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WKU Hosts Inaugural IdeaFestival Bowling Green

WKU Public Radio

Published February 28, 2014 at 5:49 PM CST

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Twyman Clements, Space Systems Engineer at Kentucky Space, speaks at the IdeaFest at WKU on February 28, 2014.

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Twyman Clements, Space Systems Engineer at Kentucky Space, speaks at the IdeaFest at WKU on February 28, 2014.

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Kim Huston, Author of Small Town Sexy, speaks at the IdeaFest at WKU on February 28, 2014.

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Megan Meredith, Art Education Major at WKU, paints part of the mural during IdeaFest at WKU on February 28, 2014.

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Participants paint a mural at the IdeaFest at WKU on February 28, 2014.

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Brian Mefford, Founder and CEO of CNX, Inc., speaks at the IdeaFest at WKU on February 28, 2014.

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Brian Mefford, Founder and CEO of CNX, Inc., speaks at the IdeaFest at WKU on February 28, 2014.

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Brian Mefford, Founder and CEO of CNX, Inc., speaks at the IdeaFest at WKU on February 28, 2014.

Abbey Oldham / WKU Public Radio

The first-ever IdeaFestival Bowling Green featured ideas about inventing your own job, innovative underwear designs, and the future of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail.

Modeled after the IdeaFestival in Louisville that began in 2006, IdeaFestival Bowling Green was held Friday on the campus of WKU.

WKU Public Radio photojournalist Abbey Oldham took photos from the inaugural event that capture some of the images on display Friday.