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15 May 2008
Leslie students receive history lesson on Black Patch tobacco wars
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The Center for Rural Development in Somerset partnered with Citizen’s Bank in Hyden to co-sponsor a living history drama on the Black Patch tobacco wars, a violent period of time in southwestern Kentucky in early 1900s, for approximately 100 students at Stinnett Elementary School.
The Center’s Arts Education Outreach Program collaborated with Citizen’s Bank, a local sponsor, to bring Kentucky Chautauqua performer Ethan Sullivan Smith, a 17-year-old actor from Cynthiana, Ky., to Leslie County for an arts education performance on Black Patch War hero Price Hollowell. Ethan, dressed in a white shirt and knee-length brown trousers, presented the program to a group of fourth- and fifth-grade students Tuesday, May 13, from a makeshift stage in the Richard P. Bowling Memorial Gymnasium.
The Black Patch Wars occurred during the early years of the 20th Century primarily in southwestern Kentucky and adjoining districts in Tennessee over falling market prices for dark leaf tobacco.
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15 May 2008
The Center hosts 30th annual Aqueous visual arts exhibit
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Currently on exhibit at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Ky. is the 30th annual National Watercolor Exhibition – Aqueous, USA. The Center is hosting this traveling exhibit through June 5.
The Kentucky Watercolor Society (KWS) presents a collection of fine art from painters across the United States. This annual juried exhibition is one of the ways KWS promotes the work of watercolor artists from across the nation, and this year, artists from 30 states submitted work for this prestigious show. Twenty paintings have been selected for exhibit at 12 different locations in the state of Kentucky during a one-year period.
“The Center is honored to be selected as one of the twelve Kentucky sites for this spectacular exhibit. This is a tremendous opportunity for people throughout the area to view these fine works of art courtesy of KWS,” said Dianna Winstead, associate director of arts and culture at The Center. “This exhibit provides a wonderful educational and cultural experience for children and adults alike.”
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