Arts & Culture

News from the arts scene in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The program provides artists with marketing support, networking opportunities, business training and statewide and national exposure.
The group’s first concert will be on Saturday, June 20, at the Alhambra Theatre.
Saturday’s gathering in the park alongside the public library was not the first LGBTQ event locally, but Pride in the Park was likely the most visible event of its kind to date in Hopkinsville. 
Slated Sept. 11-12, the downtown festival will feature four outdoor concerts, dozens of food trucks, community booths and children's activities.
Community members are invited to write haiku inspired by all the ways we use and rely upon chairs. Send them to us by June 24 to be considered for the top prize.
Chair Project sign with people in background
The bell hooks Book Club meets monthly at the Pennyroyal Area Museum. The next meeting is June 15.
Heejung Park, the group's director, said, “We are creating a space where musicians and audiences come together to experience the power of live music ... that is accessible, inspiring and uniquely Hopkinsville.”
While no written record confirms the flag story, ample evidence survives to document the successful multigenerational flagmaking enterprise that Ross launched and then sustained with her daughter and granddaughters.
The Hopkinsville fair, celebrating its 75th edition, will culminate with a fireworks show on the 250th anniversary of America's independence.
Artists are sought to create and donate artsy chairs with a functional design. The project culminates with a silent auction on June 26.
The series also includes a country-rock and folk music show, a Celtic Christmas concert, a Motown show and concerts by Grammy-winners Linda Davis and the Steep Canyon Rangers.