Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts in Danville, Kentucky has announced its 2026–27 performing arts season, featuring Grammy-winning musicians, Broadway theater, comedy, acclaimed authors, emerging artists and internationally recognized performers. The new season brings an impressive lineup of entertainment to Danville, including Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Pam Tillis, John Green, Tim Meadows, Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, The Peking Acrobats, Skerryvore, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Orleans,…

Art Center of the Bluegrass is presenting two new exhibits in August, with free admission and opening receptions planned. Plein Air Artists of Central Kentucky will be displaying artworks from a wide range of member-artists, created in the outdoors. Rhonda Gilliam, an Art Center Studio Artist, will have a solo exhibition featuring her working process. “Observing Light: Painting Outside with the Plein Air Artists of Central Kentucky” will include artwork…

Mark your calendar for one of Boyle County’s most anticipated summer events. Balloons Over the Bluegrass returns to the Danville-Boyle County Airport on Sunday, August 9, from 4-9 PM for an evening filled with family fun, great food, live entertainment, and, weather permitting, the breathtaking sight of colorful hot air balloons filling the Kentucky sky. Admission is free, parking is easy, and all are welcome. Gather your friends and family…

Pioneer Playhouse zooms into the third play of its historic 77th season with Boeing Boeing, a high-flying farce, originally written in French by Marc Camoletti, and adapted into English by Beverly Cross. Boeing Boeing has been seen on Broadway many times, and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most performed French play in the English Language. Boeing Boeing is set in a Paris flat, and…

Pioneer Playhouse of Danville continues its 77th season under the stars with a special Kentucky Voices original play celebrating small town life in Kentucky at the turn of the century in honor of America’s 250th Anniversary. The Iron Baby Angel (June 30-July 18) was adapted for the stage by Robby Henson, artistic director of the historic theatre his father, Eben C. Henson, founded in 1949. The book, published in 1954…

Newly released tourism economic impact data from the Kentucky Department of Tourism shows Boyle County’s tourism industry continued to generate significant economic benefits in 2025, posting gains in visitor spending, labor income, and tax revenue. The annual economic impact study, conducted by Tourism Economics on behalf of the Kentucky Department of Tourism, found visitor spending in Boyle County increased to $84.5 million in 2025, up from $83.5 million in 2024.…

The Danville-Boyle County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) recently awarded funds to help market three local events, with a focus on attracting visitors to the community. The CVB’s board of directors approved the funding at their January meeting and checks were distributed in May. Funds are intended to be used to help with advertising and other marketing efforts. Those receiving funds include: Pioneer Playhouse, which received $8,000. The playhouse starts…

Pioneer Playhouse of Danville – Kentucky’s oldest outdoor theatre – is celebrating 77 years in the Bluegrass with a brand-new show time and new dinner menu, as well as new events such as family nights, a Starry Night Studio Under the Stars, photo exhibits, downtown walking tours, and a 1960s-themed opening night costume contest. “We know people love what we do, but we wanted to make this 77th season even…

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Art Center of the Bluegrass will host an opening ceremony for the inaugural firing of an anagama kiln from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, April 12. This wood-fired pottery experience is unique in this part of the United States, drawing potters from around the region and beyond to participate. The anagama kiln was built in 1993, settled into a sloping hillside in rural Danville on land once owned by Dr. Mack…