The Kentucky Center Blog

Lyle Lovett talks to ESQUIRE: "What I've learned..." [see him in Louisville March 11]

Chris Long — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:00:00 -0500

Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt are scheduled to perform at Louisville's Brown Theatre on March 11. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, January 27 at 10 a.m. via The Kentucky Center box office. Ticketing information... As reported in the upcoming February issue of ESQUIRE: LYLE LOVETT "WHAT I'VE LEARNED" A man doesn't wear a red cowboy hat. I don't know what it is about the shower that generates creative thoughts. Maybe it's the...

Just added! Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt (March 11, Brown Theatre). Tickets on sale Jan. 27.

Chris Long — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:21:40 -0500

This performance goes on sale to the general public Friday, January 27, at 10 a.m. through The Kentucky Center box office and website. WFPK Presents An Acoustic Evening with LYLE LOVETT and JOHN HIATT Sunday, March 11, 7 p.m. Brown Theatre on Broadway For fans of: John Prine, Tom Waits, Gillian Welch, Lucinda Williams, Ray Lamontagne... Video: Lovett, "Nobody Knows Me" Video: Hiatt, "The Open Road" In the last 20 years, LYLE LOVETT has managed...

Web Round-Up: Mike Birbiglia, Bonnie Raitt, Lyle Lovett

Chris Long — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:23:23 -0500

Here's a handful of stories about artists who will be performing soon at The Kentucky Center and Brown Theatre in Louisville, KY. Review: Mike Birbiglia's new film version of "Sleepwalk With Me" From The Huffiington Post, reviewer describes the film adaptation of Birbiglia's award-winning show as "candid, heartbreaking, and most importantly, extremlely funny throughout." Mike brings his new one-man show "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend" to Louisville's Brown Theatre on February 4. Tickets start at $27.50. Bonnie...

Video: Pam Tillis tells audience what to expect at her acoustic show this Friday night

Chris Long — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:22:00 -0500

As reported by Michelle Rynbrandt on Louisville.com: http://www.louisville.com/content/acoustic-evening-pam-tillis-kentucky-center-music 13 top ten hits on the country music charts, winner of the Country Music Awards’ Female Vocalist of the Year, and one of the country stars you grew up listening to. Remember Shake the Sugar Tree? Pam Tillis. Maybe it was Memphis? Pam Tillis. Mi Vida Loca? Yep. Her again. But Pam’s career didn’t end when you graduated from high school. Tillis has continued to release CDs,...

"My Girlfriend's Boyfriend" - Mike Birbiglia talks to Jimmy Kimmel about his new show (coming to Louisville Feb. 4)

Chris Long — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500

Ouch! Mike Birbiglia's story about meeting his girlfriend's boyfriend...when he thought he'd been invited to her house in order to meet her parents... is the definition of being "the third wheel" in a relationship. Take Mike's advice and beware of anyone who tells you she's your girlfriend - but wants to keep it a secret! See Mike - and hear more about how he lived through years of romantic miscues and horrific dates...to become (by...

Tonight! Meet GSA alum/author Alecia Whitaker (coming-of-age tale "Queen of Kentucky") at Carmichael's

Chris Long — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:11:39 -0500

As reported by Erin Day on Louisville.com, article - http://www.louisville.com/content/kentucky-native-alecia-whitaker-promotes-her-new-novel-carmichael%E2%80%99s-bookstore-books I believe there few people on this Earth who look back with a sincere fondness for their adolescence. For any creature, that uncomfortable halocline between childhood and maturity is filled with its own special potion of traps and confusion that lead many of the smartest animals into a frenzy of bad poetry and ill-fitting clothing. For late-bloomers such as myself, the awkward process – oh,...

Artist Conversation with Bill McNulty

Lbartenstein — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:29:15 -0500

Please join us at the MeX for our 3rd installment of the new Artist Conversation series! After over a decade of producing Dracula yearly, Actors Theatre was ready to pull the plug on the outdated script, one which had been tinkered with and rearranged, but never really suited its long time director Bill McNulty. Though he had never written a full length play before, McNulty undertook the task of drafting a new adaptation of the...

Jan. 15: "Keepers of the Dream", free community arts celebration of Dr. King's vision

Chris Long — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:54:40 -0500

The Kentucky Center ArtsReach program, along with Louisville Central Community Centers, River City Drum Corp and Louisville Metro government, invites you to this free community arts celebration of Dr. King’s legacy and vision. KEEPERS OF THE DREAM Sunday, January 15 The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall 4 p.m. - Jubilee Singers (main lobby) 5 p.m. - Live Performances & Awards Presentation Reception immediately following the event This inspiring and popular annual event includes live performances -...

New video: Pam Tillis celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. and Elvis in "Two Kings"

Chris Long — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:26:00 -0500

PAM TILLIS pays tribute to two American treasures in her brand-new video, 'Two Kings,' featuring rising R&B star KRIS THOMAS. 'Two Kings' celebrates the legacies of late civil rights trailblazer, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and arguably the most famous singer to ever live, Elvis Presley. The new song is an ethereal blend of country, soul, rock and gospel, just like the diverse catalog of the King of Rock and Roll. Its lyrics praise the...

Royal Phil performs at Kentucky Center Jan. 12 + thoughts on the future of classical music

Chris Long — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:58:33 -0500

As reported by Elizabeth Kramer in the Courier-Journal on January 6: http://www.courier-journal.com/article/2012301080023 The last time world-renowned violinist Pinchas Zukerman was in town was in September 1998 to play the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Louisville Orchestra under then-conductor Uriel Segal. But on Thursday, Zukerman comes to The Kentucky Center to play with another orchestra — the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, often referred to as Britain’s national orchestra. Since 2009, Zukerman has been its principal guest conductor...