A free public celebration reflecting Lexington's historic and rich literary legacy. Tuesday, April 8th at 6:30pm at the Kentucky Theatre Join us for this special night celebrating why Lexington is […]
Graduating UK MFA students in Creative Writing will read short excerpts from their theses. All are invited to this bittersweet, yet joyous event. 5pm to 6:30pm
Featuring the Kentucky Poets Laureate from Lexington: Silas House, George Ella Lyon, Gurney Norman (read by Richard Taylor), Frank X Walker, Crystal Wilkinson and Jeff Worley. Emceed by former Kentucky […]
Burn The Mic 250Lex edition with Monet Proctor & Renée Rigdon The Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative's BURN THE MIC series, hosted by Affrilachian poet JC McPherson, is a vibrant platform […]
Join Christopher McCurry for the release of his second full-length collection of poetry, The Gospel of God Boy. Light refreshments will be served at 5:30pm, and Chris will read from […]
Multifarious: An Evening of Multilingual Poetry Hosted by Ruth González Jiménez, director of L.A.C.E. at BCTC Featuring Katerina Stoykova, editor of Accents Publishing There will be readings from multilingual poets, […]
The Lexington Writers Walk is a downtown walking tour, led by Tom Eblen, highlighting more than two centuries of the city’s literary giants on Kentucky Writers Day, Thursday April 24. […]
Join us for Family Fun & Learning Night: Lexington History on May 7, 5:00–7:00 PM for an evening of fun activities, giveaways, storytime, and a free dinner.
The May edition of Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative's Black & Lit Book Club will be discussing Mama Said by Kristen Gentry with the author Monday, May 12th from 6-7pm.
Burn The Mic featuring makalani bandele The Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative's BURN THE MIC series, hosted by Affrilachian poet JC McPherson, is a vibrant platform amplifying the voices and creativity […]
Join us in continuing Lexington’s 250th anniversary celebration with the Carnegie Center’s May and June 2025 Gallery Hop exhibition, “The City is Alive.” Open from May 16 to June 20, […]
The May edition of the Kentucky Great Writers Series will feature readings by: Willie Carver (Gay Poems For Red States), Alix Harrow (Starling House) and Dorian Hairston (Pretend The Ball […]
