Community Calendar

The Revolutionary Threads Exhibit highlights an important aspect of the Revolutionary War soldiers’ wartime experience —what they wore to war. The exhibit illustrates and explains the designs, development, and diversity of the many uniforms worn by the soldiers during the War for Independence. Women patriots are represented as well-- from the women who fought on the battlefield to those who served as nurses, spies, and in domestic capacities. The experiences, ordeals, and service of members of Kentucky’s Gatliff Family demonstrate the difficulties of fighting the war on its western front on the Kentucky frontier and the personal impact on the soldiers and their families. In addition, a display of 20 battle flags represents some of the numerous regiments, militias, and other military units of the 13 colonies. Included are seven life-size mannequins dressed in period attire. Celebrate America's upcoming 250th Anniversary of Independence!

Want to feel more confident speaking in front of others?

Join us for a Learn & Thrive session with Toastmasters, designed to help anyone become a stronger communicator and leader!

Build confidence and become a more effective speaker – Learn to command the room and share your ideas with clarity and impact.

Gain presentation skills – Discover techniques to structure your message, engage your audience, and leave a lasting impression.

Grow your personal & professional presence – Strengthen your influence, credibility, and leadership in any setting.

Who should attend?

Anyone ready to grow! Students, professionals, business owners, community leaders—or anyone eager to speak with confidence and lead with impact.

Toddler Story Time 

Wednesdays - 9:30-10:00 AM

For Children Aged 1-2 (12-36 months) accompanied by an adult. Siblings are welcome.

NO Registration is required.

CCPL’s Toddler Story Time is a fun, half-hour program featuring age-appropriate stories, songs, and activities based upon the foundation of the research-based Very Ready Reading Program, which offers seven ways to immerse kids in early literacy and reading readiness.

Accompanying Adults:
This program is designed for children and their accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and engage with your child during this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Inclement Weather:
The Calloway County Public Library Story Time Program follows the Calloway County School System weather closings. If the Calloway County Schools are closed due to weather or hazardous road conditions, storytime will not be held, even if the library is open.

Join us for a day of cultural celebration, learning, music, and food. This event is open to the public – everyone is welcome!

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
9:30 AM – 2:00 PM
North Campus Quad | Madisonville Community College
2000 College Drive, Madisonville, KY 42431

Event Highlights:
Opening Remarks & International Flag Ceremony
Live Performance:
AfricaNashville – Yeli Ensemble

Community & Faculty-Led Showcase Presentations:
The Constitution with Dr. Jay Parrent
The American Dream with Dr. Aseem Talukdar
Native American Flautist – Fred Keams
Zimbabwean Mbira – Dr. Jon Thomerson
Traditional Latino Dance Lessons – Patricia Fouse & Ali Frailey

Free Activities:
Henna Artist
Latin Dance
Rip Stick Rhythm
Selfie Booth
Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center
Yoga

Food Trucks:
Acropolis
Real Hacienda
Torera Hibachi
Vansauwa’s Tacos & Vegan Ea

The Murray State University Department of Political Science and Sociology Department hosts a variety of seminars and events in celebration of U.S. Constitution Day on September 17, 2025, in the Curris Center Theater.

First Session:
9:30-10:20 am
"The Presidential Removal Power and the Theory of a Unified Executive"
Presenter: Dr. James Clinger, Political Science and Sociology

Second Session:
10:30-11:20 am
"Presidential Immunity after Trump v. United States (2024)"
Presenter: Dr. Paul Foote, Political Science and Sociology

Third Session:
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Screening of debate between Justice Scalia and Justice Breyer:
"Originalism v. The Living Constitution"
Discussant: Dr. Ihsan Alkhatib, Political Science and Sociology

Fourth Session:
2:30-3:20 pm
Q&A with Dr. Winfield Rose, Political Science and Sociology
Distinguished Professor of Political Science Emeritus

Storytime is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesdays at Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library, 1101 Bethel St. Storytime has returned to the first floor of the library.

Join us as we share a few stories, sing, dance and play! For preschool-age children.

Attendees can learn the basics of crocheting with hands-on practice supervised by experienced instructors.

$5 for all three classes. Supplies will be provided.

All classes are from 10 am to 1 pm at the White Meeting Hall.

Mark your calendars! The third annual Farmer Appreciation Day is set for September 17th at Murray State University. Join us as we celebrate the hard work, resilience, and impact of Kentucky’s farm families. #FarmerAppreciationDay

- Free lunch
- Agriculture career connections
- Free health screenings
- Farm safety demonstrations

Source: https://www.murraystate.edu/academics/CollegesDepartments/HutsonSchoolOfAgriculture/WmCherryExpositionCenter/index.aspx

Multi-Age Story Time 

Wednesdays - 10:30-11:00 AM

Children aged 3, 4, 5, or 6 (who have not yet attended Kindergarten) accompanied by an adult.

No Registration Required

CCPL’s Multi-Age Story Time Program is a fun, half-hour program featuring stories, songs, and activities based upon the foundation of the research-based Very Ready Reading Program, which offers seven ways to immerse kids in early literacy and reading readiness.

Accompanying Adults:
This program is designed for children and their accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and engage with your child during this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Inclement Weather:
The Calloway County Public Library Story Time Program follows the Calloway County School System weather closings. If the Calloway County Schools are closed due to weather or hazardous road conditions, storytime will not be held, even if the library is open.

“Magna Carta and the Roots of Ango-American Constitutional Thought”

John P. Davis, PhD Associate Professor of History Chair, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Division Hopkinsville Community College September 17, 2025 Historians have traditionally identified the Magna Carta (signed in 1215) as a break with the past, a milepost for ideas of liberty and the rights of man. John Davis, Associate Professor of History at Hopkinsville Community College, will survey the events, issues, and ideas that predated the signing of this “Great Charter,” and King John’s initial acknowledgment, signing, and recension of the document. This presentation concentrates on the primacy of “property” in English jurisprudence. The origins of thought that preceded the signing of the Magna Carta had developed gradually and unevenly over a long history but set the stage for the landed nobility to confront the King in 1215. Rather than merely a break with the past, the Magna Carta signified of an achievement or milestone in English and Western legal thought. The event drew on ideas that had been constructed gradually from multiple sources over centuries.

There will also be food at this event while supplies last in the Anderson Room of the Emerging Technologies Building