Ambo Dance Company
812 Clarks Ln.
The Graham Cracker: A Nutcracker Parody – December 8-10
Louisville Ballet
315 E Main St.
Studio Connections – September 13-22
Triple Take – November 1-3
The Brown-Forman Nutcracker – December 13-24
The Brown Theater
315 W Broadway
I’m Glad About It: A Celebration Of Louisville’s Gospel Heritage – September 28
Liverpool Legends – October 5
Reduced Shakespeare Company’s The Complete History Of America (Abridged) – Special Election Edition! – October 9
Ballet Hispanico – October 12
Lewis Black: Goodbye Yeller Brick Road, The Final Tour – October 17
An Evening With Ira Glass – Seven Things I’ve Learned – October 19
Tower Of Power – October 23
Danae Hays – October 25
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – November 20
Nate Jackson: Super Funny World Tour – November 22
Rocky Mountain High Experience® – A John Denver Christmas – November 29
The Hip Hop Nutcracker – December 3
A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live On Stage – December 6
The Jinkx & Dela Holiday Show – December 7
Samara Joy ‘A Joyful Holiday’ Ft. The Mclendon Family – December 8
Mike Birbiglia: Please Stop The Ride – December 9
Beat – Belew/Vai/Levin/Carey – December 10
Jim Brickman – Comfort & Joy – December 14
Bourbon & Beyond Music Festival
937 Phillips Ln.
September 19-22
Chamber Music Society Of Louisville
Comstock Concert Hall 105 W Brandeis Ave.
Music From Copland House – October 20
Danish String Quartet – November 17
Kentucky Center
501 W Main St.
Dave Barnes With Special Guest Steve Moakler – August 25
Palette – August 30
The Gertrude Polk Brown Lecture Series – The Age Of Grievance – Author Frank Bruni – September 4
Jorge Luis Pacheco – September 27
Tartan Terrors – September 29
Haunted Objects Live! – October 1
Girls Night: The Musical – October 5
That Mexican Ot – October 8, 2024
An Evening With Justin Furstenfeld Of Blue October – October 18
Piano Men: Generations – October 24
Sugar Skull! A Dia De Muertos Musical Adventure – October 26
Take3 – October 27
Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert – October 29
Craig Ferguson: Pants On Fire – November 2
Twin Flames – November 8
Paul Thorn – November 8
Ranky Tanky – November 8
Taikoproject – November 10
An Evening With Chevy Chase – November 24
A Magical Cirque Christmas – December 1
The Kentucky Gentlemen – December 7
Christmas With C.s. Lewis – December 22
Mannheim Steamroller – December 20
Kentucky Opera
315 W Broadway
Bravo Time @ The Opera Center – August 14,
Bravo Time @ The Opera Center – August 17
Freedom Summer @ All Peoples – A Unitarian Universalist Congregation – August 22
Production Sale – August 24-25
Amplify Freedom Songs: Celebrating Fannie Lou Hamer – October 6
Madama Butterfly – November 15, 17
Amahl And The Night Visitors – December 13, 22
Louder Than Life Music Festival
956 Phillips Ln.
September 26-29
Louisville Orchestra
501 W Main St.
The Planets – September 14
Music Without Borders : Across The Divide – October 5
Brahms X Radiohead – October 12
Family Spooktacular – October 13
Carmina Burana – October 19
(Un)Silent Film: Nosferatu – October 23
Star Trek: Musical Voyage Through The Stars – October 26
Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey – November 9
Ray Chen Plays Barber – November 15 – November 16
The Nightmare Before Christmas – November 23
Handel’s Messiah – December 5-7
Santa’s Symphony Spectacular – December 14
Holiday Pops – December 14
Louisville Youth Orchestra
Sandy Allen Performing Arts Center(Ballard High School) 6000 Brownsboro Rd. and 315 W Broadway
