Fireworks
July 4 | Brown Co. High School 10:00 Brown Co. Lions Club
Snake Fest
July 17 | Brown Co. State Park Nature Center, 10-4, Snake displays, vendors, talks, crafts and more.
Area 51 Encounter
July 17 | Figtree in Helmsburg, Noon-7 Guests from Indiana MUFON( Mutual UFO Network) Learn from the experts and share your own experiences. Food for purchase. Proceeds benefit the Jackson Township Fire Department. 4865 Helmsburg Rd. Nashville, IN
Hippy Hill Dead Fest
July 30-31 | Bill Monroe’ s Music Park Music, food, vendors 5163 N. SR 135 812-988-6422 https:// billmonroemusicpark. com /
Fingerstyle Guitar Festival
July 30-31 | Fri. Party at BCI 7:00 Sat. Competition starts 11:00 am Concert 7:30 at Brown Co. Playhouse www. indianastringfest. com www. browncountyplayhouse. org
ChamberFest Brown Co.
Nashville United Methodist Church( NUMC), Brown Co. High School, Brown Co. Playhouse, Brown Co. History Center Aug. 17 NUMC Concert Aug. 18 NUMC Concert Aug. 19 Rising Tide, The Crossroads
Project BCHS Auditorium
Aug. 20 Aug. 21
NUMC Concert Dr. Rowan Ivanovitch lecture Brown Co. History Center 4-5
Aug. 21 Pacifica Quartet Concert
Brown Co. Playhouse Aug. 22 NUMC Concert 3-4:30 www. chamberfestbrowncounty. com
Southern Indiana Blues Fest
Aug. 27-28 | Bill Monroe’ s Music Park Music, food, vendors 5163 N. SR 135 812-988-6422 https:// billmonroemusicpark. com /
Brown County Dragway
480 Gatesville Road in Bean Blossom Races take place on weekends through October, weather permitting Check Facebook for schedule 812-327-6968
45th 4th Street Festival Returns to Bloomington
The 4th Street Art Festival takes place in Bloomington on 4th Street between Grant St. and Indiana Ave. Labor Day weekend, September 4-5, 2021 from 10-6 on Saturday and 10-5 on Sunday.
This year there will be 80 booths instead of the usual 125 to allow space between each booth for social distancing. Music and spoken word stages, and community booths are virtual this year. There will be a children’ s tent with a take-home project.
Most artists agree that it has been a challenging year financially and emotionally. Artists shifted to online sales, wholesaling their work to galleries and shops, and pop-up sales at their homes.
Being off the road did provide some time to innovate.“ Creativity is often sparked when one allows oneself to be still,” says potter Kris Busch,“ Many of us have been able to put effort into creating new bodies of work without the pressure of considering how the public will react to it.”
Artists have missed interacting with patrons and other artists. Dawn Adams says,“ There is nothing like interacting with a viewer who is taken with your work. Art is communication. It starts with the artist, moves into the artwork, and ends with the viewer.”
A large number of Brown County artists are juried into the show every year.
Learn more at www. 4thstreet. org.
10th Annual Indiana State Fingerstyle Guitar Festival
30 of the finest fingerstyle guitar players from around the world will converge in Brown County July 30-31.
Artists compete for a handcrafted Thomas Roeger guitar, valued at $ 5,500, and the opportunity to play during an evening concert.
The competition and concert will also be live streamed in HD this year on Facebook Live and YouTube.
Friday, July 30 features the Party at Brown County Inn starting at 7:00. Performers include nationally-ranked guitarists and previous winners. This event is free to the public.
Saturday, July 31 is the Fingerstyle Competition which begins at 11:00 a. m. at the Brown County Playhouse. The top three winners will be announced at 2:00.
The event is one of only eight competitions worldwide to be accredited by the Walnut Valley Festival.
Fingerstyle guitar is the technique of playing the guitar by plucking the strings directly with fingertips, fingernails, or picks. Prominent fingerstyle players include Chet Atkins and Merle Travis.
The Brown County Playhouse doors open at 10:00 a. m. on July 31. Competition starts at 11:00 a. m. The evening concert begins at 7:30.
Tickets are available online at www. indianastringfest. com or www. browncountyplayhouse. org and at the Brown County Playhouse 812-988-6555.
Sponsored by Nashville Spice Company, Arts Village Brown County, and House Concerts at Hondo’ s.
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