Live shows coming to Playhouse this fall

The Brown County Playhouse, 70 S. Van Buren St., will stage its annual fundraiser with a special preview of “Ring of Fire,” a musical about Johnny Cash, Friday, Aug. 16. Proceeds are being put towards Playhouse sustainability. Open shows of “Ring of Fire” also are set for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17 and 18, and Friday through Sunday, Aug. 23, 24 and 25. Though he is never impersonated, Cash’s remarkable life story is told through his words and music in a moving and exhilarating portrait of an American icon.

Tickets are $22.50 for adults, $21.50 for children, military and seniors.

Dress in your best Woodstock-era clothing and relive the music of 1969 at “The Summer of ’69: Music from the Woodstock Era.” Two performances are set, both beginning at 7:30 p.m.: Friday, Aug. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 5. Tickets are $21.50, or $20.50 for seniors, military and students. Concessions, beer, wine and mixed drinks will be sold.

Revisit musical classics at “The Birth of Rock and Roll,” Friday, Sept. 6 and Friday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Audiences can enjoy songs of Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly, who will all be represented by the cast.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit browncountyplayhouse.org.

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Gallery featuring special artists in August

Hoosier Artist Gallery, 45 S. Jefferson St., will feature the artwork of Cheryl Ann Gregg and Carina Larsson in August.

Gregg is an oil painter, inspired by nature and the landscapes around her farm in Bloomington.

Larsson loves to draw and paint in acrylics, especially portraits and animals.

Hoosier Artist Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Events coming up at music park, campground

BEAN BLOSSOM — Bill Monroe Music Park and Campground, 5163 State Road 135 North, will host several music festivals this year, as follows:

Aug. 17 — Diamond Rio and Restless Heart concert

Aug. 22 to 24 — Bean Blossom Blues Fest

Sept. 3 to 8 — Biker Fest

Sept. 18 to 22 — Hall of Fame and Uncle Pen Days

For more information, visit billmonroemusicpark.com or call 812-988-6422.

Blues competition to be at Mike’s Dance Barn

The South Central Indiana Blues Society will have its fourth annual Blues Challenge at Mike’s Dance Barn, 2277 State Road 46 West, on Sunday, Aug. 18 starting at 2 p.m. There is a $5 cover charge.

The band and solo/duo artists that win this challenge will represent the SCI Blues Society in the 2020 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 28 to Feb. 1, competing against winning entrants from affiliated blues societies worldwide.

The SCI Blues Challenge is open to any blues performer or act from Indiana or bordering states within 250 miles of Nashville, Indiana. The act or performer’s name must have never appeared on the final Blues Music Award ballot, formerly the Handy Award. The performer or act must not have already qualified for the 2020 IBC through another affiliate.

For more information, visit sciblues.org/challenge.

Live music at T.C. Steele State Historic Site

BELMONT — Tom Roznowski will perform Hoosier songbook favorites in Steele’s Large Studio, 4220 T.C. Steele Road, Sunday, Aug. 18 from 2 to 4 p.m.

The free concert is made possible by an Arts in the Parks and Historic Sites grant from the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.

For more information, visit indianamuseum.org/t-c-steele-state-historic-site.

Art guild plans events for fall season

The Brown County Art Guild will participate in the Fourth Friday Art Walk on Aug. 23 from 4 to 7 p.m. Visitors can view select works from the Marie Goth Collection as well as new exhibitions and art for sale. Refreshments will be served.

Several events will take place during Art Colony Weekend Sept. 13-15. The guild will offer a plein-air painting workshop from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13. Wyatt LeGrand and Larry Rudolech will take students out to paint the countryside on a property south of Nashville. All painting styles and levels are welcome. The price is $220.50 for members and $245 for non-members. A picnic lunch is included.

On Saturday, Sept. 14, the guild will be the site of the Founders Cocktail Party. Sunday, Sept. 15 will conclude the weekend with the second annual Art Colony Auction.

The guild is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and from noon to 4 p.m. Sundays or by appointment.

For more information, contact Executive Director Andra Walters at 812-988-6185 or email [email protected]. To register for the workshops, call the guild or visit bcartguildshop.com/education.

Reception for young photographer at gallery

Ascension Fine Arts/B3 Gallery will host “Through the Lens of Jordyn Fender,” a special showing of work by Indiana photographer Jordyn Fender. The show will run from Thursday, Aug. 22 through Monday, Sept. 23.

An artist’s reception will take place Friday, Aug. 23 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the gallery.

Fender is an 18-year-old Bloomington resident who has been interested in photography since she was 5. She is a student at Indiana University studying photojournalism. She says, “My dream is to become a well traveled photographer and journey around the world documenting different cultures, animals and climates.”

