Wednesday, Oct. 19
Back Roads Studio Tour — Self-guided driving tour of 14 studios, 22 artisans, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free. Map: browncountystudiotour.com.
Jeff Foster — Guitar music, Hobnob Corner restaurant, 17 W. Main St., 6 to 8 p.m., no cover. Information: hobnobcornerrestaurant.com or 812-988-4114.
“Sully” — Drama, rated PG-13, Brown County Playhouse, 70 S. Van Buren St., 7 p.m., $5 per child, $6 per adult, concessions, local beer and wine sold. Information: 812-988-6555 or browncountyplayhouse.org.
Open mic — With Jason Blankenship, Pine Room Tavern, 51 E. Chestnut St., 8 to 10 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 20
Back Roads Studio Tour — Self-guided driving tour of 14 studios, 22 artisans, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free. Map: browncountystudiotour.com.
Pioneer Village open — 90 E. Gould St., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., $2 donation.
Brown County History Center open — 90 E. Gould St., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sensational snakes — State park Nature Center, 2 p.m., gate fee applies.
Gospel music jam and sing — Sing, play or listen, Country Gospel Church, 5181 State Road 46 East, Gnaw Bone, 6:30 p.m. Information: 812-988-1288.
Derick Howard — Live music, Indiana RedBarn Jamboree, 71 Parkview Road, 7 to 9 p.m., $10, BYOB cans only, camping $10 additional. Information: redbarn-jamboree.ticketleap.com or facebook.com/IndianaRedBarnJamboree.
The Writers, Readers And Poets Society — 7 to 9 p.m., lower level of Brown County Public Library, 205 N. Locust Lane, free. Information: 812-988-2850.
“The Breeze Bends the Grass” — Musical window into the lives of early Indiana artists Marie Goth, Janet Payne Bowles, the Overbeck Sisters and Selma Steele, by Krista Detor and Arbutus Cunningham, Brown County Playhouse, 70 S. Van Buren St., 7:30 p.m. $19.50 per student, $20.50 per adult, concessions, local beer and wine sold. Information: browncountyplayhouse.org or 812-988-6555.
Silver Sparrow — Live music, Pine Room Tavern, 51 E. Chestnut St., 8 to 10 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 21
Back Roads Studio Tour — Self-guided driving tour of 14 studios, 22 artisans, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free. Map: browncountystudiotour.com.
Pioneer Village open — 90 E. Gould St., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., $2 donation.
Brown County History Center open — 90 E. Gould St., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Slightly Haunted Puppet Theater” — 20-minute variety shows in outdoor Melchior Theatre, free popcorn, west side of South Van Buren Street, $5 per person, free for kids under 2, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Information: 800-849-4853 or melchiormarionettes.com.
Brown County Archives open — Brown County History Center, 90 E. Gould St., second floor, 1 to 4 p.m.
Rattlesnake feeding — State park Nature Center, 3 p.m., gate fee applies.
Owl program — State park Nature Center, 5 p.m., gate fee applies.
Bingo — Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department, 5200 State Road 135 North, Bean Blossom, 6 p.m.
Fall-o-ween — Hayrides, crafts, face painting, bounce house, weenie roast, s’mores and hot chocolate, Deer Run Park, 6 to 8 p.m., pumpkin-carving/decorating contest judging at 7:30 p.m., bring lawn chairs for Scooby Doo cartoons from 8 to 9:30 p.m., free, donations welcome. Information: bcparksrec.com or 812-988-5522.
Friendly Forest — For costumed children, includes candy, popcorn and hot chocolate, Jackson Township Fire Station, 4831 Helmsburg Road, 7 to 9 p.m., $1 per child, adults with children free, snacks, coffee and pumpkins for sale. Information: 812-988-6201 or jtfd5inc on Facebook.
“The Breeze Bends the Grass” — Musical about early Indiana women artists, Brown County Playhouse, 70 S. Van Buren St., 7:30 p.m. $19.50 per student, $20.50 per adult.
High Sierra — Live music, Indiana RedBarn Jamboree, 71 Parkview Road, 8 to 11 p.m., $10.
Saturday, Oct. 22
Back Roads Studio Tour — Self-guided driving tour of 14 studios, 22 artisans, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free. Map: browncountystudiotour.com.
Quaff N Brew Beer School — Includes tour of downtown Big Woods brew house, lesson on beer making and samples, 60 Molly Lane, 10 a.m., $5. Information: 812-988-6000 or bigwoodsbeer.com.
Melted-crayon pumpkin — Guided craft, state park Nature Center, 10 a.m., gate fee applies.
Hike to the Yellowwoods — From the Brown County State Park Rally Campground parking lot, 11 a.m., gate fee applies.
Pioneer Village open — 90 E. Gould St., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., $2 donation.
Brown County History Center open — 90 E. Gould St., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Farm-to-Fifth Tours — Learn about whiskey’s role in history and see the process to make it, Bear Wallow Distillery, 4484 E. Old State Road 46, Gnaw Bone, every hour 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., $5. Information: bearwallowdistillery.com or 812-657-4923.
