ART & EXHIBITIONS
New Harmony's 1st Annual Art Stroll will take place along the streets of New Harmony May 3rd.
• May 3: Penny Lane Coffeehouse – Penny Lane Art Market.
Local artists and craftsmen gather to sell their creations.
• May 3: New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art – Art
Stroll. Browse the art galleries and antique shops that line the quaint streets
of New Harmony.
• May 3-4: Church Park – New Harmony’s
First Annual Arts Fair. This event will feature fine art & crafts in all
media, live music, and food. For more info, visit
www.newharmony.biz/pages/artsinharmony.htm.
• May 4: Evansville
Museum – 381 Days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Exhibit documents the story and courage of Rosa Parks.
• Continuing May 2 through May 4: Evansville
Museum – Halston: A Family
Remembrance of An Evansville
Original. Call 425-2406 for more details.
• Continuing through May 25: Evansville
Museum – Storefronts of America: The
Mesker Story.
• 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.
MUSIC
Live Jam session at 3pm at Penny Lane every Sunday.
Photography | Mark McCoy
• 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.
• May 8: Roberts Stadium – This is Our Story. School
production showcasing the instrumental music talents of student musicians.
Tickets: $5
• May 10: Victory Theatre – Evansville Philharmonic Youth
Orchestra Spring Concert. Middle and high school students showcase their
talents in a 7 p.m. spring concert. Tickets: $7
THEATRE
Be a part of the 3rd Annual Wine and Art Festival at the Old Lock and Dam Park in Newburgh, IN on May 16th-18th.
• May 5: The Victory – Alexander and the Terrible,
Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Children’s author Judith Viorst has
transformed her book about a little boy’s bad day into a musical for kids.
Tickets: $5
• May 8: The Centre – Movin’ Out (Musical). Billy
Joel’s smash Broadway musical ballet comes to Evansville. Tickets: $20-$50
• May 16-18: Evansville Civic Theatre – You're a Good Man
Charlie Brown. Spend a day with Charlie, Snoopy, and the entire Peanuts
gang. Sponsored by Lewis Bakeries.
• May 16: New Harmony Theatre – Personally Speaking
Series: Lenny Leibowitz. Artistic Director for New Harmony Theatre and
Assistant Professor of Theater at USI gives sneak peeks of NHT’s upcoming
season. See www.ywcaevansville.org or call 422-1191 for details.
• May 31: University
of Evansville’s Shanklin
Theatre – Ecole de File. Evansville Dance Theatre performs this piece;
Keith J. Martin directs. Visit www.edtdance.org for more.
• Continuing through May 4: Evansville Civic Theatre – The Smell of the
Kill. Three married women discuss the pros and cons of letting the husbands
die in a meat locker.
MISCELLANEOUS
• May 3: Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve - Ohio Valley
Birding Festival - Family Day! Bird watching, hikes, workshops, children's
activities, etc.
• May 3-4: Vanderburgh 4-H Center – Mater Gardeners Plant
Show and Sale. Purdue University
horticulturists peddle their wares and show off their skills.
• May 3-4: Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden - Bloomin' Zoo Garden
Festival. Sale
of lush, exotic zoo plants with procees benefiting educational programs.
• May 4: Evansville
Museum - Charles E. Cobb
Jr.: Civil Rights Activist, Author, Journalist, Lecturer. Mr. Cobb will give a
talk in conjunction with the new 381 Days exhibit.
• May 9: Reitz
Home Museum
– Second Annual Wine Dive. An evening of wine tasting, a silent auction, and
live entertainment in historic and elegant surroundings.
• May 9: Owensboro
Riverfront – International Barbecue Festival. Enjoy a day of river atmosphere
and the “best barbecue in the world.” Call 926-6938 for more details.
• May 10: Evansville
Museum – Astronomy Day.
Explore the wonders of astronomy by celebrating Astronomy Day. See special
planetarium shows and exciting views of the sun and the moon.
