News4u February 2016

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CONTENTS A Quick Note from the Editor 4 The Dead of Winter

72 Lobeck’s Lowdown 73 Words from Whitney 73 Tri-State Politics 74 Community & Family 84 Mug Shots

Beauty 18 Beauty Date with Dakyissa

6 WWE Road to Wrestlemania @ the Ford Center An Interview with Kevin Owens 10 Metric: “Pagans of Vegas Tour” An Interview with Guitarist Jimmy Shaw 14 Luke Bryan @ the Ford Center Country Music’s Biggest Star is Back 16 EPO February Events A Little Serious, a Little Sentimental 22 Valentine’s Day in the Tri-State Our Readers’ Plans for Love 44 Start-Up Weekend Evansville 5.0 Entrepreneurs Unite!

46 Bar Etiquette 101 Tips for Getting Fast & Friendly Service 52 What’s New in Western Kentucky Food, Music & More!

Business 41 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s: Tap Talk w/ John Greenwell 77 Evansville Power Yoga Coupons 31 Save Big! Cuisine & Dining 26 What’s Cookin’: Lamasco Bar & Grill 28 Restaurant Spotlight: Milano Italian Cuisine 30 Restaurant Guide Entertainment 20 Getting to Know…Kristi Spalding 48 Bar Guide 55 In Town & Around 59 We Were There 61 We Were There 64 Music: The Alpha Incident 65 Music: The Cold Stares 66 Film: Lattie 68 Comedy: Micah Cain/Brooke Spitler 69 Comedy: Corey Martin 69 Writers: John Thurgood 70 Arts & Activities

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Local Happenings 19 SuperBride Sunday @ ONEP Religion 72 Ask the Pastor Reviews 78 Beer 80 Film 81 DVDs 82 Music Sports 74 IceMen Player Profiles 88 Advertiser Index

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A quick note from the editor Well, it’s officially the dead of winter. Or close enough. Despite having lived through a great number of cold seasons here in Evansville as well as a particularly brutal four month-long ice age in Chicago circa 1996, I never seem to get used to it - and I never stop complaining. But I’ll spare you the sob story for now. What’s interesting, however, is that even though the temps are dropping like drones from the sky and many people are holing up in their homes, the tri-state is showing serious signs of life event-wise.

Compared to December and January, this month is a virtual barnburner. Case in point:

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Luke Bryan and WWE Road to Wrestlemania at the Ford Center; Jeff Foxworthy / Larry the Cable Guy and STOMP at the Old National Events Plaza; Travis Tritt at the Victory. Plus, Mardi Gras parties are scheduled all over the area leading up to Fat Tuesday on February 9 and Valentine’s Day follows suit with its own variety of celebrations. There’s frankly too much going on to even notice that you’re freezing to death. And that’s not even counting western Kentucky where there’s always something happening. So take a look inside and take your mind off the cold. Or run in place - whatever works. - TE

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upcoming events

WWE Road to Wrestlemania Buckle up: the battle for the belt is on at the Ford Center February 28 They want to let you know that something you did that night offended them, I guess - but only when there’s a safe distance between us.

Your rivalry with Dean Ambrose is classic. Do you at least have a grudging respect for the guy?

I mean, I have respect for anybody who does this, because it’s not easy, obviously. But there’s obviously a rivalry there. We’re competing for the Intercontinental title, so it’s just a matter of your career advancing and flourishing. You know, it’s definitely a competitive business, so being Intercontinental Champion means that you’re on TV more often and you’re featured more heavily on the shows - everything comes with being the champion.

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hen the stars of the WWE come face to face, anything can happen - especially when there’s a title on the line. This year’s Road to Wrestlemania event will see “new” kid on the block, Kevin Owens, try to avenge his recent loss to Dean Ambrose and reclaim the Intercontinental Championship. Their current feud has been gold for fans, resulting in epic matches that have left both the wrestlers and the crowd utterly exhausted but still hungry for more.

Expect the same intensity from these two ring warriors at the Ford Center along with a host of other stars, including Big Show, Bray Wyatt, US Champion Alberto Del Rio, Demon Kane, Dolph Ziggler and more.

Kevin Owens kindly spoke to News4U ahead of his big rematch.

It took years for you to reach the big time of the WWE - long overdue or was the timing just right?

It took me 14 years on the independent scene before I got noticed by WWE, so in a way I guess it was a bit overdue, but I think that the reason why I wasn’t noticed before was because it was a different culture and they had a different way of looking at the people

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that they signed. But I think I was at the right place and the right time when they started needing people to make people take notice of NXT; guys like myself and Finn Balor who they signed at the same time were the most logical way to go. Yes, it took me a while to get here, but now that I’m here I think I’m making the best of the time I have here, and I’ve moved up the ranks pretty quickly. I’m kind of making up for lost time, I guess.

You’re considered one of the greatest “heels” in recent WWE history. As the WWE’s most popular villain, how do people react to you in public?

You know, people use these terms - “heels” and “faces” and stuff - but I don’t think that really applies to me. I’ve always been myself.

Some people will find me abrasive when I’m on TV and that’s just part of what I do. I think most people can tell the difference between what’s on TV and what’s real life. In real life nobody’s ever been rude to me or ever given me a reason to be upset or anything. Funnily enough, people are more disrespectful when you leave an arena after a show and you’re walking to your car and fans can see you sometimes they’re behind a fence or a barrier - that’s when they’re the most disrespectful.

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Is there anything in particular he does that gets under your skin?

No, just his general self, I’d say - his presence, his way of moving and talking.

So...is there anything about him that doesn’t bother you?

Oh, I don’t know - he’s got nice t-shirts. If I wasn’t embroiled in a big rivalry with him, I could see myself wearing his merch, I guess.

Considering the NFL’s controversy with longterm health problems, including the effects of concussions, do you worry about the effect of all your years in the ring?

I can’t say that I do. First of all, I spent 15 years on the independent scene and I don’t think I ever had a concussion once. And now that I’m

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WWE Road to Wrestlemania (cont. from pg. 6)

with the WWE, they have one of the best wellness programs around - which a lot of people think just means that they test us for a lot of stuff, but a big part of it is making sure that we’re all healthy; when we’re injured, they take care of us. And if you look at the old stars of the sport like Ric Flair - those guys are still incredibly sharp; Dusty Rhodes, in particular - because I worked with him when I was with NXT - was one of the smartest men I’ve ever met in wrestling. He was nearly 70 [when he passed], and he did it for his whole life. It seems like if guys who have been at it for 30 or 40 years are in fine shape, then I’m not too worried about my future.

Speaking of old school wrestlers like Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes, who do you admire from the early days of the sport?

Well, I grew up on Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels - even Brock Lesnar to a lesser extent. I was 18 years old when he made his debut on the WWE. I was actually there live on his first night when he came out on RAW and destroyed everybody. So, I was a big fan of those guys, but I started watching wrestling when I was 11, and I only watched WWE - wasn’t exposed to any other kind of wrestling. But over the last few years, I went back and watched a lot of stuff. And it might seem like I’m biased because I loved the man - I got to spend 10 months with Dusty Rhodes. Getting to learn from him was such an incredible experience. Not only was he one of the smartest men in wrestling, but he was also one of the nicest. For me, there’s nobody else like Dusty Rhodes from those years - the way he connected with the crowd, which to me has always mattered more than who has the best matches.

Final question: what do you intend to do to Mr. Ambrose at the Ford Center on February 28?

Anything within the realm of the rules of the match that will allow me to walk out as the Intercontinental Champion. That’s all I care about. It might not be pretty, but it’s going to be entertaining.

The event starts at 7 p.m. For tickets and more info, visit thefordcenter.com.

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Metric

Multi-platinum indie rockers bringing “Pagans in Vegas Tour” to Indianapolis and Louisville

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ronted by enigmatic and striking lead singer Emily Haines, Canada’s Metric have built one of the most consistent music careers of the last 20 years regardless of genre. 2003’s debut, Old World Underground, Where Are You Now?, set the template for the band’s intriguing mix of indie rock, new wave and, most notably, classical elements, setting them apart from the pack and gaining them a huge following that has stuck around ever since. With each successive album, Metric have stretched out, continuing to grow while still retaining their pop sensibilities. Catchy, guitar-based fan favorites like “Monster Hospital,” “Help I’m Alive” and “Youth Without Youth” have been balanced out by less immediate, more experimental offerings, from ambient explorations to moody piano pieces. And now with Pagans in Vegas, Metric have sped up the evolutionary process, going full-on electronic. Their latest album touches on synth-pop, recalling Depeche Mode and mid80s New Order at times, but also travels down darker paths, particularly the final five tracks that culminate with the stark instrumental,

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“The Face Pt. I & II.” Metric are currently out on the road in support of the new album, on course to play the Old National Centre in Indianapolis on March 5 and Louisville’s Mercury Ballroom on March 6. Guitarist and co-founder Jimmy Shaw kindly spoke with News4U just before the start of the tour.

Right from the opening track on Metric’s debut album, there was clear evidence that the band was not going to write typical indie rock songs. Was that always the game plan?

Well, first of all, before even answering the question, I have to say that it’s awesome timing, because about an hour ago, I was in the shower and I was thinking about what we’re going to do a little differently on this tour. And the main thing that’s kind of been going through my head is, ‘what are we going to open the show with?’ Now, don’t hold me to this, but my idea as of this morning is to open with “IOU” - the first track on the debut.

And I’ve been thinking about how we would do that [classical-based] piano part - what the

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staging would look like, etc. And so, I think it’s really cool that that’s the first thing you brought up. But in terms of where our style came from...you know, I studied classically and went to school for music until I was 19.

To be honest, I was much more familiar with Beethoven and Bach than I was with Blondie and Siouxsie & the Banshees. It’s really hard to shed those roots.

As the new album is so electronic, did you actually write the songs on keyboards or just translate your guitar ideas?

I very rarely write music on guitar, to be honest with you. If I do, it’s usually a bass guitar. What usually happened back in the day - like a lot of the stuff that I wrote for Fantasies and Synthetica - was that I would come in to the studio, press play on the drum machine, hit a couple chords on a Roland keyboard or something like that and just kind of sketch something out. It would usually sound pretty sh*tty and without genre because it happened really fast. Then we would take that and turn it into Metric and make it like a rock band. Contrarily, Emily would write songs just on an acoustic piano but also entirely skeletal and without genre.

And again, we would turn them into rock songs.

Speaking of rock songs, was there any concern about deviating so far from the Metric blueprint on Pagans?

This could either be a tale of how we went incredibly wrong or how we were incredibly brave. And we’ll never know which one of the two it is (laughs). In the beginning of 2014,

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Metric (cont. from pg. 10) we decided to take the year off. During that time, Emily and I did a huge amount of writing on our own and I don’t really think that we knew what we were writing for. For me, I just had just bought a new modular synthesizer and as I was writing all this new stuff, rather than using crappy equipment for the demo, I started incorporating a Roland Jupiter 8 and Prophet 6, etc. - I went way further with it, and instead of it being without genre [as in the past], it started being with genre. Then when we started listening back to this stuff, it was like, ‘oh, this doesn’t actually want to be translated back into another genre of music’. Meanwhile, Emily was fleshing out her sad songs on the piano with rough string arrangements; she was also using beats

and samples. Her material was almost complete by itself and didn’t want to be changed from the inside. So what we decided to do was make these two records and split them apart without trying to make them into that one road in the middle like we’d always done in the past. So we made Pagans and then we were offered a tour with Imagine Dragons. So we decided to go ahead and release the album and then record the other album while we were on the road and just get it out real quick afterwards. To be honest, it didn’t entirely work, because we never really got the other album completed fast enough to the point where the two things should have been side by side. It almost feels like it’s too late to have it be a part of one sentence. So now we’re in this place where we’re trying to figure out what the (bleep) to do about the other record.

From the outside, it appears that Metric’s career has been one long pleasant ride. What’s the view from the inside?

That’s a good question. We’re definitely aware of the fact that we have had an incredibly consistent career and presence - much more than other people we’ve known. But our rise was so much slower than everybody else that was around us. It sounds cliche, but Jimmy Cliff said it: the harder they come, the harder they fall. When it takes 10 years to get there, you can’t really lose it overnight - it doesn’t work that way; it definitely feels like we’re in a pretty safe place. But having said that, considering that we’re in the most volatile industry of all-time, it could all be over tomorrow morning. There could be a Huffington Post piece that says, “music industry bought by Time Warner” - and there’s no music anymore. It wouldn’t even be that shocking.

Some shows on the upcoming tour have already sold out, so be sure to visit ilovemetric.com for tickets now!

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Luke Bryan

at The Ford Center Country music’s biggest star ready to kick the dust up on the “Kill the Lights Tour” Almost one year to the day after selling out the Ford Center on the “That’s My Kind of Night Tour,” Luke Bryan is set to return on February 18 in support of his latest album, Kill the Lights. But he won’t be going it alone. This time around, the 2015 CMA Entertainer of the Year is bringing along special guests Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch - both highly successful acts in their own right. It’s a lineup that promises to deliver on the party atmosphere that’s become the hallmark of every Luke Bryan show. In other words, the energy inside the Ford Center will be off the charts.

Speaking of charts...2015 was yet another incredible year for Bryan.

In August, he released his fifth studio album, Kill the Lights, a fan favorite that reached number one both here in the U.S. and abroad and produced several huge hits, including “Kick the Dust Up” and “Strip It Down.” It’s Bryan’s most successful release to date - yet more proof that he’s the biggest country star on the planet. To top the year off, Bryan cleaned up yet again at the award shows, taking home not only that coveted CMA for Entertainer of the Year but the AMA for Favorite Country Male Artist as well. The only thing left to do after such a mind-blowing stretch of his career was to hit the road again and reconnect with the Nut House - Bryan’s affectionate term for his crazy fans. Just come to one of his shows and you’ll understand.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m. For more info, visit the fordcenter.com.

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Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra February Performances A little serious, a little sentimental; two very different shows lined up for the EPO this month Colton, Lucille Beer, Timothy LeFebvre, William Hite, Andrea Drury and Matthew O’Neill.

Born in Hamburg, Germany, Mendelssohn began composing at an early age, inspired by his interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. In 1832, he completed his Oratorio, St. Paul, and some years later was commissioned to write a new work for chorus and orchestra.

That piece, shaped by (and taking its name from) the Old Testament’s story of the prophet Elijah, first debuted at the Birmingham Festival in 1846. The response to this new Oratorio was uniformly positive as critics and audiences alike quite rightly hailed it as genius. Time has only served to ensure its place on the list of the greatest classical works. *Coming in March: Classical Guitar & Beethoven’s Pastorale

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efore diving into the upcoming February performances, let’s take a moment to applaud the recent news that Maestro Alfred Savia has signed on through 2019. The highly-respected conductor’s new contract should see him reach the 30 year mark with the EPO, an incredible achievement by any standard. In short, it’s been a privilege having someone as accomplished as Savia leading the orchestra, so here’s to at least another three years (and hopefully many more).

Dancing & Romancing: February 13-14 Just like the EPO’s annual Peppermint Pops holiday concert, Valentine’s Day performances are cherished by the orchestra’s legion of fans. This year won’t be any different with Broadway stars Joan Hess and Kirby Ward on board to deliver some of the greatest romantic songs every written, including “Cheek to Cheek,” “In the Mood,” “Singing in the Rain,” “I Could Have Danced All Night” and “Begin the Beguine.” Both singers know their way

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around a stage, having performed at venues all over the world. Ward, in fact, counts numerous queens, presidents, first ladies and dignitaries as fans while Hess, in addition to appearing on Broadway, has been featured on HBO’s Flight of the Conchords and the PBS series Great Performances; she’s also worked on independent films and produced live TV. Together, Ward - the quintessential song and dance man - and Hess bring years of invaluable experience to their collaboration with the EPO. The chemistry and respect shared between these two consummate professionals should make for another dynamic Valentine’s Day performance sure to have couples in the audience feeling the love.

Mendelssohn’s Elijah: February 27 Closing out this month, the orchestra will return to the Classics for a stirring performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah, an epic oratorio that chronicles dramatic events in the life of the biblical prophet. Soloists include Kendra

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For tickets and more info, visit evansvillephilharmonic.org or call 812-4255050. Times: 2/13 (7 p.m.), 2/14 (2 p.m.); 2/27 (7 p.m.)

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Love on Top

by Dakyissa Cleon

Love is the best gift we were blessed to give and receive. Simple acts of love can change someone’s day, week, year, and even life. I challenge you this month to begin putting love at the top of your to do list.

5. Control your thoughts and emotions. One negative thought about yourself can lead to bad emotions and ultimately take away from your self-love.

Love Your Skin The skin is our largest organ so we must do our best to take care of it. So, here are some ways to begin loving your skin more.

Love Others We can get so consumed with what’s going on in our lives and forget to be there for others. Here are some ways to begin loving others better.

1. Stop going to sleep with your makeup on.

1. Be more giving. Not just of material things, but of your time as well.

Try calling others more instead of texting. Visit more and spend quality time.

2. Start making a conscious effort to develop a proper skin care regimen.

I highly suggest treating yourself to a facial sometimes.

2. Tell others you love them often. Life is so short and we have to let others know we love them before it’s too late.

3. When you see a breakout on your face, focus on caring for it as opposed to how it can get covered up with makeup.

3. Pray more for others. Whether you talk to them daily or not, one of the best things we can do for those we love is pray for them.

4. Stop using baby oil on your skin! IT CLOGS YOUR PORES! 5. Let your face breathe from makeup a few days throughout the week.

Love Yourself We enter into the world through the love of our Heavenly Father. Somewhere along the line, we tend to forget the fact that we were born in love (no matter the circumstances that led to our birth). Here are some ways to begin showing yourself more love.

1. Accept your flaws and the fact that you’re not perfect. Stop beating yourself up for making mistakes.

3. Surround yourself around people who are good for you. It’s important to be mindful of the people you are around on a regular basis. You become like the five closest people to you. If they’re toxic, you will become the same way without even realizing it.

2. Get regular “me time.” It’s important to have time alone so you can reflect and have a full understanding of how to enhance yourself.

4. Spend more alone time with God. This is the best source for ensuring you know how to accept and love all of yourself.

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4. Accept the flaws of others and stop being judgmental. If you love someone, it should be unconditional. Remember, all opinions don’t need to be said.

5. Be more forgiving. We may not forget what someone did, but we should never hold a grudge. It holds us in bondage and steals our peace.

Well, beauties, I hope that this has given you some encouragement to begin putting love on top of your to-do list. Until next time, Stay Beautiful, Stay Strong, and Stay Positive.

Your Beauty Coach and Friend, DaKyissa

The region’s largest wedding expo is a one-stop shopping extravaganza for brides-to-be While most of the tri-state will be focused on the Big Game, there’s another super event scheduled on February 7 that’s all about the Big Day. SuperBride Sunday returns to the Old National Events Plaza for another incredible gathering of the area’s best vendors in catering, music, and bridal wear. Taste fare from restaurants and bakeries, listen to potential DJs and musicians for your reception, check out photographers/ videographers, view elegant jewelry, shop the latest trends in hair and makeup, and browse invitation and honeymoon ideas. Two live fashion shows will also take place for brides to view gowns in action. Vendors include Droste’s Jewelry Shoppes, David’s Bridal, Bauerhaus Catering, Piece of Cake and Fusion Spa & Boutique.

