Several Hopkinsville businesses and independent vendors will participate in the nationwide observance of Small Business Saturday on Nov. 25.
Launched as a marketing tool that American Express created in 2010, it falls between Black Friday and Cyber Monday and encourages shoppers to support local businesses and to acknowledge their impact on communities.
Downtown decorations
In Hopkinsville, Small Business Saturday coincides with the start of the Trail of Trees Walking Tour focusing on 35 downtown businesses that made a special effort to decorate their buildings for the holidays. The Downtown Renaissance District office created a map of the walking tour. Printed copies will also be available at J. Schrecker Jewelry, 909 S. Main St., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
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Expanded hours and sales
Schrecker’s will have an open house with door prizes from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The Pennyroyal Area Museum, newly decked out for Christmas, will be open from 1 0 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Vault Museum Shop, 217 E. Ninth St., will offer a 15% discount on merchandise to everyone who pays admission to the museum.
The Corner Coffeehouse, 1100 S. Main St., which is normally closed on Saturdays, will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Small Business Saturday. Also downtown, The Local Irish Pub and Kitchen, 914 S. Main St., will be open from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m.
The 6th Street Boutique, 113 E. Sixth St., is running special sales for the weekend and has new holiday attire in stock.
Superlawn & Garden Center, 1108 N. Main St., is offering 15% off storewide. It is one of the last locally owned shops in the area that sells live Christmas trees.
Baked Hopkinsville, 110 E. Sixth St., will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Downtown Craft Fair and Art Crawl
Hopkinsville Brewing Co. is partnering with the Underground Hoptown Art Experience for its second annual Small Business Saturday Craft Fair. The brewery at 102 E. Fifth St. and Underground Hoptown at 115 E. Seventh St. are located a short stroll apart, and organizers hope shoppers will take the opportunity to visit both locations on Small Business Saturday to see the wares offered by local crafters, artisans and small business owners.
Brewery co-owner Kate Russell has invited several vendors to set up at the brewery from 1 to 5 p.m. They include:
- You Dirty Dog, pet supplies
- Beverly Campbell, quilts
- The COllective 270, home decor
- Diana Felix, crochet goods
- Kristian Buckner, handmade candles
- Epiphany Moon, sewn goods
- Skogr Handcrafts, home decor
- ERNEST+Eunice, pet supplies
- Bottled Magic Crafts
- Leslie Hyde. holiday crafts
Underground Hoptown, a collaborative organized by Cat Lacy, will host several vendors. They include:
- Cat Lacy, who makes abstract art, coloring books, vintage clothes and painted clothes
- Cocktails Galore
- Deanna Neal, dog accessories
- Cackle & Crow, leather and wood
- Jennifer Bowman, abstract paintings
- Brittany Mercer, candies
- Angela Comperry, photographer
- Angie Hatfield, incense burners, macrame, candles, crystal jewelry& suncatchers
- Amy Rogers, resin art
Sportsplex pop-up
More gift options will be available at the Christmas Pop-Up from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday at the Planters Bank-Jennie Stuart Health Sportsplex, 155 Tilley Way. Jewelry, crafts and boutique items will be offered, along with a food truck and dessert set up.
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Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
