The University of Kentucky Appalachian Center, in collaboration with the Housing Development Alliance, is seeking volunteers for a service trip to Perry County, Kentucky, on Saturday, Oct. 15, to aid in flood relief
The presentation, titled “The Blues on Black Mountain: Stories from The Harlan Renaissance,” will take place 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, in the William T. Young Library’s UK Athletics Auditorium.
The Martin Luther King Center, along with campus and community partners, will host a variety of experiences to celebrate and amplify the richness of Latinx/Hispanic heritage and culture at UK and beyond. Here is a comprehensive look at Latinx Heritage Month programs happening across campus and the Lexington community.
Including arts, music, food and dance, the festival celebrates Appalachian cultural diversity with a special emphasis on Latinx experiences and expressions in the region. The week will be anchored by a performance by Cornbread & Tortillas, a dynamic bilingual production that features stories, music and dancing.
The Appalachian Center for the Arts is welcoming folks to a female-fronted “FUNdraiser” to celebrate the creativity and resilience of women in Appalachia. The Mountain Grrl Experience is set to