Share hopes on community wall this week
Before I Die, a global community art project, welcomes people to reflect on their lives and share personal hopes and dreams through Friday, Sept. 21 at Nashville United Methodist Church.
The public can walk along the wall and participate in the project. Chalk will be provided for people to share hopes and dreams, thoughts and needs for before you die.
The wall will be installed along Jefferson Street near the Village Green. The church will maintain and clean it and will restore the area when the project is done.
The original wall was created by someone who lost a loved one in New Orleans. Since then, people have created more than 2,000 walls in communities around the world. Each wall is a positive civic engagement project to help restore perspective, understand neighbors and improve the well-being of communities.
Kids on Wheels conducting last fundraiser
Local restaurants have been donating a percentage of their sales on certain days to the Kids on Wheels skate park project. The KOW group has raised $50,000 in a matching grant challenge.
On Wednesday, Sept. 19, Johnny’s Grub to Go, the food truck parked at Knight’s Corner (State Road 46 West and Yellowwood Road), will donate a portion of its sales to the project. Donation coupons to present to the restaurant can be picked up at the Brown County IGA.
Kids on Wheels also is selling T-shirts with the organization’s logo on them for $10 each. Order forms can be found at the Kids on Wheels Facebook page. With questions or to order, contact Michelle Roberson at 812-340-5583 or [email protected].
Donations toward the skate park project can be made by mailing checks to BETA, P.O. Box 1194, Nashville, IN 47448 with “Kids on Wheels” in the memo line. Donors of $500 or more will be recognized on the donor board when the skate park is built. With questions, call Colleen Smith at 812-929-0160.
Four days of bluegrass music slated at music park
BEAN BLOSSOM — More than 30 bands will perform during the 44th annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Uncle Pen Days Festival Wednesday through Saturday, Sept 19 to 22.
The bluegrass bash will take place at Bill Monroe’s Music Park and Campground, 5163 State Road 135 North. The festival also will include vocal, music and instrument workshops, jam sessions, camping, food, and the induction of songwriting duo Miss Dixie and Tom T. Hall into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame.
The event will pay tribute to the late Bill Monroe, “the father of bluegrass,” while showcasing bluegrass performers of today. Performers will include Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, Paul Williams, Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out, Bobby Osborne and Rocky Top X-Press, Band of Ruhks, Larry Sparks and Lonesome Ramblers, Sideline, Trinity River, Ralph Stanley II and Clinch Mountain Boys, Audie Blaylock and Redline, Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time, Danny Paisley and Southern Grass, Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, The Grascals and others.
Tickets range from $25 to $35 for daily tickets or $130 for a four-day pass. Each ticket includes admission to the Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Country Star Museum, a tour of Uncle Pen’s Cabin, plus all vocal, music and instrument workshops. For camping and ticket reservations, call 812-988-6422 or for tickets, visit
To buy tickets, visit brownpapertickets.com/event/3211851.
Free activities for children, teens at library this fall
Brown County Public Library is offering the following free activities:
Tuesdays
- 10 to 10:30 a.m. — Weekly through Oct. 9, music and movement storytime for kids 6 and younger
- 11 a.m. to noon — Weekly through Oct. 9, family storytime with educational stories and crafts based on a weekly theme
Thursdays
- 2 to 2:45 p.m. — Weekly through Oct. 4, Ready Readers for children 6 to 12 to practice reading skills.
- 3 to 4 p.m. — Weekly through 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.
Mondays
- 11:30 a.m. to noon — Weekly through Oct. 8, Bouncing Babies with singing, playing, reading and learning for children 2 and younger
- Noon to 1 p.m. — Weekly through Oct. 8, Lunch and Play for kids 5 and younger to play with toys and books while caregivers chat. Bring lunch.
Wednesdays
- 3 to 4:30 p.m. — Sept. 26, Oct. 24, Nov. 28, monthly teen craft program and snacks.
Thursdays
- 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. — Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 29. Teens can discuss favorite books, get ideas and read new things. No registration needed.
