Contact PAC
270-769-8837
Hardin County Schools
Performing Arts Center
384 W.A. Jenkins Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Office Hours
Tuesday-Thursday
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
August-May, excluding school holidays

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BART LOVINS, Director - ![]()

• Contract Negotiations
• Grant Writing Supervision
• Partnerships/Sponsorships
• Public Relations
• Stage Direction
• Theatrical Advisor / Guest Lecturer
A Rineyville native, Bart comes to the PAC with his wife Laura after a successful career as a producer, director, playwright and actor for over twenty years. In his free time away from the PAC, he continues to explore other artistic endeavors. He holds a BFA in Performing Arts from WKU, interned at Stage One: Louisville’s Children’s Theatre and has studied with Tim Conway, Tom Poston, James Kirkwood and the National Shakespeare Company. He has served as presenter for the National Arts Education Partnership and is a member of Actors Equity Association, Kentucky Arts Presenters Network, Arts Kentucky, Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Arts Education Partnership and Rotary International. www.bartlovins.com
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AARON TAYLOR, Technical Director - ![]()

• Set Construction
• Sound Board Operation / Design
• Light Board Operation / Design
• Theatrical Maintenance
• Shop Foreman
Aaron is a graduate of Indiana University Southeast with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Theatre and Spanish. After appearing in numerous college and community productions, Aaron traveled for five years as Tour Manager with the Blue Apple Players of Louisville, Kentucky before coming on board as Technical Director of the PAC in November of 2005. Aaron and his wife Moira live in Elizabethtown with their daughter Harper and their dog, Margaret. When he has free time, Aaron enjoys acting, traveling, watching horror movies, and video gaming.
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ERIC POPE - ![]()
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DIANE HAFER - ![]()

• Rental Scheduling and Contracts
• Grant Writing
• Publicity Coordination
• General Office Duties
Diane, a Pennsylvania native, moved to Kentucky in 1996 with her husband, Dan and daughters, Jennica, Jaclyn and Julie. Diane attended Penn State University, was blessed to be a “stay at home” mom and for a hobby, drove school bus for 18 years. Being a parent volunteer in Hardin County Schools for years and her love of music and theatre led Diane to volunteer at the PAC where duties included House Manager and Volunteer Coordinator. With encouragement from good friend Nora Sweat, Diane accepted a secretarial position in the PAC office in 2004 and the rest is history….
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RON GRIMES, Custodian - ![]()

• Cleaning of Facility
• Facility Maintenance
Ron Grimes, an Elizabethtown native, worked several years with a local manufacturing company before receiving his degree in Industrial Maintenance in 2005. Ron and his wife of 31 years have two children, and one grandson. In his free time he enjoys working on his Harley-Davidson, and restoring GTOs.
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PAC VOLUNTEER STAFF
- Lisa Vandermolen, Volunteer Coordinator
- Darlene & Nolte Maffet, Public Performance House Managers
- Charlotte & Lloyd Henderson, School Performance House Managers


