A Man Called Otto is a 2022 American comedy-drama film directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by David Magee, about a bitter old man reluctantly getting involved in the lives of his neighbors. It stars Tom Hanks in the title role, with Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 2015 Swedish film A Man Called Ove, which was based on the 2012 novel by Fredrik Backman.

Chances are you could benefit from a little self-care and stress relief. Join Jennifer Beach, a Sound Healing Practitioner at the Library for a Sound Bath Meditation, for our first-ever Sound Bath Meditation class. Essentially, a sound bath is a meditation class that aims to guide you into a deep meditative state while you’re enveloped in ambient sound played by an instructor. Instead of guided meditation, which uses speaking to guide a person through a meditative state, sound baths use music and instruments such as gongs and bowls to provide guidance. Sound baths may seem a bit unconventional, but they can be an incredibly beneficial wellness practice. It has been found that people may benefit from the therapeutic effects of sound vibrations and frequencies. These benefits may include feeling less stressed, improved mood, less muscle tension, and some even experiencing pain relief.

*Bring whatever you need to experience the most comfort, such as a mat, blanket, and pillow.

Kentucky Blue is a well-known bluegrass band from central Kentucky. The band’s instrumentation includes acoustic guitar, five-string banjo, mandolin, fiddle, upright bass fiddle, and vocals. They do all crowd favorites and much more, all in a traditional Bluegrass style. With superb 2, 3 & 4-part harmonies and red-hot blazing instrumentals, this group will leave you wanting more. They love interacting with and engaging their audiences with their stage show, including great music, hilarious comedy, and amazing magic. All this is set in the vein of the old “Grand Ole Opry” show. Always dressed well and ready to have fun, this home-spun brand of engaging bluegrass music will make them immediate crowd favorites wherever they perform! Their show is so popular that many of the top names in the business have also incorporated Kentucky Blue’s style in their performance. They are known for being the most entertaining Bluegrass Band in the industry.

*Please, bring chairs or blankets to sit on!

Authors Stephen Brown and Ann Milligan will share how they transformed their yard into a beautiful nature preserve for pollinators and wildlife, as described in their book Let the Earth Breathe: Gardening with Native Plants. Gardeners have expressed the need for a beginners’ handbook to create Kentucky native landscapes at home. The authors have spent 13 years doing just that, creating formal and informal spaces with regionally native trees, shrubs, wildflowers, and ferns via sunny rain gardens, dry shade, and wet/dry meadows and prairies. This book and several others will be available for purchase as well.

The Kentucky Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities partly funded this program.

Steel Appeal, a steel drum band from Campbellsville, Kentucky, will present an exciting musical experience featuring music from around the world. The group will present topics that include the history and evolution of the steel drum, manufacturing, tuning, performance techniques, and musical concepts such as rhythm, tempo, melody, harmony, timbre, forms, and dynamics. Popular musical styles associated with steel band performance will be addressed and performed. Volunteers will be invited to play along with us! This program is for all ages!

In the case of inclement weather, the program will be held at the Carnegie Library Center.

Champions is a 2023 American sports comedy film directed by Bobby Farrelly in his solo directorial debut from a screenplay written by Mark Rizzo. It is an English-language remake of the 2018 Spanish film of the same name. The film stars Woody Harrelson as a temperamental minor-league basketball coach who, after an arrest, must coach a team of players with intellectual disabilities as community service; Kaitlin Olson, Ernie Hudson, and Cheech Marin also star.