- 5 to 6 p.m. — Oct. 3, Nov. 7 and Dec. 5, monthly Cover-to-Cover Kids Book Club. Children can discuss favorite books, get ideas and read new things. No registration needed.
- 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.
Firefighters serve breakfast on Saturday
HELMSBURG — The Jackson Township Fire Department, 4831 Helmsburg Road, will host a fundraising breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22.
The menu will include biscuits and sausage gravy, orange juice, coffee and other items.
Proceeds will go to an endowment fund established to assist the department with its operations.
Cardboard boat fundraiser to take place Saturday
SWEETWATER — Brown County Parks and Recreation will host a cardboard regatta competition, Corrugated Chaos, Saturday morning, Sept. 22.
The race will begin at 10:30 or 11 a.m. at Sweetwater Beach.
Awards will be given for most creative design, fastest in the county, as well as “Gilligan” (most likely to leave you stranded) and “Titanic” (most spectacular sinking) awards.
Proceeds will go toward grounds upkeep and program improvements at parks and rec.
Church services changed at Goshen Community
HAMBLEN TWP. — Goshen Community Church service times have changed from evenings to mornings, as follows: Sunday school starts at 10 a.m.; church service begins at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome. The church is at 2798 Gatesville Road.
Sunday farmers market seeks more vendors
The Nashville Farmers Market is looking for more vendors. The market takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays through October in the parking lot at the Brown County Inn, at state roads 46 East and 135 North.
Customers have been asking for prepared food, coffee and drinks to enjoy while shopping, market organizers report. The market also still is accepting applications for vendors of honey, eggs, value-added products, bread, fine arts and other items.
For more information, email [email protected] or search for “Nashville Indiana Farmer’s Market” on Facebook.
Annual homecoming reunion planned Sept. 23
JOHNSON COUNTY — The Bethlehem Church and Cemetery Association will conduct its annual homecoming reunion Sunday, Sept. 23. The event will begin with a pitch-in dinner at 12:30 p.m. followed by the program at 1:30 p.m. The little white church is at the corner of 575 West on 700 South in Hensley Township.
For more information, call 317-878-4969.
Scouts will do flag retirement ceremony Sept. 23
HAMBLEN TWP. — Boy Scout Troop 193 will conduct a flag retirement ceremony at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23 near the shelter house at Unity Baptist Church, 7361 Spearsville Road. The public is welcome to attend the ceremony of respect for past, present and future military service members as well as community servants. Burial of the remains will take place at a later date.
With questions, email Holli Bruce at [email protected].
New addiction treatment center open locally
Life Recovery Center, an addiction treatment center based in Indianapolis, has opened a new office in Nashville. New patients are being accepted as of Sept. 17 at the new location, 55 E. Chestnut St.
For more information, visit LifeRecoveryCenter.net or call 317-887-3290.
Betty Begonia sale slated for September
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, Betty Begonia’s Upscale Tag Sale will take place in the big red barn at Artist’s Retreat Cottage, 1641 Oak Grove Road.
The sale, rain or shine, will include crafts, holiday decor, furniture, linens, kitchenware, lamps, gardening items, tools, pies and other food served by Psi Iota Xi sorority.
Rock, mineral show planned later this month
The third annual Brown County Rock and Mineral Show will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29 and 30 at the Brown County History Center, 90 E. Gould St.
The free event will include exhibits of gems, jewelry, rocks, geodes, minerals and fossils, as well as youth activities, door prizes, demonstrations of gold-panning, wire-wrapping jewelry and flintknapping (making or shaping flint tools).
For more information, visit browncountyrock.webs.com, email [email protected], or call the history center at 812-320-6237.
Share pioneer activities, local history at gathering
The Old Settlers Reunion and Fall Gathering will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Brown County History Center and Pioneer Village in downtown Nashville.
