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Join author Jermaine Fowler, host of the top-rated history podcast The Humanity Archive , for the launch of his new book of the same name. This sweeping survey of Black history challenges dominant perspectives and goes outside the textbooks to
In The Power of Giving Away Power: How the Best Leaders Learn to Let Go, businessman and former U.S. Ambassador Matthew Barzun layers lessons from American history and business with insights from his career in tech, politics, and diplomacy to s
Aging is a subject of concern to many that is often misunderstood. However, it presents a wonderful opportunity to make informed choices and live to our potential. Dr. Robert Friedland will help you learn the steps to take in your activities, d
MARGO PRICE is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter.She has released three LPs, earned a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, performed on Saturday Night Live, and is the first female musician to sit on the board of Farm Aid.S.G. GOODMAN is a
Join us for a fun-filled evening where Andy Weir (The Martian, Artemis, Project Hail Mary) is interviewed by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, Redshirts). Sponsored by Carmichael's Bookstore and LFPL.
It’s a common rule of physical comedy. A successful fall on the keister requires that you know how a real pratfall looks. And feels. And who are more qualified to find laughs in the foibles of daily human behavior than those prone to such…foibl
We often think of science as the result of a gradual process of improvement. On this view, partially successful theories are replaced over time by ever more successful ones. In this class, I argue that deeply flawed theories – which even contem
This class discusses how our fear of failure ultimately impedes collective efforts in working towards establishing a racially equitable society. Many people find discussions about race to be extremely fraught and divisive, which is usually expr
Angeline Boulley is a storyteller and proud Chippewa author who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. A former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education, her debut Young Adult nove
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Kentucky Humanities, in partnership with the Kentucky Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet and the Louisville Free Public Library, will host Louisville’s own musical group Linkin’ Bridge in conversation with in
Join Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks (March) for a discussion of her latest novel, Horse, based on the remarkable true story of the record-breaking thoroughbred Lexington.
#1 New York Times bestseller E. Lockhart (We Were Liars, Family of Liars) in conversation with Brooke Lauren Davis (After Dark with Roxie Clark, The Hollow Inside), brought to you by Carmichael’s Bookstore and LFPL.
Join Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson (Perfect Black) and historian Emily Bingham (My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song) as they read from and discuss their latest works, which offer fresh new persp
Join civil rights lawyer and University of Louisville law professor Dan Canon for a discussion of his new book Pleading Out – a blistering critique of America’s assembly-line approach to criminal justice through plea bargaining, and the permane
Join several of the parents featured in the book A Celebration of Family: Stories of Parents with Disabilities as they share their experiences, the difficulties they may have encountered, and their family successes.
Affrilachian poet Bernard Clay narrates his West-Side Louisville upbringing and the complexities of Black Appalachian identity, reading from his debut collection of poems compiled from more than twenty years of work.
Co-authors Winfrey P. Blackburn, Jr. and R. Scott Gill discuss their latest book Gideon Shryock: His Life & Architecture. This program is presented in partnership with the Filson Historical Society.
Former U.S. Ambassador/peace mediator Carey Cavanaugh will discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its effect on the future of the Eastern European region. Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh is professor of diplomacy and conflict resolution at the
When was the last time your race played a role in your interactions with your colleagues, neighbors, and people you meet here in Louisville? In this talk, Dr. Kalasia S. Ojeh will give a history, definition, and description of critical race the
United We Stood: Memories of 9/11 panel discussion: Moderator Melissa Swan and panelists recall their first-hand experiences during and following the attacks.
Dale Dougherty, a Louisville native, tech pioneer and a national leader of the Maker movement, talks about how that movement is opening up the world -- and bringing people together. He is the founder of MAKE Magazine and creator of Maker Faire.
Maybe you know it as a classic of opera comedy or maybe you know it thanks to a Bugs Bunny cartoon, but either way, The Barber of Seville is a crowd-pleasing favorite. This comedy tells of a count, his love, and the clever barber whose mistakes
Will artificial intelligence help or hinder society? What will scientists and engineers need to do to keep AI from causing harm? Many scientists have predicted that humanity will achieve Artificial General Intelligence within the next hundred y
Join beloved children's author Deborah Diesen for a discussion of her latest work: The Pout-Pout Fish and the Bully Bully Shark.
Ingrid Betancourt was a Colombian politician and presidential candidate celebrated for her determination to combat widespread corruption. In 2002 she was kidnapped by the FARC - a terrorist guerrilla organization - and held hostage in the Colom
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