Arts & Culture Archives

Fox encounter makes for memorable trek into the woods for a Christmas tree

by Brenda Hite Lile
December 22, 2020

Your imagination is a strange thing, especially if you are a child. In the first installment of our Christmas Quartet series, Brenda Hite Lile recalls a time her daughters' imaginations ran wild during a trip to cut down a Christmas tree.

Santa’s tour of Hopkinsville delivers holiday cheer to residents

by Jennifer P. Brown
December 21, 2020

Magically, Santa was able to run simultaneously on three fire trucks at one time Sunday afternoon.

Feeling bah humbug about Christmas cooking? Here are some local restaurants to the rescue

by Jennifer P. Brown
December 18, 2020

Some restaurants have a deadline to order the weekend before Christmas, so don't wait too long to contact them.

Santa Claus is coming to Hoptown’s neighborhoods

by Jennifer P. Brown
December 16, 2020

The tour will start at 1 p.m. Sunday, with three Hopkinsville fire trucks bringing Santa to several neighborhoods.

Museum reopens, slates crafting activity Dec. 18, 19

by Jennifer P. Brown
December 16, 2020

The craft activity can be completed at the museum or taken home to be completed later.

8 movies and 1 TV show that explore many layers of rural America

by Anya Slepyan
December 14, 2020

These suggestions just scratch the surface of a rich catalog of rural stories in popular entertainment.

Livestream debut set for Alhambra with ‘The Nutcracker’ ballet Dec. 15

by Jennifer P. Brown
December 12, 2020

A $15,000 donation from Sisk Honda to the Pennyroyal Arts Council made the technological upgrade possible at the downtown theater.

For last mile holiday shoppers, the last minute is now

by Donna Kallner
December 10, 2020

Despite the extra challenges of a pandemic year, the rumble of studded snow tires on the mail car remains one of the joyful sounds of the holiday season.

HCC’s 54th Round Table Literary Journal completed

by Jennifer P. Brown
December 9, 2020

Contributors will be asked to send videos showing them reading excerpts from their writing, and a compilation will be shared with the public later.

Radio rendition of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ begins a month of special holiday programming on WKMS

by WKMS
December 7, 2020

Murray State's Theater Department performs the audio version of the classic Christmas film on Thursday. Several other holiday specials will follow throughout December.

Christmas parade and other holiday events canceled

by Jennifer P. Brown
November 30, 2020

In light of an escalation in COVID-19 cases and state recommendations to avoid activities that could result in more infections, officials decided to put the celebration on hold for a year.

The 12 Days of Christmas programming coming to your television set

by Jennifer P. Brown
November 27, 2020

The classics include Charlie Brown, Rudolph, the Grinch and one Grandma struck by a reindeer.