Cheri Lawson

5 days ago | weku.org | Cheri Lawson

At his Louisville home in a room done in minimalist Japanese Style, tea-tasting facilitator Rohit Wason sits cross-legged on a round meditation pillow across from guests Jen Hankee and Frank Puc. At this tea ceremony, Wason pours each of them a cup of Oolong tea. “Since we are drinking several teas, I’ll ask that the first cup of this tea we can enjoy in silence. That way we are present with the touch and the feel and the smell of the tea.

3 weeks ago | wkms.org | Cheri Lawson

More than 100 people, including park officials, gather under a shelter surrounded by lush green grass at the Big Bone Lick Historic Site in Boone County. Park interpreter Claire Kolkmeyer welcomes the crowd. "Good Morning, everyone, my name is Claire Kolkmeyer. I am the park naturalist and bison caretaker here at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site. It is a privilege to host you all here today for Big Bone's newest designation as National Historic Landmark," announced Kolkmeyer.

3 weeks ago | weku.org | Cheri Lawson

More than 100 people, including park officials, gather under a shelter surrounded by lush green grass at the Big Bone Lick Historic Site in Boone County. Park interpreter Claire Kolkmeyer welcomes the crowd. “Good Morning, everyone, my name is Claire Kolkmeyer. I am the park naturalist and bison caretaker here at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site. It is a privilege to host you all here today for Big Bone’s newest designation as National Historic Landmark,” announced Kolkmeyer.

1 month ago | weku.org | Cheri Lawson

For nearly five decades this married couple has been entertaining audiences with old-time music while raising awareness and challenging injustice. In 1977, Bev Futrell, Karen Jones, and three other women formed Reel World String Band. At their home in Lexington, Futrell and Jones play a song Futrell wrote in the mid-80s called Crank’s Creek. It’s set in Harlan County and focuses on strip mining and flooding. Futrell said their songs were always full of messages.

1 month ago | weku.org | Cheri Lawson

It’s a warm, windy spring day at Martin Luther King Park in Lexington, where dozens of kids and adults are enjoying the outdoors. The day is hosted by the Red Oaks Forest School, a non-profit organization in central and eastern Kentucky. Tina Brouwer-Kraska is the executive director and founder. She said the school’s mission is to connect people to nature and community through education, exploration, and play.