Arts & Culture

News from the arts scene in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Beverly Whitfield was the executive director of the Christian County Literacy Council. Her celebration of life will be Sept. 21 at First United Methodist Church.
Eight couples performed in the Dancing With Our Stars competition Saturday night at the Alhambra Theatre and helped raise $70,000 for the event’s sponsors, the Pennyroyal Arts Council and Sanctuary Inc.
The show featuring one of CMT's Next Women of Country will be part of the Hoptown Harvest Festival.
A $60 entry fee covers the cart rental, green fees, snacks, beverages and lunch for golfers.
The not-for-profit company is getting its main funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission, a regional economic-development agency. Organizers hope it will eventually employ 60 workers.
The study looks at how innovation affects rural businesses' performance and other other factors such as income levels, unemployment rates, and presence of creative workers.
The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
Several streets around Founders Square will be closed to accommodate the downtown festival that runs Friday and Saturday.
The Lights Out Festival on the grounds of Casey Jones Distillery is a fund-raiser for the Pennyroyal Arts Council.
Cory Ramsey, who's already traveled to every Kentucky county at least twice, has launched another statewide tour to find and highlight the state's rural places.
Five musical acts, including Gospel Hall of Fame inductee Cece Winans, are set for the Pennyroyal Arts Council's season. It starts Oct. 3
The station manager for WKMS will participate in an immersive design thinking process in-person at NPR’s Washington, D.C. headquarters for at least four of the 16-week rotation, while contributing remotely for the remainder.