Mayor Jim Gray announced Thursday that a $3.9 million grant will allow the city to hire 25 officers. It will be the first class of new hires in about two years.
The grant will pay for the officers' training, salaries and benefits for three years. The city is then obligated to keep the officers on for at least one additional year.
Despite some cost to the city once the grant runs out, including equipment and salaries, "it will be a fraction of what it would cost without the grant," city spokeswoman Susan Straub said.
There is no set date, but the hiring process will begin as soon as possible, police Cmdr. Doug Pape said. It takes about a year to get officers completely trained and patrolling on their own.
The 25 new hires will bring the total number of officers to about 549.
Source: www.kentucky.com
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Vanderbilt University: Programs for Talented Youth
WAVU – Weekend Academy at Vanderbilt University – Oct 29-30, 2011 & March 3-4, 2012, A Two-day residential program for students in grades 7-10.
VSA – Vanderbilt Summer Academy – Summer 2012
Session l – June 10-15, Session II – June 17-29 – Session III – July 8-27
A residential summer program on Vanderbilt’s campus for rising 8th – 12th graders.
For more in: http://pty.vanderbilt.edu/vsa/
VSA – Vanderbilt Summer Academy – Summer 2012
Session l – June 10-15, Session II – June 17-29 – Session III – July 8-27
A residential summer program on Vanderbilt’s campus for rising 8th – 12th graders.
For more in: http://pty.vanderbilt.edu/vsa/
Summer Medical Programs for High School
University of Louisville Health Wise
For students grades 6-12
Enrichment in math and science and exposure to health professions.
Contact: Dedra DeBerry, 502-772-8305 or 502-778-1608
Dates: June 6 – July 1
Application available by calling 502-778-1607
University of Louisville PEPP – Pikeville Program – For students in grades 9-11.
Enrichment in math and science and exposure to health professions. (2 week program in Pikeville)
Pikeville College: School of Osteopathic Medicine
Contact: Katie L. Leslie, 502-852-8109, Klfarm02@louisville.edu
Application available at: http://louisville.edu/medschool/diversity/pre-college
University of Louisville Brown Cancer Center Summer Research Internship program
This day program provides high school sophomores, juniors and seniors
and a limited number of college undergraduates with hands-on scientific research experience. Each is assigned to a faculty researcher mentor in whose laboratory they work. They also have a chance to present their work in poster sessions. Applications are accepted for the Summer Research Internship Program at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. Participants commit a minimum of 20 hours per week for eight weeks from mid-June to mid-August. Deadline to apply is April 11.
Details at http://www.browncancercenter.org/NewsReleases/tabid/71/Default.aspx?id=46
University of Kentucky 26th Annual Summer Research Training Fellowship
The Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine announces the availability of a research training program for outstanding high school students with a strong interest in science. Fellowship Stipend of $1,500 will be paid for the 8 week period beginning Monday, June 13, 2011 and ending on Friday, August 5, 2011. The student will work in the laboratory under the supervision of a qualified investigator on a project of mutual interest.
Eligibility: Applicants must be at least 16 years of age by June 1 and have taken chemistry. In addition, the student should have completed a science course with a laboratory (preferably chemistry). All students with a strong interest in science who meet these criteria are strongly urged to apply. Applications are available in the Counseling Office.
For students grades 6-12
Enrichment in math and science and exposure to health professions.
Contact: Dedra DeBerry, 502-772-8305 or 502-778-1608
Dates: June 6 – July 1
Application available by calling 502-778-1607
University of Louisville PEPP – Pikeville Program – For students in grades 9-11.
Enrichment in math and science and exposure to health professions. (2 week program in Pikeville)
Pikeville College: School of Osteopathic Medicine
Contact: Katie L. Leslie, 502-852-8109, Klfarm02@louisville.edu
Application available at: http://louisville.edu/medschool/diversity/pre-college
University of Louisville Brown Cancer Center Summer Research Internship program
This day program provides high school sophomores, juniors and seniors
and a limited number of college undergraduates with hands-on scientific research experience. Each is assigned to a faculty researcher mentor in whose laboratory they work. They also have a chance to present their work in poster sessions. Applications are accepted for the Summer Research Internship Program at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. Participants commit a minimum of 20 hours per week for eight weeks from mid-June to mid-August. Deadline to apply is April 11.
Details at http://www.browncancercenter.org/NewsReleases/tabid/71/Default.aspx?id=46
University of Kentucky 26th Annual Summer Research Training Fellowship
The Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine announces the availability of a research training program for outstanding high school students with a strong interest in science. Fellowship Stipend of $1,500 will be paid for the 8 week period beginning Monday, June 13, 2011 and ending on Friday, August 5, 2011. The student will work in the laboratory under the supervision of a qualified investigator on a project of mutual interest.
Eligibility: Applicants must be at least 16 years of age by June 1 and have taken chemistry. In addition, the student should have completed a science course with a laboratory (preferably chemistry). All students with a strong interest in science who meet these criteria are strongly urged to apply. Applications are available in the Counseling Office.
Applications for McConnell Scholarships now available
Online applications for McConnell Scholarships are now available. Materials must be submitted by Jan. 15, 2012.
The McConnell Scholars Program is a rigorous and prestigious academic program for a select group of interdisciplinary undergraduate students majoring or minoring in political science at the University of Louisville. Over the course of four years, McConnell Scholars meet a variety of national, state and local leaders and study with some of the finest faculty in the nation.
Only 10 graduating high school seniors from Kentucky are awarded McConnell Scholarships each year.
For more info: http://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/articles/applications-for-mcconnell-scholarship-now-available
Program Benefits
•Guaranteed full tuition to the University of Louisville
•Five-week, fully-funded study abroad to the People's Republic of China
•Special grant assistance for study abroad programs and internships
•Opportunities to meet, interview and engage local, state and national leaders
•Mentor connections with more than 200 McConnell Scholar Alumni
The McConnell Scholars Program is a rigorous and prestigious academic program for a select group of interdisciplinary undergraduate students majoring or minoring in political science at the University of Louisville. Over the course of four years, McConnell Scholars meet a variety of national, state and local leaders and study with some of the finest faculty in the nation.
Only 10 graduating high school seniors from Kentucky are awarded McConnell Scholarships each year.
For more info: http://louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/articles/applications-for-mcconnell-scholarship-now-available
Program Benefits
•Guaranteed full tuition to the University of Louisville
•Five-week, fully-funded study abroad to the People's Republic of China
•Special grant assistance for study abroad programs and internships
•Opportunities to meet, interview and engage local, state and national leaders
•Mentor connections with more than 200 McConnell Scholar Alumni
Kentucky Awarding $1,000 College Savings Accounts to Four Babies!
The best time for a family to start saving for college is when a child is born. For that reason, the Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust (KESPT) will award $1,000 college savings accounts to four lucky babies born in Kentucky.
Parents, legal guardians or grandparents are invited to enter online at www.kysaves.com beginning on Sept. 6, 2011, for a chance to win. One entry will be randomly selected at the end of each calendar quarter through Sept. 30, 2012. Babies born in the 12 months before each quarterly drawing are eligible.
For more information, please visit www.kysaves.com or call toll-free 877-598-7878.
To learn how to plan and prepare for higher education, go to www.gotocollege.ky.gov. For more information about Kentucky scholarships and grants, visit www.kheaa.com; write KHEAA, P.O. Box 798, Frankfort, KY 40602; or call 800-928-8926, ext. 6-7372.
Parents, legal guardians or grandparents are invited to enter online at www.kysaves.com beginning on Sept. 6, 2011, for a chance to win. One entry will be randomly selected at the end of each calendar quarter through Sept. 30, 2012. Babies born in the 12 months before each quarterly drawing are eligible.
For more information, please visit www.kysaves.com or call toll-free 877-598-7878.
To learn how to plan and prepare for higher education, go to www.gotocollege.ky.gov. For more information about Kentucky scholarships and grants, visit www.kheaa.com; write KHEAA, P.O. Box 798, Frankfort, KY 40602; or call 800-928-8926, ext. 6-7372.
Carter G. Woodson Lecture Series
The lecture, "Sexualizing Black Female Bodies, Constructing Culture and Nation in the French Caribbean," is part of the African American and Africana Studies Program's Carter G. Woodson Lecture Series and will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in Room 249 of the Student Center. Admission is free and open to UK students, staff, faculty and the public.
Jacqueline Couti, an assistant professor of French and Francophone Studies in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Kentucky, will discuss how the development of "doudou," a Creole term in the French Caribbean, was adopted by 19th century European scholars to rewrite national identity in the then French colony of Martinique. Martinique is now a department, which is an administrative district of France.
For more information on Couti's talk and the Carter G. Woodson series, please contact English professor and African American and Africana Studies Program Director Frank X Walker at fxw2@uky.edu.
Jacqueline Couti, an assistant professor of French and Francophone Studies in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Kentucky, will discuss how the development of "doudou," a Creole term in the French Caribbean, was adopted by 19th century European scholars to rewrite national identity in the then French colony of Martinique. Martinique is now a department, which is an administrative district of France.
For more information on Couti's talk and the Carter G. Woodson series, please contact English professor and African American and Africana Studies Program Director Frank X Walker at fxw2@uky.edu.
Ancestry.com Offering 15 Days of Free Services
Save the Dates: Oct. 1-15
You’re invited to a 15-day celebration of your story—and ours. Visit Ancestry.com daily October 1st-15th to search some of our favorite collections for free and enter for a chance to win the prize of the day in the 15 Days of Discovery Sweepstakes.
*Each day starting October 1, 2011 we’ll reveal a collection you
can search for free through midnight ET on October 15, 2011.
You’re invited to a 15-day celebration of your story—and ours. Visit Ancestry.com daily October 1st-15th to search some of our favorite collections for free and enter for a chance to win the prize of the day in the 15 Days of Discovery Sweepstakes.
