Donovan Forum Series
Since 1970, the Donovan Forum Series has offered educational and entertaining presentations on Thursdays every Fall and Spring. These forums a free and open to the public, although registration prior to each forum is required.
Fall 2022 Donovan Forums
Donovan Forums this semester will be held at the Lexington Senior Center.
Fall 2022 Dates: September 15 - December 8
Lexington Senior Center
Classroom A & B
195 Life Ln, Lexington, KY 40502
September 15
Finding Your Subject: Focus, Clarity, and Direction through Photography
Mike Meyer, Area Extension Director
University of Kentucky, Cooperative Extension Service
September 22
The Growth and Impact of Bourbon in Kentucky and the World
Ilka Balk, Associate Director
James B. Beam Institute for KY Spirits at UK
September 29
Drawing the Lines
Joel Pett, Editorial Cartoonist
Lexington Herald-Leader
October 6
Leadership & Legacy: From Grassroots to Government
Devine Carama, Director
One Lexington (Mayor's Office)
October 13
Work, Purpose & Social Connections: How Do They Impact Your Retirement Lifestyle & Longevity
Caroline Francis, Director,
UK Alumni Career Services
October 20
Kentucky's Dry Stone Heritage
Russell Waddell, Bluegrass Outreach Coordinator,
Dry Stone Conservancy
October 27
PACE (Program for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly) Comes to Kentucky!
Hazel Teichen, Outreach Coordinator
Bluegrass PACE Care
November 3
My Law Career and Ascendancy to the Deanship
Mary J. Davis, Dean,
UK J. David Rosenberg College of Law
November 10
Senior Safety
Ronnie Bastin, Former Lexington Police Chief
November 17
Keeping Korean Traditional Performing Arts Alive in the 21st Century
Donna Lee Kwon, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
University of Kentucky
November 24
Thanksgiving Day – No Forum
December 1
Title TBD
Jacqueline Coleman, 58th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
December 8
Big Band Music from the 1930’s, 40’s & 50’s
Young at Heart Band (live music performance)
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