Arts & Culture

News from the arts scene in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Hoptown Chronicle's annual holiday quiz comes from editor Jennifer P. Brown, who has been writing a Christmas quiz for friends every year since 1995.
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In a new Snapshots in Time column, Alissa Keller features a Nativity donation from Pennyrile Doll Club to the museum.
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Margaret Prim and her siblings continue to make Christmas sweets like Butterscotch Pies from recipes handed down from their mom Sally Hail's family.
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Community members are invited to join the tour at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Freeman Chapel CME Church.
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Children will be able to wave to Santa Claus as he moves throughout the city on three routes beginning at 1 p.m.
The concert on Dec. 15 will be the first opportunity for many community members to enjoy Heejung Park’s talents as a conductor and composer.
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In December 1983, the manager of a Hopkinsville toy store saw first-hand the national craze over that year’s most popular Christmas gift for children.
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Wayne Goolsby shares a few vignettes from his youthful memories of Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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The contest that honors the internationally acclaimed author from Hopkinsville is accepting entries through Jan. 15.
The largest donation in school history — $150 million from The Bill Gatton Foundation — is earmarked to create the arts district.
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Hopkinsville is full of small moments that tell big stories — you just have to catch them. This week, we’re debuting a new feature, Photo of the Week, to highlight the scenes and people that make our community unique.
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