The Kentucky Theatre at 90: Downtown silver screen has had a golden history

For 20 years, Lexingtonians routinely checked their refrigerator doors to see what would be playing at The Kentucky Theatre before making plans.

In fact, during the 1980s and ’90s, you could tell what kind of party you were at just by whether The Kentucky’s eclectic, art-house cinema schedule was pinned up somewhere. (The conventional wisdom: No calendar? Don’t expect sparkling conversation.)