Annual Membership Meeting & Soup Supper
2018-11-15 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Hopewell Museum, 800 Pleasant St, Paris, KY, 40361, United States
Free & open to members. 7 PM Lecture by James C. Klotter, PhD. A lecture by State Historian based on his recent Oxford University Press book; presented at the Annual Membership Meeting and Soup Supper. Lecture is free & open to the public.

Free Fun Hour
2018-11-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Hopewell Museum, 800 Pleasant St, Paris, KY, 40361, United States
Gingerbread Houses with Fonda Eigel
Hands-on art & history activities. Free Fun Hour program & Museum admission is free on these dates. Activities subject to change. Pre-registration requested, space is limited. No activities in January & December. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Register for events at info@hopewellmuseum.org or 859-987-7274.

Teen Art Studio
2018-11-29 16:00 - 17:00
Teens in middle & high school, come to the Museum to create your own artwork! Free, with snacks & supplies included. This event is in partnership with Paris-Bourbon County Public Library & sponsored by The Cralle Foundation & Micah Campbell Bourbon Co. Farm Bureau. No Teen Art Studio in January & December.

Santa at the Museum
2018-12-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Hopewell Museum, 800 Pleasant St, Paris, KY, 40361, United States
Meet Santa and his Museum helpers for free photos, crafts, and cookies. Free for kids of all ages and open to the public. *Families of children with special needs may schedule an appointment between 1:30-2:00 PM. Sponsored by Kentucky Bank.

Christmas Party
2018-12-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Hopewell Museum, 800 Pleasant St, Paris, KY, 40361, United States
Enjoy a festive evening with friends, heavy hors d’oeuvres, & drinks! RSVP Required by Dec. 5th. Members $35/non-members $40/U40$30. Proceeds benefit education programs.

Teen Art Studio
2019-02-07 16:00 - 17:00, 2019-02-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2019-02-21 16:00 - 17:00, 2019-02-28 16:00 - 17:00, 2019-03-07 16:00 - 17:00, 2019-03-14 16:00 - 17:00, 2019-03-21 16:00 - 17:00, 2019-03-28 16:00 - 17:00 and 4 more dates | Hopewell Museum, 800 Pleasant St, Paris, KY, 40361, United States
Create your own artwork every Thursday at the Museum! In partnership with Paris-Bourbon County Library. Sponsored by The Cralle Foundation & Micah Campbell—Kentucky Farm Bureau, Bourbon County. Free, with snacks & supplies included. No Teen Art Studio in January & December.

Exhibit Opening: Becoming American: The Immigrant Experience in Bourbon County, Kentucky
2019-02-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Hopewell Museum, 800 Pleasant St, Paris, KY, 40361, United States
This exhibit highlights stories of immigrants in Bourbon County. Curated by Margaret Spratt, Ph.D. Sponsored by the Josephine Ardery Foundation and Kentucky Bank. On display through May 30.

Becoming American Film Series (See Event Details for Film List)
2019-02-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-02-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-03-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-03-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-03-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-03-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Paris-Bourbon County Public Library, 701 High St, Paris, KY, 40361, United States
Becoming American is a six-week series of public programs created by City Lore in partnership with the Immigration and Ethnic History Society and the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. Major funding for the project has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Find out more at www.becoming-american.org.
All films will be shown at the Paris-Bourbon County Library Community Room, 7-9 PM. Free & open to the public.

February 11 – New York, A Documentary Film and The Jewish Americans
February 18 – Welcome to Shelbyville [Tennessee]
March 4 – The New Americans: The Nigerians
March 11 – Destination America: The Golden Door
March 18 – My American Girls
March 25 – The Search for General Tso

The Hopewell Museum will be showing each film followed by a brief discussion in partnership with the Paris-Bourbon County Library. This film series is supported by the exhibit: Becoming American: The Immigrant Experience in Bourbon County, Kentucky on display at the Hopewell Museum February 10-May 30.

“The Third Great Migration of African-Americans”
2019-02-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Paris-Bourbon County Public Library, 701 High St, Paris, KY, 40361, United States
Join Sharon Fields for a brief talk followed by a Q&A at the Paris-Bourbon County Library. Part of our Black History Month programming in partnership with the Paris-Bourbon County Library. Free & open to the public.

Kentucky Humanities Council Chautauqua Speaker “William Wells Brown”
2019-02-17 15:00 - 16:00 | Hopewell Museum, 800 Pleasant St, Paris, KY, 40361, United States
Virgil Covington, Jr. will perform as William Wells Brown, an African-American abolitionist, born in slavery in Montgomery County. Part of our Black History Month programming in partnership with the Paris-Bourbon County Library. Free & open to the public.

Docent Appreciation Coffee
2019-02-20 10:00 - 11:00 | Hopewell Museum, 800 Pleasant St, Paris, KY, 40361, United States
Join us for coffee and an introduction to the new exhibit and brief training refresher. Free for current docents.

Paris ARTWALK
2019-04-12 17:00 - 21:00 | Hopewell Museum, 800 Pleasant St, Paris, KY, 40361, United States
A look at regional artists’ works throughout downtown Paris & at the Hopewell Museum. Featured artist is Sarah Spradlin. Light refreshments. Free & open to the public.

Family Fun Studio: Kid's Derby Art Day
2019-04-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Hopewell Museum, 800 Pleasant St, Paris, KY, 40361, United States
Hands-on art & history activities. Activities subject to change. Pre-registration requested, space is limited. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All activities are 2-4 PM unless otherwise noted. Free.

Win, Place & Show Derby Party
2019-04-26 19:00 - 23:00 | The Barr House, 1200 Cypress Street, Paris, KY, 40361, United States
The Barr House, 1200 Cypress Street. Join us for a fun pre-Derby celebration with dance music by The Mercy Men! Food, Live & Silent Auction, & Hat Contest! We are thrilled to welcome Eddie Caskey of the Palmer-Hampton Agency and Caskey’s Auctioneer Services as our guest auctioneer! RSVP Required. $60 Members/ $65 Non-members /$40 U40 /$70 at the door. Each ticket includes two drink tickets for the evening. Reserve a table for 8 for $400. Proceeds benefit education programs at HPBC/HM.
Parking Information
There is limited parking at the Barr House, so we do encourage carpooling where possible. There will be parking attendants to direct you on where to park around the House and there is also on street parking.
Limited free valet parking is available.
Pre-paid guests
If you have paid for your ticket or table in advance you will go to the pre-paid check-in tables to give your name and receive your program, drink tickets, and table number for the evening. If you are part of a table that was purchased give the name of the person/business that purchased the table to receive your table number.
Pay at the door
If you have not yet paid for your ticket please go to the purchase ticket table when you arrive to do so.
Thank you to our 2019 Exacta Sponsors!
The Barr House Inn
CMWA
Bourbon County Citizen
Bluegrass Endodontics
