Tourism is big business in Danville and Boyle County, with 2022 economic impact figures recently released by the Kentucky Department of Tourism showing exactly how much of an impact visitors have on the community. While the numbers directly reflect tourism’s important role in the local economy, they also show the post-Covid growth that continues to…
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Before the leaves even begin to fully turn, Boyle County goes all in for fall festivals, beginning with September’s nod to Kentucky arts, crafts and music, continuing into October with two commemorations of a major historic event and ending on a nostalgic note at month’s end with good, old-fashioned family fun times. Mark your calendars…
For more than fifteen years, Pioneer Playhouse has been closing out its summer season with a special comedy weekend, and this year Lee Cruse is back to headline a night full of laughs. “It all started with my sister Holly Henson,” said Heather Henson, managing director and daughter of Pioneer Playhouse founder, Eben C. Henson. “Holly was a stand-up…
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Centre College’s Norton Center, home to a world-class performing arts series of professional touring artists, marks a milestone in 2023 and plans to celebrate turning 50 all season long. A special exhibition, “A Retro Perspective: Revisiting Prints from the Permanent Collection,” opens Monday, Aug. 14. A free community concert by the Louisville Orchestra as part…
more: Norton Center talks 50th anniversary and bringing top-name entertainers to Danville
Experience a piece of Danville’s rich history during this year’s Soul of 2nd Street Festival on, August 5th from 4-10 p.m. in historic Constitution Square. Prior to the late 1960s Second Street in Danville looked much different than today. There you could find retail shops, medical offices, restaurants, and the Rev. O’Neal’s barbershop. This area…
more: Soul of 2nd Street to highlight African American history in Danville
For the second year in a row ,the Kentucky Dockdogs Showroom Summer Splash will be held in Danville, with dogs competing to see who can jump the highest and furthest before landing in a large pool of water. The event will take place July 21-23 at The Showroom, located at 2405 Lebanon Road, which is…
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Pioneer Playhouse, Kentucky’s oldest outdoor theatre, will end its regular play season with Kosher Lutherans, a modern comedy that playwright William Missouri Downs says was inspired by one word: happiness. “Many years ago, I was looking up a name in the phone book and saw the word ‘Happiness’ and a phone number beside it,” explains…
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Pioneer Playhouse of Danville opens the second show of its 74th season, Farce of Nature, with a bang on Tuesday, July 4th. “It’s a little unusual starting on July 4th,” admits Heather Henson, managing director of the theatre her father, Col. Eben C. Henson, founded in 1950. “There will definitely be some fireworks in the background, but that’s…
more: The Second Show at Pioneer Playhouse Opens with a Bang
Where’s Waldo? All over downtown Danville, that’s where. From July 1-20, the iconic character will be hanging out and hiding inside of 26 different downtown businesses, waiting to be found and documented for prizes. Each business will have a 5-inch-tall cutout of Waldo displayed somewhere inside. Stop by Plaid Elephant Books – 116 N. 3rd…
About GABBF The Great American Brass Band Festival gears up for their 33rd year this June. With the mission to preserve and share brass band music and its cultural impact, the festival has brought some of the most talented brass artists from around the country to play right here in Danville, Kentucky. Where to stay…
more: Pro tips for attending the 2023 Great American Brass Band Festival