The driving alt-rock sound of Birdswim rocked Java City March 31st to the delight of those attending. Birdswim as they appeared yesterday is Nate Morguelan and Will Perkins both WKU students.
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Birdswim Band Rocked Java City at Helm Library
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75th Anniversary Celebration of the WKU Federal Depository Library Program
A crowd of 80 administrators, faculty, students and community members met in Helm Library Room 100 to celebrate WKU’s 75th Anniversary of the Federal Depository Library Program. Dr. Mike Binder, Dean of University Libraries, welcomed the group and gave a brief history. Provost Dr. Barbara Burch introduced US Congressman Brett Guthrie who gave brief remarks regarding the importance of our US Government collection. Rosemary Meszaros, the Depository Librarian, thanked committee members and turned the talk over to Dr. Edward Yager from the Political Science Department. Tours of the Depository and Refreshments were offered upon the conclusion of the program.
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Jimmie and Wes Performed at Java City
The Buchanans, poet Jimmie and guitarist Wes, from Glasgow, Kentucky performed their own original musical visions for the crowd at Java City today.
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Spring Break Artists
2009 Spring Break Day Campers enjoyed a variety of art activities, including painting with acrylic and watercolors, block printing, foam core sculpture, collage and more. As part of camp, children toured Kentucky Museum art exhibits including Side by Side 2009 and the US Bank juried Exhibition, the largest art exhibit in the region. Campers also toured the Western Kentucky University campus to view newly installed sculpture. This year’s camp was a tremendous success.
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WKU Libraries Far Away Places Presented “The Dead Sea Scrolls†with Joseph Trafton
WKU Libraries presented Joseph Trafton, Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at WKU, who spoke on “The Dead Sea Scrolls†as part of the “Far Away Places Series” at Barnes & Noble Bookstore (1680 Campbell Lane) on the evening of March 19th, 2009.
The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in eleven caves along the northwest shore of the Dead Sea between the years 1947 and 1956. The area is 13 miles east of Jerusalem and is 1300 feet below sea level. The mostly fragmented texts, are numbered according to the cave that they came out of. They have been called the greatest manuscript discovery of modern times.
Trafton, who has a M.T.S. and Th.M. from the Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a PhD from Duke, was first introduced to the Dead Sea Scrolls during his masters work in a course on the Jewish setting of the New Testament. He continued studying about the scrolls at Duke. When his adviser moved to the Princeton Theological Seminary, Joe was invited to be part of an international team of scholars assembled to edit and translate the scrolls called the Princeton Theological Seminary Dead Sea Scrolls Project. He was assigned five fragmentary scrolls, the first of which was published in 2002. As part of his research he has traveled to Israel and visited Qumran, the archaeological site connected with the scrolls. At WKU he teaches an undergraduate course on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
In addition to this work on the “scrolls†Joe is the author of two books, The Syriac Version of the Psalms of Solomon published by the Society of Biblical Literature, and Reading Revelation: A Literary and Theological Commentary published in the “Reading the New Testament Series†by Smyth & Helwys in 2005. One reviewer called it “a balanced approach to Revelation that makes good use of contemporary scholarship.â€
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Shdowdancer Performed in Honor of St. Patrick’s Day
Today at noon on the Java City patio, Bowling Green’s own Celtic band, Shadowdancer performed their unique interpretation of some old Irish favorites in honor of St. Patrick’s Day!
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WKU Libraries Kentucky Live Presented The Body Farm Novels with Jefferson Bass
On March 5th, 2009, WKU Libraries Kentucky Live! series presented Jefferson Bass and The Body Farm Novels. Jefferson Bass is the writing team of Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson. Dr. Bass, a world-renowned forensic anthropologist, founded the University of Tennessee’s Anthropology Research Facility–The Body Farm–a quarter-century ago. He is the author and coauthor of more than two hundred scientific publications, as well as a critically acclaimed memoir about his career, Death’s Acre. Dr. Bass is also a dedicated teacher, honored as National Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Jefferson is a veteran journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker. His writings have been published in the New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, and Popular Science, and broadcast on National Public Radio. The coauthor of Death’s Acre, he is also the writer and producer of two highly rated National Geographic documentaries about the Body Farm.
Unfortunately Dr. Bass had to miss the presentation due to his illness. After Jon Jefferson’s talk, he signed their books for the enthusiastic audience.
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Aby Laby Land Performed in Java City
The neo-classical, baroque folks songs of Louisville’s Aby Laby Land held the audience spellbound today in the Java City cafe. Aby Laby Land has developed a unique neo-folk sound that utilizes instruments like the soprano ukulele, mandolin and middle-eastern drums to create a sound that is melodic and mystical at the same time.
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US Bank Show 2009
More than 500 art lovers turned out to celebrate the opening of the 2009 US Bank “Celebration of the Arts†Open Art Exhibition. This year’s show includes nearly 400 works submitted by 200 plus artists competing in the professional or amateur divisions. Juror Mitch Eckert of the University of Louisville awarded prizes in seven different categories including ceramics, sculpture, fiber arts, works on paper, photography, watercolor and painting and named a painting, “The Butcher†by C. David Jones of Bowling Green, as Best in Show.
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Nashville Singer Donna Beasley and Musician Scott Neubert Performed in Java City
Nashville singer-songwriter Donna Beasley accompanied by musician Scott Neubert thrilled the audience today in Java City with their modern country sound.
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