Community Calendar

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.

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

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.

Cinema International is part of Murray State University’s educational mission and hosts a post-screening discussion for every film. Admission is free. All screenings are in Faculty Hall 208 at 7:30pm.

“Sugarcane.” Canada/US, 2024

Directed by Emily Kassie and Julian Brave NoiseCat. Starring Willie Sellars, Charlene Belleau, and Whitney Spearing.

In English and Secwepemctsín with English subtitles. NR, 107 minutes.

In this documentary, indigenous community members in British Columbia launch an investigation into the unmarked graves at St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School. The quest for truth is personal for co-director Julian Brave NoiseCat, whose own father was victimized by the school; the film is part of Canada’s national reckoning over state-sponsored violence against First Nations people. Presented with the support of the Department of English and Philosophy.

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.

Our Playhouse in the Park After Dark was started 10 years ago to accommodate the community theater’s more challenging, adult-oriented shows. Playhouse in the Park offers this series for those willing to explore more mature themes, humor and subjects.

Carrie White is a teenage outcast who longs to fit in. At school, she’s bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she’s dominated by her loving but cruelly controlling mother. What none of them know is that Carrie’s just discovered she’s got a special power, and if pushed too far, she’s not afraid to use it.

Directed by: Davin Belt

Season Sponsor: The Murray Bank

CARRIE THE MUSICAL is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com

Mickey Thomas is the owner of the soaring voice that propelled STARSHIP through the decade of the 80’s. With his soulful and compelling vocals, Mickey has established himself as one of Rock Music’s most recognizable stars.

Mickey made his mark in 1976 as lead vocalist on the mega-hit “Fooled Around And Fell In Love” with The Elvin Bishop Band. In 1979, Mickey joined Jefferson Starship as the lead vocalist, after the departure of Grace Slick and Marty Balin, and recorded a string of hits including “Jane”, “No Way Out”, “Find Your Way Back”, “Stranger”, and “Layin’ It on the Line”.

The group was renamed STARSHIP in 1985 and went on to record three #1 hit songs including “We Built This City”, “Sara”, and “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”, from the film, Mannequin, which also was an Academy Award nominee. Their hit “It’s Not Over ‘Til It’s Over” became Major League Baseball’s theme in 1987. Mickey’s stellar voice and video charisma on STARSHIP’s video classics such as “We Built This City” and “Sara” became staples on MTV and VH1.

One can expect to hear hits from STARSHIP and Jefferson Starship at STARSHIP’s live performances, as well as a few selections from Jefferson Airplane as a nod to both band’s beginnings.

BAND:
MICKEY THOMAS – LEAD VOCALSJEFF ADAMS – BASS
JOHN ROTH – GUITAR
PHIL BENNETT – KEYBOARDSDARRELL VERDUSCO – DRUMSCHELSEE FOSTER – VOCALS