Contributors JODI KEEN “I’ve loved telling stories since I was a kid. Storytelling through song and theater were at first my favorite methods but writing slowly worked its way into my heart. There’s something about the limitless ways to unspool a story or connect narrative dots that fascinates me. After years as a newspaper page designer and special section coordinator, I’m excited to join Evansville Living’s team in telling the stories of our dynamic community.”
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odi Keen is a southern Illinois native, a 2010 Murray State University journalism graduate, and Indiana resident since 2016. After college, she worked as the publisher’s assistant and events editor for The Vienna Review in Vienna, Austria, and more recently as the special publications editor for the MessengerInquirer in Owensboro, Kentucky. A reader of Evansville Living for several years, she is thrilled to join Tucker Publishing Group as its new managing editor.
GRACE McFADDEN “I am beyond excited to be here at Evansville Living this summer in order to gain real-life media experience and learn more about the industry, especially in a local environment. I’d like to work in the advertising industry, hopefully in the fashion, lifestyle, or beauty sectors. I want to move to New York City to start my career. My dream is to spend time abroad doing in-house advertising in a fashion house like Tom Ford or Christian Dior.”
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race McFadden is Tucker Publishing Group’s 2021 summer intern. A Newburgh resident, she is a 2019 Reitz Memorial High School graduate and rising junior at Indiana University studying advertising and marketing. In her free time, she enjoys reading Vogue, T Magazine (New York Times Style), and Cosmopolitan, spending time with friends, and trying new local eateries.
MICHELLE MASTRO “For me, the best writing not only tells a story but offers the reader a surprise. I enjoy writing about the everyday adventures and lives of the people I help feature in various publications, showcasing that surprising element that makes their bit of the world and lived experiences so special. In this way, both writer and reader discover the remarkable humanity all around us, whose hidden talents and fantastic journeys are waiting to be shared!”
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ichelle Mastro has written for dozens of magazines and websites. Born and raised in California, she thinks she may have been a Hoosier at heart all along and finds herself at home in Indiana. When not writing, she is exploring the trails of southern Indiana.
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Ferdinand Folk Festival Saturday, September 18, 2021 www.ferdinandfolkfestival.com
This free festival is an earth- and family-friendly event promoting music, the arts, and the environment. Booths will feature local artists and artisans, and groups providing information about sustaining the environment. There will also be fun activities for children available in the park.
Christkindlmarkt
November 20-21, 2021 www.ferdinandchristkindlmarkt.com Every year, thousands of people come to Ferdinand to visit the Christkindlmarkt Heritage Markets, recently voted one of the Top 100 Events in the Nation by the ABA. Handmade treasures, antiques, primitives, food, and wine in over 200 booths in six markt locations. Free admission, free shuttle service to markt sites, live entertainment, concerts, and more.
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