Kentucky Humanities

An Evening of Fun

Cocktails & Conversation

Thursday, November 14 - 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Click Learn More to get your ticket!

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Tanya Amyx Berry Photo Exhibit

Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center

For the Hog Killing, 1979 Photograph Exhibit: October 29 - November 9.
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38th annual Kentucky Book Fair

Saturday, November 16

Free Book Fair featuring journalist Scott Pelley & 200+ authors
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Think History

Telling Kentucky’s Stories

Tune in to WEKU Radio each weekday to travel back in time to relive a moment in Kentucky's history.
2019 Kentucky Book Festival

November 10, 2019 - November 16, 2019

Weeklong line-up of fabulous authors and events. Click Learn More below to see the whole schedule.

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2019 Kentucky Book Fair

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Think Humanities VLOG

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Jean Ritchie: Damsel with a Dulcimer

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church

Location:Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church...

Jean Ritchie: Damsel with a Dulcimer

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Johnson County Public Library

Location:Johnson County Public Library...

Speaking Our Piece: Language Variation in Kentucky

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Clark County Public Library

Location:Clark County Public Library...

Price Hollowell: Black Patch War Boy Chautauqua

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
George Coon Library

Location:George Coon Library...

Abraham Lincoln: The Wit and Wisdom of the President

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Rocky Hill Missionary Baptist

Location:Rocky Hill Missionary Baptist...

William Wells Brown: How I Got My Name

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Historic Pleasant Green Baptist Church

Location:Historic Pleasant Green Baptist Church...

Jean Ritchie: Damsel with a Dulcimer

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Village Heights Assisted Living

Location:Village Heights Assisted Living...

All the King's Men Book Discussion Program

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Woodford County Library, 115 N Main St, Versailles, KY 40383-1203

Location:Woodford County Library, 115 N Main St, Versailles, KY 40383-1203...

Appalachian Culture, Yesterday and Today

9:00 am - 10:00 am
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park

Location:Cumberland Falls State Resort Park...

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Cox's Creek Elementary to host Prime Time

Cox’s Creek Elementary School, the National Endowment for the Humanities and Kentucky Humanities host award-winning literacy program

Chancey Elementary to host Prime Time

Chancey Elementary School, the National Endowment for the Humanities and Kentucky Humanities host award-winning literacy program

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The humanities include the ways of knowing found in the academic disciplines of history, literature, and philosophy, as well as anthropology, sociology and psychology.