Events

Fri, Feb 7 - Sun, Feb 9 2025, All day

Dance Concert: Dancing With the Environment

Dance Concert: Dancing With the Environment
February 7-9, 2025 | Guignol Theatre
Dancing with the Environment features five contemporary dances each focusing on one of five elements: earth, water, air, fire, and space. The concert bridges dance and the environment with new ways of understanding environmental issues, insight into how resources are used, and, hopefully, a way of promoting change. The choreography is…

Guignol Theatre

ADULT: $20.59, STUDENT: $14.40

Several dancers on stage, one is holding a pose while director Susie Thiel comments and teachers other dance students standing in a ring around them.

Fri, Feb 7 2025, 9:30am - 9pm

High School Dance Day

If you are a high school dancer and interested in our program, we would love for you to attend our High School Dance Day on February 7, 2025. During your visit, you will tour the facilities on the University of Kentucky’s beautiful campus, gain insight into what it is like to be a dance major at UK, take dance classes from our professional faculty, and attend Q&As with current dance students. All participants will be provided lunch…

Fine Arts Building

$10, Registration Required

Sat, Feb 8 2025, 10am

Singletary Center Visual Music Festival

The Singletary Center presents the inaugural Visual Music Festival in the SCFA Recital Hall. Join us for a day of dynamic expressions of abstract art featuring a curated program of multimedia works from an international collection of contemporary artists. Experience the harmonies of light and sound as we explore what goes on in the mind while listening to music!

The Visual Music Festival program begins at 10:00am and will play…

Singletary Center

FREE ADMISSION

Sat, Feb 8 2025, 7pm

Singletary Center presents Koyaanisqatsi

"Koyaanisqatsi" is a groundbreaking 1982 American non-narrative documentary film directed and produced by Godfrey Reggio, features a score composed by Philip Glass and cinematography by Ron Fricke.

The title, derived from the Hopi word meaning "life out of balance," encapsulates the film's central theme: the growing disconnect between humanity and the natural world. Through a powerful juxtaposition of breathtaking natural…

Singletary Recital Hall

FREE, but ticket required for entry

Fri, Feb 14 2025, 7:30 - 9pm

UK Symphony Orchestra RACHMANINOFF 2ND PIANO CONCERTO AND PROKOFIEV'S CINDERELLA

University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, John Nardolillo, conductorCaleb Weber, BA & BM’25, piano Debussy: Prélude à “L’après-midi d’un faune” Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2Tchaikovsky: music from Cinderella R. Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

Singletary Concert Hall

$14 Adults/ $7 Students

Sat, Feb 15 2025, 7:30pm

Singletary Center Expansive Sounds Series #5: Franck Vigroux & Werktank: “Thirst”

"Thirst" is a trailblazing live electronic performance that redefines the boundaries of audiovisual art. Utilizing multi-projection techniques, the show seamlessly merges the aesthetics of road movies, American iconography, and hyper-saturated 3D visuals to create a vibrant, immersive experience.

Exploring profound themes of desire, freedom, and societal transformation, "Thirst" invites viewers to reflect on the evolving nature…

Singletary Concert Hall

FREE for UK Students, $23 Adults/$10 Students

Fri, Feb 21 - Sat, Feb 22 2025, All day

An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen

An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen
A STAGED READING
February 21 and 22, 2025 | Briggs Theatre
In this staged reading of Arthur Miller's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's powerful masterwork, a small-town doctor, who considers himself a proud and upstanding member of his close-knit community, discovers a looming catastrophe that endangers the lives of everyone in town. As he raises the alarm, he is shaken to…

Briggs Theatre

GENERAL ADMISSION: $8.23

Sat, Mar 1 2025, 7:30pm

Lexington Philharmonic - French Impressions

This program of all French music will encapsulate and translate the beauty and grace of the French impressionist painters to a sonic landscape depicted by the orchestra and choir.

Louise Farrenc’s Overture No. 2 followed by Claude Debussy’s La mer, meaning The Sea. Preferring painted seascapes, The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai is featured on the Debussy first edition. Following intermission, LexPhil and Music…

Singletary Concert Hall

$28-$78 adults; $11 youth & students

Tue, Mar 4 2025, 7:30pm

KODO One Earth Tour 2025: Warabe

Let your soul dance to the rhythm of life! Celebrating more than 40 years, Kodo returns to North America with One Earth Tour 2025: Warabe, a thrilling performance that revisits the ensemble’s early repertoire – blending simple forms of taiko expression that highlight its unique sound, resonance, and physicality. With Warabe, Kodo explores the desire to play the drums with the simple heart of a child. These highly athletic drummers, bearers of a…

Singletary Concert Hall

$18 Students with valid ID, $55 / $41 / $29 by location

Tue, Mar 11 2025, 7:30 - 9pm

UK Chorale

UK Chorale and the Lafayette High School Madrigals

Singletary Recital Hall

Ticketed

Fri, Mar 21 2025, 7pm

Swan Lake presented by Classical Arts Entertainment

Experience the world’s most in-demand ballet, “Swan Lake,” presented by Classical Arts Entertainment and performed by the State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine. A full-scale production features Tchaikovsky’s legendary score and the exquisite Artistic Direction by Andrei Litvinov, bringing the masterpiece choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov to life. Be spellbound by the iconic variation of Little Swans, Odile’s 32 fouettés, and the graceful…

Singletary Concert Hall

$29 - $82 by location, $132 VIP Packages

Fri, Mar 28 2025, 7:30 - 9pm

UK Symphony Orchestra CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNER

University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, John Nardolillo, conductor Lina Tonia: Butterfly EffectConcerto Competition WinnerMahler: Symphony No. 5

Singletary Concert Hall

$14 Adults/ $7 Students

Wed, Apr 2 2025, 7:30pm

Singletary Center Expansive Sounds Series #6: Flore Laurentienne

Flore Laurentienne, the musical project of Canadian composer and musician Mathieu David Gagnon, draws its name from the rich flora of Quebec's Laurentian region. With intricate arrangements that blend live string ensembles, synthesizers, and organic field recordings, Gagnon crafts music that is both cinematic and contemplative. His compositions evoke a deep sense of atmosphere, inviting listeners into a serene and expansive auditory…

Singletary Recital Hall

FREE for UK Students, $19 Adults / $10 Students

Thu, Apr 3 2025, 7:30 - 9pm

UK Choirs Spring Gala Concert

UK Men's Chorus and acoUstiKats

Singletary Recital Hall

Ticketed

Apr 5 2025 | 7 - 8:30pm

UK Treble Choir 30th Anniversary Celebration of Dr. Lori Hetzel

30th Anniversary celebration of Dr. Lori Hetzel featuring Paws and Listen and alumnae of UK Treble Choir

Singletary Recital Hall

Ticketed