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Bountiful Beauty in Berea
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It's a brand new year and our resolution here in Berea is to fill it with as much hand-made art, local foods and outdoor adventure as possible! Meet studio artists in their shops, dine at one of our unique restaurants or hike the pinnacles for breathtaking views on your next visit!
January brings with it brand new events, concerts, exhibits, demonstrations, and chances to enjoy experiences that are uniquely Berea. Visit Berea and make memories that will last a lifetime!
Hope to see you soon,
Berea Tourism |
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Upcoming from Berea Tourism
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Hands On Workshops!
April 13-14
May 11-12
With the guidance of expert artisans and master craftspeople (and using their equipment), you can create a handmade gift worthy of becoming a family heirloom. Or you can "gift" a workshop to a special person and let them enjoy expressing their creativity. Better yet, come together and celebrate the joy of making something with your own hands and imaginations. Whether your interest is painting, fiber arts or forging, Make It, Take It, Give It! has something for you. Select from workshops that last two hours to a full day to pursue your interest in woodworking, glass, drawing, sustainability or professional learning for educators. Many workshops are youth friendly, so bring your kids or grandkids, enroll them in the youth offerings or register with them and create together. Share with your friends, give as gifts to your family and treat yourself to another great experience in Berea!
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We had so many beautiful pictures taken last month, and we cannot wait to share them with you! Be sure to follow us on social media and post your photos of Berea!
Each month we will select photos of Berea posted by our wonderful visitors and citizens to be featured in our newsletter! In order to be selected, share your favorite Berea experience and use #VisitBerea, #BereaProud, #OurBerea, or #BereaKy.
We can't wait to see your photos!
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Below are this month's #BereaKy photo selections. We had many great submissions over the past month, and you too could be featured in next month's newsletter. (Click on the photo to see the original source.)
@getoutsideky found this beautiful view while hiking at Pilot Knob.
@leafinglove used winter's natural beauty to create this serene arrangement.
@boonetavernky offered a warm and festive break from the winter weather!
@katrileywilliams discovered turkey tails on an early morning walk.
@bereaoutdooradventure caught stillness after an ice storm. |
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Intention Setting Workshop with Susan and Renee
January 1
11:00am-1:30pm
Body, Mind & Sol Studio
105 Jackson St.
As another year comes to an end, it is a time for reflection but also a new beginning. Each year, the new year gives a "do-over" - a fresh slate from which to create a brand-new story. Remember that intentions are not goals. Goals are future-oriented, external and have specific outcomes. Intentions, on the other hand, are in the present and are experienced every day regardless of whether the goals are achieved or not.
In this workshop, participants will experience a warm yoga flow practice, take time to reflect on 2018, share in a ritual that will let go of what is no longer beneficial, embed intentions for 2019 into a natural stone, and seal in the intentions through the practice of yoga nidra. Afterward, join for some healthy snacks, hot teas, and golden milk with friends, old and new. Cost is $35 per person.
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Craft in America Video & Lecture Series
January 7, 14, 28
6:00pm-8:00pm
Madison County Public Library
319 Chestnut St.
Explore the importance and impact crafts and their creators make on a community. By viewing and discussing each episode, the group will examine the value that craft has on the community here in Berea, Kentucky. Each session will also feature a crafts person to discuss their process and their role as creators and protectors of the tradition of Craft in America. Jeffrey Carpenter, in conjunction with the PBS Series, Craft in America, will facilitate the discussion during the presentation and a workbook will be provided to participants as a way to share thoughts and ideas with the group.
For information, call 859-756-3920.
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Intuitive Painting Party with Amy Lewis
January 11
7:00pm
Body, Mind & Sol
105 Jackson St.
You will be introduced to the Intuitive Painting Process and guided through steps to create a 12X12 acrylic on canvas painting. Each painting will be unique. No experience necessary. All Materials Provided. Bring a friend and come prepared to have a relaxing painting experience in a supportive environment. Cost is $35.
For information or to sign up, go to bodymindsolyoga.com.
