Enjoy a porkburger supper prepared and served by the Knox County Pork Producers and Knox County Farm Bureau, Inc. Local exhibitors, kiddie tractor pull, interactive kids “Helping Hands” exhibit and door prizes throughout the evening. Tickets are available at Knox County banks, Extension Office. Knox County Farm Bureau, Committee members and at the door.
A visit of an hour to an hour and a half would include stories of the Roosevelt children in the white house, stories of days as a cowboy, stories of overcoming disabilities and sickness, and maybe even how the Teddy Bear got its name. There was so much more to Theodore Roosevelt and his presidency. His life was one big adventure and he went after everything as if a knight on a quest. His legacy is more than the national park system and conservation matters. Gib Young of Huntington, Indiana has been bringing the most interesting and most active President in our history to life before children from Boston to Seattle.
Mr. Young has performed at hundreds of venues including The White House, Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, Devils Tower National Monument, The JFK Library, The Smithsonian Museum of American History, The Lincoln Boyhood Home, The Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Women’s Rights National Historical Park in New York, The Grand Canyon Nation Park, and George Washington’s Mt. Vernon as well as scores of schools.
With the extensive history that Knox County and Vincennes have, some may have the idea that our sites, attractions, and festivals are not family-friendly, but that could not be further from the truth! There is a multitude of family and kid-friendly events in Knox County—some happen every week! Below is a list of our best …
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Join Master Naturalist Terri Talarek King for a casual winter walk on Sunday, February 13, at
Ouabache Trails Park (just north of Vincennes, Indiana, at the end of Lower Fort Knox Road).
Participants will meet in front of the park office at 2:00 pm Eastern, then begin the walk nearby on
Trail 1.
This is a good time of year to see the “bones” of the landscape and trees, to observe wildlife that may
be out and about, to look for places where some are still overwintering, and to look for the earliest
signs of spring.
This walk, the first of the 2022 series of Second Sunday Nature Exploration Walks, is free, with no
registration required. All are welcome and families are encouraged. Emphasis on all walks is on
observation, exploration, and discovery. Walks proceed rain, shine, or snow. Be prepared for wet areas
and some steep slopes.
For questions or more information, email leapingfrog55@yahoo.com or leave a voice message (no text)
for a call back at 812-881-8987. Also, check the Facebook page called The Nature of Knox County,
Indiana, as well as other local media.
To view a map of Ouabache Trails Park, see: http://www.knoxcountyparks.com .
Join friends at three downtown galleries and Vincennes University’s Shircliff Gallery for the First Friday Art Walk, December 3. Downtown galleries will be open from 5 – 8 pm. Shircliff Gallery will have a closing event for their current exhibit from 6 – 7:35.
Art Space Vincennes LLC, LLC 521 Main will offer a final chance to view Ellipsis…Ellipses: Painting by Tom Dimond. This South Carolina artist is showing mixed media works conceptually based on the ellipsis, punctuation of three dots standing for an omission in writing occurring without substantially changing content. Layers of paint, photo transfers, and texture applications reverberate with energy and conflict, reflecting past and present-day turbulence.
Mask required for entry. The Gallery will be closed for the season after this First Friday. Watch the ASV Facebook page for what will be happening in 2022.
Northwest Territory Art Guild, 316 Main will have Christmas and winter-themed artworks and craft items on display and for sale. There will also be a wall of flower-subject paintings and drawings. The gallery will be decorated for the holidays. The gallery will close as usual for January and February.
Regular gallery hours: Tue – Sat 11 am – 2 pm. Additional hours by appointment.
The Open Gallery 329 Main will continue A Room Full of Whimsy, gallery co-owner Mike Mullen’s Squeaky Toy Variations series, and ceramic works by Abby Peacock. A few other surprises will be added. In Mullen’s series, as in traditional still-life painting and photography, symbolism is conveyed through artful arrangement of a vast collection of old but still colorful plastic squeaky toys. His work is unique, fun, and provocative. Peacock explores ideas about communication, language, and social interaction in atmospherically fired porcelain with underglaze designs. She is currently pursuing her MFA at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. The First Friday Players will again provide rollicking good Irish music for visitors to enjoy. The exhibition is family-friendly; however, guests will be requested to mask up.
