• Ongoing at Willard Library – the Adele & Paul Torian Native American Leaders of the Mid-19th Century exhibition. This permanent exhibit features three rare volumes of Thomas L. McKenney’s History of the Indian Tribes of North America, which was published in 1838, 1842 and 1844. The folio-sized books are in the Adult Services Department. You may call 425-4309 for more information.
• Through October 7: Evansville Museum – “East/West/North/South: A Collaboration.” Over three dozen faculty members from the campuses of USI, the University of Evansville, Ivy Tech and Henderson Community College present their work in this, the 21st annual exhibition of its kind at the Museum. Call 425-2406 for more information.
• Through October 26: Evansville Museum – “Eaten Alive: Parasites and Their Hosts.” With videos, graphics, and live specimens, this slightly creepy exhibit explores the complicated relationship shared between human beings, animals, plants and the more than 3200 varieties of parasitic organisms that inhabit our world. For more information, call the Museum at 425-2406.
• Through October 28: Evansville Museum – “Evansville on the Home Front: World War II.” Life in Evansville and the surrounding community during World War II is explored in this exhibit through photos, documents, artifacts and other relevant items. Among the topics of the exhibition is the role of the numerous industries in Evansville during the War years, including Chrysler, Sunbeam, International Steel and the Hercules Body Company. Contact the Evansville Museum at 425-5050 about this or any of the other permanent or temporary exhibits there.
• October 11 through December 14: Audubon State Park Museum – “The Art of Quilting Exhibition.” An opening reception for this exhibit will be held October 11 beginning at 6 p.m. Call 270-827-1893 for more information.

FAMILY
• October 4: Children’s Museum of Evansville – Free Family Fun Night. Sponsored by St. Mary’s Hospital, Free Family Fun Night is held the first Thursday evening of each month from 5 to 8 p.m. and allows families to enjoy the fun at cMoe at no cost. Call 464-2663 for more information.
• October 19, 20, 26 & 27: Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden – “Boo at The Zoo.” Bring the kids out to the Zoo’s not-so-scary event complete with games, treats, a haunted train ride and more. 5 to 8 p.m. each day. Call 435-6143 for more information about this annual happening.
• October 20: Children’s Museum of Evansville – Hands-On Science. Visiting scientist Christopher Huntowski will be at the Museum to demonstrate cool science activities at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Call 464-2663 for details.
• October 28: Children’s Museum of Evansville – “Halloween Fun.” Starting at 2 p.m. come and enjoy face painting and mask-making along with a special dance performance by the Evansville Dance Theatre. Children in costume receive $1 off admission. Call 464-2633 for more information.

FILM
• October 2: USI Forum One – The Freshman (1927, silent with added music track). Part of the Fall 2007 schedule, these films are shown in widescreen format, 35mm. Open to the public; 6 p.m.
• October 9: USI Forum One – A Day At The Races (1937, unconfirmed title at press time). 6 p.m.
• October 16: USI Forum One – Red River (1948). 6 p.m.
• October 23: USI Forum One – That Touch of Mink (1948). 6 p.m.

MUSIC
• Sundays: Penny Lane Coffeehouse – Open guitar jam at 3 p.m. & Live Celtic Music. Each Sunday, live Celtic music by Rowan Tree is performed from the intimacy of the stage at Penny Lane. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Call 421-8741 for more info.
• October 27: Victory Theatre – Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra presents “Bach to Romance.” The EPO, along with an all-female violin/flute/harpsichord trio, will perform, for the first time, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 along with selections from Ravel, Haydn and Wagner. Concert begins at 8 p.m. Call 425-5050 for more information.

THEATRE
• October 4 through 7: U of E Theatre – Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Based on the novel by Choderlos de Laclos and directed by John David Lutz, performance times are at 8 p.m. for shows from the 4th through the 6th and 2 p.m. for the Sunday matinee on the 7th. Call 488-2031 for more information.
• October 5 through 7: Evansville Civic Theatre – King ‘O The Moon: Over the Tavern Part II. A family’s trials and tribulations are played out against the historical backdrop of the July 1969 moon landing in this follow-up – set ten years after – the drama Over the Tavern. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Call 425-2800 for more.
• October 11 through 14: Evansville Civic Theatre – Spring Awakening. A powerful story of teenagers, their emotions, fears, loves and more are explored in this original version of the musical currently enjoying success on Broadway. 8 p.m. curtain times Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. Call 425-2800 for more details.
• October 23: The Centre – Cirque Dreams: “Jungle Fantasy.” An electrifying circus for the 21st Century, this all-new production offers an international cast of contortionists, aerialists, strong men, gravity-defying characters and much more. Cirque Dreams is part of the Broadway at The Centre Series. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at The Centre box office, at all Ticketmaster locations, ticketmaster.com and by phone at 423-7222 in Indiana or 270-926-6661 in Kentucky.
• October 25 through November 18: USI Theatre – “The Repertory Project.” Works in the Project include Oliver Goldsmith’s She Stoops to Conquer and The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Call 422-3970 for more information.

MISCELLANEOUS
• October 14: Evansville Museum – “Answering the Call: Evansville and the LST.” Thomas R. Lonnberg, Curator of History at the Museum, will give a Power Point presentation that will focus on the Evansville Shipyard’s extraordinary output during World War II. Among the topics will be Evansville’s place as the country’s largest producer of the Landing Ship Tanks that were so instrumental to the Allies’ victory in the War. Call 425-2406 for more information.
• October 27 & 28: Vanderburgh 4-H Center – Collector’s Carnival Antique & Flea Market. Hundreds of dealers will be at the two-day event, in eight buildings and along the grounds outside as well. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Visit www.collectorscarnivalshows.com for more information.

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