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My Son Pinocchio Jr
at the Spotlight Playhouse
January 11-13
7:00pm Friday & Saturday
2:00pm Sunday
Spotlight Playhouse
214 N Richmond Rd.
In Disney's My Son Pinocchio JR., the classic tale of toymaker, Geppetto's, little wooden puppet is given new life. This new musical, which retells the classic Disney story from Geppetto's perspective, features the beloved classic songs, "When You Wish upon a Star" and "I've Got No Strings," alongside a host of new songs by Oscar winner and Grammy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz.
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Gather to Paint Intuitively with Amy Lewis
January 19
1:00pm-7:00pm
Learn to let your intuition guide the painting process as you create two 16X20 paintings in this six hour class. You will explore a variety of acrylic techniques to layer colors, shapes, and patterns onto your canvas. Additionally, you will explore adding elements of Feng Shui (color and shape) to your paintings to enhance particular areas of your life. Canvas provided. Please bring your favorite brushes and acrylic paints. Some paints will be provided. No experience necessary. Light refreshments and snacks provided. Cost is $125.00 per person.
To register for your spot,
click here.
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End Days
at the Spotlight Playhouse
January 25-27
7:00pm Friday & Saturday
2:00pm Sunday
Spotlight Playhouse
214 N Richmond Rd.
Sixteen-year-old Rachel Stein is having a bad year. Her father hasn't changed out of his pajamas since 9/11. Her mother has begun a close, personal relationship with Jesus. Her new neighbor, a sixteen-year-old Elvis impersonator, has fallen for her hard. And the Apocalypse is coming Wednesday. Her only hope is that Stephen Hawking will save them all.
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Visual Arts Academy- Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen
Artists from all levels are invited to attend the Visual Arts Academy from the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen.
From painting to bead work, everyone is sure to find something they will enjoy.
These events are updated monthly, and can be found by visiting
kyguild.org. For more information call 859-986-3192.
Come on out with family and friends for your next art adventure!
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Art Exhibits and Demonstrations
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Kentucky Artisan Center Exhibits and Demonstrations
9:00am-6:00pm Daily
200 Artisan Way
Innovators
(Through February 28, 2019)
The Kentucky Artisan Center Presents "Innovators: Stephen Rolfe Powell & Arturo Alonzo Sandoval" to recognize two internationally known Kentucky Artists who have been innovators in their respective fields. Both Powell and Sandoval have expanded boundaries by utilizing unusual materials and pushing their mediums into new and exciting formats.
Powell, who is known for his large and intricately patterned and colorful blown glass, has recently begun to arrange and fuse colorful sliced murrini onto a large flat canvas of glass. After the color fuses, he slumps the entire piece into a concave freestanding wall of color. These new glass walls called "Zoomers" take Powell's work into the realm of architecture.
Powell's blown glass is also adorned with intricate murrini colors and patterns. His new blown glass vessels twist and turn - with necks evolved to support the visually floating forms.
Sandoval is known for weaving with a wide variety of unusual materials. His large woven works are made from recycled auto industry Mylar, recycled library 35 mm microfilm, netting, Holographic film, Pellon and numerous other industrial materials.
Sandoval's background is both Hispanic and Native American and it provides clues into his interest in the fiber arts. His mother wove countless blankets and the men on his paternal grandmother's side wove colonial Spanish textiles. Even though his family wove textiles, Sandoval's works are monumental in size. His subject matter reflects current social and cultural themes and the works in this exhibit offer his reflection on the world of technology.
The Kentucky Veterans Project
(January 19, 2019)
The Kentucky Artisan Center will feature a travelling exhibit by the Kentucky Art Council titled, The Kentucky Veterans Project in the Center's lobby.
An opening reception will be held on Sunday, Jan. 20, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at the Center.
This exhibit includes 44 works by Kentucky veterans and veteran family members from 23 counties across the state. Imagery depicted is varied, including scenes from active duty, remembrances of service and a variety of landscapes and scenes from Kentucky.
