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A Kindley Visitation performed by the James Leva Quartet

James Leva Quartet Kindly VisitationDon't miss this opportunity to see and hear the the James Leva Quartet performing A Kindly Visitation, a play about fiddler Tommy Jarrell. This event is free and open to the public!  The performing quartet is James Leva, Riley Baugus, Danny Knicely, and Ira BernsteinThe play starts at 7:30 in the Recital Hall of the Singletary Center for the Arts on Tuesday, October 14, 2014.

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Recital Hall, Singletary Center for the Arts

SWAP Discussion of Judicial Systems and Institutions in Appalachia

SWAP Meeting October 20, 2014 UK Appalachian Center Judicial Systems and Institutions in AppalachiaPlease, join the UK Appalachian Center for a SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) discussion of Judicial Systems and Institutions in Appalachia from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, October 20, 2014.  This will be held at the UK Appalachian Center at 624 Maxwelton Court.  Brenda Waugh is an attorney specializing in collaborative law, conflict resolutions, and restorative justice in West Virginia and Washington, D.C.  Judah Schept is Asst. Professor of Justice Studies at Eastern Kentucky University and does research on prison expansion in Appalachia.  This is a free event, and lunch is provided.

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UK Appalachian Center, 624 Maxwelton Court

SWAP Meeting with Dr. David Ruccio, Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame

Dr. David Ruccio, Professor of Economics at Notre Dame is giving the talk at the UK Appalachian enter SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) meeting on Tuesday, April 18, 2014.  This talk will be held at the UK Appalachian Center from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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UK Appalachian Center

Appalachian Forum with talk by Fran Ansley on Labor Organizing in Appalachia

Please join the UK Appalachian Center at an Appalachian Forum with Dr. Fran Ansley, Professor Emeritus of law at the University of Tennessee Knoxville on Wednesday, November 5, 2014.  Dr. Ansley will give a talk entitled Telescoping Movements, Telescoping Time:  Five Decades of Looking for the Labor Movement  through an Appalachian Lens in the Niles Gallery from 3:30 to 5 p.m.  This is a part of the Appalachian Forum Speaker Series on Civil Rights, Labor and Environmental Movements in Appalachia.  The event is free and open to the public.

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Niles Gallery

Film Screening and Discussion of "Anne Braden: Southern Patriot" with Mimi Pickering

Appalachian Forum with Mimi PickeringPlease join the UK Appalachian Center for an evening with Mimi Pickering as part of our Appalachain Forum Series on Appalachian Labor, Civil Rights, and Environmental Movements.  This is a free and public screening of "Anne Braden: Southern Patriot" followed by a discussion of the film with the Director and Producer of the film, Mimi Pickering.  The event will be held in Memorial Hall from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, 2014.

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Memorial Hall

Pickin' Time Mountain Music and Harvest Day

Join the UK Appalachian Center at RCARS in Jackson, KY for our 2nd annual Pickin' Time Event on Saturday, November 1, 2014!  This is a great event for learning about culture through various musical workshops, cutting board workshops, a local craft market, a visual arts showcase, farmer's market, and much more. UK Students, Faculy, and Staff are invited to go by bus.  Please, RSVP to Erin Norton by October 15th, 2014 via email at erin.norton @uky.edu.  Please email one RSVP per person.  We will accommodate as many requests as possible, and admission is free!

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RCARS (Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability), Jackson, KY

SWAP Meeting with Dr. William Schumann, Topic: "Engaging in Sustainability in Neoliberal Contact Zones"

 Please, join the UK Appalachian Center for our SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia In Progress) Meeting with Dr. William Schumann, Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies, Appalachian State University.  This will be held in Room 206 of the Student Center from 1-2:30 p.m., and Dr. Schumann’s talk is entitled: “Engaging in Sustainability in Neoliberal Contact Zones.”  This is a free event and open to the public; lunch is provided.  SWAP Talk with Dr. William Schumann

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Room 206, Student Center
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