‘Chicks on the Right’ to appear at local dinner
Brown County Republicans’ Lincoln Day Dinner will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3 at The Seasons Conference Center.
Special guests will be the “Chicks on the Right.” Mock and Daisy can be heard weekdays from 9 to 11 a.m. on WIBC FM 93.1, conservative talk radio.
Master of ceremonies will be Ted Adams. Amanda Webb will perform the national anthem. A live auction with auctioneer is planned.
For tickets, contact Robyn Bowman at 317-431-6346 or email [email protected]. Tickets are $40 each or $75 for two. The RSVP deadline is Oct. 31.
Payments can be mailed to BC GOP, P.O. Box 1490, Nashville, IN 47448; or made on eventbrite.com; or arrangements can be made for pickup.
For those unable to attend, donations can be mailed to the same address.
RSVP by Friday for county extension dinner
The Brown County Purdue Extension will have its annual dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 at the Exhibit Building at the 4-H Fairgrounds. It is free and open to the public.
Soups and beverages will be provided. Guests can bring a dessert to share. Special dietary needs or other accommodations can be requested with RSVP.
The meeting will include updates from the extension educator and guest speaker Tony Gaudin of the 10 o’clock Beeline Beekeepers club.
For more information or to RSVP, email [email protected] or call 812-988-5495 by Friday, Nov. 3.
Annual bazaar at Catholic church this weekend
St. Agnes Catholic Church, 1008 McLary Road, will host its annual Christmas bazaar in the lower level Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3 and 4.
The bazaar opens at 9 a.m. both days and closes at 5 p.m. Friday and 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission and parking are free.
Items include Christmas decor; books; jewelry and accessories; collectibles and vintage dolls; hand-knitted, crocheted and quilted materials; pottery art; wall hangings, wood items; stamping and paper crafting creations; outside vendor specialties; hot tea served by Sweetea’s; cookies by the pound and other baked goods.
Outside vendors and artisans include wood art by Tom Lowe, Christmas folk art by Pat Thummel, doTerra essential oils from Mary Ann Soll, Mary Kay cosmetics from Bethany Drew, crochet crafts by Ashton Wintergerst, artwork and jewelry by Georgia Ballinger (Friday only), and Christmas crafts and pecan butter by Sylvia Grinstead (Saturday only).
The event also includes a silent auction of gift baskets and tabletop Christmas trees; and a raffle drawing for a hand-stitched, king-size quilt.
For more information, visit stagneschurchnashville.org or call the church at 812-988-2778.
Annual craft bazaar, bake sale this Saturday
HELMSBURG — From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, Brown County Community Church, 2370 Main St. off State Road 45, will host its annual craft and bake sale.
Unique handcrafted items and homemade goods will be offered.
Coney dogs, sloppy joes and nachos will be sold at lunch.
Firefighters host annual turkey shoot
BEAN BLOSSOM — Fruitdale Volunteer Fire, 5200 State Road 135 North, will host a turkey shoot at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4.
Guns can be 12- or 20-gauge, with a 32-inch barrel limit. The cost is $5 per shoot. Prizes include a 50/50 money shoot, turkey, ham and bacon.
Concessions and restrooms will be available.
For more information, call 812-322-8865 or 812-988-1696.
Veterans bean dinner served Saturday
The Brown County Vietnam Veterans will host the annual Buck Stogsdill Veterans Day bean dinner from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Veterans Hall.
The dinner is open to all veterans, police and emergency responders.
Church celebrating 70th anniversary
MORGANTOWN — Gospel Lighthouse will celebrate its 70th anniversary as a church at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. All current and former churchgoers are invited to attend this special service, which will be followed by a pitch-in dinner.
The church is at the corner of Sycamore and Hoosier streets. For more information or to RSVP, call 317-372-4368 or 812-597-5256.
Church to host classical piano concert
VAN BUREN TWP. — Harmony Church, 3999 Mt. Liberty Road at the intersection with Bellsville Pike, will host a piano concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. A sandwich and soup lunch will be served at 1 p.m.