*Each day starting October 1, 2011 we’ll reveal a collection you
can search for free through midnight ET on October 15, 2011.
Ovarian cancer Screening
Ovarian cancer is ranked 5th among cancer killers for American women. Most women have no symptoms until the disease has progressed toward its advanced stages and as the disease progresses, survival rates sharply drop. However, women can be cured with existing treatment methods if they detect the cancer early. There is a 24-year-long study conducted by the Ovarian Cancer Screening Program that showed annual screening greatly improves early detection and can save lives. Since the program began in 1987, more than 200,000 screenings have been performed on more than 37,000 Kentucky women and they have found more than 447 ovarian tumors and 76 detected malignancies.
The Ovarian Cancer Screening Program offers free screenings and are available at six locations throughout the state that include:
•Markey Cancer Center, 800 Rose Street, UK, Lexington
•Floyd County Health Department, 283 Goble Street, Prestonsburg
•Hardin County Health Department, 580 Westport Rd, Elizabethtown
•Mason County Health Department, 120 West 3rd Street, Maysville
•McCracken County Health Department, 916 Kentucky Avenue, Paducah
•Pulaski County Health Department, 45 Roberts Street, Somerset
The screening procedure is painless and lasts around 15 minutes.
Women are the primary caretakers in many our Kentucky families, but they often put her own well-being below that of their children and spouses. I strongly urge women to take advantage of these free screenings across the state because taking responsibility for our own health will ultimately improve the health of our loved ones.
The Ovarian Cancer Screening Program is open to women age 50 or older, or women over the age of 25 who have a family history of ovarian cancer. For more information, call (859) 323-4687 or (800) 766-8279.
The Ovarian Cancer Screening Program offers free screenings and are available at six locations throughout the state that include:
•Markey Cancer Center, 800 Rose Street, UK, Lexington
•Floyd County Health Department, 283 Goble Street, Prestonsburg
•Hardin County Health Department, 580 Westport Rd, Elizabethtown
•Mason County Health Department, 120 West 3rd Street, Maysville
•McCracken County Health Department, 916 Kentucky Avenue, Paducah
•Pulaski County Health Department, 45 Roberts Street, Somerset
The screening procedure is painless and lasts around 15 minutes.
Women are the primary caretakers in many our Kentucky families, but they often put her own well-being below that of their children and spouses. I strongly urge women to take advantage of these free screenings across the state because taking responsibility for our own health will ultimately improve the health of our loved ones.
The Ovarian Cancer Screening Program is open to women age 50 or older, or women over the age of 25 who have a family history of ovarian cancer. For more information, call (859) 323-4687 or (800) 766-8279.
Women’s Forum 5th Annual Fall Conference
The annual Women’s Forum Conference will take place on October 6th, 2011 at the Student Center. This year’s theme is “Engage, Empower, Impart”. The conference is open to all employees (faculty and staff) of the University. To view the schedule and register for the conference visit
http://www.uky.edu/OtherOrgs/UKWoman/registration.html.
The conference is designed with you in mind. Feel free to drop in and out as you need to.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ellen Lacey at ellen.lacey@uky.edu.
http://www.uky.edu/OtherOrgs/UKWoman/registration.html.
The conference is designed with you in mind. Feel free to drop in and out as you need to.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ellen Lacey at ellen.lacey@uky.edu.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
John Legend!
Join the Student Activities Board for an inspiring and motivational evening with John Legend as he speaks about his journey to ignite social change around the world.
Tickets are FREE for full-time UK Students and full-time UK Faculty/Staff. Students must show a student ID (one ticket per ID) and faculty/staff must show a Faculty/Staff card. All other tickets are $10 for the general public.
Tickets are available to UK Students and UK Faculty/Staff starting on Wednesday, August 24 - must be present at the SCFA Ticket Office to receive them. General public tickets go on sale Wednesday, August 31.
Date: October 4
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Singletary Center
For more info: www.uksab.org
Tickets are FREE for full-time UK Students and full-time UK Faculty/Staff. Students must show a student ID (one ticket per ID) and faculty/staff must show a Faculty/Staff card. All other tickets are $10 for the general public.
Tickets are available to UK Students and UK Faculty/Staff starting on Wednesday, August 24 - must be present at the SCFA Ticket Office to receive them. General public tickets go on sale Wednesday, August 31.
Date: October 4
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Singletary Center
For more info: www.uksab.org
'Dentistry From the Heart" Free Dental Clinic
What: Dr. Damon Pleasant will host a free, one-day clinic for adults 18 and older.
When: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 1
Where: Lexington Dental Center, 3138 Custer Dr.
Information: To volunteer, donate money or supplies, or for more details, call (859) 273-4141.
Source: www.kentucky.com
When: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 1
Where: Lexington Dental Center, 3138 Custer Dr.
Information: To volunteer, donate money or supplies, or for more details, call (859) 273-4141.
Source: www.kentucky.com
The MLK Jr. Cultural Center Presents ...
The 2011 MLK Scholar-In-Residence Programs
Martin Luther King, Jr. on Vietnam: King’s Message Applied to the U.S. Occupation of Iraq & Afghanistan
Presenter: Dr. Gail Presbey, University of Detroit, Mercy Campus
Tuesday, Oct. 18th
7pm | Rm. 211, UK Student Center
MLK Today: On Peace, Community & Democracy
An informal conversation with Drs. Presbey and Farr on the contemporary relevance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wednesday, Oct. 19th
11am | MLK Cultural Center
For more information, contact the MLK Cultural Center at 859-257-4130.
Martin Luther King, Jr. on Vietnam: King’s Message Applied to the U.S. Occupation of Iraq & Afghanistan
Presenter: Dr. Gail Presbey, University of Detroit, Mercy Campus
Tuesday, Oct. 18th
7pm | Rm. 211, UK Student Center
MLK Today: On Peace, Community & Democracy
An informal conversation with Drs. Presbey and Farr on the contemporary relevance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wednesday, Oct. 19th
11am | MLK Cultural Center
For more information, contact the MLK Cultural Center at 859-257-4130.
Historically Black College Fair
The Showcase of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is a college & career fair marketed predominantly toward African American students and other students who desire to attend an HBCU.
The Showcase [emphasizes education first] by providing each student with an educational assignment. Each assignment requires the students to attend college preparation workshops and career-planning sessions with professionals in various fields and careers. Additionally, students are also required to attend a minimum number of college and university booths.
Date: Oct. 14
Location: Exhibit Hall 1AB and Rooms L1-L13,Kentucky International Convention Center
Cost: Free and open to the public
The Showcase [emphasizes education first] by providing each student with an educational assignment. Each assignment requires the students to attend college preparation workshops and career-planning sessions with professionals in various fields and careers. Additionally, students are also required to attend a minimum number of college and university booths.
Date: Oct. 14
Location: Exhibit Hall 1AB and Rooms L1-L13,Kentucky International Convention Center
Cost: Free and open to the public
Free Flu (Shot) Friday
Friday, Oct 14 10:00a to 6:00p
at Public Health Clinic NORTH, Lexington, KY
Join the crew, fight the flu.
The health department hosts it's annual, free flu clinic. Receive your free flu shot on this day only.CDC recommends flu vaccine for everyone six months of age and above.
Price: Free
Phone: (859) 288-7529
Age Suitability: None Specified
Source: www.kentucky.com
at Public Health Clinic NORTH, Lexington, KY
Join the crew, fight the flu.
The health department hosts it's annual, free flu clinic. Receive your free flu shot on this day only.CDC recommends flu vaccine for everyone six months of age and above.
Price: Free
Phone: (859) 288-7529
Age Suitability: None Specified
Source: www.kentucky.com
Kids Across America
Attention all Pastors, Youth Leaders, Parents......in the Lexington and surrounding areas.
Come see and hear how the lives of urban youth are being radically changed around the country through the largest Christian urban camp in America at Kids Across America Camps in Branson, Missouri
Find out more information on getting your youth groups involved in going to Kids Across America (A Christian Sports Camp) and meet Kids America Camp staff Directors, Dana & Bridgett Thomas and Chris Williams
When: Wednesday, September 28, 2011
6:30pm-7:30pm
Where: St. John Missionary Baptist Church
511 Thurman Drive
Lexington, KY 40505
Contact: 859-433-8440
RSVP is not required, however if you plan on attending please call to let us know you will be in attendance...we hope to see you there on Wednesday, September 28th!!!!
Come see and hear how the lives of urban youth are being radically changed around the country through the largest Christian urban camp in America at Kids Across America Camps in Branson, Missouri
Find out more information on getting your youth groups involved in going to Kids Across America (A Christian Sports Camp) and meet Kids America Camp staff Directors, Dana & Bridgett Thomas and Chris Williams
When: Wednesday, September 28, 2011
6:30pm-7:30pm
Where: St. John Missionary Baptist Church
511 Thurman Drive
Lexington, KY 40505
Contact: 859-433-8440
RSVP is not required, however if you plan on attending please call to let us know you will be in attendance...we hope to see you there on Wednesday, September 28th!!!!
THE YOUNG BLACK & FAB SERIES AT THE GRIOT
featuring ...
R&B SOUL SINGER AVANT
and host LAMMAN RUCKER
(Sheriff on "Why Did I Get Married?")
Date: FRIDAY OCTOBER 14, 2011
SHOWTIME: 8PM
Location: THE KENTUCKY CENTER for AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE
The BROWN-FORMAN Great Hall, 1701 W. Muhammad Ali Boulevard
Louisville, KY 40204
Cost: $25
Presented by RIVER CITY ENTERTAINMENT & FOXX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
in association with BJS ENTERPRISES
***ADVANCED CREDIT CARD TICKET SALES AVAILABLE THIS WEEK***
R&B SOUL SINGER AVANT
and host LAMMAN RUCKER
(Sheriff on "Why Did I Get Married?")
