Who: Entrepreneur and former basketball star Oscar Robertson and Tammy Turner, an author and recruiting firm founder, are this year's top speakers.
When: July 27-28. Mixer, 5:30-8 p.m. July 27; expo and sessions, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. July 28.
Where: The Lexington Center, 430 W. Vine St.
Tickets: $35. Register online at Lexingtonmbe.com or call (859) 285-1173.
Source:www.kentucky.com
Monday, July 25, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Black Alliance for Educational Options
Breakfast Roundtable Discussion
with
Dr. Ben Chavis1 & President Kenneth Campbell2
Monday August 1st, 2011
8:30–10:00 AM
S.P. Rawlings Conference & Multipurpose Center
866 Georgetown St. Lexington, KY 40511
Seats are limited. For additional information or to RSVP please contact:
Dr. Wayne D. Lewis, Jr.
Lexington Outreach Coordinator
Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO)
WayneDLewisPhD@gmail.com
with
Dr. Ben Chavis1 & President Kenneth Campbell2
Monday August 1st, 2011
8:30–10:00 AM
S.P. Rawlings Conference & Multipurpose Center
866 Georgetown St. Lexington, KY 40511
Seats are limited. For additional information or to RSVP please contact:
Dr. Wayne D. Lewis, Jr.
Lexington Outreach Coordinator
Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO)
WayneDLewisPhD@gmail.com
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Fashion Show w/Local Designer
Life's Journey Runway Summer 2011 Fashion Showcase
When: 7:30 p.m. July 23
Where: Lyric Theatre, 300 E. Third Street
Cost: $12. Tickets are available at the Lyric box office 1-5 p.m. daily or online at Lexingtonlyric.com
Call: (859) 280-2218
www.kentucky.com
When: 7:30 p.m. July 23
Where: Lyric Theatre, 300 E. Third Street
Cost: $12. Tickets are available at the Lyric box office 1-5 p.m. daily or online at Lexingtonlyric.com
Call: (859) 280-2218
www.kentucky.com
Fayette County: Back-to-school events provide supplies to kids
The YMCA of Central Kentucky, in collaboration with 20 neighborhoods, is hosting the sixth annual Ready, Set, Go! Lexington Neighborhood Back-to-School Rallies. They will be Saturday, Aug. 6, and will provide 8,000 elementary, middle and high school students with free backpacks and school supplies.
Each neighborhood site will distribute supplies for all grade levels and offer activities, resource booths, food, speakers and entertainment.
Registration for the free supplies be 9 to 11 a.m. at each location, and backpacks will be distributed at noon. Students must be with a parent or guardian to receive supplies. All 8,000 backpacks are provided by the parent company of Kentucky Utilities.
The neighborhoods or rally sites include:
■ First Baptist Church, Bracktown, 3016 Bracktown Road.
■ Cardinal Valley, 2077 Cambridge Drive.
■ Carver Neighborhood Center, 522 Patterson Street.
■ Castlewood Park, 201 Castlewood Drive.
■ Coolavin Park, 550 West Sixth Street.
■ Duncan Park, 530 North Limestone.
■ Eastland Church of God, 2598 Liberty Road.
■ Gainesway, 3460 Milano Drive.
■ Gardenside Christian Church, 940 Holly Springs Drive.
■ Douglass Park, 726 Georgetown Street.
■ Imani Missionary Baptist Church, 1555 Georgetown Street.
■ Rock/LaRoca United Methodist Church, 1015 North Limestone.
■ Temple of Prayer, 549 Parkside Drive.
■ Pralltown, 190 Lou Johnson Way.
■ Radcliffe Marlboro Park, 561 Benton Road.
■ Spiegle Heights Park, 424 Spiegle Street.
■ William Wells Brown Community Center, 548 East Fifth Street.
■ Russell Cave Church of Christ, 1841 McCullough Drive
■ Woodhill, 457 Larkwood Drive.
Donations are needed. Drop off any of the following items at the High Street YMCA by Aug. 2: washable markers (set of 8), crayons (24 count), pocket folders, blunt-tip or regular scissors, composition notebook, pencil-top erasers, No. 2 pencils, glue sticks, composition notebooks, 1-inch binders and dividers with tabs for three-ring binders, medium point blue and black pens, highlighters with clips, and spiral notebooks.
For more information, call the United Way at 211 or LexCall at 311 or Nicola Fleming at (859) 226-0393.
www.kentucky.com
Each neighborhood site will distribute supplies for all grade levels and offer activities, resource booths, food, speakers and entertainment.
Registration for the free supplies be 9 to 11 a.m. at each location, and backpacks will be distributed at noon. Students must be with a parent or guardian to receive supplies. All 8,000 backpacks are provided by the parent company of Kentucky Utilities.
The neighborhoods or rally sites include:
■ First Baptist Church, Bracktown, 3016 Bracktown Road.
■ Cardinal Valley, 2077 Cambridge Drive.
■ Carver Neighborhood Center, 522 Patterson Street.
■ Castlewood Park, 201 Castlewood Drive.
■ Coolavin Park, 550 West Sixth Street.
■ Duncan Park, 530 North Limestone.
■ Eastland Church of God, 2598 Liberty Road.
■ Gainesway, 3460 Milano Drive.
■ Gardenside Christian Church, 940 Holly Springs Drive.
■ Douglass Park, 726 Georgetown Street.
■ Imani Missionary Baptist Church, 1555 Georgetown Street.
■ Rock/LaRoca United Methodist Church, 1015 North Limestone.
