4th of July Weekend Events
There is a lot going on this Fourth of July weekend! Click to read about all of the events you won’t want to miss!
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June 11, 2022 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Pack a picnic and bring your friends and family along to enjoy trivia and “Plan 9 from Outer Space” (1959) during an evening under the stars. This event takes place at Fort Knox II, located at 3090 N. Old Fort Knox Road, Vincennes. Registration is required by noon on June 11.
Ages: 12+
$5
/ person. 25% discount for members.
(812) 882-7422
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June 3, 2022 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join friends at three downtown galleries and the Democratic Headquarters for the First Friday Art Walk and Spring on Main Festival, Friday, June 3. Galleries will be open 5 – 8 pm. Galleries will not be providing refreshments, as food and drink vendors will be part of the Spring on Main Festival.
Art Space Vincennes LLC, 521 Main will continue Improbable Spaces, painting, and sculpture by Amy DeLap and Andy Jendrzejewski. This show continues a series of exhibitions occurring over the last year that have explored the various directions of the gallery owners’ art careers. DeLap will show non-objective enamel and collage paintings on paper. Jendrzejewski will show mixed-media sculptures that originated as concepts for large-scale environmental installations.
Outdoor music will be provided at the gallery entrance by the duo Grey…matter, Bob Kemp, and Mike Boyer. They will play clean electric guitar at an acoustic volume between 6 and 7.
Regular gallery hours: Tue – Sat Noon – 5 pm. Other hours by appointment; call 812-887-6145
Northwest Territory Art Guild, 316 Main will open two one-person exhibitions. Photographs by Matt Ramsey will be presented in a show titled the Little Woods on the Wabash: a Celebration of the Landscapes of Ouabache Trails Park. The result of a four-year project, the exhibition is an all-seasons collection of woodland landscape photography highlighting the unique riparian environment of the Wabash River forest corridor in Knox County. Work ranges from film to digital, in art paper and metal presentation, in editions from one to five. 20% of First Friday sales are committed to supporting park improvements. More information at Ramsey’s website.
Matt returned home to Vincennes from Naval service in 2018. Since then he has been completing a BA at Indiana State University and building a fine art photography practice and business. He participated in the On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program for Working Artists sponsored by the Indiana Arts Commission and has been working with Pantheon Theater services to develop a new venture, “Opti-Viz Media”.
Victoria Kramer’s exhibition Spirit of Collaboration will present ceramic works featuring raku glazes, which produce earthy colors and surface textures. Victoria, a graduate of the University of Evansville, lives outside of Vincennes. She considers herself a groundskeeper and potter. She states: “It is the act of doing and to keep moving that drives me forward. It is an exciting act to pull the wares from the flames of fire to see the results that the spiritual forces influence has deposited on the completed ware.
In this exhibition, Victoria has collaborated with her sister-in-law, Susan Vieck, a floral designer and Master Gardner, with many years of experience. Susan has created floral arrangements that harmonize with the pottery. Victoria states: “Our work is simply a statement of working in tandem with people and natural elements to augment the presentation of the wares. Susan has an innate and speedy way to pull the natural elements together.”
Work by Guild members will also be on display and for sale.
Regular gallery hours: Tue – Sat 11 am – 2 pm. Additional hours by appointment; contact the gallery via Facebook.
The Open Gallery 329 Main will continue through June One Thing Leads to Another, and another: Recent Paintings by Ryan McKain, with new works not previously exhibited brought in for this month’s show. McKain, an Evansville artist, uses an energetic color palette to create gestural abstraction based on the human face and figure. The First Friday Players will again provide rollicking good Irish music for visitors to enjoy.
Regular gallery hours: Tue, Thu 12 – 5 pm, Sat 11 am – 4 pm, and by chance. 812- 881-6475
The new Knox County Indiana Democratic Headquarters314 Main Street will give viewers another chance to see Fernando Lozano’s powerful prints on stretched canvas, the first group of works in his series titled Our Rights, Our Freedom, Our Vote. These 13 pieces, each 20.5” x 3”
address the historic difficulties many groups have faced in striving for the right to vote.
For more information, please contact Marsha Fleming, 812-890-1688 or Fernando Lozano, 323-559-1954.
