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August 2nd, 2008 :: ^Top
Atta kul kulla: Cherokee Peace Chief Chautauqua - 10:00 am
Location:James White's Fort, 205 East Hill Avenue, Knoxville TN 37915
County:Out-of-state
Sponsor:Indian Creek Productions, Inc.
Coordinator:Mark Finchum
Presenter:Robert Rambo


Atta kul kulla: Cherokee Peace Chief Chautauqua - 4:00 pm
Location:James White's Fort, 205 East Hill Avenue, Knoxville, KY 37915
County:Out-of-state
Sponsor:James White's Fort
Coordinator:Mark Finchum
Presenter:Robert Rambo


August 7th, 2008 :: ^Top
Ragtime & Stride Piano: Elite Syncopations,Facinatin' Rhythms - 7:00 pm
Location:George Coon Library, 114 South Harrison Street, Princeton, KY 40445
County:Caldwell
Sponsor:Caldwell County Historical Society
Coordinator:Barbara Van Hooser
Presenter:Richard Domek


August 8th, 2008 :: ^Top
Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation
Location:Central Library
County:Fayette
Sponsor:Lexington Public Library
Coordinator:Peggy McAllister
Presenter:Exhibit open from 8/8/08 - 9/21/08


Kentucky Blue: The Store of Bluegrass Music - 7:00 pm
Location:Ridgeway Memorial Library, 127 North Walnut Street, Shepherdsville, KY 40165
County:Bullitt
Sponsor:Bullitt County Public Library
Coordinator:Charles Gruber
Presenter:James C. Claypool


New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music - 7:00 pm
Location:Bullitt County Public Library
County:Bullitt
Sponsor:Bullitt County Public Library
Coordinator:Charles Gruber
Presenter:Dr. James Claypool, lecture "Roots of American Music"


August 9th, 2008 :: ^Top
Yarn dolls - 2:00, Meet President Lincoln, Lexington Walking Tours, Lincoln's Table, Vintage Ball
Location:Central Library
County:Fayette
Sponsor:Lexington Public Library
Coordinator:Peggy McAllister
Presenter:Vintage Dance Society, Donna McCreary, others


Vinage Dance Workshops - 10:30 am
Location:Tates Creek Branch
County:Fayette
Sponsor:Lexington Public Library
Coordinator:Peggy McAllister
Presenter:Lexington Vintage Dancers


Abraham Lincoln: "I, too, am a Kentuckian" Chautauqua - 2:00 pm
Location:Lexington Public Library, 140 East Main Street, Lexinton KY 40507
County:Fayette
Sponsor:Lexington Public Library-Main Branch
Coordinator:Peggy McAllister
Presenter:Jim Sayre


Vinage Dance Workshops - 2:00 pm
Location:Beaumont Branch
County:Fayette
Sponsor:Lexington Public Library
Coordinator:Peggy McAllister
Presenter:Lexington Vintage Dancers


New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music - 7:00 pm
Location:Bullitt County Public Library
County:Bullitt
Sponsor:Bullitt County Public Library
Coordinator:Charles Gruber
Presenter:The Juggernaut Band, music from Louisville jug bands


August 15th, 2008 :: ^Top
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music - 7:00 pm
Location:Bullitt County Public Library
County:Bullitt
Sponsor:Bullitt County Public Library
Coordinator:Charles Gruber
Presenter:Debra Tuggle, folk and country music


August 16th, 2008 :: ^Top
Abraham Lincoln: "I, too, am a Kentuckian" Chautauqua - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
















Location: Corner of Chestnut Street and Boone Street (beside Peoples Bank) in Berea KY
County: Madison
Sponsor: Berea Tourism Commission
Coordinator: Belle Jackson
Presenter: Jim Sayre


New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music - 7:00 pm
Location:Bullitt County Public Library
County:Bullitt
Sponsor:Bullitt County Public Library
Coordinator:Charles Gruber
Presenter:The Cumberlands, folk music


August 18th, 2008 :: ^Top
Emilie Todd Helm: Rebel in the White House Chautauqua - 10:00 am
Location:Education Area of the South Wing, Kentucky State Fair Grounds, Louisville, KY
County:Jefferson
Sponsor:KY Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Coordinator:Jeanine Scott
Presenter:Betsy B. Smith


Henry Clay - Kentucky's Great Statesman Chautauqua - 11:00 am
Location:Education Area of the South Wing at Kentcky State Fair Grounds, Louisville, KY
County:Jefferson
Sponsor:KY Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Coordinator:Jeanine Scott
Presenter:George J. McGee


August 19th, 2008 :: ^Top
Margaret Garner: Death before Slavery Chautauqua - 10:45 am
Location:Education area of the South Wing at KY State Fair Grounds, Louisville, KY
County:Jefferson
Sponsor:KY Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Coordinator:Jeanine Scott
Presenter:Erma J. Bush


