·¤ii¤3.$-i -i- ‘ n 1, 9 9 O A ot; ev C, - KENTUCKY NEWSPAPER PROJECT RECEIVES N.E.H. FUNDING ’ ` The UK Libraries have been awarded an additional $137,563.00 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to continue the Ken- tucky Newspaper Project through December 1990. The supplemental funding will be used for the preservation microfilming of previ- ously unfilmed newspapers held in Kentucky repositories. Since filming began in late 1987, over 675,000 pages of Kentucky news- papers have been preserved by the Project. ` The Kentucky Newspaper Project is headquartered in the Periodi- cals/Newspapers/Hicroforms Department and microfilming is being A done by the Libraries’ Microfilm Center. For further informa- tion, contact Judy Sackett, Project Director, at 257-3493. (Submitted by Judy Sackett.§ * EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES * 1 FRENCH CULTURAL DINNER ‘ l The University of Kentucky presents "Le Tour de France: La cui- _ sine, la culture, et la conversation." Experience the special romance of France at a French banquet and a grand tour on Febru- ary 16 or 17. The dinner, sponsored by the UK Office of Special ' Programs, will be served at 6:30 p.m. in the UK Student Center Grand Ballroom. The grand tcur will begin immediately following dinner. The tour guide for the evening will be Dr. Raymond F. Betts, Professor of History and Director of the UK Honors Pro- gram. Dr. Betts has traveled extensively through France and is thoroughly enthralled by its culture and history. The tour will be illustrated by the instructor’s experiences and slides. Individual and group reservations are being accepted for Friday, February 16 and Saturday, February 17 with dinner guests being seated at tables of six or eight. Tickets are $19.00 per person and may be paid by cash, check, or credit card. Call now for reservations at 257-3929. The next Office of Special Programs dinner will feature the Caribbean on April 13 and 14. • O T1} Newsletter of the Umversnty of Kentucky Libra '