RICHMOND, Ky. — Eastern Kentucky University’s Wind Ensemble and Concert Band will take the stage Tuesday, March 3, with a 7:30 p.m. concert at the EKU Center for the Arts in Richmond. The university lists the performance as free and open to all ages. For Berea listeners, this is the kind of low-effort weeknight concert…

BEREA, Ky. — Shakespeare is showing up twice on The Spotlight Playhouse schedule this season, and the two productions are aimed at distinct parts of the community. In March, Spotlight Acting School students take on the comedy The Taming of the Shrew with a two-cast format for teens. Looking ahead to June, the Bluegrass Players…

BEREA, Ky. — I will own this one. I wrote about OpenClaw because it was genuinely interesting, I did the reading I could at the time, and like a lot of people, I let the viral moment carry more weight than it deserved. With a little egg on my face, here is the update: the…

RICHMOND, Ky. — Eastern Kentucky University’s Choirs will share a public preview of their upcoming New York City program on Monday, March 2, with a 7:30 p.m. concert at Gifford Theatre in Richmond. The university lists the event as free admission, making it an easy weeknight option for Berea-area listeners who want to hear the…

BEREA, Ky. — Berea College’s Black Music Ensemble will present its Spring Concert on Friday, March 20, at 7:00 p.m. in Gray Auditorium (Presser Hall). The Music Department lists the concert as free and open to the public. If you have not been before, this is typically one of the spring performances that feels more…

BEREA, Ky. — I have been in “upgrade soon” mode for a while, but a lucky break bought me time. I managed to land a 5070 Ti back when the Newegg GPU lottery was still a thing—a nod to the shortages we all remember. You can buy the cards off the shelf now, of course,…

BEREA, Ky. — If you planned to catch Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch and the recent ice storm wiped out your night out, The Spotlight Playhouse is bringing it back. The theater has rescheduled the performances that were lost to the weather, and the production is now set to run on Feb. 22, Feb. 27,…

BEREA, Ky. — Spotlight Acting School will hold auditions for Annie KIDS on Saturday, Feb. 28, with a 10:30 a.m. start time at 214 Richmond Road in Berea. The school’s audition notice says families do not need to pre-register. Students can enroll even if they do not audition, as the auditions are mainly for children…

BEREA, Ky. — Berea College’s Music Department has a free guest piano recital on the calendar for Tuesday, March 10, featuring pianist Gregory Sioles at 7:00 p.m. The performance is scheduled for Gray Auditorium in Presser Hall. For Berea residents, these guest recitals are one of the simplest ways to hear a high-level performer without…

BEREA, Ky. — The debate over artificial intelligence is splitting along two very different lines right now. In the United States, one of the big questions from policymakers is whether AI is actually showing up in the economic data as higher productivity, or whether the excitement is still ahead of the measurable benefits. In Europe,…

BEREA, Ky. — A FreeSkool learning session in Berea on Sunday, Feb. 22, will focus on practical herbal approaches that people use to support the nervous system during stressful seasons. The class, “Herbs to Support the Nervous System, Stress, & Resilience,” is scheduled for 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at HomeGrown HideAways. 🌿 What the Session…

BEREA, Ky. — One Eyed Jacks Social Club is hosting comedian William Lee Martin on Saturday, Feb. 21, with his “Comedy All In” tour listed for a night of storytelling and laughs from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. Both the venue and Berea Tourism describe the stop as an “up close and personal” show. For comedy…

BEREA, Ky. — An exhibit reception at the Kentucky Guild of Artists & Craftsmen on Saturday, Feb. 21, will pair documentary-style portrait work with a live performance, giving Berea residents a chance to spend an early evening downtown with art, conversation, and music in the same room. The event is billed as an introduction to…

BEREA, Ky. — Shares of Raspberry Pi Holdings, the UK company best known for its low-cost single-board computers, jumped sharply this week amid a burst of online discussion about running “AI agents” on inexpensive, always-on devices. Reuters reported the stock rose as much as 42% on Tuesday, Feb. 17, in a record two-day rally. The…

BEREA, Ky. — When The Spotlight Playhouse stages Shakespeare this spring and summer, it is not just because his work is a benchmark for actors. It is because inside this particular theater, Shakespeare is quite literally considered family. In the Spotlight lobby sits a bust of the Bard that staff and regulars affectionately call “Grandpa…

BEREA, Ky. — A proposed Berea ordinance aimed at inoperative vehicles is quickly becoming one of the most debated items on the City Council docket—not because anyone loves seeing a car on flats sitting for weeks, but because residents disagree on what enforcement should look like and who it could impact. Council heard a first…

BEREA, Ky. — Temporal, the company behind an open-source workflow platform used to keep long-running software tasks from failing midstream, says it has raised $300 million in a Series D round at a $5 billion valuation. The company is pitching the raise as infrastructure for the next wave of “agentic AI,” meaning AI systems that…

BEREA, Ky. — The Spotlight Acting School is opening its spring season with Disney’s “The Lion King KIDS,” a youth production built for young performers and family audiences, running Feb. 20 to March 1 at The Spotlight Playhouse. The show features students ages 4 to 11, with a “Blue Cast” and a “Purple Cast” so…

BEREA, Ky. — Berea College’s Spring 2026 convocation series continues Thursday, Feb. 19, with an 8:00 p.m. Stephenson Memorial Concert event billed as a documentary screening of The Wisdom of Happiness in Phelps Stokes Auditorium. The convocation schedule lists the event simply as a screening, which is a little different from the live performance many…

BEREA, Ky. — On Wednesday, Feb. 25, the international hit The Choir of Man comes to the EKU Center for the Arts for a 7:00 p.m. performance, bringing a high-energy pub atmosphere to the stage for a midweek night out. 🎶 What Kind of Show It Is The EKU Center describes The Choir of Man…