A door to history awaits you at the William Clark Market House Museum, Paducah’s award winning history museum. Celebrate Paducah’s history at the museum’s Gala Grand Opening this Saturday April 6th. Visitors will enjoy free admission and door prizes from Noon until 4:00 p.m. The museum is located on South Second Street of Market House Square in historic Downtown Paducah. New exhibits for Spring/Summer 2013 include the “Bill Carson Coca-Cola Collection” and “Five Germans and an Irishman, the Many Flavors of Kirchhoff Bakery” exhibit. The “Bill Carson Coca-Cola Collection” honors the longtime promoter of the Paducah bottling plant. Book author…

McCracken County Public Library’s next Evenings Upstairs program is on March 21st at 7 p.m. The program is titled “Explore Kentucky’s Diverse Fiddling Traditions.” John Harrod has been performing over forty years as he brings old music to new generations. Because of its location between major routes of western migration, Western Kentucky became a melting pot of culture in the 18th and 19th centuries. Harrod explores the region’s musical roots and gives a preview on this weeks WKMS Sounds Good radio program. All shows are open to the public. For more information contact Bobbie Wrinkle at bwrinkle@mclib.net.