Bring the entire family to the Village of Nashville for the 8th Annual Taste of Brown County on May 16, 2015. From noon to 5 p. m., local restaurants, confectioners, and vendors will serve up samples of specialty dishes and sweets that can only be found in Brown County. The event also will feature plenty of kids’ activities, live music, a family-friendly wine garden, as well as hourly giveaways and prizes. Savor the local flavor and treat your taste buds to a day of food, fun, and entertainment at the Taste of Brown County.
Presented by the Brown County Convention and Visitors Bureau and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Brown County, this year’ s Taste event is chock-full of exciting new features. In addition to its new central location at the Courthouse parking lot and grounds, this year’ s event will provide the opportunity for guests to win several top-notch prizes, including an overnight getaway for two to Brown County.
Not only will guests be able to sample the best dishes, treats, and drinks Brown County has to offer, but they also can kick back and relax to an afternoon of live music, performed from 12 p. m. to 5 p. m. After filling up on delicious local fare in the sampling area and familyfriendly wine garden, guests are encouraged to bring along their blankets and chairs and stay awhile.
The Taste of Brown County will have plenty of activities to keep the kids busy as well. A kid zone, complete with a bounce house and other fun games, will be a guaranteed good time for children of all ages.
A People’ s Choice Award winner for best sample also will be announced at 5 p. m., as guests are encouraged to vote throughout the day for their favorite.
Admission to the event is $ 5; children 5 years and younger are free. Samples and other food items will be available for purchase, with no samples exceeding $ 5. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Brown County. Tickets are available online at < www. tasteofbrowncounty. com >, as well as will be sold the day of the event.
All those purchasing tickets will automatically be entered into Taste giveaways and must be present to win. Prize winners will be announced hourly beginning at 1 p. m., with the overnight getaway winner being announced between 2 p. m. and 3 p. m.
For more information on the Taste of Brown County and for a full list of participating vendors, please visit < www. tasteofbrowncounty. com > or call( 812) 988-7303. With plenty of food and entertainment to satisfy even the hungriest of appetites, there is something for everyone to enjoy at the Taste of Brown County. Come hungry, leave happy, and savor the local flavor in Brown County on May 16. •
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The doll has been trademarked by the Sperry family and current production is under the care and oversight of granddaughters Sarah Mitchell and Abigail Sperry, who live about half an hour from Boulder, Colorado. Collectors will be happy to know that the doll is being fashioned after the Abigail of the 1940s era. Dolls can be ordered on-line at < www. Abigaildoll. com >. The website is an archive of the Sperry family and includes photos, articles, and letters.
You can also purchase an Abigail doll at Spears Pottery, located at the site of the original shop. The Abigail book is printed by and available from the Indiana Historical Society at their gift shop and online.
An Abigail doll will be part of a permanent exhibition called an“ American Enterprise Exhibition” at the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian. The exhibition will focus on the role of business and innovation from 1770 through 2010, and is scheduled to open on July 1, 2015.
American poet, James Russell Lowell, said,“ Mishaps are like knives that either serve or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.” The sharp blade of the Great Depression was handled by the Sperrys and their community as an opportunity to work together. •
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