Kentucky Events
Heritage and History
Exhibit: United We Stand—Divided We Fall | |
| Free. The exhibit, which commemorates the sesquicentennial of the beginning of the Civil War, will focus on the war in Kentucky and the Ohio Valley region. The exhibit will feature manuscripts and artifacts such as flags, weapons, uniforms, dresses, and medical instruments from the Filson's extensive Civil War collections. | |
| DATE: | Monday through Friday |
| LOCATION: | The Filson Historical Society, 1310 S. Third St., Louisville |
Fort Boonesborough State Park Fireside Chats | |
| Each Saturday evening in February brings a new visitor to the Blockhouse at Fort Booneborough. Tickets are $15 a person, $25 per couple, and $5 for children under 12. The evenings begins with a "Taste of Frontier Fare" at 5:30 pm followed by these Chautauqua-style presentations at 6:45 pm. For tickets call 859-527-3131. | |
| DATES: | Feb. 4, 5:30 pm (Daniel Boone by Scott New) Feb. 11, 5:30 pm (18th century musician by E.L. Kurtz) Feb. 18, 5:30 pm (Simon Kenton by Mel Hankle) Feb. 25, 5:30 pm (Jenny Wiley by Octavia Sexton) |
| LOCATION: | Fort Boonesborough State Park, Richmond |
Bluegrass Heritage Museum Second Thursday Program | |
| Chautauqua performer Haley Bowling Mccoy will portray Anna Mac Clarke (1919-1944), a Lawrenceburg native who made history in World War II when she became the first black WAC officer to command a white unit. | |
| DATES: | Feb. 9, 6:30 pm |
| LOCATION: | Bluegrass Heritage Museum, 217 S. Main St., Winchester |
EKU Chautauqua: Keynote Address for Black History Month | |
| Arnold Rampersad, author of Ralph Ellison, will speak on "Black History: The Challenge of Living with Others." | |
| DATES: | Feb. 16, 7:30 pm |
| LOCATION: | Eastern Kentucky University O'Donnell Hall, Student Success Building, Richmond |
Civil War: My Brother, My Enemy | |
| As part of this exhibit, rare papers documenting Mary Todd Lincoln's involuntary commitment at an Illinois insane asylum will be publicly shown for the first time. | |
| DATES: | now through April 8 |
| LOCATION: | Frazier History Musuem, Ninth and Main Streets, Louisville |