Besides being the largest event of its kind in the area, SuperBride Sunday is a fun way for local businesses to interact with the community and, most importantly, gives brides-to-be the opportunity to tap into the most wedding resources available in one place. VIP pre-registration is available at Ella Park Bridal which includes early entrance to savor the event before the doors open to the general public. Enjoy the opportunity to see, taste, hear, and experience everything one needs for the Big Day. General registration is available online at superbridesunday.com or at the door on the day of the event. - Whitney Patterson Admission is free to the public. The event runs from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. VIP hour starts at 9 a.m. For more info, visit superbridesunday.com and follow them on Facebook. Old National Events Plaza is located at 715 Locust St. in downtown Evansville / 812-435-5770.

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getting to know...

Kristi Spalding Sales & Marketing Mgr. / Ford Center & Victory Theatre

5. What is the worst give you have received?

I would have to say a bottle of wine. Not to say the gift wasn’t nice, but the problem is I don’t drink wine. You can’t make a “Vodski” (Vodka and Ski) with wine.

6. True or False: I have the cutest dog in the world.

That is so very true! Tinkerbell not only has the looks, but the personality to go with them! I have to chase all the boy dogs away!

7. If you had a warning label, what would yours say? *May cause you to lose focus* 8. Who would you want to play you in a movie of your life?

Mariah Carey. I mean, what female wouldn’t pick her after Carey’s amazing portrayal in the 2001 movie Glitter. She was robbed of an Oscar that year.

9. If you could go back in time to change one thing, what would it be?

Mariah Carey would have been nominated for and won an Oscar in 2001.

1. What is your favorite thing about your career?

What I love about the entertainment industry is the fact that no two days are the same. One day Elsa from Frozen is right outside my office and the next a guy dressed up like a rat is trying to run away from catwoman beating him with a whip.

2. If you were a superhero, what powers would you have?

I would definitely read minds….although, there are some people I would need to turn my powers off for.

I would have to have control of when, who and for how long.

3. How long does it take for you to get ready in the morning?

Literally ten minutes. Ain’t nobody got time for that. Call the fashion police; I don’t care.

4. If you were ruler of your own country what would be the first law you would introduce?

All households would have Ski, Bud Light and Grippos delivered weekly. That’s what taxes would be for.

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10. What I want my tombstone to say….

For a good time, dig.

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dining out

What’s Cookin’ Lamasco Bar & Grill 1331 W. Franklin St, Evansville • 812-437-0171

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t’s no secret that Lamasco is one of Evansville’s best venues for live music, featuring both touring acts and local favorites. The recent expansion has allowed for an even bigger party, but it’s not just the music and super fun staff bringing in the crowds.

Their pizza is killer, the wings are excellent, and their juicy burgers still rule. The menu doesn’t stop there, however. From breakfast (served all day) to sandwiches, salads, soups, and a load of crispy appetizers (watch out for the loaded cheese fries - they’re addictive), Lamasco is on top of their game.

Line cook Ellison Smith clearly loves his job all three items served were neatly plated, hot and fresh. The first dish offered up was handbreaded, deep-fried mushrooms. Crunchy and well-seasoned, these little guys are more than tasty (and don’t worry about the mushrooms themselves being slimy or mushy). Served with a side of Tiger Sauce (a creamy mayo

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horseradish), they’re a great way to start your meal.

Next up: Ultimate Loaded Nachos.

I could probably survive on nachos alone if need be, and theirs are fantastic. On a hefty bed of crunchy tortilla chips, there’s seasoned taco meat, fresh lettuce, diced onion, green peppers, spicy jalapenos, shredded cheese, and creamy queso. Clearly meant to be shared, this very generous portion of nacho perfection is served with a side of salsa and sour cream.

And for the grand finale - a Breakfast Burrito.

This beast is no joke. I didn’t bring a scale, but picking up the plate is like lifting weights. The flour tortilla is smothered in queso, housing scrambled eggs, peppers, onions, mushrooms, ham, bacon, and sausage. With sour cream and salsa on the side, it’s definitely fit for a

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lumberjack - and absolutely delicious.

With great food, live music, stiff libations, and a friendly staff, there’s only one thing missing: gourmet coffee - but not for long.

Look for the new Penny Lane location inside Lamasco soon. As if we needed another reason to fall in love with Franklin Street, this is it. Go get Lamascoed and see for yourself!

- Whitney Patterson Hours: Mon-Sat 7 a.m.-3 a.m.; Sun 10 a.m.-3 a.m. Follow Lamasco on Facebook.

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Restaurant Spotlight Milano Italian Cuisine 500 Main St., Evansville • 812-484-2222

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or a taste of little Italy, one doesn’t need to travel much further than the Main Street walkway. Milano Italian Cuisine, located adjacent to the Ford Center, serves Evansville’s bustling business crowd by day and hosts cloth-napkin, candle-lit dinners by night.

Since 2001, the Hachem family has proven their dedication to provide the area with traditional dishes and energetic hospitality.

My visit was during lunch hours when they have pizza by the hefty slice, calzones, pastas, and a self-serve salad bar. This is no ordinary pizza, however, with dough and sauces made in-house. My personal favorite is the Greek, with alfredo, mozzarella, fresh spinach, tomato, and feta. Special seasonings, including garlic, make this piece of pie burst with flavor, but not in an overwhelming sense, and the fresh dough - a medium thickness - holds the

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toppings with a light, cheesy crunch. A perfect complement to crispy salad topped with homemade Greek dressing and buttery garlic roll, it’s an absolutely crave-worthy creation.

Be sure to also check out their calzones, with blends of cheeses, meats, and veggies folded neatly into buttered dough and browned to perfection. With such a busy lunch crowd and reasonable prices, the fresh fares go quickly.

Fortunately, so does the service!

Also a great place for a romantic or family dinner, Milano’s features an extended menu including appetizers, with pasta dishes such as Lasagna Bolognese, Veal Parmesana, Chicken Alla Marsala, Linguini Pescatore (a mixed seafood dish cooked with garlic, mushrooms, lemon, and white wine), and so much more.

With ingredients clearly listed on the menu, it’s simple to navigate for vegetarians and

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those with specific diets. As a family owned and operated restaurant, they have a kids’ menu, and of course, mouthwatering Italian desserts like Cannoli (a creamy fried pastry) and Tiramisu (layered coffee/cocoa flavored cake). For my next visit: Eggplant Parmesana, a rarity in our area.

Stop in, say hello to Rafic, have a glass of wine, and enjoy the Milano experience. You won’t be disappointed. Once you’re satisfied, check out catering and party options. Takeout is available, and delivery is provided by Dinein-Delivery at didevv.com. To peruse their full menu, visit milanositaliancuisine.com. Saluti!

- Whitney Patterson Hours: Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for lunch/ 4:30 p.m.-9 p.m. for dinner/ Sat dinner only/ closed Sun.

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3119 W. Maryland St. 812-425-1616 Memphis & Main BBQ (Newburgh) 4946 St. Hwy 261 812-858-0111 (Boonville) 118 W. Locust St. 812-646-7110

AMISH

Stoll’s Country Inn 19820 Castle Creek Dr. 812-867-7730

Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn 2840 W. Parrish Ave. Owensboro, KY 270-684-8143 Nisbet Inn 6701 Nisbet Rd. 812-963-9305 Peak Bros. BBQ 6353 Hwy 60 Waverly, KY 270-389-0267

BARBECUE Bandana BBQ 6636 Logan Dr. 812-401-9922

Bar-B-Q-Barn 1003 E. Diamond Ave. 812-491-9868 Flames Grille 1200 W. Colombia St. 812-205-4704

Thomason’s Barbecue 701 Atkinson St. Henderson, KY 270-826-0654 Wilson’s General Store & Cafe 11120 Broadway Ave. 812-985-0202 Wolf’s Bar-B-Q 6000 First Ave. 812-424-8891

Hawg ‘N’ Sauce 1600 Leonard Rd. Mt. Vernon, IN 812-838-5339

Longfellow Barbecue Company 830 LST Dr. 812-467-0080 Marx Barbeque & Catering

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Backstage Bar & Grill 524 Main St. 812-424-5020 Bar Louie 7000 Eagle Crest Blvd.

812-476-7069 Beef O’Brady’s 8177 Bell Oaks Dr. Newburgh, IN 812-490-9464 Bokeh Lounge 1007 Parrett St. 812-909-0388 Cambridge Golf Course 1034 Beacon HIll Rd. 812-868-4653 Cheddar’s 2100 N. Green River Rd. 812-491-9976 Chili’s Grill & Bar 600 N. Green River Rd. 812-475-1510 Commonwealth Kitchen & Bar 108 N. 2nd St. Henderson, KY 270- 212-2133

Hickory Pit Stop 1521 N. Main St. 812-422-6919 J & B Barbecue & Catering 48 S. Holloway Henderson, KY 270-830-0053

5727 Pearl Dr. 812-426-2006 (Henderson) 1950 Us Hwy. 41 N. 270-826-9427

CASUAL THEME Allegra Lounge (Holiday Inn Airport) 7101 Hwy 41 North 812-867-7999

Applebee’s Bar & Grill (East) 5100 E. Morgan Ave. 812-471-0929 (West)

Dapper Pig 1112 Parrett St. 812-401-3333 Doc’s 1305 Stringtown Rd. 812-401-1201 Double D’s 1206 E. Main St. Boonville, IN 812- 897-8813

Check out these savings!

Enigma Bar & Grill 4044 Professional Ln. Newburgh, IN 812-490-0600

3300 US HWY 41 N. Henderson, KY 812-435-8908

(Cold Stone Creamery) 6401 E. Lloyd Expwy 812-437-2653

Major Munch 101 NW 1st St. #100 812-499-0160

Royal Suite 4706 Morgan Ave. 812-402-5122

Hooters 4620 Lincoln Ave. 812-475-0229

Mama Mia’s (Tropicana Evansville) 421 NW Riverside Dr. 812-433-4227

J’s Sports Bar & Grill 1602 S. Vann Ave. 812-401-2266

Max & Erma’s (Tropicana Evansville) 421 NW Riverside Dr. 812-433-4258

Show-Me’s (East) 1700 Morgan Ctr. Dr. 812-401-SHOW (West) 5501 Pearl Dr. 812-402-7100

King’s Kitchen 104 N Water St. Henderson, KY 270-212-2070

O’Brian’s Sports Bar & Grill 1801 N. Green River Rd. 812-401-4630

Koodie-Hoo’s 231 W. 2nd St. Mt. Vernon, IN 812-838-5202

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 6636 E. Lloyd Expwy.

812-473-4100

Lucky Joe’s Bar & Grill

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Hadi Shriners 6 Walnut St. 812-423-4285

Uptown Event Restaurant 518 Main St. 812-550-1404

Charlie’s Mongolian BBQ 315 E. Diamond Ave. 812-423-9897

Zoup Fresh Soup Co. (East) 6240 E. Virginia St. 812-477-2664 (North) 4660 N. 1st Ave. 812-423-1800

China King 590 E. Diamond Ave. 812-423-1896

Chopstick House 5412 E. Indiana St. 812-473-5551

Temptations Buffet (Tropicana Evansville) 421 Riverside Dr. 812-433-4000 T.G.I. Friday’s (Eastland Mall) 800 N. Green River Rd. 812-491-8443 Toast 1550 Mesker Park Dr. 812-909-2320

China Village 8423 Bell Oaks Dr. Newburgh, IN 812-858-8238

Crazy Buffet 701 N. Burkhardt Rd. 812-437-8833

CHINESE

Canton Inn 947 North Park Dr. 812-428-6611

Golden Buddha 3221 Taylor Ave. 812-473-4855 (Newburgh) 5066 S.R. 261 812-853-2680

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Gracie’s Chinese Cuisine 12500 N. Hwy. 41 812-868-8888 Grand Buffet Mongolian Grill 1356 N. Green River Rd. 812-476-6666 Lincoln Garden 2001 Lincoln Ave. 812-471-8881 Mandarin Garden Chinese Restaurant 2013 N. Green River Rd. 812-476-7088 MAT. 888 China Bistro 5636 Vogel Rd. 812-475-2888 Shing-Lee Chinese Restaurant 215 Main St. 812-464-2769 Szechwan Chinese Restaurant 669 N. Green River Rd. 812-479-7600

DELI/CAFES 2nd St. Treats 221 2nd St. Henderson, KY 270-957-5064

Acropolis Express at the YWCA 118 Vine St. 812-424-7335 Anthony’s Heavenly Cheesecake 812-499-8273

Taste of China 4579 University Dr. 812-422-1260

Bits & Bytes 216 NW Fourth St. 812-423-5113

Teppanyaki Grill & Supreme Buffet 201 B N. Green River Rd. 812-474-6660

Café 111 111 S. Green River Rd. #D 812-401-8111

Two Brothers 3806 N. 1st Ave. 812-423-6188

Cake Stand 223 Second St. Henderson, KY 270-854-1305

Wok ‘N’ Roll 311 S. Green River Rd. 812-479-3118 Yen Ching Chinese Restaurant 406 S. Green River Rd. 812-474-0181

Cleo’s Bakery 9 W. Jennings St. Newburgh, IN 812-789-6485 Coffee Cottage & Café 612 S. Weinbach Ave. 812-401-1930 Daily’s Bakery & Café 701 N. Main St. 812-484-6635

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Diamond Deli (Tropicana Evansville) 421 Riverside Dr. 812-433-6122 Donut Bank Bakery & Coffee Shop (East) 5 N. Green River Rd. 812-479-0511 1950 Washington Ave. 812-477-2711 1200 Lincoln Ave. 812-402-4111 (North) 2128 N. 1st Ave. 812-426-2311 1031 E. Diamond Ave. 812-426-0011 (West) 210 N. St. Joseph Ave. 812-426-1011 (Newburgh) 3988 SR 261 812-858-9911 (Henderson) 2638 Hwy 41 270-212-0181 Emge’s Deli & Ice Cream 206 Main St. 812-422-3026 Eric’s Corner Carry-Out 4220 Broadway Ave 812-402-9788 Fresh Harvest Deli (Inside Old National) 1 Main St. 812-424-5801 Gayla Cake 422 N. Main St. 812-454-9791 Great American Bagel 3901 Morgan Ave. 812-476-7212 Great Harvest Bread Co. 423 Metro Ave. 812-476-4999 Honey Baked Ham 1449 N. Green River Rd. 812-471-2940 Jason’s Deli 943 N. Green River Rd. 812-417-9905

Jeanne’s Gelato 2003 Lincoln Ave. 812-479-8272 Jimmy John’s (East) 701 N. Burkhardt Rd. Ste. C 812-401-5400 (West) 130 N. St. Joe Ave 812-402-9944 (Newburgh) 8680 Highpoint Dr. 812-491-7111 Just Rennie’s Cookies 102 S.E. 4th St. 812-490-8098 McAlister’s Deli 2220 N. Green River Rd. 812-618-2050 Panera Bread 220 Burkhardt Rd. 812-476-7477 Penn Station East Coast Subs (East) 137 N. Burkhardt Rd. 812-479-PENN (North) 4827 Davis Lant Dr. 812-402-PENN (West) 5310 Pearl Dr. 812-434-PENN (Newburgh) 8887 High Point Dr. 812-401-7366 (Henderson) 1111 Barrett Rd. 270-826-7361 (Owensboro) 3625 Frederica St. 270-683-1515 Penny Lane Coffeehouse (Downtown) 600 S.E. 2nd St. 812-421-8741 (East) 2004 Washington Ave. 812-473-4440 PG Art Gallery & Cafe 1418 W. Franklin St. 812- 402-4445 Piece of Cake 210 Main St. 812-424-2253

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Planters Coffeehouse 130 N. Main St. Henderson, KY 270-830-0927 R’z Cafe & Catering Co. 104 N. Main St. Fort Branch, IN 812-615-0039 Salad World Healthy Cafe (Downtown) 200 Main St. 812-422-0898 (East) 3311 N. Green River Rd. 812-471-5083 (North) 601 E. BoonevilleNew Harmony Rd. 812-867-2741 (West) 5625 Pearl Dr. 812-467-7486 (Newburgh) 4222 Bell Rd. 812-490-6070 Sidewalk Cafe 228 2nd St. Henderson, KY 270-831-2233 Sweet Betty’s Bakery 5600 E. Virginia St. 812-402-3889 Schlotzsky’s 301 N. Green River Rd. 812-471-4011 Sidewalk Cafe 228 2nd St. Henderson, KY 270-831-2233 Spudz –N– Stuff Downtown) 101 NW 1st St. 812-402-7555 (East) 812 S. Green River Rd. 812-401-7783 (West) 5225 Pearl Dr. 812-402-8287 (Henderson, KY) 192 Garden Mile Rd. 270-212-1777

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Twilight Bistro 221 Main St. 812-421-0606 Vecchio’s Italian Market 14 W. Jennings St. Newburgh, IN 812-490-7879

FAMILY/ HOMESTYLE

Bob Evans (East) 1125 N. Green River Rd. 812-473-9022 (West) 5201 Pearl Dr. 812-425-5100 (Princeton) US 41 & State Rt. 64 812-386-1228 (Owensboro) 3123 Kentucky Hwy. 54 270-683-3515 Buffalo Wild Wings (East) 713 N. Green River Rd. 812-471-9464 (West) 5404 Pearl Dr. 812-471-9464 Burger Bank 1617 S. Weinbach Ave. 812-475-2265 Carousel Restaurant 5115 Monroe Ave. 812-479-6388 Cleavers Restaurant 5501 E. Indiana St. 812-473-0001 Cracker Barrel 8215 Eagle Lake Dr. 812-479-8788

Cross-Eyed Cricket 2101 Pennsylvania St. 812-422-6464

Hilltop Inn 1100 Harmony Way 812-422-1757

Popeye’s Chicken 3300 N. 1st. Ave 812-401-1773

Culver’s 1734 Hirschland Rd. 812-437-3333

Hornville Tavern 2607 W. Baseline Rd. 812-963-0967

Denny’s Classic Diner (West) 5212 Weston Rd. 812-424-4472 (Newburgh) 19501 Elpers Rd. 812-867-7156

IHOP 601 N. Burkhardt Rd. 812-471-0510

Pop’s Grill 516 S. Main St. New Harmony, IN 812-682-3880

Denny’s Restaurant (East) 351 N. Green River Rd. 812-473-1063 (North) 4301 Hwy. 41 N. 812-423-9459

KT’s Fire Grill 7247 Main St. Wadesville, IN 812-673-4996

Five Guys Burgers 5402 E. Indiana St. 812-401-1773 Flying Saucer Café (Inside the Airport) 7801 Bussing Dr. 812-423-1113 Franklin Lanes Coffee Shop 1801 W. Franklin St. 812-423-5355 Frontier Restaurant & Bar 12945 Hwy. 57 812-867-6786 Gatti Town 316 N. Green River Rd. 812-473-3800 Get and Go Casseroles 6840 Logan Dr. 812-475-8830 Golden Corral (East) 130 Cross Point Blvd.

