Friday, May 10th, 2019
The Infamous Stringdusters
Sponsor: Spencer Home Center

Friday, May 24th, 2019
I'm With Her
Sponsor: Raymond James​

Sunday, June 2nd, 2019
Chris Thile
Sponsor: C.W. Barger and Son​

​Saturday, June 22nd, 2019
Charley Crockett and Kat Wright
Sponsor: Converge Local

Sunday, June 23rd, 2019
Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
Opener: Sam Amidon
Sponsor: CornerStone Bank 

Saturday, July 6th, 2019
Gary Ruley and Mule Train
Sponsor: Pure Eats

Thursday, July 18th, 2019
JJ Grey & Mofro
Sponsor: Robert L Faulkner and Son Inc.

Saturday, July 20th, 2019
Molly Tuttle
Opener: catherine the great​
Sponsor: Kendal at Lexington​

Saturday, August 3rd, 2019
Steep Canyon Rangers
Sponsors: Broadview Ranch, 12 Ridges​

Saturday, August 17th, 2019
Traveling Players' Rumpelstiltskin​

Saturday, September 14th, 2019
Keller & The Keels
Sponsor: Lexington Real Estate Connection​

Saturday, September 28th, 2019
​The Steel Wheels
Opener: The Honey Dewdrops
Sponsors: ​Spencer and Taylor, PLC, Paradox Farm
Welcome back!
The past six seasons have been an enormous success. Lime Kiln Theater served an audience of over 4,000 people each summer, and almost every concert was sold out. Please join us again in 2020, as we continue to offer music and performance art; fulfilling our mission to serve residents of the Shenandoah Valley and beyond.
History
The Lime Kiln Theater is rooted in and inspired by the magic of a natural, outdoor theater. In 1967, two Washington and Lee University students, Tommy Spencer and Don Baker, produced A Midsummer Night’s Dream in an abandoned, turn-of-the-century lime quarry and kiln located in Lexington, VA. Fifteen years later, Tommy Spencer convinced the owner of the site containing the quarry to donate the use of the land for the establishment of an arts organization. After thousands of volunteer hours to clear the brambles, thickets, and rubble and to build the stage, the first season was presented in 1984.

From that summer season of one play, 12 performances, and an audience of 2,000, Lime Kiln expanded to an annual season peak of 74 performances of four plays and 23 concerts for an audience of nearly 25,000. Through Lime Kiln, artists have created and premiered 20 original scripts, and helped develop eight works by other playwrights. In February 2012, the theater temporarily ceased operations due to challenging economic conditions. In 2014, a newly energized Lime Kiln board, led by executive director Spencer McElroy, undertook the challenge to bring the unique performance space back to life.
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Give to Lime Kiln!
Lime Kiln Theater was rekindled in 2014 as a volunteer-based organization. With substantial help from volunteers, our goal is to offer exciting and affordable concerts and theater events in an incredible venue, unlike any other in southwest Virginia. All donations from this web site will be used for maintenance and restoration of the Lime Kiln Theater site. Please consider making a tax-deductible gift today.

​Lime Kiln Arts, Inc. is a non-profit (501c3), operating at Lime Kiln Theater in Lexington. It opened in 1984 and is rooted in and inspired by the magic of a natural, outdoor theater.
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