Sunflower Festival
Evans Orchard
Friday, July 30th
2:00pm - 9:00pm
Ten acres of sunflowers and zinnias!
Oz! Dinner Show
Rosewood Acres Farm
Friday, July 30th
10:00pm - 12:30am
Just like a twister on the Kansas plains, this live performance will transport you directly into the beloved story of Th...
John R. Miller w/ Miss Tess & The Talkba...
The Burl
Saturday, July 31st
12:00am - 3:00am
Doors open at 7, limited seating available
Studio Players 10-Minute (virtual) Play ...
Carriage House Theatre
Saturday, July 31st
12:00am - 2:00am
There is something for everyone to enjoy at this fun, fast-paced, sometimes dramatic, sometimes zany evening of (virtual...
The Rough Customers with Drunk & Sailor
Lynagh's Irish Pub
Saturday, July 31st
1:00am - 3:59am
Ska and sea shanties, what could go wrong?
Art in Nature Camp – Summer Session (Age...
Josephine Sculpture Park
Saturday, July 31st
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Make art, connect with nature, and have fun with new friends during this completely outdoors Saturday camp at Josephine ...
City Gallery - 3 Artists
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center
Saturday, July 31st
4:00pm - 12:00am
Laura Hagihara, Linda Fugate Blumer, Julie Warren Conn
Art in Nature Camp – Summer Session (Age...
Josephine Sculpture Park
Saturday, July 31st
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Make art, connect with nature, and have fun with new friends during this completely outdoors Saturday camp at Josephine ...
A Day in Oz with Dorothy and Friends
Rosewood Acres Farm
Saturday, July 31st
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Meet and greet with your favorite characters from the Wizard of Oz!
Jerry Garcia Celebration w/ Born Cross E...
The Burl
Sunday, August 1st
12:00am - 3:00am
Join us for our Jerry Birthday celebration one day early! This is an outdoor show at the Burl.
Concert With The Stars: Summer Edition
Lexington Opera House
Sunday, August 1st
12:00am - 1:30am
Our special "Summer Edition" will feature THREE spectacular STARS from Broadway and National Tours.
Women-Owned Vendors Market
Hartland Swim & Racquet Club
Sunday, August 1st
2:00pm - 7:30pm
A one-stop shop opportunity to visit variety of women-owned businesses that serve the Lexington area.
First Sunday Nature Tour: Caterpillars, ...
Josephine Sculpture Park
Sunday, August 1st
5:00pm - 6:00pm
https://josephinesculpturepark.org/calendar/
Zach Brock, Bob Lanzetti and Keita Ogawa
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center
Sunday, August 1st
11:00pm - 1:00am
of Snarky Puppy | Jazz Fusion Concert
Your World In Color: Paintings By Sarah ...
Art Center of the Bluegrass
Wednesday, August 4th
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Abstract paintings by Danville artist Sarah Wiltsee, on display in the Grand Hall, who is known for her bold style and v...
Levitt AMP Whitesburg Music Series
Mountain Heritage Festival Stage
Thursday, August 5th
10:00pm - 1:00am
The Cowan Community Center is proud to present the fourth annual Levitt AMP Whitesburg Music Series in 2021.
Drew Charron Belated Album Release Show ...
The Burl
Thursday, August 5th
11:00pm - 3:59am
Doors 7pm Darron Sturgill / Experimental 12 String and Vocals - 8-8:30pm Whalerus / Surf Punk Party Rock - 8:45 - 9:20 D...
Origins Season 4 Launch Party
Base 249
Friday, August 6th
11:00pm - 1:00am
We would love to see you there, share some drinks, and celebrate the return of live jazz.
Whitesburg Live on Main Music Series
Appalshop
Saturday, August 7th
11:00pm - 1:00am
Appalshop, the City of Whitesburg, and Letcher County Tourism present a series of free concerts by local bands taking pl...
Chance McCoy of Old Crow at The Burl
The Burl
Tuesday, August 10th
12:00am - 3:00am
Chance McCoy of Old Crow at The Burl
Crave food & Music Festival
Masterson Station Park
Saturday, August 14th
4:00pm - 3:00am
Epic annual celebration of Lexington's culinary & music culture in a relaxed, family-friendly festival setting
Picnic with the Pops Revolution: The Mus...
Keeneland
Saturday, August 14th
8:00pm - 2:00am
Picnic with the Pops returns this August 14 to the Meadow at Keeneland for Revolution, a symphonic tribute to the music ...
Frankfort Public Art Tour: Wapping St. A...
Josephine Sculpture Park
Sunday, August 15th
5:00pm - 6:00pm
https://josephinesculpturepark.org/calendar/
Appetite for Art: Featured Artists TBA
Josephine Sculpture Park
Thursday, August 19th
10:30pm - 12:30am
https://josephinesculpturepark.org/calendar/
Buddy Guy
Lexington Opera House
Saturday, August 21st
11:30pm - 1:30am
Sale Dates and Times: Public Onsale : Fri, 17 Jan 2020 at 10:00 AM Various Presales : Wed, 15 Jan 2020 at 10:00 AM
Summer Nights in Suburbia
MoonDance Amphitheater
Friday, August 27th
11:00pm - 1:00am
Moondance Amphitheater will once again offer a summer concert series featuring genres to include jazz, bluegrass, indie ...
