Live country and Southern rock by Harken band, 8 p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday, Mae Johnson’s White Barn, Waynesburg. Cost: $5. Pool room opens at 7 p.m. Information: (606) 365-3417.
Live country music by Kentucky Strangers, 7-10 p.m. every Friday night, The Barn, 345 Buster Pike, Burgin. Cost: $7. Information: Tommy Hurst, (859) 748-9689.
Acoustic Jam, 7 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday, Community Arts Center, 401 W. Main St. Enter through back door. Information: John Hughes, (859) 583-4112, or CAC (859) 236-4054.
Live music, 8 p.m.-midnight every Friday and Saturday night, Silver Eagle Entertainment and Music, located at the old Food Lion location in Lancaster. Cost: $5. Information: (859) 792-6694.
Kentucky Bach Choir will be in concert in Lexington on Friday at the First Presbyterian Church, 174 N.¿Mill St. The concert will be 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are available at Downtown Arts Center, 141 E. Main Street, Lexington, by calling (859) 225-0370, or email: boxoffice@lexarts.org, web:www.lexarts.tix.com. Tickets are $20, $15 for seniors (65 and over), $10 students (show i.d.). Countertenor Eric Jurenas, winner of the choir’s 2011 Bach Choir Vocal Competition will be featured.
2012 Lincoln County Idol, first show set for today and for seven consecutive Thursdays, First Southern Community Arts Center. Photos of the 2012 contestants at www.stanfordky.org.
THEATER
“Lights, Camera, Murder!,” by Bluegrass Mystery Theatre, 7 p.m. April 26, Barrel House, Lexington. Cost: $45 plus tax; includes three-course meal By Bluegrass Catering and show. Tickets: (859) 608-5069 or www.barrelhouseevents.com.
“Lights, Camera, Murder!,” by Bluegrass Mystery Theatre, 5 p.m. April 28, My Old Kentucky Dinner Train, Bardstown. Cost: $99.95/adults, $59.95/children; includes four-course meal, 2 1/2-hour train ride and show. Tickets: (866) 801-3463.
“Lights, Camera, Murder!,” by Bluegrass Mystery Theatre, 5 p.m. April 28, My Old Kentucky Dinner Train, Bardstown. Cost: $99.95/adults, $59.95/children; includes four-course meal, 2 1/2-hour train ride and show. Tickets: (866) 801-3463.
“Lights, Camera, Murder!,” by Bluegrass Mystery Theatre, 7:30 p.m. April 21, Equus Run, Midway. Cost: $45 plus tax; includes three-course meal and show. $3 wine tastings begin at 6:15 p.m. Tickets: (859) 846-9463.
“The Three Musketeers,” through April 15, Woodford Theatre, 275 Beasley Drive, Versailles. Showtimes: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Cost: $19/adults, $12/students. Tickets: (859) 873-0648. Website: www.woodfordtheatre.com.
“Lights, Camera, Murder!,” by Bluegrass Mystery Theatre, 7 p.m. Friday, Boone Tavern, Berea. Cost: $37.50/adults; includes three-course meal, show and tip. Tickets: (859) 985-3700.
DANCE
Contra Dance, Saturday, with caller Rachel Shapiro and band Cosmic Otters, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. (Beginner lesson 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.), ArtsPlace, 161 N. Mill St., Lexington, $7 adult, $5 students and first-timers. For information call (859) 552-5433 or http://ltda.ws/LexDance:Lexington Traditional Dance Association
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The Great American Dollhouse Museum, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 344 Swope Drive, Danville. Cost: $7/adults, $5/children 2-12. Information: (859) 583-8000.
Artists sought for Arts Commission of Danville/Boyle County’s Gallery Hop Stop, set for 5:30-8 p.m. June 7 in downtown Danville. Information: (859) 238-0063 or arts@betterindanville.com.
Breakfast with the Babies, 9:30 a.m. April 14, 21 and 28, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. Space is limited. Cost: $15/ages 13 and older; $10/ages 6-12; $5/ages 5 and under. Reservation and non-refundable prepayment required; call (800) 734-5611, ext. 1545.
