Eastern Standard for May 18, 2023

By Tom Martin

Published May 18, 2023 at 10:55 AM EDT

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Artificial Intelligence, art and copyright: what is legal? A dive into the 2023-24 season of the Lexington Philharmonic under its new music director and conductor. A southeastern Kentuckian wins the James Beard Foundation National Leadership Award. A look at the summer festival season in Kentucky

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