Front Porch Jazz Series @ Isaac Murphy M...
Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden
Saturday, August 28th
10:00pm - 12:00am
A free jazz concert featuring Special Session at the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden on the corner of 3rd St. and Midla...
All Blue Cats
LexArts - Arts Place
Sunday, August 29th
4:00pm - 9:00pm
Art by Jesse Rivera and Dan Dutton of Rivera-Dutton Sculpture Studio
Kent State: Looking Out My Back Window
Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center
Saturday, September 4th
9:00pm - 12:00am
Kent State/May 4, 1970
Matthew Harris Jouett: portraits from pr...
Hopewell Museum
Sunday, September 5th
4:00pm - 9:00pm
Curated by Estill Curtis Pennington
Kentucky Crafted the Outdoor Market at W...
Waveland State Historic Site
Saturday, September 11th
1:00pm - 10:00pm
Come browse, shop and meet some of Kentucky’s top artist and their work.
Frankfort Public Art Tour: Sculpture
Josephine Sculpture Park
Sunday, September 12th
5:00pm - 6:00pm
https://josephinesculpturepark.org/calendar/
Appetite for Art: Featured Artists TBA
Josephine Sculpture Park
Thursday, September 16th
10:00pm - 12:00am
https://josephinesculpturepark.org/calendar/
A Symphonic Stroll: LexPhil @ Josephine ...
Josephine Sculpture Park
Saturday, September 18th
9:00pm - 12:00am
Lexington Philharmonic joins Josephine Sculpture Park and their artist-in-residence Andrea Stanislav to present A Sympho...
Frankfort Public Art Tour: Murals
Josephine Sculpture Park
Sunday, October 10th
5:00pm - 6:00pm
https://josephinesculpturepark.org/calendar/
Queens Rule
Lexington Opera House
Saturday, October 16th
11:30pm - 1:30am
Inspired by the most powerful piece in the game of chess, this Queen-themed program explores how Queens, power and games...
Appetite for Art: Featured Artists TBA
Josephine Sculpture Park
Thursday, October 21st
9:30pm - 11:30pm
https://josephinesculpturepark.org/calendar/
Sorrow, Strength, Love
The Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center
Sunday, November 21st
12:30am - 2:30am
Enjoy a range of repertoire by Julia Perry alongside spoken word performances by female artists.
A Cathedral Christmas
Cathedral of Christ the King
Sunday, December 19th
1:00am - 3:00am
LexPhil is joined by the Lexington Singers at the Cathedral of Christ the King for this Lexington holiday tradition!
Online Resources / Projects
Artist Resources
The Kentucky Arts Council compiled resources to assist artists, arts organizations and other creatives, freelancers and ...
2020 Foundations Show
Bolivar Art Gallery - UK School of Art
The Bolivar Art Gallery at UK School of Art / Visual Studies hosts its first-ever virtual Foundations Show.
LexPhil Living Room
In the coming weeks, this page will include performances videos, educational videos for your little ones at home, and me...
Carnegie from your Couch- Writing Classe...
Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning
Our online classes are filling up fast, and we are grateful for your continued interest in and support of the Carnegie C...
Cruisin' Book Release: Aaron Michael Sko...
Institute 193
The talk will feature a conversation between Skolnick and Ryan Filchak, the Director of Institute 193.
Some Bunny is Singing- Free Music Classe...
Free interactive, play based music classes for ages 1-7 years ever MWF 10am EST via Facebook live on the Candy Mountain ...
Nightly Met Opera Free Streams
Remote Event
[Not Local, But Verry Cool] Nightly Streams From New York Metropolitan Opera -- Now through April 12th
Americans for the Arts: COVID Resource a...
Up-to-date news and resources for the arts and culture field
Artists Thrive
Artists Thrive aims to identify the things that help artists pursue their vision and to enable communities to benefit fr...
LexPhil: Just for Kids
Activities and resources to do at home with kids, provided by the Lexington Philharmonic
Lady Salsa Choreo & Coaching- Online
Learn and dance in the comfort of your home with pre-recorded videos that will be added to a private Facebook group once...
KY Artists Care: Color Me Team Kentucky ...
Instead of an artist of the week, we are asking for illustrators to come together and create coloring pages for fun, edu...
Virtual SCAPE exhibition
Morlan Gallery
Take a virtual tour of the senior exhibition SCAPE at Transylvania University
Jurassic Park Talks
Remote Event
Introducing Centre College's new #HealthyAtHome activity, a mini-lecture series featuring Emeritus Professors.
