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Literary Events: Kentucky Live! Southern Kentucky at Its Best

Upcoming Talks

2012-13

 

Talks Already Given

 2013

April 4, 2013 - "The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America's Premier Sporting Event"
Dr. James C. Nicholson, Lexington, KY
March 7, 2013 - "A Few Honest Words: The Kentucky Roots of Popular Music"
Jason Howard, James Still Fellow at the University of Kentucky
February 21, 2013 - "Patti's 1880's Settlement Restaurant"
Chip Tullar, Proprietor.
 

2012

November 8, 2012 - "The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory"
Rick Redman, VP Corporate Communications, Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
October 25, 2012 - "Butler County (Images of America)"
Nancy Richey & Roger Givens
* 7:00 p.m. @ Bulter County Library in Morgantown
October 11, 2012 - "Blood Shed in This War"
Michael A. Peake, Civil War historian from Corydon, Indiana
September 27, 2012 - "A Natural Wonder"
Morgan Atkinson, Film producer and owner of Duckworks, Inc.
7:00 p.m. @ The Kentucky Building, WKU
September 13, 2012 - "Ghosting"
Kirby Gann, Author and Manager, Sarabande Books, Louisville
April 19, 2012 - "Travel Writer"
Gary P. West, Bowling Green, KY
March 1, 2012, - "The Buffalo Trace Distillery"
Amy Preske, PR & Events Manager, Buffalo Trace Distillery
February 9, 2012 - "Georgia Powers: A Grassroots Civil Rights Leader in Kentucky"
Anne Onyekwuluje, Department of Sociology, WKU
 
2011

November 10, 2011 - "The Corvette in Literature and Culture"
Jerry Passon, Historian, Hopkinsville Community College

September 8, 2011 - "The Kentucky Fresh Cookbook"
Maggie Green, Owner of The Green Apron Company

October 13, 2011 - "Greyhound to Vegas: The Odyssey of Hilda Reynolds Krause"
Robert Dickey, St. Augustine, FL

April 7,2011 - The Modern South: So Much to Consider
Janna McMahan, Kentucky novelist

March 3, 2011 - To Make Madness Beautiful: The Creation of the Kentucky Tragedy
Matthew Schoenbachler, Dept. of History, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL

February 10, 2011 - German Jackboots: Housing German Prisoners of War in Kentucky
Antonio Thompson, Dept. of History and Philosophy, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN

 

2010

November 11, 2010 - "Kenn's Farmhouse Cheese: A Story"
Kenny and Beverly Mattingly, Owner of Kenn's Farmhouse Cheese

October 28, 2010 - Images of America: Barren County
Nancy Richey, WKU Libraries

October 14 , 2010 - Culinary Tourism
Chef Albert Schmid, Sullivan University, Louisville, KY

September 9, 2010 - Steamboating on the Western Waters: Bicentennial Reflections
Mark Wetherington, Exec. Director, Filson Historical Society, Louisville, KY

April 8, 2010 - The Missing and the Lost: "A Girl in the Woods" and "The Condemned"
David Bell, Dept. of English, WKU

March 4, 2010 - One Step Ahead of Hitler: A Jewish Child's Journey Through France
Fred Gross, Author and former Courier Journal reporter

February 11, 2010 - "Prince Madoc and the Welsh Indians: a Myth of the Old West "
Ron Fritze , Dean of Arts & Sciences, Athens State University

 
 

2009

November 12 , 2009 - Charles Garvin: Dynasty of Dimes
Robert Dickey, Lawyer and Former Beech Bend Publicist

October 29, 2009 - Tales from Funeral Parlors
Lynwood Montell, Dept. of Folk Studies, WKU

October 15, 2009 - Western Kentucky Coal Miner
Michael Guillerman, Former Coal Miner

September 10, 2009 - Jossie Underwood and Her Civil War Diary
Nancy Baird , Dept. of Library Special Collections, WKU

April 9, 2009 - "You Can Go Anywhere From the Crossroads of the World"
Georgia Green Stamper, Commentator, NPR WUKY; columnist, The News Herald

March 5, 2009 - "The Body Farm Novels" by Jefferson Bass
Dr. Bill Bass, University of Tennessee's Forensic Anthropology Center and Jon Jefferson, Journalist, Writer, Documentary Filmmaker

February 12, 2009 - "Rare Wildflowers of Kentucky"
Dr. Thomas G. Barnes, Dept. of Forestry, University of Kentucky

 
 

2008

December 4, 2008 - "Kentucky's Hidden Heritage: Traditional Healers and the Folk-Magic Tradition"
Jack Montgomery, Coordinator of Collection Services, Western Kentucky University

November 13, 2008 - "Lost Men" and "World Famous Love Acts" The Art of Creative Writing
Brian Leung, Dept. of English University of Louisville

October 23, 2008 - "It's Not News, It's FARK"
Drew Curtis, FARK.com

September 11, 2008 - "Lonesome Cowgirls and Honky-Tonk Angels" The Women of Barn Dance Radio
Dr Kristine M. McCusker, Dept. of History, Middle Tennessee State University

