Things to Do This Spring in Knox County
Spring is here and better weather is just around the corner! There are many things to do in Knox County year-round, but here are a few of our favorite things to do in Knox County during the Spring.
Live Music
December 5, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
The Vincennes University Community Series presents – Voctave
A cappella sensation Voctave shot to prominence after garnering over 100 million online views of their videos in just two years. Formed in 2015 by producer and arranger Jamey Ray, the voices that bring their arrangements to life represent a wealth of diverse backgrounds and musical experiences. Hailing from Central Florida, the eleven members of Voctave have performed across the globe and appear on countless recordings. The group has performed with GRAMMY, Dove, and American Music Award recipients including Sandi Patty, Pentatonix’s Kirstin Maldonado, Mark Lowry, David Phelps, and Jody McBrayer. With multiple #1 songs and albums on iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify, Voctave has also ranked in the top 25 on Billboard Magazine’s charts. Voctave’s five albums are digitally available on all platforms.
For Ticket Info Please contact the VU Alumni Office @ 812-888-4354.
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December 3, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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
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
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
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
Shircliff Gallery
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.
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Live Music
November 18, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Vincennes University Performing Arts Department presents “Guitars in the Night.” The concert will take place on Thursday, November 18th at 7:30 p.m. (EST), in Vincennes University’s Red Skelton Performing Arts Center Theatre. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.
This year’s concert features VU Music’s Blues Ensemble, Prof. Joseph Jones & guest Nolan Winters on Classic Guitars, and the group “Wood & Wire.”
FREE
Live Music
The Vincennes University Community Series presents – The Rat Pack is Back
THE RAT PACK IS BACK! Featuring a 7 piece Orchestra
“Watching The Rat Pack is Back! is like going back in time to Vegas in its Hey Days…..What a show!”
Now, in its eighteenth smash year with over 6000 performances in over 40 states, 4 foreign countries, and over two million tickets sold, relive the days of the Rat Pack with Las Vegas’ most famous entertainers and their live big band as they appeared in the Sands Hotel Copa Room. The Rat Pack is Back! is the only Vegas-based show with national touring companies and an award from the “Congress of the United States.”
When the Rat Pack gets together onstage, it’s magic. There are no card tricks and no rabbits popping out of hats, but when Frank, Dean, and Sammy hit the stage, it’s there—the same magic that filled the room when these three icons performed at the Sands during the ’60s and ’70s. The 75-minute tribute show The Rat Pack is Back! takes audiences back to an era when the Strip had live music and entertainers knew how to work for the crowd.
With a stellar cast of some of the finest performers in the business, The Rat Pack is Back! has been hailed as the next best thing to seeing the original Rat Pack themselves.
For Ticket info please contact the VU Alumni Office @ 812-888-4354.
Live Music
October 25, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
For a night filled with fun and food, be sure to attend the Food Trucks on the Wabash’s Halloween Bash! There will be costume contests, live music from Jared & Luke as well as Just 1 More, and all of the food trucks you know and love!
Costume contest registration will take place from 5 PM – 6 PM. The rain date is October 26th, from 5 PM – 8 PM.
The following food trucks will be present:
- Thainamite
- Foster’s Frosters
- Grub On The Go
- Wurst Hotdog Cart
- Spark’s Liquor
- The Twisted Toaster
- Macho Taco
- Bones Barbeque
- Soul Food on Wheels
- Kolb’s Culinary Creations
- Zip & Sip
- I Hart Ice Cream
For more information, visit the Food Trucks on the Wabash Facebook page by clicking HERE.
Live Music
October 15, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
7 Bridges: The Ultimate EAGLES Experience is a stunningly accurate tribute to the music of the Eagles. Using no backing tracks or harmonizers, 7 Bridges faithfully re-creates the experience of an Eagles concert from the band’s most prolific period. Every show features one brilliant hit single after another with some mighty Don Henley, Joe Walsh, and Glenn Frey solo surprises sprinkled into the mix. 7 Bridges offers the perfect blend of songs to capture all levels of Eagles devotees.
