Kentucky Events

Heritage and History

Kentucky Historical Society Museum Theatre: Theatre of War: Unresolved Conflict of Vietnam

Free with museum admission. A 20-minute performance by a single actor, Theatre of War will depict the soldier’s experience in the Vietnam War.
DATES: Wednesdays, Nov. 18 and 25, at 2 pm; and Saturdays, Nov. 14, 21, and 28, at 1 pm and 3 pm
LOCATION: Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, Frankfort
INFO: (502) 634-2700

Lee Alan Dugatkin: Mr. Jefferson and the Giant Moose: Natural History in Early America

The University of Louisville professor discusses his book about Jefferson’s mission to prove that nature in America was not inferior to that in Europe. Free, but reservations are requested.
DATES: Dec. 1, 6 pm ET
LOCATION: Filson Historical Society, 1310 S. Third St., Louisvillle
INFO: (502) 635-5083

Kentucky: The Master Painters from the Frontier Era to the Great Depression

Estill Curtis Pennington explores Kentucky’s paintings. A signing of his book, Kentucky: The Master Painters from the Frontier Era to the Great Depression, will follow the program. Luncheon reservations are required by Dec. 4. Cost is $18 for KHS members and $23 for all other patrons.
DATES: Dec. 9, noon ET
LOCATION: Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, Frankfort
INFO: (502) 564-1792, Ext. 4414

Second Thursday Speaker Program at Bluegrass Heritage Museum

Free. Harry Enoch will be speaking about John Holder and introducing his new book on Holder. Refreshments will be served.
DATES: Dec. 10, 6:30 ET
LOCATION: Bluegrass Heritage Museum, 217 S. Main St., Winchester
INFO: (859) 745-1358

Holiday Candlelight Tour at Locust Grove

Cost for the tour is $8 for adults and $4 for children. Cost for the tea and tour combined is $20 and $15. Meet the illustrious Clark and Croghan families and George Rogers Clark, who has just moved to Locust Grove (1809). See the home decorated for the season with fresh fruit, holly and ivy as in the custom of the time. Live music and dancing in the ballroom. In the Visitors’ Center a book sale and afternoon tea will take place at 2 pm, 3 pm and 4 pm on Saturday, Dec. 12.
DATES: Dec. 11, 5:30-9 pm; and Dec. 12, 1-9 pm ET
LOCATION: Historic Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Lane, Louisville
INFO: (502) 897-9845

Fathers of Astronomy

Features authentic, first-edition books written by ground-breaking scientists, including books by Galileo and Copernicus, as well as the Nuremberg Chronicle.
DATES: through Jan. 3
LOCATION: Frazier International History Musuem, Ninth and Main Streets, Louisville
INFO: (502) 753-5663

Kentucky Historical Society Distinguished Lecture Series

G. Kurt Piehler, former director of the Center for the Study of War and Society and associate professor in history at the University of Tennessee, will speak on The Common Soldier in Times of War and Peace.
DATES: Jan. 25, 7 pm ET
LOCATION: Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, Frankfort
INFO: (502) 634-2700

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

Features 150 artifacts recovered from the 1912 Titanic disaster.
DATES: through Feb. 15
LOCATION: Louisville Science Center, 727 W. Main St., Louisville
INFO: (502) 561-6100, Ext. 6111

WWII: 48 Local Stories That Changed the World

Features oral histories, interactive audio and video clips, music, and dozens of artifacts.
DATES: through March 28
LOCATION: Frazier International History Musuem, Ninth and Main Streets, Louisville
INFO: (502) 753-5663

Lincoln and His Wife’s Hometown, 1841-1850

DATE: through 2010
LOCATION: Lexington History Museum, 215 W. Main St., Lexington
INFO: (859) 254-0530