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Thursday, July 10

11:00 AM In Performance at the Governor's Mansion #301 Diverse Cultures

Features Kentucky talent, including the Orville Hammond Trio, Beau Haddock, Ballet Español, and poet Nikky Finney. A 1999 KET production.

5:30 PM Kentucky Life #905 Stephanie Townsend/Emma Reno Connor Black History Gallery/Kinniconick Creek

Bowling Green artist Stephanie Townsend; the Hardin County home of Emma Reno Connor, now transformed into a museum chronicling the lives of prominent African Americans; and scenic Kinniconick Creek in Lewis County, known to fishermen for its native muskie population. A 2003 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.

Friday, July 11

11:30 PM Kentucky Life #721 Monroe County/Ed Hamilton

A tour of Monroe County, including barbecue restaurants, the Turkey Neck Bend Ferry, and the Old Mulkey Meeting House, and a visit with renowned Louisville sculptor Ed Hamilton as he completes his Washington, DC memorial to African-American soldiers of the Civil War. A 2001 KET production hosted by Dave Shuffett.

Saturday, July 12

2:30 AM In Performance at the Governor's Mansion #301 Diverse Cultures

Features Kentucky talent, including the Orville Hammond Trio, Beau Haddock, Ballet Español, and poet Nikky Finney. A 1999 KET production.

3:00 PM Connections with Renee Shaw #321 Islam

Renee discusses the Muslim faith with Ihsan Bagby, Islamic studies professor at the University of Kentucky; Shahied Rashid, a member of the Islamic Society of Central Kentucky; and Dana Bingham, a recent convert. Topics include the major principles of the faith, common misconceptions about it, the practice of polygamy, and the influence wielded by American Muslims around the world. A 2008 KET production.

Sunday, July 13

9:00 AM Connections with Renee Shaw #320 Eleanor Jordan

Renee speaks with Eleanor Jordan, executive director of the Kentucky Commission on Women, about the status of minorities in the state, national policies, and issues affecting women. Jordan has served in the state House of Representatives, been an ombudsman for the Cabinet for Families and Children, and worked as principal assistant for Attorney General Greg Stumbo. A 2008 KET production.

11:30 AM Connections with Renee Shaw #320 Eleanor Jordan

Renee speaks with Eleanor Jordan, executive director of the Kentucky Commission on Women, about the status of minorities in the state, national policies, and issues affecting women. Jordan has served in the state House of Representatives, been an ombudsman for the Cabinet for Families and Children, and worked as principal assistant for Attorney General Greg Stumbo. A 2008 KET production.

Monday, July 14

1:00 AM Kentucky Author Forum Presents #602 A Conversation with Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Henry Louis Gates Jr., chair of the Afro-American Studies Department at Harvard University, discusses his book America Behind the Color Line: Dialogues with African Americans. The interviewer is Karen Grigsby Bates, a Los Angeles-based correspondent for National Public Radio's Day to Day. A 2004 KET production taped at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville.

5:30 PM Kentucky Life #907 Lexington Hustlers/Lower Howard's Creek

The Lexington Hustlers, an African-American baseball team that began playing in 1945, and a history and nature preserve in Clark County. A 2003 KET production.

11:30 PM Kentucky Life #722 Minds Wide Open/Hickman

In Fayette County, a volunteer organization sponsors an art program for mentally disabled adults. Host Dave Shuffett journeys to Fulton County to visit a historic clock tower, a black history museum, a company that sells nuts, and a broom-making shop. A 2001 KET production.

Tuesday, July 15

8:00 AM Connections with Renee Shaw #320 Eleanor Jordan

Renee speaks with Eleanor Jordan, executive director of the Kentucky Commission on Women, about the status of minorities in the state, national policies, and issues affecting women. Jordan has served in the state House of Representatives, been an ombudsman for the Cabinet for Families and Children, and worked as principal assistant for Attorney General Greg Stumbo. A 2008 KET production.

5:00 PM The Spirituals

Slaves created the spiritual, a musical form built on African roots and biblical texts, for deliverance and for communication. The American Spiritual Ensemble, founded by University of Kentucky professor Everett McCorvey, honors the painful history of this American art form while introducing its message of hope to contemporary audiences around the world. Produced by Eren McGinnis and Ari Palos with support from the KET Fund for Independent Production.

Thursday, July 17

2:00 PM Kentucky's Underground Railroad #900859 Block Feed: Programs 101-104

A four-part professional development series designed to give teachers a deeper understanding of Kentucky history before the Civil War and the quest for freedom of enslaved African Americans. In each 30-minute program, a noted scholar leads teachers to a deeper understanding of this topic and its relationship to Kentucky's Core Content in four areas: Kentucky history, Kentucky geography, culture and society, and arts and humanities. Extensions for further inquiry tied directly to the Core Content are provided for each program, and Kentucky social studies teachers model extensive use of technology. A 2001 KET production.

