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Newcomers to Kentuckiana will discover a world of cultural sophistication that offers quality and diversity. Louisville serves as the heart of the regional arts community, home to the Kentucky Center for the Arts, Louisville Ballet, Actors Theatre of Louisville, the Speed Art Museum, and unique attractions like Louisville Glassworks. Throughout the countryside are unique destinations such as “Stephen Foster” The Musical in historic Bardstown. Whether you prefer Bach, ballet, Broadway, or family programming, Metropolitan Louisville excels in stellar entertainment that appeals to all audiences.
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Performing Arts - Theatre
 Actors Theatre of Louisville State Theatre of Kentucky 316 W. Main Street Louisville, KY 502-584-1205 Toll Free 800-4ATL-TIX http://actorstheatre.org/
African American Theatre Program & Company University of Louisville Venues Vary Louisville, KY 502-852-7582 http://louisville.edu/artsandsciences
Bunbury Theatre Third & Chestnut Streets Louisville, KY 502-585-5306 www.bunburytheatre.org
Centerstage Theatre Series Jewish Community Center 3600 Dutchmans Lane Louisville, KY 502-238-2753 www.jccoflouisville.org/cultural_arts
Central Kentucky Arts Venues/Performances Vary Campbellsville, KY 270-465-2093 www.centralkentuckyarts.org
Clarksville Little Theatre 301 E. Montgomery Avenue Clarksville, IN 812-283-6522 www.clarksvillelittletheatre.org
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Comedy Caravan Mid-City Mall 1250 Bardstown Road Louisville, KY 502-459-0022 http://comedycaravan.com/index.cfm
Derby Dinner Playhouse 525 Marriott Drive Clarksville, IN 812-288-8281 Toll free 877-898-8577 www.derbydinner.com
Humana Festival of New American Plays Actors Theatre of Louisville Louisville, KY 502-584-1205 Toll Free 800-4ATL-TIX http://actorstheatre.org/
IU Southeast Theatre Indiana University Southeast The Ogle Center New Albany, IN12-941-2655 www.ius.edu/Theater
The Kentucky Center Presents Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts Five Riverfront Plaza Louisville, KY 502-584-7777 Toll free 800-775-7777 www.kentuckycenter.org
Kentucky Repertory Theatre at Horse Cave State Repertory Theatre of Kentucky 101 East Main Street Horse Cave, KY 800-342-2177 www.kentuckyrep.org
Kentucky Shakespeare Festival 1387 South Fourth Street Louisville, KY 502-637-4933 www.kyshakespeare.com/Kentucky_ Shakespeare/Welcome.html
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Little Colonel Players
Little Colonel Playhouse
Mount Mercy Drive Pewee Valley, KY 502-241-9906 www.littlecolonel.org
Music Theatre Louisville Iroquois Amphitheater 5216 New Cut Road Louisville, KY 502-589-4060
Necessary Theatre Kentucky Center for the Arts Louisville, KY 502-584-7777 www.tntky.org
PNC Broadway Across America Venues Vary Louisville, KY 502-561-1003 www.broadwayacrossamerica.com
Roundtable Theatre The Rudyard Kipling 422 W. Oak Street Louisville, KY 502-636-1311 www.therudyardkipling.com
Shelby County Community Theatre 801 W. Main Street Shelbyville, KY 502-633-0222 www.shelbytheatre.org
Theatre Bellarmine Bellarmine University 2001 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 502-452-8431 www.bellarmine.edu/cas/theatre
UL Repertory Company University of Louisville 2314 S. Floyd Street Louisville, KY 502-852-7682 http://louisville.edu/theatrearts
Walden Theatre 1123 Payne Street Louisville, KY 502-589-0084 www.waldentheatre.org
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Performing Arts-Music & Dance
Bellarmine Musical Concerts Bellarmine University 2001 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 502-452-8075 www.bellarmine.edu/cas
Bellarmine Vocal Concerts Bellarmine University 2001 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 502-452-8497 www.bellarmine.edu/cas
Central Kentucky Arts Venues/Performances Vary Campbellsville, KY 270-465-2093 www.centralkentuckyarts.org
Chamber Music Society of Louisville University of Louisville School of Music First Street & Brandeis Avenue Louisville, KY 502-852-6907 https://louisville.edu/honors/Music
Concerts at The Rudyard Kipling 422 W. Oak Street Louisville, KY 502-636-1311 www.therudyardkipling.com
Derby City Chorus Venues Vary Louisville 502-777-2677 www.derbycitychorus.com
Different Drummer Series Indiana University Southeast The Ogle Center New Albany, IN 812-941-2525 Ticket Sales 812-941-2526 http://ius.edu/oglecenter
