August 12, 2022 @ 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm
The Smith brothers put together a band of some of our favorite Chicago musician friends, and we’re playing the Knox County Germanfest BOTH NIGHTS August 12-13th! Who’s coming?!
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June 19, 2022 @ 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Come out Yonder for a stress-free Father’s Day event on June 19th. Hear classic rock tunes transformed by the sounds of the mandolin, accordion & guitars as local band Buck Rogers Clark takes over the hay wagon stage. And treat the dads you love to some Yonder moonshine and juicy burgers from Stork’s food truck. This family-friendly event is rain or shine (barring severe weather). The fun kicks off at 1 p.m.
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June 19, 2022 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Family Fun Day on Father’s Day, June 19th, at Gregg Park. Everyone’s welcome! The Thursday Church band will be providing live music. There will be free food, games, jump houses, and ice cream. Something for everyone. 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy great music and hopefully beautiful weather.
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June 17, 2022 @ 5:00 pm – June 18, 2022 @ 9:00 pm
Come out to this special two-day event that benefits local first responders in Knox County, IN & Lawrence County, IL!
On Friday night gates open at 5:00 pm est. The night kicks off with a meet & greet followed by the Jeep Show & Shine contest. Afterward is the Flex Competition, and Auction. There will be kids’ activities, food trucks, a beer garden hosted by Sparks Liquor Services, and live entertainment by Smoke Rings Band.
On Saturday start your day off early at 8:00 am for the Poker Run and Kids Scavenger Hunt. Later, when the gates open at 5:00 pm, there will be a First Responder Presentation, kids activities, an auction, a 50/50 raffle, food trucks, live entertainment by Tailgate Revival, and local opener Alexia Caballero Group, a beer garden hosted by Sparks Liquor Services, and a Parade of Jeeps starting at 5:30 pm.
*Open to the Public* *No Jeep is required for entry*
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April 29, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – May 1, 2022 @ 3:00 pm
Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley.
It’s 1955, and into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitar-playing young man who changes everything and everyone he meets. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy will have you jumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”
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.
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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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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.”
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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.
