The Pennyroyal Arts Council is offering several youth programs this summer, including three camps and a series of free movies at the Alhambra Theatre.
The first program, a weeklong Visual Arts Camp led by art educator Paula Gieseke, concluded Friday. Participants in first through eighth grades made art inspired by several different countries.
Mural Arts Camp
The next opportunity for youth is the Mural Arts Camp, June 19 to 23, led by Hopkinsville painter Jennifer Bowman. The participants (rising high school freshmen to seniors) will be in camp from 9 a.m. to noon each day.
“This mural will become part of the emerging, progressive art scene guaranteed to be a destination in downtown Hopkinsville,” Molly Campbell, arts education coordinator, said in a press release.
The cost is $100, and registration for a limited number of campers is available online. For more information about the camp and scholarships, contact Campbell at molly.campbell@pennyroyalarts.org
Children’s Theatre Camp
Missoula Children’s Theatre is returning this summer to help students in first through 12th grades put on a production of “Rapunzel,” July 24 to 29.
There are no auditions. Everyone who registers will be cast on the first day, when camp begins at 10 a.m. at the Alhambra. There is a $50 fee, and campers should register online. There are a limited number of scholarships available.
Movies
The arts council will show four movies for young audiences. Admission is free. Each movie begins at 2 p.m. on consecutive Wednesdays. The offerings include:
- June 21 — “The Princes and the Frog”
- June 28 — “Lightyear”
- July 5 — “Shrek”
- July 12 — “Tangled”
The Hopkinsville Rotary Club is sponsoring Visual Arts Camp, Mural Arts Camps and the movies. The Silo Event Center and Bolinger Appraisal are also sponsors of the movie. Flynn Enterprises is sponsoring the Missoula Children’s Theatre Camp.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
