PROGRAMS

Fall 2010

MLKCC Fall 2010 Cultural/Educational Programs

Concerts

Spotlight Jazz presents......

David Sanborn
Sat., Oct. 9th
7:30pm
Singletary Center for the Arts
Tickets: $20/$25/$32

Renowned and revered worldwide as one of the all-time most popular jazz saxophonists, David Sanborn is an artist whose music has inspired countless other musicians while creating a body of work that spans the genres of jazz, rock n’roll, R&B and pop.

Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis
Sat., Nov. 13th
7:30pm
Singletary Center for the Arts
Tickets: $28/$32/$37

This senior brother of the heralded Marsalis musical family is a three-time Grammy Award winner. Whether on the stage, in the recording studio, in the classroom or in the community, Branford Marsalis represents a commitment to musical excellence and a determination to keep music at the forefront.

Celebration of the Crescent City
Wed., Oct. 13th
7:00pm-10:00pm
MLK Cultural Center/Rm. 133, Student Center

Immerse yourself in the rich, cultural “gumbo” that is uniquely New Orleans! An evening filled with live music, samples of authentic “Nawlins” cuisine, and a fascinating documentary film will highlight the rich cultural and ethnic diversity of the Crescent City.

Lecture

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
A presentation by author/legal scholar Michelle Alexander
Wed., Oct. 27th
7:00pm
UK College of Law Courtroom

Civil Rights attorney/legal scholar Michelle Alexander presents a bold, powerful analysis of how and why mass incarceration is happening in the United States. She argues that we have not eliminated racial caste in America, simply re-designed it.
Co-sponsored by the College of Law, Political Science Dept. & African American Studies & Research Program.

Films

Rescuing Ancestry: The Restoration & Renewal of Lexington’s African American Cemetery #2
Wed., Sept. 20th
3:00pm [film screening] & 4:30pm [cemetery tour]
MLK Cultural Center/Rm. 133 Student Center

8 Acres of History is an engaging, highly informative documentary which traces the origin, significance and restoration of Lexington’s African American Cemetery #2 from 1869 to the present. Members of the cemetery board will be on hand to facilitate a discussion and conduct a guided tour of the cemetery following the viewing.

Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
Wed., Sept. 23rd
3:00pm
MLK Cultural Center/Rm. 133 Student Center

Faubourg Tremé is arguably America’s oldest African American neighborhood. It is home of jazz and birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement in the South. This film is a moving testament to New Orleans and why this great American city must be saved!

Black In America, Parts I & II
Mon., Nov. 1st & Tues., Nov. 2nd
Noon
MLK Cultural Center/Rm. 133, Student Center

On the wake of Soledad Obrien’s campus visit, the CNN special Black In America will be shown and discussed. The 2- part series examines the challenging issues facing the African American community.

Additional Programs......

MLKCC Welcome Back Cookout
Wed., August 25th
11:30am-1:30pm
Student Center Patio

King Cafe
Sept. 17th, Oct. 15th, Nov. 19th