The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County invites you to join us for a series of programs and events during the Big Read. This year, we will be reading and studying Thornton Wilder’s iconic play Our Town. The month-long programming kicks off this Monday, September 30 at 6:30pm at the Alhambra Theatre.

The Museum is hosting a number of programs:

• Saturday, October 5, 6:30pm – A Walk to Remember
  • Join the Museums for a stroll through downtown Hopkinsville. This walk starts at the Woody Winfree Fire-Transportation Museum and will focus on the local streetscape as it appeared in the early 20^th Advance registration is required. Tickets: $10/person; $5/Museum Members

• October 11, 5:00pm – Supper in the Cemetery at Riverside Cemetery
  • Tour the tombstones, enjoy a meal, and meet some of our community’s finest in our rendition of Act III. Advance registration is required. Tickets: $20/person; $15/Museum Members

• October 15, 6:00pm – Hoptown in the Time of Our Town at the Woody Winfree Firee-Transportation Museum
  • What if Our Town was set in Hopkinsville instead of Grover’s Corner? Alissa Keller explores the events that shaped our town from 1901-1913 in this program.
• October 24, 6:30pm – History on Tap at the Hopkinsville Brewing Company
  • Robert Martin dives deep into the history of a local landmark in “If Walls Could Talk.”
• October 28, 6:00pm – Trivia Night at Davo’s Burgers & Fries
  • Test your knowledge of local history in this special “Hoptown Connection” edition of trivia night.

• October 31, 6:30pm – Haunted Hoptown Walking Tour
  • Haunt the streets with us as we share some of Hoptown’s strangest, most bizarre, and darkest stories. From murder and mystery to tragedy and scandal – this tour is sure to put a spooky twist on Our Town. The tour will start at the Woody Winfree Fire-Transportation Museum. Advance registration is required. Tickets: $10/person; $5/Museum Members

• November 2, 10am-3:30pm – Arts & Heritage Day 2.0
  • A downtown scavenger hunt, art project, and updates from arts and heritage groups. Open to anyone; Leadership Hopkinsville alumni are encouraged to attend. Contact the Museum for info and to register. Fee will be charged.

A complete list of Big Read happenings can be found on Facebook at The Big Read – Hopkinsville.

For more information or to register for any of the Museum’s Big Read events, give us a call at 270-887-4270.

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.