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Presented by Kentucky Humanities, Kevin Hardesty portrays Daniel Boone. This program is part of Kentucky Legends, a series exploring our state's culture, history, and lore.
Kentucky Humanities and the Lexington Public Library present Kevin Hardesty as Daniel Boone.
By the time of his death, Daniel Boone had become a legend, and so he remains. But much of what Americans think they know about this great frontiersman is off the mark. Neither a backwoods bumpkin nor an epic slayer of Indians (and he never wore a coonskin cap), Boone was an intrepid explorer and natural leader whose actual exploits easily justify his larger-than-life reputation. Boone played a crucial role in the exploration and settlement of Kentucky and the American west. He first began to explore Kentucky in 1769, and in 1775 led the expedition that founded Boonesboro in present-day Madison County. In the 1780s, Boone ran a tavern in Limestone (now Maysville) and later served as a delegate in the Virginia Assembly. He left Kentucky in 1799 for Missouri, where he died in 1820.
Daniel Boone is portrayed by actor Kevin Hardesty of Lexington. Hardesty received his B.F.A in acting/theatre from the University of Kentucky in 1986, and has since performed professionally in theatre, film, and television, including prominent leading roles in Biloxi Blues, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet.
Kentucky Chautauqua is an exclusive presentation of Kentucky Humanities with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and from: Christina Lee Brown, the Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation, and PNC. Kentucky Humanities is a non-profit Kentucky corporation affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information, visit kyhumanities.org or call (859) 257-5932.
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AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Middle School | High School | Families | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Plays, Music & Other Performances | Local History |
TAGS: | Kentucky Legends |
Mon, Apr 29 | 9:30AM to 7:00PM |
Tue, Apr 30 | 9:30AM to 7:00PM |
Wed, May 01 | 9:30AM to 7:00PM |
Thu, May 02 | 9:30AM to 7:00PM |
Fri, May 03 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
Sat, May 04 | 9:30AM to 5:00PM |
Sun, May 05 | 1:00PM to 5:00PM |
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