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Our message always focuses on people who are achieving at the highest levels, and whose lives and careers illuminate the heart and soul of what it means to have strong Kentucky ties. This simple message can impact perceptions of Kentucky at home, across the nation, and around the world. Above all our goal is to inspire people to promote a positive narrative about Kentucky and become image-changers themselves.
In the spirit of repeal day, it’s appropriate to mark the 102nd anniversary of the first publication of The Ideal Bartender, a pre-Prohibition book containing more than 150 original cocktail recipes. Tom Bullock, the writer of the monumentally significant book, was born in Louisville some time after the end of the Civil War. As the…
By Taylor Cochran Feeling like the “weird kid” in a small town is a familiar feeling to many, including comic illustrator, Tony Moore. Unlike most, Tony returned home as an inspiration and icon. Tony Moore recalls a fourth grade teacher in the small town of Cynthiana, Ky. who sensed a potential kinship between Moore and…
Cook would eventually relocate to Brooklyn and then to Los Angeles. But before his departure from the Kentucky, he molded an aesthetic that would enable him to push his work into unexpected places – like from popular touring bands like Mastadon to international brands like Adidas.
From reviving classic outlaw music to feature length anime films, two Kentucky musicians are harnessing their talents to take a wrecking ball to the prevailing narrative about their homeland.
In the past 15 years, Kamerer has split his attention between two primary passions in design: brand merchandising and band posters. In both, he’s been able to represent a number of unexpected clients, ranging from Microsoft to Metallica.
Between the popularity of The Walking Dead television adaptation of a comic series started by two Kentuckians and the year-over-year explosive growth of the Louisville Zombie Walk, Kentucky has become an unexpected hotbed for all things undead.
Episode 305. Shelly Zegart -Founder- Cultural Non-Profits Shelly is a community leader & an internationally recognized authority on American quilts. Check out www.shellyzegart.com for more information. She collects, curates exhibitions, writes, lectures, and appraises fine quilts. Shelly has curated many exhibits in the U.S. & abroad, and lectures on all aspects of quilt history and aesthetics. She…
Public School Citizen Observations on Supporting Public Education Today Posted March 12, 2019 Debbie Wesslund Blog Last week I was inspired during a speech about public education. That doesn’t happen much these days, but it should happen more. Inspiration is essential in the business of education. Dr. Vicki Phillips came home to Kentucky to participate…
Finis White has been instrumental in creating an absurd number of chart-topping singles and best-selling records for top artists like Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, A$AP Rocky, Waka Flaka Flame, and Drake just to name a few. Beyond the glitz and glam of hip-hop, White’s story is a testament to the idea that if you can make it in showbiz, you can make it anywhere.
Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal Published 9:48 a.m. ET June 20, 2019Hip-hop sound engineer and Kentucky native Finis “KY” White got his big break in the music industry working alongside Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne. “I even moved to Miami with him and recorded and mixed several hit records for Wayne,” White writes on his website….
The Courier-Journal Online Published 6:41 a.m. October 2, 2018 Kirby Adams If you’ve purchased a car, soft drink, cellphone or six- pack of beer or soda, there is a strong chance you’vebeen influenced by the work of Louisville nativeChuck Brymer. The 59-year-old graduate of Central High School and the University of Kentucky is the driving…
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