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Sept. 3 Jeff Bloom Fights MS Benefit
Sept. 4 Chris Dollar Bluegrass Jam 7:00
Brown County Playhouse
Sept. 6 Travers Marks 7:00
RESPECT Sept. 9, 10, 16, 24
Sept. 7 Open Mic w/ Coot Crabtree
Powerhouse trio performing classic songs. Sept. 8 Avocado Chic 7:00
4 Dimension Sept. 3, 9, 17, 23, 30, Oct. 8
Sept. 9 Kade Puckett 6:00
4 performers, 4 decades, 4 genres
Will Scott 9:00
The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Sept. 11 Alan Long 7:00
Oct. 1, 6 Music by Elvis Presley, Chuck
Sept. 12 Hillbilly Hippies 8:00
Berry, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Little
Sept. 13 Roger Banister 8:00
Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly Sept. 14 Open mic w/ Dave Sisson 8:00
Working Class Heroes Oct. 7
Roger Banister 8:00
Songs by the rockers who gave a voice to Sept. 15 Roger Banister 8:00
working class values
Silver Sparrow 8:00
The Breeze Bends the Grass Oct. 13, 14, 15, Sept. 16 Kade Puckett 6:00
20, 21, 22, Musical about Hoosier women Roger Banister 8:00
artists starring Krista Detor
Sept. 17 Roger Banister 8:00
ENCORE: Best of One Pulse Entertainment
Sept. 18 Dave Sisson 8:00
Oct. 29 Eric Brown, Jenn Cristy and
Sept. 19 Don Flemons 8:00
company close out their Playhouse
Sept. 20 Roger Banister 8:00
season, night of hits
Sept. 21 Claude Bourbon 8:00
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Sept. 23 Kade Puckett 6:00
Oct. 29 11 pm
Sept. 28 Open mic w/ Joe Bolinger 8:00
Comedian Heywood Banks Nov. 7
Sept. 29 Ian McFeron 8:00
MOVIES –THE LATEST RELEASES
Sept. 30 Kade Puckett 6:00
See schedule online
Wade Water & Friends–a night
Most performances at 7:30
music from JJ Cale 9:00
70 S. Van Buren St. 812-988-6555
Oct. 1 Stella & Friends 8:00
BrownCountyPlayhouse.org
Oct. 2 Beasley’s Orchard 5:00
Chris Dollar’s Bluegrass Jam 7:00
Melchior Marionettes
Oct. 4 Travers Marks 7:00
“Comedy Cabaret on Strings”
Oct. 5 Open mic w/ Coot Crabtree 8:00
Sept. 3, 17, 24
Oct. 6 Chuck Wills & Kara Barnard 7:00
“Slightly Haunted Puppet Theatre”
Oct. 7 Kade Puckett 6:00
Oct. 1, 2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16,
Oct. 8 Dave Arcan 9:00
21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30
Oct. 9 Alan Long 7:00
Showtimes 1:00 and 3:00—extra times in Oct. 11 Roger Banister 8:00
October
Oct. 12 Open mic w/ Dave Sisson 8:00
Free Popcorn! Tickets $5
Sofia Talvik 8:00
Westside of S. Van Buren St.