Two doctoral pianists from the IU Jacobs School of Music will perform. John Urban will perform Schumann’s “Fantasy in C,” the first and second movements, and the first movement of Haydn’s “Sonata in A-flat.” Andreas Ioannides will perform some etudes by Claude Debussy.
Urban, in addition to studying and playing classical piano, also plays with the eclectic music-healing ensemble WholeNotes. His other interests include Walt Whitman, being a “global flaneur” and esoteric traditions.
Ioannides, of Cyprus, has performed solo and chamber music recitals throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America. Last December he was awarded the third prize at the prestigious BNDES International Piano Competition in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Presentation about courthouse, scenic byway
Peaceful Valley Heritage Preservation and the League of Women Voters of Indiana will co-sponsor a presentation Wednesday, Nov. 8 by James Glass titled, “The Historic Brown County Courthouse, Old Town Nashville and the Hoosier Hills Scenic Byway.”
The presentation will be followed by a community conversation on the preservation and promotion of our Brown County heritage.
This event will take place at 7 p.m. at the Brown County Public Library.
Veterans Day program set for Nov. 10
Brown County Schools will host its annual Veterans Day program Friday, Nov. 10 in the Larry C. Banks Memorial Gymnasium at Brown County High School.
Veteran Lt. Col. Dave Endris will be the guest speaker.
Veterans social hour will begin at 8:30 a.m. Students and staff will assemble at 9:15 a.m. in the gym.
Doors will open to the public at 9 a.m. and the program will begin at 9:30 a.m. The program will include introduction of veterans and recognition of fallen veterans’ widows; commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Brown County veteran Larry C. Banks’ ultimate sacrifice; a military salute performed by the BCHS band and choirs from the high school and junior high; presentations of the 2017 Voice of Democracy essay contest winners and Patriot’s Pin by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars; and presentations by the BCHS History Club.
Immediately following, a luncheon will be provided by the food services department in the auxiliary gym. All veterans and their families are welcome.
Date set for annual fall fashion show
Mulberry Cottage will stage its fall fashion show at the Brown County Inn Friday, Nov. 10. Doors open at 5 p.m. for visitors to shop the “mini boutique” at buy one, get one half off, and the show starts at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $5 and available at the store on West Main Street or by calling 812-988-9803.
Annual bazaar, raffle, dinner at church
GATESVILLE — The Goshen Community Church annual bazaar, quilt raffle, bake sale and bean dinner will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11.
The bazaar will include handcrafted items, homemade jams and jellies, baked goods and rummage sale items.
Dinners for a $5 donation feature soup — bean, vegetable or chili — slaw, two corn muffins, choice of dessert and drink.
A queen-size quilt, “Autumn Jewels,” will be raffled for $1 per ticket or six tickets for $5. The drawing will be at 3 p.m.
Tickets are available at the church, 2798 Gatesville Road, or by calling 812-988-7892.
Shop at Abe Martin Bazaar in November
The Abe Martin Bazaar will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Brown County History Center on East Gould Street, north of the courthouse.
The Grand Hall on the upper level will house local artists and crafters selling their wares.
Chocolate walk to benefit animal shelter
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, the Brown County Humane Society will conduct its annual Chocolate Walk downtown.
Get tickets online in advance at bchumane.org.
Women’s retreat planned Nov. 11
Co-director of CYO Camp Rancho Framasa, Angi Sullivan, will facilitate a women’s retreat from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11.
The retreat will allow women to explore outdoor challenges by choice and to write in response to questions that arise in the context of how life challenges are met. It will take place at the CYO camp, 2230 Clay Lick Road.
The event is sponsored by Women Writing for (a) Change. The $75 fee includes a ropes course challenge, three writing circles using WWf(a)C safe circle practices, snacks, lunch and dinner. Tuition assistance is available. All activities are optional.
For full descriptions or to register, visit womenwritingbloomington.org.