7:30 PM Louisville Life #216 Jane Austen Society/Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery/Carnegie Center for Art & History/Whitney Young Jr./Nana Yaa Asantewaa

The regional chapter of the Jane Austen Society, formed at Locust Grove; the Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Louisville's Hite Art Institute; the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany and its Underground Railroad exhibit; civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr.; and an interview with international storyteller and artist Nana Yaa Asantewaa, director of the Arts Council of Louisville. A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.

Friday, July 18

12:30 AM Louisville Life #216 Jane Austen Society/Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery/Carnegie Center for Art & History/Whitney Young Jr./Nana Yaa Asantewaa

The regional chapter of the Jane Austen Society, formed at Locust Grove; the Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Louisville's Hite Art Institute; the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany and its Underground Railroad exhibit; civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr.; and an interview with international storyteller and artist Nana Yaa Asantewaa, director of the Arts Council of Louisville. A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.

8:00 AM Louisville Life #216 Jane Austen Society/Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery/Carnegie Center for Art & History/Whitney Young Jr./Nana Yaa Asantewaa

The regional chapter of the Jane Austen Society, formed at Locust Grove; the Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Louisville's Hite Art Institute; the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany and its Underground Railroad exhibit; civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr.; and an interview with international storyteller and artist Nana Yaa Asantewaa, director of the Arts Council of Louisville. A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.

4:00 PM Louisville Life #216 Jane Austen Society/Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery/Carnegie Center for Art & History/Whitney Young Jr./Nana Yaa Asantewaa

The regional chapter of the Jane Austen Society, formed at Locust Grove; the Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Louisville's Hite Art Institute; the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany and its Underground Railroad exhibit; civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr.; and an interview with international storyteller and artist Nana Yaa Asantewaa, director of the Arts Council of Louisville. A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.

Saturday, July 19

4:00 AM Louisville Life #216 Jane Austen Society/Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery/Carnegie Center for Art & History/Whitney Young Jr./Nana Yaa Asantewaa

The regional chapter of the Jane Austen Society, formed at Locust Grove; the Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Louisville's Hite Art Institute; the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany and its Underground Railroad exhibit; civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr.; and an interview with international storyteller and artist Nana Yaa Asantewaa, director of the Arts Council of Louisville. A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.

9:00 AM Louisville Life #216 Jane Austen Society/Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery/Carnegie Center for Art & History/Whitney Young Jr./Nana Yaa Asantewaa

The regional chapter of the Jane Austen Society, formed at Locust Grove; the Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Louisville's Hite Art Institute; the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany and its Underground Railroad exhibit; civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr.; and an interview with international storyteller and artist Nana Yaa Asantewaa, director of the Arts Council of Louisville. A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.

7:00 PM Smoketown: A Tradition To Treasure

A look at Louisville's oldest African-American community through the pictures and memories of past and present residents.

7:30 PM Louisville Life #216 Jane Austen Society/Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery/Carnegie Center for Art & History/Whitney Young Jr./Nana Yaa Asantewaa

The regional chapter of the Jane Austen Society, formed at Locust Grove; the Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Louisville's Hite Art Institute; the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany and its Underground Railroad exhibit; civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr.; and an interview with international storyteller and artist Nana Yaa Asantewaa, director of the Arts Council of Louisville. A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.

Sunday, July 20

5:00 AM Rediscovery of York

Chronicles the contributions made by York, Captain William Clark's African-American slave, to the Lewis and Clark expedition as well as the creation of a sculpture of York by Louisville artist Ed Hamilton. York became the first black man to cross the continent north of Mexico. A 2003 production of Louisville MetroTV.

8:00 AM Louisville Life #216 Jane Austen Society/Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery/Carnegie Center for Art & History/Whitney Young Jr./Nana Yaa Asantewaa

The regional chapter of the Jane Austen Society, formed at Locust Grove; the Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Louisville's Hite Art Institute; the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany and its Underground Railroad exhibit; civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr.; and an interview with international storyteller and artist Nana Yaa Asantewaa, director of the Arts Council of Louisville. A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.

9:00 AM Connections with Renee Shaw #321 Islam

Renee discusses the Muslim faith with Ihsan Bagby, Islamic studies professor at the University of Kentucky; Shahied Rashid, a member of the Islamic Society of Central Kentucky; and Dana Bingham, a recent convert. Topics include the major principles of the faith, common misconceptions about it, the practice of polygamy, and the influence wielded by American Muslims around the world. A 2008 KET production.

