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Play.
So many ways to play!
Paducah is nationally renowned its sponsorship of the arts in many ways. From a theater to an orchestra, Paducah has it all!
The Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center is a beautiful new building downtown, created for the sole purpose of providing a location for the arts.
Whether you’re looking for a weekend getaway, a site for your organization’s next meeting or convention, or a unique group tour destination, we invite you to explore our site and see what it means to play in Paducah!
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This Weekend in Paducah |
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A Cultural Center
Thanks to the Artist Relocation Program started in 2000, Paducah is the proud home of the Lowertown Arts District.
The program has drawn over 45 internationally renowned artists to the area, creating a wealth of culture and a diversified collection of galleries right in the heart of Paducah. The district has also drawn a variety of other businesses and restaurants, making it the perfect location for an enlightening and exciting stroll.
Come check it out, and be amazed at what you can find right down the road!
Check out the Arts
For a comprehensive look at the arts in our region, visit:
Theater and Performing Arts
Museums and Galleries
Movies and Film Festivals
More links on Arts and Entertainment from The Library Channel.
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Paducah Area Night Life
Once the sun sets, it's time to head to the local hotspots for an evening of fun.
Whether you're looking for drinks at a quaint pub or a dance club, live comedy or music, or an outdoor festival, you're sure to find the perfect spot to enjoy your night out.
You'll find such venues throughout the area, but the downtown and riverfront areas have a concentrated grouping of restaurants, bars and nightclubs, making it a great option for variety!
Live Nightly Entertainment in the Paducah Area
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Leaping Trout Studio presents Landscapes by WE 3, featuring LowerTown Artists! |
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Featured Arts Story
Renovate the Historic Columbia and Arcade Theatre
The City of Paducah, Kentucky is soliciting proposals from any interested parties to renovate the historic Columbia and Arcade Theatre properties located in our historic downtown. Our intent is to have these properties restored to life as an integral part of the community and return its front façade(s) to its original grandeur. The City of Paducah is the current owner of these structures and is willing to transfer ownership, free of charge, to a developer that completes a successful proposal under these guidelines that is accepted by the Paducah City Commission.
Learn more...how can you help?
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Area Sports
With a multitude of highly competitive athletic high schools, and being home to Brooks Stadium, Paducah always has something exciting going on for the sports lover.
Every year, the Ohio Valley Conference baseball championship is played at Brooks Stadium, drawing collegiate baseball teams from five different states. Play ball in Paducah!
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Movies In and Around Paducah
EDGAR CAYCE: THE BEAUTIFUL DREAMER This touching documentary explains how Edgar Cayce (1877-1945), a simple farm boy from Kentucky, became the most phenomenal psychic of the 20th century. The director uses both archival photographs and sepia-toned "home movies" to recreate the many major events in the life of the “sleeping prophet.” Many scenes were shot in the actual locations of their occurrence in both Hopkinsville, Ky., and Virginia Beach, Va. Footage is enhanced throughout with music of the period. Not Rated
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Paducah Park Services
Paducah is home to 14 different parks open to the public, the largest of which is Noble Park, located at Joe Clifton and Park Avenue. At Noble Park you can walk around the beautiful pond, visit the baseball fields, or spend the afternoon with your family at the playground. There's also a Community Center, an Arts and Crafts building, and a Civic Center open to public events in the Paducah area.
Parks Services offers many recreational programs, community activities, and adult and youth athletics throughout the year. There's something for just about every member of the family. Visit Parks Services web site for a look at what is included in the Spring 2006 calendar of events! Paducah Parks Services
Outdoor Recreation
Lighthouse Landing Sailing School!
Lighthouse Landing (Kentucky Lake Sails, Inc.) has been helping people fulfill their dream of learning to sail since 1977. Everything from location, facilities, personnel and training boats combine to make Lighthouse Landing Sailing School an outstanding American Sailing Association Certification Facility. We are bound by a national standard of sailing instruction delivered by professional sailing trainers. Our proven courses prepare you for ASA certification in Basic Keelboat through Basic Coastal Cruising. You can depend on an enriching learning experience while you are with us. You can also plan on a really great time. For more information, visit our website at Lighthouse Landing Resort & Marina.
So from sailing, and climbing to hiking, Paducah has all the outdoor fun you can handle. Leave your weekend open, you'll want to have time to enjoy it all!
Links to recreation in the area.
Major Attractions
While the main attraction of Kentucky's Western Waterland is our wonderful outdoor activities such as viewing the locks and dams, fishing, boating, hiking, enjoying Venture River Water Park and horseback riding in Eddyville and strolling through Patti's 1880's Settlement in Grand Rivers, there are also many museums, art galleries and festivals throughout the area.
Local links to major attractions
The National Quilt Museum, the River Heritage Museum and Whitehaven in Paducah, Adsmore Museum in Princeton, Pennyroyal Area Museum and the Trail of Tears Park in Hopkinsville, Don F. Pratt Museum in Oak Grove, Jefferson Davis Monument in Fairview, Columbus-Belmont Museum in Columbus, Wickliffe Mounds Archaeological Research Center are the top historical attractions in Kentucky's Western Waterland.
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Visit Downtown Paducah on the RiverFront
Eat, Shop, Play & Stay Downtown in Paducah!
Every Sautrday night Paducah blocks off Broadway at 6th St. and gathers together in an event known simply as Downtown After Dinner. Come take a walk through the historic streets and listen to local bands of all genres. Don't forget to dance when you hear your favorite song!
Also hosted downtown are regular festivals and activities such as the Barbecue on the River and the Summer Festival, so head on downtown and find fun for the whole family!
Paducah Main Street
Paducah’s Artist Relocation Program
At a time when funding for the arts is constantly being cut, Paducah is establishing an environment where artists and the arts are flourishing. Paducah’s Artist Relocation Program was started in August of 2000 and is now a national model for using the arts for economic development. Learn more...
What Paducah’s Artist Relocation Program has done in four short years is an idea pondered aloud by optimistic art folk everywhere: a self-sufficient, creative neighborhood designed for artists, by artists, perpetuated by artists.
Check out the Artists and Galleries
There are often fun and interesting events to attend, check out what's happening in Lowertown...
Tantalize Your Taste Buds
Restaurant Review
Cafe Minou
By Robin Komie
When walking into Café Minou, the smell of gourmet cooking tackles you to the ground, instantly making you weak in the knees and wanting to order most, if not all of what the Café Minou menu has to offer.Located in the crush of the Lower Town Arts District, Café Minou is known for its creative dishes. Chef Denise Gordon prepares dishes of exceptional quality, freshness and innovation. She blends ingredients and styles from many cultures to create a truly unique dining experience.The prices are reasonable for what you get.
From Asian smoked salmon nachos, to Moroccan veal piccata, your taste buds are bound to burst with an overload of spices. The servers are friendly and make you feel at home, when in fact you are in an artsy restaurant, being cooked for by a professional chef and helped by an abstract painter.
Fusing art and food together, Café Minou is ahead of its class. This is the type of restaurant that you would take your wife or husband to on an anniversary, or for a bite to eat in the middle of an art outing.Click here for more information...
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Unique Lodging Options
If you're looking to stay in Paducah, you have all kinds of choices from quaint bed and breakfasts to well equipped five star hotels.
You'll find a quality selection of locally-owned and national chain hotel properties, bed and breakfasts, even campgrounds and cabins - all offering exceptional service and priced to fit any budget. Just look for whatever lodging fits your needs!
Sponsored by: Birdsong Resort, Marina and Campground
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