‘Metamorphosis,’ a Museum Gala in Hopkinsville, planned Sept. 21

The Hopkinsville History Foundation is planning the city’s first ever Museum Gala — an evening featuring a grand promenade entrance, cocktails, dinner and music — on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Pennyroyal Area Museum.

The theme is “Metamorphosis: Hopkinsville in the 1910s,” with the hope that guests will use the theme to fashion their attire for the evening. Ideas might come from “this decade of transition in mobility, women’s rights, communication, and so much more,” organizers said in a press release.

The 1910s was a “decade of fast-paced change and innovation,” which complements the idea of metamorphosis.

The event is inspired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Met Gala in New York, the annual haute couture festival featuring celebrities who match their attire to a different theme each year.

The local Museum Gala will begin with the promenade and cocktails at 6 p.m. inside the museum. Dinner and music by Gatsby Gang Jazz Band will follow at 7 p.m. on Liberty Street next to the museum.

Tickets, at $100 per person, will be available to museum members beginning Aug. 1 and to the public on Aug. 8. Reserved tables with premier seating for eight guests are $1,000. Additional information is available online.

The Hopkinsville History Foundation supports the mission of the Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County. The two groups are collaborating on “Metamorphosis,” with support from a key sponsor, Planters Bank.

A special art installation for the gala will be inspired by museum artifacts.

“The pieces that compose this unique Create from the Collection exhibition will be created by local artists and available for purchase at a silent auction during the event,” the release states.

Artists who are interested in participating can find additional information here.

Hoptown Chronicle editor Jennifer P. Brown is a Hopkinsville History Foundation board member.