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Frankfort International Jazz Day celebration to air on PBS
Kentucky Educational Television (KET) will air live the “International Jazz Celebration – Hope: Local to Global” program online through Feb. 21. The concert, which was recorded and performed at the Grand Theatre in Frankfort, features Associate Professor of Music at Kentucky State University Dr. Keith McCutchen. Since April 2011, Frankfort’s International Jazz Day has celebrated the various cultures and heritages that make up Jazz....
Mighty Marching Thorobreds to be featured in NBOTB film “The Road to Houston: Preparing to Battle”
The Mighty Marching Thorobreds are one of eight HBCU marching bands featured in the Pepsi National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB) film “The Road to Houston: Preparing to Battle.” The film provides fans a behind-the-scenes look at the band selection process, preparation and performances. The Mighty Marching Thorobreds traveled to Houston, Texas in August of 2022 and performed to a record-setting crowd of 55,000 fans in NRG Stadium.
Kentucky’s 2021 “Best of the Bluegrass Teacher of the Week” to headline annual Heritage Assembly
Kentucky State University will honor its past and celebrate its future on Feb. 16 at 11 a.m. during its 2023 Heritage Assembly. The event is open to the public and will be held in the David H. Bradford Hall, Carl H. Smith Auditorium. The public can also view this event on Zoom using meeting code 945 4498 5273. Chaka Cummings, the inaugural executive director of The Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky, will serve as t...
Promising Youth Center awarded $881,000 grant for afterschool mentoring program
The Kentucky State University Promising Youth Center for Excellence received a $881,000 grant to provide afterschool mentoring for 100 African-American, Hispanic, and Biracial middle school males and females in grades 6-8th. The program will include one-to-one and group mentoring, a six-week summer institute, and activities to promote positive youth development and family engagement. Applications are currently being accepted from p...