Date: FRIDAY OCTOBER 14, 2011
SHOWTIME: 8PM
Location: THE KENTUCKY CENTER for AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE
The BROWN-FORMAN Great Hall, 1701 W. Muhammad Ali Boulevard
Louisville, KY 40204
Cost: $25
Presented by RIVER CITY ENTERTAINMENT & FOXX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
in association with BJS ENTERPRISES
***ADVANCED CREDIT CARD TICKET SALES AVAILABLE THIS WEEK***
Friday, September 23, 2011
STEVE PERRY: Push Has Come to Shove
An education is something that most students take for granted, but for some children in America it is considered a luxury. Join the Student Activities Board’s Multicultural Affairs Committee in welcoming education advocate Steve Perry as he speaks on how community members can help America's kids get the education they need and deserve at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in Memorial Hall. This event is sponsored by the Student Activities Board.
Born into poverty, Perry grew to believe success in life is determined by where you end, not where you start. This philosophy inspired him to transform the lives of poor and minority children by providing them with access to a college education. Perry is best known as the founder of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Conn., which has boasted 100 percent graduation and enrollment in four-year university programs for a period of six years.
In his most recent book, "Push Has Come to Shove," Perry describes what steps need to be taken to transform the educational experience and ensure that all American schools deliver a first-rate education to its kids. Copies of the book will be sold in the University Bookstore located in the Student Center following the event.
Students, faculty and staff can pick up a free ticket at the Student Center ticket office weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are also free to the general public. Tickets will be available for pickup starting Monday, Sept. 26. Contact the ticket office at (859) 257-TICS.
Born into poverty, Perry grew to believe success in life is determined by where you end, not where you start. This philosophy inspired him to transform the lives of poor and minority children by providing them with access to a college education. Perry is best known as the founder of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Conn., which has boasted 100 percent graduation and enrollment in four-year university programs for a period of six years.
In his most recent book, "Push Has Come to Shove," Perry describes what steps need to be taken to transform the educational experience and ensure that all American schools deliver a first-rate education to its kids. Copies of the book will be sold in the University Bookstore located in the Student Center following the event.
Students, faculty and staff can pick up a free ticket at the Student Center ticket office weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are also free to the general public. Tickets will be available for pickup starting Monday, Sept. 26. Contact the ticket office at (859) 257-TICS.
Museum Day! Free Admission to Participating Museums
In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, who offer free admission everyday, Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket...for free.
Get your two free tickets here: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday
Get your two free tickets here: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday
Take a Class on the Creative Side
The University of Kentucky Fine Arts Institute invites you to take a class on the creative side. The institute returns again this fall with noncredit art classes for adults. There are a variety of courses and workshops being offered. Whether you have been crafting for years or have merely entertained the idea of exploring your own creative talents, there is a course for you.
All sorts of artistic interests can be discovered with the range of classes that are offered through the UK Fine Arts Institute housed at UK Department of Art. Courses are designed for everyone and all are encouraged to experience the opportunity to expand their creativity.
Currently, the UK Fine Arts Institute is offering 13 courses, five of which are geared toward beginners. Most classes are presented in the evenings and on weekends. The length and cost of each course varies.
Regular session for fall classes runs Sept. 12 to Nov. 11. While some classes have begun, there is still plenty of time to sign up for any of them. Registration for any courses or workshops presented by the UK Fine Arts Institute can be made possible by visiting
www.uky.edu/FineArts/Art/FineArtsInstitute/registration3.html or by contacting the institute at (859) 257-8151 or by email to jane.andrus@uky.edu.
All sorts of artistic interests can be discovered with the range of classes that are offered through the UK Fine Arts Institute housed at UK Department of Art. Courses are designed for everyone and all are encouraged to experience the opportunity to expand their creativity.
Currently, the UK Fine Arts Institute is offering 13 courses, five of which are geared toward beginners. Most classes are presented in the evenings and on weekends. The length and cost of each course varies.
Regular session for fall classes runs Sept. 12 to Nov. 11. While some classes have begun, there is still plenty of time to sign up for any of them. Registration for any courses or workshops presented by the UK Fine Arts Institute can be made possible by visiting
www.uky.edu/FineArts/Art/FineArtsInstitute/registration3.html or by contacting the institute at (859) 257-8151 or by email to jane.andrus@uky.edu.
Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO)
Learn more about BAEO and the charter school movement in Kentucky!
Please plan to attend the first official Lexington BAEO meeting where organizers will provide attendants an introduction to BAEO, provide basic information about public charter schools, talk about the work underway in Kentucky to pass charter school legislation in KY in 2012, and discuss opportunities for helping them to continue this work.
Please save the date, invite a friend, and RSVP with me at your earliest convenience.
Date: Monday September 26th
Time: 6 PM
Where: Norhside Branch of the Lexington Public Library, 1733 Russell Cave Rd. in Lexington.
Please plan to attend the first official Lexington BAEO meeting where organizers will provide attendants an introduction to BAEO, provide basic information about public charter schools, talk about the work underway in Kentucky to pass charter school legislation in KY in 2012, and discuss opportunities for helping them to continue this work.
Please save the date, invite a friend, and RSVP with me at your earliest convenience.
Date: Monday September 26th
Time: 6 PM
Where: Norhside Branch of the Lexington Public Library, 1733 Russell Cave Rd. in Lexington.
Brown University, University of Chicago, Cornell, Columbia and Rice University!
Join Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, and Rice for an information session for prospective students and their families. Sessions include a brief overview of each institution, information on admissions and financial aid, and a chance to speak informally with admissions representatives. You must register to attend. We look forward to meeting you around the country this Spring!
Information Sessions are for prospective students and their families.
Where: Four Points by Sheraton Lexington,1938 Stanton Way, Lexington KY 40511
Event Date: Oct 5, 2011
Event Start Time: 7:30 p.m.
Event End Time: 9:30 p.m.
Information Sessions are for prospective students and their families.
Where: Four Points by Sheraton Lexington,1938 Stanton Way, Lexington KY 40511
Event Date: Oct 5, 2011
Event Start Time: 7:30 p.m.
Event End Time: 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Yale University
You are cordially invited to the 2011 Yale Information Session.
It will be held Sunday, October 16th at 2:00pm in the Lexington Public Library, 140 East Main Street. Admissions Officer Mark Dunn will discuss academic programs, residential college and campus life, admissions, and financial aid. Please bring your family and friends. Registration is optional but encouraged.
To register please visit: apps.admissions.yale.edu/events.
It will be held Sunday, October 16th at 2:00pm in the Lexington Public Library, 140 East Main Street. Admissions Officer Mark Dunn will discuss academic programs, residential college and campus life, admissions, and financial aid. Please bring your family and friends. Registration is optional but encouraged.
To register please visit: apps.admissions.yale.edu/events.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Tubby's Back!
University of Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith – a man with a reputation for character-building and the last coach to bring an NCAA basketball title to the University of Kentucky (’98) – is certain to jumpstart Year 2 of Billy Reed’s “Conversations with Champions” on Sept. 26.
All of these free, “fireside chat” events will be held in John L. Hill Chapel at 7:30 unless otherwise noted.
Here’s the rest of the 2011-12 “Conversations with Champions” line-up thus far:
Oct. 5 – Seth Hancock, who syndicated Secretariat for a record $6 million in ’72
Nov. 9 – John Carroll, multi Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper editor whose Lexington Herald-Leader won the ’86 award for its investigation of UK basketball transgressions
Nov. 22 – Angelo Dundee, trainer of young boxing champion Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali). Note the special time and place: 2 p.m. in the Richard & Karen Ward Room of the Ensor Learning Resource Center. This is also part of this fall’s College for a Day event.
March 7 – Tori Murden-McClure, author, adventurer (the first woman to row alone across the Atlantic) and now President of Spalding University in Louisville.
Reed, an acclaimed sports columnist and editor formerly with the Louisville Courier-Journal and senior writer for Sports Illustrated, also hopes to have UK football coach Joker Phillips as a guest sometime in February and University of Louisville Athletic Director Tom Jurich in April. All of the “Conversations with Champions” will again be filmed for airing on Kentucky Educational Television.
Last year, Reed joined former Gov. Martha Layne Collins as the College’s second Executive Scholar-in-Residence. He heads up the College’s new Academy for Character in Sport, which will be seeking public involvement as we attempt to be leaders in a national discussion on restoring character, ethics and integrity to (especially) college athletics. Follow Reed’s blog and more at http://acs.georgetowncollege.edu
All of these free, “fireside chat” events will be held in John L. Hill Chapel at 7:30 unless otherwise noted.
Here’s the rest of the 2011-12 “Conversations with Champions” line-up thus far:
Oct. 5 – Seth Hancock, who syndicated Secretariat for a record $6 million in ’72
Nov. 9 – John Carroll, multi Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper editor whose Lexington Herald-Leader won the ’86 award for its investigation of UK basketball transgressions
Nov. 22 – Angelo Dundee, trainer of young boxing champion Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali). Note the special time and place: 2 p.m. in the Richard & Karen Ward Room of the Ensor Learning Resource Center. This is also part of this fall’s College for a Day event.
March 7 – Tori Murden-McClure, author, adventurer (the first woman to row alone across the Atlantic) and now President of Spalding University in Louisville.
Reed, an acclaimed sports columnist and editor formerly with the Louisville Courier-Journal and senior writer for Sports Illustrated, also hopes to have UK football coach Joker Phillips as a guest sometime in February and University of Louisville Athletic Director Tom Jurich in April. All of the “Conversations with Champions” will again be filmed for airing on Kentucky Educational Television.