Oct. 13 Jason Blankenship 7:00
Downtown Nashville
Oct. 14 Kade Puckett 6:00
Oct. 15 Jonny Grave 8:00
Pine Room - Muddy Boots
Oct. 16 Joe “Rollin” Porter 7:00
Music most days—Not all dates were
Dave Sisson 8:00
booked at time of publication
Oct. 19 Open mic w/ Jason Blankenship
Sept. 1 Chuck Wills & Friends 8:00
8:00
Sept. 2 WFHB Fall Fund Drive
Oct. 20 Silver Sparrow 8:00
John Whitcomb 12:50
Oct. 21 Kade Puckett 6:00
Haley Jonay 1:50
Flea Bitten Dawgs 9:00
Cari Ray 2:50
Oct. 22 The All Good Things Band 8:00
White Lightning Boys 3:50
Oct. 25 Roger Banister 8:00
Kade Puckett 6:00
Oct. 26 Open mic w/ Joe Bolinger 8:00
Oct. 27 Matchsellers 8:00
Oct. 28 Kade Puckett 6:00
Wade Water & Friends—a night
music from Hank Williams 9:00
812-988-0236 and on Facebook
Chateau Thomas Winery
Sept. 1 Paul Bertsch Band
Sept. 3 Craig Thurston
Sept. 9 Cari Ray
Sept. 10 Jeff Foster
Retro Bros
Sept. 16 Two For the Show
Sept. 17 The McGuires
Sept. 23 Impasse
Sept. 24 Fistful of Bacon
Sept. 30 Barry Johnson
Oct. 1 Smokestack Lightning (Phil)
Oct. 7 Dave Miller
Oct. 8 Gary Applegate
Oct. 14 Impasse
Oct. 15 Jeff Foster
Warrior Kings
Oct. 21 Paul Bertsch Band
Oct. 22 The Marlinaires
Oct. 28 Cari Ray Band
Oct. 29 Craig Thurston
Music 7:00-10:00 Fri. and Sat.
812-988-8500 ChateauThomas.com
Outdoor Gazebo Parties
Hotel Nashville
Sept. 16 The McGuires
Sept. 30 Dave Miller
6:00-9:00
812-988-8400 hotelnashville.com
Indiana RedBarn
Sept. 1
Sept. 2
Sept. 8
Sept. 9
Sept. 10
Sept. 15
Sept. 16
Sept. 17
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Sept. 30
Oct. 1
Oct. 6
The Hammer & The Hatchet
Will Scott w/ Opal Fly & Kapow
Female of Folk
Bopha Boys
Split Rail
Derick Howard
Earphorik
Flatland Harmony Experiment
Joyce & The PBJS
Dacota Muckey
Slidecate Royale
Comedy w/ Brad Scott &
Mitchell Potts
The Hammer & The Hatchet
Oct. 7 Empty Glass Prophets
Oct. 8 Austin Beliles & Friends
Oct. 13-15 Fall Weekend Jamboree
Not all dates booked-71 Parkview Rd.
Other Friday and Saturday
Night Music Venues:
Salt Creek’s 19th Hole
Brown County Inn
Seasons Lodge
Big Woods
14th Annual
Bean Blossom Bikerfest
Sept. 6-11, all day at Bill Monroe Music
Park and Campground in Bean Blossom
Music, bike rides, poker runs, field events
812-988-6422 ballsbiker.com
44th Annual Cider Run
Custom Car Show
Abe Martin Lodge
Little Gem Restaurant
Sept. 10,11 Brown County State Park
Sat. at Brown Co Inn 8-noon-awards, food
Sun.“Flag Drags” at Brown Co Dragway
See some of the nicest rods, customs,
muscle cars, trucks, and antiques.
Music Saturdays Dave Miller 6:00-8:00
Info 812-988-4418
7th Hoosier Hops & Harvest
Pavilion Music Series
Sept. 17 Cari Ray Trio
Oct. 8 Jeff Foster
4:30-6:00 Corner of Main & Jefferson
Streets—Sponsored by the Johnsons
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Village Art Walk
Sept. 10, 1:00-6:00, at Story Inn
30 craft or micro breweries from in a sixstate area. Must be at least 21.
Live music, and food. 812-988-2273
hoosierhopsandharvest.com
28th Annual
Great Outdoor Art Contest
30th Annual Col. Vawter Day
Sept. 17, 8am-5pm in Morgantown
A day full of fun with street vendors, live
entertainment, car show, arts & crafts,
food, KidZone, bake off, tours and more
42nd Bill Monroe Hall of
Fame & Uncle Pen Days Fest
Sept. 21-24 at Bill Monroe’s Music Park &
Campground in Bean Blossom
Four great days of bluegrass. Bring your
lawn chair. Daily combo tickets available
800-414-4677 beanblossom.us
BucCornEar Festival
Sept.24 8:00 am-6:00 pm,
at Jackson Twp Fire Dept. in Helmsburg.
Pirates, Popcorn and Fire Prevention.
Music, food, vendors, car show
BucCornEar Festival Facebook page
Old Settlers Reunion
Sept. 24, 10:00-4:00 at the Brown County
History Center and Pioneer Village
Activities include music and traditional
arts demonstrations.
