Arts & Culture

News from the arts scene in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Singer-songwriter Martha Redbone, who has family ties to Kentucky, created and performs the show.
The theme is “A Snowman’s Winter Wonderland,” and the grand marshal will be Jeff Hurd, general manager of Hopkinsville Electric System & EnergyNet. 
2025 christmas parade jeeps
The weather might feel like summer, but Hopkinsville has a slew of autumn-themed happenings, including the Christian County 4-H's Bale Trail.
The Oct. 17 tour will focus on the symbolism of old headstones, stories of people laid to rest there and identification of trees in the cemetery. 
Riverside cemetery broken tombstone
Arts educator Paula Gieseke will lead the camp for students in grades 5 through 12.
little murals Alhambra
The theme for the writing contest is "Together, We Make a Difference."
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A line spoken during Campanile Production's "Come From Away" took Hoptown Chronicle's editor back to a memorable night in Newfoundland.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the local brewery's Hoptoberfest, which has popular activities like the stein-holding competition and the beard contest.
Hopkinsville Brewing feature
Admission is free, but the Pennyroyal Arts Council will donate 100% of concession proceeds to the local Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
The literary journal of Hopkinsville Community College has been published annually since 1967.
Organizers say the festival will celebrate the South Christian town's history, creativity and community spirit.
Kentucky writer, farmer and conservationist Wendell Berry, whose work championed agrarian life, environmental stewardship and resistance to modern industrial culture, has died at age 92.