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News from the arts scene in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Grace Episcopal Church is bringing back its Lenten Lunch series
Jennifer P. Brown•
Community members are invited to a brief service and meal at noon every Friday, Feb. 24 through March 31.
Grace Episcopal Church alter
Kenneth Bates, ‘dean of gospel music’ in Hopkinsville, has died
Jennifer P. Brown•
Bates was a former county magistrate and served as president of the Hopkinsville NAACP chapter.
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A clip from Kentucky flood documentary: The Drunk Angels
The Daily Yonder•
"East Kentucky Flood," a half-hour documentary by the Center for Rural Strategies, will air Feb. 15 on KET.
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Submissions sought for HCC literary journal, The Round Table
Hoptown Chronicle•
The deadline is Feb. 15, and the journal will be released in April.
Round Table Literary Park feature
Two book discussions on bell hooks slated this month
Hoptown Chronicle•
A conversation about belonging is set Saturday at Corner Coffeehouse, and a WKMS virtual book club meeting will be later in the month.
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Ticket lottery is open for Yo-Yo Ma concert inside Mammoth Cave
Jennifer P. Brown•
The cellist will perform with the Louisville Orchestra on April 29.
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Monk to give HCC lecture on compassion
Jennifer P. Brown•
The public is invited to hear Tsering Phuntsok on Jan. 31.
Tsering Phuntsok
Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame selects 5 new members
Kentucky Lantern•
The new class will include Blanche Taylor Dickinson, a poet, short story writer and journalist, who once lived in Trenton, her husband's hometown.
Carnegie Center feature
Hopkinsville Art Guild slates jewelry-making workshop
Jennifer P. Brown•
Hopkinsville attorney and artist Sarah Brechwald will teach the workshop on Feb. 18.
jewelry making supplies
Nondenominational churches now have largest share of church-goers in US
The Rural Blog•
The share of Americans who identify with Protestant denominations has slipped to around 10%.
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Submissions sought for bell hooks Memorial Writing Contest
Jennifer P. Brown•
Writers of all ages are invited to submit works, including poetry, essays and short stories, by the Feb. 15 deadline.
bell hooks
‘Selma’ showing Sunday at the Alhambra Theatre
Hoptown Chronicle•
The movie starts at 3 p.m. Sunday.
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