Farmers’ Market St. David’s
Sept. 10, 7:00 am-4:00 at TC Steele State
Historic Site in Belmont. Features artists
painting on site grounds, concert, food.
812-988-2785 tcsteele.org
May 13–Sept. 30, Fridays, 4:00-7:00 pm
Intersection of SR 135 and SR 45 in Bean
Blossom.
Brown County
Art Colony Weekend
pARTake
Sept. 9-11 at various venues in Brown
County. See more on page 43.
Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Brown County History Center
90 East Gould Street
Features rocks, minerals, and fossils.
Quilt Show
Pioneer Women’s Club
Back Roads of Brown County
Tour of Studios
Sept. 16, 17, 18 Fri. & Sat. 10:00 am-5:00;
Sun. 10:00 am-3:00
Brown County History Center
Over 100 quilts. Spinning/weaving
demos, Lunch Cafe, Quilt drawing Sun.
Apply at browncountyhistorycenter.org
Fall Fare - Methodist Church
Second Saturdays, 4:00-8:00
4th Saturday of the month
Chateau Thomas Winery, 3:00-5:00
Includes glass of wine, refreshments,
instruction, and materials. $40
Sept. 10 Fun with Abstract
Anabel Hopkins
Sept. 24 Fun with Florals
with M.K. Watkins
Oct. 22 Autumn Landscape
with Anabel Hopkins
artalliancebrowncounty.com
Great Brown Co Shootout
Sept. 3, 4 Proceeds benefit volunteer
emergency departments. Concert at
Mike’s Dance Barn, benefit ride, golf
scramble, and vendors.
thegreatbrowncountyshootout.com
Abe Martin’s County Picnic &
NASHCAR Outhouse Race
Sept. 17 W. Main St. in Nashville
Sat. 10:00 am-5:00 Abe Martin Pig Roast
Picnic, cornhole competition, plunger
toss competition, parade, time trials, and
NASHCAR race wecaregang.org
Brown County Rock and
Mineral Show and Swap
Month of October. Free self-guided
tour. Works for sale and artists
demonstrations.
BrownCountyStudioTour.com
Oct. 1, 8:00 am-3:00 Village Green
Food, arts, crafts, flea market
Arts, Antiques, and Garden
Treasures Show and Sale
Oct. 2, 10:00 am-4:00 at the Flower and
Herb Barn and the Farmhouse Cafe
northeast of Bean Blossom. Artisans and
antique dealers with food and fun. Free
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Pioneer Women’s
Quilt Show
T
he Brown County Historical Society
Pioneer Women’s Quilt Show will be
held September 16, 17, 18 at the Brown
County History Center, 90 E. Gould St. in
Nashville. Hours are 10 to 5 on Friday and
Saturday, and 10 to 3 on Sunday.
There will be hand-quilting, spinning,
and weaving demonstrations and
musical performances. Over 100 quilts
will be on display, some for sale. A
lunch café of sandwiches, salads, and
homemade pies is provided by the
Pioneer Women. A quilt drawing will be
held at 3:00 Sunday.
The Pioneer Village Museum and
the Brown County History Center are
located just north of the courthouse
in downtown Nashville. For more
information call (812) 988-2899. 
Brown County Rock &
Mineral Show & Swap
T
he first annual Brown County Rock
and Mineral Show and Swap will
be held on September 30 and October
1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Brown
County History Center, 90 East Gould
Street in Nashville featuring rocks,
minerals, and fossils and including
jewelry, polished stones, and crystals.
Both local and national vendors will
be displaying items from around the
world. There will be demonstrations,
flint knapping, gold panning, and wire
wrapping jewelry.
Show dates were picked to not
conflict with the major national shows.
Organizers expect the show to grow
and would like to get the word out to
local and surrounding areas to increase
membership of the Brown County Rock
and Mineral Club.
For more information visit
<BrownCountyRock.webs.com> or the
Brown County Rock and Mineral Club
Facebook page. 
