On September 17, 2026, the literary and educational evening «Ushkyr kalam men oreli oydin iesi», dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the poet, writer, playwright and Candidate of Philological Sciences Akylbek Shayakhmet, was held in the Department of Fine Arts of the Kostanay Regional Museum of Local Lore.

During the meeting, the deputy head of the Department of Culture of the Akimat of Kostanay region, Ye. Zh. Abilov, delivered a congratulatory speech. A teacher of Kostanay Regional University named after A. Baitursynov, Doctor of Historical Sciences D. M. Light, excellent student of education of the Republic of Kazakhstan P. V. Suyunkina, poet and journalist A. Maudanov, as well as a student of the poet, individual entrepreneur G. O. Kakimbek also expressed their sincere wishes to the poet.

Music was written to many of the poet's poems. During the event, one of his popularly known songs, «Anashim», was performed. Besides, Kazakh Philology students expressively read such poems by the author as «Kazakka kim bar shak kelgen?!» and «Keide men zhyr zhazamyn tun ishinde».

At the end of the evening, Akylbek Kozhaevich read out his new, as yet unpublished poems and answered the students' questions. A small exhibition from the museum's collections was organized for the guests of the meeting, which featured A. Shayakhmet's personal belongings and photographs.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kostanai-madeniet/press/news/details/1294981?lang=ru