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SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This month’s meeting of the Board of Directors of the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County will be held Wednesday\, October 15\, 2025 at 4:30pm at the Pennyroyal Area Museum (217 E. 9th Street). The meeting was rescheduled due to Fall Break. \nOCTOBER’S DRAFT AGENDA \nCall to Order and Review Board Meeting Agenda \nReview and Approve September 2025 Meeting Minutes \nVisioning & Education Activity: Board Retreat Recap \nUnfinished Business \nWoody Winfree Fire-Transportation Museum Update \n2025 Gala Update \nNew Business \nFire Suppression System Inspection Contract \nBoard & Committee Reports \nDirector’s Report \nTreasurer’s Reports \nAnnouncements \nAdjournment \n  \nThe Board of Directors of the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County meets monthly on the second Wednesday at 4:30pm. Meetings are conducted at the Pennyroyal Area Museum and are open to the public. There is no meeting in December. \nUpcoming meeting dates: \n\nNovember 12\, 2025 – Joint Meeting with the Hopkinsville History Foundation\nJanuary 14\, 2026\nFebruary 11\, 2026\nMarch 11\, 2026\nApril 8\, 2026\nMay 13\, 2026\nJune 10\, 2026
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LOCATION:Pennyroyal Area Museum\, 217 E 9th St\, Hopkinsville\, KY 42240\, Hopkinsville\, United States
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SUMMARY:bell hooks Book Club in October
DESCRIPTION:The bell hooks Legacy Group and the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County continue to celebrate the life and work of Hopkinsville native bell hooks with a book discussion on Monday\, October 20 at 6pm in the bell hooks Legacy Room at the Pennyroyal Area Museum. \nThe bell hooks Book Club is an informal group who will come together in conversation of Hopkinsville native bell hooks and her extensive work. All are welcome to join the discussion. \nBorn Gloria Jean Watkins in Hopkinsville and writing under the pen name bell hooks\, this remarkable woman published 40 books in her lifetime. The cultural critic\, educator\, and theorist is best known for her writings on feminism\, race\, and class\, but she also wrote children’s books and books about love\, spirituality\, and healthy relationships. \nThe group continues its discussion of bell hooks’s 2000 book All About Love: New Visions with Chapter 8 “Community: Loving Communion” and Chapter 9 “Mutuality: The Heart of Love.” \nWriter\, cultural critic\, feminist icon\, and Hopkinsville native bell hooks explores what causes a polarized society and how to heal divisions. This New York Times bestselling book offers the truth about love in an expansive context and gives inspiration to help us instill caring\, compassion\, and strength in all our interactions. \nCopies of All About Love are available in The Vault by Planters Bank Museum Shop\, online through our Shopify store\, to check out from the Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library\, or from Amazon or your favorite bookseller. \nThe bell hooks Legacy Group is a grassroots alliance that nurtures the meaning and impact of the writer’s stories\, essays and poems in her hometown\, Hopkinsville\, Kentucky\, where she began life as Gloria Jean Watkins. Follow bellhookslegacygroup on Instagram for more information. \nFor more information\, contact the Museums at 270-887-4270 or visit us in person at the Pennyroyal Area Museum.
URL:https://www.museumsofhopkinsville.org/event/bell-hooks-book-club-in-october/
LOCATION:Pennyroyal Area Museum\, 217 E 9th St\, Hopkinsville\, KY 42240\, Hopkinsville\, United States
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SUMMARY:History on Tap: Opening Night at The Rex
DESCRIPTION:The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County invites you to our next History on Tap  on Thursday\, October 23 at 6:30pm at Hopkinsville Brewing Company for “Opening Night at The Rex\,” an exploration of one of Hopkinsville’s oldest movie theaters. \nGrace Abernethy\, local preservationist and historian\, explores the story behind the opening of Hopkinsville’s second movie theater in 1912. Located on 9th Street between Main and Virginia streets\, the theater operated under the name “The Rex” until 1929. It reopened as The Kentucky Theater in 1937 and closed in 1956. Most recently\, the building housed Blue Streak Printers and stands as the last remaining structure on its block. \n\nHistory on Tap is a free series that seeks to share local history in a relaxed\, fun setting. Programs are typically held on the last Thursday of the month at 6:30pm at Hopkinsville Brewing Company. \n\nFor more information\, follow us on Facebook or give us a call at 270-887-4270.
URL:https://www.museumsofhopkinsville.org/event/history-on-tap-opening-night-at-the-rex/
LOCATION:Hopkinsville Brewing Company\, 102 E 5th St\, Hopkinsville\, KY\, 42240\, United States
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