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Arts Weekly

Rich Copley: Elf the Musical, Diego Garcia, & Josh Turner at EKU Center

WEKU | By Jonese Franklin

Published November 14, 2014 at 5:33 PM EST

It’s time for our weekly chat with Rich Copley of the Lexington Herald Leader for a preview of this weekend’s arts and cultural events.

Rich tells WEKU’s Jonese Franklin, that ready or not, the holiday shows are in town.

Events discussed this week:

-Elf the Musical at the Opera House

-Lexington band Bear Medicine opens for Diego Garcia at the Singletary Center

-Country star Josh Turner plays the EKU Center for the Arts

Rich Copley is an arts reporter for the Lexington Herald Leader. Information on the weekend’s events is available in Friday's edition..

You can also find out about arts and cultural activities by visiting the events calendar.

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