■ Temple of Prayer, 549 Parkside Drive.
■ Pralltown, 190 Lou Johnson Way.
■ Radcliffe Marlboro Park, 561 Benton Road.
■ Spiegle Heights Park, 424 Spiegle Street.
■ William Wells Brown Community Center, 548 East Fifth Street.
■ Russell Cave Church of Christ, 1841 McCullough Drive
■ Woodhill, 457 Larkwood Drive.
Donations are needed. Drop off any of the following items at the High Street YMCA by Aug. 2: washable markers (set of 8), crayons (24 count), pocket folders, blunt-tip or regular scissors, composition notebook, pencil-top erasers, No. 2 pencils, glue sticks, composition notebooks, 1-inch binders and dividers with tabs for three-ring binders, medium point blue and black pens, highlighters with clips, and spiral notebooks.
For more information, call the United Way at 211 or LexCall at 311 or Nicola Fleming at (859) 226-0393.
www.kentucky.com
Sunday, July 17, 2011
4Sisters4Christ
Need encouragement?
Look no further. 4sisters4Christ are a group of Lexington women who seek to encourage others in Christ. Check out their new website at www.4sisters4christ.com.
Look no further. 4sisters4Christ are a group of Lexington women who seek to encourage others in Christ. Check out their new website at www.4sisters4christ.com.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Black Educational Summit
The 2011 summit will be at Booker T. Washington Academy Intermediate Center, 475 Price Road. Those who fulfill requirements will be eligible for one of 150 free computers.
July 30: 9 a.m., registration; 10 and 11 a.m., breakout sessions; noon, lunch; 1 p.m., keynote speaker: Fayette Circuit Judge Pamela Goodwine, "The Practices of Positive Discipline."
July 31: 3 p.m., dinner; 4 p.m., keynote speakers Kenneth Campbell, president of Black Alliance for Educational Options, an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., and Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., Black Alliance strategist and former NAACP executive director.
To register, call (859) 231-1555.
Source:www.kentucky.com
July 30: 9 a.m., registration; 10 and 11 a.m., breakout sessions; noon, lunch; 1 p.m., keynote speaker: Fayette Circuit Judge Pamela Goodwine, "The Practices of Positive Discipline."
July 31: 3 p.m., dinner; 4 p.m., keynote speakers Kenneth Campbell, president of Black Alliance for Educational Options, an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., and Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., Black Alliance strategist and former NAACP executive director.
To register, call (859) 231-1555.
Source:www.kentucky.com
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Women's Health Seminar!
“What Every Woman Should Know About Uterine Fibroids”
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Immediately following 3rd service
2:00 to 3:30pm in Fellowship Hall
Consolidated Baptist Church
Richard Gaines, Pastor-Teacher
1625 Russell Cave Road
Lexington, KY 40505
Presenter: Dr. Dale R. Absher
If you are experiencing Heavy Periods - Pelvic Pain - Frequent Urination - Constipation and Bloating, Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) may be an option for you. UFE is a safe non-surgical alternative to a hysterectomy.
RSVP by July 24, 2011 to:
Consolidated Baptist Church (859) 299-8559
women@consolidatedbaptist.org
Please Register – Seating Is Limited
A free luncheon will be served.
www.ask4UFE.com/empoweredwomen
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Immediately following 3rd service
2:00 to 3:30pm in Fellowship Hall
Consolidated Baptist Church
Richard Gaines, Pastor-Teacher
1625 Russell Cave Road
Lexington, KY 40505
Presenter: Dr. Dale R. Absher
If you are experiencing Heavy Periods - Pelvic Pain - Frequent Urination - Constipation and Bloating, Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) may be an option for you. UFE is a safe non-surgical alternative to a hysterectomy.
RSVP by July 24, 2011 to:
Consolidated Baptist Church (859) 299-8559
women@consolidatedbaptist.org
Please Register – Seating Is Limited
A free luncheon will be served.
www.ask4UFE.com/empoweredwomen
Friday, July 1, 2011
Super Sunday!
July 16, 2011
Douglass Park
Admission: Free
Every third Sunday in July, individuals come out to Douglass Park and enjoy outdoor basketball at its best. Started over thirty years ago, this event features teams from the Parks & Recreation “Dirt Bowl” league. At its peak, the Dirt Bowl was ranked as the #1 outdoor basketball league in the United States. It is even acknowledged by the NCAA and is approved as one of a small number of summer leagues around the country in which college athletes may participate without violating NCAA bylaws. In addition to great basketball action, there is live entertainment and vendors selling merchandise and concessions throughout the day.
Super Sunday s brought to you by Lexington Parks & Recreation, 107.9 The Beat, ABC-36, Don Jacobs Honda/BMW/Volkswagon and Cricket Wireless.
For more information, call 288-2955.
Douglass Park
Admission: Free
Every third Sunday in July, individuals come out to Douglass Park and enjoy outdoor basketball at its best. Started over thirty years ago, this event features teams from the Parks & Recreation “Dirt Bowl” league. At its peak, the Dirt Bowl was ranked as the #1 outdoor basketball league in the United States. It is even acknowledged by the NCAA and is approved as one of a small number of summer leagues around the country in which college athletes may participate without violating NCAA bylaws. In addition to great basketball action, there is live entertainment and vendors selling merchandise and concessions throughout the day.
Super Sunday s brought to you by Lexington Parks & Recreation, 107.9 The Beat, ABC-36, Don Jacobs Honda/BMW/Volkswagon and Cricket Wireless.
For more information, call 288-2955.
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