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  • HCP holds 'South Pacific' auditions

    Hardin County Playhouse holds auditions for the musical “South Pacific” at 6:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

    Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” centers on a nurse stationed at a U.S. Naval based during World War II. She falls in love with a French plantation owner who has two children she at first struggles to accept because of their race. The musical was praised for dealing with racial prejudice and won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950.

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  • Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' gets Asian-themed makeover

    While those familiar with William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” expect swords to clash during the play, the sword fights in an upcoming production are less traditional.

    The sword fights in Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center’s production of “Macbeth” will be samurai sword fights.

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  • Wine and Canvas comes to Trino's

    Wine and Canvas of Louisville is sponsoring a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Trino’s Italian Restaurant in Elizabethtown.

    During the class, painters are taught to paint “Eiffel Tower at Night.” The cost of the class is $35 and a portion of the proceeds go to Relay for Life.

    Wine and Canvas is a business that teaches mobile art classes in Louisville and surrounding areas.

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  • Gallery exhibit opens Saturday

    An exhibit by a Hardinsburg artist opens Saturday at Wild Earth Gallery & Gifts in Elizabethtown.

    “Nature Speaking” features art by Helen Merrick, showcasing her watercolor and bamboo gloss paintings. The gallery opens at 11 a.m., with an opening night reception from 6 to 8 p.m. to meet the artist.

    The watercolor exhibit, which runs through May 31, focuses on settings in the natural world with floral arrangements, landscapes and reflections of spring.

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  • Concert series to feature 12-string guitarist

    Twelve-string guitarist Neil Jacobs is the featured performer Saturday for the Acoustic Guitar Masters Concert Series 13 at the Hardin County Schools Performing Arts Center at John Hardin High School.

    The concert is at 7:30 p.m.

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  • Comedy on the menu at Alpine Haus

    Three comedians offer laughs a la carte when Comedy Caravan presents a show tonight at Caroline’s Alpine Haus in Radcliff.

    The Comedy Caravan show begins at 8 p.m. and features Kristin Key as the headliner, said Tom Sobel, owner of Comedy Caravan. Key was a finalist on season four of the TV’s “Last Comic Standing.”

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  • Easter egg hunt reveals great friends

    The day before Easter I was rendered speechless.

    Yeah, I know that’s hard to believe, but it really happened.

    After running a few errands together Saturday morning, my other half, Rebecca Ricks, and I returned home, and Rebecca got ready for work. Because it was my day off, I didn’t have much on my schedule except to run some errands later. Yeah, I needed to get some Easter items for Rebecca, but we keep a pretty low spending limit so I knew it wouldn’t require an extensive shopping spree.

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  • Country up-and-comers Jetset Getset come to Radcliff

    Kickers Country Bar and Grill in Radcliff hosts country group Jetset Getset in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday.

    The group recently was recognized by the Country Music Association as “Who New to Watch in 2013.”

    The trio of Tori Little, Sadie Loveland and Avery Eliason head up the band and are promoting their album “Saturday Night.”

    Most of the band is comprised of teenagers but perform a range of music for all ages.

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  • Easter hats still adorn some heads

    In 1933, Irving Berlin wrote a song about an Easter bonnet “with all the fringe upon it.”

    While popularity of Easter headwear seems to have declined in some areas, Easter attire still is alive and well in many larger cities around the country, where holiday parades and hat contests abound.

    In Hardin County, the Easter hat gets somewhat less attention, though it is not completely forgotten.

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  • Stranger danger applies to all ages

    Near the end of the movie “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” there’s a piece of dialogue that really sticks with you.

    The serial killer asks the hero why people don’t trust their instincts. When people know something isn’t right, they still go along for the sake of being polite. It’s hard to believe the fear of offending someone is stronger than the fear of pain, the killer says, but it is.

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