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  • November 2025

  • Sat 8

    Carnegie Classics: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    November 8, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Every fall the halls of the Carnegie Center transform into a celebration of a classic tale. This immersive experience with entertainment, heavy appetizers, an open bar, and plenty of surprises, will transport you into the pages of the book. Costumes are encouraged and party goers always rise to the occasion! This event has been a […]

    $45 – $65
  • Wed 12

    “Behind The Curtain: A Christmas Carol” with Lexington Theatre Company

    November 12, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    A behind-the-scenes discussion led by Kevin Lane Dearinger and Michael Rintamaa and featuring cast members from The Lexington Theatre Company's A Christmas Carol: The Musical. Get a glimpse into the history of this musicalized version of the Charles Dickens classic and how it's being translated from page to stage with Broadway veterans and rising stars, […]

  • Thu 20

    Burn the Mic featuring upfromsumdirt

    November 20, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    The November edition of our Burn the Mic poetry open mic series will feature acclaimed poet upfromsumdirt, reading from his latest book The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife.  November 20, 6-7pm

  • Sat 22

    Black & Lit Book Club Live featuring Devine Carama

    November 22, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Join us for Black and Lit Book Club Live, featuring Devine Carama. November 22, 7-9pm

  • December 2025

  • Thu 18

    Burn The Mic Poetry Open Mic – December

    December 18, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Join us for the December instalment of our Burn The Mic Poetry Open Mic series. Hosted by Claudia Love Mair 6-7pm

  • January 2026

  • Mon 12

    Black & Lit book club – Trigger Warning by Jacinda Townsend

    January 12 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Online

    The Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative continues the popular Black & Lit Book Club, celebrating Black Kentucky writers’ recent books. We will explore issues related to race and discuss the characters’ relationships, family, home life, dreams, and challenges. We’ll also study aspects of their writing, such as word choice, themes, character, plot, and setting. Registration will […]

  • Mon 12

    Bill Verble book release

    January 12 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Celebrate the release of Bill Verble's debut poetry collection, Absence Descending. With opening readings by Wendy Jett and Dudley Stone. Monday January 12, 6-7pm

    FREE
  • Tue 13

    Winter Into Spring – January Writing Retreat with Leatha Kendrick

    January 13 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Bring your blank pages or your current writing project to the Carnegie Center for a series of intensive and generative writing retreats. Leatha Kendrick will provide writing exercises and prompts designed to help you find the heart of the writing you want to do. Come to deepen your working draft or to find the spark […]

    $45
  • Thu 15

    Burn The Mic Poetry Open Mic – January

    January 15 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY

    Join us for the January instalment of our Burn The Mic Poetry Open Mic series. Hosted by Claudia Love Mair 6-7pm

  • Tue 20

    MLK Jr. Celebration

    Featured January 20 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Join us for our Family Fun & Learning Night MLK Jr. Celebration on January 20, 6:00 PM for an evening of fun activities, giveaways, storytime, and a free dinner. Sponsored by PNC Bank.

  • Thu 29

    Submitting Your Work to Literary Journals with Amanda Corbin

    January 29 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
    Online

    Where can you find journals and magazines to publish your poems, stories, and essays? How do you choose the right ones for work? How do you format your work for publication? What goes on behind the scenes on an editorial team? How do you keep track of your submissions? What can you expect from the […]

    $25
  • February 2026

  • Tue 10

    POSTPONED: Write What You Don’t Know: Immersion Poetics with Lynnell Edwards

    February 10 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Online

    Write What You Don't Know: A Workshop in Immersion Poetics with Lynnell Edwards ***This class has been postponed. Please contact Accents with questions.*** Though we're rightly inspired to write about the things we know best, sometimes looking out and around to the worlds we don't know brings opportunities for expansive new poetry. Sustained attention and […]

    $40
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