The Kentucky Veterans Project exhibit will travel across the state to numerous venues and Veterans Centers, as well as the Kentucky Art Council's Kentucky Crafted Market held at the Kentucky Horse Park March 15-17, 2019.
Saturday Demonstrations and Festivities
January 5- Shawnna Southerland, of Berea, will demonstrate her stitched fiber bowls, place mats and coasters from 10:30 to 3:30 at the Kentucky Artisan Center.
Southerland comes from several generations of seamstresses who created both functional and decorative works. She is reminded of this family tradition, some of which predates the sewing machine, every time she sews on her 1950s machine.
January 12-
Gerald LeGrand Price, of Berea, will demonstrate a variety of his techniques used to create his jewelry at the Kentucky Artisan Center from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Price is a graduate of Berea Tourism's Art Accelerator Program and he creates a line of copper, sterling and bronze jewelry using hand-forming and casting techniques. His work is regularly available at the Center.
January 19- Two members of the Berea Welcome Center Carvers will demonstrate a variety of woodcarving styles and techniques on Saturday, Jan. 19, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Kentucky Artisan Center
January 26- Virginia Petty, of Berea, will demonstrate how she creates her miniature baskets from natural plant materials from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Center.
Petty has been making baskets for many years and is primarily self-taught. For her demonstration, she will use the natural dried leaves and vines that she finds and gathers in the region surrounding her gardens and yard in Madison County.
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Rogers Traylor Art Building
Berea College Campus
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 6:00pm
Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Selections from the Berea College Art Collection
(through May 2, 2019)
Berea Gallery
Bogus Boutique
by David Bogus
(January 8, 2019 - February 8, 2019)
Rogers Gallery
Going Against the Grain: Wooden Quilts
by Laura Petrovich-Cheney
(January 14, 2019 - February 15, 2019)
Upper Traylor Gallery
Residue of a Lived Experience by Ryan Schroeder
(January 14, 2019 - February 15, 2019)
Lower Traylor Gallery
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Jammin' on the Porch
Thursdays 7:00pm-9:00pm
Russel Acton Folk Center
212 W Jefferson Street
A family friendly jam session held by father-daughter duo Donna and Lewis Lamb. It's a truly unique Berea event!
Call (800)
598-5263 for more information.
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C.A.R.E Concert
at the Berea Arena Theater
January 4
7:30pm
Berea Arena Theater
1835 Big Hill Rd.
Join the Berea Arena Theater for a night of live music benefiting the Coalition of Animal Rescue Effort!
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Berea Family Dance
3rd Thursday
January 17
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Happiness Hills Farm & Retreat Center
8682 Battlefield Memorial Highway
Berea Family Dances are a place for kids and their parents to learn the basics of folk dancing in a fun and welcoming environment. No experience necessary! Cost is $5 per family.
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Contra Dance
3rd Friday
January 18
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Open mic, open band. $3.00 for everyone.
Activities Room, Alumni Building
Berea College Campus
Club Contra is back! Enjoy your favorite contra dances set to popular tunes, specially curated to work with contra dance!
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Contra Swing Shift Berea
January 26
1:30pm-11:30pm
Russel Acton Folk Center
212 W Jefferson St.
Join dancers from across the region for the second day of the Contra Swing Shift Weekend! After starting in Lexington on Friday, dancers will "shift" to Berea on Saturday!
Saturday Schedule:
1:30 - 3:30pm Groovin' on a Saturday Afternoon - fun and groovy dances with a fun and groovy band. Music by the Ripples ($10/$6 students)
3:45 - 4:45pm East Coast Swing Workshop by Mario Nakazawa ($8/$5 students)
4:45 - 5:30pm Open Swing/Waltz to music by the Ripples
6- 7pm Potluck Dinner, everybody welcome!
