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  • September 2026

  • Mon 14

    Black & Lit book club- Pretend The Ball Is Named Jim Crow by Dorian Hairston

    September 14 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Online

    Join us as we explore Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow by Dorian Hairston on Monday, September 14th from 6:00—7:00 PM on Zoom. The first 10 to register will receive a free copy of the book. Haven't read it? No worries, join us for an engaging conversation. The Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative continues the […]

    FREE
  • Thu 17

    Carnegie Classics: Pride & Prejudice Regency Romance Discussion with Gwenda Bond and Maggie Garnett

    September 17 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Joseph-Beth Booksellers 161 Lexington Green Cir, Lexington, KY, United States

    Carnegie Classics: Pride & Prejudice Regency Romance Discussion with Gwenda Bond and Maggie Garnett Join acclaimed romance author Gwenda Bond and the Carnegie Center's resident romance enthusiast Maggie Garnett for a fun, informative discussion about all things historical romance! Help us get ready for this year's Carnegie Classics: Pride & Prejudice event as we talk […]

  • Mon 21

    An Evening With Claudia Love Mair

    September 21 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Join us on Monday, September 21st, from 6-7 pm, for the launch of our own Claudia Love Mair’s book, Mourning Pages: a Soulful Guide to Writing Through Grief. Written after the death of her son, Mourning Pages is a compassionate guide to using expressive writing to process grief. The book will be available for purchase […]

  • Tue 22

    Frances Strickler Book Signing and Talk

    September 22 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Frances Strickler Book Signing and Talk No Time For Sorrow Frances Strickler and Bill Carman discuss writing and researching historical fiction Tuesday Sept 22, 5:30-6:30pm

  • Wed 23

    Burn The Mic – September featuring Mya Sophia

    September 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Join us for the September installment of our Burn The Mic poetry open mic series, with featured poet Mya Sophia Hosted by Claudia Love Mair 6 PM signups 6:30-7:30 Open Mic Wednesday September 23

    FREE
  • Thu 24

    Launch Event: The World to See with Jessica Handler

    September 24 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    “ nuanced exploration of how art, lies, and community shape female identity is lived out by characters so real, I had to remind myself that they were fictional. . . . a powerful, compulsively readable story.” —Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever   From the author of The Magnetic […]

  • Tue 29

    Word Weavers

    September 29 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Book Launch and new work by Dr. Jonel Sallee, Normandi Ellis, and Carole Johnston Weaving magic into words, Sallee, Ellis, and Johnston have been writing together for decades and have chosen the title, “Word Weavers” in the traditions of the Native American, “Spider Grandmother,” the Egyptian Goddess, Neith, and the Celtic Goddess Arianrhod, all of […]

  • Wed 30

    Launch Event: Interior with Poplar with Leatha Kendrick

    September 30 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Leatha Kendrick’s launch of Interior with Poplar will be both a reading and a celebration of Writing in Community. In the book's acknowledgments, she recognizes the women who cared for her children and supported her while she focused on her writing. We invite you to join us, as this reading will be a celebration of […]

  • October 2026

  • Tue 6

    Kentucky Great Writers: Special Edition

    October 6 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Kentucky Great Writers: Special Edition featuring B. Elizabeth Beck, Carrie Green, Claudia Love Mair, Jay McCoy, & Eric Scott Sutherland Tuesday, October 6, 6:30 PM

  • Wed 7

    Carnegie Classics: Pride & Prejudice Book Discussion with Maggie Garnett and Jennifer Hester Mattox

    October 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    “...there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book!” - Jane Austen Join us for a free, casual guided discussion of this year’s Carnegie Classics book, Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. Open to Austen fanatics and newbies alike, we’ll discuss the book’s themes, early feminism in literature, […]

  • Sat 10

    Pride & Prejudice Afternoon Tea at Lexington Tea & Brie

    October 10 @ 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
    Lexington Tea & Brie 219 N Limestone, Lexington, KY, United States

    Step into the world of Jane Austen for an afternoon at Lexington Tea & Brie! Sip on Pemberley's Breakfast Brew, nibble on Mrs. Bennet's Benedictine and Lydia's Lemon Bar, and enjoy a full afternoon tea inspired by Longbourn, Netherfield, and Pemberley. And for those who'd like to raise a glass to Mr. Darcy, specialty Pride […]

    $50
  • November 2026

  • Sat 14

    Carnegie Classics – Pride & Prejudice

    November 14 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Carnegie Classics - Pride & Prejudice An evening of entertainment, hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and dancing inspired by the book. Costumes are encouraged but not required SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 • 7:00—11:00 PM Get Your Tickets Here $65 (open bar) or $45 (no alcohol) sponsored by: Reitzel Cook, Sites & Harbison PLLC, Snowy Owl Foundation, Inc, LexArts […]

    $45 – $65
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