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Moviegoers pose for photos with the Cocaine Bear taxidermy during the Cocaine Bear premiere on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Brady Saylor | Staff

The Kentucky Theatre hosts real Cocaine Bear at movie screening

Nate Lucas, Reporter March 1, 2023

For the highly anticipated movie premiere of “Cocaine Bear,” the Kentucky Theatre partnered with the KY for KY Fun Mall to bring the real taxidermied bear to the red carpet on Friday, Feb. 24. The...

The Kentucky Theatre (TKT) marquee is lit on July 17, 2020. TKT and the UK Office of China Initiatives will be hosting a Chinese New Year celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023.

UK Office of China Initiatives partners with Kentucky Theatre for Chinese New Year celebration

Laurel Swanz, Staff Reporter February 7, 2023

The UK Office of China Initiatives and the Kentucky Theatre (TKT) are partnering to celebrate the Chinese New Year with a presentation of traditional Chinese dance and a modern Chinese film on Wednesday,...

The Kentucky Theatre hosts “And The Creek Rose,” a fundraising event benefiting Appalshop and the Appalachian Media Institution (AMI) on Sept. 16, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Rayleigh Deaton | Kentucky Kernel

‘Not a building.’ Kentucky Theatre hosts benefit event for Appalshop in wake of flooding

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief September 26, 2022

The Kentucky Theatre hosted “And The Creek Rose,” a fundraising event benefiting Appalshop and the Appalachian Media Institution (AMI). Held on Sept. 16, the evening featured local musicians, a...

Iconic Kentucky Theatre Sign

Kentucky Theatre is a Lexington landmark with an ‘old-time feeling’

Olivia Maupin April 4, 2019

Downtown Lexington is home to an overlooked gem, the Kentucky Theatre, that the city’s younger generation seems to be missing out on.The Kentucky Theatre, which first opened in 1922, is an elegant movie...

One World Film Festival promotes discussion through movies

Megan Ingros February 4, 2016

The power of film lies in its ability to promote discussion. Through discussion, individuals are inspired and motivated to challenge their previous notions of what was the norm.This power can challenge...

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