Segment I: WKYU Photojournalism Students at Ground Zero

They went, they saw, they documented…and now thanks to the efforts of 39 WKU Photojournalism students and two Faculty members…we bring you the story of post-September eleventh. Within hours of the attacks in Washington and New York, several WKU Photojournalists were on their way to these sites. Not far behind dozens of others along with two faculty members…all set out on their own to document what they saw. When they returned to Bowling Green, pictures in tow along with sound, it was decided that these pieces could make a poignant telling of the day America was changed forever. Here now, the fruits of these labors.

Contact: Dr. James Kenney at 270-745-6307 or e-mail him at james.kenney@wku.edu.

Segment II: Indonesian Radio Journalists

A democracy flourishes only if people are allowed to speak out about important issues. Here in America, we sometime take this for granted that we have a free and open press. However, for people in emerging democracies, the role of a journalist in a democracy is just beginning to be understood and accepted. Come along as we meet ten journalist from Indonesia whop spent three-weeks in Bowling Green learning how to be a responsible journalist.

Segment III: Abraham Lincoln/Boyhood Home becomes part of National Park System

Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home known as Knob Creek Farm in Hodgenville, Kentucky was the last piece of historic Lincoln property still in private hands. A group of citizens decided it was about time to add this historic treasure to the National Park Service for preservation for generations to come. This is a story of hard work and cooperation that embodies the ideals of unity and community that were central to Lincoln’s life. Contact: 270-358-3137 for more information.

Segment I: Mattingly Farmhouse Cheese

Wisconsin is traditionally cheese making country, but Kenny Mattingly and his family in Barren county are breaking new agricultural ground by making their cheese right on the farm. The Mattingly’s make several kinds of cheeses and enjoy showing their customers how it’s done. From the cow to the cracker their cheese is fresh and tasty. Contact: Kenny’s Country Cheese, 2033 Thomerson Park Road, Austin, KY 42123. Phone: 270-434-4124

Segment II: Schwartz’s Countryside Bake Shop

“One batch at a time”, that’s how Esther Schwartz prepares her popular cookies and breads. The Schwartz’s Countryside Bake Shop in Auburn, Kentucky features an array of baked goods some made from old Mennonite recipes. And what began as a means to stay home with her toddler son is quickly becoming a thriving business. Travel now to Logan County and find out where you can get some of the best Pecan Pie in the Western part of the state. See how the popularity of homemade baked goods is turning into a thriving business for one Logan County Mennonite couple. The Schwartz’s Countryside Bake Shop is located off of State Road 68/80 in Auburn is open for business Thursday through Saturday. Contact: 270-542-8679 for more information.

Segment III: Foxfire/Traditional Handmade Wood Crafts and Furniture

Come with us to Glasgow and watch woodworking that has survived the test of time. Contact: Bob or Linda Tucker at 1619 Happy Landing Rd. Glasgow, KY 42141 or call 270-646-3344.

First, we visit Glassworks in Louisville where highly skilled glass artists are redefining a centuries old art form every day of the week. Then, spend an evening with a Warren County couple that prove life IS like a box of chocolates. And finally, see how a Russellville High School art teacher creates high art with low light.

Segment I:

Glass artists have been around for centuries, their work resonating with light and creativity. But until recently, collaboration between these artists has been limited. A new effort in Louisville called Glassworks has brought artists from every genre of glassmaking together. They use their skills and imagination to stretch the boundaries of their disciplines and create new forms in glass never tried before. With studios and artists brought together in one place an exciting new era in glass working has begun.

Glassworks
502-584-4510
www.louisvilleglassworks.com

Segment II:

They say, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” But now a new business in south-central Kentucky is showing us beauty can be discovered through our taste buds too. A Bowling Green husband and wife team are creating some stunning and delicious edible art. And what is the artists’ chose medium? Creamy chocolate, caramel, peanut butter and nuts.

www.elizabethkaiser.com

Segment III:

Paint, charcoal, pencils, canvas, clay—these are all items we freely associate with artists. But W.T. Stinson uses a slightly different set of tools. While a graduate student at Florida State University, he was inspired by Gothic cathedral stained glass reflections and wanted to somehow utilize light as art. Let’s take a look inside his unique world of color and light.

