Calendar for April 23
Music
Sunday
University of Evansville Music Events: Woodwind Ensembles, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Wheeler Concert Hall; Mixed Choir and Women’s Chorus, 6 p.m. Sunday, Neu Chapel; Brass and Percussion Ensembles, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Wheeler Concert Hall; University Band and Jazz Ensemble II, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Eykamp Hall; 39th Gumberts Award Competition, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wheeler Concert Hall; UE Jazz Band Invitational, 4 p.m. April 30, Wheeler Concert Hall; Evansville Horn Choir, 7:30 p.m. April 30, Neu Chapel. Call 812-488-2754.
Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestras (EPYO and EPYO II) Spring Concert: 4 p.m. at The Victory, 600 Main St. General admission is $10. For tickets, call 812-425-5050 or visit evansvillephilharmonic.org.
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Choir and Chamber Choir Spring Concert: under the direction of Daniel Craig, associate professor of music, 3 p.m. at Old North United Methodist Church, 4201 Stringtown Road. Music will include works by Aaron Copland, Johannes Brahms and Robert Shaw. The concert is free and open to the public.
Wednesday
Brown Bag Performance Series: Rena Bever “Almost” all Mozart, noon at the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana BSF Gallery, 318 Main St. (free). Attendees are encouraged to bring lunch. Call 812-422-2111 or visit artswin.org.
Saturday
Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra Classics Concert: American Accents, Spencer Myer, piano, 7 p.m. at The Victory, 600 Main St. Adult tickets start at $25 with no additional fees. Call 812-425-5050 or visit evansvillephilharmonic.org. Tickets can also be purchased at The Victory box office two hours prior to the concert. Student Rush tickets at $10 can be purchased at the Sixth Street entrance with a valid student ID or with a parent, one hour before the concert. Members of club2030 can purchase a two ticket maximum for $15 each, online only, before 3 p.m. on April 29. Prior to the 7 p.m. concert, therre will be Concert Conversations in The Victory Auditorium with Maestro Alfred Savia joined by Spencer Myer beginning at 6:15 p.m. Concert Conversations is free with the purchase of a ticket.
April 30
Tesla: 7:30 p.m. at The Victory, 600 Main St. ($35 in advance, $40 day of show). Call 800-745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Theater
Sunday
University of Southern Indiana Theatre: “Little Women,” 2 p.m. at the USI Performance Center. Tickets are $12 for USI students, $18 for adults, $15 for USI employees and $16 for seniors (60 and older) and non-USI students. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit USI.edu/theatre or call the box office at 812-465-1668.
Nature
Sunday
Junior Birder Hike: ages 8-18, 2 p.m. at Audubon State Park, Henderson, Kentucky (free; binoculars provided). Contact Carol at pettys1234@aol.com.
Patoka Lake Nature Center: 3084 N. Dillard Road, Birdseye, Birds of Prey, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday; Meet the Birds, 12:30 p.m. Sunday; Picturesque Patoka, 1 p.m. Sunday; Women’s Wilderness Weekend, Friday, Saturday and April 30 (cost is $55 per participant; registration required by April 12). Call 812-685-2447.
Tuesday
Audubon State Park: Henderson, Kentucky, Romantic Fibers Workshop by Texas artist Suzanne Morgan at the Audubon Museum. Two sessions from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily; Tuesday-Wednesday or Thursday-Friday (each session fee is $180; material fee $50; bring your own lunch; contact Kim McGrew-Liggett at 270-827-1893 or kim.mcgrew@ky.gov); Saturdday is Astronomy Day at Audubon State Park in conjunction with Sciencepalooza at the Evansville Museum. Author and astronomer Joe Caruso will present the program, “The Long Address: Where We are in the Universe” at 7 p.m. in the Museum Theater. Then follow Caruso ou to the Golf Course and join the Evasnville Astronomical Society for stargazing. Telescopes will be set up on the hill, weather permitting (270-826-4424 for details).
Talks & readings
Sunday
Shoulders Lecture Series: “From Obama to Trump: What Happened, Why and What Does it Mean for Us” presented by author and professor Marjorie Hershey, 2 p.m. in the Shoulders Family Commons at Harrison High School, 211 Fielding Road (free).
Tuesday
Book Signing: “An Opened Book End” and “The Hand Painting Series” by author Jenna Citrus, 6:30 p.m. at Alexandrian Public Library, 115 W. Fifth St., Mount Vernon, Indnana.
Extras
Tuesday
University of Southern Indiana Spring Films: “The Ghastly Love of Johnny X” (2012), 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tuesday; “Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight” (1965), 7:30 p.m. Friday. Admission is free.
North Park Branch Library: 960 Koehler Drive, Coloring for Grownups, 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday; Page Turner’s Book Discussion: “The Grass is Singing” by Doris Lessing, 1-2 p.m. Tuesday; Mystery Lover’s Book Discussion: “Drop Shot” by Harlan Coben, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday; Call 812-428-8237.
