The Art Center of the Bluegrass will host an exhibit of art by the Gathering Artists beginning June 21 in the Main Street Gallery.The Gathering Artists is an alliance of visual artists and fine craftspeople, meeting to find inspiration and encouragement for their artistic endeavors and to enhance social networking and creative growth in the community. They will exhibit some of their works at the Main Street Gallery located at…

Boyle County will be in the spotlight on a nationally-televised outdoors show nine times during the week of June 24. Host Charlie Ingram, co-host Ben Ballou and the crew from the long-running show “Fishing University” visited Danville in the fall of 2023 and again the spring of 2024 to fish and film at Herrington Lake, a portion of which is located in Boyle County. The show has been around for…

Kentucky Tourism’s Joy Ride campaign, which encourages out-of-state travelers to explore the backroads and visit the small towns in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region, has won a Silver ADDY on the national level in the American Advertising Federation’s ADDY Awards for its illustrated poster campaign.One of the posters that was part of the campaign features Constitution Square in downtown Danville. Copies of the Constitution Square poster are $20 each and are available…

Visitors coming to Danville and Boyle County played a big part in a record setting year for tourism in Kentucky in 2023, with $13.8 billion generated in economic impact for the state. Locally, the numbers showed an increase of nearly $3.5 million in economic impact, up from $75.91 million in 2022 to $79.4 million in 2023. That year-to-year increase for Danville and Boyle County included an uptick in tourism-related employment…

Pioneer Playhouse of Danville, Kentucky’s oldest outdoor theatre, will be celebrating 75 years in the Bluegrass this summer with crowd-pleasing comedies, a musical extravaganza, and a special 75th Anniversary Gala, all beginning on June 7, 2024. “We’ve been gearing up for the whole year, and now summer is just around the corner,” says Heather Henson, managing director of the historic theatre her father, Eben C. Henson, founded in 1949. “Of…

For the 34th year, the Great American Brass Band Festival is set to transform the streets of downtown Danville into a symphony of sound, heralding the arrival of summer in central Kentucky. From May 30 to June 1, locals and visitors alike are invited to partake in this cherished June tradition, celebrating the spirit of community, culture, and, of course, free live music. A Festival for All Ages This free,…

Shop over 60 vendors offering locally grown produce, fresh cut flowers, locally sourced meat, herbal apothecaries, fresh baked bread, home-made pasta and more. Come to Constitution Square in downtown Danville this Saturday, April 27th, from 9-12 p.m. and help them kick off the 2024 season. Explore these vendors along with 60 others you can find at the Boyle County Farmer’s Market. You can find whatever you are looking for to…

Warmer weather is coming and nothing hits the spot like ice cream from a local shop. Boyle County is home to 3 different locally owned ice cream shops and no matter where you are exploring a refreshing scoop of ice cream is never too far away. Bud and Cheryl’s Ice Cream Shoppe Bud and Cheryl’s Ice Cream Shoppe is now open for the season. This local shop is located a…

Staying local this Spring Break? You can find fun for the whole family in Danville. Enjoy trails and parks, get creative at the Art Center of the Bluegrass, take a walk through history in miniature form at the Great American Dollhouse Museum, catch a movie, challenge your family and friends to a round of bowling, or take a lap around the skating rink. Get outside and enjoy bluegrass and bright…

Find Easter fun in Danville and Boyle County beginning this weekend. Experience a more formal affair at Murrini Café for their Easter Tea or Easter Brunch at the Julep. Keep things more casual and participate in a community-wide egg hunt, or create an Easter mosaic at Plaid Elephant. The fun doesn’t stop there, head to Perryville for a full day of Easter fun with Easter photos with adorable farm animals,…