Holiday Building Schedule

The Carnegie Center will close on Wednesday, November 26th at 5 pm for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will reopen on Monday, December 1st at 9 am.

Happy Thanksgiving!

~warmly~
Katherine

Carnegie Center in the Snow

Happy Friday! We hope that you can make it out for Gallery Hop tonight from 5-8 pm. The Laurie S. Bottoms Gallery will be featuring the work of Ron Davis.

~warmly~
Katherine

FFLN: Celebrate Culture Night

The Carnegie Center was thrilled to host over 100 families and volunteers for our last Family Fun and Learning Night of the year. Thank you to all of the organizations that contributed to the success of the event! Thanks to Bourbon n' Toulouse for their awesome food donation.

Here's a photo recap:

A good time was had by all! Stay tuned for future FFLN updates for 2009!

~warmly~
Katherine

PBJ Concert with the Lexington Philharmonic

The Carnegie Center was thrilled to host the Lexington Philharmonics's PBJ Concert on November 8th. Here are some cute photos:

Nothing like a good 'ole PBJ. Happy Monday!

~warmly~
Katherine

Fall Fundraising Fun

How's that for alliteration?

Last night, Executive Director Jan Isenhour and her husband Larry hosted the final fundraising reception of our $1 million capital campaign. We're just $13,000 away from our goal! Thanks to everyone who attended and to all those who have offered the Carnegie Center their support. And of course, our sincere appreciation to our Fundraising Committee, volunteers, and the Isenhours for opening their doors to us and sharing their wonderful home.

Some photos from the evening:

















































Guests enjoyed readings by Writer-in-Residence Neil Chethik (below) and Executive Director Jan Isenhour.

















Have a great day!
Laura, guest blogger

Home Grown Panel to Meet at Carnegie Center

A panel discussion about home grown food to be held at the Carnegie Center. Here's the details:

Home Grown Panel: Activism Through Food
Carnegie Center
251 West Second Street

Thursday, November 13th
6 pm, Jesse Stuart Room

A Conversation with Good Foods Co-op, Seedleaf, Al's Bar, and Elmwood Stockfarm.

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Hope that you can join us!

~warmly~
Katherine

Body-Love Project

Please note that the Body-Love Project performance has been postponed. Stay tuned for further details regarding a new date! If you have questions, feel free to contact the Carnegie Center at 859.254.4175).

~warmly~
Katherine

Saturday Seminar

This Saturday, November 15th, the Carnegie Center will hold another workshop in our Saturday Seminar series. Here's the details:

Online Resources for Creative Writers
Saturday Nov. 15 10:00 am-1:00 pm

The internet provides creative writers with access to more resources than ever--databases of literary magazines and conferences, online writing workshops, contest listservs--but these resources can be difficult to find and evaluate. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore the best websites for researching writing conferences, contests, grants, and literary magazine publishers. $25. Carrie Green

If you are interested in signing up, please give us a call (859.254.4175) or send us an email (ccll1@carnegieliteracy.org).

We hope to see you there!

~warmly~

Katherine

Congratulations

The Carnegie Center would like to congratulate our board member, Kelly Flood, for her win as state representative from the 75th District of the Kentucky House of Representatives.

~warmly~
Katherine

New Family Learning Center Mural

The Family Learning Center (home to our wonderful after-school tutoring program) has a new tree mural thanks to volunteer, Ruth Barcelona. Here's a sneak peak!

Ta-Da!

Speaking of the Family Learning Center and tutoring...
If you have already completed an intake meeting with our tutoring coordinator, we are still looking for a tutoring match for you. Fatimah will contact you as soon as a tutor is found.

For those who are interested in tutoring, our program is currently at capacity. We will begin taking inquiries again in January. If you would like referrals to other low-cost tutoring programs, please give us a call (859.254.4175).

Thanks again to Ruth for creating such a beautiful mural for our students to enjoy!

~warmly~
Katherine

GRE Prep Class Begins this Week

Our GRE prep course begins this week. We still have room for more students!


Here are the details:

Wednesdays Nov. 5 and 12 5:30 -7:00 pm

Have you purchased the GRE Review books but find that you can’t face working through them alone? This affordable review will get you started: work sample math problems, review test-taking strategies, and make your vocabulary more precise with the help of an experienced instructor. $25 for two-class session. Elise Mandel


Give us a call if you are interested (859.254.4175).

~warmly~
Katherine

New Cooling Tower for CCLL

The Carnegie Center is very excited about our new cooling tower.

Here it is:






We hope to be enjoying our new tower soon--- a more efficiently temperature controlled environment at the Carnegie Center!

~warmly~
Katherine

Carnegie Center in the News

The Carnegie Center made the Herald Leader today!

Check it out!

~warmly~
Katherine

Memory and Landscape Workshop Date Change

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: WORKSHOP DATE CHANGE!

Poet Dave Harrity’s “Memory and Landscape” workshop, offered as part of the Carnegie Center’s Saturday Seminar series, has been changed from November 8 to November 1---this coming Saturday. Here’s the info about what promises to be a great morning for writers:

Memory and Landscape: How Place Affects Process
Saturday, November 1
9:00 am – noon
$25

This workshop will examine several Kentucky poets and focus on drawing our memories about childhood, place, landscape, and relationships. We’ll focus on how these authors use place as a looking glass into the individual psyche and examine how the past affects the present and the process of writing. Participants will receive a packet with examples and will enjoy hands-on writing and discussion. Led by Dave Harrity

We hope that you can join us! Please call to register (859.254.4175) or send us an email (ccll1@carnegieliteracy.org).

~warmly~
Katherine

FFLN: Fall Festival

The Carnegie Center hosted another FFLN on Tuesday evening for 100 students and their families. It was so much fun! Thank you to all of our awesome volunteers for making it possible.

Here are some photos:

Some delicious air popped popcorn made by staff!


Tutoring coordinator, Fatimah, with one of the students!


A special thanks to the Arboretum
for their wonderful display and activities.


Painting pumpkins



Making a pine cone bird feeder

Smile!

Painting!
Don't liter!

Our favorite CCLL Instructor and volunteer, Esther, and her husband, Jared enjoying the yummy dinner. Thanks Stella's---everyone loved the soup!


Delicious caramel apples


Evan's Orchard apple cider. Thank you for your donation!


Thanks to Bluegrass PRIDE for a very fun display and table of activities.

After all of that, we were just exhausted!

For more information about the next FFLN, Celebrate Culture Night, please give us a call 859.254.4175. Remember to reserve your space early, as pre-registration is required.

~warmly~
Katherine