Glass blowing to be on display downtown

B3 Gallery, on the second floor of the Village Green Building, 61 W. Main St., will host “Gala of Glass,” a special feature of art glass with demonstrations, during the Fourth Friday Art Walk Aug. 23 from 4 to 7 p.m.

Work from Indiana artists Lisa Pelo, Lisa Walsh, Susan Evans, Toni Gray and Abby Gitlitz will be featured. During the reception, Gray will demonstrate the art of stained glass and Evans will demonstrate mosaic art. Feature glass will be on display through Sept. 23.

The five featured artists are all from Indiana and work in a variety of art glass styles. Pelo and Gitlitz are glassblowers; Walsh is a lamp worker; Evans makes fused glass and mosaics; Gray makes stained glass and fused glass.

Pelo will be demonstrating glass blowing and helping participants make their own piece of art glass Saturday, Aug. 24 at the Village Green Pavilion at the corner of Jefferson and Main streets from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants will make a pumpkin paperweight. Everyone is invited to watch the glassblowers work.

The cost for participants is $35; the demonstration is free to watch. Participants must arrive on time to attend the required safety talk. Late arrivals will lose their time slot. Participation is limited and advance tickets are needed. Register online at browncounty.com/store.

Grateful Dead tribute band at local festival

The second annual Lazy Summer Home event will take place Friday through Sunday, Aug. 23 and 25, at Mike’s Dance Barn, 2277 State Road 46 West, from noon Friday until noon Sunday.

The event normally takes place to the Indiana RedBarn; it is now at Mike’s Dance Barn which has more space to park, camp and dance, and a restaurant and full bar.

The Indianapolis band Hyryder will be featured, playing seven sets of their Grateful Dead tribute experience.

Tickets are $50 and include camping. Children younger than 10 can attend free with adult supervision.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit redbarn-jamboree.ticketleap.com.

Make your own art glass downtown

Local residents will have a chance to make their own art glass at the Village Pavilion, the corners of Main and Jefferson streets, on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Working with Indiana Artisan Lisa Pelo, participants will make a pumpkin paperweight.

This event is sponsored by the Nashville Arts and Entertainment Commission under a grant from Region 8 of the Indiana Arts Commission.

The cost for participants is $35. Participation is limited and advance tickets are needed. Register online at browncounty.com/store.

August art classes, live music and more at park

Rachel Johnson will lead a program, “Sketching Indiana Native Plants,” at Brown County State Park on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Another session will take place Sept. 28. The events are funded by a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission as part of Arts in the Parks and Historic Sites for 2019.

Join Julie Barber of the Hot Jazz Preservation Society for live music on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m., in the amphitheater behind the Nature Center.

For more information call 812-988-5240.

Local art and craft show seeking artists

A juried fine art and fine craft show that will take place on Thanksgiving weekend is now accepting applications from fine artists and fine crafters.

The Seasons Holiday Art and Craft Show has been a Brown County tradition at The Seasons Lodge and Conference Center, 560 State Road 46, for nearly 40 years. This year, the show will take place Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29 and 30.

The show offers cash awards for the best two-dimensional and three-dimensional work, as well as a people’s choice award selected by guests’ ballots.

For more information or an application, visit seasonsartandcraftshow.com, or contact the show’s volunteer hosts, Tom and Pat Carothers, at [email protected].

Festival in Bloomington to feature local artists

BLOOMINGTON — The annual Fourth Street Festival of the Arts and Crafts, on Fouth Street between Indiana Avenue and Grant Street, will take place Labor Day Weekend, Aug. 31 through Sept. 1 and will feature the work of six Brown County artists:

• Larry Spears, pottery
• Anna Brown, fiber
• Sidney Bolam, sculpture
• Adam Egenolf, pottery
• James O’Black, painting
• Sharon and Jessica Bussert, photography

The event hosts 120 artisans from across the country who offer their work to the public. There will also be music and spoken word stages, kids’ booths and community booths for all to enjoy. For more information, visit 4thstreet.org.

Plein air painting to take place in state park

Artists of all ages are welcome to set up and paint at Brown County State Park on Saturday, Aug. 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tamara Brown will be painting at various locations throughout the day:

• 9 to 11 a.m.: Demonstration at Weed Patch Hill, past the park office on the way to the Nature Center.
• 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Hands-on painting activity at the Nature Center.
• 3 to 5 p.m.: Painting demonstration at Hesitation Point.

Entry to the park is $7; participating in these events is free.

For more information, call the state park at 812-988-6406.

Brushless painting class taught at winery

Local artist Anabel Hopkins has started “Pour ’n More,” a series of art classes centered on a technique of fluid acrylic pouring. This is a brushless form of abstract painting on canvas, tiles and other surfaces.

