Upcoming Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning Events

Hello Friends,

This is a last-minute reminder about two FREE events happening this week at the Carnegie Center. We hope you'll be able to join us-- bring the entire family and all the friends you can round up. As always, all are welcome.

CELEBRATE CULTURE! A FAMILY FUN & LEARNING NIGHT
Thursday, Nov. 16 5:30-7:30 pm
The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
251 West Second Street
Lexington, KY

The Carnegie Center and KY Refugee Ministries invite the whole family to enjoy an evening of cultural crafts, world music, dance, and dinner in an open, affirming atmosphere. FREE! All ages welcome. Food and coffee provided by Chipotle and Starbucks. Registration is required. To register or to learn more about this and other youth and family learning programs at the Carnegie Center, call (859) 254-4175 or contact Charlene Mingus at:
cmingus@carnegieliteracy.org

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SELF-PUBLISHED AUTHOR SHOWCASE & THE MUSIC OF BEN LACY: A HOPARTUNITY EVENT Friday, Nov. 17, 5-8 during Downtown Gallery Hop The Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
251 West Second Street, Lexington

A stop on the LexArts-sponsored Downtown Gallery Hop, the Carnegie Center's Laurie S. Bottoms Gallery will feature Melanie Sunbeam Smith's exhibit:
"Retrospective: Correlations to Music," made possible by the Kentucky Arts Council and the Kentucky Foundation for Women. This month's HopARTunity event is a Self-Published Author Showcase, to spotlight the works of such Bluegrass notables as Gatewood Galbraith. Authors will be on hand to sign copies of their books, and music will be provided by Lexington's own guitar virtuoso and one-man band, Ben Lacy. All events are FREE and open to the public. The HopARTunity program is funded in part by a generous grant from the W. Paul and Lucille Caudill Little Foundation. To learn more about forthcoming HopARTunity events and other learning opportunities at the Carnegie Center, call (859) 254-4175 or visit Carnegie Literacy Center