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Events for this column must be submitted to the Advocate by noon Tuesday to be in the Thursday newspaper. Call (859) 236-2551, ext. 135, with complete information, including hours and admission price, or e-mail advocatearts@gmail.com.
EXHIBITS
“New Year New Art,” works by artists from throughout the state, Grand Hall and Farmers National Bank Gallery, and “The Power of Woman,” works by Paula Whitaker, Lockhart Gallery (for ages 13 and up), through Jan. 26, Community Arts Center, 401 W. Main St. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Information: log on to www.communityartscenter.net, call (859) 236-4054 or email mariel@communityartscenter.net.
“Interwoven: Rural Traditions, Modern Ties,” baskets from Appalachia and the Andes, through Jan. 27, Central Library Gallery, 140 E. Main St., Lexington. Information: (859) 231-5559.
MUSIC
New Century Chamber Orchestra, featuring Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, music director, 8 p.m. Friday, Newlin Hall, Centre College. Cost: $28, $41, $55. Tickets: (859) 236-4692. Website: www.nortoncenter.com.
Rumors, 8 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, Mae Johnson’s White Barn, Waynesburg. Cost: $5. Pool room opens at 7 p.m. Information: (606) 365-3417.
Live country music by Kentucky Strangers, 7-10 p.m. every Friday night, The Barn, 345 Buster Pike, Burgin. Cost: $8. Food served at 6 p.m.; doors open at 5 p.m. Information: Tommy Hurst, (859) 748-9689.
PPSK, beginning at 8 p.m. Friday; and Alias, beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, 303W, 303 W. Main St. Information: (859) 236-2159.
Blues Jam, by the Danville Blues Society, 7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month, 303W restaurant, 303 W. Main St. Website: www.TheDanvilleBluesSociety.com.
An Evening with Sam Gleaves and Friends, 7 p.m. Friday, Paint Lick Community Arts Center. Dessert pitch-in. A musical performance, Sam Gleaves and Friends, Berea College students, are young pickers and singers committed to continuing the musical traditions of the mountains, breathing new life into the old songs and bringing forth their own. For more about Sam, check out his website, SamGleaves.com. Because of limited seating, call the center at (859) 925-2741 to reserve a seat.
Acoustic Jam, 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, Masonic Lodge at North Fourth and Smith streets; use Smith Street entrance. Information: (859) 236-4861.
DANCE
Showcase performance, by Danville Dance Alliance, 3 p.m. Sunday, Community Arts Center. Free. Information: (808) 639-0175.
AUDITIONS
For Danville Children’s Choir, Monday, Lexington Avenue Baptist Church. Interested singers can participate in the rehearsal from 7 to 8 p.m., then audition afterward. Audition takes about five minutes. Information and to register: www.danvillechildrenschoir.com.
For Sounding Joy, Danville women’s choir for women ages 16 and up, open rehearsal from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 24, Grant 114, Norton Center for the Arts, Centre College. Any interested singer can participate in the rehearsal and then, if interested, set up an audition with the conductor, Barbara Hall. Any singer who cannot attend this rehearsal can contact the conductor at barbara.hall@centre.edu or (859) 238-1816 to set up an audition. The choir meets every Thursday evening and will present concerts in mid to late May. Sounding Joy is beginning its seventh season and performs in Danville as well as for a prison outreach. Visit www.danvillesings.com for more information.
AND MORE ...
“Lucy Bakewell Audubon: Audubon’s Leading Lady,” Kentucky Chautauqua performance by Kelly O’Connell Brengelman, sponsored by The Arts Council of Mercer County, 3 p.m. Sunday, 120 S. Main St., Harrodsburg. Information: (859) 265-6049.
EXHIBITS
“New Year New Art,” works by artists from throughout the state, Grand Hall and Farmers National Bank Gallery, and “The Power of Woman,” works by Paula Whitaker, Lockhart Gallery (for ages 13 and up), through Jan. 26, Community Arts Center, 401 W. Main St. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Information: log on to www.communityartscenter.net, call (859) 236-4054 or email mariel@communityartscenter.net.
“Interwoven: Rural Traditions, Modern Ties,” baskets from Appalachia and the Andes, through Jan. 27, Central Library Gallery, 140 E. Main St., Lexington. Information: (859) 231-5559.
MUSIC
New Century Chamber Orchestra, featuring Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, music director, 8 p.m. Friday, Newlin Hall, Centre College. Cost: $28, $41, $55. Tickets: (859) 236-4692. Website: www.nortoncenter.com.
Rumors, 8 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, Mae Johnson’s White Barn, Waynesburg. Cost: $5. Pool room opens at 7 p.m. Information: (606) 365-3417.
Live country music by Kentucky Strangers, 7-10 p.m. every Friday night, The Barn, 345 Buster Pike, Burgin. Cost: $8. Food served at 6 p.m.; doors open at 5 p.m. Information: Tommy Hurst, (859) 748-9689.
PPSK, beginning at 8 p.m. Friday; and Alias, beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, 303W, 303 W. Main St. Information: (859) 236-2159.
Blues Jam, by the Danville Blues Society, 7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month, 303W restaurant, 303 W. Main St. Website: www.TheDanvilleBluesSociety.com.
An Evening with Sam Gleaves and Friends, 7 p.m. Friday, Paint Lick Community Arts Center. Dessert pitch-in. A musical performance, Sam Gleaves and Friends, Berea College students, are young pickers and singers committed to continuing the musical traditions of the mountains, breathing new life into the old songs and bringing forth their own. For more about Sam, check out his website, SamGleaves.com. Because of limited seating, call the center at (859) 925-2741 to reserve a seat.
Acoustic Jam, 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, Masonic Lodge at North Fourth and Smith streets; use Smith Street entrance. Information: (859) 236-4861.
DANCE
Showcase performance, by Danville Dance Alliance, 3 p.m. Sunday, Community Arts Center. Free. Information: (808) 639-0175.
AUDITIONS
For Danville Children’s Choir, Monday, Lexington Avenue Baptist Church. Interested singers can participate in the rehearsal from 7 to 8 p.m., then audition afterward. Audition takes about five minutes. Information and to register: www.danvillechildrenschoir.com.
For Sounding Joy, Danville women’s choir for women ages 16 and up, open rehearsal from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 24, Grant 114, Norton Center for the Arts, Centre College. Any interested singer can participate in the rehearsal and then, if interested, set up an audition with the conductor, Barbara Hall. Any singer who cannot attend this rehearsal can contact the conductor at barbara.hall@centre.edu or (859) 238-1816 to set up an audition. The choir meets every Thursday evening and will present concerts in mid to late May. Sounding Joy is beginning its seventh season and performs in Danville as well as for a prison outreach. Visit www.danvillesings.com for more information.
AND MORE ...
“Lucy Bakewell Audubon: Audubon’s Leading Lady,” Kentucky Chautauqua performance by Kelly O’Connell Brengelman, sponsored by The Arts Council of Mercer County, 3 p.m. Sunday, 120 S. Main St., Harrodsburg. Information: (859) 265-6049.
