Arts & Culture

Hopkinsville Brewing Co.'s owners decided to postpone the event's beard and stein-holding contests, which usually draw larger crowds, because the pandemic.

Mid-America Arts Alliance is seeking grant applications from organizations that have an interest in helping members of the military and veterans.

The event will feature a farm-to-table dinner, a short relay race, an arts and crafts fair, live musical performances and children's activities.

The show, featuring drawings, paintings, mixed media and photography, will be on display at the community college Oct. 2 through 24.

The Pennyroyal Arts Council and Kentucky Humanities Council is presenting the play on Sept. 16.

The band said the Sept. 18 show in Hopkinsville and another show in Bowling Green were being canceled because of a rise in COVID-19 cases.

The executive director of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights will be the keynote speaker for the Oct. 28 breakfast.

City recreation officials encourage festival-goers to wear a mask, but it is not required. The CDC recommends masks at crowded outdoor settings in areas like Christian County with high COVID-19 cases.

The policy starts with the Pennyroyal Arts Council's next concert, featuring the band Trigger Hippy, on Sept. 18.

Don was born in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, made most famous by John Prine's "Paradise" and next door to Ohio County, the home of Bill Monroe. His mother, whose 102nd birthday is Aug. 28, survives him.

One of the most memorable songs by Kentucky native Hall was "Harper Valley PTA," a ballad recorded by Jeannie C. Riley in 1968.

Two bands, one from South Carolina and the other from Nashville, will play for the outdoor concert.