Art alliance
The Art Alliance of Brown County will meet at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 at the Brown County Community Foundation, 209 N. Van Buren St. Attending artists should bring a finger food to share. A short meeting to network and socialize will be conducted.
The alliance is a social networking club focused on encouraging, supporting and growing the arts locally, sharing recent artwork and awards. The group is open to all area artists, including musicians, poets, those in theater, and those who create textiles and two- and three-dimensional art. Meetings are every other month.
For more information, call M.K. Watkins at 812-988-4923.
Lions club
The Brown County Lions Club meets for dinner at 6:30 p.m. on third Tuesdays at The Seasons Conference Center, 560 State Road 46 East.
The club has been serving the community since 1943 and members live by the motto, “We Serve.” Local, state, national and worldwide programs include: Leader Dogs for the Blind; speech and hearing needs; vision screening, including working with Brown County Schools; cancer and diabetes programs; college scholarships and more.
For more information, like Brown County Lions Club Facebook page, visit e-clubhouse.org/sites/browncounty, or call Membership Chairman Mel Hoefling at 812-327-6875.
Pioneer Women
The Pioneer Women’s Club meets each Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the History Center, 90 E. Gould St. Interested women are welcome.
Rotary club
The Brown County Rotary Club will meet at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, April 18 at Nashville’s Artists Colony Inn, 105 S. Van Buren St.
State Health Commissioner Kristina Box, M.D., FACOG, will address priority issues of the state department of health, which include infant mortality, the opioid epidemic, smoking cessation, obesity/chronic disease and emerging public health threats.
Box was appointed Indiana health commissioner by Governor Eric Holcomb in 2017, bringing to the position a passion for improving the health of Hoosiers beginning before birth. She has been a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist in Indianapolis for 30 years and has been involved in ongoing surgical medical missions to Haiti and Bolivia for more than a decade. She earned her undergraduate degree from Indiana University in Bloomington and her medical doctorate from the I.U. School of Medicine in Indianapolis. She and her husband of 35 years, David, a retired ophthalmologist, live in Indianapolis. They have four adult children.
Box has served as the physician lead for Community Health Women’s Service Line, building the first multi-disciplinary women’s center in the community health network and developing partnerships with children’s hospitals. She led efforts to ensure that low-income women receive needed health screenings. She served on the Indiana Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative, which works to reduce infant mortality and address neonatal abstinence syndrome, which arises from in-utero exposure to opioids.
Members of the community, especially those interested in learning about and helping with Rotary activities and projects, are welcome.
Literary club
The Nashville Literary Club will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 18 at Karen Sparks‘ home. Gail Huff will lead a discussion of “H Is for Hawk” by Helen Macdonald.
WRAPS
The Writers, Readers and Poets Society meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on first and third Thursdays each month to read and discuss the literary compositions of those present. The next meetings will be April 18 and May 2 at the Brown County Public Library, 205 N. Locust Lane. All are welcome.
Rock, mineral club
The Brown County Rock and Mineral Club meets from 5 to 7 p.m. the third Saturday of each month in the Brown County Community Foundation Building, 209 N. Van Buren St. The group hosts rock hunt outings, assists in educational programs, and hosts a rock and mineral show annually in September.
The next meeting is planned May 18. The group is open to the public; rock and fossil enthusiasts of all ages are welcome.
Discussion group
The discussion topic will be “Making Everyday Earth Day” when the adult fourth Wednesday discussion group meets at 1 p.m. April 24 at the Brown County Public Library.
Discussion may include dangers presented by climate change and changes individuals can make to help protect the Earth.
Meetings last about 90 minutes to discuss pre-selected topics designed to foster conversation, companionship and laughter.
For more information, stop by the library at 205 Locust Lane or call 812-988-2850.
Genealogy group
The Brown County Genealogical Society meets at 1 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane. The next meeting is May 9. Meetings are free and all are welcome.
League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters of Brown County has a monthly board meeting from 10 a.m. to noon the second Monday of each month. Meetings are in lower-level meeting room A of the Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane. The next meeting will be May 13. The public is welcome.
Cemetery society
The Brown County Cemetery Preservation Society, a committee of the Peaceful Valley Heritage group, meets at 4:15 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in the archives room at the Brown County History Center, 90 E. Gould St. The next meeting will be May 14. The public is welcome.
Photography club
The Brown County Photography Club meets from 7 to 9 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in a lower-level room at the Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane. The next meeting will be May 14. Anyone interested in photography is welcome.