Emilie Todd Helm: Rebel in the White House Chautauqua - 11:00 am
Location:Education area of the South Wing at KY State Fair Grounds, Louisville KY
County:Jefferson
Sponsor:KY Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Coordinator:Jeanine Scott
Presenter:Betsy B. Smith


Adolph Rupp: The Coach - 12:30 pm
Location:Morehead State University Regional Enterprise Center, 151 University Drive, West Liberty, KY 41472
County:Morgan
Sponsor:Morehead State Univ. Small Business Dev. Center
Coordinator:Michael Rodriguez
Presenter:Edward B. Smith


Grandpa Jones: Country Musician and Comic Chautauqua - 6:00 pm
Location:location to be announced
County:Todd
Sponsor:Todd County Homemakers
Coordinator:Jill Harris
Presenter:David Hurt


Mary Todd Lincoln - 7:00 pm
Location:Eagle Creek Branch
County:Fayette
Sponsor:Lexington Public Library
Coordinator:Peggy McAllister
Presenter:Glenna Holloway as Mary Todd Lincoln


Book Signing and Discussion - 7:00 pm
Location:Tates Creek Branch
County:Fayette
Sponsor:Lexington Public Library
Coordinator:Peggy McAllister
Presenter:Ron Elliott and John Snell


August 20th, 2008 :: ^Top
Henry Clay - Kentucky's Great Statesman Chautauqua - 12:45 pm
Location:Keeneland Racecourse, The Lexington Room, Lexington KY
County:Fayette
Sponsor:UK Office of Faculty Affairs
Coordinator:Rita Wilkie
Presenter:George J. McGee


August 22nd, 2008 :: ^Top
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music - 7:00 pm
Location:Bullitt County Public Library
County:Bullitt
Sponsor:Bullitt County Public Library
Coordinator:Charles Gruber
Presenter:Mark Stampley, Cariblujazzean music


August 23rd, 2008 :: ^Top
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music - 7:00 pm
Location:Bullitt County Public Library
County:Bullitt
Sponsor:Bullitt County Public Library
Coordinator:Charles Gruber
Presenter:Down on 5th, progressive bluegrass band


August 26th, 2008 :: ^Top
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music - 7:00 pm
Location:Bullitt County Public Library
County:Bullitt
Sponsor:Bullitt County Public Library
Coordinator:Charles Gruber
Presenter:Diane Calhoun-French, book discussion of Sharon Crumb's The Song Catcher


August 28th, 2008 :: ^Top
Abraham Lincoln: "I, too, am a Kentuckian" Chautauqua - 7:00 pm
Location:Lexington Public Library Tates Creek Branch, 3628 Walden Drive, Lexington KY 49517
County:Fayette
Sponsor:Lexington Public Library - Tates Creek Branch
Coordinator:Heather Prichard
Presenter:Jim Sayre


Ky Chautauqua: I, too, am a Kentuckian: Abraham Lincoln - 7:00 pm
Location:Tates Creek Branch
County:Fayette
Sponsor:Lexington Public Library
Coordinator:Peggy McAllister
Presenter:Jim Sayre


August 29th, 2008 :: ^Top
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music - 7:00 pm
Location:Bullitt County Public Library
County:Bullitt
Sponsor:Bullitt County Public Library
Coordinator:Charles Gruber
Presenter:Cynthia Changaris, songs and stories


August 30th, 2008 :: ^Top
General George Rogers Clark: Revolutionary War Hero Chautauqua
Location:George Rogers Clark Park, Rt 369, Springfield, OH. 45503
County:Out-of-state
Sponsor:George Rogers Clark Heritage Association
Coordinator:William L. Smith
Presenter:Mel Hankla


Walking tours, Children's activities, Civil War Living History, Mr. Lincoln, Is Kentucky Southern?, Saxton's Cornet Band
Location:Central Library
County:Fayette
Sponsor:Lexington Public Library
Coordinator:Peggy McAllister
Presenter:Jim Klotter, others


Abraham Lincoln: "I, too, am a Kentuckian" Chautauqua - 3:00 pm
Location:Lexington Public LIbrary, 140 East Main Street, Lexington KY 40507
County:Fayette
Sponsor:Lexington Public Library-Main Branch
Coordinator:Peggy McAllister
Presenter:Jim Sayre


Is Kentucky Southern? - 4:00 pm
Location:Lexington Public Library, 140 East Main Street, Lexingtpn KY 40507
County:Fayette
Sponsor:Lexington Public Library-Main Branch
Coordinator:Peggy McAllister
Presenter:James C. Klotter


New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music - 7:00 pm
Location:Bullitt County Public Library
County:Bullitt
Sponsor:Bullitt County Public Library
Coordinator:Charles Gruber
Presenter:Expressway Church of Christ, sacred and gospel music


August 31st, 2008 :: ^Top
General George Rogers Clark: Revolutionary War Hero Chautauqua
Location:George Rogers Clark Park, Rt 369, Springfield, OH 45502
County:Out-of-state
Sponsor:George Rogers Clark Heritage Association
Coordinator:William L. Smith
Presenter:Mel Hankla


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