Regular gallery hours: Tue, Thu 12 – 5 pm, Sat 11 am – 4 pm and by chance
The Shircliff Gallery, located at First and Harrison Streets, offers a final opportunity for seeing Naturally Synthetic, works by Elissa Cox Wenthe and Laura Gleissner. Cox Wenthe is showing ceramic sculpture based on real and imagined landscape sources that exude energy, vitality, rawness, beauty or sublime decadence. She holds an MFA from Ohio University, Athens and lives, and works in Fayetteville, Iowa. Laura Gleissner is showing oil paintings based on design elements at play in architectural structures. She investigates perception and visual distortion as her works evolve into ambiguous abstractions. Gleissner holds an MFA in Painting from Northern Illinois University and is currently Assistant Professor of Art at Upper Iowa University, Fayette. Closing reception is Friday, December 3, 6 – 7:35 p.m.
Regular gallery hours: weekdays 9 am – 5 pm.
Art Space Vincennes and the Open Gallery will not be offering refreshments. Viewers are reminded that all the galleries have open hours during the week, and the safety of seeing the work in small groups, rather than in a crowd, is a viable option.
Visit The Granary for their special two-day Christmas event!
The Granary will be open on Friday, November 12th from 4 pm-7 pm, and Saturday, November 13th from 10 am – 2 pm. Located at their family’s grain elevator—Anson Farm Services—in Monroe City, Indiana, The Granary specializes in unique, one-of-a-kind vintage and antique items to style homes. They will have many vintage Christmas items to decorate homes for the season, as well as some giftable items and holiday Christmas shirts.
For updates and sneak peeks of what you can find at The Granary’s Christmas event, be sure to follow them on both Facebook and Instagram at @thegranaryfreshvintage.
For more information about this special event, visit The Granary’s Facebook page by clicking HERE.
In honor of Veterans Day, the Indiana Military Museum is offering free admission to veterans, their spouses, and immediate family members this Thursday—Veterans Day—November 11th, 2021.
The fall season is in full swing and the VTB calendar is full of events! Here is what is going on this weekend…
Starting on Wednesday, September 1st and ending on Monday, September 4th, the 51st Annual Bicknell Heritage Day Parade & Festival is packed full of events that are sure to be fun for people of all ages! With contests, food, games, tournaments, and a parade; there is no shortage of things to do this Labor Day Weekend.
Here are the events for today:
North Knox FCA Labor Day 5K Run
Time: Registration 7:00 a.m. / Race 8:00 a.m.
Location: Bicknell Fire Station – 210 1st Street
Contacts: Aaron Hall 574-870-5527 & Bob Hunt 812-328-2210
Bicknell Heritage Parade
Theme: A New Beginning
Time: 12 noon
Location: Main Street from 10th to Southside Park
Parade Entry forms are available at: www.bicknell.in.gov
Annual Labor Day Softball Tournaments – Men’s Tournament
**Plus Cornhole and Kickball
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
Contact: Jeff Feldman 812-910-1661
Starting on Wednesday, September 1st and ending on Monday, September 4th, the 51st Annual Bicknell Heritage Day Parade & Festival is packed full of events that are sure to be fun for people of all ages! With contests, food, games, tournaments, and a parade; there is no shortage of things to do this Labor Day Weekend.
Here are the events for today:
Community Worship Service
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: North Knox Primary School
Sponsored by the Bicknell Area Ministerial Association
Bicknell Heritage Community Picnic
(NO CARRY-OUTS)
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Bicknell Fire Station 210 E. 1st Street
Sesquicentennial Time Vault Rededication & 175th Anniversary Time Vault Closure
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Southside Park
Contact: City Hall 812-735-3559
Email: mayor@bicknell.in.gov
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