Classical Series Concert I – November 17
Classical Series Concert Ii – November 24
Discovery Concert – November 25
Holiday Pops Concert – December 15
Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
724 Brent St.
Iron And Wine – August 23
Tna Wrestling – Emergence & Tna Impact! – August 30-31
The Labor Day Weekend Show – Jimmy Buffett Tribute Festival – August 31, September 1
The Louisville Fitness Passport Festival – September 7
“Heart Strings” Film Premiere – September 7
Restless Leg String Band – September 20
Paristown Flea – September 21
Paristown Fall Art Fest – September 27-29
Violent Femmes – October 4
Pups In Paristown – October 5
Coin: I’m Not Afraid Of Tour Anymore W/ Aidan Bissett – October 9
Afro-Cuban All Stars – October 16
Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road – October 18
Paristown Flea – October 19
Ken Carson Chaos Tour – November 6
Actors Theatre
316 W Main St.
Crip Camp Film Screening – August 14
Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy – October 2-20
Hershel And The Hanukkah Goblins – December 11-22
Broadway Louisville
501 W Main St.
Les Misérables – October 1-6
Mamma Mia! – December 3-8
Bunbury Theatre
604 S 3rd St #301
The Ferryman’s Daughter – September 6-8,12-15,19-22
Bridge In The Distance/Dead People – September 27-29, October 3-5
The Gift Of The Magi/The Last Leaf – November 15-17, 20-24, 27-29
Centerstage
3600 Dutchmans Ln.
Classics In Concert Series: Music Man – August 15-18, 22-25
Bent – A Special Collaboration With Drag Daddy Productions And Louisville Pride Foundation.
September 11, 12, 15, 19-22
You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown – November 7-10, 14-17
The Chamber Theatre
236 Woodbine St.
The House Of Bernarda Alaba/La Casa De Bernarda Alba – August 22-31
2025 Season Announcement In September
Clarksville Little Theatre
301 E Montgomery Ave.
Dracula – October 4-6, 10-13
A Christmas Carol The Musical – December 6-8, 12-15
Company Outcast
Potus September 20-29, 2024
Titus Andronicus October 11-20, 2024
Derby Dinner Playhouse
525 Marriott Dr., Clarksville
Jersey Boys – August 14-September 29
Karen Hester As Dolly – August 26
Chris Collins & Boulder Canyon Presents A Tribute To John Denver! – September 16
Dracula – October 3 – November 10
The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs – October 5-November 9
A Wonderful Life – November 13-December 31
A Fairy Tale Christmas – November 16-December 21
Floyd Central Theatrearts
6575 Old Vincennes Rd., New Albany
Mama Mia – November 8-10, 15-17
Kentucky Shakespeare
616 Myrtle St.
Untimely Ripp’d – October 2-27
Little Colonel Players
302 Mt Mercy Dr #8020, Pewee Valley
Ken Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers – September 27-29, Oct 3-6
It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Show – December 6-8, 12-15
