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KPA-Connecting for a Cause: Getting into "Good Trouble"
Oct
25

KPA-Connecting for a Cause: Getting into "Good Trouble"

Kentucky Performing Arts’ Connecting for a Cause series features dynamic events curated in partnership with regional cultural and service organizations that work daily to support the health and harmony of our community.

The evening begins with the culminating presentation of the Louisville Urban League “Polaroid Project”, a six-week project that distributed free cameras to Louisville children to capture and record photographic expressions of what peace and justice looks like through their eyes, followed by a screening of the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble.

The event is free but reservations are required.

Schedule of events:

7:00 PM - Christy's Garden opens

7:30 PM - Culminating presentation of the Louisville Urban League “Polaroid Project”

8:00 PM - Screening of John Lewis: Good Trouble

Thanks to our series sponsors Owsley Brown II Family Foundation and Kentucky Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet, with additional support from Fund for the Arts.

Special thanks to producing partner Louisville Urban League

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KPA-Connecting for a Cause: KMAC Couture on the Big Screen
Oct
23

KPA-Connecting for a Cause: KMAC Couture on the Big Screen

Kentucky Performing Arts’ Connecting for a Cause series features dynamic events curated in partnership with regional cultural and service organizations that work daily to support the health and harmony of our community.

KMAC Museum’s annual showcase of original couture pieces of wearable art and high-concept fashion comes to Christy’s Garden! Models turn the space into a garden sized runway, followed by a screening of the KMAC Couture: Star Stuff. Produced by KMAC Museum and Audi of Louisville in conjunction with Uproar Films, KMAC Couture: Star Stuff is a celebration of original couture pieces of wearable art and high-concept fashion. The film gives viewers an up-close look at the breathtaking creativity of emerging and established artists, costume and clothing designers, and milliners, while documentary-style vignettes provide a glimpse at the hard work behind the glamour. With KMAC Museum's exhibitions and downtown Louisville as a backdrop, you've never seen art and fashion like this. Get ready to watch art walk the runway.

The event is free but reservations are required.

Schedule of events:

7:00 PM - Christy's Garden opens

7:30 PM - Live models roaming Christy's Garden

8:00 PM - Screening of KMAC Couture: Star Stuff

Thanks to our series sponsors Owsley Brown II Family Foundation and Kentucky Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet, with additional support from Fund for the Arts.

Special thanks to producing partner KMAC Museum

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KPA-Connecting for a Cause: Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Oct
22

KPA-Connecting for a Cause: Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Kentucky Performing Arts’ Connecting for a Cause series features dynamic events curated in partnership with regional cultural and service organizations that work daily to support the health and harmony of our community.

Celebrate the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose accomplishments changed the world for women.

As Ginsburg was a lover of Opera, the evening will begin with a live performance by female singers curated by Kentucky Opera. This is followed by a screening of the documentary RBG, presented in partnership with Louisville Film Society.

The event is free but reservations are required.

Schedule of events:

7:00 PM - Christy's Garden opens

7:30 PM - Kentucky Opera Performance

8:00 PM - Screening of RBG

Thanks to our series sponsors Owsley Brown II Family Foundation and Kentucky Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet, with additional support from Fund for the Arts.

Special thanks to producing partners Kentucky Opera and Louisville Film Society

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