W.T. Stinson
Teacher, Russellville High School, Russellville, KY
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY

Synopsis:

Watch history in the making as the Cumberland Gap is restored to its natural setting.
We’ll visit a placed called Pumpkin Alley, which plays host to thousands of visitors every
Halloween. We’ll meet nature photographer, Chuck Summers who has traveled America
Looking for inspiration and has come to find it in his own backyard.

Segment I:

Many seasons come and go before we are even aware of their passage. But in Middlesboro KY the seasons paint a broad canvas. The Cumberland Gap historical park is a real draw to this former coal town. The restoration of the Gap to its 1870s condition is finally a reality. Come along as we visit the Cumberland Gap and experience Pumpkin Alley, the place where Halloween is revealed in all of it’s joy and variety. Then we will witness the changing of the seasons in the Cumberland Mountain to camera lens of photographer Chuck Summers as he chronicles a Season to Remember.

Cumberland Gap Information:
www.nps.gov/cuga
606-248-2817

Segment II: Pumpkin Alley

With autumn comes Halloween and the residents of Pumpkin Alley in Middlesboro
take it very seriously. Each fall they host a thousand visitors who come every year
to see a pumpkin wonderland and they are never disappointed.

Bell County & Pumpkin Alley
606-248-1075
www.bellcountyworks.com

Bell County Tourism Commission
800-648-3128
www.mountaingateway.com

Segment III:

Nature holds a certain fascination for photographer Chuck Summers
and he has traveled America in search of inspiration only to find it all in his
own backyard. The Cumberland Gap National Historic park provides a
backdrop for Chuck Summers’ latest book. Enjoy now the changing of the seasons
through the lens of Chuck Summers.

Chuck Summers contact information:

Contemplative Images
PO Box 1647
Middlesboro, KY 40965

First we will taxi down the runway to Calloway County and see how Steve Thomas’ powered parachute opened up his life to adventure. Step out onto the tarmac with us in London where air enthusiasts can build their own bird’s eye view. Finally we will touch down in Hopkinsville and meet an instructor who takes school very seriously. Get ready for take off!

Segment I:

On the program today, three variations of flight that would make Orville and Wilbur jealous. Powered parachutes, ultra cool ultra lights, and an aerial adventure. Steve Thomas has always enjoyed adventure, hiking, rock climbing, but back problems have forced him to take on a new direction –straight up with a vehicle called a powered parachute. He is exploring his surroundings in a whole new way. Powered Parachute information www.americanspiritppc.com

Segment II:

Building your own airplane may sound like something only an engineer or those who are mechanically inclined can do, but the people in New Kolb Aircraft in London, KY specialize in kits that let airplane enthusiasts do just that build their own airplanes. Not only are they affordable, but they are extremely light as a matter of fact they are ultra light. Let’s find out why!

New Kolb Aircraft
606-862-9692
www.tnkolbaircraft.com

Segment III:

Most of us have had dreams about flying; you know the kind, just you and the wind, the sun shining and the ground sailing beneath your feet. Lucian Bartosik, a flight instructor in Hopkinsville, has this experience every time he flies. His vehicle is less than ordinary but it does allow him the freedom of the wind in his face and the ground beneath his feet.

Aerial Adventure
270-881-1369
www.aerialadventure.net

On this edition, a store in Glendale that showcases Kentucky artists and craftspeople. We’ll highlight four artists and take a close look at how their work is unique. So if you can throw it, burn it, eat it or wear it you will find it straight ahead on MainStreet.

Segment I:

Mitchell Rickman throws pottery that is not only beautiful it is functional as well. Come with us to his studio in Bowling Green to see how his creations come to life.

Rickman Pottery
1121 E. 14th Avenue
Bowling Green, KY 42104

Segment II:

You wouldn’t necessarily think about candles as a way to bring people together, but for one Marshall County Couple, their beautiful candles are a way of connecting them to our region.

William & Sheila Bowen, Owners
Aromescence
PO Box 311
Calvert City, KY 42029
800-791-6155
www.triplescent.com

Segment III:

Kenny’s Country Cheese (Barren County). Wisconsin is traditionally cheese making country but Ken Mattingly and his family in Barren County are breaking new agricultural grounds by making the cheese right on his farm.

