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Here’s a look at what’s going on in arts and culture around Louisville this October.

Fall brings with it many changes, but perhaps none more striking than the turning of the leaves. West Virginia officials are working to make sure leaf peepers visiting the state maximize their autumn experience.

Thousands of intricately carved pumpkins are lighting up Louisville’s Iroquois Park for the 13th annual Jack O’Lantern Spectacular.

Hundreds of singers from all over the world recently gathered in Atlanta to debut a new music book called “The Sacred Harp.” It’s central to shape note singing — one of the oldest American musical traditions.

A new initiative pieced together by the National Quilt Museum, along with professors at Murray State University, is using the fiber arts to teach K-12 students about geometry and other mathematical principles.

A modern spin on a Greek tragedy is the inspiration behind a Louisville theater company’s new play about the 1930s Harlan coal mine wars.

Kentucky Opera interim CEO Peggy Miller said she wants to focus on funding the arts and advocating for the artists.

A sculptor from Lexington and a writer living in Appalachia represent Kentucky this year in a regional arts fellowship.

Brood XIV is emerging across Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. While the cicadas are annoying to some, they offer profound meaning to others.

Art conservators say removing the graffiti could be unethical and the former city art board chair says it’s expensive and sends a message about the city’s priorities. But some Metro Council members say it’s time to just get it done.