Arts & Culture Archives

Locals perform short play about Hopkinsville clairvoyant Edgar Cayce

by Jennifer P. Brown
March 22, 2025

Andrew Troche played Cayce in “To Sleep Per Chance” and Grace Abernethy had two roles — as Cayce’s assistant, Gladys Turner, and his wife, Gertrude Evans Cayce.

bell hooks Memorial Writing Contest awards ceremony set

by Hoptown Chronicle
March 20, 2025

Awards will be presented at 3 p.m. Sunday at Hampton Inn & Suites.

Edgar Cayce seminar slated March 21-23 in downtown Hopkinsville

by Jennifer P. Brown
March 9, 2025

The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County, Visit Hopkinsville and Milkweed Health and Harmony Emporium sponsor Cayce Days.

Lasting style: Henderson hairdresser has been working in the same shop since 1954

by Vince Tweddell
March 9, 2025

Ella Woolfolk, 92, who was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, started styling hair when Dwight D. Eisenhower was president.

Knights of Columbus slate Friday fish fry dinners during Lent

by Hoptown Chronicle
March 2, 2025

The dinners will be served 5 to 7 p.m. every Friday, March 7 through April 11.

Lenten Luncheon series begins Friday, March 7, at Grace Episcopal Church

by Hoptown Chronicle
March 2, 2025

Grace Episcopal Church has hosted the Lenten Luncheon series for community members for several decades.

Nashville Legacy concert is Saturday at the Alhambra Theatre

by Hoptown Chronicle
February 26, 2025

The show features Jason Coleman, grandson of the iconic pianist Floyd Cramer, and Meagan Taylor, great-niece of guitar virtuoso Chet Atkins.

Artist Willie Rascoe: A gem in our midst

by Julia Crenshaw
February 20, 2025

Rascoe has had exhibits of his driftwood art in Boston, Thailand, France and many locations in Kentucky, including the State Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.

Hip hop show celebrating influential cultural icons coming to Alhambra

by Hoptown Chronicle
February 14, 2025

Shaun Boothe will perform “Unauthorized Biography Series — Live Your Legacy” on Feb. 20 for students and members of the public.

Poet Laureate Silas House to speak at two events at Hopkinsville Community College

by Jennifer P. Brown
February 11, 2025

House will speak first at The Breathitt Lecture slated at noon on March 20 in the Riley Lecture Hall at HCC’s Auditorium Building. That evening, Hopkinsville resident Gwenda Motley will moderate a talk with House.

Motown tribute concert set for Valentine’s night at Alhambra

by Hoptown Chronicle
February 9, 2025

Shadows of the 60s, which tours nationally, features a large ensemble of musicians and dancers who perform hits by groups such as the Temptations, The Four Tops and the Supremes.

Reader assist: There’s more to these stories

by Jennifer P. Brown
February 9, 2025

Hoptown Chronicle readers add detail and meaning to a couple of popular local stories.