812-473-1095 (Henderson) 1770 S. Green St. 270-869-9310 Highland Inn 6620 N. First Ave. 812-402-2544

Ivy Cafe @ Swirca 16 W. Virginia St. 812-464-7800

Koodie-Hoo’s 231 W. 2nd St. Mt. Vernon, IN 812-838-5202 Korner Inn 15 W. Main St. Elberfeld, IN 812-983-4200 Libby & Mom’s Café 2 Richardt Ave. 812-437-3040 Log Inn 12491 S. 200 E. Haubstadt, IN 812-867-3216 Merry-Go-Round Restaurant 2101 Old Business 41 812-423-6388 O’Charley’s (East) 7301 E. Indiana St. 812-479-6632 (West) 812-5125 Pearl Dr. 812-424-3348

Rafferty’s 1400 N. Green River Rd. 812-471-0024 Red Fez (Hadi Shriners) 6 Walnut St. 812-423-4285 Redwagon Restaurant & Bar Hwy. 165 & I-64 Poseyville, IN 812-874-2210 Rose Hill Cafe 8133 Rose Hill Dr. Newburgh, IN 812-853-8443 Scheller’s Carriage Inn 103 E Gibson St. Haubstadt, IN 812-768-6131 St. Joe Inn 9515 St. Wendel Rd. 812-963-9310

Zesto’s 102 W. Franklin St. 812-424-1416

Edgewater Grille 1 E. Water St. Newburgh, IN 812-858-2443 Madeleine’s 423 S.E. 2nd St. 812-491-8611 NW Chophouse & Wine Bar 7799 Hwy 66 Newburgh, IN 812-853-9500 Red Geranium 504 N. St. New Harmony, IN 812-682-4431

INDIAN

Taste of India 4700 Vogel Rd. 812-909-2880 Taj Mahal Indian Cuisine

900 Tutor Ln. 812-476-5000

IRISH

Ri Ra Irish Pub (District @ Tropicana) 701 NW Riverside Dr. 812-426-0000

ITALIAN/ MEDITERRANEAN Angelo’s 305 Main St. 812-428-6666

Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano 16401 E. Lloyd Expwy.

812-421-0800 Café Arazu

FROZEN YOGURT

Sweet CeCe’s 4827 Davis Lant Dr. 812-477-5276

Bonefish Grill 6401 E. Lloyd Expwy.

812-401-3474

Acropolis 501 N. Green River Rd. 812-475-9320

Cork ‘N Cleaver 650 S. Hebron Ave. 812-479-6974

Orange Leaf 701 Burkhardt Rd. 812-401-5215

FINE DINING

GREEK

Commonwealth Kitchen & Bar 108 N. 2nd St. Henderson, KY 270-212-2133

Stoll’s Country Inn 19820 Castle Creek Dr. 812-867-7730

Old Mill 503 New Harmony Rd. 812-963-6000 Pie Pan 905 North Park Dr. 812-425-2261

Cavanaugh’s (Tropicana Evansville) 421 NW Riverside Dr. 812-433-4333

GERMAN

Gerst Haus 2100 W. Franklin St. 812-424-1420

117 W. Jennings St. Newburgh, IN

812-842-2200 Dilegge’s Italian

607 N. Main St. 812-428-3004 House of Como

2700 S. Kentucky Ave. 812-422-0572 Little Italy Italian

4430 1st Ave. 812-479-7777

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Lucy Bella’s Pizzeria

2201 Hwy 41 N. Henderson, KY

270-212-2352

Mama Mia’s (Tropicana Evansville)

421 NW Riverside Dr. 812-433-4000

Roppongi Japanese Steak & Sushi 7221 E. Indiana St. 812-437-5824 Tokyo Japan 3000 N. Green River Rd. 812-401-1020

Manna Mediterranean Grill 2913 Lincoln Ave. 812-473-7005 Milano’s Italian Cuisine 500 Main St. 812-484-2222 Olive Garden 1100 N. Green River Rd. 812-473-2903 Oasis Mediterranean Grille 5702 E. Virginia St. 812-602-3660 Sauced 1113 Parrett St. 812-402-2230 Smitty’s Italian SteakHouse 2109 W. Franklin St. 812-423-6280

JAPANESE

Zuki Japanese Grill & Sushi Lounge (Downtown) 222 Main St. 812-423-9854 (East) 1448 N. Green River Rd. 812-477-9854 Tokyo Teppanyaki 2222 US Hwy 41 Henderson, KY 270-869-1968

KOREAN

Jaya’s 119 S.E. 4th St. 812-422-6667

Fujiyama Japanese Steakhouse 915 North Park Dr. 812-962-4440 Ginmiya Asian Diner 4827 Davis Lant Dr. 812-471-8100 Iwataya Japanese Restaurant 8401 N. Kentucky Ave. 812-868-0830 Kanpai Sushi & Asian Bistro 4593 Washington Ave. 812-471-7076 Okami Japanese Sushi & Hibachi 5435 Pearl Dr. 812-424-3413

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MEXICAN

Acapulco Restaurant 8480 High Pointe Dr. Newburgh, IN 812-858-7777 Cancun 341 S. Green St. Henderson, KY 270-826-0067

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Carleos 3118 Alvey Dr. Owensboro, KY 270-684-0290 City Taco 2403 Washington Ave. 812-477-1955 Chipotle Mexican Grill 499 N. Green River Rd. 812-471-4973 El Charro 720 N. Sonntag Ave. 812- 421-1986 El Maguey 3250 Warrick Dr. Boonville, IN 812-897-6666 El Patron 943 North Park Dr. 812-402-6500 El Rio 1919 Green River Rd. 812-471-1400 Hacienda (East) 990 S. Green River 812-474-1635 (North) 711 N. 1st. Ave. 812-423-6355 (West) 5440 Pearl Dr. 812-422-2055 Hot Head Burritos 5625 Pearl Dr. Suite A 812-437-5010 Jalisco Mexican Restaurant 4044 Professional Ln. 812-490-2814 La Cabana 821 S. Green River Rd. 812-477-3351 La Campirana 1212 Washington Sq. Mall 812-550-1585 Los Bravos (East) 6226 E. Waterford Blvd.

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812-474-9078 (North) 3534 First Ave. 812-424-4101 (West) 4630 W. Lloyd Expwy.

812-464-3136 (Boonville) 3311 Liberty Blvd.

812-897-3442 Los Portales 3339 N. Green River Rd. 812-475-0566 Los Toribio 2810 US 41 N. Henderson, KY 270-830-6610 1647 S. Green St. Henderson, KY 270-831-2367 Los Tres Camino’s 12100 Hwy. 41 N. 812-868-8550 Moe’s Southwest Grill 6401 E. Lloyd Expwy.

812-491-6637 Qdoba Mexican Grill 922 Burkhardt Rd. 812-401-0800 Riviera Mexican Grill 10604 SR. 662 Newburgh, IN 812-490-9936 Taco Tierra 420 S. Green River Rd. 812-402-8226 Tequila’s 408 Southwind Plaza Mt. Vernon, IN 812-838-2392

PIZZA/ SANDWICHES Archie & Clyde’s 8309 Bell Oaks Dr. Newburgh, IN 812-490-7778

101-B N. Green River Rd. 812-477-2424 (West) 5625 Pearl Dr. Ste. G 812-962-0034 Cleavers 5501 E. Indiana St. 812-473-0001 Azzip Pizza 5225 Pearl Dr. 812-401-3572

Dave’s Sports Den 701 N. Weinbach Ave. 812-479-8887

Big M’s Pizzeria 1313 N. 1st Ave. 812-434-6909

Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe 222 E. Columbia St. 812-425-2515

Boston’s 3911 Venetian Dr. Newburgh, IN 812-853-3400

Fetta 118 St. Ann St. Owensboro, KY 270-926-0005

Brick Pizzeria 101 NW. 1st., Ste. 114 812-602-3035

Firedome Pizza & Wings 2046 Hwy. 41 N. Henderson, KY 270-831-1977

Cici’s Pizza (East)

Firehouse Subs 1031 N. Green River Rd. 812-477-2141

513 Barret Blvd.

Henderson, KY 270-854-4391

Gardo’s Italian Oven 13220 Darmstadt Rd. 812-868-8071

Lucy Bella’s Pizzeria 2201 HWY 41 Henderson, KY 270-212-2352

Gatti Town 316 N. Green River Rd. 812-473-3800 Heady’s Pizza 4120 N. First Ave. 812-437-4343 Highland Pizza Shop 6669 Kratzville Rd. 812-402-8900 Jimmy John’s 701 N Burkhardt Rd Ste. C 812-401-5400 Kipplee’s 2350 Division St. 812-479-1542 Lombardi’s New York Pizza

Mama Roma’s Pizza & Wings (East) 2008 E. Morgan Ave. 812-422-1212 (North) 3904 N. 1st Ave. 812-421-3000 (South) 3115 Covert Ave. 812-477-6262 Mama Mia’s (Tropicana Evansville) 421 NW Riverside Dr. 812-433-4000 Maloney’s Pizza & Wings 3030 Highland Point Dr. Owensboro, KY

270-684-8080 Mr. B’s Pizza & Wings 2611 Hwy. 41 N. Henderson, KY 270-826-1111 Old Chicago 6550 E. Lloyd Expwy.

812-401-1400 Papa John’s Pizza (East) 303 N. Weinbach Ave. 812-477-7700 5436 E. Indiana St. 812-473-5200 (North) 4204 N. 1st Ave. 812-425-2345 1244 Hwy 41 812-867-7272 (West) 4814 W. Lloyd Expwy.

812-423-7272 (Newburgh) 3955 Hayley Dr. 812-858-7272 (Henderson)

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418 Center St. 270-826-4444 Parkway Pizza 3911 Broadway Ave. 812-423-3339 Pizza Chef 4938 SR 261 Newburgh, IN 812-853-3338 Pizza Depot 11845 Old Petersburg Rd. 812-867-9131 Pizza King (East) 1033 S. Weinbach Ave. 812-476-9441 (West) 220 N. St Joe Ave. 812-424-7976 (Newburgh) Hwy. 66 & 261 812-853-3368 Roca Bar South 1618 S. Kentucky Ave. 812-422-7782

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Roca Bar North 12301 Hwy. 41 North N. 812-868-8898

Slice The 2011 Lincoln Ave. 812-476-8518

Walther’s Golf ‘n Fun 2301 N. 1st Ave. 812-464-4472

Rockhouse at Wolf’s 31 N. Green St. Henderson, KY 270-212-1400

Spankey’s Una Pizza 714 N. Sonntag Ave. 812-402-6776

Woody’s Pizzeria 518 S. Main St. New Harmony, IN 812-682-6666

Rounder’s Pizza 510 W. Mill Rd. 812-424-4960

Susan Bobe’s 101 W. Broadway St. Princeton, IN 812-385-2554

Rounder’s Too 12731 N. Green River Rd. 812-867-7172

Talk of the Town 1200 Edgar St. 812-402-8696

Sam’s Pizzeria 2011 W. Delaware St. 812-423-3160

Turoni’s Pizzery & Brewery 408 N. Main St. 812-424-9871

Sandy’s Pizza 609 S. Main St. Fort Branch, IN 812-759-3972 Schaum’s Pizzeria 240 S. Green River Rd. 812-402-4733

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Turoni’s Forget-Me-Not Inn 4 N. Weinbach Ave. 812-477-7500 Turoni’s Newburgh 8011 Bell Oaks Rd. 812-490-5555

PRIVATE DINING/ BANQUET Edgewater La Veranda Banquet Room 5 E. Water St. Newburgh, IN 812-858-2443 Event Gallery 956 Parrett St. 812-467-4255 Ivy Room at SWIRCA 16 W. Virginia St. 812-464-7800 Kirby’s Private Dining 1119 Parrett St.

812-422-2230 Old Post Office Event Center 100 NW. 2nd St. 812-253-2102 Schmitt Catering & More 812-909-0566/ 812-774-6547

PUBS & TAVERNS 711 Tavern 711 Virginia St. 812-422-0904 Backstage Bar & Grill 524 Main St. 812-424-5020 Blush Ultralounge (Tropicana Evansville) 421 NW Riverside Dr. 812-433-4000 Bob’s Lounge 907 N. Fares Ave. 812-425-4929 Bokeh Lounge 1007 Parrett St. 812-909-0388 Buck’s Tavern 1015 N. Fulton Ave. 812-429-0055 Chido Mexican Bar & Grill (District @ Tropicana) 701 NW Riverside Dr. 812-401-1994 Chilly Willy’s Pub 3039 Claremont Ave. 812-423-0726 Commonwealth Kitchen & Bar 108 N. 2nd St. Henderson, KY 270-212-2133 Cricket’s 518 W. Main St. Newburgh 812-858-2782 Dapper Pig 1112 Parrett St. 812-401-3333 Darmstadt Inn 13130 Darmstadt Rd. 812-867-7300 Darren’s Pub 713 N. Green St. Henderson, KY 812-827-2206

Dave’s Sportsden 701 N. Weinbach Ave. 812-479-8887 Diamond Lanes 2400 Hwy 41 N. 812-424-4677

taptalk

Doc’s Nightclub 1305 Stringtown Rd. 812-401-1201 Enigma Bar & Grill 4044 Professional Ln. Newburgh, IN 812-490-0600 Fester’s Sports Bar & Grill 10301 Old Hwy 62 W. Mt Vernon, IN 812-985-7333 Franklin Street Tavern 2126 W. Franklin St. 812-459-5210 Fred’s Bar & Grill 421 Read St. 812-423-8040 Gerst Haus 2100 W. Franklin St. 812-424-1420 Hagedorn’s Tavern 2037 W. Franklin St. 812-423-0794 Harbor Bay 4428 N. First Ave. 812-423-0050 Haynie’s Corner Pub 1114 SE Parrett St. 812-423-8221 Highland Inn 6620 N. First Ave. 812-402-2544 Hornville Tavern 2607 Baseline Rd. 812-963-9318 J’s Sports Bar & Grill 1602 S. Vann Ave. 812-401-2266 KC’s Corner Pocket 1819 N. Fulton Ave. 812-428-2255

with

John Greenwell

Owner of Beef 'O' Brady's

It’s February and we are officially in the dog days of winter - that time of year when stouts and porters are at their highest sales volume. A dark, heavy beer rich in flavor is great during these colder months. I recently spoke with Gerst Haus Bar Manager, Paul Ankenbrand, and he told me that he has a great selection of stouts and porters on tap right now which doesn’t surprise me.

Most locations that know great craft beer - including us good folks at Beef’s - will ensure they have the best winter beers available.

With that in mind, here are our recommendations for those who enjoy the rich flavors that come with stouts and porters.

Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout - Brewed since 1994, the Black Chocolate Stout has become a modern classic, heralded the world over. Malted with Canadian 2-row, caramel malt, malted wheat and a blend of American roasted malts and barleys, it’s got a perfect flavor for stout lovers. Brooklyn uses Willamette and American Fuggle hops and ages this beer for several months before allowing it to be served. 10% ABV / 100 rating on Ratebeer.com Southern Tier 2X Presso - Espresso is a drink that’s not for the faint of heart. 2x Presso is considered by many to be a perfect milk stout. Featuring a thick, full bodied flavor that tastes of chocolate, coffee and cream, this seriously heavy beer also contains espresso beans and lemon peels. The result is a stout so black, so rich and so creamy, it will make you scream for more.

7.5% ABV / 93 rating on Ratebeer.com The best part about stouts and porters is how they add character to the foods with which you pair them. If you go out to Gerst Haus, try the Brooklyn Stout with their German chocolate cake; here at Beef’s you definitely want to try the molten lava chocolate cake with a scoop of ice cream along with the Southern Tier.

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Knob Hill Tavern 1016 Hwy. 662 W. Newburgh, IN 812-853-9550

Ri Ra Irish Pub (District @ Tropicana) 701 N.W. Riverside Dr. 812-426-0000

Kipplee’s Stadium Inn 2350 Division St. 812-479-1542

Riverbend Food Factory 713 N. Green St. Henderson, KY 270-827-2206

Lamasco Bar & Grill 1331 W. Franklin St. 812-437-0171 Legends (IRiver City Recreation) 1050 S. Weinbach Ave. 812-476-7444 Leroy’s Tavern 2659 Mt. Vernon Ave. 812-464-8300 Lyle’s Sportszone 1404 E. Morgan Ave. 812-425-7729 Main Street Comedy Pub 217 Main St. 812-453-7636

Roca Bar North 12301 Hwy. 41 N. 812-868-8898 Rookie’s Sports Bar 117 Second St. Henderson, KY 270-826-1106

Marigold Bar 2112 S. Weinbach Ave. 812-475-8780 Nisbit Inn 6701 Nisbit Rd. 812-963-9305

Stockwell Inn 4001 E. Eichel Ave. 812-476-2384

O’Brian’s Sports Bar & Grill 1801 N. Green River Rd. 812-401-4630

Taylor’s Tavern 2509 W. Parrish Ave. Owensboro, KY 270-683-5577

Old Chicago 6550 E. Lloyd Expwy.

812-401-1400

Tiki Time Bar & Grill 1801 Waterworks Rd. 812-425-1912

Peephole Bar & Grill 201 Main St. 812-423-5171

Tin Man Brewing Co. 1430 W. Franklin St. 812-618-3227

Rick’s 718 Bar & Grill 718 3rd Ave. 812-423-0872 Rick’s Sports Bar 1531 S. Green River Rd. 812-477-4088

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Turoni’s Pizza 8011 Bell Oaks Rd. Newburgh, IN 812-490-5555 Yellow Tavern 521 Church St. New Harmony, IN 812-682-3303

St. Phillips Inn 11200 Upper Mt. Vernon Rd. 812-985-5558 Sportsman’s Billiards & Grille 2315 W. Franklin St. 812-422-0801

Piston’s Bar & Grill 2131 W. Franklin St. 812-401-1699

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Roca Bar South 1618 S. Kentucky Ave. 812-422-7782

Turoni’s Forget-Me-Not Inn 4 N. Weinbach Ave. 812-477-7500

TJ’s Stockyard Inn 1217 Baker Ave. 812-402-9273 Toast 1550 Mesker Park Dr. 812-909-2320 Turoni’s Pizzery & Brewery 408 N. Main St. 812-424-9871

SEAFOOD

Bonefish Grill 6401 E. Lloyd Expwy.

