Tag: Berea KY
Have a Nice Doomsday Puts Thanksgiving and the End of the World on the Same Stage 🔮
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…
58th Annual Fall Art Market Returns to the Kentucky Artisan Center 🎨
For BereaOnline readers looking ahead to fall events, I want to make sure this one is on the calendar. The Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen will bring its 58th Annual Fall Art Market to Berea on Saturday, Oct. 17, and Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. The outdoor market will be held on the lawn of…
Zombie Night: The Musical Brings Spooky Fun to The Spotlight Playhouse 🦮
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…
Frozen KIDS Brings Arendelle to Berea: Spotlight Acting School’s Youngest Performers Take the Stage ❄️
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…
Mountain Day Returns October 7: What to Know Before You Go 🥾
If you have lived in Berea long enough, you know the rhythm. Every fall, the college shuts down for a day, the town gets a little busier on the trails, and people end up on top of Indian Fort Mountain watching the sun come up over the ridgeline. This year, Berea College Mountain Day falls…
Good Music Close to Home: 53rd Celebration of Traditional Music Comes to Berea October 9-11 🎻
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…
A New Twist on an Old Tale: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Dinner Show Comes to The Spotlight Playhouse 🎃
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…
The Spoonbread Festival 5K Turns 30: Your Race-Morning Plan for Sunday, September 20 in Berea 🏃
Plenty of towns can put on a race once. Keeping one on the calendar for thirty straight years takes a community that keeps showing up. The Spoonbread Festival 5K Run/Walk hits its 30th annual running this September, and it is still one of the most straightforward ways in Berea to do some good before breakfast…
International Observe the Moon Night Brings a Free Night of Astronomy to Berea 🌙
I have always thought the Moon is the most underrated science lesson we have on tap. It is right there, over the backyard, every single night, and it does not require a ticket, a trip, or a degree to start asking questions about it. On Saturday, September 19, the Berea College Planetarium is hosting International…
Miss Spoonbread and Miss Berea Pageants Set for Saturday, September 5, at Berea Community Gym 👑
Every town has its own way of picking the young women who will wear its name for the next year. In Berea, we do it out in the open, on a gym floor, in front of everybody. This year that day is Saturday, September 5, 2026, when the Miss Spoonbread Festival and Miss Berea pageants…
Berea Arts Council marks 40 years with Stepping Out for Art on Sept. 5 🎨
Berea has been making room for artists for a long time, and on Saturday, September 5, the Berea Arts Council will mark four decades of that work with its annual Stepping Out for Art fundraiser. The event runs from 5 to 10 p.m. at Churchill’s, 100 Churchill Drive in Berea. The Berea Arts Council is…
Meet the Forest Reptiles of Madison County at the Forestry Outreach Center 🐢
If you have spent any time hiking the wooded hollows around Berea in late summer, you know the quiet rustle of dry leaves usually means someone small is on the move. Most often, it is a reptile going about its daily business. These cold-blooded neighbors are an essential part of our local ecosystem, yet they…
Free Concert: Lexington Legend Tee Dee Young Brings Blues to Berea College 🎸
Thursday, September 3, is a good night to clear your calendar. The Berea College convocation series is bringing Tee Dee Young to campus, and if you know anything about Kentucky blues, you already know his name means serious music. Young is a Lexington institution: 50-plus years of playing, singing, and leading bands in blues clubs…
The Makers Behind the Magic: Ken Koshman, Albert Lindsay, and Camp Creations
A few months back, two men walked into the Spotlight Playhouse with a pitch that sounded almost too good to be true. They wanted to build our props. Not sell them to us. Build them, and let us rent them, so a community theater could have real, character driven pieces without the kind of budget…
A Disney Classic Opens the Door to the Stage With The Aristocats KIDS Auditions in Berea
Some movies belong mostly to one generation. Disney’s The Aristocats belongs to several. Many grandparents first met Duchess, Thomas O’Malley, Marie, Toulouse, and Berlioz when the animated movie arrived in theaters in 1970. Parents may remember watching it during a later theater release, on television, or over and over at home. Today’s children are still…
There Is Still Time for Free Weekday Lunches at the Berea Library 🥪
Summer has a way of moving faster than expected. June programs begin, the Fourth of July passes, and families start thinking about school supplies before they realize several weeks of summer remain. One useful Berea program is still available throughout that final stretch. The Madison County Public Library’s Berea branch is offering Lunch Bunch To-Go…
Business Brew: Where Berea’s Local Entrepreneurs Meet Over Coffee ☕️
Business Brew brings Berea-area entrepreneurs together over coffee at Just Love, offering a simple monthly place to trade leads, solve problems, and build local business connections.
Mid-Week Pickups: Tuesday Evenings at the Berea Farmers Market 🥕
The Berea Farmers Market runs a quieter Tuesday evening market from 4 to 7 p.m., giving local shoppers a mid-week way to buy fresh food, artisan goods, and Kentucky Double Dollars-eligible staples.
When the Studio Meets the Street: Berea’s Interdependence Art Parade Brings Art Into Motion 🎭
Berea’s Interdependence Art Parade brings giant puppets, costumes, brass music, and collaborative neighborhood creativity into the street on Sunday, July 5.
Film Acting Camp Gives Berea Students a Chance to Step in Front of the Camera 🎬
The Spotlight Playhouse’s Film Acting Camp gives Berea students a practical introduction to on-camera performance, self-tapes, and digital acting reels before the June 29 start date.