A veteran of Lexington’s music scene, including the bands Driftwood Gypsy, The Baja Yetis, Luna Groova, Astrolyte, and Triptamine Arkestra, passed away on Sunday. WUKY’s Arlo Barnette has more.
The history of racial violence in Kentucky and how it connects to racial
injustices today… that’s the basis of a talk at the University of Kentucky on
Thursday. It’s sponsored by a relatively new program that highlights UK’s
growing body of research into Black history.
Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye is the internationally acclaimed singer, actress, and playwright behind the Fannie Lou Hamer Story. The one-woman play includes a dozen inspiring songs about the woman known as the “Mother of Voter Registration” for Black Americans.
An internationally acclaimed glassblower who made his home in Central Kentucky is featured in a retrospective exhibit that opens Friday. "The Power of Color" sheds light on the work of Stephen Rolfe Powell.
A celebrated NPR correspondent was in Lexington Thursday night. Political
reporter and analyst Mara Liasson gave a lecture covering the big issues facing
voters in the midterm elections, including inflation, immigration, and abortion.
