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SUMMARY:Bluegrass Writers Studio Summer Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Allegra Solomon is a fiction writer from Columbus\, Ohio. She got her MFA from the University of Kentucky and her B.A. in Creative Writing from Ohio University. Her debut short story collection won the Kimbilio National Fiction prize\, is currently longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize\, and won a gold medal at the North American Book Awards. Her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize\, Best of the Net\, and has appeared in\, The Georgia Review\, TriQuarterly\, American Literary Review\, New Ohio Review\, Lolwe\, and more. Her debut short story collection There’s Nothing Left For You Here is out now with Four Way Books. She lives in Lexington\, Kentucky.
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/bluegrass-writers-studio-summer-reading-series/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260722T180000
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SUMMARY:Burn The Mic Poetry Open Mic - July - featuring Eugenia Johnson-Smith
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the July installment of our Burn The Mic poetry open mic series\, with featured poet Eugenia Johnson-Smith! \nHosted by Claudia Love Mair \n6 PM signups\n6:30-7:30 Mic \nWednesday July 22
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/burn-the-mic-poetry-open-mic-july-featuring-eugenia-johnson-smith/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260808T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260808T113000
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SUMMARY:Back to School Bash
DESCRIPTION:Families with children in grades K-12 are invited to attend this FREE event. \nEnjoy food\, activities for kids\, books and children receive a backpack filled with school supplies! \nAugust 8th from 9:30AM to 11:30AM \nNo registration required. \nMade possible by: the LG&E and KU Foundation\, Whitaker Bank\, Health First Bluegrass and Advantage Air
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/back-to-school-bash-2/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:FFLN,Youth & Children
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260826T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260826T193000
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SUMMARY:Burn The Mic - August
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the August installment of our Burn The Mic poetry open mic series \nHosted by Claudia Love Mair \n6 PM signups\n6:30-7:30 Open Mic \nWednesday August 26
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/burn-the-mic-august/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260903T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260903T193000
DTSTAMP:20260811T165212Z
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SUMMARY:Linda Freudenberger book launch
DESCRIPTION:Book Launch event for Cases of Resilience by Linda Freudenberger \nLinda 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. \nHer first chapbook\, The Other Side of the Bed and Beyond (Finishing Line Press\, 2024)\, was about her grief after the sudden loss of her husband and how she moved forward. Her poems have also been published in journals and anthologies such as The Yearling\, Poets in the Pines\, Highland Park Poetry and LexPoMo. \nThursday\, Sept 3\, 6-7:30pm
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/linda-freudenberger-book-launch/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Author Rental
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260914T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260914T190000
DTSTAMP:20260811T174928Z
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SUMMARY:Black & Lit book club- Pretend The Ball Is Named Jim Crow by Dorian Hairston
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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. \nRegister HERE \n 
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/black-lit-book-club-pretend-the-ball-is-named-jim-crow-by-dorian-hairston/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Black & Lit,Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260917T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260917T200000
DTSTAMP:20260903T184244Z
CREATED:20260813T172955Z
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SUMMARY:Carnegie Classics: Pride & Prejudice Regency Romance Discussion with Gwenda Bond and Maggie Garnett
DESCRIPTION:Carnegie Classics: Pride & Prejudice Regency Romance Discussion with Gwenda Bond and Maggie Garnett \nJoin 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 about hallmarks of the romance genre (both in Jane Austen’s time and today)\, specific features of historical romances\, genre romance’s place in the publishing industry\, and more. You’ll come away from the evening with a better understanding of an often-misjudged genre\, as well as plenty of good book recommendations! Q&A and book signing to follow. \nThursday\, September 17\, 7:00 PM at Joseph-Beth Booksellers
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/carnegie-classics-pride-prejudice-regency-romance-discussion-with-gwenda-bond-and-maggie-garnett/
LOCATION:Joseph-Beth Booksellers\, 161 Lexington Green Cir\, Lexington\, KY\, 40503\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260921T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260921T190000
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SUMMARY:An Evening With Claudia Love Mair
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWritten 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 and Claudia Love will be signing copies immediately after the reading.
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/an-evening-with-claudia-love-mair/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Author Rental,Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260922T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260922T183000
DTSTAMP:20260909T203922Z
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SUMMARY:Frances Strickler Book Signing and Talk
DESCRIPTION:Frances Strickler Book Signing and Talk \nNo Time For Sorrow \nFrances Strickler and Bill Carman discuss writing and researching historical fiction \nTuesday Sept 22\, 5:30-6:30pm
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/frances-strickler-book-signing-and-talk/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Author Rental
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260923T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260923T190000
DTSTAMP:20260914T192321Z
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SUMMARY:Burn The Mic - September featuring Mya Sophia
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the September installment of our Burn The Mic poetry open mic series\, with featured poet Mya Sophia \nHosted by Claudia Love Mair \n5:30 PM signups\n6:00-7:00 Open Mic \nWednesday September 23
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/burn-the-mic-september/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260924T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260924T193000
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SUMMARY:Launch Event: The World to See with Jessica Handler
DESCRIPTION:“[Handler’s] 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.” \n—Joshilyn Jackson\, New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever \n  \nFrom the author of The Magnetic Girl comes a story of high stakes friendships\, secrets\, and the pressure to meet expectations set during the tempestuous era of Second Wave feminism. \n  \nWhen teenager Nadine Harvey helps her best friend hide a disturbing secret\, she’s also concealing her own deepest truth: she’ll do almost anything to be wanted. Five years and three thousand miles later\, Nadine is thrilled when her idol\, Celeste—a rock singer known as “the oracle”—befriends her. As Celeste’s career begins to falter\, she launches a bold program encouraging women to speak their truths. Nadine eagerly becomes her business partner\, but as their ambitions clash\, their alliance starts to unravel. Determined to hide their growing rift\, Celeste and Nadine invite their mothers to a high-profile awards gala. When painful histories resurface\, each woman must confront how she sees herself—and how the world sees her. \n  \nJessica Handler’s first novel\, The Magnetic Girl\, was awarded the 2020 Southern Book Prize. She is also the author of the memoir\, Invisible Sisters\, and the craft guide\, Braving the Fire: A Guide to Writing About Grief and Loss. Her writing has appeared on NPR\, in Tin House\, The Bitter Southerner\, Brevity\, Creative Nonfiction\, the Washington Post\, Oldster\, and elsewhere. She served as the Ferrol Sams\, Jr. Distinguished Writer in Residence at Mercer University\, a visiting faculty member at West Virginia Wesleyan College’s low-residency MFA\, and a member of the faculty at the Etowah Valley MFA at Reinhardt College. She lives in Atlanta with her husband\, author Mickey Dubrow. More at www.jessicahandler.com.
