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Sep
25
The Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative continues the popular Black & Lit Book Club celebrating Black Kentucky writers’ recent books. This book group will be open to KBWC members and anyone who wishes to attend. We will explore issues related to race and discuss the characters’ relationships, family, home life, dreams, ...
Start Date
Monday, September 25th
Note
Meets every other month on the 2nd Monday (Sept Session rescheduled)
Time
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Cost
FREE
Instructor

Claudia Love Mair

Venue
Online
Sep
26
Learn to speak conversational Italian and appreciate Italian culture. In this course, you’ll learn the fundamentals of the language through exercises, poems, songs, and practice. Andrea Branchini has lived and worked in five countries and has a philosophy degree from the University of Bologna. CANCELLATION POLICY: The Carnegie Center reserves ...
Start Date
Tuesday, September 26th
Note
Meets Tuesdays
Duration
September 26th - October 24th
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$70
Instructor

Andrea Branchini

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Sep
26
THIS CLASS HAS 2 SEATS REMAINING! Poets are known for writing about the dark underbelly of things -- death, loss, and grief. In this four-week workshop, we'll turn that stereotype on its head and concentrate on poetry that points to joy, wonder, and discovery. We'll look at the strategies of ...
Start Date
Tuesday, September 26th
Note
Meets Tuesdays
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$56
Instructor

Linda Bryant Davis

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Sep
26
Join us for a monthly discussion of contemporary and classic novels as well as nonfiction chosen by the group. This group has been meeting since 1993 and always welcomes new members! To join or for information about current selections, contact Alan at church11@webtv.net or (859) 252-7041 or Erin O’Donnell at ...
Start Date
Tuesday, September 26th
Note
This class meets on the last Tuesday of every month, January through November.
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
FREE
Instructor

Alan Church

Venue
Hybrid (Carnegie Center for In-Person)
Sep
28
GRADES 9-12: Everybody’s life is full of stories: big and small. If you've ever listened to the Moth Radio Hour or the Moth Podcast, you already know the power and fun of personal storytelling. Popular among college students and young adults, the stories we tell in this class aren't traditional ...
Start Date
Thursday, September 28th
Note
Meets Thursdays (no class October 5)
Time
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Cost
FREE
Instructor

Jonathan Scott

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West 2nd Street
Oct
7
How do writers find time to write when they have a day job? This workshop will help participants make time for writing. We will explore writing routines, prompts, exercises, and activities that will kickstart—or revive—your writing. Sarah McCartt-Jackson is a poet, educator, and folklorist who made time to write four ...
Start Date
Saturday, October 7th
Note
One time
Time
10:30am - 12:30pm
Cost
$35
Instructor

Sarah McCartt-Jackson

Venue
Online
Oct
10
Ghosts reflect to us both the uncanny and the all too familiar. Their terrifying power can be used to hurt or to heal in narrative. Join horror author Elizabeth Kilcoyne in exploring the spirit realm through writing, and visit it on October 27 with Marley Knockers Paranormal! Elizabeth Kilcoyne is ...
Start Date
Tuesday, October 10th
Note
Meets Tuesdays
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$42
Instructor

Elizabeth Kilcoyne

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Oct
10
BIRTH TO 3-YEAR-OLDS & THEIR GROWN-UPS: Join us for a story and playtime that uses seasonally themed books and activities to promote the development of early language skills. We will also provide strategies and share ideas to enable parents to foster a love of reading, writing, speaking, and all things ...
Start Date
Tuesday, October 10th
Note
Meets Tuesdays
Duration
October 10th - October 31st
Time
10:15am - 11:00am
Cost
FREE
Instructor

Diane Mason

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Oct
11
You are not alone—come write with a supportive community to release the stress of current and past events. This class will assist you with letting go of the stress of the past few years. It is an opportunity for you to heal from the loss and hardship caused by the ...
Start Date
Wednesday, October 11th
Note
Meets Wednesdays
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$56
Instructor