Hattie Bishop Speed Endowed Concerts Speed Art Museum 2035 South Third Street Louisville, KY 502-634-2700 www.speedmuseum.org
Jazz at the Ogle Indiana University Southeast The Ogle Center New Albany, IN 812-941-2525 Ticket Sales 812-941-2526 http://ius.edu/oglecenter
JCC Orchestra Jewish Community Center 3600 Dutchmans Lane Louisville, KY 502-238-2753 www.jccoflouisville.org/cultural_arts
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The Kentucky Center Presents Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts Five Riverfront Plaza Louisville, KY 502-584-7777 Toll free 800-775-7777 www.kentuckycenter.org
Kentucky Opera The Kentucky Center Brown-Forman Theatre Louisville, KY 502-584-7777 www.kyopera.org
Live at the Park Concert Series J. Dan Talbott Amphitheatre Bardstown, KY 502-348-5971 Toll free 800-626-1563 www.stephenfoster.com
Louisville Bach Society Venues Vary Louisville, KY 502-585-BACH www.louisvillebachsociety.org
Louisville Ballet The Kentucky Center Louisville, KY 502-583-3150 www.louisvilleballet.org
Louisville Chorus Venues Vary Louisville, KY 502-968-6300 http://louisvillechorus.org
Louisville Jazz Society 815 West Market Street Louisville, KY 502-992-3242 www.louisvillejazz.org
Louisville Orchestra Venues Vary Louisville, KY 502-587-8681 www.louisvilleorchestra.org
Louisville Youth Chorus Venues Vary Louisville, KY 502-896-1851 www.lyo.org
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Music Theatre Louisville Iroquois Amphitheater 5216 New Cut Road Louisville, KY 502-589-4060
New Discovery Series Indiana University Southeast The Ogle Center New Albany, IN 812-941-2525 Ticket Sales 812-941-2526 http://ius.edu/oglecenter
Opera Theatre University of Louisville School of Music First Street & Brandeis Avenue Louisville, KY 502-852-0524 http://louisville.edu/music/opera
Pride of Kentucky Chorus Sweet Adelines International Venues Vary Louisville, KY 502-368-SONG www.prideofkentuckychorus.org
Ross County Jamboree New Washington, IN 812-752-8877 Toll free 866-573-ROSS www.rosscountryjamboree.com
“Stephen Foster” The Musical J. Dan Talbott Amphitheatre Bardstown, KY 502-348-5971 Toll free 800-626-1563 www.stephenfoster.com
Thoroughbred Chorus Venues Vary Louisville, KY 502-583-SHOW www.thoroughbredchorus.com
UofL Dance Academy University of Louisville School of Music First Street & Brandeis Avenue Louisville, KY 502-852-6878 http://louisville.edu/music
UofL Musical Concerts University of Louisville School of Music First Street & Brandeis Avenue Louisville, KY 502-852-0524 http://louisville.edu/music
Voces Novae Venues Vary Louisville, KY 502-523-6430 www.voces-novae.org
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Visual Arts
ArtsReach Education Program Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts Five Riverfront Plaza Louisville, KY 502-562-0754 www.kentuckycenter.org
Belknap & Covi Galleries University of Louisville Allen R. Hite Art Institute Louisville, KY 502-852-6794 http://art.louisville.edu
Carnegie Center for Art & History 201 East Spring Street New Albany, IN 812-944-7336 www.carnegiecenter.org
Filson Historical Society Exhibits 1310 S. Third Street Louisville, KY 502-635-5083 www.filsonhistorical.org
The Gallery at the Kentucky Center Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts Five Riverfront Plaza Louisville, KY 502-562-0100 www.kentuckycenter.org
Huff Gallery at Spalding University 853 Library Lane Louisville, KY 502-585-7130 http://spalding.edu/
JCC Patio Gallery Jewish Community Center 3600 Dutchmans Lane Louisville, KY 502-238-2753 www.jccoflouisville.org/cultural_arts
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Kentucky Museum of Art Craft 715 West Main Street Louisville, KY 502-589-0102 www.kentuckycrafts.org
Louisville First Friday Gallery Hop Free TARC Trolley Rides Louisville, KY 502-585-1234
Louisville Glassworks 815 W. Market Street Louisville, KY 502-992-3056 www.louisvilleglassworks.com
Louisville Visual Art Association Exhibits 3005 Upper River Road Louisville, KY 502-896-2146 www.louisvillevisualart.org
Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library University of Louisville Schneider Hall Louisville, KY 502-852-6741 http://library.louisville.edu/art
Margaret Parshall Gallery Embroiderer’s Guild of America 335 West Broadway Louisville, KY 502-589-6956 www.egausa.org
