Singletary Center for the Arts

Singletary Center for the Arts
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Location405 Rose Street
Lexington, Kentucky
Coordinates38°02′17″N 84°30′04″W / 38.037995°N 84.501177°W / 38.037995; -84.501177
OwnerUniversity of Kentucky
TypePerformance venue
Seating typeReserved
Capacity1,502[2]
OpenedNovember 1, 1979[1]

Originally opened on November 1, 1979, as Center for the Arts, the Singletary Center for the Arts is a fine arts complex located on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.[3] Nearly eight years after its opening, on April 16, 1987, Center for the Arts was dedicated to and renamed after the eighth president of the university, Dr. Otis A. Singletary, becoming henceforth known as the Singletary Center for the Arts.[3]

As part of the College of Fine Arts and essential to the UK School of Music, the Singletary Center for the Arts’ mission is to host artistic, cultural and educational events for the university community, Lexington community and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.[3] Additionally, the Singletary Center provides professional, full-service venues for the creation, practical application, and dissemination of artistic, cultural and educational expressions by international, national, regional, university, and student performers, artists, and speakers.[3]

Since its opening in 1979, The Singletary Center for the Arts has served over 3.7 million patrons and has come to host over 400 events annually.[3] Among these 400 annual events, Singletary plays host to a variety of musical performances spanning genres such as orchestral, choral, jazz, rock, world, and bluegrass music as well as dance, comedy, and lecture events. Some notable performers and speakers at Singletary include jazz legend Herbie Hancock,[4] the Moscow Ballet,[5] comedian Bill Burr,[6] author David Sedaris,[7] and many more.[8]

Notable events

Performer(s)/Lecturer(s) Event Type Year of Appearance
Three 6 Mafia & Hypnotize Camp Posse Music, Rap 2000
Herbie Hancock[4] Music, Jazz 2002
Jane Goodall[9] Lecture 2002
Wilco[10] Music, Rock 2003
Yo La Tengo[11] Music, Rock 2003
Nickel Creek[12] Music, Bluegrass/Americana 2005
Glenn Kotche[13] Music, Jazz 2006
Nels Cline[13] Music, Jazz 2006
B.B. King[14] Music, Blues 2007
Wynton Marsalis[15] Music, Jazz 2008
Emmylou Harris[16] Music, Americana 2008
Boyz II Men[17] Music, Pop 2009
Jean-Luc Ponty[18] Music, Jazz 2009
David Sanborn[19] Music, Jazz 2010
Joe Lovano[20] Music, Jazz 2010
Sarah Chang[21] Music, Classical 2010
Marvin Hamlisch[22] Music, Classical 2010
Beach Boys[23] Music, Rock 2010
Chris Isaak[24] Music, Rock 2010
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg[25] Music, Classical 2010
Zoran Dukić[26] Music, Classical 2011
B-52's[27] Music, New-Wave 2011
Imelda May[27] Music, Rockabilly 2011
Pink Martini[27] Music, Pop-Rock 2011
Travis Porter[28] Music, Hip-Hop 2012
Natasha Paremski[27] Music, Classical 2012
Seth Meyers[29] Comedy 2012
Gabriel Iglesias[30] Comedy 2012
Andrew Bird[31] Music, Indie Rock 2012
Itzhak Perlman[32] Music, Classical 2012
Paul Galbraith[33] Music, Classical 2012
The Birdland Big Band[34] Music, Jazz 2012
Ron White[35] Comedy 2012
The Brian Setzer Orchestra[36] Music, Jazz 2012
David Sedaris[7] Lecture 2012
Joel McHale[37] Comedy 2013
Elena Kagan[38] Lecture 2013
Mayer Hawthorne[39] Music, Soul 2013
Arturo Sandoval[40] Music, Jazz 2013
Lynn Harrell[citation needed] Music, Classical 2013
NEEDTOBREATHE[41] Music, Rock 2014
Lang Lang[42] Music, Classical 2014
Aziz Ansari[43] Comedy 2014
Morgan Freeman[44] Lecture 2014
Trombone Shorty[45] Music, Funk/Rock 2014
Dru Hill[46] Music, R&B 2014
Diego Garcia[47] Music, Bluegrass 2014
Branford Marsalis[48] Music, Jazz 2014
Jim Gaffigan[49] Comedy 2015
Beau Willimon[50] Lecture 2015
Joshua Bell[51] Music, Classical 2015
Bill Burr[6] Comedy 2015
Ben Rector[52] Music, Pop-Rock 2015
Sybarite5[53] Music, Classical 2015
John Prine[54] Music, Americana 2015
Nick Offerman[55] Comedy 2016
US Army Field Band & Soldiers Chorus[citation needed] Music, Classical 2016
Joe Bonamassa[56] Music, Jazz 2016
Ariel String Quartet[33] Music, Classical 2017
David Russell[57] Music, Classical 2017
Gordon Lightfoot[58] Music, Folk 2017
Conrad Tao[59] Music, Classical 2017
Viola Davis[60] Lecture 2017
Brian Regan[61] Comedy 2018
Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet[62] Music, Classical 2019

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