Advanced Students Transform Holiday Classic Into Spellbinding Theater Experience The Spotlight Acting School presents Charles Dickens’ timeless tale A Christmas Carol for two weekends in November, bringing the magic of redemption and the spirit of Christmas to Berea audiences. Performances run November 14-16 and November 21-23 at The Spotlight Playhouse. This beloved holiday classic follows…

Two Festive Evenings of Creativity This November Get ready to brighten your home for the holidays with two special ceramic paint parties at Just Love Coffee Cafe in Berea. Paint Parties Plus is hosting back-to-back creative evenings where participants can create custom holiday decorations to light up their season. Both events take place on Tuesday…

BEREA, KY – On Tuesday, November 11, at 11 a.m., Berea will pause to honor those who served. American Legion Post 50 of Berea is hosting its annual Veterans Day ceremony, a tradition that brings the community together to say a simple but powerful “thank you” to the men and women who wore the uniform.…

BEREA, KY – There’s something magical about opening your front door and seeing a handmade wreath hanging there—especially when you made it yourself. On Saturday, November 15, the Berea Arts Council is hosting a Holiday Wreath Workshop where participants will spend three cozy hours learning to craft their own one-of-a-kind grapevine wreaths. Led by artist…

Young Performers Ages 14-18 Invited to Bring Disney Magic to Life Do you want to build a snowman? Spotlight Acting School is holding auditions this Saturday for Disney’s Frozen Jr., inviting young performers ages 14-18 to bring the beloved story of Elsa, Anna, and the kingdom of Arendelle to the Berea stage. Auditions take place…

BEREA, KY – When you’re a college student in 2025, balancing classes, work, and a social life is challenge enough. Now imagine adding a 2,400-year-old Greek tragedy to your to-do list. That’s exactly what students at Berea College are doing this week as they bring Sophocles’ Antigone to the stage at the Jelkyl Drama Center.…

Berea School Recognized for Exceptional Academic Performance and Innovation Farristown Middle School has been selected as one of only 11 schools statewide to receive Kentucky Spotlight School recognition from the Kentucky Department of Education. The honor highlights the school’s exceptional academic performance, innovative teaching practices, and commitment to student success. Located at 751 Farristown Industrial…

Teen Actors Present Musical Comedy About Shakespeare Rivalry The Spotlight Playhouse presents Something Rotten Jr., a fast-paced musical comedy set in the Renaissance, featuring two casts of talented teen actors ages 14–18. Performances run November 7–16, with two different teen casts sharing the run. Set in the 1590s, the show follows brothers Nick and Nigel…

Historic Berea Venue Hosts Modern Dance Event This Saturday Club Arena Skating Rink, celebrating 65 years in business, welcomes a new generation of entertainment this Saturday with the K-Pop Hop Dance-a-thon. The event blends the venue’s decades-long tradition of family fun with the global phenomenon of Korean pop music and dance culture. The dance-a-thon takes…

Pictured – Paula Davis and Darrell Harrison in the original production of Dracula: The New World 2015 BEREA, KY – This November marks a milestone for The Spotlight Playhouse as Dracula: The New World celebrates its 10th anniversary. What began in October 2015 as a creative experiment has become a beloved Halloween tradition that helped…

First-Place Colonels Host Conference Match Just 20 Minutes from Berea Eastern Kentucky University’s volleyball team hosts Bellarmine University this Friday, November 7 at 6 PM in Richmond, offering local fans a chance to watch first-place ASUN Conference volleyball action just down the road from Berea. The Colonels (17-7 overall) enter the match riding a four-game…

Community Choir Brings Uplifting Music to Berea This Sunday First Christian Church in Berea welcomes The Men in Christ Community Choir for an afternoon of inspiring gospel music this Sunday, November 9. The free concert offers the community an opportunity to experience powerful vocal harmonies and uplifting spiritual music in a welcoming fellowship setting. The…

Fall Concert Celebrates Creation and Community This Thursday The Berea College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers invite the community to an evening of uplifting choral music on Thursday, November 6 at 6:00 PM in Gray Auditorium, Presser Hall. The fall concert, titled “For the Beauty of the Earth,” celebrates the wonder of creation and the…

Appalachian Gothic Horror Celebrates a Decade with Returning Cast Chad Hembree’s “Dracula: The New World” returns this November for its 10th anniversary production—a milestone for an Appalachian reimagining of the classic vampire legend that has become a beloved tradition at The Spotlight Playhouse. Written originally to provide a no-fee production for the theater when it…

Berea’s Premier Haunted Attraction Closes Out Season with Halloween Night Finale As October draws to a close, thrill-seekers have one last chance to experience Edge of Darkness, Berea’s hometown haunted house that has been delivering screams and chills throughout the month. Located at 128 Mt. Vernon Road, this indoor and outdoor attraction combines classic haunted…

As autumn gives way to winter, the Berea Farmers Market prepares for its annual seasonal transition. Starting Saturday, November 1, the market will move indoors to 207 N. Broadway Street and shift to winter hours, operating from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. every Saturday through March. The change marks a familiar rhythm for Kentucky’s second-oldest…

Looking for a different way to celebrate Halloween this year? Get Outside Kentucky (GOKY) invites adventurous riders to electrify their Thursday evening with the Halloween Electric Joyride—a 20-mile e-bike ride through Berea’s scenic backroads. The ride departs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, from GOKY headquarters at 204 Estill Street, Suite C, offering a…

Berea’s beloved Halloween tradition returns for its 24th year this Friday, October 31, bringing families together for an evening of safe trick-or-treating, inflatables, and festive fun at Berea Community Park. The free event runs from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the park located at 1 Pirate Parkway, behind Berea Community School, offering a welcoming alternative…

Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour before bed this Saturday night! Daylight saving time ends at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 2, 2025, giving us all an extra hour of sleep but also ushering in earlier sunsets and darker evenings. The History Behind “Falling Back” The practice of changing our clocks twice…

BEREA, KY – The Spotlight Playhouse presents “We Are Monsters,” a children’s musical that follows human kids into a monster cabaret where they discover that monsters aren’t so different after all. The show continues through Sunday, October 26, featuring young performers ages 4-11. The hilarious musical tells the story of four human children—KC, Jade, Westerly,…