McGrath Art Gallery Bellarmine University 2001 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 502-452-8188 www.bellarmine.edu/cas
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Metro Arts Center 8360 Dixie Highway Louisville, KY 40258 502/937.2055
Oldham County Arts Center 7105 Floydsburg Road Crestwood, KY 502-241-6018 www.ocsartscenter.org
Portland Museum 2308 Portland Avenue Louisville, KY 502-776-7678 www.goportland.org
Pyro Cooperative Gallery 624 West Main Street Louisville 502-587-0106 www.pyrogallery.com
Ronald L. Barr Gallery Paul W. Ogle Cultural & Community Center Indiana University Southeast 4201 Grant Line Road New Albany, IN 812-941-2525 http://ius.edu/oglecenter
Special Exhibits Gallery & Sculpture Collection Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest Kentucky 245 Clermont, KY 502-955-8512 www.bernheim.org
The Speed Art Museum 2035 S. Third Street Louisville, KY 502-634-2700 www.speedmuseum.org
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Regional Arts Venues
Belknap & Thrust Theatres University of Louisville Louisville, KY 502-852-6814 http://louisville.edu/theatrearts
Brown-Forman Theatre Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts 315 West Broadway Louisville, KY 502-584-7777 Toll free 800-775-7777 www.kentuckycenter.org
BU Performing Arts Centers Bellarmine University 2001 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 502-452-8032 http://www.bellarmine.edu/cas/theatre
CenterStage Showroom Belterra Casino Resort 777 Belterra Drive Belterra, IN 812-427-7777 Toll free 888-BELTERRA www.belterracasino.com
Clifton Center 211 Payne Street Louisville, KY 502-896-8480 www.cliftoncenter.org
Freedom Hall & Broadbent Arena Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center 937 Phillips Lane Louisville, KY 502-367-5000 Ticket Sales 502-367-5144 www.kyfairexpo.org
Historic State Theater Complex 209 West Dixie Drive Elizabethtown, KY 570-234-8258 http://historicstatetheater.org/
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Iroquois Amphitheater 5216 New Cut Road Louisville, KY 502-589-4060 www.louisvilleky.gov/metroparks/Iroquois Amphitheater
Jewish Community Center Cultural Arts 3600 Dutchmans Lane Louisville, KY 502-459-0660 www.jccoflouisville.org
Kentucky Center for African-American Heritage 315 W. Guthrie Green Louisville, KY 502-583-4100 www.kcaah.com
The Kentucky Center Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts Five Riverfront Plaza Louisville, KY 502-584-7777 Toll free 800-775-7777 www.kentuckycenter.org
Louisville Gardens 525 W. Muhammad Ali Boulevard Louisville, KY 502-574-0060
Louisville Palace Theatre 625 Fourth Avenue Louisville, KY 502-583-4555 www.louisvillepalace.com
Margaret Comstock Concert Hall University of Louisville School of Music First Street & Brandeis Avenue Louisville, KY 502-852-6878 http://louisville.edu/music
Memorial Auditorium 9270 South Fourth Street Louisville, KY 502-584-4911 |
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Muhammad Ali Center One Riverfront Plaza Louisville, KY 502-584-9254 www.alicenter.org
Oldham County Arts Center 7105 Floydsburg Road Crestwood, KY 502-241-6018 www.ocsartscenter.org/
The PAC Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center John Hardin High School 384 W. A. Jenkins Road Elizabethtown 270-769-8837 www.thepac.net
Paul W. Ogle Cultural & Community Center Indiana University Southeast 4201 Grant Line Road New Albany, IN 812-941-2525 Ticket Sales 812-941-2526 http://ius.edu/oglecente
Riverfront Amphitheater Ohio River at Pearl Street New Albany, IN 502-298-2628 www.cityofnewalbany.com
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Quicklinks
Appalachian Heritage Alliance www.appalachianheritagealliance.org
Arts Kentucky www.kentuckyarts.org
Indiana Arts Commission www.in.gov/arts
Indiana Arts Council http://indianaartscouncil.wordpress.com/
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Lexington Attractions www.visitlex.com
Louisville Attractions www.gotolouisville.com
Louisville Visual Art Association www.louisvillevisualart.org
Kentucky Arts Council http://artscouncil.ky.gov
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Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsmen www.kyguild.org
Kentucky Theatre Trail www.kytheatretrail.com
Southern Indiana Attractions www.sunnysideoflouisville.org
TicketMaster www.ticketmaster.com
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