CONTACT: Gail Hairston, (859) 257-3302
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Frank X Walker to Speak at the 16th Annual
Lyman T. Johnson Alumni Homecoming Awards Banquet
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 30, 2006) − Multidisciplinary artist Frank X Walker will be the guest speaker at the Lyman T. Johnson Alumni Constituent Group’s 16th annual Homecoming Awards Banquet at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Lexington.
Walker is an author, educator and Affrilachian poet. He won the Lillian Smith Book Award in 2004 for Buffalo Dance: the Journey of York. He serves as a visiting professor of rhetoric, writing and communication at Transylvania University. A native of Danville, Walker is a 2005 recipient of the Lannan Literary Fellowship.
The theme for this year’s banquet is Upholding the Torch of Excellence. Each college will select the African-American alumni, faculty or staff person and undergraduate student as its 2006 choice to receive the Torch of Excellence Award and Torch Bearer Award, respectively.
The event also will feature a Nubian Step Show and live music.
For more information, contact Jill Holloway at 859-257-3801 or visit www.ukalumni.net. Additional festivities scheduled during UK Homecoming can be found at http://news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?category=1&artid=1694&type=1
The University of Kentucky Black Student Union (BSU), National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), the Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center, and other campus groups are hosting several additional events, ranging from a community service project at Calvary Baptist Church to the Mr. and Ms. Black UK Pageant.
Monday, Oct. 30
Event: BSU at the Movies – “Saw III”
Location: Fayette Mall movie theatre
Time: TBA
Price: $6 w/ student ID
Sponsor: BSU
Tuesday, Oct. 31
Event: Operation Motivation
Location: Calvary Baptist Church
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Free
Sponsor: BSU
Event: Mo' Betta Basketball Game
Location: Seaton Center
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Free
Sponsor: UK Alumni Association, BSU
Wednesday, Nov. 1
Event: Mr. and Ms. Black UK Pageant
Location: Memorial Hall
Time: doors open at 6 p.m., program starts at 6:30
Price: $2 with canned food, $3 without
Sponsor: BSU
Thursday, Nov. 2
Event: BSU study night
Location: MLK Cultural Center
Time: 7 p.m.
Free
Sponsor: BSU
Friday, Nov. 3
Event: Lyman T. Johnson Awards Banquet
Location: Radisson Plaza Hotel
Time: 7 p.m.
Event: MicCheck
Location: Cats Den, Student Center
Time: 9 p.m.
Free
Sponsor: Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center
Saturday, Nov. 4
Event: NPHC Stepshow
Location: Lexington Convention Center
Time: 3 p.m.
Price: Tickets are $15 in advance at Ticketmaster, $20 at door.
Sponsor: UK NPHC, UK Student Government Association
Event: Homecoming Party
Location: Student Center Grand Ballroom
Time: 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Price: $10 before 11 p.m., $15 after with UK student ID
Sponsor: UK NPHC
Sunday, Nov. 5
Event: Blue vs. Red Bowl
Location: Johnson Center field
Time: 1- 4 p.m.
Sponsor: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity
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