7 - 7:45pm Open Swing/Waltz to recorded music
8 - 11pm Contra with Jesse Edgerton and the Ripples ($18/$12 students)
11pm - ? After-party at the Carlbergs', 128 N. Broadway, Berea
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Berea Farmers Market
Saturdays 10am-1pm
Winter location:
101 Fee St.
Want some delicious local foods during your visit to Berea? Don't miss Berea's local farmers market.
Providing favorites like fresh salad greens, kale, root vegetables, baked goods and locally harvested canned goods.
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Guided Hikes
The Forestry Outreach Center will be hosting guided hikes on Sundays at Brushy Fork, weather permitting. A Forestry Outreach Center volunteer or staff member will lead educational hikes on varying trails in the Berea College Forest.
Note: If you're interested in leading one of these educational hikes, please contact Wendy Warren at
[email protected]
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For more information, call 859-756-6094 or go to forestryoutreach.berea.edu. |
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Berea College Convocations
Thursdays, 3pm
Phelps-Stokes Auditorium
Berea College Campus
Zeb Harrison & The Sounds of Praise
January 21 (MONDAY)
This brass ensemble features a big band sound that moves between New Orleans style music and contemporary gospel with a splash of jazz. While not a Mardi Gras band, the ensemble uses the same instruments-trombones, sousaphones, and euphoniums. The addition of drums and keyboards creates their signature sound.
Professory Michael Eric Dyson
January 31
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Kentucky Trail Town
Winter is a great time to go outside and see a quieter, more serene side of Kentucky's natural beauty. Come visit Berea and hike through snowy landscapes, see a frozen waterfall, or enjoy the beauty of winter flora before warming up in one of our cozy restaurants or cafes.
Maps to hike or bike some of Berea's awesome trails are located in the Welcome Center at 3 Artist Circle off of N. Broadway and on our website at www.visitberea.com/recreation-nature.
Enjoy scenic views at the Pinnacles and Anglin Falls, take a nice stroll or bike ride along one of our lovely shared use paths through town, or launch your kayak at Owsley Fork Reservoir. Your experience is waiting for you!
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2019 Pins and Needles Retreat
Historic Boone Tavern Hotel and Restaurant
100 N Main St.
Join your best friends for a weekend of knitting,
crocheting, spinning, quilting, classes, parties,
shopping and more!
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2019 Body, Mind & Sol Retreat
Historic Boone Tavern Hotel and Restaurant
100 N Main St.
Join Body, Mind & Sol for their annual weekend retreat. Relax and rejuvenate with yoga and meditation sessions in the studio, enjoy delicious food and comfortable lodging at Boone Tavern, join the group for hikes around Berea's beautiful scenery, and explore Kentucky's Folk Arts and Crafts Capital. Register by December 30th for special rates, final registration deadline February 1, 2019.
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GFWC Berea Women's Club Scrapbook Retreat
Historic Boone Tavern Hotel and Restaurant
100 N Main St.
Join the GFWC Women's Club for a relaxing weekend scrapbook retreat at the Historic Boone Tavern Hotel. There is no better place to get away from it all than in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. You deserve a break and some "me time". This is a fantastic opportunity to work on your albums, unplug and unwind. This will be a relaxing three-day getaway from the routine of everyday life where you can scrapbook or craft to your hearts content. Gather a group of girlfriends or come solo.
For more information or to reserve your spot, click here.
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Berea Parks and Recreation Events
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Winter Aerobics in Folk Center 5:35pm
Mondays & Thursdays January 7th - May 2nd
$3 per class or a 10 visit punch card for $25
Toddler Tuesdays
January 8th - March 26th
10am - 12pm at the Folk Center
FREE activities & play time for ages 0 - 4 years old
An adult must stay with toddler
Winter Crafts - FREE
Saturday January 19th
2 - 4pm at the Folk Center
Stop by & make one craft, or stay & make several!
The Berea Parks and Recreation office will be closed on January 1st & 21st
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As always, thank you for following us! We look forward to seeing you here in Berea!
You can find even more information on our website at www.visitberea.com.
If you have any comments or suggestions, be sure to send them to [email protected].
Aja Croteau
800-598-5263
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