Tag: Berea KY
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.
Community Wealth and Hand-Drums: Looking Back at the Junebug Festival 🥁
The Junebug Festival brought music, vendors, food, and community connection to Old Town Berea, showing how local events keep both civic trust and neighborhood spending alive.
The $228.7 Million Question: What Berea College Actually Means for Madison County 💰
Berea College generated an estimated $228.7 million in annual economic impact for Madison County, supporting jobs, local spending, and civic life well beyond campus.
Bug Safari Gives Berea Kids a Real-World Nature Hunt Close to Home 🐞
Children are usually better at finding bugs than adults are. Adults walk through the yard thinking about schedules, errands, dinner, and whether the laundry ever actually ends. Children crouch down. They notice the beetle on the sidewalk. The ant trail near the porch. The tiny thing moving on a leaf. The bug that looks strange…
Feeding Berea While School Is Out: Training the Next Generation of Growers 🌱
SUN Meals and the Sprouts Youth Market are feeding Berea families this summer while teaching local youth how to grow, sell, and support their community.
A Home for Survivors: First Lady Tours Berea’s Redeeming Hope 🏠
Redeeming Hope is nearing completion in Berea as Kentucky First Lady Britainy Beshear tours the state’s first dedicated home for teen survivors of trafficking and exploitation.
Berea Craft Festival Brings Artists, Food, and Mountain Craft Back to Big Hill 🎪
Some events feel like they could happen anywhere. The Berea Craft Festival does not. This is a Berea event all the way through. It has the artists. It has the food. It has the music. It has the wooded setting near the Pinnacles. It has the feeling of people coming together around things made by…
The Final Weekend: Macbeth Closes Spotlight’s 23rd Season 🎭
Macbeth closes The Spotlight Playhouse’s 23rd season June 22-28 with 35 local performers, Shakespeare, and a strong start to Season 24.
Tiny Creatures, Big Role: Forestry Outreach Center Documentary Highlights Caterpillars During Pollinator Week 🐛
Caterpillars are easy to overlook. They are small. They are quiet. They are usually crawling on a leaf somewhere while the butterflies, bees, and flowers get all the attention. But during Pollinator Week, the Berea College Forestry Outreach Center is giving caterpillars a turn in the spotlight. The Center will host a showing of The…
⚔️ Macbeth to Close Spotlight Playhouse’s 23rd Season With Large-Cast Shakespeare Production
The Bluegrass Players close The Spotlight Playhouse’s 23rd season with Macbeth, running June 19-28 in Berea. Here is what to know about the large-cast production and why the tragedy still lands.
🎭 Back on Stage, and Grateful for the Theater Family That Makes It Possible
A personal reflection on stepping back on stage in Annie: The Musical, the joy of working with two casts, and why Spotlight Acting School and The Spotlight Playhouse feel like home.