the University of Louisville School of Music. Admission is $10. Admission is $10. Membership is the ticket! Show your membership card for free admission.
LOCATION: The Speed Art Museum is located at 2035 South Third Street in Louisville
DATES & TIMES: Sunday, March 30 @ 3 PM
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: (502) 634-2700 or visit http://www.speedmuseum.org
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Kentucky Foundation for Women and Actors Theatre of Louisville ||
SWAN Day, March 29th
Actors Theatre of Louisville, women playwrights, and the Kentucky Foundation for Women invite you to a networking reception to celebrate SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now).
SWAN Day is a grassroots effort, coordinated by The Fund for Women Artists through its website. As a symbol of international solidarity there will be events all over the world featuring women artists on SWAN Day.
You can celebrate SWAN Day in Louisville by participating in the reception in the Victor Jory Lobby at Actors Theatre of Louisville, 316 Main Street in Louisville.
-- Meet Humana Festival Playwrights.
-- Meet women artists from around the country and around the Commonwealth.
-- Enjoy refreshments sponsored by the Kentucky Foundation for Women.
LOCATION: Actors Theatre of Louisville, 316 Main Street in Louisville.
DATE & TIME: Saturday, March 29th, 12:00-2:00 PM.
FOR MORE INFO: To make a reservation for Kentucky's SWAN Day reception, email sue@kfw.org by Wednesday, March 26 at 5 PM.