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Olde Time Flea Market
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Brown County Art Guild
Every Saturday, Sunday, and Holiday
Weekends, 9:00-5:00
State Road 46 East in Gnaw Bone
Sept. 9-11 Art Colony Weekend
See details on page 43
Sept.: Peggy Brown, Judith Lewis
Oct.: Brian Gordy & Wyatt LeGrand
48 S. Van Buren St. in Nashville
812-988-6185 browncountyartguild.org
Brown County Art Gallery
Aug. 6-Sept. 10 Gustave Baumann
Sept. 11 2nd Sunday with the Artists
Sept. 17 Reception Collector’s Showcase
Sept. 18 Ruschman Lecture
Sept. 18-Oct. 30 Collector’s Showcase
Corner of Main St. & Artist Dr. in Nashville
812-988-4609
browncountyartgallery.org
Déjà Vu Art and
Fine Craft Show
O
n November 12, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.,
nearly 70 artists will participate
in the12th annual Déjà Vu Art and
Fine Craft Show at The Commons in
downtown Columbus, Indiana
All items must be made wholly or in
part from recycled material. The show is
an official Indiana Bicentennial Legacy
Project.
The range of work includes
assemblages, glass, jewelry, mixed
media, sculpture, wearable art, weaving,
woodworking, and some creations which
each year defy classification.
On Friday, November 11 at 6:30 p.m.
a rare free viewing of the award-winning
documentary “Landfill Harmonic” will
be presented at the Commons. The
film follows a group of poor children
who live in a garbage dump in Cateura,
Paraguay. A violin they find there inspires
the creation of more instruments and
formation of the Recycled Orchestra.
For more information check Facebook
or contact the Columbus Area Arts
Council at (812) 376-2539 or
<[email protected]>. 
Bucks & Does Square Dances
Oct. 7 at YMCA, 8:00-10:00 located at 105
Willow Street
Brown Co. History Center
Open Thurs.-Sun. 11-4 Archives: Tues.
and Fri. 1-4, North of the courthouse,
Donations welcome
Indiana Raptor Center
Live birds of prey, tours by appt. only.
Wed.-Sun. 11:00-5:00 Group programs
available. Closed January and August.
812-988-8990 indianaraptorcenter.org
Brown County Dragway
Gatesville Road in Bean Blossom
Racing every Sunday thru October
812-988-1505 or 812-988-6103
Artisan Guilds of
Bloomington Show
T
he Artisan Guilds of Bloomington will
be hosting their 3rd annual Holiday
Show and Sale on Friday, November
4, 4–9 p.m. and Saturday, November
5, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Bloomington
Convention Center, 302 S. College Avenue
in downtown Bloomington, Indiana.
The Bloomington Spinners & Weavers
Guild rooms are on the first floor of the
Convention Center, as are the Indiana
Glass Guild’s booths. The second floor
displays the work of Local Clay Potters’
Guild members together in a gallery
setting. Show includes demos and
educational exhibits.
There is ample free parking at the
Convention Center and there will be food
and beverages available in The Artisan
Café on the first floor.
For more information visit: Artisan
Guilds of Bloomington Facebook page,
<localclay.net>, <bloomspinweave.org>,
<bloomingtonglassguild.org>. 
Art Colony
Weekend
T
he Brown County Art Guild hosts
the 2nd annual Brown County Art
Colony Weekend September 9–11 in
collaboration with the Brown County
History Center, the T.C. Steele State
Historic Site, the Art Alliance of Brown
County, and the Brown County Playhouse.
The opening reception is Friday,
5:30–7 p.m. at the Brown County
History Center featuring art work from
the Guild’s Paint Out participants,
refreshments from Artisan Foodworks, a
birthday cake for T.C. Steele (9/11/1847),
and music by the Matt Romy Duo.
Admission is $10.
Saturday, the 28th Great Outdoor Art
Contest will be held 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
T.C. Steele State Historic Site. Winners will
be shown at the Brown County Art Guild
September 12–30.
Guild members, Peggy Brown and
Judith Lewis, are featured at the Guild
during Saturday’s Village Art Walk
alongside a special retrospective exhibit
of Dale Bessire. Lemoyne Smith and
Amanda Webb will provide the music.
