Community calendar for week of Oct. 10

Free activities for children, teens at library this fall

Brown County Public Library is offering the following free activities:

Wednesdays

  • 3 to 4:30 p.m. — Oct. 24 and Nov. 28, teen craft program and snacks.
  • 5 to 6 p.m. — Nov. 7 and Dec. 5, Cover-to-Cover Kids Book Club. Children can discuss favorite books, get ideas and read new things. No registration needed.

Thursdays

  • 10 to 11 a.m. — Oct. 11, Creative Builders. Children 12 and younger can build with Lego, Duplo, Keva Blocks, Magna tiles and more, provided.
  • 3 to 4 p.m. — Oct. 11, homeschool arts and crafts for children 6 to 12 with volunteer Cassidy Sevier
  • 3 to 5 p.m. — Weekly, homework and tutoring for teens on the lower level of the library. Volunteers from the literacy coalition and library staff will be available.
  • 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Oct. 25, Nov. 29. Teens can discuss favorite books, get ideas and read new things. No registration needed.

Learn about essential oils at library class

Mary Ann Soll will conduct a class on doTerra essential oils at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Brown County Public Library, Room A. She will offer information about the benefits of essential oils and their uses. Private consultations also can be scheduled.

Pet picture day will help animal shelter

Pets and family are welcome at a pet picture day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 at Bone Appetit, 211 S. Van Buren St. The event is a photo fundraiser for the Brown County Humane Society hosted in conjunction with Sparksfly Images and the Brown County Visitors Center

The cost is a $5 donation per picture with fall and winter backgrounds available. Tickets for photos will include a coupon toward a purchase that day at Bone Appetit, a bakery specializing in treats for dogs. Images will be posted to Facebook and will be available for download.

All proceeds will go to the humane society, which has a 95-percent successful pet placement rate.

For more information, call 812-556-5036.

Charity book sale slated this weekend

The Brown County Literacy Coalition is having a charity book sale at the Village Green, in the area of the Nashville United Methodist Church, on Saturday, Oct. 13 and Sunday, Oct. 14. The sale begins at 10 a.m. each day.

More than 4,000 books will be for sale and 100 percent of the proceeds will be used to aid community literacy efforts. Prices will range between 50 cents and $2. Children’s and teens books, adult fiction and nonfiction, vintage books and more will be available in good to new condition. Credit cards will be accepted.

Chili fest, music will benefit local missions

A chili fest from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 at North Salem United Methodist Church will include include live music, crafts, homemade pies, desserts and chili.

Music will include gospel, country, bluegrass, folk and Appalachian mountain music with the Brown County Dulcimer Group at the church, 7718 State Road East.

All proceeds will go to local missions.

Church to host ice cream social, live band

HELMSBURG — Brown County Community Church, 2370 Main St. in Helmsburg, will host an ice cream social with live music at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. The Barnett Trio is set to perform. The trio plays a combination of bluegrass, southern gospel and praise and worship music.

Lions breakfast Oct. 20 to aid club projects

The Brown County Lions Club will serve a pancake or biscuits and gravy breakfast from 7 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Parkview Church of the Nazarene Annex, 1750 Old State Road 46.

Tickets are $6 in advance for adults and children 12 and older, or a $7 donation at the door. For children 11 and younger, the cost is $4.

Monthly weave-in, spin-in planned at library

Teen and adult weavers and spinners, whether expert or beginner, can bring looms, spindles and wheels to the Brown County Public Library. The free program from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 20, is an opportunity to share weaving and spinning projects, ideas and to ask questions. No prior registration is needed. For more information, call the library at 812-988-2850.

Visit with firefighters, eat chili in Van Buren Twp.

STONE HEAD — Southern Brown Volunteer Fire Department will have a Chili Fest from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 at the fire station, 4040 State Road 135 South. Different types of chili, cornbread and peanut butter sandwiches will be served. Donations are welcome.

