Community Calendar

Pumpkin Village returns to Discovery Park of America this fall in the 1800s Settlement. The historic setting will be filled with pumpkins, gourds and festive displays, transforming the space into a cozy autumn haven for the whole family. Learn more about Pumpkin Village and other fall events at discoveryparkofamerica.com/Fall25.

Experiencing Pumpkin Village is free with park admission or membership. Not a member? Join today.

Get ready for a fun-filled autumn adventure for the whole family with the 5th Annual Hay Bale Trail at Mahr Park Arboretum! Marvel at the impressive displays of creativity and talent from local businesses and organizations as you drive through the scenic trail. With over 80 entries, you’ll be delighted by the unique hay bale creations and the beauty of Mahr Park.

Who: Kids ages 5-8
When: 4 Thursdays - Oct 2 (skip Oct 9), 16, 23, 30
Instructor: Amber Richardson
Time: 4-5pm
Fee: $40

Introducing an after school class for younger kids! Only one hour, we will have a theme for the week and plenty of supplies for process-led, open-ended imagination and crafting!

Each Thursday evening, from 4:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M., Breaking Bread Dinner Church will provide hot meals to go at the Aaron McNeil House in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

Support for the program can be made through St. John's Methodist Church in Hopkinsville.

Food pantry hours aside from free weekly meals:

Monday and Tuesday: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am -12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

If it is your first time visiting our Food Pantry, please bring Photo ID for all adults in the home and Social Security cards for all household members.

National Award Winning Storyteller, Mary Hamilton's storytelling presentation will involve themes of "dread, deception, death, and dismemberment -- such are the ingredients of tales that have fed Kentucky nightmares for generations.

Hamilton, a Kentucky Arts Council Teaching Artist, trains others in the art of storytelling, and is the creator of several storytelling albums.

Hamilton is a member of the Kentucky Storytelling Association and the National Storytelling Network.

In 2009, the National Storytelling Network honored Mary with a Circle of Excellence Oracle Award, presented to artists recognized by their peers to be master storytellers who set the standards for excellence and have demonstrated, over a significant period of time, a commitment and dedication to the art of storytelling.

This program is co-sponsored by Kentucky Humanities. Kentucky Humanities is a nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities

All programs are free & open to the public

Our Dark Reads Book Discussion Group will next meet 5:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at Hopkinsville-Christian Co. Public Library, 1101 Bethel St.

This month’s selection is “Schrader’s Chord,” by Scott Leeds. A limited number of copies are available for check out at the front desk.

Dark Reads Book Discussion Group is dedicated to reading thriller, mystery, horror and true crime genres.

For ages 21 and older. Alcohol may be served.

Come see the Una Voce tenor/bass choir and the EQ Blu a cappella group both under the direction of Dr. Chris Mitchell on October 17th at 6 p.m. in the Performing Arts Hall

When: Thurs / Oct 16
Time: 6-8pm
Who: Adults
Instructor: Ann Gosser
Fee: $30

Participants will create mixed media artwork inspired by Lisa Frank & the Bride of Frankenstein. No experience necessary! BYO your favorite beverage.

Doug Pardy will be speaking about rose propagation on Thursday, October 16, at 6:30 pm at the Calloway County Extension Office meeting hall. He will discuss how to propagate plants in November and will demonstrate with live plants. This will be the last Thursday Night Talk of the season. It is free and open to the public. For more information call 270-753-1452.

Join us as we raise money for the Resilience Empowerment Program with MBMG/The Studio at Paducah Beer Werks. Dust off those rap skills now!