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]

  1. ^ "About the Singletary Center". Singletary Center for the Arts. Archived from the original on 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  2. ^ "Concert Hall Technical Specifications" (PDF). finearts.uky.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Welcome! | College of Fine Arts". finearts.uky.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  4. ^ Derickson, Ralph (September 16, 2002). "Tickets Go on Sale Today for 25th UK Spotlight Jazz Series". www.uky.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  5. ^ Wnek, Ellie (2018-12-12). "Moscow Ballet Dances Into Town With Holiday Tradition". UKNow. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  6. ^ Golev, Atanas (12 March 2015). "Comedy: Bill Burr, Singletary Center". Ace Weekly. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  7. ^ Ace (4 October 2012). "David Sedaris, UK Singletary Center". Ace Weekly. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  8. ^ "SCFA PERFORMERS". Google Docs. Retrieved 2019-08-20.