Empty Bowls, Saturday, Feb. 25

The very sweet and fabulous Michael Terra of Terra Cottage in LowerTown brings back the Empty Bowls project in Paducah! Come get soup, and an artistically designed bowl, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Julian Carroll Convention Center! Proceeds benefit the Community Kitchen here in Paducah.

Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger. The basic premise, swiped right from the website, is simple: Potters and other craftspeople, educators and others work with the community to create handcrafted bowls.

Guests are invited to a simple meal of soup and bread. In exchange for a cash donation, guests are asked to keep a bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. The money raised is donated to an organization working to end hunger and food insecurity.

The crowd at last year’s Empty Bowls event!

Statistics show that one out of eight Americans struggle with food insecurity every day. Millions of people have lost their jobs during the most recent recession and the number of food stamp recipients has increased dramatically.

Our help is needed now more than ever.

Michael, a potter himself, has been hosting numerous bowl-making and glazing events right over there in his darling Terra Cottage Ceramics at 514 North 7th St. You can keep up with who’s been doing what on his Empty Bowls Project of Paducah Facebook page.

Tickets to the Feb. 25 event are $15. So make plans to stop in for soup and take home a beautiful bowl. You can pick up advance tickets at many locations, including the Downtown Coffee Bar, Etcetera Coffeehouse in LowerTown, and Terra Cottage Studios at 514 N 7th St.!

Last year’s volunteers!