Appalachian Center Events

Appalachian Book Club (ABC) to discuss Andrew Joseph White's 2024 novel Compound Fracture

You're invited to join the Appalachian Book Club (ABC) on Wednesday, April 9 at 6:00 p.m. for a discussion of Andrew Joseph White's 2024 Novel Compound Fracture. Compound Fracture, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book, is described as "a queer Appalachian thriller that pulls no punches—following a trans autistic teen who’s drawn into the generational struggle between the rural poor and those who exploit them". Additional accolades for the novel include: Instant New York Times bestseller, Instant USA Today Bestseller, Instant Indie Bestseller, Kids’ Indie Next Selection, Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, A Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, Chicago Public Library Best of the Best, Shelf Awareness Best Books of the Year, The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Recipient, and Paste Magazine Best YA Books.

The book club will meet at the UK Appalachian Center, 624 Maxwelton Court. We hope to see you there!

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Appalachian Center, 624 Maxwelton Court

Appalachian Book Club (ABC) Spring Meeting

Join the Graduate Appalachian Research Community (GARC) for the Spring edition of Appalachian Book Club (ABC) at the App Center (624 Maxwelton Ave) for a discussion of Andrew Joseph White's 2024 novel Compound Fracture! 

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Appalachian Center, 624 Maxwelton Court

Elevating Indigenous Voices: Reflections from a Native Delegation to the UN & ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (Dadiwonisi) "We Will Speak" Film Screening

Join us for Elevating Indigenous Voices: Reflections from a Native Delegation to the UN with panelists:

  • E. Skye Byrd, Director of Strategic Partnerships, The National Center for American Indian Enterprise
  • Shelbie Larmour, Kentucky Indigenous Delegation
  • Venus Evans, Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth
  • Anagali Shace Duncan, Native Youth Community Organizer | Founder of 7-Ravens | Keetoowah
  • Edward Lo, Georgia Southern University
  • ᎤᎶᎩᎳ / Schon Duncan | Member of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians | Instructor of Cherokee Language at University of Oklahoma

These panelists participated in the Seminar on Indigenous Issues, held April 24, 2024 in New York City, as part of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The panelists will report back from their experiences with the forum and will discuss Indigenous issues in the Commonwealth and beyond. Learn more about the UN Forum here. 

Join us also for the film screening of ᏓᏗᏬᏂᏏ (Dadiwonisi) We Will Speak, a feature-length documentary collaboration chronicling the efforts of Cherokee activists, artists, & educators fighting to save the Cherokee language featuring filmmaker Schon Duncan.

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James F. Hardymon Theatre in the Davis Marksbury Building

LUNCH & LIT Series - The Transcendent Pen: Silas House on the Supernatural Powers of Storytelling

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If you find yourself frequently watching YouTube or listening to podcasts while eating, you are going to love Lunch & Lit at Lesch Lending Library inside UK's Office of LGBTQ* Resources. Here at Lunch & Lit, we invite you to break bread with your neighbor while connecting with campus and community over free food as well as food-for-thought. 

The last installment of our Spring 2025 Lunch & Lit series features Author, Professor, Playwright, Former Kentucky Poet Laureate, Cultural Critic, Grammy Award Nominee, and television star, Silas House. 

Listeners will hear from the Appalachian advocate on the mystery and mysticism of the writing process and as well as the power of the authentic voice. 

The Transcendent Pen: Silas House on the Supernatural Powers of Storytelling is sponsored by our friends in the Appalachian Center & Appalachian Studies Department and PNC Bank. 

Sandwiches and sides are provided on a first-come, first-serve basis, so feel free to bring your own lunch to enjoy during the talk!

image of Silas House and Lunch and Lit logo with details for the April 2, 2025 event on flyer

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Gatton Student Center A250A

LUNCH & LIT Series - Breaking Ground: UK Trailblazers Celebrating Firsts

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If you find yourself frequently watching Youtube or listening to podcasts while eating, you are going to love Lunch & Lit at Lesch Lending Library inside UK's Office of LGBTQ* Resources. Here at Lunch & Lit, we invite you to break bread with your neighbor while connecting with campus and community over free food as well as food-for-thought. 

Following the success of the first Lunch and Lit, our second installment features a panel of some of the most influential UK staff, faculty, and Alums: 

*Willie Carver Jr. -- Former Kentucky Teacher of the Year turned Activist & acclaimed Poet

*Frank X Walker -- Originator of the "Affriliachian" literary and cultural movement

*Greg Bourke -- One of the fourteen plaintiffs in the historic Obergfell vs. Hodges Supreme Court Decision (Same Sex Marriage Equality)

*Mariama J. Lockington -- Acclaimed author of numerous LGBTQ* BIPOC titles. 

*Rachel Elliott -- Award winning graphic novel and comic writer and artist. 

 Breaking Ground: UK Trailblazers Celebrating Firsts  is sponsored by our friends in the CARES First-Generation department 

A free, light lunch is provided on a first-come, first-serve basis, so feel free to bring your own lunch to enjoy during the talk! 

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Gatton Student Center A250A

GARC Weekly Meeting

GARC meetings are meetings of graduate students working on planning events, opportunities, and other graduate-related things. We will meet once a week in preparation for the symposium. These meetings are open to any member of GARC and occur in a hybrid format. We will meet in the Appalachian Center Annex Conference Room (641 S. Limestone; entrance is in the back by the gravel lot beside the Appalachian Center and via Zoom). Please see the agenda for topics to be discussed!

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