April 18 Hillbilly Hippies 7:00 April 21 Silver Sparrow 10:00 April 22 Kade Puckett 6:00 April 23 BWBB 4:00 April 28 Hammer & Hatchet 8:00 April 29 Kade Puckett 6:00 April 30 The McGuires 8:00 812-988-0236 and on Facebook
Chateau Thomas Winery
March 4 Luke Carol Project March 5 Fistful of Bacon March 11 Impasse March 12 Smokestack Lightning( Phil) March 18 Jeff Foster
Tim Meyers March 19 Gary Applegate March 25 Retro Bros. March 26 Cari Ray Band April 1 Warrior Kings April 2 Jeff Foster
Craig Thurston April 8 Barry Johnson April 9 Two For the Show April 15 Dave Miller April 16 Impasse April 22 Gary Applegate April 23 Mesa Rain April 29 Smokestack Lightning( Phil) April 30 Paul Bertsch Band Music 7:00-10:00 Fri. and Sat. 812-988-8500 ChateauThomas. com
Abe Martin Lodge
Music Saturdays 6:00-8:00
Salt Creek 19th Hole Bar
Live Music Fridays and Saturdays
Big Woods
Music Fridays, Saturdays + more
Brown County Inn Lounge
Music Fridays, Saturdays 9:00
Seasons Lodge
Music Fridays and Saturdays 9:00
Mike’ s Music & Dance Barn
Opening up March 12 Monday Night Dance Lessons 6:30-9:00 Saturdays Smooth County house band 812-988-8636 mikesmusicbarn. com
SPECIAL EVENTS:
National Maple Syrup Festival
March 5-6, celebrating its second year in Brown County. Features tree tapping, sap boiling, incredible foods and unique drinks using maple syrup as an ingredient. Focus moves this year to Brown County State Park for outdoor lovers looking for relief from cabin fever and families looking for fun. Event hub is at the park’ s Lower Shelter. Live reenactments of Native American and French Colonial maple sugaring techniques and demonstrations of modern-day syrup-making techniques. nationalmaplesyrupfestival. com
Annual Wildflower Foray
April 22-24 at multiple locations in Brown County including T. C. Steele State Historic Site, Hoosier National Forest, Lake Monroe. Features wildflower and bird walks, wetlands hikes, a boat trip on Lake Monroe, nature photography 812-988-2785 www. tcsteele. org
Annual Indiana Wine Fair
April 30 at Story Inn, 12:30 to 7:00 Plenty of food and live music. Indiana’ s vintners descend upon Story, Indiana, on the last Saturday of April to dole out one-ounce pours of their finest Reislings, Malbecs and Cabernets to an appreciative audience. The price is $ 30 at the gate if you intend to imbibe($ 10 if you are a designated driver). The first 4,000 people under General Admission will receive a Story Inn keepsake wine glass. Must be over 21 years of age. www. storyinn. com
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Brown County Art Guild
Features the Marie Goth Estate Collection and contemporary art by more than 40 award-winning member artists. 48 S. Van Buren St. in Nashville( 812) 988-6185 browncountyartguild. org
Brown County Art Gallery
Features works by 60 contemporary artists and early Indiana masters Corner of Main St. & Artist Dr. in Nashville( 812) 988-4609 browncountyartgallery. org
Bucks & Does Square Dances
April 1, 8:00-10:30 at YMCA The YMCA is located at 105 Willow Street April 8, 8:00-10:00 at Abe Martin Lodge Brown County State Park
Brown County History Center
Open 1:00 to 4:00 Tues.– Sat. Displays and exhibits North of the courthouse $ 2 Donation
Indiana Raptor Center
Live birds of prey, tours by appt. only. Wed.-Sun. 11:00-5:00 Group programs available. Closed January and August. 812-988-8990 indianaraptorcenter. org
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