Centre College speaks to belonging through new immersive student engagement that amplifies voice and agency through poetry. Taking center stage, spoken word poet Kenneth L. Woods, stage name KennyFresh will be leading an interactive convocation like none other. This distinct performance-art experience is open to the...
Project Ricochet, Inc. has developed Annual Arts/Cultural Programming to support the mission of “offering concrete ways in which youth can access economic opportunity through youth-driven entrepreneurial projects”. Project Ricochet, Inc. in partnership with Tony Wavy (PR Art Director), Talk Love, LexArts, Partners For Youth, and...
Please join us to honor and induct the 11th class of the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame at the historic Kentucky Theatre. On Thursday, March 23, the 11th class of the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame will be inducted during a free and public ceremony at...
Mayfield artist Justine Riley presents work created in the wake of natural disaster in Graves County. Open during regular library hours through November 30 at the Eastside Branch Gallery, 3000 Blake James Drive. The artist will present Open Mic Poetry Afternoon from 2 to 4...
Join us on October 25, 2022 at the Carnegie Center for Burn The Mic. Open mic kicks off at 7pm and the Featured Speaker, Ronald Davis a.k.a. upfromsumdirt, will perform at 7:30pm. upfromsumdirt is a poet, visual artist, and designer based in Lexington, KY. In 2010...
This event is free and open to the public. MASKS ARE REQUIRED. Join us on September 2, 2022 at the Carnegie Center for Burn The Mic: End of Summer Slam. Open mic kicks off at 6 pm and the Slam will follow soon after. Cash prizes...
PART 2 "We are ALL visionaries here and, in this class, we will do some visionary things with our words." Ecstatic poetry offers both poets and readers alike, a means to access their essence. In this workshop, Brandon Thompson will lead participants on a journey deeper...
Ecstatic poetry offers both poets and readers alike, a means to access their essence. In this workshop, Brandon Thompson will lead participants on a journey deeper into the mystical realm of the ecstatic, through essence-driven poetry writing. Brandon Thompson has taught ecstatic poetry for over a...
Celebrate Lexington Poetry Month (#LexPoMo) by receiving feedback on your poem from a panel of published poets. Bring one poem (12-point font; only one submission per person). Submissions will be accepted between 5:00 and 5:25 pm, and poems will be selected at random. Please come prepared; we...
Join us on June 18 at the Carnegie Center for our first-ever Juneteenth Slam presented by the Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative and Brown Owl. Open mic kicks off at 6 pm and the slam will immediately follow. You can win prizes! First place: $500 Second place: $250 Third place:...
