Black History Month Events in Central KY
‘The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers’ Traveling Exhibit | WT Young Library | 1/3-2/29
Art Club: Black Art & Artists | LPL, Central Branch | 2/3, 10:30A-12P
UK Students: The Cultured Kitchen- Soul Food Dinner with Chef JRob | The 90 | 2/3, 4-6P
UK Students: The Cultured Kitchen- Signature Brunch with Chef JRob | The 90 | 2/4, 10A-12P
Learn to Cross Stitch: BHM Beginner Project | LPL, Northside Branch | 2/4, 2-3P
Learn to Make African Beaded Jewelry | Dunbar Community Center | 2/5, 4-6P
Discover: Potato Chip Taste Test and George Crum | LPL, Beaumont Branch | 2/5, 4:30-5:30P
STEAM Lab Drop In: Boat Design and Raye Montague | LPL, Central Branch | 2/6, 8 3:30-5:30P
Black Artists in History: Basquiat Workshop | Scott County Public Library | 2/6, 4-5P
‘Butterfly in the Sky’ Screening + Q&A | Living Arts & Science Center | 2/6, 6-8:30P
Let’s Read: A Party For Langston | LPL, Village Branch | 2/7, 4-5P
UK Students: Hip-Hop/Trap Yoga Class | Johnson Fitness Center | 2/7, 5-6P
UK Students: Trailblazer Movie Night |
Preschoolers Art Start: Romare Breaden | LPL, Tates Creek Branch | 2/8, 1:30-2:15P
STEAM Lab Drop In: Boat Design and Raye Montague | LPL, Central Branch | 2/8 3:30-5:30P
Lecture: America’s Jim Crow Era & Nazi Germany’s Racial Laws | Scott County Public Library | 2/8, 6:30-7:30P
2024 Black Women’s Summit | Spindletop Hall | 2/9, 9:30A-3P
KY Black Pride Black History Program | LPL, Northside Branch | 2/10, 11A-3P
Exploring Space: Black Astronauts | LPL, Central Branch | 2/10, 2-3:30P
UK Healthcare Black History & The Arts | Karpf Auditorium | 2/13, 12-1P
Discover: Kente Cloth Paper Weaving from Ghana | LPL, Central Branch | 2/13, 3:30-4:30P
STEAM Lab Drop In: Heart Science & Daniel Hale Williams | LPL, Central Branch | 2/13, 15; 3:30-5:30P
Black Artists in History: Alma Thomas | Scott County Public Library | 2/13, 4-5P
Boost Your Money Management Skills for Your Small Business with Netta Dobbins | LPL, Online | 2/13, 5-6P
UK Students: Family Fued: Black Love Edition | Cat’s Den | 2/13, 6-7:30P
Open Mic Night with Dorian Hairston | LPL, Central Branch | 2/14, 5-7P
Feel The Love: The Voices of Soul by Lex Philharmonic | Lexington Opera House | 2/14, 8P
Discover: Black Inventors | LPL, Eastside Branch | 2/15, 3:30-4:30P
STEAM Lab Drop In: Heart Science & Daniel Hale Williams | LPL, Central Branch | 2/15; 3:30-5:30P
Pioneers of Progress | UKY | 2/15, 6:30P
Book Talk: Black Authors | LPL, Beaumont Branch | 2/15, 7-8P
UK Students: NAACP Movie Night- Just Mercy | Worsham Cinema | 2/16, 5P
Black History Month Printmaking | Artworks at Carver School | 2/16, 6-8:30P
Underground Railroad Exhibit | LPL, Eastside Branch | 2/17, 10-11A
Discovery Saturday: Black History | Living Arts & Science Center | 2/17, 10A-2P
Black Voices Book Club | LPL, Eastside Branch | 2/17, 1-2P
Underground Railroad Exhibit | LPL, Central Branch | 2/17, 1-2P
Art Attack! Kehinde Wiley | LPL, Central Branch | 2/17, 3-4:30P
Underground Railroad Exhibit | LPL, Northside Branch | 2/17, 4-5P
Bite Club Cookbook Club: BHM with African American Cookbooks | LPL, Northside Branch | 2/18, 2-3:30P
