By Kelly Wiley Follow the breadcrumbs this weekend to the Lexington Opera House where the UK Opera Theatre and the UK Symphony Orchestra will present the classic fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel.†“It’s a glorious piece. It’s some of the most beautiful music ever written,†said John Nardolillo, director of the orchestra. “Hansel and Gretel†[...]
Continue reading …By Kristin Sherrard Spring Break is right around the corner, the much-anticipated week-long vacation where students can forget about school, jump in a car or on a plane, and head off to exotic lands. If you planned ahead for Spring Break, your mind is probably already on the beach. But if you’ve been too busy [...]
Continue reading …By Casey Kurkowski Tonight students can hear some good old-fashioned Appalachian bluegrass with a twist of rock, jazz, pop and Irish music. The Dozens of Dollars String Band will perform at a live taping for the weekly syndicated Red Barn Radio Show at 7:30 p.m. in the Arts Place Performance Hall, located downtown at 161 [...]
Continue reading …Linkin Park’s new album, “Minutes to Midnight,†is a reference to the Doomsday Clock that was created by researchers from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago in 1947. The purpose of the clock was to portray how close — in imaginary “minutes†— the world is to nuclear destruction — [...]
Continue reading …Plays bring racial issues to the stage By Casey Kurkowski Put down those textbooks and spend the weekend with two plays: one that confronts American society’s history of prejudice and one that provides a hip-hop view on what it means to be a black woman today. The two plays, “A Soldier’s Play†and “for colored [...]
Continue reading …By Ricky Simpson Fool’s Gold Starring Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland From the opening credits, you feel you are emerged in a historic treasure hunt spanning generations. But quickly the emphasis on the sunken treasure, and the epic historic portion of the film, is lost to the bubbly, blonde curls of the air-headed lead [...]
Continue reading …By Paul Mattingly For entertainment tonight that does not include sweeping and poetic romance, one UK theater production might provide a murderous alternative. The play “The Butleress,†a comedy-horror by Nick Stoller, opens tonight at 7:30 in the Little Theatre in the Fine Arts Building. Director Jesse Pavlovic said “The Butleress†is a “play within [...]
Continue reading …Today, all across the nation, Cupid’s arrow will deliver flowers, candy, cards, jewelry and kisses — ones of the chocolate variety, of course. All that love doesn’t come cheap. The average consumer will spend about $125 on Valentine’s Day, with a total projected profit expected to reach about $17 billion, according to the National Retail [...]
Continue reading …By Kelly Wiley Many people don’t have the guts to serenade their partner for Valentine’s Day, so two UK choral ensembles are offering the chance to do it for them. At tonight’s Paws and Kats After Dark concert, two winners, one male and one female, will receive an on-stage serenade at the Student Center’s Worsham [...]
Continue reading …By Kelly Wiley Few personal thoughts will be left untouched at tomorrow’s performance of “The Vagina Monologues†as actors encourage students to think inside the box. UK V-Day, part of a global movement to stop violence against women, will perform the play tomorrow and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Center’s Worsham Theater. Tickets [...]
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