Tag: community events
One Reunion Brings Berea Alumni Home, September 25-27, 2026 🎓
I got another email last week. Would I come sing in the alumni choir for One Reunion? Would I take part in this panel or that reception? I wanted to say yes to all of it. Then I looked at the calendar and remembered I am running shows that weekend. That is the deal when…
Spoonbread Is a Test of How We Support Berea 🍄
I have been involved with the Spoonbread Festival since it first started. For fifteen years, I was the Emcee on the festival stage, so I have seen this weekend from a pretty good seat. I have also seen what happens when you are running a local business during Spoonbread weekend. When I took over the…
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…
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.