812-401-3474 Harbor Bay 4428 N. First Ave. 812-423-0050 Lure Seafood & Grill 401 W. 2nd St. Owensboro, KY 270-686-8202 Madeleine’s 423 S.E. 2nd St. 812-491-8611 Par-K Seafood 757 S. Green River Rd. 812-401-5222 Red Lobster 4605 Bellemeade Ave. 812-477-9227

Tin Fish 300 W. Jennings St. Newburgh, IN 812-490-7000

Double D’s 1206 E. Main St. Boonville, IN 812-897-8813

SPANISH

Haub House 101 E. Haub St. Haubstadt, IN 812-768-6462

NW Chophouse & Wine Bar 7799 St. Hwy 66 Newburgh, IN 812-853-9500

Hornet’s Nest 11845 Old Petersburg Rd. 812-867-2386

Outback Steakhouse 7201 Indiana St. 812-474-0005

House of Como 2700 S. Kentucky Ave. 812-422-0572

Smitty’s Italian Steakhouse 2109 W. Franklin St. 812-423-6280

Eclipse Tapas Bar & Restaurant 113 SE 4th St. 812-463-6040

STEAKHOUSES Cavanaugh’s (Tropicana Evansville) 421 NW Riverside Dr. 812-433-4333 Cork ‘N Cleaver 650 S. Hebron Ave. 812-479-6974

Logan’s Roadhouse (East) 1 N. Burkhardt Rd. 812-471-8403 (West) 5645 Pearl Dr. 812-421-0908 Longhorn Steakhouse 320 N. Green River Rd. 812-473-2400

Madeleine’s 423 SE 2nd St. 812-491-8611

THAI

Thai Papaya Cuisine 1434 Tutor Ln. 812-477-8424

VIETNAMESE Vietnamese Cuisine 4602 Vogel Rd. 812-491-1884

WINERIES

Mystique Winery 13000 Gore Rd. Lynnville, IN 812-922-5612

Texas Roadhouse 7900 Eagle Crest Blvd.

812-477-7427 (Owenboro) 943 Moseley Rd. Owensboro, KY 270-689-0086 Western Rib-Eye & Ribs 1401 N. Boeke Rd. 812-476-5405

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Startup Weekend Evansville: Warriors Wanted!

by Brian K. Bordeau Instructor in Business / Entrepreneurship, USI Romain College of Business Indiana’s largest entrepreneurial event is back for the fifth year running, February 19-21 How do you get good ideas for startups?

Paul Graham, an entrepreneur, programmer, writer, and investor has been asked this question several times as have I. Recently, I read a short essay from Paul and he said, “I’d like to reply with another question: why do people think it’s hard to come up with ideas for startups? That might seem a stupid thing to ask. Why do they think it’s hard? If people can’t do it, then it is hard, at least for them. Right? Well, maybe not. What people usually say is not that they can’t think of ideas, but that they don’t have any.

That’s not quite the same thing. It could be the reason they don’t have any is that they haven’t tried to generate them. I think this is often the case. I think people believe that coming up with ideas for startups is very hard - that it must be very hard - and so they don’t try to do it. They assume ideas are like miracles: they either pop into your head or they don’t.” Mr. Graham also asserts, “You need three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make

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something customers actually want, and to spend as little money as possible.”

All three of these “things” are key attributes of the Startup Weekend Evansville (SWE) idea development process. SWE spans the

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course of a weekend (approximately 54 hours), and is generally composed of 60-100 participants. In addition to SWE participants (otherwise known as ‘Weekend Warriors’), the event attracts entrepreneurial speakers, mentors, final pitch panelists, and

various sponsors, investors, and company representatives. A good share of teams end up working together beyond the startup weekend to build a fully operating startup and others take with them the boot camp entrepreneurial educational experience

importantly, it makes entrepreneurs - who should be the rock stars - feel isolated from their peers, their support and the rest of the community. Another contributing factor to this feeling of isolation was the lack of robust communication between

and a network of like minds. The goal of the event is to build something sustainable after the three days, so we want these startups to become as realistic, successful, and tangible as possible when the event is over.

entrepreneurial programs, entrepreneurial peers and entrepreneurial opportunities.

Sounds like a cool event, right? Entering our fifth year, SWE 5.0 is the largest event of its kind in Indiana. Why have you not attended? Maybe you have not heard of SWE. This is another issue of why ideas do not get explored and efficiently and effectively launch. Anecdotal evidence exists locally from my encounters with would-be entrepreneurs, new Evansville transplants, and students regarding the lack of awareness of entrepreneurial resources in our community and the non-connectivity of initiatives and opportunities. When looking at a few entrepreneurial impact reports from Midwest states, there exists some common views of polled interviewees which I believe are very reflective of our community perceptions: frustration at the silo-ed nature of the entrepreneurial community. This is a significant risk standing in the way of launching an entrepreneurial community and inhibits the community from developing a cohesive culture and using resources efficiently. Most

Fostering Startup Density - this is a main objective of SWE. Startup Weekend Evansville, working in tandem with our host university, USI, is providing a unique platform for all persons to engage in the healthy development of our startup ecosystem, explore your ideas, and become aware of entrepreneurial resources available to you. SWE provides a neutral “playground” for all persons to intersect and crosspollinate ideas, relationships, and resources for a more cohesive ecosystem.

‘Weekend Warrior’ and take a simple step to explore your creativity. I invite you to come participate and support this 54-hour event, February 19-21, 2016 at the USI Business & Engineering Center. Your ideas could win you valuable prizes such as: four hours of marketing consulting from Thrive Marketing Strategies; exclusive article in the USI Romain College of Business News Magazine; two years of secure website hosting and $500 of software services from Lieberman Technologies; exclusive interview podcast from Evansville Podcast; idea development scholarships from Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville; four hours of legal services consulting from the Law Office of Doug Briody; priority consideration for the Indiana University Maurer Intellectual Property Clinic; exclusive pitch opportunity at Evansville Tech-On-Tap; four hours of financial consulting from Solomon CFO Solutions and more.

You can make a valid contribution to our ecosystem by just showing up, having fun, and participating to demonstrate your support of this entrepreneurial effort that is changing lives, changing communities, and changing our future, one idea at a time! Bryan K. Bordeau For tickets and more info, visit http://bit. ly/evvstartup. Prices start at just $25 and include all materials, swag, food, drink, and full access to the weekend event. The USI Business & Engineering Center is located on the USI campus: 8600 University Blvd. in Evansville.

“Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who implement them are priceless.” What a great quote by Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. In a Forbes article by Amy Rees Anderson she writes, “The world is full of incredible ideas that never go anywhere because great ideas are useless without someone full of passion to implement them.” We realize that implementing an idea can be intimidating, but taking that first step forward is the most important thing you can do to get your idea off the ground.

Embrace a personal change; become a

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Bar Etiquette 101 (or How to Get Served at the Club)

Tough love from a local drink slinger who just wants you to have a good time - and to stop yelling

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ou’ve been working all week. Finally, it’s Friday night and the crew is ready to hit the club and burn it down. The dance floor is packed. Drinks! You need drinks, ASAP! The bar is surrounded, three people deep and everyone wants service NOW. Here are some simple guidelines to help you get that drink as expeditiously as possible. What I am talking about, essentially, is bar etiquette.

Please realize that the bartender is working as hard as he/she can.

We are trying our absolute best to put a cocktail or beer in every patron’s thirsty hand as fast as humanly possible. It’s a terrifically stressful job. Normally, the bartender is working a certain section of the bar, working right to left (or left to right). So don’t be offended if you push through a crowd of people to get to the bar and get skipped.

The bartender is simply going through the motions, serving those who were there before you. We generally know who has been waiting the longest.

Don’t wave money in the air; don’t yell “Hey” over and over again; don’t yell the

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bartender’s name.

In fact, don’t yell anything at all. As we are making drinks, we are adding up cash-totals in our head or trying to keep a list of six different shots that need to be made straight. When you yell or distract us, it just slows the whole process down. It’s implied that everyone at the bar is waiting to be served. We will get to you as soon as we can, I promise. The best thing you can do to be served quickly is to stand at the bar and wait for the bartender to make eye contact with you. We want to serve you, trust me. A little patience goes a long way.

The other, more obvious way to get that VIP treatment you crave: tipping.

I realize that not everyone believes in tipping workers in the service industry. However, this is the system that we are working/living in.

Like it or not, it’s expected of you. Obviously, you aren’t legally required to tip, but if you don’t, I hope you are very patient, because you are definitely getting served last.

If you are ordering your first drink of the night and you tell the bartender to “hook it up,” you are more likely to get an annoyed

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look than more alcohol.

You can always ask for a “long pour” which will get more booze in your drink, but it will also cost you an extra dollar or two. Asking for a “tall” or “light ice” will not get you any more liquor, either. A better plan is to tip well for your first drink. The bartender will notice (believe me, we definitely notice what you are tipping) and your next drink will be nice and stout, and you don’t have to ask for any special treatment at all. One dollar per drink is a pretty good guideline for a city like Evansville (and yes that means if you order five Jack and Cokes, you should leave $5).

Drinks that require multiple components (like Long Island Iced Teas and Liquid Cocaines) take more time to make and the tip should be appropriately larger. If you order a large round containing a variety of different drinks/ beers/shots that will take the bartender several minutes to finish while dirtying tons of shakers and strainers; you should tip a bit more for that as well. Also, if you order a round of 10 Patron shots, keep the total bill in mind and tip based off of that, not off of the fact that you’ve only ordered “one round” (because that “one round” cost $80). You don’t have to tip like you’re Floyd Mayweather. Just show that you appreciate the service and we will not forget you.

And lastly, please don’t try to get anything for free.

We are working FOR someone who owns the liquor we are serving. It isn’t ours to give away.

You’re putting our jobs in jeopardy when you do this, and frankly, it’s offensive.

In summary: If you keep all of these things in mind (which, in my opinion should mostly be common sense), you should get your drinks as quickly as possible so you can get your ass back out on the dance floor where it belongs.

Sincerely, Your Grateful Bartender *The name has been withheld to protect the innocent.

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Restaurant Spotlight Colby’s Fine Food & Spirits 202 W 3rd St, Owensboro • 270-685-4239

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or almost 30 years, Colby’s Fine Food and Spirits has been serving downtown Owensboro, incorporating their seasonal dishes with wine pairings.

Set apart from other local establishments, they offer a menu with aged meats in a building established in the 1900’s. A tried and true Kentucky staple, Colby’s has all of the soul-pleasing menu items for a northern soul-food/ island experience, incorporating southern items like hand-battered chicken, shrimp and grits, and Hawaiian fare such as blackened salmon.

From nachos with homemade chips and chili to crab, shrimp, and mushroom dip in cream sauce with garlic bread, their

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appetizer menu alone is worth the visit.

But don’t forget about their in-house fried chips, loaded with cheddar and Jack cheese, bacon, sour cream, and chives. For a New Orleans twist, check out the gumbo - a blend of shrimp, scallops, chicken, Andouille sausage and rice, slow simmered and topped with scallions. If you’re looking for a lighter option, try the wedge salad or chicken salad - homemade diced chicken with fresh fruit, topped with an in-house orange-apricot sauce and toasted almonds.

For the main course, try a Hawaiian RibEye marinated in special spices, pineapple juice, and soy sauce, or linguine with Cajun shrimp and scallops, tossed with tomatoes,

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mushrooms, and green onions. To finish off your Colby’s experience, choose from a plethora of homemade desserts, including chocolate bourbon pecan pie, apple dumpling, or molten chocolate cake.

Can’t decide? They have a dessert sampler with banana pie, key lime, cheesecake and ala mode molten cake, or skip it and try a beverage from their barista bar such as an espresso, shake, latte, or smoothie.

- Whitney Patterson Hours: Mon-Thurs 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; FriSat 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Call for delivery, to-go orders, and catering options, and browse colbysfinefoodandspirits.com for their full menu.

Blackford Creek

By Kelly Lynn Annin

At the forefront of Owensboro’s burgeoning music scene, Blackford Creek was formed 15 years ago by lead singer and guitarist Dan Hall and bass player Robert Mattingly.

However, they were missing pieces of the musical puzzle. Enter drummer Daniel McDaniel and fiddle player extraordinaire, Jake Holder; Blackford Creek was reborn and ready to rock. Since solidifying the lineup, they have opened the Big O music festival and pumped up the crowd for Jake Owen, Colt Ford, Love and Theft and Justin Moore as well as shared the stage with Confederate Railroad, David Alan

I belonged there. Music runs through my veins and anytime I tried to put it down for whatever reason, something wouldn’t let me.” Thankfully, he followed his muse, because Blackford Creek simply wouldn’t be the same without his vocals and that driving honky-tonk sound he has mastered. And somehow, even with his busy schedule, he still finds time on the side to teach personal guitar lessons.

Robert, a huge fan of Led Zeppelin, grew up playing music in his parents’ basement with his brother and his friends. They had a

of a KISS tribute band who happened to be the director of his church play. In turn, the director’s wife taught him the power of music and explained that if you do not exhibit that type of passion while performing it will not translate to your fans.

Despite having no one to play with, Daniel would use headphones and an electronic drum kit and eventually picked up the guitar and the mandolin; he also became an amazing harmonist. As Dan explains, “When we picked Daniel up, he became the substance and the backbone of the band in a very short period of time. He backs up every member of this band vocally.”

Jake Holder’s father was both a songwriter and a guitar player. In grade school, Jake took a hearing test, and the woman administering it told his father that his son’s hearing was well above average. In fact, his ability to differentiate between tones set him on the path to become an excellent musician. Raised on Jim Croce and John Prine, Jake played with his father throughout childhood, an education that served him well as the sound of his fiddle seems to effortlessly color the musical spectrum of everything Blackford Creek produces.

Coe, Trent Tomlinson, Twang and Round, Georgette Jones and Mary Sarah. In addition, Blackford Creek has been named the “Tri-State’s #1 Band” by Jon Burden Promotions and will be a big part of the upcoming Mud Fest in late April.

During my interview with the band, I discovered that each member has a longstanding relationship with music. Dan attributes the purity and vibrato in his voice to early days in church. When asked what led him to the spotlight, he replied, “I had worked a lot of jobs, but it didn’t seem like

guitarist and drummer, but no bass player.

Figuring that four strings would be easier to play than six, Robert filled the void and eventually joined a band called Fat Finger.

While hosting an open mic night, he met Dan who knew a couple of the members.

Impressed by Robert’s playing, he started calling him for rehearsal and slowly Blackford Creek began to take shape. Then they met Daniel; it was as if an explosion went off.

In his 10 years of drumming, Daniel has literally beaten three sets of drums to death.

He was taught the basics by a member

Night after night, these four incredible musicians are creating quite the stir around these parts and they want it made clear that they like to hang out with their fans as much as they enjoy playing for them. Dan adds, “Every member of this band is absolutely irreplaceable and our manager, Rick “Rocko” Roberts, is our wing man. He makes sure that our shows go off without a hitch, which plays a huge role in our success.”

An album of original songs is in the works, so be sure to catch Blackford Creek locally while you still can. To book them for your own private party or corporate event, call 270-929-0126. - Kelly Lynn Annin Follow Blackford Creek Band on Facebook for news and upcoming shows.

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Professor by day, DJ by night: Meet Owensboro’s DJ prof G Western Kentucky’s coolest educator packs the classroom and the dance floor By weekday, Chad Gesser is an associate professor of sociology at Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC). On the weekends, though, he moves from the front of a classroom to behind a DJ table as he makes his transformation from Professor Gesser to DJ prof G.

Bluegrass Music Museum 2016 Spring Concert Series

While some may find these two aspects of his life to be disparate, Gesser easily finds the connection. “Being a sociologist means researching and being sensitive to human behavior. I pick up on things; I’m good at presenting and reinterpreting that information to others,” Gesser says. “When planning and DJing events, I work closely with clients to pick up on what type of an event they want to achieve. I then reinterpret their ideas through the presentation of lighting and music.”

Annual run of performances spotlights the very best in regional and national talent Just a matter of weeks after the 2015 Fall Concert Series came to a fantastic conclusion with back-to-back December shows by The Giving Tree Band (hailing from just outside Chicago) and New York’s Driftwood, the Spring Concert Series is already up and running, continuing the effort to help fund the IBMM’s educational music programs as well as cover general operating expenses at the museum. Late January saw the opening performance by Nashville’s Sheriff Scott & The Deputies, a dynamic quartet intent on stretching the boundaries of bluegrass. Next up on February 12 is the Bankesters, the very definition of a musical family. Led by Phil and Dorene Bankester, this homespun band from Carbondale, IL is filled out by the couple’s three daughters and son-in-law - all incredible players who click together as only a family can.

Also on the bill this month, Lindsey Lou & The Flatbellys will take the IBMM stage on February 26. Described as keeping “one foot in the Great Lakes State and the soul of Motown, and one in Music City, USA: Nashville, TN,” these four adventurous musicians dare to mix it up, combining elements of blues, folk, jazz and soul even busting out the occasional techno beat. Come prepared to hear something out of the ordinary and find out why NPR named their Mountain Stage performance one of the very best of 2015.

On the horizon, March will bring concerts by Jon Stickley Trio and Sierra Hull followed by Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley in April; May’s grand finale starring the incomparable Pokey LaFarge is already sold out!

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Gesser has not only provided the soundtrack to wedding receptions, reunions and parties (including the New Year’s Eve Balloon Drop at the Owensboro Museum of Science and History), he has also collaborated with local musicians Heath & Molly and created and performed a music and video experience for Brescia University’s Third Tuesday Writer’s Coffeehouse.

Gesser, who is a husband and father of four says, “Some people watch Netflix, surf the Internet, work on cars or knit. DJing is a creative outlet where I can work at home while being with my family.

I’ve found this creative expression to be rejuvenating; it helps keep me fresh. It helps me to be a better professor, husband and father.”

- Missy Brownson Gesser will DJ the Pineapple Ball again next month. For more information about DJ prof G, visit djprofg.com.

Friday, January 29 4:00 PM Winetree (Darmstadt) -- Free Wine and Spirits Tasting 5:30 PM Lamasco Bar -- Jive After Five w/ the Fabulous Rodenberg Boys 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Matt Clark 7:00 PM Ford Center -- Women’s Purple Aces vs.

Illinois State The Dance Hall (Henderson) -- Western Dance Party 8:00 PM Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Andy Brasher River City Recreation / Legends -- Karaoke w/ DJ Bruce Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -- The Hootz 9:00 PM

Backstage Bar & Grill -- Shane Espenlaub Charley’s Yellow Rose (Owensboro) -- Rebel Creek Band J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Leroy’s Tavern -- Karaoke w/ Sparky Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Lindsey Williams River City Recreation -- Bowl Your Head Off!

Special 10:00 PM KC’s Corner Pocket -- Tastes Like Chicken KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Nocturnal Lamasco Bar -- Aaron Kamm & the One Drops O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Bombshell 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Open Stage (contact show director Ashley Bear for details) / Jody Santana

Saturday, January 30 10:00 AM Buds Harley-Davidson-East -- Performance Seminars

1:00 PM Mystique Winery -- Live Music Pistons Bar & Grill -- Gumbo Cookoff 2:00 PM Buds Harley-Davidson-East -- Performance Seminars 4:00 PM Winetree (North) -- Craft & Import Beer Tasting 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob & Matt 7:00 PM Newburgh American Legion Post #44 -Gregory Scott (open to the public) 8:00 PM Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Matt Sneed Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -- The Hootz 8:30 PM River City Recreation / Legends -- Live Entertainment 9:00 PM

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Charley’s Yellow Rose (Owensboro) -- Rebel Creek Band Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Blind Playboys Enigma Bar & Grill -- Live Entertainment J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Leroy’s Tavern -- Karaoke w/ Sparky Pistons Bar & Grill -- Andy Brasher Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Adam Blythe Toast -- Karaoke & DJ 9:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Deja Blu 5 10:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Ben Bradford KC’s Corner Pocket -- Tastes Like Chicken KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Throw the Horns Lamasco Bar -- Calabash O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Lindsey Williams

Sunday, January 31 1:00 PM Mystique Winery -- Live Music 2:00 PM The Dance Hall (Henderson) -- West Coast (Let’s Dance) 5:00 PM Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Troy Miller Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -- Bob Green Band 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Matt Clark 8:00 PM Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke 9:00 PM KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Social Sunday Drag!