Hopkins will teach the final class from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Country Heritage Winery (formerly Chateau Thomas) 225 S. Van Buren St. in Coachlight Square.

All materials and snacks will be provided; beverages will be sold. Participants will complete two projects under Hopkins’ guidance.

The cost of the class is $40, payable in advance. Reservations are required at 812-340-8781, call or text. Updated class schedules can be found at Facebook.com/PournMore.

Special exhibits and events planned at gallery

After years out of print, Bill Zimmerman‘s “The Birds of Indiana” will go on sale Sunday, Sept. 8 at the Brown County Art Gallery, 1 Artist Drive. This event is made possible by the Johnson Family. Jenny Johnson has given 40 copies to the gallery and Bill’s wife, Judy, will be on hand to sign copies. The Indiana Raptor Center also will host a program beginning at 1:30 p.m. A $5 donation for the center will be collected at the door.

The Indiana China Painters will show at the gallery from Sept. 21 to 29. A garden tile painting workshop will take place Saturday, Sept. 28. Call the gallery to register at 812-988-4609.

Paint with local artist at the library

The Brown County Public Library will welcome local artist M. K. Watkins for a free acrylics class for teens and adults, Saturday, Sept. 14 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the library, 205 Locust Ln.

All materials will be provided. Each participant will produce a painting — wear “paint” clothing.

Registration is required for this program, with a limit of twelve participants.

Call the library at 812-988-2850 or stop in to register.

Annual art contest at T.C. Steele Historic Site

BELMONT — The 31st annual Great Outdoor Art Contest will take place at T.C. Steele Historic Site Saturday, Sept. 14 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Part of the Brown County Art Colony Weekend in Nashville, the oldest plein air art contest in Indiana is for artists of all ages, beginners and established talents. Join in the competition or visit and watch the artists at work en plein air — the style Steele preferred for his impressionist landscape paintings of Indiana.

First place and People’s Choice winners will be displayed until the end of September at the Brown County Art Guild.

Registration and materials are available for download at tcsteele.org/calendar/great-outdoor-art-contest. Early bird rates apply now. Regular rates begin Sept. 1 with day-of registration available. Artists shall provide their own supplies. Parking is $3 for the general public.

Art guild raffling off pastel painting

The Brown County Art Guild, 48 S. Van Buren St., has begun its annual raffle. Visitors can stop by the guild or go online to purchase a ticket for a chance to win “Crimson Spring,” a pastel work donated by guild member Pamela Newell.

The website is bcartguildshop.com/raffle. One ticket is $25, or get three for $50 or six for $100. Money will be put toward the preservation of the guild’s historic collection, promotion of its award-winning artist members and the offering of workshops and programs throughout the year.

The drawing will take place Saturday, Nov. 23 at the guild. The winner does not need to be present to win.

Guitar classes for adult students at BETA

Guitarist Jeff Foster is offering private lessons for adult students at the BETA (Brown County Enrichment for Teens) center, 175 S. Jefferson St., on Mondays.

Lessons will take place from 3 to 8 p.m. The cost is $25 for 30 minutes and $50 for an hour.

To book a lesson, visit stringdancer.com. For questions, email Foster at [email protected].

Shared art studio space available in town

B3 Gallery has created a space for artists and the community to come together.

S3, the Nashville “shared studio and maker space” is on the second floor of the gallery at 61 W. Main St. It is a meeting area for artists, craftspeople, inventors, clubs, seminars, classes or individuals.

S3 can provide painting and drawing easels; an alternative process darkroom; macro photography equipment; a digital projector; a glass annealing kiln and burnout kiln; PCB etching equipment and tanks; leaded glass tools; metal forming and casting tools; electronics and robotics fabrication tools; various computer numerical control tools; a scroll saw; band saw; drill press; centrifuge; bench grinder/polisher; laser cutter/engraver; air compressor; vacuum pumps; and chemistry vent hood.

The organizers seek “fun, energetic, enthusiastic and creative people to bring life to the space.”

Donations of under-utilized equipment or specialty tools also are being accepted.

For more information, call S3 at 812-369-6969, email [email protected], or visit meetup.com/preview/S3-the-Nashville-Shared-Studio-Maker-Space.

Gallery seeking artwork to display

B3 Gallery is expanding. The owners are seeking artists to display 2-D and 3-D work.

Artists would have a co-op type arrangement but with no work requirements.

For more information, email [email protected] or call 812-988-6675.

Gallery requests local artists to display work

The Paint Box art gallery, 92 W. Franklin in Antique Alley, is celebrating its 45th year in Nashville. The gallery, on the corner of Jefferson and Franklin, displays a variety of artwork. Artists interested in displaying their work can contact Manager Sherry Barnett at 812-597-0039.