An Evening with Charles M. Blow

Join Press Forward Blue Grass for an evening with Charles M. Blow exploring the future of local news, community impact and why strong local journalism matters.

About the Event

You’re invited to an evening focused on the future of local news! Gather with Press Forward Blue Grass at the Lyric Theatre and Culture Center for a community conversation with Charles M. Blow, national political analyst and former New York Times opinion columnist, about the role of local news in democracy, civic trust and community connection.

In collaboration with Press Forward and with support from the MacArthur Foundation, Charles helped produce “Reimagining Local News,” a documentary that examines the crisis facing local news and the consequences for communities across the country. The film looks at what happens when local reporting disappears and why strong local journalism still matters.

This event is hosted by Press Forward Blue Grass, an initiative of Blue Grass Community Foundation, as part of a national effort to strengthen local news and the communities it serves.

Event Agenda

• 6pm: Welcome Reception
• 6:30pm: Theatre Doors Open
• 7-8pm: A Conversation with Charles M. Blow

Reserve Your Seat

An Evening with Charles M. Blow is free and open to all, but registration is required. Please use the link below to secure your spot by February 19.

About Charles M. Blow

Charles M. Blow is an author, journalist, and political commentator, and is the inaugural Langston Hughes Fellow at Harvard University. A longtime Op-Ed columnist at The New York Times, Blow has also served as a contributor to CNN and MSNBC and anchored PRIME with Charles Blow on the Black News Channel. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling books Fire Shut Up in My Bones and The Devil You Know, which have been adapted into an opera and a documentary, respectively.

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