Can’t wait to see what performances are coming this season to the 2011-2012 Center Stage performing arts series? The wait will soon be over. On Monday, Sept. 19, The Center for Rural Development and Lake Cumberland Performing Arts will unveil the new lineup for the 2011-2012 Center Stage season at the “It’s Showtime!” kickoff event [...]
The Center for Rural Development—created in 1996 through the vision of U.S Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) and other leaders—will celebrate 15 years of changing people’s lives through innovative programs, cutting-edge technology, and essential business services on Sept. 30 at an anniversary celebration, awards program, and luncheon. The event, to be held at The Center’s [...]
Wood and Strings Theatre’s performance of “Ananse!…Early in the Day” opens the Children’s Prime Time Theatre series on Sept. 16 at The Center. The many cultures of Western Africa provide the images for a magical tale about a mythological mischief maker at the dawn of time in the season-opening performance of the Children’s Prime Time [...]
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The Center for Rural Development has announced that Emily Phillips will assume a dual leadership role in the organization. Lonnie Lawson, president and CEO of The Center, announced this week that Phillips will serve as youth programs coordinator while continuing her current position as community liaison. Phillips will coordinate The Center’s three summer youth leadership [...]
Some of America’s most beloved storybook characters will be brought to stage this season at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset as part of an exciting new lineup of Children’s Prime Time Theatre and School Time Theatre performances. “The Three Little Pigs,” A.A. Milne’s “House at Pooh Corner,” and “Alice in Wonderland” are among [...]
Rural first responders participating in an event security training course at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset got a surprise visit this morning from U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05). Rogers, in Somerset on a short break from Congress, stopped by The Center on Monday to welcome rural first responders and event security planners [...]
Forward in the Fifth, in partnership with The Center for Rural Development, is accepting grant applications for projects to advance educational attainment in communities in Southern and Eastern Kentucky. During this cycle of grant funding, Forward in the Fifth plans to award a total of $9,000 in funding support to select groups whose vision and [...]
Knowing how to respond to the news media following a critical incident or planning for event security is vital to first responders, but many small and rural police departments simply do not have the funding to pay for officer training in these critical areas. In August, rural first responders, event planners, and public safety professionals [...]
Finalists in the 2011 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards (EIEA) program have been announced and will be recognized at the program’s 10th anniversary awards luncheon—featuring special guest speaker U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05)—on September 12 at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Ky. The program, currently in its tenth program year, has recognized more [...]
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