After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Soul of Second Street Festival returns to downtown Danville on Saturday, Aug. 27. Held at Constitution Square Park, the event is a celebration of Danville’s African American legacy. “We are really excited to be back,” said program coordinator Michael Hughes. “This event means so much to the African American community.” Saturday’s festivities include live entertainment, including Gospel and other music and skits…
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Another Giant Helping of Southern Fried Fun
Pioneer Playhouse of Danville continues its 73rd season under the stars with Southern Fried Nuptials, a heartfelt comedy about one quirky family coming together for the oldest daughter’s wedding. The play, which opens on July 5th and runs through July 23rd, was penned by the popular playwriting team of Osborne and Eppler and is a sequel to last year’s hit, Southern Fried Funeral. “Audiences loved Southern Fried Funeral last summer,”…
9 things you didn’t know about Pioneer Playhouse
In 1950, Pioneer Playhouse debuted its first season at Danville’s Darnell State Hospital, now Northpoint Prison. On June 10, 2022, Kentucky’s oldest outdoor theater opens its 73rd season with “Dracula Bites,” a kooky spin on Bram Stoker’s Dracula. More than seven decades of history have been written on the page and the stage of this Kentucky Historic Landmark, a time capsule of 1950s summer stock theater that was the dream…
Corvette cruise-in coming to Wilderness Trail Distillery
Members of Corvette clubs from across Kentucky and beyond will descend on Danville’s Wilderness Trail Distillery on Saturday, May 21, for a day of food, music and door prizes at the James Baker and Cathy Fosson Memorial Corvette Cruise-In. Bring an appetite if you come. They’ll have food vendors, including kettlecorn and ice cream. Captain Frank’s will offer hamburgers, hotdogs and chicken strips. Hill Of Beans BBQ has barbecue. B-Jack’s…
Back in Brass: Danville strikes up the band
Trumpets, trombones and tubas and the soaring sounds of hundreds of brass musicians – it’s the Great American Brass Band Festival, marching into Danville on Thursday, June 2, for four days of performances, plus parade, picnic and America’s favorite pastime. The free, family-friendly event celebrates its 32nd year in 2022 of bringing brass bands from all over the country in for one of the biggest small-town music fests in Kentucky.…
Danville celebrates National Bike Month
May is National Bike Month and Danville has set the stage for ways you can join in the celebration, like biking the 2-mile 2168 Spears Creek Connector Trail or the 3.5-mile Millennial Park trail network or the Henson and Clarks Run Trail, a “car-less” bike trail within the city limits. “People can take part in National Bike Month by getting out and riding, whether recreationally with their family on the…
Downstream TV series to film in Danville, Boyle County
Different locations and people from around Boyle County will be featured in an award-winning television series you may have seen before on KET. Prosper Media Group, working in conjunction with the Danville-Boyle County Convention and Visitors Bureau, will soon begin filming their latest episodes of the award-winning series “Downstream”, which focuses on waterways, Kentucky’s liquid spirits and some of its tourism draws. Downstream is billed as “a travel adventure show…
Danville ground zero for Honda Gold Wing event
Get ready for some two-wheeled fun. The Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) of Kentucky will hold their annual Kentucky District Blast Rally in Danville from Aug. 25-27, with events taking place at The Showroom, located at the intersection of Lebanon Road and the South Danville Bypass. The GWRRA of Kentucky is made up of Honda Gold Wing motorcycle owners from throughout the state. Their District Blast in Danville will…
All the things for spring
April is made for springtime gifts and getaways and Danville has an abundance of both. Its historic downtown district is the perfect place for shop hopping for gifts for Easter, Mother’s Day, grads, the garden. April in Kentucky also means Keeneland, located a 45-minute country drive away in Lexington. Afterward, keep that country vibe alive with an overnight at one of Danville’s lodgings. Books for spring break and for the…
Small Town, Big Day: Your Danville Wedding
Most wedding planning is full of compromises. You want a beautiful setting, but you’re on a budget. You want small-town charm and a backdrop of natural beauty, but most of your guests live in the city. You want the pleasure of choosing all the details that will make your wedding meaningful and unique, but you don’t want the headache of managing all those details when you should be celebrating your…
