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Grab your Galentine or sweetheart and head to Waveland State Historic Site for a Valentine Tea! 💝Sit down for a three-course gourmet tea plus a tour of the mansion on Feb. 10 or Feb. 14 at 1pm. Reservations required. 📞Call 859-272-3611 to book. 🎫Cost is $45 each. @KYStateParks

Thanks to Bill Goodman from Ky. Humanities for presenting today at our conference ⁦@KEDCGrants⁩ ⁦@DrJWEvansJr⁩ @KYHumanities

Save the Date: Kentucky Gives Day is May 13th! You can be part of the celebration by giving to your favorite nonprofit (which we know is Kentucky Humanities!). Visit kygives.org to find out more. #KYGives25

Federal cutbacks at the National Endowment for the Humanities mean that @KYHumanities will lose about 70 percent of its budget. Executive Director Bill Goodman and Board Chair Jennifer Cramer discuss what that means for its programs in the commonwealth. ow.ly/jubI50VyGkJ

Last night was the first night of Prime Time Reading at CES, and it was a huge success! Families came together for stories, discussions, and fun. Can’t wait for next week!📚 @KEDCGrants @KEDC_HERO @KYHumanities

Our Kentucky State Parks are open and ready to assist those displaced by the devastating flooding. Many of our state parks have also been impacted, so please use caution while navigating to our parks.

Join us for “Nancy Green: Being Aunt Jemima, the Pancake queen,” a KY Chautauqua performance Saturday, March 8 at 1PM by actress Debra Faulk. More information at ow.ly/P7xp50UVXpH @wku @historydeptwku @kyhumanities @deltadentalKY @visitbgky @wkualumni @wkugws @wkupcal

Check out our December calendar for events taking place near you! kyhumanities.org/events

We are thrilled to be in Providence for the 2024 National Humanities Conference. Thanks, Rhode Island Humanities for planning such an amazing conference!

The Garrard County Public Library is hosting a Kentucky Reads: Scissors, Paper, Rock on 5 p.m. Saturday, November 9th. Read the book and join in the discussion.

The 1901 Cane Ridge revival in Bourbon County, #Kentucky, catapulted the state into religious ecstasy. @lifsoned writes about the six-day religious revival and its long-lasting impact on evangelical practice. tinyurl.com/8a3fvhzd

The Kentucky Arts Council is kicking off a new exhibit, "Native Reflections: Visual Art By American Indians Living inKentucky." The exhibit is on display now through November 13th at the Capital Rotunda in Frankfort. Visit artscouncil.ky.gov/KAC/Showcasing… for the full schedule.

UK researchers investigate racial bias in recognition of Kentucky’s historic properties Learn more about this @NEHgov-funded project and how you can participate at uknow.uky.edu/research/uk-re…

It was a wonderful day celebrating literature at the KY Book Festival. I got to read with Kentucky kids – and even snagged a few books to take home. Books are truly magical, and literacy is life-changing. Thank you to @KYHumanities and @JosephBethLex for hosting this event.

.@KYHumanities 🌞Thousands of book-lovers from across the country are filling Joseph-Beth Books for the Kentucky Book festival in Lexington. Our Lexington volunteer team is here with swag and fun! ➡️ Find us on ground floor near Storytime Stage🎉

Come out to the Kentucky Book Festival on Saturday, November 2nd to see Nic Stone in conversation with Mariama J. Lockington at the Emerald Events Stage in Lexington Green (161 Lexington Green Circle, Lexington, KY) at 12:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone is spending the afternoon at Jessie Clark Middle School where she is visiting with 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Each student will receive a signed copy of her book "Fast Pitch."

As part of the Kentucky Book Festival's School Days, New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone is visiting Lafayette High School in Lexington today and sharing copies of her new book "Chaos Theory" with the students.