October 17, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy
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Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy
September 26, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
A discussion and awards.
Free
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Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy
August 22, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
A young German boy in the Hitler Youth whose hero and imaginary friend is the country’s dictator is shocked to discover that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.
Join Red Skelton Museum Curator, Mark Kratzner and director, Anne Pratt as they present the tenth and final movie in the Oscar Laughs! series, “Jojo Rabbit.”
These events are made possible by a grant through the Indiana Humanities.
These events are free and open to the public, but attendees are asked to register in advance using the Eventbrite link.
Winner:
Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay: Taika Waititi
Nominees:
Oscar Best Motion Picture of the Year: Carthew Neal, Taika Waititi, Chelsea Winstanley
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Scarlett Johansson
Best Achievement in Costume Design: Mayes C. Rubeo
Best Achievement in Production Design: Ra Vincent, Nora Sopková
Best Achievement in Film Editing: Tom Eagles
Free
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Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy
June 20, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California’s wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.
Join Red Skelton Museum Curator, Mark Kratzner and director, Anne Pratt as they present the eighth movie in the Oscar Laughs! series, “Sideways.”
These events are made possible by a grant through the Indiana Humanities.
These events are free and open to the public, but attendees are asked to register in advance using the Eventbrite link.
Winner:
Oscar Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Nominees:
Oscar Best Motion Picture of the Year: Michael London
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Thomas Haden Church
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: Virginia Madsen
Best Achievement in Directing: Alexander Payne
Free
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Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy
June 10, 2023 @ 10:00 am – June 11, 2023 @ 3:15 pm
The Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy will host the 18th annual Red Skelton Festival and Parade June 10-11.
Saturday June 10–
10 a.m. -5 p.m. Museum is open and festival button provides admission
8-11 a.m. Clown-o-Rama classes and parade prep
12 p.m. Red Skelton Parade through downtown Vincennes
1-4 p.m. Red Skelton Festival at the museum with stage entertainment, kids activities and food trucks
6-11 p.m. Red Skelton’s Vegas Casino Night at Adams Coliseum, including dinner, a live Red Skelton show, and a silent and live auction/casino. This is a ticketed event.
Sunday June 11–
10 a.m. -5 p.m. Museum is open and festival button provides admission
11 a.m. to noon Tent Show Lecture by Grace Swank-Davis
12-5 p.m. Red Skelton Film Festival
12 p.m. Whistling in the Dark
1:30 p.m. Fuller Brush Man
3:15 p.m. The Clown
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Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy
June 9, 2023 @ 8:00 am – June 11, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
Mid America Clown o Rama, presented by Hadi Funsters and Red Skelton Festival, will start the afternoon of June 9th with classes and activities. Clown-o-Rama plans makeup tutorials Saturday, followed by the Red Skelton Parade, then follies. An optional dinner and show is scheduled Saturday for an extra fee, and the Clown – o – Rama wraps up Sunday morning. The $50 registration includes a t-shirt, lunch on Saturday, snacks and soft beverages. Register online at https://www.hadifunsters.com/store/p252/ClownORama.html; by printing out and mailing the form above, or by calling or texting either Sniffles at 812-568-6489 or Bubbles at 812-457-3592.
$50
per person
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Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy
May 23, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
Join Red Skelton Museum Curator, Mark Kratzner and director, Anne Pratt as they present the seventh movie in the Oscar Laughs! series, “As Good As It Gets.”
These events are made possible by a grant through the Indiana Humanities.
These events are free and open to the public, but attendees are asked to register in advance using the Eventbrite link.
Winner:
Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role: Jack Nicholson
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Helen Hunt
Nominee:
Oscar Best Picture: James L. Brooks, Bridget Johnson, Kristi Zea
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Greg Kinnear
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen: Mark Andrus (screenplay/story), James L. Brooks (screenplay)
Best Film Editing: Richard Marks
Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score: Hans Zimmer
Free
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Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy
April 25, 2023 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
A woman pretending to be a man impersonating a woman.
Join Red Skelton Museum Curator, Mark Kratzner and director, Anne Pratt as they present the sixth movie in the Oscar Laughs! series, “Victor/Victoria.”
These events are made possible by a grant through the Indiana Humanities.
These events are free and open to the public, but attendees are asked to register in advance using the Eventbrite link.
Winner:
Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score: Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse
Nominees:
Oscar Best Actress: Julie Andrews
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Preston
Best Supporting Actress: Lesley Ann Warren
Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium: Blake Edwards
Best Art Direction: Rodger Maus, Tim Hutchinson, William Craig Smith, and Harry Cordwell
Best Costume Design: Patricia Norris
Free
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Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy
April 2, 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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Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy
April 1, 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.
