Arts and Culture – Berea, KY News & Events

Old Town Fall Festival Returns to Berea October 16-17 With Glass Pumpkins, Movies and Family Fun 🎃

Chad Hembree — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Old Town Fall Festival Returns October 16-17 With Glass Pumpkins, Movies and Family Fun If you haven’t taken a walk down North Broadway in Berea lately, this weekend might be a good time to do it. The Old Town shopkeepers are bringing back their Fall Festival for a second year, with two days of pumpkins, […]

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Berea and Madison County’s Halloween Season 🎃

Chad Hembree — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:46:23 +0000

October is my favorite time of year. The hills turn that deep orange and gold, the air gets that clean cool bite that makes you want a sweater and a cup of coffee, and the whole county shows up for the things we do every fall. I love spooky season. We always host a big […]

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Have a Nice Doomsday Puts Thanksgiving and the End of the World on the Same Stage 🔮

Chad Hembree — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Our Bluegrass Players are bringing a very unusual Thanksgiving gathering to The Spotlight Playhouse this fall with Have a Nice Doomsday, an end-of-the-world comedy running October 30 through November 8. Directed by Erika Howard, the show begins with a familiar holiday goal. Joann Monroe wants to serve the perfect Thanksgiving dinner. The problem is that […]

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Zombie Night: The Musical Brings Spooky Fun to The Spotlight Playhouse 🦮

Chad Hembree — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Halloween season at The Spotlight Playhouse will bring zombies, music, and a lot of humor to the stage when the Bluegrass Players present Zombie Night: The Musical from October 23 through November 1. I’m directing this production for the Bluegrass Players, our community theatre group at The Spotlight Playhouse, 214 Richmond Road in Berea. The […]

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Salem’s Daughter Opens the Spooky Season at The Spotlight Playhouse 🔭

Chad Hembree — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:31:10 +0000

There is a particular feeling that fills a theater the first night a new show opens. The house lights dim, the audience settles in, and you can feel the whole room leaning forward. This weekend, that feeling settled over The Spotlight Playhouse as The Bluegrass Players opened their production of Salem’s Daughter. We are proud […]

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Famous and Otherwise Notable People of Berea, Kentucky

Chad Hembree — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:31:05 +0000

Berea, Kentucky, has been home to, and a launching pad for, a remarkable collection of people who have made their mark on the national and even world stage. The list below honors authors, musicians, actors, scientists, and other individuals who have achieved national recognition, won national awards, or left a historically significant legacy, and who […]

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Frozen KIDS Brings Arendelle to Berea: Spotlight Acting School’s Youngest Performers Take the Stage ❄️

Chad Hembree — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

The first time a child walks onto a stage under lights, something changes. You can see it in the shoulders. They stand a little taller, and they find their voice. That moment is what Spotlight Acting School has been building toward since 2004, and it is what families across Madison County will get to see […]

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Good Music Close to Home: 53rd Celebration of Traditional Music Comes to Berea October 9-11 🎻

Chad Hembree — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

If you stand near Presser Hall on a fall afternoon and hear a fiddle tuning through an open door, you know it is Celebration weekend in Berea. That sound has been part of October here for more than fifty years, and it is worth marking on your calendar. The 53rd Annual Celebration of Traditional Music […]

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A New Twist on an Old Tale: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Dinner Show Comes to The Spotlight Playhouse 🎃

Chad Hembree — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Fall in Madison County brings a familiar rhythm. The air turns crisp, high school football lights up Friday nights, and our dinner theater season gets underway at The Spotlight Playhouse. This October, we are preparing to open an all-new interactive mystery production of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The performances are scheduled for Friday, October […]

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Salem’s Daughter Returns to The Spotlight Playhouse for Fall Run 👻

Chad Hembree — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Just in time for spooky season, the Spotlight Playhouse and the Bluegrass Players present Salem’s Daughter. I have been looking forward to seeing this one finally get its chance on our stage, because this is actually the second time we have scheduled the show at Spotlight. The first time was during the COVID year. The […]

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