LGBT Task Force Film Series presents "Kinky Boots":

Kinky Boots is a 2005 comedy with lessons about how unlikely alliances can lead to economic success and an appreciation for diversity. A black drag queen comes to the rescue of a white man who, after inheriting his father's shoe factory, needs to diversify his product if he wants to keep the business afloat. Charlie Price (Joel Edgerton) is trying to save the family business and travels to London to get ideas. In a chance encounter he meets sassy drag queen performer Lola (Chiwetel Ejiofor), the alter ego of Simon, and sees the possible market of shoes for male transvestites. With the styling eye of Lola, Charlie leads the traditional shoe factory to design and produce numerous shoes for the catwalk in Milan, Italy. It's funny and smart. Please join us wearing your favorite boots.

CHINA Town Hall is a national day of programming on China involving 50 cities throughout the United States. This event features a lecture given by Professor Renqiu Yu of Purchase College, State University of New York. Remarks begin at 6pm. This event also features a webcast by Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, former national security advisor and current counselor and trustee of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. The webcast will be moderated by Mr. Stephen A. Orlins, President, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.Webcast begins at 7pm.

November 16, 2011

Lecture begins at 6pm

Webcast begins at 7pm

Small Ballroom, UK Student Center

Sponsored by: Chinese Students & Scholars Association, National Committee on United States-China Relations

From the Diversity Project's website:

“The Diversity Project seeks to create a large piece of yarn-art as a visual representation of the diversity and identity of the LGBT community in Lexington, Kentucky. It is being produced by Catherine Brereton, a student at the University of Kentucky, Gaines Fellow, and member of Lexington’s LGBT community, and in collaboration with the Gaines Center for the Humanities.”

Please join the Diversity Project by attending the next knit-in.  Participants only need to bring knitting needles as there will be plenty of donated yarn on hand to make squares for the project.  There will also be people on hand to offer instruction to those new to knitting.

You can follow the Diversity Project on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/#!/UKDiversityProject

For more information about the Diversity Project, please visit the website at http://ukdiversityproject.wordpress.com/

Deborah Weiner, director of the Jewish Museum of Maryland, will give a public lecture on “Insiders and Outsiders:  Jewish Communities in the Appalachian Coalfields”.  Sponsored by the UK Jewish Studies program, UK Appalachian Studies program and Appalachian Center.  Free and open to the public.  Reception following the lecture at W T Young Library Gallery

Every first Friday of the month, UK College of Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Working Group hosts a networking forum for faculty, students, staff, and members of the community, including sustainability advocates, growers, business owners, market managers, chefs, etc. (see http://www2.ca.uky.edu/safs/ for more information). It is our hope that through our speakers, we’ll be able to start some lively discussions and maybe get some project ideas flying. Download the flier.

For this month’s First Friday on November 4, we have invited a panel of 3 A&S faculty members to talk about: “Does Culture Matter in Sustainable Agriculture?” 

First Friday: November 4

7:30 am - 9:30am

E.S. Good Barn

A Panel Discussion: Does Culture Matter in Sustainable Agriculture?

Jeff Rice, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, UK Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Media

Ann Kingsolver, Ph.D.

Director, UK Appalachian Center

Doug Slaymaker, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Japanese, UK Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

In recent years, "cultural sustainability" has been increasingly emphasized in the literature of sustainable agriculture as the fourth leg of sustainability (three legs are economic, ecological, and social sustainability). Books and documentary films which emphasize the need for localizing food economy and making agriculture more sustainable have become very popular. One can argue the idea of "sustainability " has become part of the lexicon that reflects and shapes our lifeworld and everyday practices. Through a lively debate on the question of “culture”, we hope to inquire the notion of "cultural sustainability" and explore opportunities for collaboration among faculty in Ag and A&S colleges.

A breakfast of locally-produced foods will be served starting at 7:30 a.m. There is no charge for the breakfast, but donations will be accepted gladly to help offset the costs a bit. The program will begin at 8:15 and last until 9:30 a.m. If you need to leave before 9:30, please come anyway.

Please join us for a screening and discussion of "Raising Victor Vargas" (Dir. Peter Sollett, USA 2002, 88 min) in the Young Auditorium on Tuesday, October 25th at 6:00pm.



"Raising Victor Vargas" is a comedy about the trials (and errors) of being a testosterone-laden teenager in New York. The film tells the story of a young immigrant struggling to find a place among his peers. Caught up in amorous encounters with the likes of "Fat Donna" and "Juicy Judy," Victor navigates contesting ideals of Latino masculinities in hopes of finding the secret of what it means to actually be Victor Vargas.



Commentary by Betsy Dahms, PhD Candidate, Hispanic Studies