Sunday, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.,
“Breakfast with the Artists” of the
Nashville Villagescape Plein Air Painters
happens at the Artist Colony Inn.
Admission and full breakfast buffet is $20
(free to registered Villagescape painters).
The Nashville Villagescape Plein Air
Paint Out will be held Sunday, 8:30 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Prizes include $1,000 for First
Place, $500 for Second Place, $250 for
Third Place, and $125 for People’s Choice
Award. Entry fee is $20 and $15 for Brown
County Art Guild members.
The Brown County Playhouse will
hold a Hungarian Slacks benefit concert
on Sunday, 2:30 to 3:30 pm, for the
Brown County Art Guild, featuring Guild
artist Wyatt LeGrand. Admission is $20.
The Villiagescape Awards Ceremony
and closing reception will be held
Sunday 4 to 5 p.m. at the Brown County
Art Guild. 
Art Gallery
Celebrates 90 Years
O
ne of the oldest ongoing art galleries
is right here in Nashville. In the fall of
1926 the early members of the art colony
decided they needed a gallery to exhibit
and sell their work.
For over 30 years, the Gallery perked
along, welcoming thousands of visitors,
including First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. A
change of ownership and a downtown
fire forced a move in the 1950s. A new
gallery was built on property donated by
Adolph Shulz just east of the courthouse
on Main Street, where the Brown County
Art Gallery resides today.
In 2015, the Gallery Foundation board
and artists championed the building’s
refurbishment and 8600 square foot
addition.
On September 17, the Gallery will
begin a celebration of its 90 years with
Collector’s Showcase 2016: “Brown County
Masters, the Legacy Continues.” Showcase
will run until October 30.
Masterpieces of early Brown County
art, loaned by collectors will be exhibited
alongside work from current members
of the Association. One of Indiana’s
most recognized artists, C.W. Mundy, will
present a retrospect of his 30+ year career.
Opening night reception is Saturday,
September 17, at 6 p.m. Food is catered by
Hotel Nashville, wine from Brown County
Winery, and music by Jon and Zelton Kay.
Reservations are $55 per person.
On Sunday, September 18, Indiana
State Museum Fine Arts Curator Mark
Ruschmann will present a program on
“200 Years of Indiana Art” at 2 p.m. for a $5
fee per person.
Wednesday, September 21, is
“Barbeque and Bluegrass” featuring C.W.
Mundy and his band for $10. Beer and
wine is available.
All the events are open to the
public. The proceeds from the paid
events help fund the exhibit. For more
information (812) 988-4609 or visit
<browncountyartgallery.org>. 
Back Roads
Studio Tour
I
n Brown County, Indiana, art isn’t a
hobby. It’s a way of life. During October,
visitors can get a glimpse into that way
of life. 14 studios. 22 artisans. The Back
Roads of Brown County Studio Tour is
a free, self-guided driving tour of the
present-day “Art Colony of the Midwest.”
Meet the artists and craftsmen. Watch
them create. Spend quality time talking
with them and learning their stories.
Tour the studios and grounds where they
create, and see the inspiration behind the
art. Buy handcrafted items directly from
the artists who made them.
Since the late 1800s, the scenic
hills and valleys of Brown County have
attracted a wide variety of artists and
artisans. The historic studio and home
of one of Brown County’s first artists, T.C.
Steele, is included on the tour.
These artists and craftspeople
create everything from paintings to
hand-woven rugs; from pottery and
jewelry to gourd art and handbound
books; from metalwork to handcrafted
brooms; from fiber art to calligraphy; from
woodworking and photography to stone
carving and baskets. And their studios
range from rooms inside their homes
to impressive stand-alone galleries and
workspaces.
The Brown County Studio Tour is
an artist-run nonprofit. For almost 20
years, this group of dedicated artists and
craftspeople have worked to share the
beauty of Brown County and the unique
breadth of fine arts and crafts being
made here.
The tour is always free. A map
and guide is available online at
<browncountystudiotour.com>, at the
Brown County Visitor Center in downtown
Nashville, and at many businesses in
Nashville. The route is well-signed, and
no reservations are required. Studios
are generally open daily October 1–31
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are a few
exceptions noted on the map. 