This event is part of a statewide event called Bourbon & Belonging (produced by Queer Kentucky) !

Queer Kentucky, the celebrated Louisville founded nonprofit focused on uplifting LGBTQ+ lives through storytelling, culture, and action, is proud to introduce “Bourbon & Belonging: Kentucky’s Queer Bourbon Week”, the first LGBTQ+ inclusive Bourbon festival in the country. Bourbon and Belonging will take place October 2-6, 2024 all across Kentucky with 8 different cities and regions signed on. Thanks to support from Kentucky Tourism, as well as our partners Kentucky Distillers’ Association, HospitableMe, and the tourism bureaus of Northern Kentucky, Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort, Winchester, Paducah, Bullitt County, and Bardstown, this will be the premiere event for LGBTQ+ consumers from Kentucky and beyond.

Join us as we welcome Bowling Green author Clint Waters to Paducah! He is a self-published author of science fiction and fantasy books. With his Creative Writing degree and obsession with bugs Clint has a certain zeal not to be missed. He will be reading from Do I Terrify? and (UN)Bury Your Gays and both books will be for sale following the reading.