Free
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May 21, 2022 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Discover the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of colonial French Vincennes. Learn about the daily life of a French fur trader while taking a tour through the Old French House, explore what early life was like in the area, find out about old French gardening techniques, and more.
This event takes place at the Old French House, 509 N. First St., Vincennes.
$5 – $7
$5/youth (ages 3-17), $7/adult. 25% discount for members.
(812) 882-7422
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May 6, 2022 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join friends at three downtown galleries and the Democratic Headquarters for the First Friday Art Walk, May 6. Venues will be open 5 – 8 pm.
Art Space Vincennes LLC, 521 Main will open Improbable Spaces, painting, and sculpture by Amy DeLap and Andy Jendrzejewski. This is another in a series of exhibitions occurring over the last year that have explored the various directions of the gallery owners’ art careers. DeLap will show non-objective enamel and collage paintings on paper. Jendrzejewski will show mixed-media sculptures that originated as concepts for large-scale environmental installations.
Outdoor music will be provided at the gallery entrance by the duo Grey…matter, Bob Kemp, and Mike Boyer. They will play clean electric guitar at an acoustic volume between 6 and 7.
Regular gallery hours: Tue – Sat Noon – 5 pm. Other hours by appointment; call 812-887-6145
Northwest Territory Art Guild, 316 Main will present pours, collages, and watercolors by local artist and long-time Guild treasurer Steve Tevebaugh. Tevebaugh is a regular painter at Nancy Ford’s Green Door Studio. His works are filled with vibrant colors and lively organic forms.
New spring and summer-themed work by Guild members will also be on display and for sale. The Guild will continue to feature a display of sunflower works in the front window to honor Ukraine.
Regular gallery hours: Tue – Sat 11 am – 2 pm. Additional hours by appointment; contact the gallery via Facebook.
The Open Gallery 329 Main will present One Thing Leads to Another: Recent Paintings by Ryan McKain. McKain, an Evansville artist, will be showing gestural abstractions based on the human face and figure, all done with an energetic color palette.The First Friday Players will again provide rollicking good Irish music for visitors to enjoy.
Regular gallery hours: Tue, Thu 12 – 5 pm, Sat 11 am – 4 pm, and by chance. 812- 881-6475
The new Knox County Indiana Democratic Headquarters314 Main Street will give viewers another chance to see Fernando Lozano’s powerful prints on stretched canvas, the first group of works in his series titled Our Rights, Our Freedom, Our Vote. These 13 pieces, each 20.5” x 3”
address the historic difficulties many groups have faced in striving for the right to vote.
For more information, please contact Marsha Fleming, 812-890-1688, or Fernando Lozano, 323-559-1954.
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April 30, 2022 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Knox County Goes Native Initiative will be offering a free, public, family-friendly event on Saturday, April 30 in the Riverfront Pavilion, Vincennes. The event, open from 1:00 – 4:00 pm Eastern, will feature interactive activities, informative displays, door prizes, and more. It will also be the pick-up location for those participating in the Knox County CISMA shrub exchange.
Come to learn what Knox County Goes Native is about and explore fun ways to learn about native plants, pollinators, wildlife, native gardens, and more.
For more information about Knox County Goes Native, see knoxcountyswcd.com/kccisma/kcgn
Free
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April 9, 2022 @ 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Come see the Big Balloon Build at the Highland Woods Community Center! After a week of hard work from balloon artists around the world, their creations will be open to the public. This will be the only time the balloon build will be available for the public to see.
In lieu of an admission fee, the builders are requiring those who wish to attend to bring a bag full of canned goods. These donations will help the United Way’s canned food drive for local food pantries.
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April 9, 2022 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Have breakfast with the Easter Bunny! At this special VIP event, you will have early access to the Big Balloon Build before everyone else, as well as the opportunity to have your picture professionally taken with the Easter bunny and to eat breakfast with them.
There are only 200 spots available for this event; those who wish to attend must contact Lacey Lane to reserve their tickets. She can be reached by calling 812-899-1109. Tickets are $25/person.
Photographs will be taken by Chelsea Polston of In a Blink Photography.
$25
Tickets are $25/person and must be purchased in advance.