• May 10: Communities of Solarbron – 10kRun/2MileWalk. Join
the charitable retirement community for a 9 a.m. race and refreshments, with
proceeds going to local charities and organizations. Register and get more info
at www.solarbron.org or call 985-0055.
• May 12: Evansville
Country Club – 14th Annual Deaconess Classic. Annual day of golf to support Deaconess
charities that have helped in breast cancer research and provided mammograms
for women in need. Contact 450-3359 or visit www.deaconess.com for signup info
and details.
• May 16: Eagle
Valley Golf Course – YMCA
Golf Outing 2008. Support the Y’s youth sporting and fitness programs by
signing up for this annual “four man scramble.” Signups are $600 per foursome.
Call 426-6210 for more.
• May 16-18: Old Lock and Dam
Park, Newburgh
– 3rd Annual Wine and Art Festival. Wine tasting, specialty foods,
seminars on wine production, music, art, and more. Visit
www.historicnewburgh.org for more. Tickets: May 16th Soiree $40; $5
for other events
• May 17: SWIRCA 16
W. Virginia St. – River City
Senior Games Opening Day. Weeklong competitions between senior citizen athletes
in a range of events from cycling to shuffleboard. Entry fee: $12. Call
464-7800 or visit www.swirca.org for more.
• May 19: Victoria National Golf Course, Newburgh
– 6th Annual Golf Benefit. Supporters of the Evansville Philharmonic
gather for a game of golf with celebrities and ranked amateurs. Contact
Evansville Philharmonic for more.
• May 25: Bridlewood
subdivision – 17th Annual Home Run Sweepstakes Open
House. Easter Seals will hold a raffle
where the winner gets either a new energy star home or $100,000! 2nd
prize is $10,000... 3rd prize is $5,000... and 4th prize is $1,000 (2
winners). Call 437-2670 or visit www.in-sw.easterseals.com for details. Raffle
tickets are $100.
• May 30: Evansville
Riverfront – Evening on the River. Join others in the community for a nice
evening meal, make a bid at the Pagoda's silent auction, then enjoy a carriage
ride at the annual Evansville Parks Foundation and Keep Evansville Beautiful
fundraiser from 6:30 to 10 p.m. For tickets, call the Evansville Parks
Department at 435-6141.
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DIRECTORY OF KEY VENUES
• ArtWorks Gallery: www.hayniescornerartsdistrict.org
[401-7301]
• Art Colony Gallery & Tea House:
www.hayniescornerartsdistrict.org [428-7911]
• Arts Council of Southwestern
Indiana’s Bower Suhrheinrich Foundation Gallery: www.artswin.evansville.net
[422-2111]
• The Centre: www.smgevansville.com
• Evansville Civic Theatre & Underground at the Annex:
www.civic.evansville.net [425-2800]
• Evansville
Museum of Art,
History, and Science: www.emuseum.org [425-2406]
• Evansville
Philharmonic Orchestra (Box Office): www.evansvillephilharmonic.org
[425-5050]
• Hoosier Art Salon (Broad Ripple & New Harmony
Galleries): www.hoosiersalon.org [317-253-5340]
• New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art: www.usi.edu/nhgallery
[682-3156]
• New Harmony Theatre: www.usi.edu/nht
[648-7469]
• Penny Lane Coffeehouse: www.pennylanecoffee.com
[421-8741]
• Rapp-Owen Granery:
www.underthebeams.com [682-3128]
• Roberts Stadium: www.smgevansville.com
• University
of Evansville Theatre:
theatre.evansville.edu [488-2562]
• University
of Southern Indiana Mallette Studio Theatre:
www.usi.edu [422-3970]
• Vanderburgh 4-H Center: www.vanderburgh4hcenter.com
[867-6217]
• The Victory Theatre: www.smgevansville.com
• Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve:
www.wesselmannaturesociety.org [479-0771]
• Wheeler Concert Hall (UofE): www.evansville.edu
[800-423-8633]
• Willard Library: www.willard.lib.in.us [425-4309]
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