Discover: Rap Performance + Dance Party with Tony Wavy | LPL, Central Branch | 2/18, 2:30-3:30P
Underground Railroad Exhibit | LPL, Tates Creek Branch | 2/19, 10-11A
Children’s Book Party: Celebrating Black History + Culture | LPL, Central Branch | 2/19, 11A-12P
Underground Railroad Exhibit | LPL, Northside Branch | 2/19, 1-2P
Underground Railroad Exhibit | LPL, Beaumont Branch | 2/19, 4-5P
UK Students: Cooking Up Community - Celebrating BHM | The 90 | 2/19, 5-7P
Preschoolers Explore: Garrett Morgan’s Traffic Light | LPL, Northside Branch | 2/20, 11A-12P
STEAM Lab Drop In: Mini Furniture Design | LPL, Central Branch | 2/20, 22; 3:30-5:30P
Black Artists in History: Romare Bearden | Scott County Public Library | 2/20, 4-5P
‘Becoming Bell Hooks’ KET Screening | Lyric Theatre | 2/20, 6:30P
Preschool Art Start: Elizabeth Catlett | LPL, Beaumont Branch | 2/21, 1:30P-2:15P
Black History Month Color Me Project | Dunbar Community Center | 2/21, 4-6P
Black History Celebration | Kenwick Community Center | 2/21, 5:30-7P
Natural Hair Chat | LPL, Northside Branch | 2/21, 5:30-7P
‘Knowledge of the Neighborhood’ East End Matters by WWBCC Youth Local Choir + Simmons College Choir | William Wells Brown Community Center | 2/21, 6-7:30P
Sister Circle Forum: Embrace, Embody, Evolve | Gatton Student Center | 2/22, 9A-4P
UK Students: Lighting The Path - Celebrating Black Excellence in Hockey | Gatton College | 2/22, 11:30A-1P
Discover! Black Artists & Explorers of Outer Space | Scott County Public Library | 2/22, 2-3P
STEAM Lab Drop In: Mini Furniture Design | LPL, Central Branch | 2/22, 3:30-5:30P
Create: Alma Thomas Art-Alike | LPL, Tates Creek Branch | 2/22, 4-5P
BHM: The Art of Protesting | LPL, Beaumont Branch | 2/22, 4:30-6P
Navigating Teen Life Dialogue: Importance of Black History | Castlewood Community Center | 2/22, 6-8P
Colonel Charles Young, Bridge Builder: A Chautauqua Event | Scott County Public Library | 2/22, 6:30-7:30P
UK Students: Black History Jeopardy | Pigman Hall | 2/22, 6:30-7:30P
UK Students: Pioneering The Path - Celebrating Black Excellence in Hockey Movie Screening + Luncheon | Gatton College | 2/23, 10A-2P
UK Students: Black History Family Feud | Law Building | 2/23, 3:30-6P
Kentucky Legends: William Wells Brown | LPL, Central Branch | 2/24, 2-4P
Vibes + Vision: Youth Arts Expo | LPL, Northside Branch | 2/24, 2-4P
Paint Like Alma Woodsey Thomas | LPL, Northside Branch | 2/25, 2-4P
Black History Month Paint Night | Dunbar Community Center | 2/26, 4-6P
Discover: A Taste of Black History | LPL, Central Branch | 2/27, 3:30-4:30P
STEAM Lab Drop In: Explore Meteorology | LPL, Central Branch | 2/27, 29; 3:30-5:30P
Black Artists in History: Faith Ringgold | Scott County Public Library | 2/27, 4-5P
Classic Literature Film Series: Waiting to Exhale | LPL, Central Branch | 2/28, 1-3P
Kente Cloth Sewing Class | Dunbar Community Center | 2/28, 4-6P
Tween Art Drop In: Romare Bearden | LPL, Eastside Branch | 2/28, 4-5:30P
Young, Gifted, & Black Arts & Business Showcase | Lyric Theatre | 2/28, 6P
STEAM Lab Drop In: Explore Meteorology | LPL, Central Branch | 2/29; 3:30-5:30P
