The Oxford American Magazine, VisitLEX, WUKY and 21c Museum Hotel are proud to present a launch celebration in honor of the Oxford American’s 2017 Kentucky Music Issue at 21c Museum Hotel Lexington! The event is free and open to the public. Come by at 6:00 p.m. to mingle with writers, editors, and musicians featured in the issue. Literary readings and music begin at 7:00 p.m. and will last about 75-minutes. Food and drinks are available for purchase.

The event will be emceed by Jason Howard, and feature readers Leesa Cross-Smith, Erik Reece, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Zandria Robinson, Crystal Wilkinson, and Silas House all sharing work that’s published in the Oxford American’s Kentucky Music Issue. Kentucky musicians Joan Shelley and Brett Ratliff will add musical punctuations to the evening.