Scholars and artists gathered in downtown Lexington to discuss the life and legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson. The panel highlighted his role in amplifying marginalized voices and...
Every Thursday from Jan. 9 until March 13 the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center will be hosting a show as part of their Winter Jazz, Blues and Soul Series. Come behind the scenes and see what the...
The Historic Lyric Theatre hosted the fifth iteration of the Winter Jazz, Blues and Soul series, a free event that invited the entire community to watch live music.
The event, held on Thursday, Feb....
On Feb. 11, I had the honor of going to see my first performance at the Lyric Theatre here in Lexington. Long known as a cultural hub since the 1950s, the Lyric Theatre has been a home for African American...
At 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center, the Allegro Dance Project will be performing its show titled “Forthcoming.” This performance marks the beginning of its...
The Wooks walked away big winners at the third annual Lexington Community Awards on Sunday night, picking up victories for Song of the Year for the number “County Girl” and Album of the Year for their...
With award season in full swing, Lexington will be rolling out the red carpet on Jan. 29 to honor members of its thriving music scene during the third annual Lexington Music Awards held at the Lyric Theatre.The...
The third annual Lexington Music Awards will take place on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. at the Lyric Theatre. In total the award show has 32 awards spanning five disciplines covering Lexington's musicians,...
Art meeting activism and advocacy. That’s what UK alumnus and employee, Lisa A. Brown calls her work. Her most recent play, "Positively Unbreakable," is nothing less than art meeting activism.Premiering...
At first glance K Phillips is just another up-and-coming country music artist, but look closer and you’ll see he’s no run of the mill musician.Phillips will be in Lexington at the Lyric Theatre on...
Whether it’s wowing the audience at a sold out show or reminiscing about her hometown of Monkeys Eyebrow, Kentucky, Kelsey Waldon is accustomed to raising eyebrows and turning heads.Waldon became involved...
In 2013, Darlingside had to begin reinventing itself after drummer Sam Kapala split from the band. Rather than search for a replacement for Kapala, the band moved forward with the core of Dave Senft on...