Get a guided tour of local wineries, distilleries
The Brown County Convention and Visitors Bureau is offering a weekday Sippin’ Trip of local wineries and distilleries.
The guided walking and bus tour includes transportation, tastings, water, snacks and a Brown County souvenir.
Trips are offered from 1 to 5 p.m. most weekdays. Each trip, $45, lasts three to four hours.
For more information, visit browncounty.com/tours.
Teen Time planned at library Wednesdays
Teens are welcome to hang out, play games, make crafts, talk about books and do homework during Teen Time at the Brown County Public Library, Wednesday afternoons through December. A snack is included.
For more information, call the library at 812-988-2850.
Youth program meets Wednesdays at Baptist church
HAMBLEN TWP. — A program for children and teens at Unity Baptist Church begins with a meal served at 6 p.m. Wednesdays.
For children ages 4 through high school, the Word of Life program includes a singing challenge, Scripture memorization and study, socializing and games. With an emphasis on “foundational truths from the Bible,” the program meets weekly through the school year at the church, 7361 Spearsville Road.
With questions, call program director Terry Sisson at 812-720-0299.
Youth poets, writers welcome at BETA group
A new youth writing group is organizing through Brown County Enrichment for Teens Association (BETA).
The Emerging Poets and Writers group meets Thursdays after school from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. at the BETA center, upstairs from Hoosier Art Gallery, 45 S. Jefferson St.
For more information, email facilitator Lory Winford at [email protected].
New story time session starting at library
A session of Tuesday morning story time at the Brown County Public Library runs through Dec. 5.
The program, from 10 to 11 a.m., is for children 6 and younger. The purpose is to help kids build their early literacy skills through books, stories, art and play.
For more information, call the library at 812-988-2850.
Kids, build on Thursdays at the library
A new session of Creative Builders on Thursday mornings starts Nov. 2 and lasts until Dec. 7 at the Brown County Public Library.
The program runs from 10:30 a.m. to noon and is for children 12 and younger. Lego, Duplo, Keva Blocks, Magna-Tiles and more will be provided. Meet in meeting room B in the lower level of the library.
For more information call the library at 812-988-2850.
Early literacy program on Thursday afternoons
Ready Readers, a program designed to build reading skills, will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursdays Nov. 2 to Dec. 7 at the Brown County Public Library.
For more information, call the library at 812-988-2850.
Training for a community food emergency offered
The Terrorism and All Hazards Preparedness Committee of the Indiana Environmental Health Association will sponsor free training in “Managing Food Emergencies; Strategies for a Community Response.”
Training will be at the Brown County Office Building, 201 Locust Lane, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 14 and 15. There is no charge to attend, but participants must register.
Designed to help communities make a plan to deal with a large food emergency, training will include realizing when you need help, what resources are needed and where to get them, making a plan to get a response, how agencies interact and who to contact.
Participants from agriculture, emergency management, EMS, fire, police, veterinarians, laboratory, food sector managers and public health employees are encouraged to attend.
The course will be taught by representatives of the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training of Louisiana State University under the NCBRT Homeland Security National Training Program.
To register, contact Jennifer Rugenstein at the Brown County Health Department at 812-988-2255.
Free legal clinic planned at public library
Legal Aid, a nonprofit agency, will host a free legal aid clinic from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 at the Brown County Public Library.
People who attend will receive a 10-minute consultation to answer general questions, offer legal information or to receive other limited assistance or advice. There is no need to register in advance.
Legal Aid provides free civil legal services, lawyer referrals and domestic violence-related legal representation to low-income individuals in Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush and Shelby counties.
With questions, contact Legal Aid staff attorney/referral director Kelly Baer at 812-314-2720.
Health department offers food manager’s class
The last ServSafe class of the year will be conducted Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 20 and 21 at the County Office Building, 201 Locust Lane.
Class will start at 8:30 a.m. each day and will finish at 12:30 p.m. Monday and 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The cost for the class, text and test is $125. The text is the seventh edition of ServSafe Food Manager.