Kenny Mattingly, Owner
Mattingly’s Farmhouse Cheeses
2033 Thomerson Park Road
Austin, KY 42123
270-434-4124

Segment IV:

Bonnie Blincoe
Glass Bead Maker/Designer

The craft of glass bead making has been around since the earliest human civilization and they are still hand made today. Meet Bonnie Blincoe of Louisville KY who fell in love with the art of glass bead making. She now designs jewelry around her glass beads and the results are stunning.

True Kentucky
215 E. Main Street
Glendale, KY

Travel to Cave City and visit with farmers who are marketing their crops for fun and profit. Journey on up I-65 with us to Elizabethtown and see how a Civil War form of basketry is being received as high art. Then, come down to lake country and see how a Russell Springs woman is passing on a soapy tradition. And finally, we visit a wood turner in Somerset that tops it all off with a perfect fit.

Segment I:

Fall is a harvest season, and in Cave City, KY a few farmers have found a better way to market their crops. Let’s take a look.

Farmer’s Market
www.cavecity.com
Tuesday-Noon to sell out
Friday and Saturday – 7:00am to sell out

Segment II:

Pine Needle raffia basketry began in Georgia during the Civil War. Pamela Smith of Elizabethtown has, for the past 23 years, been reviving this lost art. Simple ingredients including Pine Needles, raffia, and wood come together in a slow, tedious process to make beautiful works of art.

Pamela G. Smith
Pin Needle Raffia Artist
270-763-1177
www.kentuckyvirtual.com

Segment III:

Craft handed down from one generation to the next are becoming a rarity. But Kathy Ellis of Russell Springs, KY used to watch her grandmother make soap and was fascinated by the process. She’s taken those memories and turned them into a business that brings an old fashioned process to a new generation of customers.

Preserving Thyme
6223 Highway 92
Russell Springs, KY 42642

Segment IV:

Kentucky Guild artist and craftsmen member Chris Ramsey of Somerset is an artist headed in the right direction. A specialist in thin-walled turning, he turns Kentucky hardwoods into wearable works of art. Chris’ work is quickly becoming highly sought after and very popular with galleries across the nation and worlds. He has an imaginative and visionary new approach to an ancient art form.

Chris Ramsey
Wood Turner
www.Knot-Head.com

First we’ll revisit one of our most popular segments ever, Joe Ley Antique in Louisville. Then we fast forward to present day and see how the business and Joe Ley himself have changed since our last visit. And finally, you’ll meet renowned knife maker Gil Hibben whose masterful works of art have literally gone Hollywood.

Kentucky is home to so many fascinating people and unique places. On this edition of MainStreet, the collector and the craftsman.

Pledge Segment I: Old Joe Ley
Time 9:44

Coming up on MainStreet, Joe Ley and Gill Hibben. First we will revisit one of our most popular segments ever, Joe Ley Antiques in Louisville, and then we fast forward to present day and see how the business and Joe Ley himself have changed over the last decade, and finally you’ll meet renowned knife maker Gil Hibben whose masterfully works have literally gone Hollywood – straight ahead on MainStreet.

What started out as a way to make a living has blossomed into one of the largest antique dealerships in the country. A trip to Joe Ley’s Antiques in Louisville, KY offers visitors a journey through pack rat heaven. Let’s go back in time now as we revisit Joe Ley.

Pledge Segment 2: New Joe Ley
Time 8:50

Louisville Antique dealer, Joe Ley has turned a pension for junk and an eye for value into one of the most successful businesses in the Country. A victim of his own success, the self proclaimed junk alcoholic says it is still the thrill of the hunt that fuels his passion.

Joe Ley Antiques
615 East Market St.
Louisville, KY 40202

www.joeley.com

Pledge Segment 3: Gil Hibben: Knifemaker
Time: 9:56

Gil Hibben has been making knives for nearly a half century. These beautiful handcrafted knives are highly sought after and have taken Joe from the White House to a meeting with Elvis Presley. Now the movie industry has taken notice as well, Gil’s knives have appeared in 34 motion pictures.