Arts & Culture

News from the arts scene in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

The play, with 54 cast members, will be performed Saturday at the Alhambra Theatre.
Snow Queen performers
Rural Americans are asked to contribute ideas dealing with community challenges and business challenges.
Sponsors make a $100 donation and have their name and logo displayed at one hole on the course and at the leader board.
There's a vast difference between what urban residents and some news media believe is happening in rural communities and what actual is happening in those communities.
Marsh Ward
Hopkinsville's Fourth of July celebration and fireworks show is Thursday evening at Ruff Park. Food trucks will begin serving at 6:30 p.m.
Fireworks
Brewery employee Roger Tison wanted to recognize Pride month, in support of the LGBT community, with a night drag queen bingo.
Homeless rural people are more likely to be unsheltered, or sleeping outside or in tents, and camps of unsheltered people face serious health threats.
Rural homelessness graphic
The collaboration with WKMS will give Hoptown Chronicle readers another resource to keep abreast of regional and state news.
WKMS logo square
Hopkinsville's sixth consecutive Big Read grant, for $15,000, was awarded recently to the Pennyroyal Arts Council. Partners in the local Big Read include the local museum and public library.
It was a groovy scene Saturday at the Alhambra Theatre. See photos from the event.
Chef Shateeka Osborne, of Southern Belle Catering, will give a cooking demonstration Saturday at the Downtown Farmers Market.
Saturday's kick-off for the public library's Summer Reading Program will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Hopkinsville Christian County Kentucky library