Kentucky Humanities

Jean Ritchie: Damsel with a Dulcimer
2025-08-02 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Mt. Zion Christian Church, 830 Battlefield Memorial Hwy, Richmond, KY, 40475-8346
Location:
Mt. Zion Christian Church

County:
Madison

Sponsor:
Madison County Historical Society

Coordinator:
Sharon Graves

Phone:
(859) 544-5446

Presenter:
Rachel Rogers

Jean Ritchie: Damsel with a Dulcimer
2025-07-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Woodford County Public Library, 115 N Main St, Versailles, KY, 40383-1203
Location:
Woodford County Public Library

County:
Woodford

Sponsor:
Woodford County Public Library

Coordinator:
Stacy Thurman

Phone:
(859) 873-5191

Presenter:
Rachel Rogers

Savory Memories
2025-07-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Bullitt County Public Library – Mt. Washington Branch, 214 N Bardstown RD, Mt Washington, KY, 40047-7693
Location:
Bullitt County Public Library – Mt. Washington Branch

County:
Bullitt

Sponsor:
Bullitt County Public Library

Coordinator:
LaDonna Thompson

Phone:
(502) 797-9365

Presenter:
Diane M Calhoun-French

Aunt Molly Jackson: Pistol Packin' Woman
2025-07-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport, 1717 Airport Exchange Blvd, Erlanger, KY, 41018-3119
Location:
Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport

County:
Kenton

Sponsor:
National Association for Family and Community Education – Florence

Coordinator:
Bonnie Teeples

Phone:
(541) 891-2662

Presenter:
Anne Shelby

Savory Memories
2025-07-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Corner Coffeehouse Reading Group, 1100 S Main St, Hopkinsville, KY, 42240-2079
Location:
Corner Coffeehouse Reading Group

County:
Christian

Sponsor:
Corner Coffeehouse Reading Group

Coordinator:
Amanda Huff-McClure

Phone:
(706) 587-7676

Presenter:
Constance Alexander

Savory Memories
2025-07-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Nelson County Public Library – Bloomfield, 34 Arnold Ln, Bloomfield, KY, 40008-7148
Location:
Nelson County Public Library – Bloomfield

County:
Nelson

Sponsor:
Nelson County Public Library – Bloomfield

Coordinator:
Rhonda Olliges

Phone:
(502) 252-9129

Presenter:
Diane M Calhoun-French

Grandpa Jones: Country Musician and Comic
2025-07-18 12:30 - 13:30 | Pendleton County Public Library, 801 Robbins Ave, Falmouth, KY, 41040-9735
Location:
Pendleton County Public Library

County:
Pendleton

Sponsor:
Pendleton County Public Library

Coordinator:
Tonya Coleman

Phone:
(859) 654-8535

Presenter:
David A Hurt

Savory Memories
2025-07-16 09:30 - 10:30 | Lexington Public Library – Tates Creek Branch, 3628 Walden Dr, Lexington, KY, 40517-2019
Location:
Lexington Public Library – Tates Creek Branch

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Lexington Public Library – Tates Creek Branch

Coordinator:
Heather Prichard

Phone:
(859) 231-5500 x2627

Presenter:
Jacqueline Kohl-Hamilton

Kentucky and the Music of America's Front Porch
2025-07-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Kenton County Library – Erlanger Branch, 401 Kenton Lands RD, Erlanger, KY, 41018-1861
Location:
Kenton County Library – Erlanger Branch

County:
Kenton

Sponsor:
Kenton County Library – Erlanger Branch

Coordinator:
Mary Burkey

Phone:
(859) 962-4149

Presenter:
Michael Johnathon

Henry Clay: Divided We Stand
2025-07-03 18:00 - 19:00 | George Coon Public Library, PO Box 230, Princeton, KY, 42445-1946
Location:
George Coon Public Library

County:
Caldwell

Sponsor:
George Coon Public Library

Coordinator:
Rebecca Pool

Phone:
(270) 365-2884

Presenter:
Kevin Hardesty

Mary Carson Breckinridge: Call the Midwife
2025-06-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Embassy Suites at Lexington Green, 245 Lexington Green Cir, Lexington, KY, 40503-3318
Location:
Embassy Suites at Lexington Green

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Beta Sigma Phi of Lexington

Coordinator:
Patricia Hopkins

Phone:
(859) 533-6390

Presenter:
Janet Scott

Savory Memories
2025-06-26 18:30 - 19:30 | Nelson County Public Library – Main, 201 Cathedral Mnr, Bardstown, KY, 40004-1205
Location:
Nelson County Public Library – Main

County:
Nelson

Sponsor:
Nelson County Public Library – Main

Coordinator:
Kimberly Burton

Phone:
(502) 348-3714

Presenter:
Diane M Calhoun-French

Revolutionary War in a Trunk
2025-06-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Scott County Public Library, 104 S Bradford Ln, Georgetown, KY, 40324-2335
Location:
Scott County Public Library

County:
Scott

Sponsor:
Scott County Public Library

Coordinator:
David McNamara

Phone:
(502) 863-3566

Presenter:
Geoff Baggett

The Mindful Compass: Navigating Your Communication Toward Peace and Personal Harmony
2025-06-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Lake Cumberland Farmers Market, 401 E Mount Vernon St, Somerset, KY, 42501-1301
Location:
Lake Cumberland Farmers Market

County:
Pulaski

Sponsor:
Lake Cumberland Diversity Collective

Coordinator:
Ashley Homrich

Phone:
(260) 494-5151

Presenter:
Marshall T. Fields

Nancy Green: Being Aunt Jemima, the Pancake Queen
2025-06-21 16:00 - 17:00 | Lake Cumberland Farmers Market, 401 E Mount Vernon St, Somerset, KY, 42501-1301
Location:
Lake Cumberland Farmers Market

County:
Pulaski

Sponsor:
Lake Cumberland Diversity Collective

Coordinator:
Ashley Homrich

Phone:
(260) 494-5151

Presenter:
Debra Faulk

William Wells Brown: How I Got My Name
2025-06-21 13:00 - 14:00 | John P Parker Historical Site, 300 N Front St, Ripley, OH, 45167-1016
Location:
John P Parker Historical Site

County:
Brown

Sponsor:
Brown County Ohio Tourism, Inc.

