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Eastern Standard: October 8th, 2026

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The flower of the Tulip Poplar

This week on Eastern Standard:

David Phemister, Nature Conservancy-KY, acquisition of 1700+ acres of forest in Bell Co. and what this means.

A conversation with Silas House about The Tulip Poplars, his latest eastern Kentucky-based novel due to publish on Oct. 13

Eugene Poole, Hopkinsville native and an architect and certified project construction manager who oversaw restoration of the U.S. Capitol dome, on his quilts depicting in life size, Black jockeys from the early days of the KY Derby. Now on display at Headley Whitney Museum in Lexington.

Latest international artist (Cape Verdean Lucibela) coming to Lexington for a Greenroom Exchange concert.

Theatre program for coming season at Union Commonwealth University in Barbourville.

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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