Eugenia Johnson-Smith

Venue
Online
Oct
12
Learn the skills to craft a non-fiction that grabs readers and takes them on a journey. We'll explore elements and methods of writing to incorporate into your pieces like nut graphs, slalom storytelling, humanizing pieces and descriptive details. Liz Carey spent more than 20 years as an award-winning reporter in ...
Start Date
Thursday, October 12th
Note
Meets Thursdays
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$84
Instructor

Liz Carey

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Oct
21
"Outdoor Writing" as a genre, can take many forms. It can be creative nonfiction (Steven Rinella), fiction (Ernest Hemingway), or combinations of both (Norman Maclean). The genre can include book-length essays, novels, weekly newspaper columns, and the most common, magazine stories. The market is extensive. The outdoor industry adds $70 ...
Start Date
Saturday, October 21st
Note
One time
Time
10:00am - 2:00pm
Cost
$56
Instructor

Bill Carman

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Oct
25
Students will learn basic Spanish grammar, vocabulary, common expressions, greetings, and survival phrases, and discuss some cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries. Open to beginners and students who would like to refresh their knowledge of basic Spanish. The goal is to complete the first five units from the textbook during class ...
Start Date
Wednesday, October 25th
Note
Meets Wednesdays (No class Nov 22)
Duration
October 25th - December 13th
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$98
Instructor

Dr. Maria Gomez

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Oct
26
This class will explore the history of tropes and cliches and go over the most popular and successful examples of tropes in genre fiction. We’ll also take time to experiment with tropes of our own in a writing activity, testing a “vanilla” draft and a “reinvention” draft. Let’s improve and ...
Start Date
Thursday, October 26th
Note
One time
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$35
Instructor

Darian Bianco

Venue
Online
Oct
28
Publishing your own book couldn't be easier with new resources from Amazon and other smaller publishers. Learn the ins and outs of self-publishing from two authors who've had books published the traditional way, as well as through self-publishing. Liz Carey is a freelance writer and author of several books, the ...
Start Date
Saturday, October 28th
Note
One time
Time
10:00am - 2:00pm
Cost
$56
Instructor

Liz Carey & Bill Carman

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Oct
28
This class is for the beginning poet that wants to learn the basic principles of contemporary poetry. We will discuss some poetry forms, share some contemporary poetry, and participate in writing poems. Linda has participated in the Poetry Gauntlet in 2020, Poetry Boot Camp taught by Katerina Stoykova and other ...
Start Date
Saturday, October 28th
Note
One time, Saturday
Time
10:30am - 12:30pm
Cost
$35
Instructor

Linda Freudenberger

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Nov
1
*** 5:30-7 PM is the correct time! If you see errors elsewhere, we are still fixing them. *** We will continue to add vocabulary, verbs, and verb tenses. Students will apply skills learned in Spanish Level 1 and will engage in more active conversation, expressions, and general scenarios related to ...
Start Date
Wednesday, November 1st
Note
Meets Wednesdays (No class Nov 22)
Duration
November 1st - December 20th
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$98
Instructor

Jordan Yeager

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Nov
2
As writers and artists, we draw from many wells—observation, experience, overheard conversations, dreams—not the least of which is memory. Memory—which has the capacity to unleash creativity, to weigh us down, or even deceive us. In this generative workshop, we’ll begin to demystify the relationship between poetry and memory, creating instead ...
Start Date
Thursday, November 2nd
Note
Meets Thursdays
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$84
Instructor

Quinn Lewis

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Nov
8
Historical fiction is the backbone of a multitude of genres and getting it right can make your book ‘set back in time’ truly sing. If you are considering a mystery set in the 1960s, romance in the 1750s, literary fiction in the era of Jane Austen, or any other book ...
Start Date
Wednesday, November 8th
Note
Meets Wednesdays
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$84
Instructor

