Museums of Hopkinsville To Hold Supper Club Event Highlighting Area's Immigrant History

The event will feature global dishes and stories from the region's diverse past.

Mar. 31, 2026 at 4:45pm

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An impressionistic, out-of-focus scene of people gathered around a table, their faces and forms blurred into soft pools of warm light and color, conceptually representing the communal experience of sharing a meal and celebrating cultural diversity.The Museums of Hopkinsville's Supper Club events bring the community together to explore the region's diverse culinary and cultural heritage.Bowling Green Today

The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County and Human Rights Commission are continuing their Supper Club series on April 9th, focusing on the rich immigrant history of the area. Former Bowling Green chef Matthew Brown will join museum director Alissa Keller to highlight Eastern European and other global dishes that reflect the once thriving Jewish population and diversity of the Christian County community.

Why it matters

The Supper Club events aim to share the history and multicultural heritage of the Hopkinsville region through the lens of food, building on the success of previous dinners that celebrated local culinary traditions.

The details

The upcoming Supper Club event will feature a menu inspired by a 1934 series in the Kentucky New Era newspaper titled 'Our Foreign Born Citizens.' The majority of the global dishes will be Eastern European, reflecting the area's past Jewish population. Former Bowling Green chef Matthew Brown will collaborate with museum director Alissa Keller to prepare the meal and share stories about the immigrant communities that once thrived in Christian County.

  • The Supper Club event will take place on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 6 p.m.
  • The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County previously held a successful Supper Club event earlier this month.

The players

Alissa Keller

The executive director of the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County.

Matthew Brown

A former chef from Bowling Green who will collaborate on the Supper Club menu.

Emma Nance Jordan

The sister of the Nance siblings, who recently shared soul food and stories at a previous Supper Club event.

Nance Family Restaurant

A restaurant owned and operated by the Nance family, which was featured at a previous Supper Club event.

Human Rights Commission

An organization partnering with the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County to host the Supper Club series.

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What they’re saying

“The Supper Club events aim to share the diversity and history of the Christian County community through food.”

— Alissa Keller, Museum Executive Director

“April's Supper Club is inspired by a series that ran in the Kentucky New Era in 1934, titled 'Our Foreign Born Citizens.'”

— Alissa Keller, Museum Executive Director

What’s next

Tickets for the April 9th Supper Club event are limited and can be purchased for $10 at the Pennyroyal Area Museum or through their website.

The takeaway

The Museums of Hopkinsville are using their Supper Club series to celebrate the region's rich immigrant history and diverse culinary traditions, building community connections through shared meals and storytelling.