April 10, 2008 - " Appalachian Home Cooking"
Dr. Mark F. Sohn, Professor, Pikeville College

March 6, 2008 - Kentucky Derby History
Ronnie Dreistadt, Outreach Educator, Kentucky Derby Museum

February 14, 2008 - Healing Kentucky: Healthcare in the Bluegrass State
Nancy Baird, WKU Libraries

 
 

2007

November 8, 2007 - The Longest Caves in the World: Kentucky's Mammoth Cave Systems
Dr. Chris Groves, Dept. of Geography & Geology, WKU

October 11, 2007 - Lincoln as Lawyer
Dr. Brian Dirck, Historian, Anderson University, Indiana

September 13, 2007 - Floral Design in Kentucky and Abroad
Roger Dennis, Dept. of Agriculture, WKU

April 5, 2007 - "Ginseng Dreams: The Secret World of America's Most Valuable Plant"
Kristin Johannsen, Author

March 8, 2007 - "Teasing Secrets from the Dead"
Emily Craig, State Forensic Anthropologist

February 8, 2007 - "James Archambeault's Historic Kentucky"
James Archambeault, Photographer

February 2007 - Works by Bowling Green Artist Thelma Green on display at Barnes & Noble.
February 1, 2007 - Opening reception

 
 

2006

November, 9, 2006 - "Political Scandals in Kentucky"
James Klotter, State Historian of Kentucky

October 12, 2006 - Heaven Hill Distilleries
Larry Kass, Corporate Communications Manager

September 14, 2006 - "When Secrets Die"
Lynn Hightower, Mystery Writer

April 6, 2006 - "Western Kentucky University: the First 100 Years"
Nancy Baird, Kentucky History Specialist, WKU Libraries

March 9, 2006 - Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University
Paul F. Wells, Director

February 9, 2006 - Rebecca Ruth Candy Factory
Charles Booe, President

All through February, 2006
Works by Bowling Green Artist Granville Mitchell on display at Barnes & Noble

 

2005

December 1 - "Napoleon in Rags"
Kirby Gann, Author and Managing Editor
Sarabande Books

November 10 - "A Total Light Process: New & Selected Poems"
James Baker Hall (former Kentucky Poet Laureate)

October 13 - Jackson's Orchard and Nursery Inc.
Bill Jackson, Proprietor

September 8 - "Hillbilly: a Cultural History"
Dr. Anthony Harkins
Department of History, WKU

   

2004

November 11 - Daniel Boone
Dr. Michael A. Lofaro
Department of English, University of Tennessee

October 14 - Thomas Merton
Dr. Paul M. Pearson
Director and Archivist of The Thomas Merton Center, Ballarmine University

September 9 - Happy Chandler as Baseball Commissioner
William J. Marshall, Jr.
Director of Special Collections and Archives, University of Kentucky

April 15 - Beyond the Ballads: Jesse James as Confederate Outlaw
T. J. Stiles, Author

March 11 - African American Artist
Alice Gatewood Waddell, Artist

February 12 - John G. Fee: Kentucky Abolitionist & Educator
Dr. Marion Lucas
Department of History, WKU

 

2003

November 13 - The Bosnians Come to Bowling Green
Vlasta Viteskic, Reference Librarian, Bowling Green Public Library

October 9 - The Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn
Pat Bosley, Special Project Coordinator

September 11 - The Roots of Appalachian Christianity
Elder John Sparks, Minister of the Old Zion Association of United Baptists

February 13 - Kentucky's Not a Place: It's a Chicken
Jonathan Jeffrey, WKU Library Special Collections

March 13 - Railroads and Southern Culture
Joseph Millichap, WKU English Department

April 10 - Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes
Jeff Todd Titon, Brown University Music Department

 

2002

November 7 - Skaker Culture
Tommy Hines, Shaker Museum

October 10 - The Philistines Are Upon Us: The Civil War Comes to Bowling Green
Dr. Michael Trapasso
Dept. of Geography and Geology, WKU

September 12 - The World Through the Eyes of a Kentucky Artist
Helen Crocker, Kentucky Artist

April 11 - Duncan Hines: The Cake Man
Jonathan Jeffrey, Kentucky Library

March 14 - Warren County Women
Dr. Carol Crowe-Carraco
Dept. of History, WKU

February 7 - Jonesville / Shake Rag: Historic Black Community of Bowling Green
Maxine Ray / Dr. John Long,
Dept. of Philosophy and Religion, WKU

 

For more information, call (270) 745-6121

Author Dr. James C. Nicholson spoke on his new book “The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America’s Premier Sporting Event”

On the evening of March 7, 2013 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Bowling Green, Kentucky, WKU Libraries' "Kentucky Live!" series featured Jason Howard, James Still Fellow at the University of Kentucky. He presented his newest book "A Few Honest Words: The Kentucy Roots of Popular Culture," which illustrates how the land and culture of Kentucky have shaped American music though the years. Among those profiled include: Naomi Judd, Matraca Berg, Dwight Yoakam and Skinny Deville of Nappy Roots.

Chip Tullar, the proprietor of Miss Patti’s 1880’s Settlement Restaurant,spoke in the Kentucky Live! series on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers.
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