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Welcome!

carnegiecenter — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:00:00 +0000

Hello, Carnegie Center friends. Welcome to the Carnegie Center’s new blog home, Wired for Words. We invite you to check in with us for regular programming updates, fun photos, exciting websites to visit, great books to read, and much, much more! Thank you for sharing in the Carnegie Center magic that we all love!
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Katherine

Welcome Back and Congratulations!

carnegiecenter — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:13:00 +0000

Welcome back, everyone! I hope that you all enjoyed a wonderful holiday season. The Carnegie Center staff are now busily preparing for our Winter 2008 season, which begins January 7th. If you have not registered, please give us a call (859.254.4175) or visit our website to sign up, as class sizes are limited. There are several exciting additions to our class so be sure to check it out!

In exciting news, Carnegie Center instructor, student and friend, Andrea O’Brien has received an Artist Enrichment grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women to begin working on her second collection of poetry. Andrea will be teaching a beginning poetry class this season called “Come to your Senses,” which will focus on exploring poetry through the five senses. Class size is limited to 12, so sign up soon—you won’t want to miss it! Amazing things continue to happen in and around the Carnegie Center. Congrats to Andrea on her achievement!

Have a safe and wonderful, snowy day. Happy 2008!

~warmly~
Katherine

More Holiday Fun!

carnegiecenter — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:03:00 +0000

I know that Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s have passed, but it seems that January 3rd is home to several holidays of its own (three in fact!). It’s time to celebrate this great holiday triumvirate…

Today, is Drinking Straw day (patented this date in 1888), Fruit Cake Toss day (they are really gross by now) and Festival of Sleep day (the holidays can be truly exhausting).

Enjoy this holiday trio! Sip on a straw, throw out holiday leftovers, and catch up on some winks.

~warmly~
Katherine

15th Anniversary Poem

carnegiecenter — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:28:00 +0000

A poem to share from Carnegie Center volunteer and friend, Sue McKaig. This poem was written in honor of the center’s 15th anniversary celebrated in 2007. Here’s Sue pinning a corsage on Jan Isenhour, our Executive Director, on the night of our celebration.

15th Anniversary of the Carnegie Center
(A “Folku”*)

Andrew Carnegie~
Legendary patriarch~~
UnEducator~~~

Hungry learner’s flock~
Library philanthropist~~
Benefiting ALL~~~

Hail education~
Conscious building steel magnet~~
Peoples stories told~~~

*A folku is a nine-line haiku

Thanks to Sue for sharing her work. We would love to share yours too! Please send to kgreene@carnegiecenterlex.org to be featured.

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Katherine

Family Fun and Learning Night

carnegiecenter — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:57:00 +0000

Don’t miss the next Family Fun and Learning Night on Tuesday, January 15th from 5:30-7:30 pm. This planning night is a time to give us your input and ideas for youth and family programming in 2008. We want to hear what you have to say! Join us for an evening of fun activities and pizza dinner. Pre-registration is required. Send us an email (kgreene@carnegiecenterlex.org) or call at 859.254.4175.

Hope to see you there!

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Katherine

Carnegie Center Classes Begin

carnegiecenter — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Hey guys!

Carnegie Center classes officially begin today, but it is not too late to sign up. We especially invite you to join us this Thursday, January 10th at 5:30 pm for our Eclectic Living Room series. Poet, Leatha Kendrick, will lead an informal, but lively discussion of George Ella Lyon’s book, Don’t You Remember?

Then join us next week (January 17th) when George Ella will be at the Carnegie Center for a FREE reading and book signing of Don’t You Remember? at 6:30 pm. Immediately following, she will lead a writer’s workshop (cost $25). To register for the workshop send us an email (kgreene@carnegiecenterlex.org) or give us a call (859.254.4175).

Please mark your calendars for these exciting events. We hope to see you there!

Happy Reading!