Monday, February 1 O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Free Darts 6:00 PM J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Industry Night (bring your coworkers) Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob Ballard Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Sports Night 8:00 PM Lamasco Bar -- Open Mic Monday

Tuesday, February 2 O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Free Pool

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6:00 PM Old National Events Plaza (The Centre) -Peppa Pig Live!

Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Matt Clark 7:00 PM Newburgh American Legion Post #44 -- Curt & Rod (open to non-members) Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -- Bob Green Band 9:00 PM J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke Lamasco Bar -- Honey Roy Duo 10:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Tyler Tuesday w/ Karaoke & Beer Pong

Wednesday, February 3 KC’s Corner Pocket -- Free Pool O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Free Darts 4:00 PM Winetree (East) -- Wine & Spirits Tasting 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- The Honey Vines 7:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -- Bob Green Band 8:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Karaoke Cricket’s -- Karaoke Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Katie Watts Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Karaoke 9:00 PM KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke 10:30 PM Someplace Else -- Karaoke

Thursday, February 4 4:00 PM Winetree (North) -- Wine & Spirits Tasting 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Matt Clark 7:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Team Trivia Bokeh Lounge -- Trivia Night Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Calling All Talent Show Finale 8:00 PM Cricket’s -- Live Jams Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke

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Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Karaoke 9:00 PM KC’s Corner Pocket -- DJ & Karaoke KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Thursday Night Comedy Drag

Friday, February 5 4:00 PM Winetree (Darmstadt) -- Wine & Spirits Tasting 5:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- JC Stone Acoustic Lamasco Bar -- Jive After Five w/ Mad Women Tin Fish -- Family Friendly Live Entertainment 6:00 PM Franklin Street -- Mardi Gras Franklin Crawl Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Matt Clark 8:00 PM Cricket’s -- Karaoke River City Recreation / Legends -- Karaoke w/ DJ Bruce Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Naptown Boogie 8:30 PM Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Daryl Wayne Dasher 9:00 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Cowboy Poets (First Friday) Charley’s Yellow Rose (Owensboro) -- Rebel Creek Band Enigma Bar & Grill -- DJ Dewitt J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ KC’s Corner Pocket -- DJ & Karaoke Leroy’s Tavern -- Karaoke w/ Sparky Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Lindsey Williams River City Recreation / Legends -- Bowl Your Head Off! Special 9:30 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Brad Lemmons 10:00 PM KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Goldy Locks Lamasco Bar -- Osiella O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Deadly Serious Party (formerly Soapbox Junkiez) 10:30 PM Someplace Else -- Shelly Barton Benefit

Saturday, February 6 11:00 AM Ford Center -- Men’s Purple Aces vs. Missouri State 12:00 PM

Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Mardi Gras: Bob Minnette 1:00 PM Mystique Winery -- Live Music 4:00 PM Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Mardi Gras: Boscoe France Franklin Street -- Mardi Gras Grand Parade Winetree (East) -- Craft & Import Beer Tasting 5:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- JC Stone Acoustic Tin Fish -- Family Friendly Live Entertainment 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Matt Clark Duo 8:00 PM River City Recreation / Legends -- Karaoke w/ DJ Bruce Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Naptown Boogie 8:30 PM Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Josh Merritt 9:00 PM Charley’s Yellow Rose (Owensboro) -- Rebel Creek Band Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Mardi Gras: Hog Maw J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ

Leroy’s Tavern -- Karaoke w/ Sparky Pistons Bar & Grill -- Tastes Like Chicken Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Jenny’s Bad Hair Day Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Mardi Gras: The Devil Made Me Do It (sexy masquerade party w/ live DJ upstairs) 9:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- The Relics 10:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Brad Lemmons & Usual Suspects Cricket’s -- Akacia KC’s Corner Pocket -- Shane Espenlaub KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Pfreak Show Lamasco Bar -- Earphorik & Fresh Hops O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Blackjack Mulligan 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Jasmine Star Bday Show & Bendovah Plenty 11:45 PM Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Upstairs Party w/ live DJ, beer pong & drink specials

Sunday, February 7 J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Super Bowl Gameday Party!

KC’s Corner Pocket -- Big Game on the Big

Screen KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Super Party for the Big Game!

Pistons Bar & Grill -- Super Bowl Up for Whatever Party (prizes & giveaways all day) Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Super Bowl Sunday 9:00 AM Old National Events Plaza (The Centre) -SuperBride Sunday 12:00 PM Newburgh American Legion Post #44 -- Super Bowl Party (bring a dish) 1:00 PM Mystique Winery -- Live Music 5:00 PM Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Troy Miller 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Matt Clark 8:00 PM Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke 9:00 PM KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Social Sunday Drag

Monday, February 8

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O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Free Darts 6:00 PM J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Industry Night (bring your coworkers) Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob Ballard Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Sports Night 8:00 PM Lamasco Bar -- Open Mic Monday 8:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Gin & Comic (comedic open mic)

Tuesday, February 9 Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Rajun Cajun Fat Tuzday Party O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Free Pool 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Matt Clark 6:15 PM Ford Center -- Evansville Icemen vs. Fort Wayne 7:00 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Mardi Gras w/ Honey Roy Trio (bring a food donation!)

Newburgh American Legion Post #44 -- Fat Tuesday Party (DJ Randy Marshall/karaoke) Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Terry Lee & The Rockaboogie Band 8:00 PM Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Fat Tuesday w/ The Idgits Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Fat Tuesday w/ The Beat Daddys 9:00 PM J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ KC’s Corner Pocket -- Fat Tuesay w/ The Well Well Wells KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Fat Tuesday: All Keyed Up Dueling Pianos / Late Night Mardi Gras Party w/ DJ Jon J KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke Lamasco Bar -- Heath & Molly Lamasco Bar -- Mardi Gras Party 10:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Tyler Tuesday w/ Karaoke & Beer Pong

Wednesday, February 10 KC’s Corner Pocket -- Free Pool

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O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Free Darts 4:00 PM Winetree (East) -- Wine & Spirits Tasting 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- The Honey Vines 7:00 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Paint Night Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Terry Lee & The Rockaboogie Band 7:30 PM Victory Theatre -- Pat McAfee: The I-69 Tour 8:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Karaoke Cricket’s -- Karaoke Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Karaoke 9:00 PM KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke 10:30 PM Someplace Else -- Karaoke

Thursday, February 11 4:00 PM Winetree (North) -- Wine & Spirits Tasting 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob Green 7:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Team Trivia Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Terry Lee & The Rockaboogie Band 7:30 PM Victory Theatre -- An Evening w/ Travis Tritt 8:00 PM Cricket’s -- Live Jams Ford Center -- Men’s Purple Aces vs. Illinois State Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Karaoke 9:00 PM KC’s Corner Pocket -- DJ & Karaoke KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Thursday Night Comedy Drag

Friday, February 12 4:00 PM Winetree (Darmstadt) -- Wine & Spirits Tasting 5:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- JC Stone Acoustic

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Lamasco Bar -- Jive After Five w/ Opal Fly Tin Fish -- Family Friendly Live Entertainment 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Matt Clark 7:15 PM Ford Center -- Evansville Icemen vs.

Kalamazoo 8:00 PM Cricket’s -- Karaoke River City Recreation / Legends -- Karaoke w/ DJ Bruce Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -- Top Tier Band 8:30 PM Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Troy Miller 9:00 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Steven Green Duo Charley’s Yellow Rose (Owensboro) -- Rebel Creek Band Enigma Bar & Grill -- DJ Dewitt J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Leroy’s Tavern -- Karaoke w/ Sparky Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Lindsey Williams River City Recreation / Legends -- Bowl Your Head Off! Special 9:30 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Shane Espenlaub 10:00 PM KC’s Corner Pocket -- Junkyard Stereo KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Tastes Like Chicken Lamasco Bar -- Boscoe France Band O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Live Music TBA 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Amaya Sexton & Bella Nicole Harlow

Saturday, February 13 1:00 PM Mystique Winery -- Live Music 5:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- JC Stone Acoustic Tin Fish -- Family Friendly Live Entertainment 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Matt Clark Duo 7:00 PM Newburgh American Legion Post #44 -- Angel Rhodes (open to non-members) Old National Events Plaza (The Centre) -- The Really Big “Vegas” Show Victory Theatre -- Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra: Dancing & Romancing

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8:00 PM River City Recreation / Legends -- Karaoke w/ DJ Bruce Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -- Top Tier Band 8:30 PM Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Live Music TBD 9:00 PM Charley’s Yellow Rose (Owensboro) -- Rebel Creek Band Enigma Bar & Grill -- Live Music: Country Night J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Leroy’s Tavern -- Karaoke w/ Sparky Pistons Bar & Grill -- Josh Merritt Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Johnny & The Loveseats Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Rotten Plots Live (Improv Comedy) 9:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Factor Primo (cd release) 10:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Dueling DJs Cricket’s -- Valcoes KC’s Corner Pocket -- Junkyard Stereo KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Osiella Lamasco Bar -- JEB O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Nocturnal 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Amaya Sexton & Bella Nicole Harlow 11:45 PM Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Upstairs Party w/ live DJ, beer pong & drink specials

Sunday, February 14 1:00 PM Ford Center -- Women’s Purple Aces vs.

Southern Illinois Mystique Winery -- Live Music 2:00 PM Victory Theatre -- Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra: Dancing & Romancing 2:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Valentine’s Day Jazz w/ Jeff Harmon 5:00 PM Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Troy Miller 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob Green Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -- Top Tier Band 8:00 PM Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke 9:00 PM

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KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Miss Someplace Else, Amaya Sexton & Bella Nicole Harlow

Monday, February 15 O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Free Darts 6:00 PM J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Industry Night (bring your coworkers) Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob Ballard Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Sports Night 7:00 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Caribbean Dance Lesson 8:00 PM Lamasco Bar -- Open Mic Monday

Tuesday, February 16 O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Free Pool 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob Green 7:00 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Poetry Performances Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Retro Shock 9:00 PM J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke Lamasco Bar -- Derick Howard 10:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Tyler Tuesday w/ Karaoke & Beer Pong

Wednesday, February 17 KC’s Corner Pocket -- Free Pool O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Free Darts 4:00 PM Winetree (East) -- Wine & Spirits Tasting 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- The Honey Vines 6:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Science w/ a Twist 7:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Retro Shock 8:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Karaoke Cricket’s -- Karaoke Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Andy Jones

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Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Karaoke 9:00 PM KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke 10:30 PM Someplace Else -- Karaoke

Thursday, February 18 4:00 PM Winetree (North) -- Wine & Spirits Tasting 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob Green 7:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Team Trivia Bokeh Lounge -- Trivia Night Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Retro Shock 7:30 PM Ford Center -- Luke Bryan “Kill the Lights Tour” w/ Little Big Town & Dustin Lynch 8:00 PM Cricket’s -- Live Jams Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Karaoke 9:00 PM KC’s Corner Pocket -- DJ & Karaoke KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Thursday Night Comedy Drag

Friday, February 19 USI -- Startup Weekend Evansville 5.0 12:00 PM Old National Events Plaza (The Centre) -- Go Red for Women Luncheon 4:00 PM Winetree (Darmstadt) -- Wine & Spirits Tasting 5:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- JC Stone Acoustic Lamasco Bar -- Jive After Five w/ Dogtown Three Tin Fish -- Family Friendly Live Entertainment 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob Green 7:00 PM Ford Center -- Women’s Purple Aces vs.

Wichita State 7:30 PM Old National Events Plaza (The Centre) -Stomp

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8:00 PM Cricket’s -- Karaoke River City Recreation / Legends -- Karaoke w/ DJ Bruce Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -- The Brat Pack 8:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Caribbean Dance Party Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Craig Gerdes 9:00 PM Charley’s Yellow Rose (Owensboro) -- Rebel Creek Band Enigma Bar & Grill -- DJ Dewitt J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Leroy’s Tavern -- Karaoke w/ Sparky Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Lindsey Williams River City Recreation / Legends -- Bowl Your Head Off! Special 9:30 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- DJ Pit 10:00 PM KC’s Corner Pocket -- Shane Espenlaub KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Hysteria (Def Leppard Tribute) Lamasco Bar -- vessel O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Never Been Caught 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Myesha Stratton

Saturday, February 20 USI -- Startup Weekend Evansville 5.0 1:00 PM Mystique Winery -- Live Music 3:00 PM Ford Center -- Men’s Purple Aces vs. Southern Illinois 4:00 PM Winetree (Darmstadt) -- Craft & Import Beer Tasting 5:00 PM Old National Events Plaza (The Centre) -- Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy 5:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- JC Stone Acoustic Tin Fish -- Family Friendly Live Entertainment 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- The Honey Vines 7:00 PM Newburgh American Legion Post #44 -Rapture (open to non-members) 8:00 PM Old National Events Plaza (The Centre) -- Jeff

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Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy River City Recreation / Legends -- Karaoke w/ DJ Bruce Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -- The Brat Pack 8:30 PM Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Brian Hart Duo 9:00 PM Charley’s Yellow Rose (Owensboro) -- Rebel Creek Band Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Willshe J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Leroy’s Tavern -- Karaoke w/ Sparky Pistons Bar & Grill -- Osiella Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Highland Reign 9:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- The Smoke Rings/DCRC After Party 10:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Tastes Like Chicken Cricket’s -- Rhino Jones KC’s Corner Pocket -- Josh Merritt Trio KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Pozer O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Lindsey Williams 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Myesha Stratton & Jordan DC Lakes Bday Bash 11:45 PM Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Upstairs Party w/ live DJ, beer pong & drink specials

Monday, February 22

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Wednesday, February 24

USI -- Startup Weekend Evansville 5.0 1:00 PM Ford Center -- Women’s Purple Aces vs.

Missouri State Mystique Winery -- Live Music 4:00 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Drunken Spilling Bee (registration @ 2pm) 5:00 PM Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Troy Miller Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -- Bob Minnette’s Swing Cats 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob Green 8:00 PM Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke 9:00 PM KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Social Sunday Drag

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O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Free Darts 6:00 PM J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Industry Night (bring your coworkers) Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob Ballard Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Sports Night 8:00 PM Lamasco Bar -- Open Mic Monday

Tuesday, February 23 O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Free Pool 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob Green 7:00 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Game Night Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Honey Roy Band 9:00 PM J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke Lamasco Bar -- Kyle Bledsoe 10:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Tyler Tuesday w/ Karaoke & Beer Pong

KC’s Corner Pocket -- Free Pool O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Free Darts 4:00 PM Winetree (East) -- Wine & Spirits Tasting 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- The Honey Vines 7:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Honey Roy Band 8:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Karaoke Cricket’s -- Karaoke Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Karaoke 9:00 PM KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke 10:30 PM Someplace Else -- Karaoke

Thursday, February 25

4:00 PM Winetree (North) -- Wine & Spirits Tasting 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob Green 7:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Team Trivia Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Honey Roy Band 8:00 PM Cricket’s -- Live Jams Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Karaoke 8:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Comedy Headliner: Danny Browning 9:00 PM KC’s Corner Pocket -- DJ & Karaoke KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Thursday Night Comedy Drag

Friday, February 26 4:00 PM Winetree (Darmstadt) -- Wine & Spirits Tasting 5:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- JC Stone Acoustic Lamasco Bar -- Jive After Five w/ Fabulous Rodenberg Boys Tin Fish -- Family Friendly Live Entertainment 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- The Honey Vines 7:15 PM Ford Center -- Evansville IceMen vs. Atlanta 8:00 PM Cricket’s -- Karaoke River City Recreation / Legends -- Karaoke w/ DJ Bruce Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Reckless 8:30 PM Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Nick Gregory 9:00 PM Charley’s Yellow Rose (Owensboro) -- Rebel Creek Band Enigma Bar & Grill -- DJ Dewitt J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ KC’s Corner Pocket -- DJ & Karaoke Leroy’s Tavern -- Karaoke w/ Sparky Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Lindsey Williams

River City Recreation / Legends -- Bowl Your Head Off! Special 9:30 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Daniel of The Valentears 10:00 PM KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Bombshell: The Rock Show!

O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Tastes Like Chicken

Saturday, February 27 1:00 PM Ford Center -- Men’s Purple Aces vs. Northern Iowa Mystique Winery -- Live Music 4:00 PM Winetree (North) -- Craft & Import Beer Tasting 5:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- JC Stone Acoustic Tin Fish -- Family Friendly Live Entertainment 6:00 PM Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- The Honey Vines 7:00 PM Newburgh American Legion Post #44 -- DJ TRobb / Karaoke (open to non-members) Victory Theatre -- Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra: Mendelssohn’s Elijah 8:00 PM River City Recreation / Legends -- Karaoke w/ DJ Bruce Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Reckless 8:30 PM Lyle’s Sports Zone -- Mudbone 9:00 PM Charley’s Yellow Rose (Owensboro) -- Rebel Creek Band Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Dang Heathens J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Karaoke & DJ Leroy’s Tavern -- Karaoke w/ Sparky 9:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Calabash Cricket’s -- 2 Miles Back 10:00 PM Backstage Bar & Grill -- Kenny Warren KC’s Corner Pocket -- Valcoes KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- Hairbangers Ball O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Insulated Music 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Donetta Dicks & Martini

Ann Rossi 11:45 PM Ri Ra Irish Pub -- Upstairs Party w/ live DJ, beer pong & drink specials

Sunday, February 28 1:00 PM Mystique Winery -- Live Music 2:30 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Sunday Jazz 5:00 PM Deerhead Sidewalk Cafe -- Troy Miller Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Steve Greenwell Trio 6:00 PM Bokeh Lounge -- The Oscars: Film Festival Party Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob Green 7:00 PM Ford Center -- WWE Road to Wrestlemania 8:00 PM Lamasco Bar -- Karaoke 9:00 PM KC’s Time Out Lounge & Grill -- DJ & Karaoke 11:30 PM Someplace Else -- Mister Someplace Else - MI & Xander Havoc

Monday, February 29 O’Brian’s Sports Bar -- Free Darts 6:00 PM J’s Sports Bar & Grill -- Industry Night (bring your coworkers) Tropicana Evansville (Cavanaugh’s Piano Bar) -- Bob Ballard Tropicana Evansville (Hoosiers Lounge) -Sports Night 7:00 PM Bokeh Lounge -- Mondays Don’t Suck w/ Rhythm Salon & Spa 8:00 PM Lamasco Bar -- Open Mic Monday

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The Alpha Incident

“The metal scene in the community is so small - everyone knows everybody. It’s been like the same 30 people for the past 15 years.” - Daniel Welman, bassist for The Alpha Incident When Daniel Wade decided to form a new progressive metal band a couple of years ago, he didn’t have to look far for members.

