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The Ace Eleven Project: Lexington thinks global, shoots local
By Kakie Urch Time. Space. Community. And Pappy. One week before 11.11.11 we asked Ace readers to set their iPhone alarms for 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. and capture a designated Friday moment in Lexington and spread it around. We …
The Ace Eleven Eleven Eleven Project guidelines
One week from today, at 11 am and/or or 11 pm, on 11.11.11 we would like to invite Ace readers to stop what they're doing, for one moment,
Kentucky author George Ella Lyon in New York Times
Kentucky children's book author George Ella Lyon was recently featured in the New York Times Sunday Book Review in the article, Protest Songs for Young Dissenters. Her book,
John Darko’s Change for Art Meter Dedicated
Lexington's Change for Art program unveiled the final installment in 2011's Art Parking Meters October 30 at the Kentucky Theatre. Artist John Darko presented his new work, a metal
Kentucky poet Nikky Finney Finalist for National Book Award, Poetry
University of Kentucky student multimedia site Bluecoast Live reports that Affrilachian poet Nikky Finney is a finalist for the National Book Award for poetry.A professor at UK, Finney
Ed McClanahan Reader hits shelves
This article appears on page 6 of the October 13 print edition of Ace. It is the author's narrative behind-the-scenes of his new book. photo by Ace: the Author
Why We Bought a Bookstore, by Crystal Wilkinson
This guest essay by author Crystal Wilkinson appears on page 4 of the Aug 25 print edition of Ace. Photo by Kakie Urch.Brick. Mortar. Ink. Paper: Why
UK Theatre onstage in NYC
The transition from the battlefield to life back home is a long road for our war veterans. The documentary drama “civilian,” based on oral history interviews of veterans
On the Fringe: UK Theatre to take stage in NYC
This story also appears on page 14 of the August 4 print edition of Ace. The transition from the battlefield to life back home is a long road
People’s Poet Nikky Finney 03.18.2011
BY BIANCA SPRIGGS I remember my first time seeing Nikky Finney read her poems. I was nineteen years old and had just started to put together pieces of poems









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