Dr. Mark F. Sohn, a food historian, and Pikeville College professor, presented “Appalachian Home Cooking” at Barnes & Noble on Thursday, April 10, 2008. Dr. Sohn showed how food traditions in Appalachia had developed over two centuries from dinner on the grounds, church picnics, school lunches, and family reunions as he celebrated regional signatures such as dumplings, moonshine, and country ham. This program was part of the “Kentucky Live!†series organized by the WKU Libraries.
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Kentucky Live! “Appalachian Home Cooking”
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Local Rap Group at Java City in Helm Library
WKU Libraries welcomed Spoken Word, a Rap group from Bowling Green, Kentucky, to the Java City-Helm Library on campus March 26, 2008.
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Far Away Places: Easter Island
Dr. Michael Trapasso, professor in the Geography and Geology Department at WKU, talked about Easter Island in the University Libraries’ Faraway Places Series on Thursday, March 20th at Barnes & Noble.
Easter Island has long been known as an Island of Mystery. In reality, scientists have studied this island and its inhabitants for decades and much of the mystery has been cleared away. If you missed out and are interested in learning about the truth behind the mysteries, the following will help you revisit Dr. Trapasso’s talk.
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Band Celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at Java City
On March 17, 2008 at Java City in Helm Library, Shadowdancer entertained the faculty and students with songs from their latest CD “Tradition with a Twist.” The band consists one of our own, Jack Montgomery and WKU faculty members.
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Kentucky Live! “Derby Legends and Other ‘Truths'”
Ronnie Dreistadt, Outreach Educator at the Kentucky Derby Museum, presented “Derby Legends and Other ‘Truths'” at Barnes & Noble on Thursday March 6th. He covered 134 years of Derby history through stories and legends.
Some of the horses and people he mentioned include Aristides, winner of the first Derby; Outlaw Frank James, one of the first “celebrities” to attend the race; Sir Barton, the first Triple Crown winner; and Secretariat, which still holds the record for the fastest running horse in the history of Derby.
This program is part of the “Kentucky Live!†series organized by the WKU Libraries.
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Author Marcia Thornton Jones Visited Bowling Green Schools
Author Marcia Thornton Jones visited schools in Bowling Green March 6 and 7. Her Champ is selected for this year’s “On the Same Page.” Champ is a book about a boy and a dog who set out to prove to the boy’s father and the whole town that there is more than one way to be a winner. In the story, Riley is awful at sports and wants to quit. Champ is the three-legged dog that learns to perform as a show dog. Both learn that giving up is not an option.
Marcia Thornton Jones is the author of more than 120 books including the well-known Bailey School Kids series. She is a former elementary school teacher and lives in Lexington, Kentucky with her husband and two cats.
On the Same Page is the community wide reading project for younger children. It’s a partnership project of WKU Libraries, Bowling Green Public Library, and Barnes and Noble Booksellers.
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US Bank “Celebration of the Arts” Exhibition
Five hundred art lovers turned out on Saturday, March 1 for the opening of the 2008 US Bank “Celebration of the Arts†Open Art Exhibition. The show featured nearly 400 works submitted by two hundred area artists. Juror Joseph H. Molinaro, Ceramics chair at Eastern Kentucky University, awarded prizes in seven categories – painting, watercolor works on paper, ceramics, photography, fiber arts and sculpture – to entrants in the professional and amateur divisions.
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One Book Author Man Martin in Bowling Green
On February 28, 2008, Man Martin, author of Days of Endless Corvette, came to Bowling Green to discuss his book, which is the 2008 “One Book” selection. He spoke and signed his book at the Corvette Museum, WKU’s Helm Library, and Bowling Green Public Library.
This is the fifth annual One Campus- One Community- One Book event sponsored by the Southern Kentucky Book Fest partners. The project is designed to cultivate reading and discussion by bringing the entire WKU campus and the Bowling Green community together around one book.
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In Stitches
At a quilting workshop on Saturday, February 16, participants made a small wallhanging and in the process learned two techniques used by quilt makers – how to paper piece and how to make three dimensional flowers. Both techniques also can be used to accent clothing, home accessories and other sewing projects.
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Tommy Womack Performed at Java City in Helm Library
Tommy Womack, a WKU alumni and a songwriter, author, and “creator of taut sensual tension,” came to WKU and performed at the Java City in Helm Library at noon on February 19, 2008. Tommy was awarded Best of 2007 honor for “There I Said It!”
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