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Shuling Studio's Traditional Chinese Dance & Long Day's Journey Into Night

Join the UK Office of China Initiatives and the Kentucky Theatre to celebrate Chinese New Year. Thrill to a performance of traditional Chinese dance by Shuling Studio. Then sit back to enjoy the widely acclaimed Chinese film noir, Long Day's Journey Into Night.

$12 / $6.50 for students with I.D. Student tickets must be purchased at the box office.

Free to the first 100 guests with a UK student or faculty I.D. Not applicable to online purchases.

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UK Office of China Initiatives Open House

Kick off Lunar New Year Celebration Week by meeting the UK Office of China Initiatives at their open house!

There will be free food, activities, music, and gifts!

Learn more on BBNVolved here: https://uky.campuslabs.com/engage/event/8806260

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The Isaac Murphy Story

"I Dedicate This Ride: The Making of Isaac Murphy" - Written by Frank X Walker and directed by Cathy Rawlings, will be performed February 10th and 11th at 8PM. Doors open at 7:30PM.

Educate yourself on Kentucky's historic African-American jockey who paved a course for African-Americans in the equine industry.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/lexingtonlyric/3544

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Lyric & Message Theater
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Global Cinematic Perspectives on Reproductive Lives: Screening of "Lingui, The Sacred Bonds"

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"On the outskirts of the capital of Chad, determined single mother Amina works tirelessly to provide for herself and her 15-year old daughter Maria. When Amina discovers Maria is pregnant and does not want a child, the two women begin to seek out an abortion, condemned by both religion and law. In the process, mother and daughter forge a connection stronger than any they’ve ever known."

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Global Cinematic Perspectives on Reproductive Lives: Screening of "Seahorse: The Dad Who Gave Birth"

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"Director Jeanie Finlay charts a transgender man's path to parenthood after he decides to carry his child himself. The pregnancy prompts an unexpected and profound reckoning with conventions of masculinity, self-definition and biology."

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Political Black Girl Magic: The Elections and Governance of Black Female Mayors

Dr. Sharon Austin, professor of political science at the University of Florida, will be giving a lecture on voting rights. Dr. Austin has also taught courses at the Universities of Louisville, Michigan, and Missouri-Columbia and received a doctorate in Political Science from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1993. Her teaching interests are in American Government, Urban Politics, and African American Politics and her research interests are in African American mayoral elections, African American/Caribbean American political relationships, rural African American political activism, and African American political behavior.

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William T. Young Gallery
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Book Signings: Shirley Chisholm: Champion Of Black Feminist Power Politics & The Aesthetic Cold War: Decolonization And Global Literature

Anastasia Curwood and Peter Kalliney will be discussing and signing Shirley Chisholm: Champion Of Black Feminist Power Politics and The Aesthetic Cold War: Decolonization And Global Literature on Wednesday, February 1 at 7pm at Joseph-Beth Lexington. 

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