Last year, Reed joined former Gov. Martha Layne Collins as the College’s second Executive Scholar-in-Residence. He heads up the College’s new Academy for Character in Sport, which will be seeking public involvement as we attempt to be leaders in a national discussion on restoring character, ethics and integrity to (especially) college athletics. Follow Reed’s blog and more at http://acs.georgetowncollege.edu
This is Home Now: Kentucky's Holocaust Survivors Speak"
Creative Intelligence Lecture Series: "This is Home Now: Kentucky's Holocaust Survivors Speak"
4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Location: Susan Shearer Art Gallery, Shearer Art Bldg., Transylvania University
Arwen Donahue and Rebecca Howell, presenting their work on oral histories and photographs of Holocaust survivors now living in Kentucky. Free and open to the public.
4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Location: Susan Shearer Art Gallery, Shearer Art Bldg., Transylvania University
Arwen Donahue and Rebecca Howell, presenting their work on oral histories and photographs of Holocaust survivors now living in Kentucky. Free and open to the public.
Covert Racism
Creative Intelligence Lecture Series: “Covert Racism: Theories, Institutions and Experiences" by Rodney Coates
3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Cowgill 102, Transylvania University
Rodney Coates, sociologist at Miami University of Ohio, talking about his research on convert racism. Free and open to the public.
3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Cowgill 102, Transylvania University
Rodney Coates, sociologist at Miami University of Ohio, talking about his research on convert racism. Free and open to the public.
Tim Wise!
Join us as we welcome Tim Wise, a prominent anti-racist writer and educator, to a public lecture at Spalding University.
Called "one of the most brilliant, articulate, and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation" by Michael Eric Dyson of Georgetown University, Wise has spoken in 49 states and to over 600 college audiences and community groups. His critically-acclaimed memoir, White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son (2007), is taught at hundreds of colleges and high schools across the United States. His other books include Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White (2005); Speaking Treason Fluently; Anti-Racist Reflections from an Angry White Male (2008); Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama(2009); and Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity (2010).
Free for Spalding students, staff, and faculty with valid ID. A suggested donation of $10 for all others.
Spalding University Auditorium, 824 South Forth Street, Louisville, KY
Thursday, September 22 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Called "one of the most brilliant, articulate, and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation" by Michael Eric Dyson of Georgetown University, Wise has spoken in 49 states and to over 600 college audiences and community groups. His critically-acclaimed memoir, White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son (2007), is taught at hundreds of colleges and high schools across the United States. His other books include Affirmative Action: Racial Preference in Black and White (2005); Speaking Treason Fluently; Anti-Racist Reflections from an Angry White Male (2008); Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama(2009); and Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity (2010).
Free for Spalding students, staff, and faculty with valid ID. A suggested donation of $10 for all others.
Spalding University Auditorium, 824 South Forth Street, Louisville, KY
Thursday, September 22 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
TWO CENTURIES OF BLACK LOUISVILLE: A Photographic History
The law school Diversity Committee, the Black Law Students Association, and the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research will present: TWO CENTURIES OF BLACK LOUISVILLE: A Photographic History
Featuring the authors of TWO CENTURIES:
*Mervin Aubespin: community activist, artist, and retired associate editor of The Courier-Journal
*Ken Clay: entrepreneur, cultural event producer, and retired vice president of the Kentucky Center for the Arts
When: Oct 06, 2011
Time: 12:00 pm to 01:30 pm
Location: Room 275 of the Brandeis School of Law
*Dr. J. Blaine Hudson: community activist, author, and dean of the University of Louisville College of Arts and Sciences
A light lunch from Expressions of You will be available at 11:30 a.m.
Special Guests: Central High School Law & Government Magnet Students
After the program, the authors will sign books.
This event is free and open to all.
Featuring the authors of TWO CENTURIES:
*Mervin Aubespin: community activist, artist, and retired associate editor of The Courier-Journal
*Ken Clay: entrepreneur, cultural event producer, and retired vice president of the Kentucky Center for the Arts
When: Oct 06, 2011
Time: 12:00 pm to 01:30 pm
Location: Room 275 of the Brandeis School of Law
*Dr. J. Blaine Hudson: community activist, author, and dean of the University of Louisville College of Arts and Sciences
A light lunch from Expressions of You will be available at 11:30 a.m.
Special Guests: Central High School Law & Government Magnet Students
After the program, the authors will sign books.
This event is free and open to all.
The Other Wes Moore
Wes Moore, the author of this year's UofL Book-in-Common “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates,” will speak 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Sept. 23, Kentucky Center for the Arts. He'll discuss his book, which is about two young men from Baltimore with the same name, who ended up on drastically different life paths.
Moore will also visit UofL Oct. 18 for a free, ticketed public talk.
Tickets will be available to the public starting on Oct. 7.
Moore will also visit UofL Oct. 18 for a free, ticketed public talk.
Tickets will be available to the public starting on Oct. 7.
Calling All Artists for Museum Go Round
The Explorium of Lexington's 12th Annual childrens' art festival is fast approaching!
Don't miss out on the opportunity to sell your art, meet other artists, and celebrate the arts! MGR is October 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artist registration begins at 9 a.m.
Due to construction, MGR will be held in Victorian Square this year.
Applications can be found online at www.explorium.com.
Questions? Concerns? Contact Melissa Brown at brown@explorium.com or
859-258-3253 ext. 18.
Don't miss out on the opportunity to sell your art, meet other artists, and celebrate the arts! MGR is October 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artist registration begins at 9 a.m.
Due to construction, MGR will be held in Victorian Square this year.
Applications can be found online at www.explorium.com.
Questions? Concerns? Contact Melissa Brown at brown@explorium.com or
859-258-3253 ext. 18.
Friday, September 16, 2011
ACT Prep Class
Academic Enhancement at the University of Kentucky.
This ACT prep course is a one-time, four-hour, interactive course designed to help students master strategies for success in all sections of the exam. The total cost for the course is $75, which includes instruction and supplemental materials.
The first ACT prep course was on September 10th but additional sessions are offered on Saturdays throughout the fall. For more information go to www.uky.edu/AE. To view available dates and register, select the links, Prospective students, ACT prep course, register, and again, ACT prep course.
This ACT prep course is a one-time, four-hour, interactive course designed to help students master strategies for success in all sections of the exam. The total cost for the course is $75, which includes instruction and supplemental materials.
The first ACT prep course was on September 10th but additional sessions are offered on Saturdays throughout the fall. For more information go to www.uky.edu/AE. To view available dates and register, select the links, Prospective students, ACT prep course, register, and again, ACT prep course.
2011 KENTUCKY PROUD INCREDIBLE FOOD SHOW
Saturday, October 8; 9:00am – 7:00pm
This food lover's dream event is packed with more than 100 exhibitors sampling and selling products including Kentucky Proud producers and growers, specialty food companies, local restaurants and wineries.
The 2011 event will feature the dynamic brother chefs Michael and Bryan Voltaggio, the acclaimed Season 6 Champion and Runner Up, respectively, of Bravo TVs Emmy Award-wining show TOP CHEF (Season 6 – Las Vegas). The brothers will take the stage in Rupp Arena for two presentations at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
This food lover's dream event is packed with more than 100 exhibitors sampling and selling products including Kentucky Proud producers and growers, specialty food companies, local restaurants and wineries.
The 2011 event will feature the dynamic brother chefs Michael and Bryan Voltaggio, the acclaimed Season 6 Champion and Runner Up, respectively, of Bravo TVs Emmy Award-wining show TOP CHEF (Season 6 – Las Vegas). The brothers will take the stage in Rupp Arena for two presentations at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Get Motivated!
GET MOTIVATED BUSINESS SEMINAR
Wednesday, September 28; 8:00am – 4:45pm
The GET MOTIVATED Seminar is an action-packed, fun-filled, explosive, exciting, inspiring, skill-building business event that is world famous for its mega-watt superstar speakers and spectacular stage production. This blockbuster one-day seminar will give you proven strategies to sharpen your business skills, ignite your motivation, accelerate your effectiveness and increase your income!
Scheduled to Appear: Steve Forbes, Laura Bush, General Colin Powell, Lou Holtz, Rick Belluzzo, Rudy Giuliani, Mary Buffett, John Calipari and Bob Harrison
Tickets On Sale Now!
Price: $1.95 per person ($9.95 for your entire office)
Purchase tickets online
Wednesday, September 28; 8:00am – 4:45pm
The GET MOTIVATED Seminar is an action-packed, fun-filled, explosive, exciting, inspiring, skill-building business event that is world famous for its mega-watt superstar speakers and spectacular stage production. This blockbuster one-day seminar will give you proven strategies to sharpen your business skills, ignite your motivation, accelerate your effectiveness and increase your income!
Scheduled to Appear: Steve Forbes, Laura Bush, General Colin Powell, Lou Holtz, Rick Belluzzo, Rudy Giuliani, Mary Buffett, John Calipari and Bob Harrison
Tickets On Sale Now!
Price: $1.95 per person ($9.95 for your entire office)
Purchase tickets online
Singletary Center for the Arts Signature Series
JOSE PORCEL AND BALLET FLAMENCO : September 24, 2011 : 7:30pm
The Compania Flamenca Jose Porcel was founded in Madrid, Spain and is among the premier dance troupes that exhibits this exciting art form. The Company brings this tradition to life vibrantly and colorfully with live musicians, vocalists and of course, dancers, and has delighted audiences around the world for many years. The Company scored a sensational success in their 2009 coast to coast tour of North America and returns to the US in the 2011-12 season in their thrilling new program GYPSY FIRE.