Wednesday
McCollough Branch Library: 5115 Washington Ave., Cover to Cover Book Discussion: Plainsong” by Kent Haruf, 3-4 p.m. Call 812-428-8236.
Friday
Monster Jam: 7 p.m. at the Ford Center, 1 SE MLK Blvd., also 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Call 800-745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Saturday
Vanderburgh Humane Society’s Going, Going, Gone to the Dogs! Benefit Dinner and Auction: at the Holiday Inn Evansville Airport. Theme is “Downton Tabby!” Tickets are on sale for the event. Individuals begin at $75 per plate, with benefactor tickets available at $125 and corporate tables of 10 available at $1250. Tickets will not be sold at the door. VHS is also accepting donations valued at $25 or more. To purchase tickets, visit vhslifesaver.org/auction. To donate auction items or for businesses who wish to sponsor the event or purchase a corporate table, email a.coburn@vhslifesaver.org or call 812-426-2563, ext. 218.
East Branch Library: 840 E. Chandler Ave., Silk Hoop Sun Catchers, 1-4 p.m.
Borrowed Hearts Foundation Pancake Breakfast and Silent Auction: 8-10 a.m. at Christian Fellowship Church, 4100 Millersburg Road. There will be pony rides, petting zoo, The Feller Express Train, fire truck tours and family activities. Cost is $7 for adults, $4 for ages 12 and younger and $20 for families. Menu will include unlimited pancakes, sausage, fruit, milk, juice and coffee.
Spring Sale: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ (German Township), 8701 Cynthiana Road. The event will include annuals, perennials, daylilies and herbs. Items will be half price at 11 a.m. with a bag sale at noon. Food menu includes barbecue chicken, sausage burgers, kuchens and cinnamon rolls. Carryout will be available. Call 812-963-3394.
Galleries, Museums
Sunday
Evansville Museum: 411 SE Riverside Drive, “Stillness: Drawings” by Skip Steinworth, through May 14; “The Far-Reaching Impact of Karl Kae Knecht,” through July 9; on Thursday at 6:30 p.m., James MacLeod, professor of history at the University of Evansville and author of the book “The Cartoons of Evansville’s Karl Kae Knecht: Half a Century of Artistic Activism” will speak about the life and work of Karl Kae Knecht; First Thursdays artist Alicia LaChance, through May 3. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Museum Shark Adventures, 6-7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month ($10 per child; caregivers are free; museum members pay $5 per child); Date Night Spirit Tasting, 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Diamond Galleria (hors d’oeuvres, open bar with spirit tastings and live music; tickets are $75 per couple); Sciencepalooza, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Call 812-425-2406.
McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries: University of Southern Indiana campus, 47th annual USI Juried Student Art Show, through April 30. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.
Angel Mounds Art Gallery: 8215 Pollack Ave., original works of local artists members of Angel Mounds. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Onsite painting classes are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call 812-853-3956.
Audubon Museum: Henderson, Kentucky, “A Fresh Perspective 25th Annual Juried Exhibition,” through July 5. Call 270-827-1893.
Krannert Gallery: Krannert Hall of Fine Arts on the University of Evansville campus, an exhibit of the work of digital painters, Jenna Citrus, Jan Frick Thompson and Heather Landry, through May 6. Call 207-650-6073.
Hoosier Salon New Harmony Gallery: 507 Church St., New Harmony, “Field to Finish” exhibit featuring field studies painted by plein air artists at the annual First Brush of Spring Paint Out and the finished works produced in the studio during the year, through May 28. Call 812-459-9851 or visit hoosiersalon.org/newharmonygallery.
Women’s Institute and Gallery: 916 E. Granary St., New Harmony, “Recent Work” by Mary Ann Michna and Martha Kaplan, through April 30. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday or by appointment. Call 812-682-3799.
Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana: 318 Main St., Suite 101, “Another’s Treasure: Fine & Functional Art fom Recycled Materials,” through May 11. Visit artswin.org.
Tuesday
Evansville African American Museum: 579 S. Garvin St., “The Community Attic: 200 Years of Black History Treasures,” through June 27 (member, free admission; nonmembers, $5 admission; nonmember students, $3 admission); Special Exhibition: “African-Americans and the Disability Experience: From Colonial Times, Desegregation, Advocacy & Achievement” traveling exhibit from the Museum of Disability, through Wednesday. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday (members, free admission; USI students, free admission; nonmembers, $5 admission; non-USI students, $1.50 admission); Family Game Night, 5-8 p.m. Friday (free, snacks will be provided; reservations due by Wednesday); Kids Crafty Saturday African-American Art and Craft Workshop for families featuring silk hoop sun catchers, 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the East Branch Library Auditorium (free; reservations due by April 26); Call 812-423-5188.
Koch Family Children’s Museum of Evansville: 22 SE Fifth St., Week of the Young Child, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; Early Learners Academy: Pajama Party, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Thursday-Friday. Call 812-464-2663 or visit cmoekids.org.
Friday
Newburgh Museum: 2 W. Main St., downtown Newburgh, “Shall We Gather at the River,” until July. Open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is free. Call 812-853-5045.