Kentucky Theatre (Lexington)
The theater's facade with marquee glowing at night. | |
| Location | 214 East Main Street Lexington, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°02′40″N 84°29′43″W / 38.04443°N 84.49516°W |
| Owner | Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government |
| Operator | Friends of the Kentucky Theatre |
| Type | Indoor Movie Theatre |
| Capacity | 816 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 1921 |
| Opened | October 4, 1922 |
| Renovated | 1987–1992 |
| Website | |
| https://www.kentuckytheatre.org/ | |
The Kentucky Theatre is an historic cinema in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States, that first opened in October 1922. The building is currently owned by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and leased to a non-profit that shows films, and hosts concerts and events. The theater's schedule emphasizes foreign, independent, and art films, although more typical Hollywood movies are occasionally shown, as well. It is one of a few remaining movie palaces in the United States.
Each summer, the Kentucky Theatre hosts a Summer Classics series, showing a different classic film each Wednesday throughout the summer. Most films in the series are paired as one-night double-features or shown with an accompanying cartoon. These also include performances by organists part of the Bluegrass Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society, which include classic and modern pieces and a sing-along before the show.