Paducah Life Magazine

05/08/2026

Paducah, this one’s for you. 🎶
Lowertown Arts & Music Festival is BACK — Day 1 is officially underway. See you out there. 🙌

What’s your favorite part of LTAMF?

05/08/2026

Back in 2007, we first met Bawn in the Mash when their album Welcome to the Atomic City caught the attention of writer J.T. Crawford. Before long, Bawn became darlings of the Paducah music scene, and the impact of those early years continues to ripple across our region — and far beyond.

It was incredible to see them reunited last night with the Paducah Symphony Orchestra, and we can’t wait to watch them close out the Lower Town Arts and Music Festival on Saturday.

Paducah is on full display this weekend.

05/08/2026

What a star-studded night at Crossroads, the kick-off concert for LTAMF this weekend! Get this. EVERY person on that stage has been featured in PADUCAH LIFE Magazine! J.T.Crawford profiled Bawn in the Mash on the porch of their creative habitat in their earliest days. He interviewed S.G. Goodman as she was beginning her ascent. Our editor Darlene Mazzone penned features on Mark Evitts for his work as a composer and musician as well as for his Emmy win for Frog and Toad. Josh Coffey was featured in the March issue and The Wheelhouse Rousters have graced our pages on numerous occasions. And young picker Sam Lynn was featured last year. If you’re not reading PADUCAH LIFE Magazine you’re missing all the good stuff. Just sayin! Photo credit to our former editor .english.curry . (She was on the front row!) .g.goodman

04/27/2026

04/23/2026

When U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Samantha Payne walks into a room, people notice—not just because of the rank on her uniform, but because of the unmistakable Kentucky warmth in her voice. “I’m just me,” Payne says with a laugh. “I’m this little girl from Paducah who happens to speak Chinese fluently, work in national security, and still sounds like home.” Read about Samantha’s meteoric military trajectory in the current edition.

04/11/2026

IT’S BACK and it’s COMING SOON! There is a great lineup of musicians and artisans for the come-back performance of the Lower Town Arts & Music Festival. Mark your calendars to take in the sights, sounds, and flavors that always accompany this fabulous Lower Town festival. The festival is May 8 & 9. Don’t miss a moment! And for MORE about LIFE in Paducah, subscribe to PADUCAH LIFE Magazine at paducahlife.com. You can also sign up for our weekly Around & About posts at the website as well.

03/26/2026

LIFE has returned to Paducah, cloaked in spring. The dogwoods are abloom, as the Dogwood Trail officially begins March 30. 🌼 🌺

03/19/2026

A boy torn between the rugged beauty of his Tennessee home and the promise of a new LIFE at an elite academy must decide whether leaving everything behind for love and opportunity will break him—or set him free. Into The Wild Light is the selection for the 2025-2026 WKCTC One Book Read. The culmination of the One Book Read is the author’s visit to campus on April 14 and 15. Learn more at onebookreadcom. Subscribe at paducahlife.com

03/08/2026

Read about Paducah Bank’s new president in the current edition of Paducah Life Magazine!! Congrats Ashley!

03/05/2026

Check out the new edition of PADUCAH LIFE Magazine. The Lower Town Arts and Music Festival has a new LIFE at the hands of some old friends. Read about the excitement surrounding this new version of a beloved event in the current edition of PADUCAH LIFE Magazine. Subscribe at paducahlife.com