KET | Kentucky Muse

The New Season
	Frank X Walker: I Dedicate This Ride The Kentucky writer and poet laureate for 2013-14 illuminates the life of legendary 19th-century African-American jockey Isaac Murphy.	Tracks of Imagination Your ticket to Applied Imagination’s amazing garden railways.

	Wendy Whelan Kentucky Muse presents an intimate profile of New York City Ballet principal dancer and Louisville native Wendy Whelan

2011 Season
	Julius Friedman: Picture This Explore the dynamic and emotional work of the Louisville graphic designer and photographer Julius Friedman.	Tin Can Buddha: Shades of Blue A great lineup of musicians with long-time ties to Kentucky and each other come together for a special blues-and piano-focused concert at the Kentucky Center for the Arts.

	Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland Fellow actors and musicians,film critics, and his Kentucky relatives tell the story of noted character actor Harry Dean Stanton.	Painting with Glass Watch from conception to installation as Kentuckian Guy Kemper creates large-scale glass works for a Seattle rail station.

2010 Season
	Harry Pickens: In the Garden of Music Enjoy a special performance by a Kentucky pianist and educator whose purpose in music is to bring people, ideas, and possibilities together.	Joe Molinaro: Hands in Clay Meet a ceramics artist and Eastern Kentucky University professor whose hands transform clay into items of functionality; objects that inspire a sense of community; and pieces of fantasy.
	Eighty-Eight Keys, Three Hundred Years Dr. Diane Earle of Kentucky Wesleyan College and the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra present a musical history of the piano.	Encore Presentation: Signature, Ed McClanahan Meet the author of The Natural Man in this vintage KET production.

2009 Season
	Finding Higher Ground Music and drama bring people in Harlan County together to talk about the life-and-death community challenge of prescription drug abuse.	Fire and Motion The vibrant glasswork of Stephen Rolfe Powell and the intricate automata sculpture of Steve Armstrong reveal the distinctive energies of two gifted Kentucky artists.
	Encore Presentation: Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story In this vintage KET production, folk legend Jean Ritchie shares her life’s amazing journey, from her childhood in Eastern Kentucky to international recognition.
2008 Season

	Master of Still Life: Mary Ann Currier This remarkable Louisville artist is recognized as an outstanding American realist painter as well as a great teacher.	Mountain Music Gatherin’ From fiddlers to fans, those who love traditional music come together at the annual J.P. Fraley Mountain Music Gatherin’.

	Murder, They Wrote From rehearsals to performances, Owensboro’s International Mystery Writers’ Festival offered suspense, drama, and a killer good time.	Encore Presentation: Coal Black Voices The Affrilachian poets celebrate heritage and roots with works about family, land, and community.

	Encore Presentation: Ellis Wilson,—So Much To Paint A passion for painting took Mayfield native Ellis Wilson to a successful career in Manhattan. He died in poverty but left an inspiring legacy.	A Novel Approach There’s more than one way to write a novel! Explore three ways in visits with Kentucky writers Sheila Williams, Kirby Gann, and Silas House.

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