Events

Jun 14 2024 | 7:30pm

"It's a Grand Night for Singing!" 
presented by UK Opera Theatre

The University of Kentucky Opera Theatre announces the return of the most exciting show in Lexington, It’s A Grand Night for Singing!, June 7-16, at the Singletary Center for the Arts. A fast-paced, high-energy singing and dancing extravaganza, featuring hits from Broadway and beyond!  
 
For over 30 years, the University of Kentucky Opera…

Singletary Concert Hall
$55-$65 Adult Tickets by location / $20 Student Tickets
Sat, Jun 15 2024, 2pm

"It's a Grand Night for Singing!" 
presented by UK Opera Theatre

The University of Kentucky Opera Theatre announces the return of the most exciting show in Lexington, It’s A Grand Night for Singing!, June 7-16, at the Singletary Center for the Arts. A fast-paced, high-energy singing and dancing extravaganza, featuring hits from Broadway and beyond!  
 
For over 30 years, the University of Kentucky Opera…

Singletary Concert Hall
$55-$65 Adult Tickets by location / $20 Student Tickets
Sat, Jun 15 2024, 7:30pm

"It's a Grand Night for Singing!" 
presented by UK Opera Theatre

The University of Kentucky Opera Theatre announces the return of the most exciting show in Lexington, It’s A Grand Night for Singing!, June 7-16, at the Singletary Center for the Arts. A fast-paced, high-energy singing and dancing extravaganza, featuring hits from Broadway and beyond!  
 
For over 30 years, the University of Kentucky Opera…

Singletary Concert Hall
$55-$65 Adult Tickets by location / $20 Student Tickets
Sun, Jun 16 2024, 2pm

"It's a Grand Night for Singing!" 
presented by UK Opera Theatre

The University of Kentucky Opera Theatre announces the return of the most exciting show in Lexington, It’s A Grand Night for Singing!, June 7-16, at the Singletary Center for the Arts. A fast-paced, high-energy singing and dancing extravaganza, featuring hits from Broadway and beyond!  
 
For over 30 years, the University of Kentucky Opera…

Singletary Concert Hall
$55-$65 Adult Tickets by location / $20 Student Tickets
Mon, Jun 17 2024, 1 - 5pm

Open to grades 6-8.

Calling all budding artist-curators! For one special week this summer, we’re clearing our ground floor galleries for museum-curious middle schoolers to get hands-on with the exhibition creation process from brainstorm to opening reception. Campers will go behind the scenes and discover the secrets of the UK Art Museum’s collection, collaborate with peers to design exhibition layouts, coordinate with Museum staff in a…

UK Art Museum
Registration link to come
Tue, Jun 18 2024, 1 - 5pm

Open to grades 6-8.

Calling all budding artist-curators! For one special week this summer, we’re clearing our ground floor galleries for museum-curious middle schoolers to get hands-on with the exhibition creation process from brainstorm to opening reception. Campers will go behind the scenes and discover the secrets of the UK Art Museum’s collection, collaborate with peers to design exhibition layouts, coordinate with Museum staff in a…

UK Art Museum
Registration link to come
Thu, Jun 20 2024, 1 - 5pm

Open to grades 6-8.

Calling all budding artist-curators! For one special week this summer, we’re clearing our ground floor galleries for museum-curious middle schoolers to get hands-on with the exhibition creation process from brainstorm to opening reception. Campers will go behind the scenes and discover the secrets of the UK Art Museum’s collection, collaborate with peers to design exhibition layouts, coordinate with Museum staff in a…

UK Art Museum
Registration link to come
Fri, Jun 21 2024, 1 - 5pm

Open to grades 6-8.

Calling all budding artist-curators! For one special week this summer, we’re clearing our ground floor galleries for museum-curious middle schoolers to get hands-on with the exhibition creation process from brainstorm to opening reception. Campers will go behind the scenes and discover the secrets of the UK Art Museum’s collection, collaborate with peers to design exhibition layouts, coordinate with Museum staff in a…

UK Art Museum
Registration link to come
Fri, Sep 20 2024, 10am - 5:30pm

September 20-21, 2024

Co-hosted by the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville, Queer Art | Queer Archives brings together experts specializing in queer art, theory, and archival methods for two days of presentations, discussions, and exhibitions. Historically, queer practices circumvented institutions and experimented with media not sanctioned by museums. Artists and art historians concerned with queer practices…

Bolivar Art Gallery
Free
Sat, Sep 21 2024, 10:30am - 5:30pm

September 20-21, 2024

Co-hosted by the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville, Queer Art | Queer Archives brings together experts specializing in queer art, theory, and archival methods for two days of presentations, discussions, and exhibitions. Historically, queer practices circumvented institutions and experimented with media not sanctioned by museums. Artists and art historians concerned with queer practices…

Bolivar Art Gallery
Free
Wed, Sep 25 2024, 7:30pm
aja monet's poetry delves into themes of Black resistance, liberation, love, and joy, characterized by raw emotion, vivid imagery, and powerful language. Influenced by revolutionary poets like Audre Lorde and Amiri Baraka, her work captures the essence of the human experience with depth and complexity. The surrealist blues poet fuses her message with live jazz accompaniment to create emotionally compelling narratives about personal exploration…
Singletary Recital Hall
$29 Adults / $15 Student (UK Students FREE)
Sat, Oct 5 2024, 7:30pm

Mélisse Brunet, conductor
Singletary Center for the Arts

LILLI BOULANGER - D’un matin de printemps (Of A Spring Morning)

FLORENCE PRICE - The Oak

GUSTAV MAHLER - Symphony No. 1 “Titan”

Singletary Concert Hall
$28 - $85 per person
Fri, Nov 1 2024, 9:30am - 2:30pm

SeeArt is a designed creative experience for high school students (juniors and seniors) who are invited to visit our facility and attend workshops held by our internationally esteemed faculty. There will be a variety of studio workshops throughout the day, and students get to choose their art medium on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendance is FREE! 

Workshops will be posted soon.

Group Registration deadline: September…

Art & Visual Studies Building
Free, Registration Required
Sat, Nov 23 2024, 7:30pm

Mélisse Brunet, conductor
Singletary Center for the Arts

MARY D. WATKINS - Five Movements in Color

DOLORES WHITE - Give Birth to the Dream
Angelique Clay, soprano

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF - Piano Concerto No. 2
Michelle Cann, piano

Singletary Concert Hall
$28 - $85 per person
Fri, Jan 17 2025, 7:30pm

Mélisse Brunet, conductor
Singletary Center for the Arts

Experience the kaleidoscopic fusion of live orchestra and progressive rock with the Music of Pink Floyd featuring the Dark Side of the Moon album and other highlights.

Singletary Concert Hall
$35 - $85 per person