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Central Library - Atrium
Voice, piano, and instruments will be raised in song to the music of Anthony Philip Heinrich, Kentucky's Own "Beethoven of America." Featuring University of Kentucky Music Professor Emeritus Ron Pen, the Eastern Kentucky University School of Music, and other regional musicians.
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Central Library - Farish Theater
Road House (R) - 1989
The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton (Patrick Swayze) has been hired to clean it up.
Director: Rowdy Herrington
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Jeff Healey
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Central Library - Farish Theater
Predator (R) - 1987
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Central Library - Kentucky Room
For Summer, the Blue Grass True Crime Book Club is reading & discussing David Dominé's A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City!
Mariam interviews Wayne Johnson, librarian and local historian about the murder of Transylvania University student Betty Gail Brown in October 1961. In the first episode, Wayne and Mariam discuss the events leading up to the crime.
Mariam interviews Doug Tattershall, author of Belle Brezing: American Magdalene, about his book. They discuss Belle Brezing’s early life, her years as the nationally known brothel owner, and the generally unknown final years of her life in seclusion.
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Central Library Main Gallery (1st Floor)
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Mariam interviews Reinette Jones, founder of the Notable Kentucky African Americans database. They discuss Kentucky’s Centenarian Librarians, the boxer David Moore, and the prison shoe-making industry. Visit the NKAA at http://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/
Mariam and Denise discuss the history of the Joyland Amusement Park (1923-1963).
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Central Library Main Gallery (1st Floor)
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Central Library Main Gallery (1st Floor)
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Central Library Main Gallery (1st Floor)
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Mariam interviews Terry Foody, author of The Cherokee and the Newsman: Kinsmen in Words. They discuss Ms. Foody’s inspiration to write about the two men, their family lives, and how their words contributed to their communities.
Mariam and Erin tell the story of Constantine Samuel Rafinesque’s visit with naturalist John James Audubon, and how the resulting prank by Audubon on Rafinesque wasn’t fully discovered for nearly 150 years.
Mariam interviews Wayne Johnson, librarian and local historian about the murder of Transylvania University student Betty Gail Brown in October 1961. In the last episode, they discuss the court case and other theories of the crime.
Erin guests to tell the story of one of Lexington’s oldest unsolved murders – the killing of Alexander T. Hays in October 1846.
Erin guests to talk about bloodhound Nick Carter and his handler Captain Volney Mullikin, who together searched for and found over 600 people in Nick Carter’s career as a tracking hound.
Mariam interviews Kentucky native Kevin Lane Dearinger about his forthcoming memoir, Bad Sex in Kentucky, his Broadway career, and his second career in education.
