Arts Events Calendar

Music

See our Arts Links page for links to Kentucky arts organizations, performing companies, and venues.

Support KET and See Them in Person

Support KET with your donation and choose from among tickets to a variety of concerts as your thank-you gift.
• Chris Botti, March 1, Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts, Richmond
• Human Nature, March 28, the Louisville Palace, Louisville
• Celtic Woman, April 10, Louisville Palace, Louisville
• The Temptations and the Four Tops, April 14, Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts, Richmond
• Aretha Franklin, April 28, Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts, Richmond
• Riverdance, May 4, Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts, Richmond

The Bardstown Opry

DATES: Fridays at 7:30-10 pm
LOCATION: Blue Grass Entertainment and Exposition Complex, Bardstown
INFO: (859) 336-9839

Carolina Chocolate Drops

DATE: Feb. 9, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Henderson Fine Arts Center, Henderson

New Edition with K-Ci and JoJo

DATE: Feb. 10
LOCATION: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville

Trey Songz with Big Sean

DATE: Feb. 10
LOCATION: Louisville Palace, Louisville

Natasha Paremski, Piano, with UK Symphony Orchestra

Tickets are $45, $35, and $25. Born in Moscow, award-winning pianist Natasha Paremski began her piano studies at the age of 4 at the Andreyev School of Music. In 1995, she immigrated with her family to the United States and studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Mannes College of Music in New York.
DATE: Feb. 11, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Singletary Center for the Arts, Lexington

Lexington Chamber Chorale: Music from the Land of the Midnight Sun

DATE: Feb. 11, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Central Baptist Church, 110 Wilson Downing Road, Lexington

WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour: The Cleverlys

DATE: Feb. 13
LOCATION: Kentucky Theatre, Lexington

Yarn at Cosmic Charlie's

DATE: Feb. 14, 11 pm
LOCATION: Cosmic Charlie's, 388 Woodland Ave., Lexington

Louisville Chorus: Musique Romantique Valentine Dinner Show, Dancing and Silent Auction

Cost is $100 per person. Advance reservations required.
DATE: Feb. 14
LOCATION: The Seelbach Hilton, 500 Fourth Ave., Louisville

Lotus

DATE: Feb. 14
LOCATION: Madison Theater, Covington

Kentucky Opera: The Merry Widow

DATE: Feb. 17, 8 pm; Feb. 19, 2 pm
LOCATION: Brown Theatre on Broadway, Louisville

Paducah Symphony Orchestra: Growing Up With Wolfgang

DATE: Feb. 18
LOCATION: Carson Center, Paducah

Celtic Crossroads

DATE: Feb. 18
LOCATION: Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts, Richmond

Kevin Hart

DATE: Feb. 18
LOCATION: Louisville Palace, Louisville

WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour: Holy Ghost Tent Revival/The Dirt Daubers

DATE: Feb. 20
LOCATION: Kentucky Theatre, Lexington

UK Opera Theatre: Falstaff

DATE: Feb. 24-26
LOCATION: Lexington Opera House, Lexington

Owensboro Symphony Orchestra: Jeans 'N Classics

DATE: Feb. 25
LOCATION: RiverPark Center, Owensboro

Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

DATE: Feb. 25
LOCATION: Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts, Richmond

Miranda Lambert

DATE: Feb. 26
LOCATION: Rupp Arena, Lexington

WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour: Folk Uke/Blackie and the Rodeo Kings

DATE: Feb. 27
LOCATION: Kentucky Theatre, Lexington

Chris Botti

DATE: March 1
LOCATION: Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts, Richmond

Pop Goes the Rock by Cirque Dreams

DATE: March 1, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Paramount Arts Center, Ashland

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

DATE: March 2
LOCATION: Rupp Arena, Lexington

Tommy Fest 10

Features awarding winning guitarist, Michael Kelsey.
DATE: March 2, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center, 384 W.A. Jenkins Road, Elizabethtown

America: The 40th Anniversary Tour

DATE: March 2, 7 pm
LOCATION: The Carson Center, Paducah

An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt

DATE: March 11, 7 pm
LOCATION: Brown Theatre on Broadway, Louisville

The Mind and Music of Beethoven with Dr. Richard Kogan, Piano

DATE: March 8, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Otto M. Budig Theatre, Covington

Geri Allen and Timeline

Featuring tap dancing by Maurice Chestnut.
DATE: March 15, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Norton Center for the Arts, Danville

Paducah Symphony Orchestra: Struggle and Triumph

DATE: March 17
LOCATION: Carson Center, Paducah

Owensboro Symphony Orchestra: The World of Disney

DATE: March 24
LOCATION: RiverPark Center, Owensboro

UK Symphony Orchestra and the Lexington Singers

DATE: March 30
LOCATION: Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts, Richmond

Brentano String Quartet

DATE: April 5, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Norton Center for the Arts, Danville

Tommy Fest 10

Features 1997 National Fingerpicking Guitar Champion Pat Kirtley and 2004 Folk Singer of the Year Tim Grimm.
DATE: April 7, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center, 384 W.A. Jenkins Road, Elizabethtown

The Knights

DATE: March 30
LOCATION: Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts, Richmond

The Four Tops and the Temptations

DATE: April 13, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: The Carson Center, Paducah

Australian Chamber Orchestra

Featuring soprano Dawn Upshaw.
DATE: April 13, 8 pm
LOCATION: Norton Center for the Arts, Danville

The Temptations and the Four Tops

DATE: April 14
LOCATION: Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts, Richmond

Louisville Chorus: Cherubim and Seraphime

Features special guest South Oldham 7th snd 8th Grade Women's Ensemble, Haley A. Reed, director.
DATE: April 20, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: St Agnes Catholic Church, 1920 Newburg Road, Louisville

Owensboro Symphony Orchestra: Fantasy

DATE: April 21
LOCATION: RiverPark Center, Owensboro

Paducah Symphony Orchestra: A Night at the Opera

DATE: April 21
LOCATION: Carson Center, Paducah

Boyz 2 Men

DATE: April 27, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: The Carson Center, Paducah

The Midtown Men

DATE: April 27-29
LOCATION: Lexington Opera House, Lexington

An Evening with Yanni

DATE: April 28
LOCATION: Louisville Palace

Aretha Franklin

DATE: April 28
LOCATION: Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts, Richmond

Portland Cello Project

DATE: May 7, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Norton Center for the Arts, Danville

Joe Bonamassa

DATE: May 11
LOCATION: Rupp Arena, Lexington

Bonnie Raitt

DATE: May 13, 7 pm
LOCATION: Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall, Louisvilln

J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan: A Silent Film with Live Music

DATE: May 17, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Otto M. Budig Theatre, Covington

Cornell Gunter's Coasters, Bobby Hendricks' Drifters, and the Platters

DATE: June 5
LOCATION: Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts, Richmond

UK Opera Theatre: It's A Grand Night for Singing!

DATE: June 8-10, June 15-17
LOCATION: Singletary Center for the Arts, Lexington

Roger Waters

DATE: June 10
LOCATION: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville

Viva la Divas! Starring Nancy James, Patricia Linhart and Kathy Wade

DATE: June 14, 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Otto M. Budig Theatre, Covington

See our Arts Links page for links to Kentucky arts organizations, performing companies, and venues.