Smithsonian Exhibit visits SCKCC
Jennifer Moonsong
Central Division
General Manager
Jobe Publishing, Inc.
The South Central Kentucky Cultural Center in partnership with the Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library is proud to announce that a Smithsonian exhibit will be coming to the SCKCC.
This unique exhibit’s arrival in Glasgow is possible thanks to the Kentucky Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities grant.
The exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, will be open from April 10th to May 15th.
The following activities will be held in conjunction with the exhibit:
Activity – YouTube virtual program – Mammoth Cave, The Cave Wars
Date and Time – Begin February 26, 2021
Location -South Central Kentucky Cultural Center and Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library YouTube channels, check Facebook for link.
Activity – Exhibit – Schools/Education of the Barrens
Date and Time -April 10 – May 15, 2021
Location – South Central Kentucky Cultural Center – 2nd floor.
Activity –Virtual – Speaker: Sam Terry -History of Schools/Education in the Barrens
Date and Time – filmed from the Cultural Center’s One Room School Exhibit on May 3rd
Location: Available on YouTube Check SCKCC and Library Facebook pages for link.
Activity – Tour guide – Sam Terry – Cemetery Tour Re –Changes in Rural South-Central KY
Date and Time – April 24, 2021, at 10:00 AM
Location -Glasgow Municipal Cemetery at 10:00 AM, Must make reservations by calling the South-Central Kentucky Cultural Center – limited to 20 – 25 people.
Activity – Book Discussion – Hannah Coulter
Date and Time – Will begin April 27th at 6:30 PM
Location – Mary Wood Weldon Public Library/Zoom contact the library for more information.
Activity– Basket Making History/demonstration– Virtual program Beth Hester
Date and Time – Will be filmed April 15 at 6:30 PM
Location – Recorded program will be available on the Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library and SCKCC Facebook and YouTube pages.
Activity – Speaker/demonstration of Jelly canning and Freezing – virtual program by Latoya Drake
Date and Time –Microsoft Teams Virtual Program April 16 at 2:00 PM
Location –Check SCKCC and Library Facebook pages for link, program will also be recorded and made available on the Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library and SCKCC Facebook and YouTube pages
Activity – Booklet E41 Voices of the Segregated Past printing and distribution
Location – Copies for viewing will be available at the SCKCC and Library April 10 – May 15, 2021
Activity – Virtual Art Show – Theme “My Rural Home”
Time and Date – Available on library YouTube March 22
Location – will be virtual through the Weldon Memorial Library and SCKCC Facebook and YouTube pages.
