Weekend Roundup: March 24th – 26th
Spring is here and the VTB calendar is full of events! Here is what is going on this weekend:
History
March 5, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy is hosting a special program on Free Summers Sunday featuring notable black Knox County citizens from both the past and the present.
The museum is open from 12 pm – 5 pm.
Free
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History
February 14, 2023 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy (RSM) invites visitors to explore the stories of Black Hoosiers who broke ground for their community and paved a path for future generations while making contributions to Indiana. Exhibits and events will include a traveling exhibit from the Indiana Historical Society (IHS). The exhibit, “Groundbreaking Black Hoosiers,” will be open to the public February 28 – March 26, 2023, during regular museum hours, at Red Skelton Museum, located at 20 Red Skelton Blvd. in Vincennes, IN.
In Addition to the IHS exhibit, the RSM will showcase “Red Skelton’s Groundbreaking Black Entertainers” from February 14 – April 2, 2023, which will present the history of black entertainment by way of Red Skelton’s stage, movie, and television career. Red Skelton has appeared with many groundbreaking black entertainers from his early-stage years to his television show. These include: Bill Robinson, Mills Brothers, Leana Horne, Mahalia Jackson, Supremes, and others. Movie clips and photos from the television archives are on display.
The Red Skelton Museum will offer free admission on Sunday, March 5th and will host a special program on Groundbreaking Black Citizens in Knox County from 1-3 PM.
Although the stories in “Groundbreaking Black Hoosiers” are far from an encyclopedic look at Black excellence or accomplishment, they present a compelling example of the important role Black people have played in Hoosier history, a role that has too often been erased.
Here is a glimpse at some of the people highlighted in this exhibit:
- Wilma Gibbs Moore, a historian at IHS who worked to save the stories of Black Hoosiers from disappearing.
- Mary Bateman Clark, who sued for her freedom from indentured servitude, the way for some Hoosiers to get around slavery laws.
- Madam C.J. Walker, a successful businesswoman who fought for racial equality and access to beauty in early 20th-century Indianapolis.
- Second Lieutenant Aaron R. Fisher, the most decorated Black WWI veteran in Indiana.
- Doctor Henry Hummons, who started a free clinic for Black Hoosiers at Flanner House to help combat medical disparities during the fight against tuberculosis.
- William Wilson Cooke, an architect who fought racism in banking in Gary to help build needed buildings for the burgeoning Black community there.
“Groundbreaking Black Hoosiers” is made possible by a generous grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
For more information or to plan your visit, call 812-888-4184 or visit RedSkeltonMuseum.org
The museum will have special episodes on YouTube featuring black entertainers every Tuesday. Go to the Red Skelton Museum site on YouTube or find the link on the museum’s Facebook page.
Free
with general entry fees to the Museum.
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6 Regions. 25 counties. Endless things to do. That’s just one way to describe all that Historic Southern Indiana has to offer. With numerous different routes and roads that take you out into the country and into our urban landscapes, there is a path that will be fit for you.
History
October 22, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
It’s time to get a little spooky! Take a “haunted” walk around the grounds of Vincennes State Historic Sites, check out some creepy science experiments, listen to some not-so-spooky stories, get candy for your trick-or-treat bag, and more.
Tickets are $5/youth, 25% discount for members. This event takes place at the Vincennes State Historic Sites main buildings located at 1 W. Harrison St., Vincennes.
(812) 882-7422
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October 14, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Hear local ghost stories and other spooktacular tales from costumed storytellers at various locations during an evening walk throughout downtown Vincennes.
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(812) 882-7422
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September 5, 2022 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
It’s time for the annual Labor Day parade. The parade will be on Main Street beginning at 10th Street and ending at Southside Park. Parade entry information can be found by visiting the city’s website at www.bicknell.in.gov or calling city hall at 812-735-4636.
