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Coal Black Voices

The Affrilachian Poets, an ensemble of African-American and minority writers from Appalachia and the South, challenge the notions of an all-white region and culture and celebrate their African heritage and rural roots. Their work gives voice to the pleasures and power of family, land, good food, artistic community, music, and transformation.
Season 1 Episode 4 Length 56:54 Premiere: 02/05/08

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Season 1 Episodes

A Novel Approach
S1 E6 Length 58:03 Premiere Date 02/24/08

Encore Presentation: Ellis Wilson—So Much To Paint
S1 E5 Length 57:09 Premiere Date 02/17/08

Coal Black Voices
S1 E4 Length 56:54 Premiere Date 02/05/08

Murder, They Wrote
S1 E3 Length 56:44 Premiere Date 01/29/08

Mountain Music Gatherin’
S1 E2 Length 57:02 Premiere Date 01/22/08

Master of Still Life: Mary Ann Currier
S1 E1 Length 56:39 Premiere Date 01/15/08

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Tin Can Buddha: Shades of Blue - S4 E3

Premiered On: 02/16/2011

Tin Can Buddha (Mitch Ivanoff, Rodney Hatfield, and Lee Carroll) is joined by Caroline Dahl, Harry Pickens, Gail Wynters and other Kentucky performers in a blues- and piano-focused concert recorded at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. A 2011 KET production.

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Tracks of Imagination - S5 E1

Premiered On: 12/16/2012

Meet the creative team at the Alexandria, Kentucky-based studio Applied Imagination, whose holiday and seasonal train displays meld botanical design and architecture, delighting crowds at botanical gardens across the United States. A 2012 KET Production.

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Wendy Whelan: Moments of Grace - S5 E2

Premiered On: 01/11/2013

Interviews and performance segments take you into the life of New York City Ballet principal dancer Wendy Whelan, a Louisville native who began dancing with the Louisville Ballet Company as a child. A 2013 KET Production.

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Of Hands and Hearts: The Kentucky Guild of Artists - S6 E1

Premiered On: 09/29/2013

A variety of artisans from across Kentucky discuss their work, the value of their membership in the guild, and the history and goals of Kentucky's oldest art and craft organization. A 2013 KET production.

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Kentucky by Design: Kentucky Muse - S8 E1

Premiered On: 01/26/2017

The program explores Kentucky's contributions to The Index of American Design, a Federal Art Project work relief program established in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to document what was uniquely American about utilitarian art in this country. A 2017 KET Production.

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Actors Theatre of Louisville - S6 E4

Premiered On: 09/22/2014

Celebrating its 50th year, the renowned repertory theater has become a local institution with a national reputation. With an emphasis on new American plays and a strong apprenticeship program, run for years by Jon Jory, the theater has launched numerous careers. A 2014 KET Production.

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Kentucky Chautauqua - S7 E1

Premiered On: 11/16/2015

Follow actors as they go through the audition and extensive preparation project to join the Kentucky Humanities Council's Kentucky Chautauqua program. The program includes performances portraying Daniel Boone, Simon Kenton, Col. Harland Sanders, Lucy Bakewell Audubon, Mary Settles, and other characters from Kentucky history. A 2015 KET Production.

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Tin Can Buddha: Shades of Blue - S4 E3

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Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland - S4 E2

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Ed McClanahan - S3 E4

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Finding Higher Ground - S2 E2

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Fire and Motion - S2 E1

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