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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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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
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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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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260929T190000
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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
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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
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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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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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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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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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