August is going to be a hot one at the library, with a plethora (which is not a type of shell) of interesting and unique programs.
Lets begin with a preview of the end of the month when one of our most popular events occurs: The ninth annual Local History Week. Over the past eight years, this four-night series of catered dinners with presentations by local historians has become the prelude to the Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival, and a celebration of Kentucky history in its own right.
This year, Local History Week will run from Monday, Aug. 29, to Thursday, Sept. 1. We’ll have four excellent speakers. On Aug. 29, L. Henry Dowell portrays Dr. Ephraim McDowell, frontier surgeon, who 35 years before anesthesia performed abdominal surgery — and the patient survived. On Aug. 30, Maryjean Wall discusses Kentucky horses in the Civil War. Ethan Sullivan Smith portrays Orphan Brigade Survivor, Johnny Green on Aug. 30. On Sept. 1, Ron Pen portrays John Jacob Niles in
“I Wonder as I Wander.”
Dinner each night, catered by Thompson catering, will begin at 6:15 p.m.; presentations will begin at 7 p.m. The dinners are always excellent, both for the quality of the food Thompson’s provides and the company and conversation attendees experience. This is where elite local historians meet, so if you like to talk history or genealogy, these are your events. I’m bringing this up at the beginning of the month because tickets for Local History Week go on sale next Monday, Aug. 8, and they go fast. Tickets are $6 per person per night. Because of limited seating, Local History Week event attendance is by reservation only. In this case, a paid ticket for an evening’s program confirms your reservation. We’re sorry, but demand for these tickets is so great that we cannot hold tickets until the evening of the event. Please come to the library circulation desk to purchase your tickets.
If you have any questions about a presentation or an evening’s menu, just call the Library at 744-5661 and ask for the reference desk. You can also email senior reference librarians, Andy Gary or Angela Turner, at andy.clarkbooks@gmail.com or angela.clarkbooks@gmail.com. To paraphrase a pertinent American proverb: He who hesitates misses all the fun, and a great dinner.
Later this week, like, tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 3, the library’s Kentucky Picture Show will be Hitchcock’s classic, “Rear Window,” starring Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly and Raymond Burr, this time as the bad guy (Oh, Perry, say it ain’t so!). For you library movie buffs out there, and your numbers grow weekly, Kentucky Picture Show nights have become the meeting place for local film cognoscenti.
Movies are shown in the Youth Library community room. Doors open at 6 p.m., the films start at 6:30 p.m. sharp.
Before I conclude this week’s article, I want to thank all the artists and patrons who attended last Friday’s reception for our Community Art Show. About 40 people passed through the show during the evening, and we had (as they say in the art world) a mahvalous time kibitzing, snacking and talking about art.
Continuing our commitment to visual arts, in recognition of Augusts’ American Artist Appreciation Month, we’re hosting a series on American artistic movements. We’ll be offering two mini-lectures on a different style of art, followed by an art-making session in that style. Next Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 6 p.m., reference librarian Rachel Lwin will explore the American Realism movement of the early 20th century. Learn about this movement, and then create your own realist masterpiece based on our current times. Please register to attend, as seating is limited to 10.
Stay tuned, August is happnin’ at the library.
Lets begin with a preview of the end of the month when one of our most popular events occurs: The ninth annual Local History Week. Over the past eight years, this four-night series of catered dinners with presentations by local historians has become the prelude to the Daniel Boone Pioneer Festival, and a celebration of Kentucky history in its own right.
This year, Local History Week will run from Monday, Aug. 29, to Thursday, Sept. 1. We’ll have four excellent speakers. On Aug. 29, L. Henry Dowell portrays Dr. Ephraim McDowell, frontier surgeon, who 35 years before anesthesia performed abdominal surgery — and the patient survived. On Aug. 30, Maryjean Wall discusses Kentucky horses in the Civil War. Ethan Sullivan Smith portrays Orphan Brigade Survivor, Johnny Green on Aug. 30. On Sept. 1, Ron Pen portrays John Jacob Niles in
“I Wonder as I Wander.”
Dinner each night, catered by Thompson catering, will begin at 6:15 p.m.; presentations will begin at 7 p.m. The dinners are always excellent, both for the quality of the food Thompson’s provides and the company and conversation attendees experience. This is where elite local historians meet, so if you like to talk history or genealogy, these are your events. I’m bringing this up at the beginning of the month because tickets for Local History Week go on sale next Monday, Aug. 8, and they go fast. Tickets are $6 per person per night. Because of limited seating, Local History Week event attendance is by reservation only. In this case, a paid ticket for an evening’s program confirms your reservation. We’re sorry, but demand for these tickets is so great that we cannot hold tickets until the evening of the event. Please come to the library circulation desk to purchase your tickets.
If you have any questions about a presentation or an evening’s menu, just call the Library at 744-5661 and ask for the reference desk. You can also email senior reference librarians, Andy Gary or Angela Turner, at andy.clarkbooks@gmail.com or angela.clarkbooks@gmail.com. To paraphrase a pertinent American proverb: He who hesitates misses all the fun, and a great dinner.
Later this week, like, tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 3, the library’s Kentucky Picture Show will be Hitchcock’s classic, “Rear Window,” starring Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly and Raymond Burr, this time as the bad guy (Oh, Perry, say it ain’t so!). For you library movie buffs out there, and your numbers grow weekly, Kentucky Picture Show nights have become the meeting place for local film cognoscenti.
Movies are shown in the Youth Library community room. Doors open at 6 p.m., the films start at 6:30 p.m. sharp.
Before I conclude this week’s article, I want to thank all the artists and patrons who attended last Friday’s reception for our Community Art Show. About 40 people passed through the show during the evening, and we had (as they say in the art world) a mahvalous time kibitzing, snacking and talking about art.
Continuing our commitment to visual arts, in recognition of Augusts’ American Artist Appreciation Month, we’re hosting a series on American artistic movements. We’ll be offering two mini-lectures on a different style of art, followed by an art-making session in that style. Next Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 6 p.m., reference librarian Rachel Lwin will explore the American Realism movement of the early 20th century. Learn about this movement, and then create your own realist masterpiece based on our current times. Please register to attend, as seating is limited to 10.
Stay tuned, August is happnin’ at the library.