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/launch-event-the-world-to-see-with-jessica-handler/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260929T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260929T190000
DTSTAMP:20260729T213848Z
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SUMMARY:Word Weavers
DESCRIPTION:Book Launch and new work by Dr. Jonel Sallee\, Normandi Ellis\, and Carole Johnston \nWeaving 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 whom are associated with weaving cosmic time\, fate\, the sun and stars\, spinning the web of being out of their own essence. \nSallee-“In Such Wonder\,” Ellis- “The Blue Bitch\,” Johnston-“Cassandra on the Spectrum” and “Crooked Dreams.”
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/word-weavers/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Author Rental
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260930T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260930T190000
DTSTAMP:20260813T170312Z
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SUMMARY:Launch Event: Interior with Poplar with Leatha Kendrick
DESCRIPTION:Leatha Kendrick’s launch of Interior with Poplar will be both a reading and a celebration of Writing in Community. \nIn the book’s acknowledgments\, she recognizes the women who cared for her children and supported her while she focused on her writing. \nWe invite you to join us\, as this reading will be a celebration of both. \nWednesday\, September 30\, 5:30–7:00 PM
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/launch-event-interior-with-poplar-with-leatha-kendrick/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Author Rental,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261006T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261006T193000
DTSTAMP:20260915T184706Z
CREATED:20260811T175238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T184706Z
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SUMMARY:Kentucky Great Writers: Special Edition
DESCRIPTION:The 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) \nTuesday\, October 6\, 6:30 PM \nThe Kentucky Great Writers Series features writers with a Kentucky connection who have one or more works of high literary quality. \nFor more information about the Kentucky Great Writers Series\, please visit: https://carnegiecenterlex.org/events/kentucky-great-writers-series/ \nMade possible by Reitzel Cook Foundation\, WUKY 91.3 FM\, Eastern Standard on 88.9 WEKU\, LexArts and the Kentucky Arts Council
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/kentucky-great-writers-special-edition/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Kentucky Great Writers,Readings
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261007T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261007T193000
DTSTAMP:20260903T185243Z
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SUMMARY:Carnegie Classics: Pride & Prejudice Book Discussion with Maggie Garnett and Jennifer Hester Mattox
DESCRIPTION:“…there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book!” – Jane Austen \nJoin us for a free\, casual guided discussion of this year’s Carnegie Classics book\, Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. \nOpen to Austen fanatics and newbies alike\, we’ll discuss the book’s themes\, early feminism in literature\, Regency-era social norms\, and more\, all in a fun tea party atmosphere. Bring your own snacks and drinks to join us in Gratz Park (weather permitting) or the Arnow Reading Room. \nWednesday\, October 7\, 6:00–7:30 PM • no registration required
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/carnegie-classics-pride-prejudice-book-discussion-with-maggie-garnett-and-jennifer-hester-mattox/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261010T153000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261010T173000
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SUMMARY:Pride & Prejudice Afternoon Tea at Lexington Tea & Brie
DESCRIPTION:Step into the world of Jane Austen for an afternoon at Lexington Tea & Brie! \nSip 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. \nAnd for those who’d like to raise a glass to Mr. Darcy\, specialty Pride & Prejudice themed cocktails and mocktails will be available for purchase\, including favorites like Collins’ Cosmopolitan and Pemberley’s Prosecco. \nPrice: $50 per person \nLocation: 219 N Limestone\, Lexington\, KY 40507 \nSeats are limited. Reserve your spot today!
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/pride-prejudice-afternoon-tea-at-lexington-tea-brie/
LOCATION:Lexington Tea & Brie\, 219 N Limestone\, Lexington\, KY\, 40507\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261114T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261114T230000
DTSTAMP:20260908T194012Z
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SUMMARY:Carnegie Classics - Pride & Prejudice
DESCRIPTION:Carnegie Classics – Pride & Prejudice \nAn evening of entertainment\, hors d’oeuvres\, cocktails\, and dancing inspired by the book. \nCostumes are encouraged but not required \nSATURDAY\, NOVEMBER 14 • 7:00—11:00 PM \nGet Your Tickets Here \n$65 (open bar) or $45 (no alcohol)\n\nsponsored by: Reitzel Cook\, Sites & Harbison PLLC\, Snowy Owl Foundation\, Inc\, LexArts and the Kentucky Arts Council\n 
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/carnegie-classics-pride-prejudice/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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