

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 35th Anniversary Reading of the Affrilachian Poets
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for the "35th Anniversary Reading of the Affrilachian Poets," including founding members Gerald Coleman, Ricardo Nazario y Colón, Kelly Norman Ellis, Nikky Finney, Frank X Walker and Crystal Wilkinson.

The event is part of the William R. Kenan Jr. Lecture Series. This year's speaker, Nikky Finney, will present “Poetry, The Influencer” on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. Haggin Auditorium. She is a National Book Award–winning poet and one of the most influential literary voices of our time.

Tickets are not required for either event.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lexington/35th-anniversary-reading-of-the-affrilachian-poets/200029498084940
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 221

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029498084940?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=lexington-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lexington
- **state**: KY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Carrick Theater
- **lat**: 38.052218834598
- **long**: -84.492235826968
- **full address**: Carrick Theater, 225 W 4th St, Lexington, KY 40508-2431, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Transylvania University (https://allevents.in/org/transylvania-university/5431413)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/b49791f9db738f491fa861c84b98495a9818f2fb9b12dd05156d64577ee7f01f-rimg-w1200-h628-dc2d3218-gmir?v=1771547070
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/9df8674394e4fdc9d001e13bf90947d897c89debe1b4675a5b45ae39480b7d27-rimg-w300-h300-dc5e8bc7-gmir?v=1771547071

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Carrick Theater, 225 W 4th St, Lexington, KY 40508-2431, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Transylvania University
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 35th Anniversary Reading of the Affrilachian Poets ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "35th Anniversary Reading of the Affrilachian Poets",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/b49791f9db738f491fa861c84b98495a9818f2fb9b12dd05156d64577ee7f01f-rimg-w1200-h628-dc2d3218-gmir?v=1771547070",
        "startDate": "2026-02-20",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/lexington/35th-anniversary-reading-of-the-affrilachian-poets/200029498084940",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "Carrick Theater",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "225 W 4th St, Lexington, KY 40508-2431, United States",
                "addressLocality": "Lexington",
                "addressRegion": "KY",
                "addressCountry": "US"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "38.052218834598",
                "longitude": "-84.492235826968"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "Join us for the \"35th Anniversary Reading of the Affrilachian Poets,\" including founding members Gerald Coleman, Ricardo Nazario y Colón, Kelly Norman Ellis, Nikky Finney, Frank X Walker and Crystal Wilkinson.\n\nThe event is part of the William R. Kenan Jr. Lecture Series. This year's speaker, Nikky",
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Transylvania University",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/transylvania-university/5431413",
                "description": "Transylvania, founded in 1780, is the nation’s sixteenth oldest institution of higher learning and is consistently ranked in national publications as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country."
            }
        ]
    }
]
```