Community Calendar

Paducah celebrates the 8th of August "Year of the Man" with multiple days of events and festivities. See a full schedule below:

Wednesday, August 3rd, 6 pm
• Open House @ W.C. Young Community Center
• Family Skate Night @ Kingsway Skateland

Thursday, August 4th, 6 pm
Back to School Street Dance
Adult Block Party @ W.C. Young Community Center

Friday, August 5th, 7:30 pm
• Emancipation Dance & All Male Fashion Strut
Cocktail Hour: 7:30-8:30 pm, Dance: 8:30 pm-midnight
• Fish Fry @ W.C. Young Community Center Parking Lot

Saturday, August 6th
11 am: Emancipation Celebration Parade
Line-up starts at 13th and Broadway at 9 am, ends at Robert Coleman Park. Entry fee $25.
12-9 pm: Park activities, including vendors, reunion tailgates, youth activities, big stage entertainment, Big House Gaines Basketball Clinic

Sunday, August 7th
4 pm: Salute to Gospel @ Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church
1 pm - dusk: Celebration in the Park @ Robert Coleman Park

Monday, August 8th, 8-11 am
Emancipation Breakfast (eat-in or take-out) @ W.C. Young Community Center

Come one come all to Nature Station’s Hummingbird Photo Contest! We encourage photographers of all abilities and ages to participate. To be eligible, photos must be taken at Nature Station during August 2022. Our judges will decide winners in the categories of:

- Photos at Feeders
- Photos Not at Feeders
- Kids (ages 16 and under) Photos
- and the public will choose a “People’s Choice” winner from ALL submissions on Facebook.

Winners will receive plaques of recognition and have their photo displayed at Nature Station at Hummingbird Fest 2023.

For more information, click here.

August brings hummingbirds by the hundred to the Nature Station, and you’re invited to come witness this natural spectacle for yourself! Come by any day in August to watch these busy birds have a feeding frenzy in our backyard gardens. Also enjoy artwork by local artists and photographers, check out informative hummingbird displays, and take part in our Hummingbird Photography Contest. And don’t forget to check out our special hummingbird programs throughout August.

Weekly programming:
10:30am Tuesdays and Thursdays: Hummingbird Hangout
11:00am Wednesdays: Gorgeous Gorgets Kids' Craft
9:00am most Saturdays and Sundays: Exclusive Early Morning Access (registration required, call (270) 924-2020 to register)
Hummingbird Dinners (August 13, 19, and 27, 6-8pm. Registration required, call (270) 924-2020 to register)

Join us in a celebration of freedom as we pay tribute to African American history! Come out and learn more about Emancipation while enjoying good food, music, activities, historical presentations and much more!

Paducah celebrates the 8th of August "Year of the Man" with multiple days of events and festivities. See a full schedule below:

Wednesday, August 3rd, 6 pm
• Open House @ W.C. Young Community Center
• Family Skate Night @ Kingsway Skateland

Thursday, August 4th, 6 pm
Back to School Street Dance
Adult Block Party @ W.C. Young Community Center

Friday, August 5th, 7:30 pm
• Emancipation Dance & All Male Fashion Strut
Cocktail Hour: 7:30-8:30 pm, Dance: 8:30 pm-midnight
• Fish Fry @ W.C. Young Community Center Parking Lot

Saturday, August 6th
11 am: Emancipation Celebration Parade
Line-up starts at 13th and Broadway at 9 am, ends at Robert Coleman Park. Entry fee $25.
12-9 pm: Park activities, including vendors, reunion tailgates, youth activities, big stage entertainment, Big House Gaines Basketball Clinic

Sunday, August 7th
4 pm: Salute to Gospel @ Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church
1 pm - dusk: Celebration in the Park @ Robert Coleman Park

Monday, August 8th, 8-11 am
Emancipation Breakfast (eat-in or take-out) @ W.C. Young Community Center

Come one come all to Nature Station’s Hummingbird Photo Contest! We encourage photographers of all abilities and ages to participate. To be eligible, photos must be taken at Nature Station during August 2022. Our judges will decide winners in the categories of:

- Photos at Feeders
- Photos Not at Feeders
- Kids (ages 16 and under) Photos
- and the public will choose a “People’s Choice” winner from ALL submissions on Facebook.

Winners will receive plaques of recognition and have their photo displayed at Nature Station at Hummingbird Fest 2023.

For more information, click here.

August brings hummingbirds by the hundred to the Nature Station, and you’re invited to come witness this natural spectacle for yourself! Come by any day in August to watch these busy birds have a feeding frenzy in our backyard gardens. Also enjoy artwork by local artists and photographers, check out informative hummingbird displays, and take part in our Hummingbird Photography Contest. And don’t forget to check out our special hummingbird programs throughout August.

Weekly programming:
10:30am Tuesdays and Thursdays: Hummingbird Hangout
11:00am Wednesdays: Gorgeous Gorgets Kids' Craft
9:00am most Saturdays and Sundays: Exclusive Early Morning Access (registration required, call (270) 924-2020 to register)
Hummingbird Dinners (August 13, 19, and 27, 6-8pm. Registration required, call (270) 924-2020 to register)

High temps, low rainfall can mean starting your lawn over this fall. September is your best opportunity to get a fresh start on a new lawn. Come learn how. Plus- the easiest DIY lawn care program explained.

Auditions announced for "Till Death Do Us Part" - a murder mystery dinner theater original written by our own Davin Belt.
All auditions are at the Marshall County Arts Center, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Call 270-252-7022 to reserve an audition time.
No prepared material required for audition.
Character List:
Cora MacCroni - the bridzilla
Mick MacCroni - the strict father of the bride
Flora MacCroni - the jealous sister
Antonio Fettuccine - the pushover groom
Dona Fettuccine - the overbearing mother
Tom Smith - the high rolling best man
Hadley Fuller - the ambitious maid of honor

Come one come all to Nature Station’s Hummingbird Photo Contest! We encourage photographers of all abilities and ages to participate. To be eligible, photos must be taken at Nature Station during August 2022. Our judges will decide winners in the categories of:

- Photos at Feeders
- Photos Not at Feeders
- Kids (ages 16 and under) Photos
- and the public will choose a “People’s Choice” winner from ALL submissions on Facebook.

Winners will receive plaques of recognition and have their photo displayed at Nature Station at Hummingbird Fest 2023.

For more information, click here.