http://library.blog.wku.edu Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:46:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Thursday, November 19, Peruvian Folk Rock Artist Oscar Pajares Ruiz performed Peruvian folk music and dance to an enthusiastic audience of faculty and students at Java City-Helm Library. This was part of the Java City-Helm Library concert series sponsored by the Independence Bank. More Photos | YouTube Video http://library.blog.wku.edu/2009/11/19/peruvian-artist-oscar-pajares-ruiz-performed-at-java-city-helm-library/ The WKU Theatre Department performed "Cinderella: The World's Favorite Fairy Tale" for school audiences at the Kentucky Library & Museum. The story of Cinderella as she is known in China, Russian and by Native Americans as told by Cinderella herself. More pics. http://library.blog.wku.edu/2009/11/18/cinderella-with-a-multi-cultural-twist/ [caption id="attachment_1816" align="alignleft" width="306" caption="Lena Grey Annis, 1897-1996"][/caption] Born in 1897 at Borah's Ferry in Butler County, Lena Grey Annis taught school for 44 years in Kentucky, West Virginia and Arizona.  After her death in 1996, two of her nieces found a treasure trove of family history among her personal belongings.  ... http://library.blog.wku.edu/2009/11/16/lena-grey-annis-collection-at-kentucky-library-museum/ Books & Baskets Donate a book Saturday, November 14 and receive a FREE reserved seat ticket to WKU Lady Toppers vs. Eastern Kentucky University Diddle Arena at 7 pm sponsored by Charles M. Moore Insurance and the Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners http://library.blog.wku.edu/2009/11/13/donate-a-book-to-get-a-free-ticket-to-wku-lady-toppers/ Barry Kitterman was this month’s featured speaker in our Far Away Places series. He talked about his experiences in 1970s Belize as well as about his novel and creative writing on Thursday, November 19 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Bowling Green, KY. A book signing followed. His first novel, The Baker’s Boy, ... http://library.blog.wku.edu/2009/11/13/barry-kitterman-far-away-places/ Born in Kevil, Kentucky, 29-year old  Sarah Elizabeth Burkey, Singer-Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Actress, has performed all over the US and toured in 18 countries. Today at Java City she performed her original compositions as well as her arrangements of well-known traditional songs to a very ... http://library.blog.wku.edu/2009/11/10/sarah-elizabeth-performed-at-java-city/ Featuring more than 500 pieces of furniture, paintings and other decorative art items that date from as early as 1300 B.C. to the mid-twentieth century, theSnell-Franklin Gallery at the Kentucky Library & Museum opened on Friday, November 13, 2009. Timothy Mullin, Director of the Kentucky Library & Museum, said, “With the ... http://library.blog.wku.edu/2009/11/07/snell-franklin-gallery-opens-on-friday-november-13th/ [caption id="attachment_1747" align="alignleft" width="294" caption="Alice Hegan Rice"][/caption] The Kentucky Library & Museum has contributed a photo of author Alice Hegan Rice to an upcoming exhibit at Louisville's Speed Museum relating to its founder, Hattie Bishop Speed. A lifelong resident of Louisville, Alice Hegan Rice (1870-1942) published many popular novels and stories, but ... http://library.blog.wku.edu/2009/11/06/alice-hegan-rice-photo-at-speed-museum/ Robert Dickey was the featured speaker in this month’s Kentucky Live! on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at Barnes & Noble.  Dickey attended WKU and graduated from Centre  College.  Following a stint in the marines and a hitch as a reporter for the Bowling Green Daily News he graduated from Vanderbilt Law ... http://library.blog.wku.edu/2009/11/05/robert-dickey-a-look-back-at-beech-bend-park/ [caption id="attachment_1727" align="alignleft" width="226" caption="Dr. Joe Sarnowski's new book"][/caption] Dr. Joe E. Sarnowski, Chair of the Department of English at San Diego Christian College in El Cajon, California, has just published his book, The Literary Achievement of the American Poet Robert Penn Warren: His Life-Long Struggles with Morality, Myth, and Modernity ... http://library.blog.wku.edu/2009/11/03/kentucky-library-museum-image-graces-cover-of-new-book/