Coordinator:
Sonja Cropper

Phone:
(513) 304-1523

Presenter:
Virgil Covington, Jr.

Mose Rager: Kentucky's Shy Guitar Master
2025-06-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Bethel First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 502 E Main St, Campbellsville, KY, 42718-1331
Location:
Bethel First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall

County:
Taylor

Sponsor:
Taylor County Historical Society

Coordinator:
Joseph Y DeSpain

Phone:
(270) 465-5494

Presenter:
Nancy Richey

Homemaking on the Kentucky Frontier
2025-06-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Jericho Celebration Barn, 166 Old Jericho Rd, Smithfield, KY, 40068-7992
Location:
Jericho Celebration Barn

County:
Henry

Sponsor:
Louisville Area Extension Homemakers

Coordinator:
Krista Perry

Phone:
(502) 845-2811

Presenter:
Eddie Price

Sharing a Life through Memoir and Verse
2025-06-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Lexington Public Library – Beaumont Branch, 3080 Fieldstone Way, Lexington, KY, 40513-1717
Location:
Lexington Public Library – Beaumont Branch

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Lexington Public Library – Beaumont Branch

Coordinator:
Molly Stout

Phone:
(859) 231-5500

Presenter:
Kevin Lane Dearinger

Homemaking on the Kentucky Frontier
2025-06-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Old Fort Harrod State Park, PO Box 156, Harrodsburg, KY, 40330-0156
Location:
Old Fort Harrod State Park

County:
Mercer

Sponsor:
Old Fort Harrod State Park

Coordinator:
Autumn Morrison

Phone:
(859) 734-3314

Presenter:
Eddie Price

2025 Kentucky Book Festival: Louisville Edition
2025-06-14 10:00 - 17:00 | Paristown, 731 Brent St, Louisville, KY, 40204-1803
Location:

County:
Jefferson

Sponsor:

Coordinator:

Phone:

John G. Fee: Abolitionist
2025-06-13 09:00 - 10:00 | Frederick Douglass High School, 2000 Winchester RD, Lexington, KY, 40505-4800
Location:
Frederick Douglass High School

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation

Coordinator:
Jim Evans

Phone:
(859) 255-6411

Presenter:
Obadiah Ewing-Roush

Savory Memories
2025-06-12 17:30 - 18:30 | Barr Memorial Library, 62 W Spearhead Division Ave Bldg 400, Fort Knox, KY, 40121-5742
Location:
Barr Memorial Library

County:
Hardin

Sponsor:
Barr Memorial Library

Coordinator:
Nancy Chiara

Phone:
(502) 624-1232

Presenter:
Diane M Calhoun-French

Alice Lloyd: Stay On, Stranger
2025-06-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Frederick Douglass High School, 2000 Winchester RD, Lexington, KY, 40505-4800
Location:
Frederick Douglass High School

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation

Coordinator:
Jim Evans

Phone:
(859) 255-6411

Presenter:
Jacqueline Kohl-Hamilton

Nancy Green: Being Aunt Jemima, the Pancake Queen
2025-06-11 13:10 - 14:10 | Frederick Douglass High School, 2000 Winchester RD, Lexington, KY, 40505-4800
Location:
Frederick Douglass High School

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation

Coordinator:
Jim Evans

Phone:
(859) 255-6411

Presenter:
Debra Faulk

Aunt Molly Jackson: Pistol Packin' Woman
2025-06-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Frederick Douglass High School, 2000 Winchester RD, Lexington, KY, 40505-4800
Location:
Frederick Douglass High School

County:
Fayette

Sponsor:
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation

Coordinator:
Jim Evans

Phone:
(859) 255-6411

Presenter:
Anne Shelby

Henry Clay: Divided We Stand
2025-06-07 11:30 - 12:30 | Old State Capitol Building, 300 W Broadway St, Frankfort, KY, 40601-1931
Location:
Old State Capitol Building

County:
Franklin

Sponsor:
Kentucky Historical Society

Coordinator:
Megan Sauter

Phone:
(502) 782-8084

Presenter:
Kevin Hardesty

Shining Light on Kentucky's Everyday Women Heroes
2025-06-05 18:30 - 19:30 | Scott County Public Library, 104 S Bradford Ln, Georgetown, KY, 40324-2335
Location:
Scott County Public Library

County:
Scott

Sponsor:
Scott County Public Library

Coordinator:
Michael Stephens

Phone:
(502) 603-9321

Presenter:
Steve Flairty

Madame Mentelle: Educating Young Women
2025-06-05 08:15 - 09:15 | Science Hill Inn, 525 Washington St, Shelbyville, KY, 40065-1129
Location:
Science Hill Inn

County:
Shelby

Sponsor:
Shelby County Historical Society

Coordinator:
Helen McKinney

Phone:
(502) 487-0379

Presenter:
Simonetta Cochis

Songs of Kentucky's Civil War
2025-06-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Paul Sawyier Public Library, 319 Wapping St, Frankfort, KY, 40601-2605
Location:
Paul Sawyier Public Library

County:
Franklin

Sponsor:
Paul Sawyier Public Library

Coordinator:
Diane Dehoney

Phone:
(502) 352-2665 x108

Presenter:
James C Claypool
