Community Calendar

Welcome to opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show—an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines). Nevertheless, the accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences! Part Monty Python, part Sherlock Holmes, this Olivier Award–winning comedy is a global phenomenon that’s guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter!

CAST

Annie......................................Emily Lamb

Tina..................................Marrisa Waddy

Robert............................Ryan Messenger

Chris.........................Matthew Rakestraw

Dennis................................Weslan Banks

Sandra.............................Alex Goodman

Max...................................Mark Rawlings

Jonathan..............................Austin Lamb

SHOWTIMES
Fri 8/21 @ 7 pm
Sat 8/22 @ 7 pm
Sun 8/23 @ 2 pm
Fri 8/28 @ 7 pm
Sat 8/29 @ 7 pm
Sun 8/30 @ 2 pm

The Downtown Farmers Market is the largest farmers market in the region, providing a location for farmers, crafter and artisan bakers to promote their products directly to the consumers at a reasonable price, save family farms and stimulate the local economy. During peak season (June-July) more than 60 vendors are set up down 5th & Maple Streets at this premiere Kentucky Proud certified market.

If you are in town on Saturday mornings (May-October), be sure to visit the court square to shop, socialize or walk through.

It will become your favorite morning tradition!

The Downtown Farmers Market is sponsored by The Murray Bank.

The Paducah Homegrown Farmers' Market returns for the 2026 season on Saturday, April 18, running 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at its regular weekly schedule. Shop fresh produce, handcrafted goods, and local favorites while enjoying live music every week from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Opening day is also a Celebration Saturday, with an Earth Day event in partnership with WKCTC's Sustainability Committee. Special themed Celebration Saturdays are planned throughout the season, including Fit & Fun, Kid's Creative, Family Day, and a Fall Festival closing out the season on October 10. Stop by, stock up, and be part of what makes Paducah's community so vibrant.

Come to the Martin Area Farmers market with 35+ vendors on Saturdays. Customers have two chances to win one of our beautiful Farmers Market Vendor Harvest Baskets, generously filled with locally grown and handcrafted products donated from Martin Farmers Market vendors. Drawings will be held at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Children and adults can earn free produce through our Market Mile and Power of Produce (PoP) Kids Club programs! Adults ages 18 and older can earn a $3 produce token by participating in the Market Mile and youth ages 0–18 can earn a $3 produce token by participating in this week's Kids PoP Club activity. Stop by the Market Manager booth for details and participation information.

Join us on August 28-29 for our Encore Event Jewelry Extravaganza! If you missed the first event in January 2026, make sure you come to this one. Find new-to-you jewelry pieces that are priced to sell. If you have some formerly loved jewelry items that you’re ready to let go of, MAG is accepting donations until August 8th.

Bring your team together for an unforgettable experience at the 2026 Dragon Boat Festival! Each team includes 16 paddlers and 1 drummer, with at least 6 female crew members, creating the perfect mix of teamwork, energy, and fun.

This isn’t just a race—it’s a chance to boost morale, strengthen connections, and create memories your team will talk about long after festival day. Your drummer keeps your crew in sync on the water and can show off their spirit in our Best Dressed Drummer contest, while teams can transform their tent space with a creative theme for a shot at Best Team Area.

Whether you're rallying coworkers, friends, or your community group, dragon boating is the ultimate team-building adventure—full of laughs, camaraderie, and shared victories. Space is limited, so gather your crew and sign up today!

Paula Trojhan, Barbie Bastida, and Ian Bastida will be playing for us on August 29th. We are so excited and hope to see you all there!

CALLING ALL DANCERS

It’s hard to believe it’s time to start thinking about NUTCRACKER!

Brooke Bailey Dance Addiction & Pennyroyal Arts Council is excited to welcome all local dancers to audition for the community performance of The Nutcracker!

NUTCRACKER AUDITION 2026
Fill out audition form
https://forms.gle/f1T5nhsbvbZsyh7F8

Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Tennessee Room

Explore the basics of electrical engineering during STEAM Saturday: Circuit Cubes. Families will design and build 3D paper cubes that connect with magnets to complete circuits and light up LEDs.

Participants will work together to create a glowing, modular structure while learning how circuits work and exploring the connection between engineering and design. Each participant can take their creation home to continue experimenting.

You will discover:

How electrical circuits work

How magnets connect circuits

Engineering and design principles

How to build a light-up circuit cube

STEAM Saturday invites families to explore science, technology, engineering, art and math through creative activities that encourage curiosity, problem-solving and discovery.

This event is free with Discovery Park admission or membership.

2025-26 Kentucky Poet Laureate Kathleen Driskell Reading & Writing Workshop, 2-4 p.m. Aug. 29 at Hopkinsville-Christian Co. Public Library, 1101 Bethel St.
Join us as Driskell performs a live reading of her works. Afterward, eric morris will lead a writing workshop focusing on Driskell’s poetry. Materials will be provided.
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Kathleen Driskell has authored six poetry collections, most recently Goat-Footed Gods (Carnegie Mellon UP). Other collections include Blue Etiquette: Poems, a finalist for the Weatherford Award; Next Door to the Dead, winner of the Judy Gaines Young Book Award; and Seed Across Snow, a Poetry Foundation national bestseller. Her individual poems and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Rattle, River Teeth, Appalachian Review, The Southern Review, Shenandoah and other magazines; and her work has been featured in Poetry Daily, Verse Daily, and American Life in Poetry. From 2019-22, she served as chair of the board of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, the professional organization of creative writers and creative writing programs with around 75,000 members. She is professor of creative writing and Chair of the Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing at Spalding University in Louisville, where she lives with her husband in an old country church built before the American Civil War. On April 24, 2025, Governor Andy Beshear appointed Kathleen as the 2025-26 Kentucky Poet Laureate.
eric morris (they/she/he) is a writer and professional overthinker based in Hopkinsville, KY. They hold a B.A. in English from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and have worked editorially with HG Literary, Prairie Schooner, and Split/Lip Press among others. Their work appears or is forthcoming in Stanchion, Vagabond City, Room, By the Glass, and elsewhere. Their essays and intrusive thoughts can be found on their Substack—@generic00.