Live country and Southern rock by Wes Mills 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.
Live music by The Reminders, featuring Boyle County natives Jeff Conley and Brad Hoskins, 8:30-11 p.m. Friday, 303W, 303 W. Main St. Music includes Maroon 5, Coldplay, The Killers, Steve Wonder, Al Green and more.
Live music by Josh Reardon and Chrys Jones, 7 p.m April 28, First Southern Community Art Center, Stanford. Cost: $5; tickets available at door. Information: (207) 239-4766.
-----Brentano String Quartet, 7:30 p.m. today, Norton Center for the Arts, Centre College. Cost: $35, $26, $18. Tickets: (859) 236-4692.
-----Payne and Waters Band, Saturday, First Southern Community Arts Center. Tickets on sale now at Stanford City Hall, advance $8 or door $10.
2012 Lincoln County Idol, today, First Southern Community Arts Center. Photos of the 2012 contestants at www.stanfordky.org.
THEATER
“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.
-----“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, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 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.
“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.
“Thoroughly Modern Millie,” 7:30 p.m. April 19, 21, 26-28, 2 p.m. April 22 and 29 Guignol Theatre, University of Kentucky, Lexington. Information: www.uky.edu/scfa or (859) 257-4929.
DANCE
Contra Dance, with caller Judy Goldsmith and open band (pick-up musicians welcome), 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday (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.
Hands Four Dance Festival, with callers Darlene Underwood and Charley Harvey and band Contrarians, April 27-29, Russell Acton Folk Center, 212 Jefferson St., Berea. Cost: $65. Information: (859) 986-7584 or http://www.hands4-berea.com/ or dantucky@snapp.net.
AUDITIONS
For Walt Disney’s “High School Musical Jr.,” 2:30 p.m. May 6, 6:30 p.m. May 7, West’s Wing, 139 N. Third St. Roles available: one adult male, one adult female, and many middle school- and high school-age performers. Production dates: July 6-8, 13-15 and 20-22. Auditions will be cold readings and singings from script. Information: director Maggie Tirey, mags_23_13@yahoo.com.
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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.
13th annual Heritage Hospice Motorcycle Poker Run, Saturday, beginning at Heritage Hospice, 120 Enterprise Drive, next to Dana Corp. Registration: 10 a.m.; ride begins at noon. Cost: $10/rider, $5/each additional poker hand. Cookout held after ride. Information: Emily Toadvine at (859) 236-2425 or Roger Hundley at (859) 319-5983.
2012 Designer Show House, presented by Danville BPW, April 27-29, The Weisiger building across from courthouse. Preview Party 7-9 p.m. April 27; cost is $25/person. Show House opening: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 28, 1-5 p.m. April 29; cost is $10/person. Information: mimi.becker@burgin.kyschools.us.
-----Friday Night Talent night, 7-10 p.m. Fridays, First Southern Community Art Center, Stanford.
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.
-----American Comedy Film Classics Series, 7 p.m. March 22 and 29, Boyle County Public Library. Charles Vahlkamp will lead a brief discussion of the films. Information: (859) 236-4063.
Breakfast with the Babies, 9:30 a.m. April 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.
“Kentucky’s Native People: 10,000 Years of History,” presented by Tressa Brown, 7 p.m. April Monday, 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.
-----New Lincoln County Writers, 6:30 p.m. today, First Southern Community Arts Center. If you want to be an author, journalist, poet or anything to do with writing. Information: Shannon Scott, (859) 583-1891 or Shannon_scott@hotmail.com.
“Danville-Boyle County Bike Across America,” presented by Ernst and Andrew Crown-Weber, 7 p.m. April 30, 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.
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.
