Events

As a kick-off event to our annual Celebration of Traditional Music, the Ebony Hillbillies will present an evening of music.  Celebrated as the “Premier African American String Band in America”, the Ebony Hillbillies are the only String band based in NYC keeping an almost forgotten American musical legacy alive. Consisting of fiddle, banjo, washboard, and […]

Join us on Fri., Oct. 10 for Hocus Pocus in Memorial Park - Bring a blanket and a chair for a FREE cozy movie night under the stars! FREE Kettle Corn .... while supplies last! Get settled in @6:30 pm Movie starts @7:15 pm

The Berea College planetarium hosts shows twice a week in our large planetarium. The shows are open to the public and held every Friday at 7PM and Sunday at 4PM. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children and seniors. You can check out https://planetarium.berea.edu to view the available shows and descriptions. Located in the […]

You’re Invited to a Night of Mystery & Intrigue! Ivana Crump is hosting an Honoring Our Warriors Association (HOWSA) fundraiser—and it’s a costume party you won’t want to miss! But beware, the guest list is as dramatic as the evening’s events. Joining Ivana will be her half-sisters, Iona and Isabella, her ex-husband Connor, and her […]

Come join us each Saturday from 10:00-11:00 am at the Forestry Outreach Center for Forest Meditations! This is an opportunity to connect with ourselves, each other, and the world. All are welcome! We will meet in the “Nature’s Classroom” gazebo. Bring your mats or cushions if you like. Chairs will be provided. We will start […]

Celebrate Tree Week  by joining us on a walk where you can learn how to identify different tree species in the forest! The walk will be slow-paced and approximately 1 mile with some uneven terrain. Meet at the Pinnacle Knob trails parking lot to leave at 11:00am.

The Berea College Grounds team is starting the Free Tree Initiative–a project to grow native trees from the forest that can then be intentionally planted on campus or in the forest or given to community members to plant. The mini tree nursery boxes will be placed in the forest by the Center to get tended […]

Here's another opportunity to make a ceramic teapot with Johnathan Dazo! Participants will learn the basics of slab-construction pottery to make their own functional teapot. You will have an assortment of texture rollers to choose from, or you are welcome to bring your own tools to decorate your piece. Teapots will be fired and finished […]

Want to make new friends? Worried about hiking alone until you gain your confidence? Want to learn about the local wildlife? Then join a group hike at the Pinnacles in Berea! Every Saturday at 1:00 pm, FOC staff and Berea College students will be ready to hike with you! The group that attends will decide […]

 A Special Directing Debut!   Deep in the Louisiana swamplands, secrets simmer beneath the surface…  Journey into the mysterious world of the Louisiana bayou where Spanish moss drapes ancient cypress trees and the air is thick with secrets, superstition, and Southern charm. Many legends persist in the bayou, but none strikes an icy chill of fear […]