Louisville Fringe Festival
September 12-15
Mind’s Eye Theatre Company
Art Sanctuary 1433 S Shelby St,
Evil Dead The Musical – September 7-9, 12-14, 16, 19-21
Pandora Productions
604 S 3rd St.
Little Shop Of Horrors – August 15-18, 22-24, 29-31
Monsters Of The American Cinema – Oct. 11-13, 17-20, 24-27
Yeti For Love – December 6-8, 12-15, 19-21
Redline Performing Arts
The Color Purple – November 15-24
Shelby County Community Theater
801 Main St. Shelbyville
The Wizard Of Oz – September 5-8, 12-15
Macbeth – October 18-20, 25-27
Ebenezer – December 5-8, 12-15
SoIN To Shakespeare
820 E Market St. New Albany,
Appearing At The Monarch Festival At Art On The Parish Green September 7
Stage One
1129 Payne St. And 501 W Main St.
The Farces Of Chekhov – September 19-28
Night Of The Living Dead – October 31-November 2
Radium Girls – November 15-23
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – December 7-8, 14-15, 21
Three Witches Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing – November
University Of Louisville Theatre
The Thrust Theater
2314 S Floyd St.
Saint Lucy’s Eyes – September 20-26
Miss Holmes – November 15-24
Art Sanctuary
1433 S Shelby St.
Devils Night Masquerade Ball – August 31
Dark Castle Fest 2024 – September 26-28
Va Va Vision With Va Va Vixens – October 11-12, 18-19
Ladies Sing The Blues 2024 – November 10
Art Sanctuary Surreal Soiree – November 16
Big Four Bridge Arts Festival
1101 River Rd.
September 7 – September 8
IUS Paul W. Ogle Cultural And Community Center
4201 Grant Line Rd., New Albany
Britbeat: The Immersive Beatles Tribute Experience – September 7
IUS Fest October 26
Some Enchanted Evening – October 30
Riders In The Sky – November 13
Holiday Pops – December 7
Josephine Sculpture Park
3355 Lawrenceburg Rd., Frankfort
Symphonic Stroll With Lexington Philharmonic – September 7
(Rain Date Sunday, September 8)
The Madison Chautauqua Festival Of Art
601 W 1st St., Madison
September 28-29
Old Lou Brew Craft Beer Festival
Central Park 1340 S 4th St.
August 23
Madison Ribberfest
601 W 1st St., Madison
August 16-17
Roots 101 African American Museum
124 N 1st St.
Sankofa – September 12, Thursday, October 10, November 10, December 8
Speed Museum
2035 S 3rd St.
After Hours At The Speed – August 16, September 20, October 18
Community Days – August 18, September 29, October 27
Fall Family Night – October 3
Vernardo’s Circus
1101 E River Rd.
September 19-29
Waterfront Botanical Gardens
1435 Frankfort Ave.
Tyler Lance Walker Gill & The Wolfmen – September 4
Hot Sauce Brass Band – October 2
Carmichael’s Books
2720 Frankfort Ave.
Poetry With V. Joshua Adams And Jennifer Whalen – August 13
David Gushee Presents Defending Democracy From Its Christian Enemies – August 17
An Evening Of Poetry With Sarah Gotham And Jeffrey Skinner – August 20
Laurien Berenson Presents Peg And Rose Play The Ponies – August 22
David Buckley Presents Blessing America First: Religion, Populism, And Foreign Policy In The Trump Administration – September 3
Aiden Thomas Discusses Celestial Monsters With Christen Randall – September 7
Elias Eells Discusses Cocktails And Consoles With Lee Mandelo – September 10
Arlie Russell Hochschild Presents Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, And The Rise Of The Right – September 12
Wes Blake Discusses Pineville Trace With Erik Rust And David Dominé – September 19
Jon Reynolds Presents Illuminating Nature. – September 22
Alexis Stratton And Adam Polaski Discuss Trans Kids, Our Kids. – September 26
David Daley Presents Antidemocratic: Inside The Far Right’s 50-Year Plot To Control American Elections – October 3
Matthew R. Sparks And Olivia Sizemore Discuss Haint Country: Dark Folktales From The Hills And Hollers – October 8
Shannon Stocker Presents Stronger At The Seams – October 12
Harold Holzer At Farmington – October 24
Carmichael’s Creature Double Feature Halloween Party With Andrew Shaffer And Jordan Speer – October 26
Louisville Book Festival
Kentucky International Convention Center 221 S 4th St.
October 18 & 19, 2024
Kentucky Author Forum
501 W Main St.
Amor Towles, Best-Selling Author With Nyt Book Critic Alexandra Jacobs – September 30, 2024
Jim Sciutto, Cnn Anchor And Chief National Security Analyst – November 25, 2024
Joan Baez, Singer-Songwriter, Poet, And Activist With Radio Host Diane Rehm – October 21, 2024
KMAC Museum
715 W Main St.
Kmac Poetry Slams – Last Saturdays August – December 2024
This article appears in Aug 14-27, 2024.