Arts & Culture

Hopkinsville native Gant Gaither, an artist known for whimsical paintings featuring animals, is the inspiration for the gala.

On July 29, 1931, a crowd estimated at 10,000 to 12,000 people packed downtown for a chance at cash prizes and for special deals local merchants offered.

The restaurant will serve a pizza buffet, and the museum's executive director will lead a program on Hotel Latham's history.

The Art Loop, on Aug. 22, will feature 30 artists in 10 studios and host venues.

The show is about Gander's remarkable hospitality for 7,000 stranded airline passengers following the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

The Human Rights Commission will present awards during an Aug. 2 event to community members "whose service, leadership, faith, and dedication have made a lasting impact on the Hopkinsville-Christian County."

The group is currently reading “Salvation: Black People and Love.”

The late Julia Henry, a popular Hopkinsville radio personality in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, was among several notables featured in a celebration of the museum's 50th birthday.

Organizers decided on the venue change because of the forecast for rain.

The Friends of the Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library is organizing the 1920s themed event on Aug. 28.

The Hopkinsville native's 2002 book “Communion: The Female Search for Love” has seen a remarkable resurgence — thanks in part to a grass-roots campaign that encouraged readers to buy hooks’ book before Vice President JD Vance released his new memoir, also titled “Communion.”

Local observances begin with a Pennyrile Area Community Band concert on Thursday and continue with a big fireworks show Saturday at the fairgrounds.