Poetry reading by Maurice Manning, presented by Friends of the Boyle County Public Library, noon April 16, BCPL community room. Deaf interpreter will be available if requested; call (859) 238 7323 or email library @boylepublib.org at least 48 hours in advance. Free. Attendees can bring their lunches; tea and coffee provided.
“Kentucky’s Native People: 10,000 Years of History,” presented by Tressa Brown, 7 p.m. April 23, community room, Boyle County Public Library. A Friends of the Library program. Free. If deaf interpreter is needed, call (859) 238-7323 or email library@boylepublib.com at least 48 hours in advance.
Wildflower Walk No. 1, 10 a.m. Saturday, Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge. A Garlic Mustard Pull will follow. An open house at the nature center will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
“Danville-Boyle County Bike Across America,” presented by Ernst and Andrew Crown-Weber, 7 p.m. April 23, community room, Boyle County Public Library. A Friends of the Library program. Free. If deaf interpreter is needed, call (859) 238-7323 or email library@boylepublib.com at least 48 hours in advance.
Guided Nature Hikes, 1:30 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 27, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. Free; hike begins at West Lot Trailhead No. 2.
“A Night at the Races,” Ragged Edge Community Theatre’s version of Derby Day, April 27, Harrodsburg. Horse racing in full color and sound will be available beginning at 7:30 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres will be served at 6 p.m. Cost: $20/person or $35/couple; includes $10 in Derby Bucks for use during the evening. Live and silent auction baskets will be set up; attendees can name their own horse for $10 — call the theater now to name a horse. Tickets: (859) 734-2389.
Wildflower Walk No. 1, 10 a.m. April 28, Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge. An open house at the nature center will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Arts Gala, 5-7 p.m. April 26, McGuffey Sixth Grade Center, Stanford. Event will include a showcase of student artwork and a 40-minute musical. Child Abuse Awareness Poster contes winners will be announced.
Visual artists planning meeting, 5:30 p.m. April 17, First Southern Community Art Center, Depot Street, Stanford. Interested visual artists encouraged to attend. Information: Roni Gilpin, sistergilpin@aol.com or (606) 379-6910.
Third Tuesday Artshop, 6:30 p.m. April 17, First Southern Community Art Center. Theme: beginning jewelry and wire skills. Cost: $25/participant, who will make a Mother’s Day bracelet or a book thong. Information: Roni Gilpin, sistergilpin@aol.com or (606) 379-6910.
CLASSES
Guitar, mandolin, bass, flute, song-writing and improvisation for all ages and all levels, Community Arts Center. Registration: instructor Jack Covell, (859) 319-0773.
Piano lessons, for children and adults, by appointment, daytime hours, Community Arts Center. Registration: instructor Richard Ferreira, (859) 329-7814.
Piano lessons, by appointment, Community Arts Center. Registration: instructor Vicki DeLys, (859) 319-5616 or vickidelys@aol.com.
Violin lessons, by appointment, Community Arts Center. Registration: instructor Phil DeHaan, (859) 509-4293 or pjdh397@hughes.net.
Childbloom guitar program, an innovative approach to music-making and skill development with the guitar, designed for children ages 5-12, Community Arts Center. Information: Jeff Hogue, (859) 913-1676.
Pastels class: landscapes, 1-4 p.m. Thursdays, April 19-May 3, Community Arts Center. Cost: $96; space limited to six participants. Instructor Barb Hitchcock will teach how to use soft pastels and watercolors with an emphasis on composition, color and technique. Registration: www.communityartscenter.net.
“Liberated Basket Quilts,” 1-4 p.m. May 7 and 21, Community Arts Center. Cost: $45/each session. For intermediate to advanced quilters or sewers, who will learn to make free-form basket blocks to become wall hangings or full-sized quilts. Registration: www.communityartscenter.net.
New Horizons adult beginning band rehearsals, 10 a.m.-noon Mondays, Community Arts Center. Information or to register: www.communityartscenter.net, or attend a rehearsal.
