Category Archives: Events

by | March 18, 2010 · 7:20 am

Going Up? The Elevator

Elevator

Elevator


The Elevator was the first student publication at Western Kentucky State Normal School. It was published “monthly” during the school year from 1909 through 1916. Volume II has been posted on TopScholar using optical character recognition software to make the issues full-text searchable. In this first volume are accounts of the first baseball team: “we have hopes of securing a professional coach;” faculty activities: “Prof. Webb went fishing and swimming in a creek in east Tenn,” lists of graduates; news from alumni: “Miss Lillian Moore is teaching English and History in the Natchez Miss. High School;” student compositions; advertisements for local merchants and general news of the school. Check it out on TopScholar.

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by | March 17, 2010 · 3:51 pm

Jack Montgomery, Michael Franklin, Austin Klaine Performed at Java City

Librarians and guest performed at Java CityAt Java City at noon, March 17, Jack Montgomery and Michael Franklin, both WKU Libraries’ employees, and their special guest Austin Klaine performed Irish music to an intensely entertained crowd.

This is part of the Helm LIbrary-Java City noon concerts event sponsored by Independence Bank.

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by | · 11:05 am

Library Student Assistant a Winner of Many Awards

while working in Government Documents of the Libarries, Janet has won many awards.Janet has worked in the Government Documents and Law area since 2008. During these years besides being a excellent worker Janet has accomplished winning all these awards. We are very proud of her. Way to go “Janet” from your co-workers in Government Documents & Law, WKU Libraries.

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by | March 16, 2010 · 12:37 pm

By George: British History, 1760-1820

georgeIII_georgeOn March 17th from 10:20 to 11:30 The History Department and WKU Libraries sponsored the first in a continuing series on monarchs and minions, beginning with BY GEORGE: BRITISH HISTORY, 1760-1820. The free, swipeable event featured a panel of WKU faculty, staff and students leading a discussion on George III: The Man, The Mistake, The Mischief, The Monument in Helm Library, Room 100.

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by | March 10, 2010 · 2:18 pm

Join Us Friday, March 19 for the BG Gallery Hop

Gallery HopJoin us Friday, March 19 for
The Bowling Green Gallery Hop at the Kentucky Museum
View over 150 incredible works of art by local & regional artists

4:00-8:00 pm
FREE ADMISSION
(Come over right after work!)

For more information, call 745-2594.

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by | · 10:36 am

Monarchs and Minions

Library Public Services, together with the KY Library and Museum and the History Department present the first in an ongoing series. On March 17, at 10:20, in Helm 100, learn more about George the III – The Man, The Mischief, The Mistake, The Monument.

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by | March 4, 2010 · 2:46 pm

Playing Our Song: Southern Kentucky Notes

Southern Kentuckians love music! From the amateur playing his Hawaiian steel guitar to the singers and bands that have put WKU on the map, this region’s musical heritage is rich. Whether you like Country, Classical, Rap or Rock, you will find that Southern Kentuckians are indeed playing your song. Over the years, the Kentucky Library and Museum has collected a significant sheet music collection, photographs, sound recordings, posters, and ephemera illustrating the importance of music to this region.

Jambodians

Jambodians

Including Mary Clyde Huntsman’s Merry Makers, Duke Allen and the Kentucky Ramblers, WKU faculty musicians, Hawaiian steel guitar instructor Freddie Joe Lewis, local DJ Tommy Starr, New Grass Revival, and Kentucky Headhunters, a selection of treasures given by numerous musicians and collectors are displayed. Gospel musicians, including Hillvue Heights Music Group and John Edmonds’ Gospel Truth, and Country musicians, including Jordan Pendley, Cousin Emmy, and the Mighty Jerimiahs, provide evidence of the enduring popularity of all forms of music. Nappy Roots, Government Cheese and the Hilltoppers show the Hill’s influence on our song. Enjoy the exhibit in the Harry Jackson Gallery of the Kentucky Library and Museum during the Spring and Summer of 2010 and search “Southern Kentucky Music” on KenCat to explore the rest of our song.

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by | March 3, 2010 · 12:09 pm

Mark Irons at Java City

Mark Irons
WKU alumni Mark Irons entertained the crowd at Java City today with is original songs and his sophisticated musical styling.

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by | March 2, 2010 · 9:44 am

Kentucky Live! Presented Fred Gross

Fred Gross talked about his book One Step Ahead of HitlerWKU Libraries’ Kentucky Live! talk series featured Fred Gross, author and speaker from Louisville. Gross talked about his book One Step Ahead of Hitler to a Bowling Green, KY audience of over 40 people at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at Cambell Lane in the evening of March 5, 2010.

Fred Gross, a graduate of New York University, was a reporter for the Journal-Courier, a daily newspaper in New Haven, Connecticut, and has been a public-relations specialist for nearly thirty years, specializing in education. Gross has been actively involved in the Jewish community in Louisville, Kentucky. He has taught a Holocaust curriculum to Sunday school students, and for years has also shared his story with middle and high school students.

Fred Gross knew much about the history of the Holocaust, but he didn’t know his own, being a young Jewish child during those terrible years. In the late 1980s, he asked his mother to tell him the story of his family’s flight from the German invasion of Belgium and the Nazi policies that would become the Holocaust. One Step Ahead of Hitler is a story of survival told in words and in photographs of a journey beginning in Antwerp and ending with his freedom in America.

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by | February 23, 2010 · 12:06 pm

Quilting Workshop at the Kentucky Museum

Learn to piece together nine-patch quilt designs with quilter Nancy Baird. Workshop will take place on March 27 from 9-3. Registration is $15 and includes material. Email nancy.baird@wku.edu for more info.

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