Happy Hour: Daniel Boone: The First Kentuckian
October 7 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT
Daniel Boone (1734-1820) was an American pioneer, trailblazer, outdoorsman, revolutionary, and adventurer whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. The story of the early settlement of Kentucky is well documented, and Daniel Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now the U.S. state of Kentucky, which was then beyond the western borders of the Thirteen Colonies.
There is a difference between the myth and the man who actually existed. Daniel Boone lived an extraordinary life—even if he didn’t wear a coonskin cap! Boone was celebrated in his own lifetime especially after stories of his adventures were published in 1784, making him famous both in America and Europe.
This ESU Happy Hour welcomes acclaimed actor, Kevin Hardesty, who has created a one-man play “Daniel Boone: The First Kentuckian.” Hardesty brings the famous frontiersman to life as he portrays Boone as a man who established himself as an accomplished hunter and explorer in Kentucky. We will see Hardesty live, in-person, as well as watch some recorded segments from his one-man play.
As ESU continues to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, it is noteworthy that Daniel Boone moved to Kentucky and established a settlement just over 250 years ago in 1774.
Join us for this special ESU Happy Hour sponsored by the ESU Kentucky Branch. ESU Happy Hour programs are online, free, and open to all members and the public. Registration is required to receive the webinar link.
About Kevin Hardesty
Hardesty received a B.F.A in acting/theatre from the University of Kentucky in 1986, and has since performed in theatre, film, and television, including prominent roles in Biloxi Blues, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet and leading roles in Of Mice and Men and A Streetcar Named Desire. Film and TV credits include co-starring roles in Not to Forget, Heathers, Happy Together, 100 Proof, The Cavanaughs, TV 101, and Family of Spies. Kevin also appeared with Ashley Judd in the Arthur Miller teleplay Interview with Ryan for PBS. He has been an actor, writer, and director for more than 20 years.