Month: February 2013

LEXINGTON, Ky.—The Lexington community is invited to stop by Transylvania University’s second annual Local Food Fair Friday, Feb. 15, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Clive M. Beck Athletic Center, at the corner of Broadway and Fourth Street. Farmers from Elmwood Stock, Triple J, Gaffney, Stone Hedge, Acres of Harvest, McMaine’s Riverhaven and Greeley Farms will be available to talk about how their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs work. Visitors will learn how they can buy seasonal produce directly from local farmers. The farmers will also have items for sale. CSA customers pledge to support a farm by purchasing a “share” of harvested products, usually early in the year. Then, throughout the growing season, customers receive a box or basket of seasonal produce or other products from the farm. CSA programs typically offer produce, but they may occasionally offer eggs, meat or dairy products. Marksbury Farm, Seedleaf Farm, the Good Foods Co-op, the Bluegrass Farmer’s Market, the Lexington Farmer’s Market and Food Chain will also be present at the event, which is sponsored by Transylvania’s Office of Sustainability, is free and open to the public. Lunch will be available for purchase. Free parking is available. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120 or Angela Dossett at (859) 608-9218.

LEXINGTON, Ky.— A spoken word and musical performance featuring Affrilachian poets Frank X Walker, Ricardo Nazario y Colón, Jeremy Paden and Bianca Spriggs, and musical guest, The Sisters of the Sacred Drum, will be Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. in Transylvania University’s Carrick Theater. Affrilachian poetry offers glimpses into life in the American Black South and the Appalachian region, dispelling the notion of an all-white Appalachian region and culture. The poetry draws on traditions such as the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, and the experiences of the African Diaspora.  Affrilachian poetry celebrates African heritage and rural roots while encompassing themes of racism and Black identity. In this performance, the theme of ancestry is explored through the poets’ original work. Frank X Walker is a founding member of the Affrilachian Poets and is the author of four poetry collections. He co-produced the documentary “Coal Black Voices: the History of the Affrilachian Poets.” He currently serves as associate professor in the department of English at the University of Kentucky and is the editor and publisher of “PLUCK!, the new journal of Affrilachian Art and Culture.” In 2002 Transylvania University awarded Walker an honorary Doctor of Letters Degree. Nazario y Colón, co-founder of the Affrilachian Poets, was featured in the PBS documentary “Coal Black Voices” in 200. His work has been featured on the Bob Edwards show and the Kentucky NPR Affiliates WFPL and WUKY, as well as in the program

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LEXINGTON, Ky.—Rabbi Michael Cook, the Sol and Arlene Bronstein Professor of Judeo-Christian Studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati campus, will speak at Transylvania University on Sunday, Feb. 17. His talk, “‘Gospel Dynamics’: When the Jewish Jesus Isn’t Enough,” is at 7 p.m. in Carrick Theater in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center and is free and open to the public. Cook is possibly the only rabbi in North America with a full-professorial chair in New Testament. In 2003, he was one of seven scholars internationally selected by the Catholic Bishops to assess the accuracy of the advance script of Mel Gibson’s “Passion of the Christ.” His best-selling book, “Modern Jews Engage the New Testament: Enhancing Jewish Well-Being in a Christian Environment,” is in its third printing. He has also written about the evolving Jewish views of Jesus and Paul, studies on the various Gospels and on a wide spectrum of specialized subjects including the trial of Jesus, images of Judaism in Christian Art, the history of anti-Semitism, and the role of Passover in modern Christianity. He serves on many advisory boards in Jewish-Christian relations and has received an Excellence in Teaching Award, sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities. He travels widely, speaking to Jewish and Christian audiences, including congregations as well as university academicians, clergy and seminarians throughout North America and Europe. Cook’s lecture is part of the Franklin B. Moosnick Lectureship in Judaic

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