Lecture by Stacy Takacs, author of "Terrorism TV." Was West Virginia soldier Jessica Lynch really a female Rambo, and did the military make her a damsel in distress to be saved from Iraqis?: Explore how to spin a war.

The events are sponsored by American Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies, Appalachian Center, the English Department, and the Environmental Sustainability Program. All events are free and open to the public.

Don'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 Bernstein. The play starts at 7:30 in the Recital Hall of the Singletary Center for the Arts on Tuesday, October 14, 2014.

Please, 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.

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.

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.

Please 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.

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!