Tickets: $35 : $30 : $25
IMELDA MAY: October 8, 2011: 7:30pm
Imelda May, born in Dublin and raised in the Liberties, may be an unknown name to some, but to many she is already a superstar. In Ireland, her debut album Love Tattoo, whe she recorded and released on her own label, has gone Triple Platinum. She has shared the stage with such greats as Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry, David Gilmour, Lionel Richie, Jeff Beck, Van Morrison, Wanda Jackson and Meatloaf. And now with the release of her new album, Mayhem, she is about to go stellar. She is unmistakable both in her music (a fusion of surf guitars, blues and rockabilly that wouldn't be out of place in a David Lynch movie) and her style, with a solitary curl and shock of blonde in her jet black hair.
Tickets: $32 : $27 : $22
PINK MARTINI with UK Symphony Orchestra : December 10, 2011 : 7:30pm
Drawing inspiration from music from all over the world - crossing genres of classical, jazz and old fashioned pop - Thomas M. Lauderdale founded the "little orchestra" in Portland, Oregon in 1994. Lauderdale met China Forbes, Pink Martini's "Diva Next Door" lead vocalist, at Harvard. They bonded over their love of singing arias by Puccini and Verdi and the occasional campy Barbara Streisand cover. The song-writing began, and their first song Sympathique, which became an overnight sensation in France, was nominated for Song of the Year at France's Victories de la Musique Awards in 2000. All twelve members of Pink Martini come from multicultural families, studying different languages, as well as different styles of music from all parts of the globe.
Tickets: $65 : $55 : $45
NATASHA PAREMSKI with UK Symphony Orchestra: February 11, 2012: 7:30pm
With her consistenly striking and dynamic performances, 23 year-old pianist, Natasha Paremski, reveals astounding virtuosity and voracious interpretive abilities. She continues to generate excitement from all corners as she wins over audiences with her musical sensibility and flawless technique. Born in Moscow, Natasha began her piano studies at the age of 4 at the Andreyev School of Music. In 1995, she immigrated with her family to the US and studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Mannes College of Music in New York. She has won countless awards including top prize in the Young Artists in Carnegie Hall International Piano Festival in 2000, Prix Montblanc 2007, and top prize in the 2002 Bronislaw Kaper Awards sponsored by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Tickets: $45 : $35 : $25
DON QUIXOTE presented by the Moscow Festival Ballet: March, 22, 2012: 7:30pm
The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 when legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Radchenko, sought to realize his vision of a comapny which would bring together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies in an independent new company within the framework of the Russian classic ballet. This will be the third trip by the Ballet to the Singletary Center, the first two performances (Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty) were rousing successes. This year the ballet will be bringing their latest endeavor, Don Quixote.
Tickets: $35 : $30 : $25
TICKETS AVAILABLE BY CALLING THE SINGLETARY CENTER TICKET OFFICE (859.257.4929) OR VISITING OUR ONLINE TICKETING SERVICE.
The Compania Flamenca Jose Porcel was founded in Madrid, Spain and is among the premier dance troupes that exhibits this exciting art form. The Company brings this tradition to life vibrantly and colorfully with live musicians, vocalists and of course, dancers, and has delighted audiences around the world for many years. The Company scored a sensational success in their 2009 coast to coast tour of North America and returns to the US in the 2011-12 season in their thrilling new program GYPSY FIRE.
Tickets: $35 : $30 : $25
IMELDA MAY: October 8, 2011: 7:30pm
Imelda May, born in Dublin and raised in the Liberties, may be an unknown name to some, but to many she is already a superstar. In Ireland, her debut album Love Tattoo, whe she recorded and released on her own label, has gone Triple Platinum. She has shared the stage with such greats as Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry, David Gilmour, Lionel Richie, Jeff Beck, Van Morrison, Wanda Jackson and Meatloaf. And now with the release of her new album, Mayhem, she is about to go stellar. She is unmistakable both in her music (a fusion of surf guitars, blues and rockabilly that wouldn't be out of place in a David Lynch movie) and her style, with a solitary curl and shock of blonde in her jet black hair.
Tickets: $32 : $27 : $22
PINK MARTINI with UK Symphony Orchestra : December 10, 2011 : 7:30pm
Drawing inspiration from music from all over the world - crossing genres of classical, jazz and old fashioned pop - Thomas M. Lauderdale founded the "little orchestra" in Portland, Oregon in 1994. Lauderdale met China Forbes, Pink Martini's "Diva Next Door" lead vocalist, at Harvard. They bonded over their love of singing arias by Puccini and Verdi and the occasional campy Barbara Streisand cover. The song-writing began, and their first song Sympathique, which became an overnight sensation in France, was nominated for Song of the Year at France's Victories de la Musique Awards in 2000. All twelve members of Pink Martini come from multicultural families, studying different languages, as well as different styles of music from all parts of the globe.
Tickets: $65 : $55 : $45
NATASHA PAREMSKI with UK Symphony Orchestra: February 11, 2012: 7:30pm
With her consistenly striking and dynamic performances, 23 year-old pianist, Natasha Paremski, reveals astounding virtuosity and voracious interpretive abilities. She continues to generate excitement from all corners as she wins over audiences with her musical sensibility and flawless technique. Born in Moscow, Natasha began her piano studies at the age of 4 at the Andreyev School of Music. In 1995, she immigrated with her family to the US and studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Mannes College of Music in New York. She has won countless awards including top prize in the Young Artists in Carnegie Hall International Piano Festival in 2000, Prix Montblanc 2007, and top prize in the 2002 Bronislaw Kaper Awards sponsored by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Tickets: $45 : $35 : $25
DON QUIXOTE presented by the Moscow Festival Ballet: March, 22, 2012: 7:30pm
The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 when legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Radchenko, sought to realize his vision of a comapny which would bring together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies in an independent new company within the framework of the Russian classic ballet. This will be the third trip by the Ballet to the Singletary Center, the first two performances (Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty) were rousing successes. This year the ballet will be bringing their latest endeavor, Don Quixote.
Tickets: $35 : $30 : $25
TICKETS AVAILABLE BY CALLING THE SINGLETARY CENTER TICKET OFFICE (859.257.4929) OR VISITING OUR ONLINE TICKETING SERVICE.
Peter Pan at the Opera House
Tony Award nominee Cathy Rigby takes flight in an all new production of Peter Pan! Discover the magic all over again of this two time Emmy award winning and two time Tony award nominated production. The New York Times says "Rigby still carries off the flights, fights and acrobatics that make Peter Pan audiences mesmerized." Peter Pan is filled with timeless magical moments and a captivating hook. The legend you thought you know, is now the adventure you never dreamed possible…
Family 4-Pack Special
Peter Pan is now offering Family 4-Packs at a special price! Buy 3 tickets and get 1 free. Family 4-Packs are available for the Friday and Sunday evening performances only. Enter the password PAN4PACK when ordering tickets.
Friday, September 23; 7:00pm*
Saturday, September 24; 1:00pm & 7:00pm
Sunday, September 25; 1:00pm & 7:00pm*
Family 4-Pack Special
Peter Pan is now offering Family 4-Packs at a special price! Buy 3 tickets and get 1 free. Family 4-Packs are available for the Friday and Sunday evening performances only. Enter the password PAN4PACK when ordering tickets.
Friday, September 23; 7:00pm*
Saturday, September 24; 1:00pm & 7:00pm
Sunday, September 25; 1:00pm & 7:00pm*
Year of China Events- College of Arts & Sciences
Year of China Events- College of Arts & Sciences
September 20
China in the American Imagination: From the Days of the Boxer Rebellion to the Internet Age.
3:00pm Niles Gallery, UK Fine Arts Library
Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Professor of History at University of California-Irvine. Wasserstrom is the co-founder and consulting editor of Irvine, CA based blog/electronic magazine, The China Beat: Blogging How the East is Read and the author, most recently, of China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know.
September 21
Year of China Kickoff
12:00- 3:00pm UK Student Center Patio
Learn about the Year of China's programs and initiatives. See Chinese cooking and Tai Chi demonstrations.
In the Community
September 16
Enlightened Leadership and the I Ching
7:00pm Shambhala Center of Lexington 315 W. Maxwell St
Daniel Hessey will present a fascinating look at one of the world's seminal documents on organizational management and social development: The I Ching. A foundation of Chinese governance and society for thousands of years, its unique and profound vision is completely applicable to the challenges faced by modern leaders and their companies, organizations and nations. More information.
September 16
Photo Exhibition- Save the Animals of Fukushima
7:00pm Lexington Downtown Public Library 140 E. Main St
The exhibit runs through September 20.
September 21
Postcards from Tomorrow Square: China's Economic Lives
7:00pm Newlin Hall, Centre College
Renowned National Correspondent James Fallows (The Atlantic) brings his economic expertise to bear on recent experiences in China. Through poignant vignettes (his "postcards"), Fallows presents a dynamic country in a process of constant regeneration. He offers an insider's glance into the finances and cultures of TV game shows, the air-conditioning and electronics industries, centralized internet censorship, and casino gambling that unsettles the notion of a unified monolith poised to challenge global politics and economics.
September 20
China in the American Imagination: From the Days of the Boxer Rebellion to the Internet Age.
3:00pm Niles Gallery, UK Fine Arts Library
Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Professor of History at University of California-Irvine. Wasserstrom is the co-founder and consulting editor of Irvine, CA based blog/electronic magazine, The China Beat: Blogging How the East is Read and the author, most recently, of China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know.
September 21
Year of China Kickoff
12:00- 3:00pm UK Student Center Patio
Learn about the Year of China's programs and initiatives. See Chinese cooking and Tai Chi demonstrations.
In the Community
September 16
Enlightened Leadership and the I Ching
7:00pm Shambhala Center of Lexington 315 W. Maxwell St
Daniel Hessey will present a fascinating look at one of the world's seminal documents on organizational management and social development: The I Ching. A foundation of Chinese governance and society for thousands of years, its unique and profound vision is completely applicable to the challenges faced by modern leaders and their companies, organizations and nations. More information.
