Arts and Humanities

WFPL’s Erin Keane covers arts policies and issues, but also celebrates the joy and richness of the creative arts.

May: Five Can’t-Miss First Friday Art Events

by Erin Keane May 4, 2012

It’s fine to hit the downtown First Friday Trolley Hop without a plan. Park, wander in and out of galleries, grab a drink or dinner with friends and hop a TARC trolley from one end of downtown to the next and back—you’re sure to find something to catch your eye or ears. But with so [...]

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Bourbon Baroque Pays Tribute to the Races at Free Friday Concert

by Erin Keane May 3, 2012

If you hear the church bells ringing at St. John’s on East Market Street during Friday night’s Trolley Hop, consider it your call to post. The bells will ring about a minute before each short concert by Louisville’s Bourbon Baroque ensemble. There will be two 30-minute performances, at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. Bourbon Baroque stages [...]

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The David Statue Is Not Alone: More Famous Artwork, Remixed

by Erin Keane May 2, 2012

Turkish artist Serkan Ozkaya’s “David (inspired by Michelangelo)” follows a time-honored tradition of artists copying and remixing famous works — and it’s not all pop-culture parodies of “The Last Supper.” Unlike a parody or a straight copy, a remix is in part about appropriation and introducing a significant conceptual contribution from the secondary artist into [...]

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Ozkaya’s ‘David’ Arrives at 21C

by Erin Keane May 2, 2012

Just in time to welcome Derby guests, 21C Museum Hotel’s over-sized version of Michelangelo’s David was installed on the corner of Main and Seventh streets today. He rolled in on the back of a truck and stood up onto his 8-foot pedestal with the help of a crane. He stands three stories tall, and his [...]

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21C Will Install Over-sized David Replica Tomorrow

by Erin Keane May 1, 2012

21C Museum Hotel’s signature red penguins welcome a new colorful companion this week. A 30-foot-tall replica of Michelangelo’s David statue will be installed on the sidewalk outside of 21C Museum Hotel on the corner of Main and Seventh streets tomorrow morning. The statue is titled “David (inspired by Michelangelo),” and it was created by Turkish [...]

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Sollee Launches Live Album with Free Concert

by Erin Keane April 30, 2012

Lexington musician Ben Sollee is known for his live shows, but hasn’t released a live album until now. The songwriter and indie-pop cellist will release “LIVE at the Grocery on Home” at a free concert at Heine Brothers tomorrow at 7 p.m. Update: the show has been moved inside the Douglass Loop Heine Brothers due [...]

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National Book Award Winner Reads at 21C

by Erin Keane April 30, 2012

Lexington poet Nikky Finney has been on the road, visiting 20 cities in three months. It’s her second tour for “Head Off & Split,” her fourth collection of poems that won the National Book Award last fall. Finney will read in Louisville tonight at 21C Museum Hotel. Throughout her tour, Finney says she’s heard from [...]

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Opera Expects to Move Off ‘Unfair’ List

by Erin Keane April 26, 2012

The Louisville Orchestra and its players signed a labor agreement yesterday, ending the impasse that canceled the last orchestra season. Now the Kentucky Opera hopes the agreement between the orchestra and its musicians will mean it can be removed from the American Federation of Musicians’ “international unfair list.”

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Savage Rose Stages Reading of Marlowe’s ‘Edward II’

by Erin Keane April 26, 2012

Savage Rose Classical Theatre Company ends their season Sunday with Christopher Marlowe’s “Edward II.” The company will present a staged reading of the Elizabethan history play as part of their Words, Words, Words play reading series.

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Today: Poem in Your Pocket Day

by Erin Keane April 26, 2012

National Poetry Month is winding down, but there will be time yet to share your favorite poems with family, friends and strangers on the bus. The Academy of American Poets designates April 26 as Poem in Your Pocket Day.

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