Events

Mon, Dec 2 2024, 7:30 - 9pm
Singletary Recital Hall
Free
Tue, Dec 3 2024, 6 - 8pm

Calling all horn players! Join us to connect with others in the community and play holiday tunes in a mass horn choir.

Register by December 1st to attend and participate.

Singletary Center
Free, Registration Required
Thu, Dec 5 2024, 7:30 - 9pm
University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra
John Nardolillo, conductor
Nicoletta Moss, graduate conductor
Ringel Sat, graduate conductorAlex Nguyen, BM & CS’27, flute Pre-concert lecture presented by the UK School of Music on the Concert Hall stage at 7:00 PM

Lecturer, Reyers Brusoe

Austin Yip: MetamorphosisDorothy Chang: Northern StarLowell Liebermann: Flute Concerto No. 1Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”
Singletary Concert Hall
$20 Adults/ $10 Students
Fri, Dec 6 - Wed, Dec 11 2024, All day
Carey Ellis and DMDE Senior shows

Carey Ellis Juror: Travis Townsend

Travis Townsend draws, builds, rebuilds, paints, and tinkers upon wood and mixed media sculptures in his Lexington studio. His process-oriented works evolve from sketches and travel through many transformations before being cut apart, reassembled, and reworked (sometimes many years later). Parts are often transplanted or recycled.

IMAGE: Travis Townsend, Another…

Bolivar Art Gallery
Free
Fri, Dec 6 2024 - Fri, Jan 24 2025, All day

In collaboration with the UK School of Art and Visual Studies' photography course, which explores diverse methods of printing and exhibiting lens-based work.

Participating artists: Jaylin Davis, Jesse De Leon, Ashton Dorton, Amanda Duvall, Lily Foster, Clay Gregory, Garett Leach, Aubrey Riddick, Andrew Smith, Jessie Sutherland

Faculty: James Robert Southard

Opening reception: December 6, 5-9pm

Lexington Art League
209 Castlewood Drive
Free
Fri, Dec 6 2024, 3:30 - 4:30pm

Jason Rosenholtz-Witt, University of Kentucky

Rey M. Longyear Colloquium Series

Sponsored and organized by FOCUS and the UK Musicology and Ethnomusicology Division

John Jacob Niles Gallery
Free
Fri, Dec 6 2024, 5 - 8pm

Annual Open Studio, when SA/VS welcomes the public to explore studios and galleries in the Art and Visual Studies Building.

Event includes the Carey Ellis Exhibition opening reception, a juried exhibition which awards scholarships to student artists. This year's juror is Travis Townsend.

Travis Townsend draws, builds, rebuilds, paints, and tinkers upon wood and mixed media sculptures in his Lexington studio. His process-oriented…

Bolivar Art Gallery
Free
Sat, Dec 7 2024, 2 - 3:30pm

Rejoice in the holiday spirit with the annual Collage! Celebrated vocalists and musicians perform holiday favorites from close to home and around the globe.

Sponsor: Dr. David Cowen

Singletary Concert Hall
$44 Adults / $21 Students (additional online processing fees may apply)
Sat, Dec 7 2024, 7:30 - 9pm

Rejoice in the holiday spirit with the annual Collage! Celebrated vocalists and musicians perform holiday favorites from close to home and around the globe.

Sponsor: Dr. David Cowen

Singletary Concert Hall
$44 Adults / $21 Students (additional online processing fees may apply)
Sun, Dec 8 2024, 3 - 4:30pm

Rejoice in the holiday spirit with the annual Collage! Celebrated vocalists and musicians perform holiday favorites from close to home and around the globe.

Sponsor: Dr. David Cowen

Singletary Concert Hall
$44 Adults / $21 Students (additional online processing fees may apply)
Tue, Dec 10 2024, 7:30pm
Singletary Recital Hall
$14 Adults / $7 Students (additional fees may apply online)
Sun, Dec 15 2024, 2:30 - 3:30pm

Featuring the UK Opera Theatre and Friends

We invite you to help make the 2024 Celebration of Song, presented by Alltech and friends, the most magical one yet.

Alltech’s annual holiday gift to the community since 2006, Celebration of Song features the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre and winners of the Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition. The event is complimentary and open to the public, showcasing the sounds of the season…

Alltech Arena
Kentucky Horse Park
Free
Sun, Dec 15 2024, 5 - 6pm

Featuring the UK Opera Theatre and Friends

We invite you to help make the 2024 Celebration of Song, presented by Alltech and friends, the most magical one yet.

Alltech’s annual holiday gift to the community since 2006, Celebration of Song features the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre and winners of the Alltech Vocal Scholarship Competition. The event is complimentary and open to the public, showcasing the sounds of the season…

Alltech Arena
Kentucky Horse Park
Free
Mon, Dec 16 2024, 8 - 9:30pm
Singletary Recital Hall
$14 Adults / $7 Students (additional fees may apply online)
Fri, Jan 17 - Sat, Jun 21 2025, All day
This exhibition includes numerous drawings, prints, constructed sets and sculptures, and related ephemera that artist Jay Bolotin used to create The Jackleg Testament, Part 2: The Book of Only Enoch, a complex animated film that he was finalizing at the time of his death on May 14, 2024. The richness of story, mood, and precise articulation in every moment of the narrative is a testament to his labor-intensive process of transforming fantastic…
UK Art Museum
Free