7 Bridges is a tour de force of talent, combining incredible musicianship, vocal precision, and a stage presence that has garnered them nationwide acclaim. The band features Jay Sweet as Glenn Frey, Keith Thoma as Don Henley, Brandon Roberts as Randy Meisner/Timothy B. Schmit, Richie Scholl as the eccentric and unpredictable Joe Walsh, Brian Franklin as guitar wizard Don Felder, and Vernon Roop as Joe Vitale, the often unsung hero of many Eagles studio albums and live
performances.
For years, 7 Bridges: The Ultimate EAGLES Experience has been the ‘go to’ choice for corporate, fair/festival, casino, and private events. 7 Bridges provides an all-ages, family-friendly show weaved into a powerful rock-n-roll concert experience. The perfect entertainment package!!
For tickets, call (812-888-43540
Live Music
October 8, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
The Vincennes University Community Series presents – Wynonna & the Big Noise
Respected by the millions of fans who are drawn to her music and undeniable talent, Wynonna’s rich and commanding voice has sold over 30-million albums worldwide spanning her remarkable 34-year career. As one-half of the legendary mother/daughter duo “The Judds,” Wynonna was once dubbed by Rolling Stone as “the greatest female country singer since Patsy Cline.” This iconic performer has received over 60 industry awards, with countless charting singles, including 20 No.1 hits such as “Mama He’s Crazy,” “Why Not me,” and “Grandpa, (Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Ole Days).”
Wynonna and her band The Big Noise, led by her husband/drummer/producer, Cactus Moser, released their debut full-length album in February 2016 via Curb Records to critical acclaim. Wynonna has described the new sound as “vintage yet modern” and a “return to the well.” It’s a rootsy work encompassing country, Americana, blues, soul and rock. The album features special guests Derek Trucks, Jason Isbell, Susan Tedeschi and Timothy B. Schmit. NPR’s Ann Powers noted that, “With her tight band behind her after touring together for several years, she just sounds like she’s home…You can just feel the grin on her face.”
For Ticket info please contact the VU Alumni Office @ 812-888-4354.
Live Music
September 18, 2021 @ 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
The Knox County Public Library is hosting its third annual Homecoming Party on the Porch. There will be yearbooks to peruse, a Homecoming Through the Decades display created by the library staff and artwork by Vincennes Native William Green Jr. on display. The researchers at the McGrady Brockman House will also be providing tours of the American Gothic style home, and assisting visitors with genealogical research.
From noon until 2 pm Dennis Stroughmat and his band, L’Esprit Creole, will be playing on the front porch of the McGrady Brockman House–playing the music of the French speaking areas of the Ozarks and Midwest.
That evening, Cynthia Frederick and Ann Hecht will e giving a presentation about “Life in Vincennes in 1960” for the Lincoln High School Class of 1960.
Live Music
November 22 @ 10:43 pm
Vincennes Brewing is happy to invite y’all to our first shin-dig at the Pavilion!
Saturday, September 25th – we’re bringing some friends to town from other Southern Indiana Breweries for a mini-brewfest sampling! From 4:00-6:00, come through to the Pavilion for unlimited sampling from our friends at Myriad Brewing, Terre Haute Brewing Co, Feed Store, and others!
Tickets are $20 and can be bought ahead of time online or in the taproom starting Wednesday 9/15. Tickets will be available at the door if not sold out ahead of time!
After the sampling hours, we’re opening it all up to the public from 6:00-9:00 where all participating breweries will be selling brews by the pint! Our friends Jared & Luke will be playing music and we will have multiple food trucks on-site! You do NOT need a ticket for this portion of the event, just for the unlimited sampling hours!
This is a 21+ event ONLY and will require a photo ID for entry!