The free event is open to the public and will include demonstrations of pioneer activities such as rope- and candle-making, bagpipe music, blacksmithing, spinning and Scottish fiber filling, children’s crafts, quilting and other activities. Ham and beans cooked over an open fire will be served and scrapbooks of past Old Settlers reunions will be displayed.
Families with local roots are encouraged to come find family members in photographs and bring old photos to share for History Center archives to expand its collection of information.
Free legal aid offered at library Oct. 2
The Brown County Public Library will host free, short, legal consultations between 3 and 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2.
Local attorneys will volunteer their time to help with legal questions on a first-come, first-served basis. The program is sponsored by Legal Aid District 11.
For more information, call the library at 812-988-2850.
Meet local candidates at forums in October
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 2, 3 and 4, voters can meet and question candidates running for election in November. All events will take place in the second-floor Salmon Room at 201 Locust Lane. The schedule is:
Tuesday, Oct. 2
- 6:30 p.m. — Brown County clerk candidates
- 7 p.m. — Brown County auditor candidates
- 7:30 p.m. — Brown County prosecutor candidates
- 8 p.m. — Brown Circuit Court judge candidates
Wednesday, Oct. 3
- 6:30 p.m. — Brown County commissioner candidates
- 7:30 p.m. — Brown County Council candidates
- 8:15 p.m. — Brown County school board candidates
Thursday, Oct. 4
- 6:30 p.m. — Nashville Town Council candidates
- 7:15 p.m. — Township trustee candidates
The events are sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Brown County. Refreshments will be provided by the Indiana Farm Bureau.
To vote in the Nov. 6 election, you must register to vote by Tuesday, Oct. 9. For more information about registering, call the Brown County clerk’s office at 812-988-5510.
Church will host annual fall event Oct. 6
Nashville United Methodist Church will host its 46th annual Fallfare from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 at the Village Green.
The event will include music, art, a silent auction, antiques, holiday items, books, homemade candy and pies, “Nature’s Bounty,” “Adopt-a-Pot” and more on the green at West Main and Jefferson streets. Breakfast and lunch food items will be sold.
For more information, call 812-988-7558.
Firefighters will serve fish fry Oct. 6
BEAN BLOSSOM — The Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Company will host a fish fry from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. The fire station is at 5200 State Road 135 North.
The menu will include fish sandwiches, tenderloin sandwiches, french fries, onion rings, baked beans, slaw, desserts and drinks.
For more information, call 812-720-0442.
Seed-saving demonstration planned at market
Torrie Rae of SEED Brown County and Ben Cohen of Small House Farm in Michigan will present a seed-saving demonstration at the Sunday farmers market Oct. 7.
From noon to 2 p.m. at the Brown County Inn parking lot, 51 State Road 46 East, visitors can get lessons on processing homestead-size seed harvests. Rae and Cohen will share information about the seed library and provide plants and seeds to process. Everyone is encouraged to bring plants and seeds to process from the seeds and plants they received through Brown County SEED earlier in the year.
For more information, visit facebook.com/BrownCountySeedProject.
Fall celebration planned at the library
Brown County Public Library, 205 N. Locust Lane, will host a fall festival in the Children’s Garden from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7.
The free event will include music performed by Robbie Bowden and Carolyn Dutton, a fortune teller, free food and activities for all ages. In case of rain, the fall fest will move into the meeting rooms downstairs.
For more information, stop by or call the library at 812-988-2850.
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.
Community band welcomes newcomers
The Brown County Community Band rehearses under the direction of Shawn Bentz from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Brown County High School band room.
Members are preparing for the next concert, “Let’s Dance,” at Nashville United Methodist Church. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20.
The band can always use additional members, young and old.
For more information, call or text Phyllis Sindlinger at 812-340-4440.
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.
Donations accepted for Halloween trail
Candy or cash donations for Trick or Treat on the Trail can be made at the Brown County YMCA, 105 Willow St., or Brown County Parks & Recreation, 1001 Deer Run Lane.
The event will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31 on the Salt Creek Trail.
To volunteer to hand out candy on the trail, email the program director at [email protected] for more details.
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.
