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SUMMARY:Mayor Knight's Museum Days
DESCRIPTION:Thanks to the generosity of Mayor Knight and the City of Hopkinsville\, kids have free admission to the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County all summer! All children up to 12th grade are welcome to come by the museum any time from now until Saturday\, September 5 at no cost. Stay tuned for extra children’s programming at the museum throughout the summer. We are open Tuesday – Saturday\, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
URL:https://www.museumsofhopkinsville.org/event/mayor-knights-museum-days/
LOCATION:Pennyroyal Area Museum\, 217 E 9th St\, Hopkinsville\, KY 42240\, Hopkinsville\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260705
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SUMMARY:Museum Closed
DESCRIPTION:The Pennyroyal Area Museum will be CLOSED Saturday\, July 4. Enjoy your 4th of July weekend!
URL:https://www.museumsofhopkinsville.org/event/museum-closed-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260708T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260708T173000
DTSTAMP:20261013T160826
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SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The 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\nJuly 8\, 2026\nAugust 12\, 2026\nSeptember 9\, 2026\nOctober 14\, 2026\nNovember 11\, 2026
URL:https://www.museumsofhopkinsville.org/event/board-meeting-25/
LOCATION:Pennyroyal Area Museum\, 217 E 9th St\, Hopkinsville\, KY 42240\, Hopkinsville\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260711T120000
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SUMMARY:50th Birthday BBQ
DESCRIPTION:In 2026\, we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding. This special year also marks another important milestone – the 50th anniversary of the Pennyroyal Area Museum’s opening. \nThroughout the half-century of its existence\, the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County has made it its mission to share\, preserve\, and celebrate local history. This year\, on our 50th birthday\, we invite you to help celebrate the museum! \nThe Museum’s 50th Birthday BBQ Bash will be at noon on Saturday\, July 11\, at the Pennyroyal Area Museum in downtown Hopkinsville.  \nJoin us at the museum for a day of festivities\, including a Pioneers barbecue lunch\, live Bluegrass music by the Todd County Boys\, and a special program featuring Hopkinsville-Christian County Historian William T. Turner! Tickets are $15 per person. \nGET TICKETS!\nWe’re excited to celebrate the museum’s 50th birthday and our country’s 250th anniversary in one special gathering\, and invite you to join the 1976 Club or the 1776 Club if you are able.  \nBy joining these clubs\, you are showing EXTRA love for the Museum – and getting first dibs on tickets to the party. Here are the details: \n1976 Club: $50 \n\n1 ticket to the Birthday BBQ Bash\n1 “Making History in Hoptown” T-shirt\nRecognition at the Birthday Bash\n\n1776 Club: $250 \n\n2 tickets to the Birthday BBQ Bash\n2 “Making History in Hoptown” T-shirts\n2 Museum tumbler glasses\nRecognition at the birthday bash\n\nBirthday BBQ Bash Ticket ONLY: $15 \nJOIN THE CLUB!
URL:https://www.museumsofhopkinsville.org/event/50th-birthday-bbq/
LOCATION:Pennyroyal Area Museum\, 217 E 9th St\, Hopkinsville\, KY 42240\, Hopkinsville\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260720T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260720T190000
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SUMMARY:bell hooks Book Club
DESCRIPTION:The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County\, Hoptown Chronicle\, the Christian County Literacy Council\, and the bell hooks Legacy Group invite you to the next gathering of the bell hooks Book Club\, an informal group who will come together in conversation of Hopkinsville native bell hooks and her extensive work. The next gathering will be Monday\, July 20 at 6pm at the Pennyroyal Area Museum.  \nThe group will continue its discussion of bell hooks’s 2001 book Salvation: Black People and Love. Writer\, cultural critic\, feminist icon\, and Hopkinsville native bell hooks makes an urgent call for a cultural return to a love ethic as she explores the legacy of slavery\, Black masculinity\, the crisis of self-love\, and a return to a beloved community. \nThe group will discuss Chapter 4 “valuing ourselves rightly.” Discussions will continue with subsequent chapters on the third Monday of each month. \nCopies of Salvation 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 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-8/
LOCATION:Pennyroyal Area Museum\, 217 E 9th St\, Hopkinsville\, KY 42240\, Hopkinsville\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260723T103000
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SUMMARY:Mayor Knight's Museum Days: Firetruck Fun
DESCRIPTION:The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County is offering FREE ADMISSION for all children and students thanks to a generous partnership with Mayor J.R. Knight and the City of Hopkinsville. \nAs part of this special summer\, we also have special free programs featuring some of our favorite friends: \nOn Thursday\, July 23 at 10:30am\, the Hopkinsville Fire Department will be at the museum to share all about their work as firefighters. Join us to get a close-up experience with one of their firetrucks and to get a lesson in fire safety.
URL:https://www.museumsofhopkinsville.org/event/mayor-knights-museum-days-firetruck-fun/
LOCATION:Pennyroyal Area Museum\, 217 E 9th St\, Hopkinsville\, KY 42240\, Hopkinsville\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260730T103000
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SUMMARY:Mayor Knight's Museum Days: Batter Day
DESCRIPTION:The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County is offering FREE ADMISSION for all children and students thanks to a generous partnership with Mayor J.R. Knight and the City of Hopkinsville. \nAs part of this special summer\, we also have special free programs featuring some of our favorite friends: \nOn Thursday\, July 30 at 10:30am\, our friends from Visit Hopkinsville join us to share all about what makes Hopkinsville the “Batter Capital of the World.” Learn how wheat is grown\, processed here into flour\, and then packaged to go out into the broader world. Kids will have the opportunity to make delicious pancake art.
URL:https://www.museumsofhopkinsville.org/event/history-on-tap-10/
LOCATION:Pennyroyal Area Museum\, 217 E 9th St\, Hopkinsville\, KY 42240\, Hopkinsville\, United States
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