KY Acoustic Music Festival 2026
This year’s Kentucky Acoustic Music Festival will take place on Saturday December 12th at the Capitol starting at 7pm. We had such a great response to our headliners from last year that we are bringing back the Kody Norris Show. We are truly excited to add Benn Sollee, an incredible singer, songwriter and cellist to our line up, along with the Mt Victor Revue. The Warren County Public Library, Western’s Public Media, the Kentucky Museum and local community members are working together to make this year’s Festival a celebration of Kentucky grown music with a Holiday theme. This year’s event is the seventh Festival, interrupted by Covid, held at the Capitol and will serve as a way to raise needed funds for our participating partners.
Two Bodies, One Soul: Art by Ellie Sandlin
Ellie Sandlin primarily considers herself to be a poet. It was through this lens that she first explored the idea of Two Bodies, One Soul. Through poetry and sketches in a journal, she put words and images to the idea of two people who share more than what can be understood on the surface. Beneath […]
Fall Break: Capitol Kids Theatre Camp
(Ages 5-12) Join us for our Fall Break theatre camp! We are so excited to welcome our 5-12 year olds back to the Capitol stage for a weeklong camp! Participants will learn the basics of theatrical voice, movement and character development, as well as cultivate lifelong skills such as learning to work as a team […]
BEING: Art by Maria Carmichael
Maria Carmichael is a contemporary painter who works primarily with acrylic and oil on canvas and has been featured in regional group exhibitions and local community galleries. Inspired by concepts she encountered while earning her bachelor’s degree in psychological sciences, her work focuses on giving tangible form to invisible emotional and cognitive states. In this […]
Super Bowl Champion and Author Malcolm Mitchell
Join Malcolm Mitchell, Super Bowl Champion, author, and founder of the Share the Magic Foundation, for a family-friendly event focused on reading and literacy. Mitchell is the author of Super Duper Me, The Magician’s Hat, and My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, and the creator of the Read with Malcolm initiative. 200 copies of Super Duper […]
Digital Art by Human Hands: Art by Joe Anthony
Joe Anthony is a graphic designer and digital artist born right outside Detroit, MI, but has lived in Bowling Green for the past 17 years. He picked up graphic design in middle school and has been honing his craft ever since. He takes inspiration from early internet and mixed media collages. Digital Art by Human […]
Go and Do Likewise with Andy Beshear
Join Governor Andy Beshear for a hopeful conversation about reclaiming faith as a force for good instead of harm and healing a divided nation through our shared values. Centered around his new book, GO AND DO LIKEWISE: How We Heal a Broken Country, Governor Beshear will share stories of healing, justice, forgiveness, welcoming, and moral clarity. […]
Singer-Songwriter Night
The Capitol is hosting a night for the singers and songwriters of our region to share their lyrics and voices. Diversify your downtown music experience! Come be in community with artists and experience unique genres and points of view. This event is hosted in collaboration with the artists. All proceeds for this event will go directly to supporting the performers and the local music scene of downtown BG. Featuring: Ellie Sandlin, Nyla Mora, Dominick Cudworth, and Oz!
The Library Rocks!
Back for its fourth consecutive year, The Library Rocks FREE concert welcomes teens & college students (and youth of all ages!) back to school by opening up the Capitol for a night of music and community. Come fly your freak flag, find your people (and your new favorite local band)! No tickets required. Featuring Twin […]
Death Becomes Us: Art by Maria Bird
Maria Bird is a Kentucky born sculpture and stained glass artist whose work deals with themes of mortality, memory, identity and beauty. Bird’s work is informed by observations of nature, often using imagery of flora and fauna as approachable visual representations when discussing uncomfortable topics. “Death Becomes Us” explores topics surrounding death and the grieving process. Death Becomes […]