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Eastern Standard for July 14, 2022

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Farmer-artist Arwen Donahue
Arwen Donahue
Farmer-artist Arwen Donahue

On this week’ edition of Eastern Standard: We’re working on a series highlighting the World music percolating in the many ethnic communities of central and eastern Kentucky. This week: Genaro Rascon, Jr., instructor of Mariachi and traditional Mexican music at Berea College | We hear the observations of Angie Wilcox, guidance counselor at Kirksville Elementary School in Madison County about the mental health of students and teachers in today’s challenging world | Dr. Alicestyne Turley takes us into the enlightening pages of her new book, The Gospel of Freedom: Black Evangelicals and the Underground Railroad | Farmer-artist Arwen Donahue offers the back story on the rural lifestyle that influences the art featured in her book Landings: A Crooked Creek Farm Year 

Tom Martin hosts Eastern Standard, a weekly radio magazine of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in the Commonwealth.
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