Experience in Amateur Hour
Remote Event
Join us in celebrating the great achievement of over 50 of our students in Digital Media Design and traditional Bachelo...
Chamber Music Lex Goes Virtual with "In ...
Remote Event
Lexington Chamber Orchestra wants to maintain our relationship with our audiences and community
Virtual pre-show auditions - Ballet Unde...
This year we will be holding virtual auditions. This year's pre-show theme is Princess Vignettes II.
48 Hours of Neukölln
Online Event
48 hours of Neukölln is an international arts festival that invites hundreds of artists from Germany and around the worl...
Da Poetry Lounge: Largest weekly Open mi...
Come visit us next Tuesday and be part of what has become the largest weekly open mic in America.
Art Center of the Bluegrass Virtual Exhi...
Art Center of the Bluegrass
We’re excited to host a series of virtual exhibits this spring so that we can continue to showcase and celebrate the art...
Chicago Art Institute - Virtual Backgrou...
Transport yourself into a work of art for your next Zoom meeting, hangout, or happy hour
2020 UK Digital Media Blast! Quarantine ...
UK student work - film festival format you can all enjoy in the comfort of your homes this semester. Please share freely...
Shelter in Place
The Parachute Factory
Shelter in Place, is a response to these events from the eyes of current and recent digital photography students from th...
Lexington History Museum Virtual Reality...
Remote Event
Explore these VR exhibits from the Lexington History Museum
LexPhil at the Loudoun House: Concert Vi...
Remote Event
In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, we are so proud to share with you our first concert video, LexPhil at the Loudoun House...
A Mask on the Mountains: Dimensions of C...
Appalshop
Seven audio documentaries produced by the Appalachian Media Institute
Out of Hand with Ed McClanahan Kickstart...
Institute 193
Institute 193 has launched a Kickstarter to fund our first unbound publication and a gift of McClanahan's original drawi...
Call To Artists: Lexington LGBTQ History...
Online Event
Faulkner Morgan Archive, Inc. is proud to announce a call to artists for the Lexington LGBTQ History Mural.
2020: The Summer of... Virtual Exhibit
A virtual gallery exhibit of prints exploring the summer of 2020
Google Arts and Culture
Remote Event
[Not Local, But Verry Cool] Discover artworks, collections and stories from all around the world in a new way.
Wingspan Redux – 2D and 3D works by Carl...
The Mill&Max Contemplative Arts Space
Carleton Wing was a beloved fixture of the Lexington, KY arts culture until his passing from COVID-19 in April 2020. Thi...
Appalshop Special Project: Creating in P...
Remote Event
Creating in Place is a collection of original stories, photographs, audio, visual art, and writing both expressing and d...
FACT/itious
Morlan Gallery
A visual art exhibition exhibition engaging with ideas of truth, fiction, facts, misinformation, surveillance, narrative...
AthensWest's The Importance of Being Ear...
Remote Event
This radio production of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” was produced in partnership between AthensWest ...
Downtown Danville Public Art Map
Remote Event
Use our Public Art Map to explore 16 pieces of contemporary public art – including murals, sculptures, mosaics, and more...
WHERE DID WE SIT ON THE BUS?
Online Event
During a lesson on Rosa Parks, a Latinx kid begins searching for her own people’s place in American history.
PROTAGONY: $100 for Truth // Esther Neff
Bolivar Art Gallery - UK School of Art
A multi-media project by artist Esther Neff exploring the concept of truth through the lens of twelve artists.
Home As Situation // online exhibition
Bolivar Art Gallery - UK School of Art
Many artists working today are addressing notions of home in unexpected ways. Our current era of stay at home orders, po...
Lexington in the time of COVID-19
Morlan Gallery
“Lexington in the Time of COVID-19” is an ongoing project of uncertain length by social practice artists Kurt Gohde and ...
Near & Far
Morlan Gallery
“Near and Far” is an exhibition of fine art prints created for an international print exchange hosted by Morlan Gallery....
UK College of Fine Arts Classroom Concer...
Remote Event
Concerts performed for camera by the University of Kentucky School of Music, recorded at the Singletary Center for the A...
Lexington Ballet Company: 2020 Nutcracke...
Remote Event
The Lexington Ballet decided to bring The Nutcracker to life in this unusual year, in spite of the restrictions and obst...
A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play
Remote Event
his holiday season, Actors Theatre of Louisville brings Dickens’s tale of redemption, connection, and generosity into yo...
Open Call for Art Exhibition at UK’s Cor...
Online Event
Open call for our first art exhibition on our 55 foot tall media wall. Two Shows, Kentucky Confronting Covi-19 & Black L...
LexPhil at the Loudoun House | Concert V...
Lexington Philharmonic
We were thrilled to share this beautiful evening of music
Loop
Morlan Gallery
An exhibition examining the various forms of repetition through the lens of video and digital art
Better Maybe
Better Maybe, by Caridad Svich, a love story to theatre, filmed at a distance in the Fall of 2020