In fact, the self-taught guitarist was already familiar with virtually all of the area musicians in the scene. Some he had played with previously while others were on his radar through social media or from attending the limited number of local metal shows staged.

Still, it was important to get the right mix of people for his vision of what would become The Alpha Incident - a heavy, conceptual band with complex riffing. After spending 18 months performing with Blood Tribe, Wade was eager to write his own material, inspired by the idea of basing an album on the classic Stanley Kubrick film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

To that end, he first contacted drummer Thomas VanBibber who had played in both Worst Case Scenario (with soon-to-be AI bassist, Daniel Welman) and a popular covers band called Prowler. “I was actually getting paid a decent amount with them,” he says.

“But then Danny got a hold of me, and I loved the way the new music was sounding. Plus, he told me that one of his biggest influences was Between the Buried and Me, and I was like, ‘yeah, I can do this.’ So I quit and joined Alpha Incident.”

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Wade also located a guitarist and vocalist but eventually they departed and the search was on once again. So when Michael Morrow - a former southern metal singer back from a five year stint in the military - ran into Wade at Coconuts Records, the two old high school

joined.” Morrow duly rewrote all of the lyrics of the previous vocalist, Patrick Casey, bringing a greater sense of melody to balance out the full-on throat shredding. Interestingly, Casey has since returned to the fold as a second guitarist, happy to step back from the spotlight. Providing the all-important bottom end, Daniel Welman came to Alpha Incident on the heels of recording an EP with another local band, Night Shift. Having previously played with VanBibber and already familiar with Wade and Morrow, he was quickly drafted as the new bassist. “The metal scene in the community is so small - everyone knows everybody,” he says. “It’s been like the same 30 people for the past 15 years.”

With the lineup finally set, Wade and the guys began work on Odyssey, a six track album full of mind-bending songs with no conventional structure and virtually no repetition of riffs.

The complexity of the material is wholly impressive but also presents a challenge for the band - not just in terms of performance but even more so in finding an audience, especially here in Evansville. “Metal-wise, you still just get people liking Pantera, etc. we’re a little weirder than that,” Wade says.

“We’ve had people come up and tell us that we’re really good, but...” Welman puts it more directly: “We assume there’s a fan base for this type of metal, but we haven’t seen them (laughs).”

Odyssey is complete and ready for mastering.

A release date is pending but the album should be available within the next few months. In the meantime, you can catch The Alpha Incident live at PG Cafe on February 20 alongside Blood Tribe, Blind Observations and Where Troubles Fall.

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friends got to talking. “Daniel invited me to a couple of shows and of course I didn’t go,” he says with a laugh. “But I watched a few practices and by the third one we started putting some stuff together and I officially

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The Cold Stares sign to SmallStone Records

Area blues-rock duo finally seals the deal, preps for new EP and album

In a three-part N4U series last year, Chris Tapp, guitarist and vocalist for Nashville’s The Cold Stares (formerly based in southern Indiana), chronicled the highs and many, many lows of the band’s experiences with navigating the complexities of the music industry - specifically, his and drummer Brian Mullin’s attempts to secure a fair recording contract, a pursuit that often seemed utterly pointless. Time and again, the two came face to face with a harsh reality: it really IS all about money; ‘artistry’ and ‘integrity’ are just simply words. But despite all the soul-crushing meetings with label heads, Tapp and Mullins kept their focus on the music, always moving forward. And finally, it’s paid off.

The Cold Stares recently signed to SmallStone Records out of Detroit with plans to release their fourth album, White Crow, on September 5, 2016. Work will begin in April at the famed Ardent Studios in Memphis where an incredible roster of artists have recorded, including Jack White, ZZ Top and Led Zeppelin. “The thing about SmallStone is they have been consistently putting out good heavy rock albums for 20 years,” Tapp said. “There is no changing of the guard every six months with A&R turnover, or some sudden shift away from heavy guitar driven music.” Mullins is equally impressed by the label’s way of doing business. “With SmallStone we have complete creative control.

They dug what they heard and basically gave us the tools to make the absolute best album we could make.” To hold over fans impatiently waiting for the new album, The Cold Stares will release Dark Dark Blue, a 5-track EP of new material in March.

For more info, visit thecoldstares.com and follow them on Facebook.

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film So, I started writing Lattie at that point and had about a month to get it ready in time for Eddy to show up and start filming.

How difficult was it to secure locations for the film?

Before the script was even done, I reached out to Lavender and asked if she wanted to help produce the film, and she agreed. That was the key to getting locations approved - she handled all of that. She secured permission to shoot in the bus station and Lic’s (Deli & Ice Cream). Honestly, the film wouldn’t have happened without her and Eddy. Plus, the community was great. Getting permission to shoot inside the bus station was a really big deal for us because it was written into the script.

The pacing of Lattie - much like your other films - is slow and deliberate, similar to ambient music.

That’s a great analogy. Intentionally, I wanted the opening 10 minutes or so of the movie to throw the audience into the main character’s world - I wanted to set the pace for the rest of the film. I also had the idea that really long cuts would happen. Whether or not there was a story or dialogue was second to my intention to create a film that felt complete like a whole piece.

Lattie

A film by Blackstrap Pictures Local independent film collective Blackstrap Pictures recently called it a wrap on a new hour-long feature. Titled after the main character played by Director Kevin Chenault, Lattie documents the final days of a thirtysomething man diagnosed with an apparently terminal illness. Understandably shell-shocked by his death sentence, he fumbles through life, attempting to both hide from the world and explore new relationships before getting unexpectedly entangled in a murder-mystery that adds a whole new element to the film.

Shot locally on a shoestring budget with a skeleton crew, including Executive Producer Lavender Timmons, Director of Photography/ Camera Operator Eddy Scully and Set Designer Emily McArdle, Lattie is a testament to what can be achieved when all hands are on board.

Its minimal dialogue and highly effective use of music transport the viewer into Lattie’s often lonely and desperate - yet strangely lifeaffirming - existence.

Chenault kindly spoke with News4U about his experiences making the film, pulling off his first starring role and more.

When did Lattie first get off the ground?

Lattie was a short script that I wrote last winter. At the time, I didn’t know that it was

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going to be my next film project. What lit the fire, however, was that my friend Eddy Scully who shot the film - and also shot one of Blackstrap’s previous films, Different Drum was coming into town for the holidays. I asked him if he would be interested in shooting another film on his break, and he was game.

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You’re in front of the camera for the first time on this film.

When I was writing the film, I wasn’t really writing it with myself in mind. Somewhere around the midpoint of writing the script, I started to think about who could play this character. To be honest, Lattie is supposed to be dying during the film and at the time, I wasn’t looking that great physically - my hair was wild and it seemed like I was becoming this character in real life; so maybe I should just do it. I had doubts all the way up until filming, but I discussed the situation with Emily; I expressed my fear that I couldn’t pull it off. And she convinced me to just go ahead and do it - to not even second-guess myself.

She said, “You wrote the film, you know what you want from the character - you can make it happen.”

For news on the release of Lattie, follow Blackstrap Pictures on Faceook and check out blackstrappictures.com to learn about their previous films, including Young Islands, The Strangers and Different Drum.

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Brooke Spitler Flirting Laws for Women

I’m an introvert, which makes most of my attempts at flirting a complete disaster. So, through the years I’ve had to determine where, when, and how it’s done. I started observing it in its natural habitat, the bar - a magical place where at a particular time of night, like the clock strike for Cinderella, humanity dissolves away with shots of Fireball and everyone turns into their natural state or a sexy pumpkin.

There you’ll find two kinds of males that like to flirt. The first is the overly confident narcissistic male who flirts out of the kindness of his heart because, well, he doesn’t want you to miss out on this sweet action. The second is the self-loathing, narcissistic male paradox who flirts to confirm he’s not just a glob of sadness.

Micah Cain The Internet

Remember the fledgling days of the internet back in the 90s?

Back when it was shiny and new and, admittedly, terrible? Still, it was amazing and unbelievable. The first time someone showed you the internet you lost your mind. Here’s this thing, it’s called America Online. You pay $1000 a month and you can join a chat room that’s full of people just like you or worse. You can talk to these people for as long as you want and the best part is your phone won’t ring for as long as you stay on the internet! And if you happen to forget about this miracle, don’t worry. Everyone with access to your mailing address is going to send you the latest AOL disk every day for the rest of your life. Well, it wouldn’t last forever, unfortunately. Nobody’s seen an AOL disk in years. The internet didn’t go away, though. Oh, no! It mutated. It’s changed exponentially in the two and a half decades since. The internet became like the guy who is responsible for keeping you occupied while the rest of your friends set up the surprise party. You keep trying to leave but the internet keeps frantically showing you things that keep you there. Oh, that chat thing is pretty cool, internet, but I think I’m going to go out and see a movie now. Wait, wait, wait! What if I told you I have every movie you could possibly want to see right here? Hmm...well okay, I guess I’ll watch a movie here but then I should go to the bank before it closes. Wait, wait, wait! What if I told you that your bank is in here too and you can just take care of that while you watch this movie and listen to this new album and buy some new furniture and order dinner and pay all your bills and get a new girlfriend and jerk off? Next thing you know, it’s been 25 years, the party’s over, and the internet is sitting in the corner laughing at you.

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With those two lovely options in mind, now let’s look at the laws for women that determine successful flirting. First, be attractive.

No average-looking Janes are getting hit on unless they cause a commotion to draw the male. My favorite strategy is the disposal of the bra by propelling it at the first taxidermied animal in sight, preferably something with antlers or horns. The second and final law is the most important. Only open your mouth to smile or laugh at the male’s long explanations of subjects he’s most likely not mastered.

Speaking your mind is likely to scare the male. If you’re wondering where all the nice humans are and why there seems to be a haze of desperation lingering around you as if there’s cat hair on your face, you’re not alone. Do what all the introverts are doing! Give up and switch to online dating where a single wink emoji turns any conversation into a flirtation. Just remember when you meet your matches, normal people don’t wink – never, ever.

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writers Welcome to the Evansville Historical Tour

By John Thurgood Welcome to the Evansville Historical Tour. Beginning with the beautiful McCurdy Hotel, built in 1916, it stands as a testament to the brilliance that has always graced our beautiful waterfront. Guests from all over the state have patronized its rooms, from governors to early aristocrats, visiting for our mild autumns. It also happens to be the same location where my ex-girlfriend told me she never wanted to see me again.

As we continue, you’ll notice the brick paving that covers this length of First Street. Some of these bricks date as far back as the 1860’s, when this street was first laid. That dark maroon color you see in some of the bricks—the ones that seem almost black—that pigment comes from the type of sand used by the brickmakers back then. It is also the same color as my ex-girlfriend’s cold and lifeless heart.

Up ahead, you’ll see the location of the famous Reitz Home. Built in 1872, it’s a true testament to just how beautiful these early era Victorian homes were. I suggest taking a tour sometime. But be careful not to take someone else’s girlfriend. Now, you don’t seem like the backstabbing, self-loathing type, but I used to think I was a pretty good judge of character. Boy was I wrong!

Corey Martin “Special”

On a recent visit with my 11 year old daughter to Build-a-Bear Workshop, or as I like to call it, Stuffed Animal Hell, I witnessed an epic meltdown of a little girl in line in front of us. She was six or seven and kept screaming about more clothes for her sloth doll (a sloth doll?!?). Her father had told her ‘no’ and was trying to explain that the tiny little t-shirt cost more than a 3-pack of Hanes at Walmart, but she just doubled down, pumped up the volume, and he folded. His shoulders slumped and he said, “Ok honey, get the shirt.” Then he glanced at the other adults, clearly embarrassed. He looked back at her, tried to put some cheer in his voice and said, “I’m only getting you this because you’re so special.” And there it was. Special. One of the most over used words in the parent dictionary. I’ve always told my daughter the truth, and the truth is that she isn’t special. Not yet anyways.

She’s unique, like we all are but to be special is something you work towards and become. Publicly embarrassing your parents for an 11 dollar t-shirt is definitely not special, but maybe that little girl was practicing for later in life. After all, Kim Kardashian publicly embarrassed her parents to start her career and now she’s a millionaire.

You’ll notice along the sidewalk here, in front of most of these older houses, a large stone and stanchion sitting beside the curb.

Well, back in the olden-times, those were used to step down from your horse and tie up your bridle. These were necessary, because not every visit was worth stabling your horse. For instance, if you were just stopping by to say hello to a friend, and discovered he and your ex-girlfriend naked and sprawled across the dining room table (I mean people have to eat off of that table!), you might not want to stable your horse beforehand. It was more out of convenience than anything. Moving along...

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arts & activities Feb 4-6 & 12-13: The Silhouette of Elizabeth Keckley Elizabeth Keckely was a former slave who became a successful seamstress, civil activist and author in Washington, DC. She was best known as the personal modiste and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln, the First Lady. Rebecca Wright returns to Theatre Workshop of Owensboro this season with her own adaptation of Mrs. Keckley’s autobiography, Thirty Years a Slave and Four in the White House.

Written by Wright and directed by Todd Reynolds, The Silhouette of Elizabeth Keckley, will premiere at TWO this February. For times and more info about the play, visit theatreworkshop.org.

Empress Theatre: 407 W. Fifth St., Owensboro, Ky / 270-683-5003 Feb 9: Million Dollar Quartet Broadway Musical This Tony Award winning musical was inspired by the famous recording session on Dec. 4, 1956, at Sun Records in Memphis when rock and roll legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins sang together for the first and only time.

For tickets and more info, visit haaa.org.

Henderson Fine Arts Center: 2660 S. Green St., Henderson, Ky / 270831-9800 Feb 10: Comedian Pat McAfee Following a very successful New Year’s Eve show at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, Colts punter and funny man Pat McAfee is barnstorming cities across Indiana on the I-69 Tour!

Evansville will be one his stops. Tickets start at $35. For tickets and more info, visit victorytheatre.com Victory Theatre: 600 Main St. / 812-422-1515 / 7:30pm Feb 11: Travis Tritt Experience this rare opportunity featuring the multi-platinum artist in an intimate solo-acoustic setting where his powerful voice and his guitar are the subject of the spotlight. An up-close and personal event punctuated by personal stories and anecdotes about his life and musical influences. Performing some of his biggest hits, including “T-R-O-U-B-L-E,” “It’s A Great Day to Be Alive” and “Best of Intentions,” the Grand Ole Opry member will bring his awardwinning songs to life and leave the audience with a truly memorable experience. For tickets and more info, visit victorytheatre.com.

Victory Theatre: 600 Main St. / 812-422-1515 / 7:30pm Feb 13: Rotten Plots Live Rotten Plots started out as an online randomized movie plot generator created by local writer Sam Kuban and friends. After gaining a following, it was made into a board game, stickers and even customized condoms. Now, Rotten Plots is being taken to the stage as inspiration for improv comedy sketches. Come get vulgar and weird with the RP crew; bring your friends, family, your girlfriend, your boyfriend, or come alone if you feel like you need to do that for some reason. It really doesn’t matter. As long as you’re there, and as long as you pay the $5 cover, then the RP crew will probably still like you. Performers include Marc Weinzapfel, Adam Elpers, Jesse Bush, Joe Gilpatrick and Tyler Patrick. The event is hosted by Sam Kuban, Jordan Chapman and Jordan Stoltz with stand-up comedy

by Jesse Bush, Marc Weinzapfel and Rachael Goldman. Come enjoy

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this “close-to-Valentine’s Day” celebration of Love...or Loneliness, whichever you prefer.

Ri Ra Irish Pub: 701 NW Riverside Dr. / 812-426-0000 / 9pm Feb 13 & 14: EPO presents Dancing and Romancing Celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend with “Dancing and Romancing,” featuring two talented Broadway singers and dancers, Joan Hess and Kirby Ward. Revel in some of the greatest romantic music ever written, including “Cheek to Cheek,” “In the Mood,” “Singing in the Rain,” I Could Have Danced All Night” and “Begin the Beguine.”

This evening will put a song in your hear and have you and your special Valentine dancing in the aisles. For tickets and more info, visit victorytheatre.com or evansvillephilharmonic.org or call 812425-5050.

Victory Theatre: 600 Main St. / 812-422-1515 / 7pm (2/13); 2pm (2/14) Feb 18: Luke Bryan “Kill the Lights Tour” Almost a year to the day after selling out the Ford Center, country music’s biggest star will return to Evansville for another standing room only performance backed by special guests Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch. Known for huge hits like “That’s My Kind of Night,” “Country Girl” and “Drink a Beer,” Luke Bryan is a seasoned performer who has consistently hit the top of the country charts since his first release back in 2007. He’s also hosted numerous awards shows alongside his buddy, Blake Shelton. Bryan’s current album, Kill the Lights, has produced two number one singles, “Kick the Dust Up” and “Strip It Down.” For tickets and more info, visit thefordcenter.com.

Ford Center: 1 SE MLK Jr. Blvd. / 812-422-1515 / 7:30pm Feb 18-21: Back Alley Musicals presents Nunsense The Little Sisters of Hoboken return to the BAM stage once again in Nunsense and are in a dither after they discover their cook, Julia Child of God, has accidently poisoned 52 of their sisters. They have no money to pay for all the burials, so they decide to stage a variety show to raise the necessary funds. Music, lyrics, and book: Dan Goggin. For tickets and performance times, visit riverparkcenter. org.

RiverPark Center: 101 Daviess St., Owensboro, Ky / 270-687-2770 Feb 19: STOMP STOMP is explosive, inventive, provocative, witty, and utterly unique - an unforgettable experience for audiences of all ages.

The international percussion sensation has garnered armfuls of awards and rave reviews and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments - matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps - to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. Year after year, audiences worldwide keep coming back for more of this pulse-pounding, electrifying show. For tickets and more info, visit oldnationaleventsplaza.com.

Old National Events Plaza: 715 Locust St. / 812-435-5770 / 7:30pm Feb 20: Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy “We’ve Been Thinking Tour” Jeff Foxworthy is one of the most respected and successful comedians in the country. He is the largest selling comedy-

recording artist in history, a multiple Grammy Award nominee and bestselling author of more than 26 books. Widely known for his redneck jokes, his act goes well beyond that to explore the humor in everyday family interactions and human nature, a style that has been compared to Mark Twain’s. Away from the stage, Jeff is involved with several charitable organizations including The Atlanta Mission, Charity Water and the Duke Children’s Hospital. Larry the Cable Guy is a multiplatinum recording artist, Grammy nominee, Billboard award winner and one of the top comedians in the country. He has his own line of merchandise and continues to sell out theatres and arenas across the United States. He is the spokesman for Prilosec OTC and most recently launched his own comedy channel on SIRIUSXM with Jeff Foxworthy. He will also return as the voice of beloved Mater in Disney/Pixar’s Cars 3, which is currently in production. In addition to all of his professional accomplishments, Larry created the Git-R-Done Foundation, which was named after Larry’s signature catchphrase. With an emphasis on children’s and veterans’ causes, The Git-R-Done Foundation has donated more than 7 million dollars to great organizations such as The Arnold Palmer Hospital, Operation Homefront and Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. For tickets and more info, visit oldnationaleventsplaza.com.

