Burn The Mic – August
Join us for the August installment of our Burn The Mic poetry open mic series Hosted by Claudia Love Mair 6 PM signups 6:30-7:30 Open Mic Wednesday August 26
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Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KY
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Linda Freudenberger book launch
Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KYBook Launch event for Cases of Resilience by Linda Freudenberger Linda Freudenberger is a retired occupational therapist residing in Lexington, Kentucky. She is enrolled in the Bluegrass Writers Studio MFA program in Creative Writing at Eastern Kentucky University, where she received the 2026 Emerging Writer Award for Poetry. Her first chapbook, The Other Side of […]
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Black & Lit book club- Pretend The Ball Is Named Jim Crow by Dorian Hairston
OnlineJoin 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 […]
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Carnegie Classics: Pride & Prejudice Regency Romance Discussion with Gwenda Bond and Maggie Garnett
Joseph-Beth Booksellers 161 Lexington Green Cir, Lexington, KY, United StatesCarnegie 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 […]
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An Evening With Claudia Love Mair
Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KYJoin 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 […]
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Frances Strickler Book Signing and Talk
Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KYFrances 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
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Burn The Mic – September featuring Mya Sophia
Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KYJoin us for the September installment of our Burn The Mic poetry open mic series, with featured poet Mya Sophia Hosted by Claudia Love Mair 5:30 PM signups 6:00-7:00 Open Mic Wednesday September 23
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Launch Event: The World to See with Jessica Handler
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 […]
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Launch Event: Awkward Scrapes with Eric Scott Sutherland
Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KYLaunch Event: Awkward Scrapes with Eric Scott Sutherland Special guests: Tree Jackson, Warren Byrom and Katerina Stoykova September 28 5:30-7:00PM
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Word Weavers
Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KYBook 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 […]
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Launch Event: Interior with Poplar with Leatha Kendrick
Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KYLeatha 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 […]
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Kentucky Great Writers: Special Edition
Carnegie Center 251 West Second St, Lexington, KYThe October 2026 special edition of the Kentucky Great Writers Series will feature B. Elizabeth Beck (Swan Songs), Carrie Green (Studies of Familar Birds), Claudia Love Mair (Mourning Pages), Jay McCoy (The Occupation), & Eric Scott Sutherland (Awkward Scrapes) Tuesday, October 6, 6:30 PM The Kentucky Great Writers Series features writers with a Kentucky connection […]