Dave Miller — Live music, Appleworks in Trafalgar, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Dave Sisson — Live music, Pine Room Tavern, 51 E. Chestnut St., noon to 2 p.m.
“Slightly Haunted Puppet Theater” — 20-minute shows in outdoor Melchior Theatre, free popcorn, west side of South Van Buren Street, $5 per person, free for kids under 2, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Hamilton Creek — Bluegrass band at Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department fish fry, 5200 State Road 135 North, Bean Blossom, food from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., band at 2 p.m.
Live raptor show — State park Nature Center, 2 p.m., donations welcome, gate fee applies.
PARTake art workshop — Autumn landscapes with Anabel Hopkins, informal class for beginners, Chateau Thomas Winery, 225 S. Van Buren St., 3 to 5 p.m., $40 includes glass of wine, all materials and individual instruction. Registration: artalliancebrowncounty.org/events/9-partake, 812-340-8781 or 812-837-9607.
Nature team trivia — State park Nature Center, 3:30 p.m., gate fee applies.
Hickory Ridge Homecoming — Chili supper, music, 55th anniversary program and door prizes, Hickory Ridge Community Center, 2314 Hickory Ridge Lane off Hornettown Road near Spearsville, music and chili at 5 p.m., program at 7 p.m. Information: 812-597-4565.
Dave Miller — Live music, Abe Martin Lodge, Brown County State Park, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Euchre — Sycamore Valley Center, 746 Memorial Drive at the fairgrounds, 6 p.m.
Friendly Forest — For costumed children, includes candy, popcorn and hot chocolate, behind Jackson Township Fire Station, 4831 Helmsburg Road, 7 to 9 p.m., $1 per child, adults with children free, snacks, coffee and pumpkins for sale.
“The Breeze Bends the Grass” — Musical about early Indiana women artists, Brown County Playhouse, 70 S. Van Buren St., 7:30 p.m. $19.50 per student, $20.50 per adult.
All Good Things Band — Pine Room Tavern, 51 E. Chestnut St., 8 to 10:30 p.m.
The Stampede String Band — Indiana RedBarn Jamboree, 71 Parkview Road, 8 to 11 p.m., $10.
Stargazing — State park Hoosiers Nest, 8:30 p.m., gate fee applies.
Sunday, Oct. 23
Back Roads Studio Tour — Self-guided driving tour of 14 studios, 22 artisans, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free. Map: browncountystudiotour.com.
Pioneer Village open — 90 E. Gould St., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., $2 donation.
Brown County History Center open — 90 E. Gould St., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dave Miller — Live music at Appleworks in Trafalgar, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday market — Indiana RedBarn, 71 Parkview Road off 46 East, noon to 5 p.m., produce, baked goods, jewelry and apparel, honey, personal care products and more.
“Slightly Haunted Puppet Theater” — 20-minute shows in outdoor Melchior Theatre, free popcorn, west side of South Van Buren Street, $5 per person, free for kids under 2, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
DIY nature journals — Guided activity, state park Nature Center, 2 p.m., gate fee applies.
Weird science — Strange nature facts, state park Nature Center, 3 p.m., gate fee applies.
“Sully” — Drama, rated PG-13, Brown County Playhouse, 70 S. Van Buren St., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., $5 per child, $6 per adult.
Sofia Kim and John Urban — Part of Bean Blossom Music Series, with violin virtuoso Kim from Los Angeles and pianist Urban from Chicago, St. David’s Episcopal Church, state roads 135 North and 45, 7 p.m., free.
Monday, Oct. 24
Back Roads Studio Tour — Self-guided driving tour of 14 studios, 22 artisans, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free. Map: browncountystudiotour.com.
Fall leaf decor — State park Nature Center, 2 p.m., gate fee applies.
Tuesday, Oct. 25
Gross nature — Animal facts, state park Nature Center, 10 a.m., gate fee applies.
Back Roads Studio Tour — Self-guided driving tour of 14 studios, 22 artisans, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free. Map: browncountystudiotour.com.
Brown County Archives open — Brown County History Center, 90 E. Gould St., second floor, 1 to 4 p.m.
Navigation for beginners — State park Nature Center, 2 p.m., gate fee applies.
Euchre — Sycamore Valley Center, 746 Memorial Drive at the fairgrounds, 6 p.m.
Owl program — Brown County Public Library, lower level, 7 to 8 p.m., free, donations accepted for Indiana Raptor Center.
Roger Banister — Live music, Pine Room Tavern, 51 E. Chestnut St., 8 to 10 p.m. Information: pineroomtavern.net/calendar-of-events.html or 812-988-0236.
Get on the calendar: Something to Do is for events that include music, dancing, cards, movies and other live entertainment. The deadline to make the Oct. 26 edition is noon Thursday, Oct. 20. Email [email protected] or call Carol at the Brown County Democrat at 812-988-2221.