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Katherine

Calling all Writers: Mothering Heights Essay Contest Announced

carnegiecenter — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:18:00 +0000

Looking for a writing contest opportunity, here’s one for the mom’s out there…

Mothering Heights announces

2nd Annual Mother’s Day Essay Contest and Publishing Deal

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What do you know now as a Mom that you wish you’d known before giving birth? What wry, witty, honest and personal observations would you share with Mothers and Mothers-to-be everywhere? Mothering Heights wants to know!

Mothering Heights is currently accepting essays for the 2nd Annual Mother’s Day Essay Contest. Essays must be of original content, in English and 1,000 to 1,500 words long. We are looking for humor, poignancy and personal anecdotes – no tired old clichés please! Each essay needs to be accompanied by a 100 to 150 word bio on the author.

Twenty essays will be chosen by Mothering Heights creator Christine Fugate and featured in a book currently titled Mothering Heights Mother’s Day Essays, Volume One to be published by West-Coast Bias Press for Mother’s Day 2008. The writer of each essay included in the collection will receive a Mothering Heights Tiara and three copies of the book.

West-Coast Bias Press was recently founded by mother, poet and writer LeeAnne Langton and is located in Laguna Beach, California. The press’s first book, Everyday Magic, by Paul Tayyar was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

Christine Fugate is a mother, writer and award winning filmmaker who was chosen as one of Showbiz Data’s Top 100 Directors in 2001. After having children, she began writing Mothering Heights, a syndicated parenting column that appears in papers and magazines across the country, She started MotheringHeights.net as a way to stay in touch with her readers and encourage moms to write about their own experiences.

Last year’s Mother’s Day Essay Contest was very successful and chose “Praying for Patience,” an essay by Rachel Coleman, the creator of Signing Time, as the winning essay. Chosen essays were posted online at MotheringHeights.net and received thousands of visitors.

Entries for this year’s contest should be sent to submissions@motheringheights.net. Each essay must include the author’s name, address, telephone number and email address. Visit Mothering Heights for details.

Happy Writing!

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Katherine

A Carnegie Center Call for Manuscripts

carnegiecenter — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:49:00 +0000

A CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS: LEGACIES
It’s time again for the Carnegie Center’s annual Legacies Writing Contest for Writers Over 55. Awards will be offered for the best entries submitted: Poems, stories, essays, or memoirs drawn from the author’s personal history. The cash prize is $100 for first place and $50 for second. Winners and finalists will participate in the annual Legacies Reading at the Carnegie Center on Tuesday, March 4 at 6:30 pm, when the Legacies Medallion, donated in memory of Carole Pettit, will be presented. Entries will be judged by a qualified panel. Writers over 55 should submit manuscripts up to 1500 words (about five typed, double-spaced pages, which may include up to five poems). There is a $10 reading fee per five-page entry, payable to the Carnegie Center. Entries should include a cover page complete with author’s name, address, email address, phone number, and date of birth. Names should NOT appear on the entry itself. Deadline for submissions is SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9. Entries most be postmarked or received by that date. Send submissions to: LEGACIES The Carnegie Center 251 West Second Street Lexington, KY 40507

We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Katherine

Early Learner Book Club Resumes

carnegiecenter — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:08:00 +0000

Early Learner Book Club resumes Saturday, January 19 at 10:30 AM. This program lasts for one hour. At least parent or guardian should accompnay each child. Call (859.254.4175) or email us (kgreene@carnegiecenterlex.org) to reserve a space for your 3-5 year old.

January’s meeting will focus on When Will It Snow? by Bruce Hiscock.

We hope that you’ll join us!

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Katherine

New French Class

carnegiecenter — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:07:00 +0000

Voulez-vous apprendre le francais? Have you ever wanted to learn French? Join an inviting and fun class for true beginners! Taught by native speaker and longtime teacher, Monique Roman, this French course will begin meeting Monday, January 14th at 10:30 AM until NOON. The cost is $110 for the 11 week class and $35 for the textbook (which is used through French 5). Call 859.254.4175 or email us (kgreene@carnegiecenterlex.org) to sign up. You may also drop in on Monday to check it out!

Veuillez nous joindre!
Please join us!

~warmly~
Katherine