Melissa Etheridge
Comes to Brown County courtesy photo
~ by Ryan Stacy
It’ s hard to believe, but the new Brown County Music Center( BCMC) isn’ t quite so new anymore. Our publicly-owned, state-of-the-art venue’ s been living up to its hype for six months now, booking entertainment icons in a variety of genres to the delight of crowds of all ages. The BCMC’ s winning streak continues on Friday, March 27, when multiple Grammy and Oscar winner Melissa Etheridge brings her brand of heartland rock to Indiana.
Fans welcoming Melissa to town, take note: she’ s a fan of us too. Etheridge recently took an RV trip through Indiana that included Brown County.“ It was really beautiful,” she recalls; about her upcoming show here, she’ s“ looking forward to it very much.” Part of that is about the deep connection Melissa feels between the Midwest and her native Kansas.“ Midwest people I totally relate to,” she says.“ It’ s about playing fair, working hard, and being nice. It’ s ingrained in us.”
16 Our Brown County • March / April 2020