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Anne Frank: Bearing Witness Project helps students explore Compassion through Arts

The annual Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Commemoration took place this year on April 16 at Keneseth Israel Congregation in Louisville.

The featured speaker at this year's event was Conrad Weiner of Cincinnati who survived internment as a child in an Eastern European work camp during WWII because his mother risked her life to strengthen him with tea made from the bark of a cherry tree.

In his honor, during the Keneseth Israel event, cherry trees were given to teachers of students at four Louisville middle schools - St. Francis of Assisi, Noe, Jefferson County Traditional, and Western - who participated in  the Anne Frank: Bearing Witness Project administered by The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts Education department. 

"We want kids to study Anne Frank in way that ... really matters to them" said Jeff Jamner, senior director of school programs at the Kentucky Center. "Through the arts, they are able to tap into their reservoir of experiences and emotions and make connections."

Read full Courier-Journal article: "Holocaust survivor to talk at remembrance event"  

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Photo credit: Alix Mattingly 

Kentucky WE DAY celebration takes place April 17 at The Kentucky Center

 

The third annual “mini-WE DAY KENTUCKY” will take place in at The Kentucky Center (Louisville) on Friday, April 17, from 9:30-1:30. The Center anticipates hosting 1,500 students and educators from over 100 schools.

2015 speakers and performers are expected to include Kentucky Education Commissioner Dr. Terry Holliday, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, global WE DAY speakers Spencer West and Molly Burke, and renowned area musicians Harry Pickens, Ben Sollee, Justin Lewis, kRi and Hettie, among others.

WE DAY brings together inspiring speakers and performers with youth to celebrate a year of service, action and leadership. Students can’t buy a ticket to WE DAY—they earn it through service - by leading one local and one global service action.

Support our Education & Community Arts Programs Each Time You Use Your Kroger Card

By signing up for Kroger Community Rewards, you can help The Kentucky Center's Education and Community Arts programs earn rewards in the form of a monthly donation from Kroger each time you swipe your Kroger Plus card.

Help support Artsreach, Arts in Healing, the Governor's School for the Arts, Programming Outreach, and our School Programs each time you go to the grocery.

How to Enroll:
1.Visit www.kroger.com/communityrewards
2. Sign in to your online account, or have your Plus Card handy to create one.
3. Click Enroll, and enter The Kentucky Center’s enrollment ID: 11226
4.Select The Kentucky Center, and click “save” 

Thank you for your support!

Guitar god Jeff Beck to play mid-May at The Kentucky Center; tickets on sale April 10.

The Kentucky Center Presents
JEFF BECK
Tuesday, May 12, 8 p.m.
The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall
501 W. Main Street, Louisville 40202

Legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck has had one of the most influential careers in Rock history. His inimitable combination of primal shredding and cool perfectionism has earned eight Grammy awards, wide critical praise, and two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

With a career spanning more than 40 years, Jeff Beck has performed with some of the greatest Rock, Blues, and Jazz artists. Universally acknowledged as one of the most talented and revered guitarists in the world, Jeff got his start in British garage band The Yardbirds, playing alongside fellow guitar gods Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.

Tickets start at $45, reserved seating, fees apply. 

Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, April 10, at 10 a.m. Standard tickets available online, by phone (502.584.7777), and at The Kentucky Center box office.

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band return to Whitney Hall this summer. Tickets on sale April 10.

91.9 WFPK Presents
LYLE LOVETT AND HIS LARGE BAND
Sunday, August 2, 7 p.m.
The Kentucky Center, Whitney Hall
501 W. Main, Louisville 40202

Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers. Winner of four Grammy Awards, Lovett received the Americana Music Association’s inaugural Trailblazer Award, and was recently named the Texas State Musician.

Tickets start at $35, reserved seating, fees apply. 

Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, April 10, at 10 a.m. Standard tickets available online, by phone (502.584.7777), and at The Kentucky Center box office.