ART & EXHIBITIONS

• April 13: Evansville Museum – Kites to Kittyhawk. Examines the role of kite making in the development of manned flight. Call 425-4206 for details.

• April 17-19: New Harmony Gallery – First Brush of Spring Plein Air-Paint-Out. Art classes, paint contest, and art sale. For more info visit www.hoosiersalon.org.

• Continuing through April 13: New Harmony Gallery - Artwork of
Corrine Hull, H. John Smith & Norman Bailey. For more visit www.hoosiersalon.org.

• Continuing through April 19: Broad Ripple Gallery – Abstract Friends. View art by Doug Arnholter, Teri Barnett, Elizabeth Guipe-Hall, Susan Hodgin, and Quincy Owens at the Hoosier Art Salon.

• Continuing through April 5: Deaconess Women’s Hospital on Gateway Campus - Inspired Women in Art Juried Exhibition Visit the Arts Council online for more information: www.artswin.evansville.net

• Continuing through May 4: Evansville Museum – Halston: A Family Remembrance of An Evansville Original. Call 425-2406 for more details.

• Continuing through April 20: Koch Science Center, Evansville Museum – Psychology’s Attic. 425-2406 for more.

• Continuing through May 25: Evansville Museum – Storefronts of America: The Mesker Story. 425-2406 for more. 

• 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. You may call 425-4309 for more information.

MUSIC

• Wednesdays: Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana’s Bower-Suhrheinrich Foundation Gallery – Brown Bag Performances.

Bring your lunch down to the Arts Council’s gallery at 318 Main Street and check a wide array of artful performances while you eat! Performances are FREE and last from noon ‘til 1 p.m. Check out www.artswin.evansville.net for more.

• 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.

• April 1: Wheeler Concert Hall, University of Evansville – Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra w/ Eykamp String Quartet. Admission is free. Visit www.evansvillephilharmonic.org or call 425-5050 for more.

• April 2: The Centre – Mannheim Steamroller. Starts at 7:30 p.m.; tickets are $20, $35, and $50 each. Contact 435-5544 for more.

• April 4: Evansville Museum – Rite of Spring Concert. Students and faculty of UE perform. Call 488-2754 for reservations and ticket pricing.

• April 5: Rapp-Owen Granary – Under the Beams Concert Series: Over the Rhine. “Over the Rhine” (www.overtherhine.com ) is the stage name of husband and wife duo Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist. Tickets are $28. Student tickets are $15. Call 682-3128 or visit www.underthebeams.com for more.

• April 6: Henderson Fine Arts Center – Cherryholmes in Concert. Grammy nominees and IBMA “Entertainer of the Year” winners. Tickets range from $25 to $35. Call (270) 831-9800 for more, or visit www.haaa.org.

• April 12-13: Victory Theatre – Misbehavin’ Tonight Pops Concert. Byron Stripling joins the EPO in tribute to trumpet legends. Show starts at 8 p.m. on 12th and 2 p.m. on the 13th. Tickets range from $15. Contact 425-5050 for more.

• April 12: USI Wright Administration Building – Designed By Grace Spring Concert. Student gospel choir, Designed By Grace, will perform spiritual music. Tickets are free. Call 465-7188 for more.

• April 22: Neu Chapel, University of Evansville – University Symphony Orchestra. Visiting professor Akira Mori directs a 60-member ensemble of students for an evening of recitals. Starts at 7:30 p.m.; Tickets are free. Contact 488-2236 for more.

• April 26: Victory Theatre – Carmina Burana. Carl Orff’s bombastic 1937 piece. One of the highlights of this years EPO concert season. Show starts at 8 p.m.; tickets start at $15. Contact 425-5050 for more.

• April 26: Henderson Fine Arts Center – Kentucky Evening Concert. A variety of local artists. Show starts at 7:30 p.m.; tickets are $25-$35. Call (270) 831-9800 for more, or visit www.haaa.org.

THEATRE

• April 10-13, April 15-19: USI Mallette Studio Theatre – The Threepenny Opera. Experience a student production of this well-known 1928 musical that pokes fun at the pretenses of the rich and powerful. Tickets are $12 for the general public, $10 for seniors, and $6 for USI students. Call 422-3970 for more info, or visit www.usi.edu.

• April 18-20: University of Evansville Theatre – Dark of the Moon. A tale by Howard Richardson and William Berney about a witch-boy who wants to be made human after making love to a lusty mortal atop Bald Mountain. Friday and Saturday shows at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. Phone 488-2031 for details.

• April 18-May 4: Evansville Civic Theatre – The Smell of the Kill. www.civic.evansville.net or call 425-2800 for more details on show times. Tickets are $17 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $12 for students.

• April 19: Harrison High School – The Emperor’s Nightingale. Community dance troupe. For more call 473-8937.

• April 25-26: Evansville Civic Theatre's Underground at the Annex – My Name is Tracy. Annex, located in Washington Square Mall. Tickets are $10 and are available online and at the door. Check www.civic.evansville.net/UNDERGROUND.html for more.

MISCELLANEOUS

• April 5: National Guard Armory – 34th Annual Spring Fair (Giant Rummage Sale). For more contact 425-3524.

• April 10: The Victory Theatre – Mexican President Vicente Fox Lecture. If Fox’s past lectures of this type are any indicator, he will most likely focus on why The Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), which critics have called unconstitutional and part of a North American Union (NAU), is necessary and why the U.S. needs to adopt an immigration bill like McCain/Kennedy. Should be an interesting lecture. For more info or questions regarding tickets, 488-2455.

• April 12: Evansville Museum – Saturn Watch. Bask under the stars and, weather permitting, take a glimpse of the planet Saturn as it passes nearer to earth than usual. Event lasts from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Call 425-2406 for more info.

• April 18: YMCA, 118 Vine St. – Personally Speaking Series: Women in Politics 2008. Robert L. Dion offers his assessment of the role of the gender gap in politics. Call 422-1191 for details.

• April 18-20: Main St. in Henderson – 20th Annual Tri-Fest. There will be rides, games, food booths, and concerts, including music by The Duke Boys and an Elvis Competition. Admission is free. Call 831-1527 or visit www.hendersontrifest.org for more.

• April 19: Howell Wetlands – Earth Day at Howell Wetlands. Hiking, crafts, and much more for the whole family to enjoy in celebration of Earth Day. Call (812) 479-0771 ext. 100 for details.

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