Art afficionados – especially those who are fans of glass art – will want to add Danville to their future trip plans. The Art Center of the Bluegrass announced on Friday a venture to renovate and restore the historic property at 415 W. Main Street, which is next door to the Art Center’s current location. [...]
Fifty years ago in 1973, Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts opened its doors to bring world-class entertainment to Danville — everything from Dolly Parton to the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and lots of Broadway musicals in between. “The Norton Center has presented the most recognizable artists and shows from the United States and around [...]
Kentucky Januarys can be cold and gloomy, but Danville has the antidote to freezing temps and overcast skies with a vivacious arts scene. Here are four places worth braving the cold to experience outstanding art. Art Center of the Bluegrass There is always something new to see and do at the free-admission Art Center, from [...]
Centre Fusion performs a mixture of arranged and improvised material with strong jazz and rhythmic foundations, primarily in contemporary styles of American and world music. Centre African Percussion performs the percussive music of Ghana and other West African countries. This event is free and open to the public.
Come to Centre's campus for some traditional and contemporary bluegrass, folk, blues, soul, and popular music. This event is free and open to the public.
Join Centre College on Wednesday, November 16th, at 7:30 p.m. for this years Centre College Choir and Center Singers fall performances. Performances will be held at Newlin Hall located in the Norton Center for the Arts.
Join the Norton Center in welcoming Crystal Gayle for a live performance on Friday, December 9th, at 7:30 p.m.
Join CVB at the Norton Center on the campus of Centre College as Prosper Media Group premieres the 30-minute episode of the television show Downstream focusing on Boyle County. Filming took place in and around Danville earlier this year. This Emmy award-winning travel adventure show highlights Kentucky’s recreational bodies of water along with distilleries, breweries, [...]
Boats, brass, and Brazilian rum. The Boyle County episode of Downstream will highlight some of central Kentucky’s little-known treasures including the historic town of Danville and the Dix River which forms Herrington Lake, home to Kentucky’s first reservoir that powers not only the surrounding areas through hydroelectricity, but ignites the hearts of boaters, kayakers, and [...]
Work by the late internationally acclaimed glass artist Stephen Rolfe Powell ’74 is collected throughout the world, but perhaps equally as influential is the legacy he created from his glass art studio at Centre College in Danville —his alma mater and the epicenter of his artistic and professional accomplishments. Powell’s stunning three-foot-high glass vessels shimmering [...]