To reserve a space, or with questions, call the health department at 812-988-2255.
Live raptor program planned at state park lodge
Brown County State Park will host a live bird show with representatives from the Indiana Raptor Center through fall.
The show, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, will be at Abe Martin Lodge.
Presentations are included with park admission.
Donations to the raptor center are welcome. For more information, call the Nature Center at 812-988-5240.
Bluebird nest box kits for sale
The Brown County Bluebird Club is selling cedar bluebird nest boxes for $15 each or two for $25 to raise money for the club. Email Dan Sparks at [email protected] or call 812-200-5700.
Book-a-Librarian service offered
Individuals or small groups can make an appointment with a Brown County Public Library librarian through the free Book-a-Librarian service. Sessions are limited to 30 to 60 minutes and are best used for instruction on how to use the library catalog, databases, digital resources and the internet. Call 812-988-2850 for an appointment.
Indiana Rail Road Santa Train coming to town
HELMSBURG — The Indiana Rail Road Co. will bring Santa, Mrs. Claus and a train full of storybook characters to Morgantown and Helmsburg to visit with local children on Friday, Dec. 1.
The Santa Train is due to arrive at the tracks by the Morgantown fire station at 6:30 p.m. The line will close at 7:30 p.m.
The train is scheduled to roll into the Jackson Township Fire Department, 4831 Helmsburg Road, at 8:30 p.m. The line to see Santa will close at 9:30 p.m.
In addition to hearing children’s wishes, Santa Train volunteers deliver donated winter clothing to children who need it. To support the clothing delivery program, make checks payable to Indiana Rail Road with “Santa Train” in the memo line and mail to INRD, Attn. Nancy Herman, 8888 Keystone Crossing, Suite 1600, Indianapolis, IN 46240.
Shop, sample wines at art gallery
From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, the Brown County Art Gallery will host a winter market featuring nine wineries of the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail. The event includes wine tasting and holiday shopping.
For more information, visit indianauplands.com/event/winter-in-the-uplands.
Steele’s Country Christmas celebration planned
BELMONT — T.C. Steele State Historic Site will open a decorated Studio to friends and neighbors for its annual holiday celebration, Steeles’ Country Christmas.
From 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, children and families can visit and get photos with St. Nicholas and Belsnickel, make a Christmas card, decorate an ornament and hear a holiday music program. Cookies and mulled cider will be served.
The event is free with regular site admission and includes a tour of the historic buildings. Families can receive a special discount rate. Members of the Indiana State Museum and the Friends of T.C. Steele are admitted free.
For more information, visit tcsteele.org/programs or call 812-988-2785.
Register for yoga rejuvenation retreat
HELMSBURG — Barefoot Yoga, 2082 State Road 45, will host a two-hour rejuvenation retreat from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 9.
Led by guest yoga teacher, Yulia Azriel, the retreat will include yoga nidra (psychic sleep) and yoga therapy balls.
Early bird admission is $35; two weeks prior it increases to $40
For reservations, call Patty at 317-431-4967 or Yulia at 317-908-9077.
Circus, magic shows at The Playhouse
The Brown County Playhouse will host illusionist Rich Hill’s World of Magic holiday show at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27.
The family-friendly show includes guest artists The Crescent Circus from New Orleans performing a blend of juggling, balancing and illusion.
Tickets are $22.50 per adult and $19.50 per student/senior/military. For more information, visit browncountyplayhouse.org or call 812-988-6555.
Get discount tickets for wine fair in May
Story Inn will host the 16th annual Indiana Wine Fair from 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 12. Tickets are now on sale, discounted to $45 until Jan. 1, when the cost will go up to $60.
Guests can sample and purchase wines from more than 30 vintners. A variety of food trucks and live chamber music from Indiana University School of Music will be included.
All guests will receive a souvenir IWF tasting glass and Story tote bag.
Tickets for designated drivers are $10.
For tickets, visit indianawinefair.com or call the inn at 812-988-2273.