11:30 AM Connections with Renee Shaw #321 Islam

Renee discusses the Muslim faith with Ihsan Bagby, Islamic studies professor at the University of Kentucky; Shahied Rashid, a member of the Islamic Society of Central Kentucky; and Dana Bingham, a recent convert. Topics include the major principles of the faith, common misconceptions about it, the practice of polygamy, and the influence wielded by American Muslims around the world. A 2008 KET production.

Noon Louisville Life #216 Jane Austen Society/Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery/Carnegie Center for Art & History/Whitney Young Jr./Nana Yaa Asantewaa

The regional chapter of the Jane Austen Society, formed at Locust Grove; the Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Louisville's Hite Art Institute; the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany and its Underground Railroad exhibit; civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr.; and an interview with international storyteller and artist Nana Yaa Asantewaa, director of the Arts Council of Louisville. A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.

2:00 PM In Performance at the Governor's Mansion #403 Prestonsburg

Features music from three different perspectives: the Lexington Singers, a community chorus; the River City Drum Corp, a group of young percussionists who perform traditional African rhythms; and the Kentucky Opry, a cast of instrumentalists and singers who take a "down-home" approach to entertainment. A 2000 KET production taped at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg.

6:00 PM Rediscovery of York

Chronicles the contributions made by York, Captain William Clark's African-American slave, to the Lewis and Clark expedition as well as the creation of a sculpture of York by Louisville artist Ed Hamilton. York became the first black man to cross the continent north of Mexico. A 2003 production of Louisville MetroTV.

Monday, July 21

1:00 AM In Performance at the Governor's Mansion #403 Prestonsburg

Features music from three different perspectives: the Lexington Singers, a community chorus; the River City Drum Corp, a group of young percussionists who perform traditional African rhythms; and the Kentucky Opry, a cast of instrumentalists and singers who take a "down-home" approach to entertainment. A 2000 KET production taped at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg.

7:00 PM Louisville Life #216 Jane Austen Society/Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery/Carnegie Center for Art & History/Whitney Young Jr./Nana Yaa Asantewaa

The regional chapter of the Jane Austen Society, formed at Locust Grove; the Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Louisville's Hite Art Institute; the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany and its Underground Railroad exhibit; civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr.; and an interview with international storyteller and artist Nana Yaa Asantewaa, director of the Arts Council of Louisville. A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.

Tuesday, July 22

2:00 AM Rediscovery of York

Chronicles the contributions made by York, Captain William Clark's African-American slave, to the Lewis and Clark expedition as well as the creation of a sculpture of York by Louisville artist Ed Hamilton. York became the first black man to cross the continent north of Mexico. A 2003 production of Louisville MetroTV.

3:00 AM Rediscovery of York

Chronicles the contributions made by York, Captain William Clark's African-American slave, to the Lewis and Clark expedition as well as the creation of a sculpture of York by Louisville artist Ed Hamilton. York became the first black man to cross the continent north of Mexico. A 2003 production of Louisville MetroTV.

6:30 AM Louisville Life #216 Jane Austen Society/Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery/Carnegie Center for Art & History/Whitney Young Jr./Nana Yaa Asantewaa

The regional chapter of the Jane Austen Society, formed at Locust Grove; the Cressman Center Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Louisville's Hite Art Institute; the Carnegie Center for Art & History in New Albany and its Underground Railroad exhibit; civil rights leader Whitney Young Jr.; and an interview with international storyteller and artist Nana Yaa Asantewaa, director of the Arts Council of Louisville. A 2008 KET production hosted by Candyce Clifft.

8:00 AM Connections with Renee Shaw #321 Islam

Renee discusses the Muslim faith with Ihsan Bagby, Islamic studies professor at the University of Kentucky; Shahied Rashid, a member of the Islamic Society of Central Kentucky; and Dana Bingham, a recent convert. Topics include the major principles of the faith, common misconceptions about it, the practice of polygamy, and the influence wielded by American Muslims around the world. A 2008 KET production.

4:00 PM In Performance at the Governor's Mansion #403 Prestonsburg

Features music from three different perspectives: the Lexington Singers, a community chorus; the River City Drum Corp, a group of young percussionists who perform traditional African rhythms; and the Kentucky Opry, a cast of instrumentalists and singers who take a "down-home" approach to entertainment. A 2000 KET production taped at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg.

Wednesday, July 23

Midnight The 2003 Great Kentucky Gospel Shout Out #200

Gospel groups from Lexington, Louisville, Owensboro, Paducah, and Bowling Green, chosen through a series of regional showcases throughout Kentucky, perform on the Belvedere on the Louisville riverfront. A 2004 KET production.

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