September 16
Photo Exhibition- Save the Animals of Fukushima
7:00pm Lexington Downtown Public Library 140 E. Main St
The exhibit runs through September 20.
September 21
Postcards from Tomorrow Square: China's Economic Lives
7:00pm Newlin Hall, Centre College
Renowned National Correspondent James Fallows (The Atlantic) brings his economic expertise to bear on recent experiences in China. Through poignant vignettes (his "postcards"), Fallows presents a dynamic country in a process of constant regeneration. He offers an insider's glance into the finances and cultures of TV game shows, the air-conditioning and electronics industries, centralized internet censorship, and casino gambling that unsettles the notion of a unified monolith poised to challenge global politics and economics.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
John Legend
Join the Student Activities Board for an inspiring and motivational evening with John Legend as he speaks about his journey to ignite social change around the world.
Tickets are FREE for full-time UK Students and full-time UK Faculty/Staff. Students must show a student ID (one ticket per ID) and faculty/staff must show a Faculty/Staff card. All other tickets are $10 for the general public.
Tickets are available to UK Students and UK Faculty/Staff starting on Wednesday, August 24 - must be present at the SCFA Ticket Office to receive them. General public tickets go on sale Wednesday, August 31.
Date: October 4
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Singletary Center
For more info: www.uksab.org
Tickets are FREE for full-time UK Students and full-time UK Faculty/Staff. Students must show a student ID (one ticket per ID) and faculty/staff must show a Faculty/Staff card. All other tickets are $10 for the general public.
Tickets are available to UK Students and UK Faculty/Staff starting on Wednesday, August 24 - must be present at the SCFA Ticket Office to receive them. General public tickets go on sale Wednesday, August 31.
Date: October 4
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Singletary Center
For more info: www.uksab.org
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Fayette health department offers $25 flu shots
Flu season will be here soon, and the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has begun offering vaccines.
The seasonal flu shot also protects against the H1N1 strain and is recommended for everyone ages 6 months and up.
Shots cost $25 and are available on a walk-in basis at the Public Health Clinic North, 805A Newtown Circle. The clinic is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays; and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays.
The health department accepts Medicaid, Medicare Part B, cash, checks, credit cards and some private insurance plans.
source: www.kentucky.com
The seasonal flu shot also protects against the H1N1 strain and is recommended for everyone ages 6 months and up.
Shots cost $25 and are available on a walk-in basis at the Public Health Clinic North, 805A Newtown Circle. The clinic is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays; and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays.
The health department accepts Medicaid, Medicare Part B, cash, checks, credit cards and some private insurance plans.
source: www.kentucky.com
Free Ovarian Cancer Screening
Officials from the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center's ovarian cancer screening program are working to raise awareness of ovarian cancer and the importance of detecting it early during National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
The free ovarian cancer screening program offered year-round through Markey is open to women ages 50 and older, and to those older than 25 who have a family history of ovarian cancer.
So far, 447 ovarian tumors and 76 malignancies have been found through the screening program.
Screenings are being done in Lexington, Elizabethtown, Somerset, Prestonsburg, Maysville and Paducah. For more information, call 1-800-766-8279.
source: www.kentucky.com
The free ovarian cancer screening program offered year-round through Markey is open to women ages 50 and older, and to those older than 25 who have a family history of ovarian cancer.
So far, 447 ovarian tumors and 76 malignancies have been found through the screening program.
Screenings are being done in Lexington, Elizabethtown, Somerset, Prestonsburg, Maysville and Paducah. For more information, call 1-800-766-8279.
source: www.kentucky.com
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Call for Submissions
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Finding My Faith
101 Inspirational Stories about Life, Belief, and Spiritual Renewal
Faith is more than reading a holy book or following a set of rules. Faith is a lifestyle; it impacts everything we do. Whether we consider ourselves to be Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu or any other religion, our belief in a higher power directs our lives and our thoughts. But faith is not something we're born with. We may acquire faith through the teachings of our parents or religious leaders. Or we might find faith through an event in our lives that convinces us of the presence of God. Friends and even strangers can bring us into the knowledge that life is more meaningful when we have faith.
Everyone's "faith story" is different. Some of us find faith late in life. Others lose their faith after a tragic event or spiritual dry spell, only to rediscover it through a divine nudge. Faith can appear quickly or build up over time. It can hit us like a sledgehammer or whisper in our ear. It can show up in a miracle or in an ordinary event. However faith arrives, it is life-changing and powerful.
If you have an inspirational personal story of finding your faith, we want to hear from you! Did a pivotal event bring you to your knees in prayer? Was a special friend or family member the catalyst for your faith journey? Did you lose your faith and then find it again? Was God's presence made known to you in a way that just couldn't be ignored? Your story may even inspire someone else to find their faith!
Please remember, we do not like "as told to" stories. Please write in the first person about yourself or someone close to you. Do not ghostwrite a story for someone else. If a story was previously published, we will probably not use it unless it ran in a small circulation venue. Let us know where the story was previously published in the "Comments" section of the submission form. If the story was published in a past Chicken Soup for the Soul book, please do not submit it.
If your story is chosen, you will be a published author and your bio will be printed in the book if you so choose. You will also receive a check for $200 and 10 free copies of your book, worth more than $100. You will retain the copyright for your story and you will retain the right to resell it.
SUBMISSIONS GO TO http://chickensoup.com
Select the Submit Your Story link on the left tool bar and follow the directions.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS DECEMBER 31, 2011.
The book will be published in October 2012.
101 Inspirational Stories about Life, Belief, and Spiritual Renewal
Faith is more than reading a holy book or following a set of rules. Faith is a lifestyle; it impacts everything we do. Whether we consider ourselves to be Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu or any other religion, our belief in a higher power directs our lives and our thoughts. But faith is not something we're born with. We may acquire faith through the teachings of our parents or religious leaders. Or we might find faith through an event in our lives that convinces us of the presence of God. Friends and even strangers can bring us into the knowledge that life is more meaningful when we have faith.
Everyone's "faith story" is different. Some of us find faith late in life. Others lose their faith after a tragic event or spiritual dry spell, only to rediscover it through a divine nudge. Faith can appear quickly or build up over time. It can hit us like a sledgehammer or whisper in our ear. It can show up in a miracle or in an ordinary event. However faith arrives, it is life-changing and powerful.
If you have an inspirational personal story of finding your faith, we want to hear from you! Did a pivotal event bring you to your knees in prayer? Was a special friend or family member the catalyst for your faith journey? Did you lose your faith and then find it again? Was God's presence made known to you in a way that just couldn't be ignored? Your story may even inspire someone else to find their faith!
Please remember, we do not like "as told to" stories. Please write in the first person about yourself or someone close to you. Do not ghostwrite a story for someone else. If a story was previously published, we will probably not use it unless it ran in a small circulation venue. Let us know where the story was previously published in the "Comments" section of the submission form. If the story was published in a past Chicken Soup for the Soul book, please do not submit it.
If your story is chosen, you will be a published author and your bio will be printed in the book if you so choose. You will also receive a check for $200 and 10 free copies of your book, worth more than $100. You will retain the copyright for your story and you will retain the right to resell it.
SUBMISSIONS GO TO http://chickensoup.com
Select the Submit Your Story link on the left tool bar and follow the directions.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS DECEMBER 31, 2011.
The book will be published in October 2012.
Sweatin' Da Bluez-da Muzikle
This production reflects the work of Harlem Renaissance Zora Neal Hurston as interpreted by George Shaw in Sweat and Harlem Slang. These works have been adapted with additional fun and frenzy by Agape Theatre Troupe's Artistic Director, Cathy Rawlings. Some of you may remember Cathy from her performance in The Issac Murphy Story during the World Equestrian Games or her Lyric directorial debut of The Duke and His Women.
Showtimes are Friday, September 16th at 8pm and Saturday, September 17th at 2pm and 8pm. The cost per ticket is $20, including box office fee.
We will also perform on Sunday, September 18th at 3pm at the Opera House with ticket prices ranging from $15 to $24. See attached flyer for details! Come hear the music, watch the dancing, admire the zoot suits, join in the laugher and experience the language that was the Harlem Renaissance.
Showtimes are Friday, September 16th at 8pm and Saturday, September 17th at 2pm and 8pm. The cost per ticket is $20, including box office fee.
We will also perform on Sunday, September 18th at 3pm at the Opera House with ticket prices ranging from $15 to $24. See attached flyer for details! Come hear the music, watch the dancing, admire the zoot suits, join in the laugher and experience the language that was the Harlem Renaissance.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Share Your Celebrations With The Root
Share the important moments in your life and those of your family and friends through The Root's Celebration Pages!
You can post announcement of births, anniversaries, engagements and weddings and, of course, obituaries and memorials.
We encourage you to upload photographs to share your important events. If you choose, your friends, family and our readers can also add their own comments and congratulatory messages.
www.theroot.com
You can post announcement of births, anniversaries, engagements and weddings and, of course, obituaries and memorials.
We encourage you to upload photographs to share your important events. If you choose, your friends, family and our readers can also add their own comments and congratulatory messages.
www.theroot.com
Consolidated Baptist Church Singles Ministry is hosting ...
It's 2nd Annual Singles' Conference
Singularly Focused
October 7 & 8, 2011
Conference registration opens September 4.
Cost:$20 ($15.00, if registered by September 18.)
Friday night features a night of worship with Dr. Kevin Cosby. Friday is FREE and open to the public.
Conference Day (Saturday) features speakers from around the community that will focus on various topics including "Stop Waiting: Exhale!", "Sexuality in HD", "One Is a Whole Number", and more. Saturdays speakers include; REV. DIANE BROWN, FROM ST STEPHEN CHURCH, Louisville, KY. Min. Steven Harris, of Consolidated Baptist Church, and Pastor Anita Harris of the Body of Christ in Cincinnati, OH, just to name a few.
