Living Learning Communities
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LLC Events
WKU Living Learning Communities provide opportunities for students to attend events together. The following list of events may be referenced by Faculty Fellows & LLC Coordinators in planning events for their students to attend.
All events listed are open to the campus community. Students may choose to attend any event that interests them.
August 27, 2025 | 5:30-7:00 PM
WKU Ag Expo Center
Annual gathering of students, faculty, staff to eat, have fun, peruse the many departmental clubs to join (>10) and have a fun event. We do this every year for decades. Everyone is fed and there is entertainment. It is especially for freshman to get to know the department.
Contact: martin.stone@wku.edu
September 6, 2025 | 12:00 PM
Kentucky Museum
Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! Free and Family-Friendly.
Join us for a day-long music festival hosted at the Kentucky Museum! Meet regional
musicians, listen to live performances, and celebrate the grand opening of Sonic Landscape:
The Musical Legacy of Southcentral Kentucky. Food trucks, art-making activities, and
more await. The fun culminates with an evening concert by Sam Bush at Van Meter Hall.
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. - Musical performances, activities, food trucks, and more at the
Kentucky Museum!
Musical performances will be held from 2 to 5 p.m.
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. - Sam Bush in concert at Van Meter Hall
Admission: FREE
Learn more at https://www.wku.edu/kentuckymuseum/events/sonicfest.php
Contact: tiffany.isselhardt@wku.edu
October 11, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Kentucky Museum
Celebrating our 10th Anniversary! Free and Family-Friendly.
Free parking available off of Kentucky Street in WKU parking lots. Follow the Hammer
In Parking Signs. For GPS directions, use our street address: 1444 Kentucky Street,
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Special events this year include:
"Sounds of the Forge," a musical performance by Dr. Liza Kelly and the WKU Treblemakers
and Redshirts featuring historical songs about blacksmithing or inspired by sounds
heard in blacksmithing shops.
Equal Temperament, a national juried metalworking exhibition featuring 50 works by
artists across the nation. An awards ceremony will take place at noon on October 11.
Join us at the Kentucky Museum for a free community event celebrating the metal workers'
trade, including:
- Forge demonstrations.
- Tinsmithing demonstrations.
- Aluminum Pour demonstration and make-your-own pour.
- Basic Forge Skills Demonstrations.
- Opportunity to meet metalworkers and artisans, shop/commission, and discover Southcentral Kentucky's rich artisan community.
- Opportunity to learn about joining metal working associations and getting started in the trade.
- Learn about the Kentucky Forge Council and become a member.
- Kentucky Folklife Program Narrative Stage, including an interview with our Featured Blacksmiths.
- Cotton BBQ food truck.
Contact: tiffany.isselhardt@wku.edu
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