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Bhutto Documentary at the Community Cinema Series

On Thursday, April 21, the Central Branch of the Lexington Public Library will host a screening of Bhutto, an hour-long documentary about the life and impact of Benazir Bhutto. The screening is part of KET’s Community Cinema series and, like all films in the series, is free and open to the public. The screening starts at 6 P.M. and is likely to be followed by a discussion. Further information on the film can be found at http://www.ket.org/communitycinema/

Highbridge Film Festival

Make the short drive to Wilmore, KY to experience this year’s Highbridge Film Festival on Saturday, April 16. The festival, which is hosted by Asbury College, will be held in the Hughes Auditorium at 7:30 P.M. The screening program will consist of juried films and prizes will be awarded based on technical and narrative achievement. For more information, please visit http://www.asbury.edu/highbridge/festival

The Good Foods Co-Op presents Burning the Future: Coal in America

Join the Board of the Good Foods Co-Op on Tuesday, April 26 for a film and discussion on a topic that hits particularly close to home. Burning the Future: Coal in America explores the conflict between the coal industry in West Virginia and the community that it affects. The screening starts at 6:30 P.M. at the Central Branch of the Lexington Public Library and will be followed by a discussion with representatives from the Catholic Committee of Appalachia, Cumberland’s Mountaintop Removal Committee Chapter, and Kentucky Mountaintop Justice.

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