You do not want to miss this time of enlightenment, celebration, and fellowship. Register at Consolidated baptist Church, following each service or on-line at www.consolidatedbaptist.org/singles.
Singularly Focused
October 7 & 8, 2011
Conference registration opens September 4.
Cost:$20 ($15.00, if registered by September 18.)
Friday night features a night of worship with Dr. Kevin Cosby. Friday is FREE and open to the public.
Conference Day (Saturday) features speakers from around the community that will focus on various topics including "Stop Waiting: Exhale!", "Sexuality in HD", "One Is a Whole Number", and more. Saturdays speakers include; REV. DIANE BROWN, FROM ST STEPHEN CHURCH, Louisville, KY. Min. Steven Harris, of Consolidated Baptist Church, and Pastor Anita Harris of the Body of Christ in Cincinnati, OH, just to name a few.
You do not want to miss this time of enlightenment, celebration, and fellowship. Register at Consolidated baptist Church, following each service or on-line at www.consolidatedbaptist.org/singles.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
ACT Test Prep
With a focus on the four essential ACT subject areas, a review of test-taking strategies, and a real-time ACT practice test with a final review session, students will prepare for the upcoming ACT Test dates of October 22, December 10, and beyond!
For grades 9-12
Dates: Tuesdays, September 13-October 25, 5:30 pm-7:00 pm, Optional Practice Test Saturday, October 22
Time: 10:00 am-1:30 pm
Cost: $30
Location: Carnegie Center
For grades 9-12
Dates: Tuesdays, September 13-October 25, 5:30 pm-7:00 pm, Optional Practice Test Saturday, October 22
Time: 10:00 am-1:30 pm
Cost: $30
Location: Carnegie Center
Essay Contest
This year the League of Women Voters of Lexington offers a two part question. The intent is that in answering the first question the writers will clarify their own thinking about different aspects of American citizenship. The second part then asks writers to apply that thinking to a major issue facing American citizens right now.
QUESTIONS:
1. What does the phrase “actively engaged citizen of the United States of America” mean to you?
2. How does your interpretation of the phrase shape your thinking on one of today’s most important issues (e.g., voting rights, immigration, partisan politics, national budget problems, health care reform)?
This contest is open to students in grades 9-12 who are attending a Fayette County school. Essays are to be typewritten, double-spaced and no longer than five pages excluding the title page. The deadline for submission is Friday, October 28th, 2011. Awards will be presented in December, 2011. Entering contestants need to submit the following:
•Title Page- submit all information requested on the attached Essay Title Page
•The Essay
•References
Essays may be mailed to:
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LEXINGTON
P.O. Box 22045, Lexington, KY 40522-2045
Must be postmarked no later than October 28, 2011. E-mail submissions may also be made by midnight, October 28, 2011 to Judy Johnson at lexington.lwvessaycontest@gmail.com. Questions may be submitted to above e-mail address.
Information on the Essay Contest at www.lwvLexington.com
QUESTIONS:
1. What does the phrase “actively engaged citizen of the United States of America” mean to you?
2. How does your interpretation of the phrase shape your thinking on one of today’s most important issues (e.g., voting rights, immigration, partisan politics, national budget problems, health care reform)?
This contest is open to students in grades 9-12 who are attending a Fayette County school. Essays are to be typewritten, double-spaced and no longer than five pages excluding the title page. The deadline for submission is Friday, October 28th, 2011. Awards will be presented in December, 2011. Entering contestants need to submit the following:
•Title Page- submit all information requested on the attached Essay Title Page
•The Essay
•References
Essays may be mailed to:
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LEXINGTON
P.O. Box 22045, Lexington, KY 40522-2045
Must be postmarked no later than October 28, 2011. E-mail submissions may also be made by midnight, October 28, 2011 to Judy Johnson at lexington.lwvessaycontest@gmail.com. Questions may be submitted to above e-mail address.
Information on the Essay Contest at www.lwvLexington.com
Historically Black College Fair
The Showcase of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is a college & career fair marketed predominantly toward African American students and other students who desire to attend an HBCU.
The Showcase [emphasizes education first] by providing each student with an educational assignment. Each assignment requires the students to attend college preparation workshops and career-planning sessions with professionals in various fields and careers. Additionally, students are also required to attend a minimum number of college and university booths.
Date: Oct. 14
Location: Exhibit Hall 1AB and Rooms L1-L13,Kentucky International Convention Center
Cost: Free and open to the public
The Showcase [emphasizes education first] by providing each student with an educational assignment. Each assignment requires the students to attend college preparation workshops and career-planning sessions with professionals in various fields and careers. Additionally, students are also required to attend a minimum number of college and university booths.
Date: Oct. 14
Location: Exhibit Hall 1AB and Rooms L1-L13,Kentucky International Convention Center
Cost: Free and open to the public
Actors, Models & Talent for Christ - AUDITION
Actors, Models & Talent for Christ is a movement to launch stars who are role models in the entertainment industry. It includes education and a six-day conference that happens twice a year in Orlando. AMTC is a bridge between performers who love God and career-making agents.
Auditions are being held in Meeting Room 207/208.
Date: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
Location: Kentucky International Convention Center,221 Fourth Street,Louisville, KY 40202
10:00 am and 2:00 pm audition times available.
For more info: 1-800-STAR-420.
Auditions are being held in Meeting Room 207/208.
Date: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
Location: Kentucky International Convention Center,221 Fourth Street,Louisville, KY 40202
10:00 am and 2:00 pm audition times available.
For more info: 1-800-STAR-420.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Harvard, Duke, Stanford, Penn and Georgetown!
Exploring College Options is a special recruitment program sponsored by the undergraduate admissions offices of five of the country's leading universities: Duke University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Stanford University. During the spring or fall of each year, the Exploring College Options group will visit all 50 states, Puerto Rico, USVI and the District of Columbia. At each event, representatives from the five universities will conduct brief slide presentations about their institution and answer your questions about the sometimes-mystifying world of college admissions. You will learn what distinguishes one fine university from another, what competitive colleges look for in the selection process, and what you can do to enhance your college application.
Lexington, KY
Date: Sunday, September 11
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Hilton Lexington Downtown, 369 West Vine Street
Lexington, KY 40507
For more info, visit www.exploringcollegeoptions.org.
Lexington, KY
Date: Sunday, September 11
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Hilton Lexington Downtown, 369 West Vine Street
Lexington, KY 40507
For more info, visit www.exploringcollegeoptions.org.
Aretha Franklin, Wynton Marsalis, BB King and More!
The EKU Center for the Arts kicks off its inaugural season the evening of Saturday, Sept. 24, with a concert at 8 p.m. by Kentucky native Wynonna Judd.
Other performances this season include:
*Peter Frampton, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m.;
*B.B. King, Oct. 15, 8 p.m.;
*Willie Nelson, Oct. 19, 8 p.m.;
*Munich Symphony Orchestra, Oct. 26, 8 p.m.;
*Mannheim Steamroller, Nov. 15, 8 p.m.;
*“Beauty and the Beast,” Dec. 4, 7 p.m.;
*“Spamalot,” Feb. 3, 8 p.m.;
*Garrison Keillor, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.;
*Wynton Marsalis, Feb. 25, 8 p.m.;
*Chris Botti, March 1, 8 p.m.;
*Temptations and Four Tops, April 14, 8 p.m.;
*Aretha Franklin, April 28, 8 p.m.;
*“Riverdance,” May 4, 8 p.m., and many more.
For a full list of performances, dates, times and ticket information, visit www.EKUcenter.com or call the EKU Center for the Arts box office at 1-855-EKU-SHOW (358-7469) or 859-622-SHOW (7469).
Other performances this season include:
*Peter Frampton, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m.;
*B.B. King, Oct. 15, 8 p.m.;
*Willie Nelson, Oct. 19, 8 p.m.;
*Munich Symphony Orchestra, Oct. 26, 8 p.m.;
*Mannheim Steamroller, Nov. 15, 8 p.m.;
*“Beauty and the Beast,” Dec. 4, 7 p.m.;
*“Spamalot,” Feb. 3, 8 p.m.;
*Garrison Keillor, Feb. 14, 8 p.m.;
*Wynton Marsalis, Feb. 25, 8 p.m.;
*Chris Botti, March 1, 8 p.m.;
*Temptations and Four Tops, April 14, 8 p.m.;
*Aretha Franklin, April 28, 8 p.m.;
*“Riverdance,” May 4, 8 p.m., and many more.
For a full list of performances, dates, times and ticket information, visit www.EKUcenter.com or call the EKU Center for the Arts box office at 1-855-EKU-SHOW (358-7469) or 859-622-SHOW (7469).
Shuttle Service to EKU Performances
A shuttle service will be available in Lexington, Danville and Lancaster for those wishing to attend any events during the 2011-12 season of the EKU Center for the Arts at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond.
In Lexington, the shuttle will pick up passengers at the Hilton Suites at Lexington Green. The Danville shuttle will pick up passengers at EKU’s Danville Center in the Danville Manor shopping center and at a to-be-determined site in Lancaster. The shuttles will leave the Lexington and Danville sites 1 ½ hours prior to each show and return immediately after each show. Those wishing to reserve seats on a shuttle must call the Center in advance. The cost is $12 per person per round trip.
DFor more info, contact Debra Hoskins at (859) 518-1716.
In Lexington, the shuttle will pick up passengers at the Hilton Suites at Lexington Green. The Danville shuttle will pick up passengers at EKU’s Danville Center in the Danville Manor shopping center and at a to-be-determined site in Lancaster. The shuttles will leave the Lexington and Danville sites 1 ½ hours prior to each show and return immediately after each show. Those wishing to reserve seats on a shuttle must call the Center in advance. The cost is $12 per person per round trip.
DFor more info, contact Debra Hoskins at (859) 518-1716.