Old National Events Plaza: 715 Locust St. / 812-435-5770 / 5pm & 8pm Feb 27: EPO presents Mendelssohn’s Elijah An epic oratorio that chronicles dramatic events in the life of the biblical prophet Elijah. Soloists include Kendra Colton, Lucille Beer, Timothy LeFebvre, William Hite, Andrea Drury and Matthew O’Neill. For tickets and more info, visit victorytheatre.com or evansvillephilharmonic.org or call 812-425-5050.

Victory Theatre: 600 Main St. / 812-422-1515 / 7pm Feb 27: Owensboro Dance Theatre presents In Concert featuring Grease & Beyond In its dynamic first act, ODT premieres choreography designed by professional guest choreographers highlighting many genres of dance: ballet, jazz, tap, modern, and contemporary. The second act will debut “Grease & Beyond”, created to delight and intrigue audiences with its imagery and modern, creative take on a wellloved story. Come see characters in nostalgic costumes take flight and dance to the rhythm of yesteryears, surrounded by vintage cars and backdrops guaranteed to take you back to the days of Danny and Sandy. With the creativity of guest choreographers and eight professional dancers, ODT’s fresh take on this classic will send the young at heart back in time and the youth of today on a magical journey through the rousing 50’s with the Pink Ladies, T-Birds, and more beloved characters.

RiverPark Center: 101 Daviess St., Owensboro, Ky / 270-687-2770 / 7pm Feb 28: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story chronicles the true story of Buddy Holly’s rise to fame and features over 20 of his greatest hits, including “That’ll Be the Day,” “Peggy Sue” and “Everyday,” plus Ritchie Valens’ “La Bamba.” Seen by over 22 million people around the world, Buddy will have you on your feet and the Boston Globe reports it will “Send you out of the theater on an unstoppable high.”

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with Kevin Fleming of First Presbyterian Church

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Lowdown

What does the Bible say about tattoos?

(In the spirit of full transparency, the writer discloses that he has a tattoo depicting the Trinity on his right calf.)

“My mom said the bible says not to get tattoos... is that true?” “’Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.” – Leviticus 19:28.

If you are a literalist, your momma is right. By the same token, you won’t be doing a lot of the things you are currently doing, like eating the things you are currently eating, planting your fields in the way you are currently planting your fields, or doing much of anything on Saturdays (or Sundays).

The admonition in Leviticus is really about practicing other religious traditions than the ones being practiced by ancient Israel. It was a call to faithfulness, of being unique, of honoring one’s connection to God. Literalism, and its sibling legalism, strive to accomplish many things, not the least of which is control, dividing people from one another, the establishment of fear, and the promotion of guilt. In contrast, the idea of “grace” (yes, the amazing one in that song with the bagpipes) asks us to live lives of forgiveness, compassion, understanding, and acceptance. We live that way because that is the way God reaches out to us.

Honor your mother. Assure her that your tattoo will be safe and clean and not terribly offensive.

Tell her you aren’t having it put somewhere embarrassing on your body. And then, put her kind heart at ease and go to church with her.

Monthly musings on music, movies and pop culture

Farewell To Kings If you’re a rock fan, 2016 has gotten off to a very sad start. First, the world of heavy music was forever altered with the passing of metal icon, Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister. This was a hard blow. However, considering the fact that he played shows almost until the day he died, Lemmy left this world in true Lemmy fashion: showing no weakness, with a middle finger raised to anything attempting to slow him down, including cancer. Lemmy passed two days after finally being diagnosed. There were no tears; he wouldn’t have approved. There was only deep respect for a life lived 100% on his own terms. A second very unexpected tragedy came a couple of weeks later. I woke up one morning to my wife informing me that David Bowie had died. It felt like my stomach sank into my feet. How could David Bowie have died? He just released a fantastic album a matter of days ago. There weren’t even rumors of poor health. In reality, Bowie had fought an 18-month battle with cancer. During this time, he kept his condition fiercely private, using his limited time to engage in manic-creativity that rivals his mid-70’s peak. He created his farewell to the world, refusing to succumb before its completion and release. There was an emotional afternoon of indulging in all things Bowie in order to process this. So why do I feel compelled to write about these events? Bowie and Lemmy both lived life as they saw fit. They both stood by artistic choices that damaged their careers at times. You never heard them apologizing on Twitter for offending anyone, and they didn’t bother whoring themselves out in order to remain relevant. These were artists and staunch individualists. They weren’t celebrities in the current sense. They had integrity and a commitment to their craft.

No one bought a Motorhead ticket this past year out of sympathy, just as no one purchased the new Bowie album because they thought it would be his last. There was an intentional choice to be judged solely on the quality of their work until the very end - a choice to make the most of each remaining day. That is something to be respected, admired, and emulated.

So with a tear in my eye, I say a fond farewell to Kings. Ziggy has gone back home, and Lemmy is blowing out eardrums in hell, because Satan is too intimidated to ask him to turn it down.

J. Robert Lobeck \\m//

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“Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.” -Katharine Hepburn We live in a strange world. Some starve and have never watched a television, let alone browsed YouTube videos of their favorite bands on Chromecast for hours at a time, or melted into their beds watching re-runs of Roseanne on Netflix. But here we are, in our disgustingly privileged existence, ranting and grieving over celebrity deaths from behind our laptops, smudging our MAC cosmetics, caterwauling over some stranger whom we’ve never met and positively could not give two shits about us. Life’s just so not fair, amirite? So what is it? Grief is a complicated animal. I’ll admit it, I still get a little mistyeyed on Michael Jackson’s birthday, and I may have begged my roommate to come home from work when Patrick Swayze passed. We grow up watching their movies, identifying with their music, losing ourselves in their books; it’s nostalgia, pure and simple. Whitney Houston was not your momma, David Bowie was not your uncle. We put these people on a pedestal and forget that they’re just that. Flesh and blood. And not always good people. So let’s recognize this grief for what it is - the halting of any more expressed talent from an individual whose work we appreciate. And maybe, if you’re experiencing loss or sadness in other areas of your life, a little bit of good ole projection.

That’s totally fine. But just because someone passes away, celebrity or not, doesn’t make them a deity beyond reproach. I really dug Bowie’s music and still do, and it sucks that there won’t be new material, but that doesn’t change his sexual predation. I’m not going to be like, “I heart MJ and because his music was so great, I’m going to completely ignore all of the molestation accusations.” No. Go ahead, process the loss of art - but don’t idolize the person of someone you’ve never even met, ya weirdos. Put on their record, sit down, and be quiet. The parts you really loved about them are still very much alive.

Signed, Whitney Patterson persona non grata

Tri-State Politics with Bryan Fox

Indiana and the Presidential Primaries April 22, 2008 was a historic night for Evansville - at least in terms of presidential politics. That was the night then-candidate Barack Obama spoke to a rousing crowd at Roberts Stadium after winning the Pennsylvania primary.

Indiana and North Carolina were the next two states to hold their primaries on May 6. The presidential primaries in Indiana are usually an afterthought since both major parties usually have a declared winner by then, but for the Democrats, 2008 was still yet to be decided.

The tri-state got more than just Obama that year. Candidate Hillary Clinton came to Princeton’s town square. Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, came to Boonville to speak at the high school.

With this year’s Republican primary wide open, could this be another 2008 for Indiana and the tri-state in general? Before Super Tuesday, when 13 states hold primaries/ caucuses, there are 4 states that have contests: Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada. It’s possible Ted Cruz could win Iowa, Donald Trump could win New Hampshire and Marco Rubio could win South Carolina; that would throw Super Tuesday into a state of GOP confusion. With Indiana being the 42nd state to hold its Republican primary/caucus, it could be a do or die contest for GOP candidates.

Believe it or not, by late April or early May, tri-state residents might see Donald Trump at the Donut Bank, Ted Cruz at Wolf’s BBQ, or Marco Rubio at the Victoria National Golf Course in Newburgh.

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community & family Feb 2: Peppa Pig Live!

Feb 6: Fifth Annual First Saturday “Bee Mine”

More fun than a muddy puddle! Peppa Pig is hitting the road for her first-ever U.S. theatrical tour, Peppa Pig’s Big Splash! This is an action-packed live show featuring your favorite characters as puppets and costume characters! Come join Peppa, George, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and more in an all singing, all-dancing adventure full of songs, games and muddy puddles! For tickets and more info, visit oldnationaleventsplaza. com.

Old National Events Plaza: 715 Locust St. / 812-435-5770 / 6pm

The fifth annual Valentine Party held by the Western Kentucky Botanical Garden features Valentine crafts and games. Reservations are appreciated, but not required. The program is free for children ages 5 to 11 years of age.

For more info, visit wkbg.org.

Western Kentucky Botanical Garden: 25 Carter Road, Owensboro, Ky / 270-852-8925 / 10am

Feb 5: Mardi Gras Franklin Street Crawl Join the Franklin Street Events Association for the fourth annual Mardi Gras Franklin Street Crawl. $5 armband for shuttle service and taxi ride home. For more information, email franklinstreetevents@gmail.com or follow Franklin Street Events Association on Facebook.

Franklin Street: Evansville’s west side / 6pm2am

Feb 6, 13, 20, 27: Saturday Story Time Every Saturday afternoon is a special story time in Barnes & Noble, Jr. Bring the little ones for a laughter-filled event complete with a story, treats and a craft.

Barnes & Noble: 624 S. Green River Rd. / 812-475-1054 / 3pm

Feb 5, 12, 19, 26: Friday Story Time Every Friday morning is story time in Barnes & Noble, Jr. Bring the little ones for a fun reading adventure that keeps them thoroughly entertained.

Barnes & Noble: 624 S. Green River Rd. / 812-475-1054 / 10am Feb 6: Mardi Gras Franklin Street Grand Parade Come join the fun on the west side as Franklin Street hosts its annual Mardi Gras grand parade. Bring your friends for this time-honored tradition that highlights all the fantastic businesses and bars in the area. Kids Krewe party from 2-4pm.

Franklin Street: Evansville’s west side / 4pm Feb 6: A Chocolate Affair Indulge in elegant chocolate desserts from Evansville’s finest restaurants and caterers, plus champagne, music, silent auction, and dancing. All proceeds go to the services of Lampion Center, a counseling center for children and families. For more info, visit lampioncenter.com.

St. Mary’s Manor: 3700 Washington Ave. / 812-471-1776 / 7pm

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Feb 7: SuperBride Sunday SuperBride Sunday is a totally unique bridal event experience designed with the bride and vendor in mind. SuperBride Sunday brings weddings to life and allows vendors to show off what they do while brides take the entire experience in. There are two ways to register for SuperBride Sunday. You can register ahead of time to be a VIP Bride at Ella Park Bridal in Newburgh OR you can pre-register online at superbridesunday. com/pre-register/ OR you can register at the door on February 7.

Old National Events Plaza: 715 Locust St. / 812-435-5770 / 10am-3pm (VIP 9am10am) Feb 11: UE Basketball Night Join SWIRCA & More for dinner and some college basketball. Guests will take a bus

to Milano Italian Cuisine and then to the Ford Center to cheer on the University of Evansville Purple Aces.

SWIRCA & More: 16 W. Virginia St. / 812464-7800 / 4pm

following immediately after. For tickets and more info, visit oldnationaleventsplaza.com.

Old National Events Plaza: 715 Locust St. / 812-435-5770 / 7pm

Feb 12: Annie

The Romain Subaru Screaming Eagles Running Series Hearts on Fire 5K will solely feature the USI campus and will include a challenged athlete division, free kids runs, an expo featuring vendors from the Evansville area as well as a contest and awards ceremony. For more info, visit usi.edu/running/5k-heartson-fire/registration.

USI Campus: 8600 University Blvd.

Leapin’ Lizards! The world’s bestloved musical returns in time-honored form. Directed by original lyrisist and director Martin Charnin and choreographed

by Liza Gennaro, this production of Annie will be a brand new incarnation of the iconic original. Featuring book and score by Tony Award®-winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie includes such unforgettable songs as “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “I Don’t Need Anything But You,” plus the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow.” For tickets and more info, visit riverparkcenter.org.

RiverPark Center: 101 Daviess St., Owensboro, Ky / 270-687-2770 / 7pm Feb 12: Walk on the Wild Side: Herbivores, Carnivores & Omnivores, Oh My! These one-hour interactive programs will explore what nature has to offer. With each new topic youngsters will discover how wildlife and nature shapes the world we live in. Each program will involve one or more of the following activities: games, crafts, live animal visit, hike, or songs. For more information, email juliea.mcdonald@ky.gov.

John James Audubon State Park: 3100 US Hwy 41 N, Henderson, Ky / 270-826-2247

Feb 13: Hearts on Fire 5K

Feb 14: Cupid’s Kitchen St. Valentine’s Day Brunch This buffet brunch will feature an omelet station and many special dishes, including sweets. Brunch reservation will include admission to the Orchid Show Debut and Sale, which will begin at noon. Reservations are required. For more info, visit wkbg.org.

Western Kentucky Botanical Garden: 25 Carter Rd, Owensboro, Ky / 270-852-8925 / 11am-1pm

Tyson Fawcett Forward #13 Pre-game ritual?

“Ride the bike and stretch.”

How do you get motivated for a game?

Feb 12-28: To Kill a Mockingbird Watch Scout, a young girl in a quiet southern town, experience the dramatic events that will affect the rest of her life through commentary on a dark part of American History. Showings are at 7:30pm Fridays and Saturdays and 2pm Sundays. For more info, visit evansvillecivictheatre.org.

Evansville Civic Theatre: 717 N. Fulton Ave. / 812-425-2800

“By listening to music.”

Who is your favorite non-NHL team?

“Toronto Maple Leafs.”

What do you do on a day off?

Feb 13: The Really Big “Vegas” Show The Arc of Evansville’s 2016 The Really Big “Vegas” Show will be hosted by 14WFIE Chief Meteorologist Jeff Lyons. This event is a community variety show that brings together some of the tri-state’s best musicians, dancers, comedians and entertainers to benefit Arc , an organization that works to empower individuals with disabilities to build relationships, gain independence and achieve their full potential. The show starts at 7pm with a VIP Curtain Call reception

PLAYER PROFILES

“Train or relax and play golf.”

Feb 17: Decades Dance Join members of SWIRCA & More for the first ever Decades Dance. Members will come dressed in clothing from their favorite era while enjoying dinner and dancing. Starting with roaring tunes from the 20s, the music will include all the classic hits. Come dance the night away. For more info, visit swirca.

TICKETS:

(812) 421-GOAL

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SWIRCA & More: 16 W. Virginia St. / 812464-7800 / 5pm-8pm Feb 19: Go Red for Women Luncheon Go Red For Women celebrates the energy, passion and power we have as women to band together, raise our voice, and wipe out heart disease and stroke. Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of women, taking the life of 1 in 3 women each year. This means women just like you - mothers, sisters, friends - are dying at the rate of one per minute because they don’t know what you know: heart disease kills. The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women is the world’s largest network of women standing together to save women from heart disease. Millions of women have united to raise their voices about their No. 1 killer. With your help, many more lives can be saved. Make It Your Mission to fight heart disease in women. By sharing this commitment, together we can help save lives. Be a part of this extraordinary movement. For tickets and more info, visit oldnationaleventsplaza.com.

Old National Events Plaza: 715 Locust St. / 812-435-5770 / 12 noon

Feb 19-21: Startup Weekend Evansville 5.0 Startup Weekend Evansville is an excellent way to find someone you can actually launch a startup with that shares a common mission: to change the world. Our goal is to continue to create an environment where passionate people can come together to get things done; to learn, network, bridge the gap between trades, expose potential and see actual results. Moving into our fifth year, Startup Weekend Evansville 5.0 remains the largest event of its kind in Indiana. Open regionally to all students and community, Startup Weekends are 54hour events where developers, designers,

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marketers, product managers, and startup enthusiasts come together to share ideas, form teams, build products, and launch startups. For tickets and more info, visit http://bit.ly/evvstartup.

USI Business & Engineering Center: 8600 University Blvd.

Feb 20: Crop for the Cure Gather your family and friends and join us at the annual Komen Evansville Tri-State Crop for the Cure®. Enjoy great food, great friends, and great times. All scrapbooking consultants and their clients are welcome.

For more info, visit komenevansville.org.

Vanderburgh Co. 4-H Center: 201 E. Boonville-New Harmony Rd. / 812-9622202 Feb 20: Red Riding Hood Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house she goes! Red Riding Hood, not so little anymore, and her preteen pals try to stay on the straight and narrow in the latest adventure from the Missoula Children’s Theatre, Red Riding Hood. The Big Bad Wolf, who is not so bad after all, and a friendly neighborhood Forest Ranger urge our heroes to stay true to the path, for in the Shadows lurk diversions and a sinister surprise or two. A pack of woefully nasty young wolves and

a handsome Woodsman, too good to be true, are a must for our story. And we can’t have a wolf tale without Three Little Pigs and even a Boy Who Cries…you guessed it. With help from her family and a loyal young Locksmith (he carries the key), Red finds her Grandma and a whole lot more. Now if only she could retrieve her picnic basket from those rascally Raccoons. Life is no picnic when you stray from the trail!

RiverPark Center: 101 Daviess St., Owensboro, Ky / 270-687-2770 / 2pm

Men Doing Yoga

by Mark Goltiao

Owner of Evansville Power Yoga As the only male yoga studio owner in Evansville, and as a man who’s practiced yoga for nearly 18 years, I’ve always wondered why it seems men are more hesitant than women to step into a yoga studio. The 2015 Yoga Alliance Demographic Survey showed that twice as many women as men are practicing yoga.

Yet the number of women versus men who are interested in practicing is almost equal. I think the difference in numbers boils down to a couple of reasons. The first reason - which I think is becoming less an issue - is the misconception that yoga isn’t physical enough. The second reason, which I think may be the bigger reason, is the concern for looking good.

I think most everyone knows that strength and flexibility are vital to staying healthy. I also think that with more and more articles being published showing how athletes are using yoga to improve performance, that men are beginning to understand that yoga is a top-notch way to build that strength and flexibility.

So that leaves us with the concern for looking good.

Feb 27: Letters for Literacy Scrabble Smackdown The 2016 Letters for Literacy Scrabble tournament has changed its name to The Scrabble Smackdown. For more information, visit litcenter.org/scrabbletournament.

Ivy Tech Community College: 3501 N. First Ave. / 812-429-1222 / 1pm Feb 28: WWE Road to Wrestlemania See all of your favorite superstars as they battle for the belts.

There’s nothing like being right there up close and personal with some of the best WWE wrestlers on the planet. The action is going to be intense and we guarantee you’ll be on the edge of your seat from the moment the event starts. Matches include John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio for the U.S. Championship and Dean Ambrose vs. Kevin Owen for the Intercontinental Championship. For tickets and more info, visit thefordcenter.com.

