Arts & Culture

News from the arts scene in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The contest sponsored by Scenic America is open to photographers of all skill levels.
Food trucks and activities for children will start at 7 p.m. on Fourth of July at Ruff Park.
Hoptown Chronicle sent Grace and Brendan Abernethy to sample as much food as they could hold in one night at the Western Kentucky State Fair. We asked them to share what they liked with our readers. Boy, did they.
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For many years, Gracie Lewis made connections with people she encountered while walking around downtown Hopkinsville to collect aluminum cans for recycling.
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Bronze renderings of John Prine, who immortalized Muhlenberg County in his song “Paradise,” and Don and Phil Everly, stars in early rock and roll, now stand in the city’s new Festival Square.
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For the first gathering on June 17, the group will discuss “Communion: The Female Search for Love.”
The 2024-25 Live series featuring six musical shows begins in September with an Eagles tribute band.
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Groups in both Paducah and Clarksville are planning inclusive celebrations during June, the federally recognized Pride Month.
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Tickets for TheWannaBeatles concert are $50 for adults and $38 for students and the military.
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The Paducah Historic Preservation Group raised more than $100,000 to purchase and preserve 14 works by LaFrance.
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James R. Cash Auctions & Real Estate is facilitating the sale of 26 works by Western Kentucky painter Helen LaFrance.
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