Folk Rock/Country Artist Brigid Kaelin performed at noon at Java City in the WKU Helm Library on October 2, 2007. The performance is part of the WKU Libraries’ Live Entertainment event series. Visit the Java City in Helm Library web site to get a full list of the performances.
View our YouTube web page to see a video clip of her performance. Visit her MySpace for more information.
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On Friday, September 28 at the Kentucky Library & Museum, internationally known food historian, author and “seed saver” of heirloom vegetables, William Woys Weaver, presented “An American Appetite: The Material Culture of Food.”
Weaver has authored fourteen books, on topics such as heirloom vegetables, herbal remedies, gardening and cooking. He currently serves as Contributing Editor to Gourmet, and Contributing Editor to Mother Earth News. “An American Appetite” explores the trends and ideas in the development of American cuisine over the past three centuries using archival material, old menus, and culinary ephemera to illustrate ways we can better understand where we have come from and where we are headed.
If you missed out the presentation, you may listen to the audio file here or get this Podcast RSS to listen on the go.
To learn more about William Woys Weaver visit: http://www.americanprofile.com/article/2028.html and http://www.pbs.org/pov/borders/2004/earth/earth_int_garden.html.
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The Works of Charley, Noah & Hazel Kinney, is on exhibit at the Kentucky Library & Museum now through November 17.
This exhibit was organized by the Kentucky Folk Art Center and presents more than 80 works. It is said that the “Kinney family’s creative expressions epitomized the traditional arts of East Kentucky….” The family’s works include paintings, three dimensional works and carvings.
For more information visit http://www.wku.edu/Library/kylm.
Made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius, the Judith Rothschild Foundation and the Kentucky Arts Council.
Today, the WKU Libraries presented Dementia Cookie Boxed at Java City in Helm Library. The duo band performed “The Cookie Crunch of Grunge.” You may find out more about the event by visiting a photo album on Flickr.
To learn more about the band, visit its My Space, web site, and YouTube.
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Earlier this year Sarah Richardson of Atlanta, Georgia, donated a handmade report card for S.H. Orr dated March 5, 1875. The card reports on Mr. Orr’s attendance, number of words missed, number of head marks, and number of idle marks. After research, we are still unable to determine what “head marks” are. The card pronounces Orr’s behavior as “good” and his advancement as “good.” The report is signed by his teacher J.O. Edwards, who was running the Pilot Grove school in Grayson County, Texas. Mr. Orr was related to the Orr family of Adair County, Kentucky. In the top right hand corner, you will notice that a later individual has sent this to Sara Nell [Orr] “to put in the Bible–when she gets it.”
The salient feature of this otherwise utilitarian document is the illustrative material. The leaves surrounding the report were most likely drawn by the student; each is filled with a quotation. Two of the leaves are filled with a passage from Psalm 23; another is filled with a classical homily; another contains a quotation from J.O. Edwards, the teacher.
The Manuscripts section of the Kentucky Library & Museum is always interested in adding new items to our collection with Kentucky ties. If you have letters, diaries, journals or travel accounts, business records, club minutes or records that you would like for us to review for possible donation, please contact Jonathan Jeffrey at 270-745-5265 or e-mail him at jonathan.jeffrey@wku.edu
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The Greenhouse Poetry Inc. performed at Java City at noon on August 30th. Greenhouse Poetry Inc. is a community based nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a permanent stage for performance poetry by sharing local performers and their writings with the world. They have a loyal, local following and drew a crowd of around 100 faculty, staff and students with their spirited readings. View a photo album of the event.
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Acoustic/pop artist Bo Warren performed at Java City in Helm Library at noon on September 4, 2007.
See photos of the event or hear a sample of Warren’s music at: www.myspace.com/bowarren
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Students, Faculty, Staff and Friends of Libraries & Museum can enjoy access to the Lila Greene Listening Library, private booths for listening and viewing materials, a group study area and access to TOPCAT while visiting VPAL.
“It’s very rewarding to the fine arts faculty and students to have an area like this here on campus. The beauty of it is having all the information in one place. In this world of technology, this kind of accessibility is appreciated,†said Mitzi Groom, Department Head, Music Department.
“We are excited about having a centralized location that meets the needs of so many WKU students, faculty, staff and the community. This area offers increased accessibility to these materials and ease of use by having private listening and viewing booths, as well as a group study area,†said Mike Binder, Dean of University Libraries.
Hours of operation are:
Monday-Friday: 7:45am – midnight
Saturday: 9am – midnight
Sunday: 1pm – midnight
For additional information on VPAL or becoming a Friend of University Libraries contact Cindy Troutman at libraries@wku.edu or call 270-745-4502. Please visit VPAL’s web page at www.wku.edu/library/dlps/vpal
Cindy Troutman, Marketing Coordinator
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