Learn about Lake Monroe watershed concerns

BLOOMINGTON — Friends of Lake Monroe will conduct a public meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 at the Monroe County Public Library auditorium.

FLM has learned that Hoosier National Forest is proposing to log more than 4,000 acres in the Lake Monroe watershed in Jackson County. Mike Chaveas, HNF forest supervisor, will present information about this project and answer questions.

This meeting will replace the group’s November meeting to accommodate the Thanksgiving holiday.

Neighborhood Church of God revival planned

CORDRY-SWEETWATER — The Neighborhood Church of God, 7440 Sweetwater Trail, will host its revival and homecoming on Sunday, Oct. 28 beginning at 11 a.m. Pastor Jessica Hall will preach for both events. Music will be by the Woodsmen Quartet. A dinner will follow.

New visitor center to open at state historic site

BELMONT — Beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, the new Singing Winds Visitor Center will be unveiled to the public at T.C. Steele State Historic Site, 4220 T.C. Steele Road.

The 4,600-square-foot center will include programming space, a larger gift shop, a short video about T.C. and Selma Steele’s life at the site, new restrooms and a new water feature in the lily pond. New activities throughout the grounds will also be available. All additions will be open to the public following a private reception.

Get free technology help at library

Volunteer Ryan Ridge will offer a free tutorial at the Brown County Public Library for those who struggle with computers, smartphones or tablets. From 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, Ridge will be available in a lower-level meeting room of the library, 205 Locust Lane.

The session will cover ins and outs of basic computing, for those just getting started or brushing up on the latest upgrade. With questions, stop by the library, visit browncountylibrary.info or call 812-988-2850.

Christmas bazaar planned for November

St. Agnes Catholic Church will host its 2018 Christmas Bazaar on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 3.

Items for sale will include Christmas decorations, crafts, books, jewelry and accessories, aprons, kid’s items, collectibles and paper craft products. There will also be a silent auction of gift baskets and tabletop Christmas trees.

Cookies will be available for purchase by the pound along with other baked treats. Coffee and hot tea will be available from Sweetea’s Tea Shop.

A Brown County Stars queen-sized quilt will be raffled, with the drawing at 4 p.m. Sunday.

Schools’ Veterans Day program open to community

Brown County Schools will host its annual community Veterans Day program on Friday, Nov. 9 starting at 9:30 a.m. at the high school’s Larry C. Banks Memorial Gymnasium. Keith Baker will be the guest speaker.

All veterans are welcome to attend and be recognized, in addition to the widows of fallen veterans. A special commemoration will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Banks’ ultimate sacrifice will be remembered. A military salute will be performed by the Brown County High School band and high school and junior high choirs. History Club members will make presentations and winners will be announced of the Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen essay contests.

Veterans are welcome at a social hour at 8:30 a.m. and at a luncheon after the program. Doors open to the public at 9 a.m. with the program starting at 9:30 a.m.

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.

Christmas drive-through light show set

BEAN BLOSSOM — Bill Monroe Music Park and Campground will host Christmas at the Bean, an interactive, drive-through light show and live nativity scene. The event will run from dusk to 11 p.m. Wednesday to Friday, Nov. 28 to 30, and Friday, Dec. 14 to Thursday, Jan. 3.

Photo opportunities with Santa will be available.

For more information, call the music park at 812-988-6422.

Tickets available for self-guided cabin tour

Four log homes and a Presbyterian log church will be open to ticket holders for self-guided tours between 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1.

The tour will include a 1937 home built using logs from the 1800s, a new partial-log home, a completely renovated log home, a log home once owned by Brown County artist Marie Goth, and a 19th century log church. Homeowners will be at each location to provide history on the homes and the church.

Tickets will be available at the History Center and the Brown County Visitors Center for $10 each prior to the event. Tickets at the History Center, visitors center and log church the day of the event will cost $12. Proceeds will go to the Brown County Historical Society for programming.

For more information or tickets, visit browncountyhistorycenter.org or call 812-988-2899.