Community Calendar

Join Dr. Lionel Crews from the University of Tennessee at Martin Astronomy Department and the Discovery Park education team on Saturday, June 28, for the fourth informative Astronomy Night of the year. This month’s event is the rescheduled one from February and will be located in the Discovery Theater from 6-8 p.m.

Do you know how to find the North Star, The Big Dipper or Orion’s Belt? How about constellations like Leo, Gemini or Capricorn? How many constellations are there? What are the most unusual? Join us in the Discovery Theater for answers to these questions and more. The activity for the evening will be constellation string art.

PASSPORT TO THE UNIVERSE  

This is the fourth of eight Astronomy Night programs in 2025. Anyone who attends five or more of these events in the calendar year and completes our special training will receive a unique patch to commemorate the year’s astronomical events.

If you have already joined the passport program, don’t forget to bring your passports for this month’s stamp.

Learn from a panel of expert community leaders about aging, cognitive health and dementia-care. Mind Matters will be on Thursday, August 7th at 4:30pm in the Loman Trover Conference Room which is located on the 8th floor of the clinic tower building of Baptist Deaconess Hospital (200 Clinic Drive Madisonville, KY).
This event will also offer community resouces that serve senior adults in Hopkins County & will feature a diverse panel of speakers who bring a wide variety of experiences in the field of cognitve health, aging, & dementia-care.

Old-Time Farm Steading 
Thursday September 11, 2025
led by Louis DeLuca, editor of Old-Time Kentucky Farm Steading Ways and Means: From the Journals of Herbert Lee Clark
5:30-6:30 PM.

DeLuca will discuss Herbert Lee Clark’s life and work. A stone mason by trade, Clark was also a farmer and believed in and practiced the old ways of self-sufficiency and hard work. He brought great creativity to his work, exhibiting folk artistry in his stonework and buildings.

Kentucky Haunts
Thursday October 23, 2025
led by author Daniel Meyer
5:30-6:30 PM

Join Author Daniel Meyer as he tells us about the ghostly findings from his book "Kentucky Haunts!"

Winter Weather Preparedness 
Thursday November 6, 2025
Led by Meteorologist Christine Wielgos, National Weather Service 
5:30 -6:30 PM. 

As the winter months approach, so will the chances for very cold temperatures, snow, freezing rain, sleet, and strong winds and the impacts of those weather elements.Join Christine Wielgos,  as she discusses the dangers of various winter weather types and explains ways for you how to prepare and stay safe for the upcoming winter season.