Tracee de Hahn

Venue
Online
Nov
9
Oftentimes, a monster in a story is a “recycled” version of one we’ve encountered before: a fresh kind of vampire, werewolf, witch, etc. Yet no matter how much time goes by, and how many monsters we meet, we seem to never get tired of them. Why is that? This course ...
Start Date
Thursday, November 9th
Note
One time
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$35
Instructor

Darian Bianco

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Nov
11
Writing is only part of what it takes to craft a non-fiction piece. From delving into genealogy to accessing public records to interviewing subjects, there’s a myriad of things that go into researching. You’ll learn where to find records, how to access them, and tips on interviewing people for your ...
Start Date
Saturday, November 11th
Note
One-time
Time
10:30am - 12:30pm
Cost
$35
Instructor

Liz Carey

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Nov
13
GRADES 3-8 AND THEIR GROWN-UPS: Are you interested in spelling bee competitions? Do you love to spell and learn the meaning of new words? This is a workshop for students who are interested in participating in their school's spelling bee, as well as their parents/guardians. We will learn words from ...
Start Date
Monday, November 13th
Note
Meets One-Time
Time
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Cost
FREE
Instructor

Elise Mandel

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West 2nd Street
Nov
14
PARENTS OF STUDENTS GRADES 3 & UP: Mid-way through the school year, it may be time for parents to learn more about how to help their students understand and master multiplication. Do you know how to multiply the nines on your fingers? Ways to memorize the "hardest" facts through fun ...
Start Date
Tuesday, November 14th
Note
Meets One-Time
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
FREE
Instructor

Elise Mandel

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West 2nd Street
Nov
14
Learn to speak conversational Italian and appreciate Italian culture. In this course, you’ll learn the fundamentals of the language through exercises, poems, songs, and practice. Andrea Branchini has lived and worked in five countries and has a philosophy degree from the University of Bologna. CANCELLATION POLICY: The Carnegie Center reserves ...
Start Date
Tuesday, November 14th
Note
Meets Tuesdays
Duration
November 14th - December 12th
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$70
Instructor

Andrea Branchini

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.
Nov
18
The purpose of this circle is to offer a safer space (because there is no truly safe space) for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) womxn to write and share our truths. It will also serve to build a strong BIPOC womxn’s writing community. Each session will include writing ...
Start Date
Saturday, November 18th
Note
Meets Saturdays
Time
10:00am - 12:00pm
Cost
FREE
Instructor

LeTonia Jones and Tanya Torp

Venue
Online
Address
Online
Nov
27
This class will help writers wanting to explore historical subjects, whether it be for memoirs, family histories, or historical fiction. The class will cover story and story types, choosing point of view, dialogue and setting, all viewed through the lens of time. There also will be extensive discussion of goals and practical methods for historical research ...
Start Date
Monday, November 27th
Note
Meets Mondays
Time
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cost
$56
Instructor

Tracee de Hahn & Tom Eblen

Venue
Online
Nov
29
If you are a white writer who wants to feature diverse characters in your writing, or a BILPOC writer who wants to decenter whiteness in your work, this 6 week, half generative, half workshop class will have something for you. Based on Ibram X Kendi’s How to Be an Antiracist, ...
Start Date
Wednesday, November 29th
Note
Meets Wednesdays
Time
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cost
42
Instructor

Claudia Love Mair

Venue
Online
Dec
9
The workshop offers seasoned writers and new writers the chance to dig into what makes someone important, develop a plan for what needs to be said, and the start of a beautiful Living Eulogy. We will have a time of collaboration through multiple exercises while building eulogies for our living ...
Start Date
Saturday, December 9th
Note
One time
Time
10:30am - 1:30pm
Cost
$42
Instructor

Anna Ross

Venue
Carnegie Center
Address
251 West Second St.

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Friday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM
Saturday: 10:00AM – 2:00PM
Sunday: CLOSED

NEW HOURS – STARTING SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
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