Own Your Own Business
Color Me Beautiful, an internationally – recognized cosmetic company is trying to make a dif-ference by offering “Business Grants” to candidates across the country – of all ages – who would like to own their own small business, but do not have the “start-up” funding to do so.
Color Me Beautiful is offering grants of up to $10,000 in free product and full start-up assis-tance to chosen candidates who wish to try their hand at owning a Mall Kiosk Cosmetic busi-ness. It is a small start, but there are no educational requirements, which means that the op-portunity could be life-changing for someone who never finished high school or college.
Color Me Beautiful Brands is the parent company for a number of premium cosmetic brands including Flori Roberts, Interface Cosmetics, and Patti LaBelle, specifically formulated for women of color.
“Our “Business Grants” will give worthy candidates an opportunity to own their own cosmetic business in malls across America—with no initial investment other than determination and ex-pert sales skills,” explains Steve DiAntonio, Chairman and CEO of Color Me Beautiful, Inc. “Rather than put them into a costly storefront with thousands in overhead, we set up these worthy entrepreneurs in a mall kiosk, provide them with top-selling cosmetic products from one of our six nationally-branded companies, pay the security deposit and first month’s lease, provide signage and marketing materials, and position the candidate with one of our already successful kiosk owners for a 6-week hands-on training program for which they get paid while they learn.”
Interested candidates should call and schedule an initial interview through Color Me Beauti-ful’s Kiosk Department—1-800-COLORME x 1351. From there, they will go through a series of interviews and skills evaluations. Once accepted, the candidate will be paired with a kiosk owner to begin training and their business ownership, for which they will be paid.
Color Me Beautiful is offering grants of up to $10,000 in free product and full start-up assis-tance to chosen candidates who wish to try their hand at owning a Mall Kiosk Cosmetic busi-ness. It is a small start, but there are no educational requirements, which means that the op-portunity could be life-changing for someone who never finished high school or college.
Color Me Beautiful Brands is the parent company for a number of premium cosmetic brands including Flori Roberts, Interface Cosmetics, and Patti LaBelle, specifically formulated for women of color.
“Our “Business Grants” will give worthy candidates an opportunity to own their own cosmetic business in malls across America—with no initial investment other than determination and ex-pert sales skills,” explains Steve DiAntonio, Chairman and CEO of Color Me Beautiful, Inc. “Rather than put them into a costly storefront with thousands in overhead, we set up these worthy entrepreneurs in a mall kiosk, provide them with top-selling cosmetic products from one of our six nationally-branded companies, pay the security deposit and first month’s lease, provide signage and marketing materials, and position the candidate with one of our already successful kiosk owners for a 6-week hands-on training program for which they get paid while they learn.”
Interested candidates should call and schedule an initial interview through Color Me Beauti-ful’s Kiosk Department—1-800-COLORME x 1351. From there, they will go through a series of interviews and skills evaluations. Once accepted, the candidate will be paired with a kiosk owner to begin training and their business ownership, for which they will be paid.
2011 Kentucky Women Writers Conference
The 2011 Kentucky Women Writers Conference will take place on September 15 -18, 2011. A complete schedule will be released in July, but we encourage you to register for the conference now.
Early registration is crucial to ensure your place in one of these limited-enrollment writing workshops:
Workshop in Poetry with Lynnell Edwards
"Writing the Poetry of Your Dreams" with Krista Franklin
Workshop in Poetry with Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Workshop in Poetry with Susan Stewart (Saturday only)
Workshop in Short Fiction with special guest Sallie Bingham
Workshop in Fiction with Danzy Senna
"Voice and Persona in First-Person Narrative" with Kim Dana Kupperman
"Stretching the Boundaries in Nonfiction Filmmaking" with Katja Esson (Friday only)
Most workshops are in two parts, meeting once on Friday and once on Saturday, Sept. 16 and 17, unless noted above.
Phone: (859) 257-2874
Kentucky Women Writers Conference
232 East Maxwell Street
Lexington, KY 40506-0344
Early registration is crucial to ensure your place in one of these limited-enrollment writing workshops:
Workshop in Poetry with Lynnell Edwards
"Writing the Poetry of Your Dreams" with Krista Franklin
Workshop in Poetry with Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Workshop in Poetry with Susan Stewart (Saturday only)
Workshop in Short Fiction with special guest Sallie Bingham
Workshop in Fiction with Danzy Senna
"Voice and Persona in First-Person Narrative" with Kim Dana Kupperman
"Stretching the Boundaries in Nonfiction Filmmaking" with Katja Esson (Friday only)
Most workshops are in two parts, meeting once on Friday and once on Saturday, Sept. 16 and 17, unless noted above.
Phone: (859) 257-2874
Kentucky Women Writers Conference
232 East Maxwell Street
Lexington, KY 40506-0344
Employment Opportunity
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
August 30, 2011
Program Director – Youth/Adult Sports
Associate Executive Director
YMCA of Central Kentucky
High Street YMCA
Full-time, Salaried Exempt $29,883
* Experience in budgeting, fiscal management, financial development, program management, volunteer and staff development, committee and board relations and staff supervision.
* Bachelor’s degree in recreation management, business, or related field required and 2 years’ experience working with youth, teens and or families or equivalent.
* Excellent communication, supervisory leadership, and organizational skills.
* Direct leadership to establish and maintain strong Adult and Youth Sports programs/classes.
* Secures and schedules athletic fields and facilities to meet program needs.
* Establish new program activities and expand program within community based on strategic and operating plans.
* Recruit, hire, train, develop, schedule and direct part-time staff to meet community needs.
* Assist in development, management and monitoring of program operating budget to meet or exceed targets.
* Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with community agencies in service delivery.
Send resume with 4 references and cover letter to:
Kimberly Vaughn
High Street YMCA
239 East High St.
Lexington, KY 40507
kvaughn@ymcaofcentralky.org
August 30, 2011
Program Director – Youth/Adult Sports
Associate Executive Director
YMCA of Central Kentucky
High Street YMCA
Full-time, Salaried Exempt $29,883
* Experience in budgeting, fiscal management, financial development, program management, volunteer and staff development, committee and board relations and staff supervision.
* Bachelor’s degree in recreation management, business, or related field required and 2 years’ experience working with youth, teens and or families or equivalent.
* Excellent communication, supervisory leadership, and organizational skills.
* Direct leadership to establish and maintain strong Adult and Youth Sports programs/classes.
* Secures and schedules athletic fields and facilities to meet program needs.
* Establish new program activities and expand program within community based on strategic and operating plans.
* Recruit, hire, train, develop, schedule and direct part-time staff to meet community needs.
* Assist in development, management and monitoring of program operating budget to meet or exceed targets.
* Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with community agencies in service delivery.
Send resume with 4 references and cover letter to:
Kimberly Vaughn
High Street YMCA
239 East High St.
Lexington, KY 40507
kvaughn@ymcaofcentralky.org
Kentucky College Fair 2011
Attention Students and Parents!!!!
You are cordially invited to…
The Gary R. Martin Central Kentucky College Fair 2011
Hosted by the Henry Clay High School Guidance Office and the Fayette County Public Schools
Monday, October 17, 2011
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Lexington Center- -Heritage Hall West Wing
For more information call:
Guidance Office
Henry Clay High School
859/381-3435
Email: bonnie.barnes@fayette.kyschools.us
You are cordially invited to…
The Gary R. Martin Central Kentucky College Fair 2011
Hosted by the Henry Clay High School Guidance Office and the Fayette County Public Schools
Monday, October 17, 2011
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Lexington Center- -Heritage Hall West Wing
For more information call:
Guidance Office
Henry Clay High School
859/381-3435
Email: bonnie.barnes@fayette.kyschools.us
Friday, September 2, 2011
Post-Doc Opportunity at NorthWestern University
The Department of African American Studies in the Weinberg College of
Arts and Sciences at NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY invites applications for a
two year Postdoctoral Fellowship. PhD must be completed by September 1,
2012. Recent Ph.D.s (degree granted during or after 2010) with a
commitment to the field of African American and/or African Diaspora
studies are encouraged to apply.
This two year fellowship is residential and provides a competitive
stipend and benefits, a visiting appointment in the Department of
African American Studies (including teaching of one or two classes in
the Department), and participation in the intellectual life of the
Department and University.
Applicants should submit one copy (postmarked no later than December 30,
2011) of:
1) a current curriculum vitae,
2) a letter of application detailing the research project to be
undertaken during
the fellowship years,
3) a sample of scholarly writing,
4) evidence relating to the quality of teaching (syllabi and teaching
evaluations),
5) three letters of recommendation (including one letter from the
dissertation
advisor) to:
Department of African American Studies
Northwestern University
1860 Campus Drive, Crowe 5-128
Evanston, IL 60208-2210
Attn: Postdoctoral Fellowship Search
Arts and Sciences at NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY invites applications for a
two year Postdoctoral Fellowship. PhD must be completed by September 1,
2012. Recent Ph.D.s (degree granted during or after 2010) with a
commitment to the field of African American and/or African Diaspora
studies are encouraged to apply.
This two year fellowship is residential and provides a competitive
stipend and benefits, a visiting appointment in the Department of
African American Studies (including teaching of one or two classes in
the Department), and participation in the intellectual life of the
Department and University.
Applicants should submit one copy (postmarked no later than December 30,
2011) of:
1) a current curriculum vitae,
2) a letter of application detailing the research project to be
undertaken during
the fellowship years,
3) a sample of scholarly writing,
4) evidence relating to the quality of teaching (syllabi and teaching
evaluations),
5) three letters of recommendation (including one letter from the
dissertation
advisor) to:
Department of African American Studies
Northwestern University
1860 Campus Drive, Crowe 5-128
Evanston, IL 60208-2210
Attn: Postdoctoral Fellowship Search
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