Ford Center: 1 SE MLK Jr. Blvd. / 812-422-1515 / 7pm

I’m proud to own Evansville Power Yoga, a studio that has five male instructors out of fourteen. And I can honestly say that we have a higher percentage of men practicing than other studios in the area. Over our six years in business, almost every man who has walked through the door has stayed and become a regular student. Is it because we have more male instructors? Maybe.

Maybe not. I think most of the guys show up for classes regardless of the instructor. What I think it has to do with is the mindset of our studio - that we’ve consciously cultivated an environment of “come as you are” - no judgment. That makes the difference.

Men at the studio see it. Women at the studio see it.

So come on in to Evansville Power Yoga and experience the difference.

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beer reviews

This month’s beers are available depending on supply & demand at all 7 Liquor Locker locations. www.Liquor-Locker.com

Schnickelfritz

Dragon’s Milk - New Holland

Carson’s Demonik

Daniel Knight • 3.75 Schnickelfritz is a Hefeweizen (German wheat ale) formula brewed in St Louis, MO. It pours a cloudy golden/yellow color with a quickly receding bubbly white head. There is just a little lacing. The aroma is not very up front and is of yeast, malts, banana and clove. The taste mimics the aroma with cracker and bread-like malts. Peppery, it’s got a distinctive yeast character and Banana esters as well. It’s very nicely done with a light body and refreshing carbonation that is smooth and drinkable. This might be one of my favorite wheat beers to date.

Daniel Knight • 4 With a name like Dragon’s Milk one can assume this Imperial Stout will make a lasting impression. It does. It pours very dark brown. There’s a reddish cast that shows as it’s looked at against light. The two finger tan head is thick and dissipates within a minute or so to a thin layer that remains until the end. There’s a lot of lacing as well. The aroma is clearly of that familiar bourbon barrel style. I also detect the 10% ABV in the smell. The flavor is boozy too with bourbon barrel right up front. There’s some sweetness well balanced with hops (31 IBUs). The subtleties are vanilla and brown sugar, coffee and chocolate. The finish is a bourbony, boozy warmth. In my opinion this is an excellent brew. If it sounds good to you, you’ll probably love it.

Daniel Knight • 3.25 This local brew pours up a semi-cloudy, golden-orange color with a generous airy two finger head. The aroma is somewhat subtle, actually, with a resiny citrus nature and some maltiness too. The taste has a lot more going on. The citrus, hops, malts and resin all arise in the flavor. The high IBU score (100) of the brew comes through the most on its finish. Maybe a little too much for my taste. I judge this to be an IPA I’d happily have again, yet… with some room for improvement. If you enjoy a good IPA you owe it to yourself to give it a try.

Paul Bragin • 3 A thick white head tops this beer when poured into a traditional wheat beer glass. The beer underneath has a cloudy, golden hue typical of wheat beers. The smell of the beer contains rich notes of wheat, clove and banana. The wheat flavors remain at first when drinking the beer, followed by the banana and clove flavors, which are especially present in the finish. This beer might be good during the warmer summer months.

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Paul Bragin • 4 A decent tan head crowns this black stout after pouring it in an English pub glass. The roasted malt notes are milder, with sweet scents coming through more. The roasted malt notes become a bit stronger when sipping the beer and in the finish, but the sweet notes stay also. Other brewers make bourbon barrel stouts, but this one reigns supreme. Pair it with red meat, smoked food, rich cheese or dark chocolate.

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Paul Bragin • 4.25 A thick white head rests on top of this deep amber ale. The scent of hops begins before putting the glass up to your nose, with notes of both pine and citrus. The hop notes continue when drinking the beer and a little bit of spice seems to come through in the finish. The 100 IBUs in this beer might scare away novices, but hopheads will definitely want to seek this one out.

The Poet - New Holland

Daniel Knight • 4.25 The Poet is an oatmeal stout that checks in at 5.2% ABV. It pours up nearly black. The head is a creamy tan and after a few minutes settles down leaving a ring of bubbles around the edge of the glass. Its nose is light with aromas of roasted malts. Its flavor is of roasted malts and coffee with an expected level of bitterness. It’s light in body, very smooth and somewhat creamy with a moderate amount

of carbonation. Its finish is dry. New Holland has done a great job on this one and even though stouts in this class don’t usually impress me, I find this one flavorful, easy to drink and certain to get repeat visits.

Random Beer Facts!

Paul Bragin • 4.25 A thick tan head forms on the stout when poured into a traditional English pub glass. The scent contains generous amounts of roasted malt and coffee notes. The malt and coffee notes remain when drinking the beer, with the coffee notes especially prominent during the long finish. This beer has a great smooth texture for a stout. Porter and stout lovers will want to find this one. Pair it with mushrooms, beef, softripened cheeses or chocolate.

1.) There’s about 2.5 pints of CO2 dissolved in a pint of beer.

2.) Light that’s bouncing inside the head on a pint is what makes it a different colour to the beer.

3.) When someone pulls you a pint, they are actually pushing the beer.

4.) The glass you drink out of affects the taste of your beer.

5.) When you open a bottle of beer, the air in the bottle suddenly depressurises, condensing into a tiny cloud of water vapour. http://www.factslides.com/s-Beer

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movie review Who receives the most Valentine’s Day Cards? a. Mothers b. Wives c. Teachers d. Girlfriends

Star Wars: The Force Awakens In another scene, Rey apparently the new (female) Luke Skywalker - is being chased by The First Order and must escape by flying the Millennium Falcon with the enemy in hot pursuit.

Again, this should sound familiar. In the original, the rebellion gang led by Hans Solo escapes Mos Eisley on the Millennium Falcon while being tracked

by The Empire. We also learn that Rey possesses the power of the Jedi, but there’s no explanation of how she got this power or how she became a pilot.

In yet another instance of theft, we learn that The First Order has developed a space station even bigger than the Death Star. This new space station is operational and can destroy entire planets. In the original, The Empire uses the Death Star to destroy Princess Leia’s home planet of Alderaan.

If the thought process behind The Force Awakens was to get away from the prequels and simply rewrite/steal scenes from the original, then I guess the creators succeeded. Unfortunately, it didn’t make the movie any more watchable. The new Star Wars is the worst of the franchise.

It starts out with the new villain, The First Order, invading a village in hopes of retrieving remnants of a lost map. Before being captured, one of the protagonists, a Han Solo rip-off, hides the map in a droid. Sound familiar? It should. In the original Star Wars, Princess Leia hides plans to destroy the Death Star in everyone’s favorite droid, R2-D2.

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The Force Awakens insults the intelligence of every Star Wars Fan. Some scenes appear to be a shotby-shot retake of the original. In addition, the classic and new characters don’t mesh well. And seriously, in 35 years Chewbacca hasn’t aged? No gray in his fur? C’mon!

Of course, the cinematography is good along with the tense, expertly choreographed battle scenes. But overall, even this doesn’t save the movie from its lack of creativity.

- Bryan Fox

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Manson Family Vacation (R) Slow Learners The Orchard/ Netflix (Unrated) Tribeca

As stated in the Duplass Brothers’ KickStarter film, Thirty-something coworkers Jeff up (Adam Dirty “Everybody freaks out when you bring CharlesPally, Manson!”

Grandpa) and Anne Burns, I Love You, Man) are So what happens when(Sarah a wealthy Los Angeles lawyer’s both tireddream of being painfully awkward and visit unsuccessful American is interrupted by a surprise from his at romance. the twoonly decide to reinvent themselves, estranged Together, brother carrying a backpack and sporti ng a trading and book clubs for leather jackets and hip Mansoncardigans t-shirt? Conrad (Linas Phillips), a bearded, derelict nightspots.

Initi ally, fithe rocky road coolnesshome is endearing artist, doesn’t quite t into Nick’s (JaytoDuplass) in the to thebut audience empowering andtoAnne, building hills, family isand family, so the twoforattJeff empt reconnect confi dence fostering social growth.

However, night despite past and grievances and obvious personality clash. Aft er aft er night of alcohol-infused debauchery in modern-day revealing he’s quit his job to work for an environmental hook-up culture andNick thetoshirking of relatiliated onships with group, Conrad invites visit Manson-affi places family friends causes to drift apart,homes. becoming around and the city, including thethem Tate and La Bianca strangers not annoyed only to each other, but set alsoofftoonthemselves.

Reluctant and at best, the two an The nerdy, loveable duo morph into selfi sh, uncomfortable adventure before arriving unrecognizable creatures of the at the final destinati on, Conrad’s new night, job, disregarding obvious but Nick soonsomething realizes thatpainfully he has not been that everyone elseabout acknowledges: The key completely honest what it entails to loneliness may have been andshedding why he’stheir taking it. A SXSW award right in Manson front ofwas them allenalong.

An indie winner, writt and directed gem directed

by Don Argott and Sheena by fledgling documentarian J. Davis, with M. Joyce, Slow Learners is both a surprisingly good outcome on asweet small and crass, y dialogue and hilariously budget.with Withwitt great cinematography and bawdy scenes servingchemistry as a catalyst to an a believable brotherly between ulti mately sfying the andfihonest foray into Phillips andsati Duplass, lm addresses not self-actualizati on within norms and just a twisted pop culture social phenomenon, expectati Whitney but is alsoons. able- to unearthPatt theerson depth of humanity and the complexity of “family,” blood or otherwise. - Whitney Patterson

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Hail Caesar!

In the Heart of the Sea The Choice Star Wars: The Force Pride & Prejudice & Zombies Awakens How to be Single Deadpool Alvin & the Chipmunks Zoolander 2 Sisters Race Risen Concussion The Great Gilly Hopkins Joy Viral Gods of Break Egypt Point Triple 9 Daddy’s Home Eddie the Eagle

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music reviews Archy Marshall A New Place 2 Drown XL Recordings

Archy Marshall, perhaps best known under his King Krule moniker, changes things up a bit on his new album, A New Place 2 Drown. Where King Krule releases saw Marshall making music in a typical indie-rock fashion, A New Place 2 Drown is almost certainly a hip hop album - or at least something in between King Krule and hip hop. No matter how you label it, it’s fantastic - filled to the brim with head-nodding beats. Check out “Arise Dear Brother” to get a feel for the album.

Hinds

Leave Me Alone Mom + Pop

Here’s a fun album. Hinds are four women from Madrid who make really catchy garage rock. Their debut, Leave Me Alone, is poppy, fuzzy, warm and (despite the title) very inviting. If you like bands like Best Coast, Wavves, and FIDLAR, you’re going to like Leave Me Alone. That being said, the album provides nothing new and to some, could come off as another generic lo-fi rock record

This Heat Discography

Light In The Attic This Heat is an often-overlooked band from the late 70s / early 80s post-punk movement, and they are absolutely incredible. Light In The Attic is reissuing This Heat’s three wonderful records. The UK trio dabbled in metal, jazz, prog, noise…everything, and molded them together expertly. Do yourself a favor and at least check out their final album, Deceit (and keep in mind it was released in 1981).

This Heat were way ahead of their time and sound more relevant than ever. - Russell Finn

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The Please Please Me Year of the Horse Self-Released

Brooklyn-by-Austin’s own drummerturned-front-woman Jessie Torrisi and revolving members have done it again.

Year of the Horse is an apt follow-up to previous releases, showing more depth and a darker, sultrier side of the band. Their live shows are almost uncomfortably intimate - I was front and center the last two times they graced Deerhead, blushing and rapt, leaving with a personalized kazoo. Reminiscent of late 80’s and 90’s “chick rock,” they’re the Pretenders meets the lovechild of the Cranberries and Mazzy Star (if Hope Sandoval grew some balls).

The album kicks off with a sarcastic snarl in “F*ck This,” totally relatable and a perfect showcase of Torrisi’s effortlessly eclectic vocals. It’s like “Royals” with lyrics from someone who actually understands the struggle - “give me a comedown-suicide-slow song/ are you ready to sing along?” “Bad Reputation,” although carrying the same title as the Joan Jett classic, is darker and more honest, with a NIN flavor - breathy, industrial, and saccharine-sweet - “don’t try to be an inspiration/ you’re only wasting your time... do you want me now?” Gnarly heartbreak songs at their best, The Please Please Me’s repertoire is among the indie bands that continuously prove that real music is still alive and well, clawing at a brutal comeback somewhere in the world. Come back to Evansville now, please?

Bridge 19 Riding on a Wire Self-Released

Hard-working Kentucky band Bridge 19 loves getting everyone in their feels with soothing harmonies and simple lyrics seeming to come from every heartbreak we’ve ever experienced.

As finalists in Louisville’s “Folk Artist of the Year” award in 2015 and even sharing the Lilith Fair stage in 2011, they’re more than humble, and the new album is a much-anticipated sophomore follow-up to 2012’s The Fall Back. Attaching true folk and bluegrass elements to radio-ready pop/country, they’re a satisfying fillin for the Dixie Chicks’ hiatus.

“Chain” opens with a New Orleans flare, heavy on percussion and trumpet, with lyrics describing a doomed romance and the inability to let go, leading into what feels like a sequel in “Nothing Else” - “but your touch that made me weak/ and your voice, the way you speak/ your broken smile, the way you smell/ and nothing else.” The hook keeps us sucked in, but the sisterly harmonies and light riffs make this a solid Tegan-and-Sara-esque track. “Go Back Now” clearly displays their allegiance to The Indigo Girls, and “The Lion” (my favorite track, hands-down) is more of the NOLA/gypsy stomp, making me beg for The Sweetness to have a reunion tour. No more spoilers, though- check it out on iTunes or CD Baby. Whew. Good job, y’all. Keep them coming.

David Bowie Blackstar Columbia Records

Marcus Marr & Chet Faker Work EP Detail Records

There’s this one soulful Aussie whose voice never gets old to me. After the mid-range success of his solo album Built on Glass (“Talk is Cheap,” “Gold”), Chet Faker has teamed up with UK DJ Marcus Marr for a short-but-sweet EP. An electronic fusion with Motown vocals, Work is an unexpected and much-welcomed change of pace.

The synth hip-swayer “Birthday Card” is best-served with a side of newfound freedom - it’s one of those recently-heartbroken-seekinga-rebound jams - “I need a cause, so bad/ I need a reason to be in this world/ I’m a boy, I’m a man, I don’t know where I stand...Oh, I know it’s from being alone.” The single “The Trouble with Us” is a bit of a venture from Faker’s typical vocal stylings, more Bret Dennen and a lot of Jamiroquai on Marr’s part. Smooth and sexy, “Learning for Your Love” is for knitting baby booties, with lyrics “never thought I’d think of fate, but something’s making sense/ I’ve never been a man of faith, but you’ve got my intentions.” Finally, “Killing Jar” is a headnodder with an Eastern feel and layered guitar, dreamy but a little disappointing of an ending to an otherwise legit EP. Regardless, Chet Faker is one of the best things to happen to music in a grip. Golf clap.

Daughter Not to Disappear 4AD

The British trio known as Daughter has released their second album, but don’t sink into a warm bath with razorblades quite yet. Less self-aggrandizing and more seasoned than before, it’s still gauzy and spacey but feels more mature than If You Leave. The designation of “folk” escapes me, however - ambient shoegaze for sure, but the Cat Power-like breathy vocals and amok instruments aren’t Americana. Call it what you will.

This compilation is a vast improvement and stand-alone with nothing else considered.

I decided to review Blackstar prior to David Bowie’s passing. This is not a sympathy review. I am not a mark for everything Bowie did. In fact, there is a fair amount of material I do not care for. However, I’m enough of a fan to always give new material a fair shot. After listening through Blackstar enough to separate the material from the tragedy, here is what I can say for certain. Blackstar was just as spectacular during the 72 hours prior to Bowie’s death, as it is now. It stands on its own; the only difference being a clearer understanding of the album’s tone. Over the last few years, Bowie has experienced an enormous surge of creativity not seen in decades. But don’t expect Ziggy, or the Duke to make appearances on Blackstar. This is a mature, sophisticated crooner reminiscing at times, while also attempting to wrap his head around his own mortality. On the surface, it seems fairly dark. Oddly, it manages to be quite uplifting. As usual, Bowie rides that line of being just avant-garde enough to satisfy his diehard fan base, without being too off-putting to the casual listener. That, along with his unique mix of bellowing and biting vocals, could possibly sidetrack listeners from realizing what they’re actually hearing. Blackstar is a jazz record. Despite its heavy, sometimes morbid themes, a good portion of the album makes you want to get up, put on a nice suit, and celebrate. In a weird way, Blackstar is a lot of fun. Maybe that was the intent.

The world will never see another David Bowie. He was a brilliant, fearless visionary that committed his life to his art. He left us with an immense body of work, and capped it off with a stellar finale. That certainly calls for celebration.

J. Robert Lobeck

When the album begins, I can’t help but be reminded of bands that played at The Bronze in Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Shy, specifically. If Tonra is indeed a werewolf, I wouldn’t be surprised - her vocals are absolutely intoxicating. The lyrics to “New Ways” are ambiguous, but to me, it screams impending infidelity. “Numbers” is a fuzzy tribute to modern hook-up culture - “blackout nights and tight spaces?/ we’ll feel distant embraces/ scratching hands ‘round my waist, yeah/ I wish my mouth would still taste you.” “Doing the Right Thing” is probably the most powerful track, a desolate, floral portrait of womanhood with matching distortion. Pretty damn decent as a whole, but I can’t help but feel like there are more underground bands/ artists with the same flavor who deserve more accolades, like *cough, cough* Sea Oleena. - Whitney Patterson

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mugshots from around the area

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mugshots (cont.)

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 4PM - 9PM EACH DAY

Featuring all of the foods you love PLUS 'SJFE 4ISJNQ t 1FFM &BU 4ISJNQ 3PBTUFE 1SJNF 3JC t 4QFDJBMUZ %FTTFSUT $19.99 Per Person

TEXAS HOLD’EM TOURNAMENTS 'FCSVBSZ TURBO POKER Wednesdays at Noon

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Price includes a non-alcoholic beverage.

Tropicana Evansville Hotel Mezzanine TROP ADVANTAGE

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free shows at

HOOSIERS LOUNGE

THE BRAT PACK NAPTOWN BOOGIE ..................FEBRUARY 5 & 6 TOP TIER BAND ............ FEBRUARY 12, 13 & 14 THE BRAT PACK .................. FEBRUARY 19 & 20 RECKLESS............................ FEBRUARY 26 & 27

PLUS! LIVE ENTERTAINMENT NIGHTLY AT CAVANAUGH’S See our complete entertainment line-up at TropEvansville.com

See TROP ADVANTAGE® CENTER for promotion details. Participants must be 21 years of age or older and must be able to present a valid photo ID. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-9 WITH IT.

EXPERIENCE THE DISTRICT

TROPICANA EVANSVILLE EEXECUTIVE CONFERENCE CENTER WEDDING SPECIAL Book your wedding with us and receive a Le Merigot Suite for the #SJEF (SPPN

LIKE US!

Call 812-433-4332 for details.

District After Dark

1-800-342-5386 | TROPEVANSVILLE.COM 421 NW RIVERSIDE DR., EVANSVILLE, IN 47708 See TROP ADVANTAGE® CENTER for details.

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-9 WITH IT.

FUN VALUE VARIETY