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Features

46 COVER STORY Enjoy Every Sandwich

Life is about savoring every moment, right down to the last detail. That includes food, and what better way to dive in than with your hands? Connect to the Tri-State with these 19 classic, curious, and epochal creations between two pieces of sliced bread.

Evansville Living

March/April 2023

Volume 24, Issue 2

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SPORTING LIFE

Reaching New Heights

While waiting for the University of Southern Indiana’s swim and dive team’s first season to commence, Jordan Ambrose wanted to further challenge herself. The young athlete signed up for an Ironman triathlon and saw it through to the World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.

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HOME OF THE ISSUE A Downtown Adventure

Living quarters have topped the historic Stratman’s Pharmacy building since the 1940s. Now, new residents Elizabeth Clark and Rick Kueber are covering their corner with unexpected flourishes of color and creativity.

PHOTO OF JORDAN AMBROSE PROVIDED BY JORDAN AMBROSE. ALL OTHER PHOTOS BY ZACH STRAW

You can almost hear the crackle of freshly fried chicken in this February photo at Walton’s Smokehouse and Southern Kitchen. Heavily battered and breaded and topped generously with pimiento cheese, the Southern fry chicken sandwich was popular enough to carry over when the restaurant rebranded from Walton’s International Comfort Food. One look at it, and it’s easy to see why. Photo by Zach Straw.

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Heritage Branch Transformation

Heritage is proud to announce that it will be undergoing a branch transformation that will revolutionize the way you bank. The remodel will feature a new comfortable environment. Heritage’s relationship bankers are here to help their members optimize their personal finances. As a non-profit credit union, Heritage can offer higher APYs on savings accounts and CDs and lower APRs on loans.

One of the most exciting aspects of the branch transformation is the addition of Virtual Teller Stations, which are similar to ATMs. However, Virtual Teller Stations offer a much more advanced banking experience. You can deposit checks, withdraw cash, transfer funds, and even pay bills, all with the help of a Heritage Virtual Teller.

Virtual Teller Stations are designed to provide a more personal and convenient banking experience. Along with our digital banking app, you will be able to complete more transactions at your convenience.

In addition to the exciting changes coming to Heritage, the credit union is also proud to announce that it will soon be launching online account openings. You’ll be able to open a new account from anywhere, at any time, without having to take time out of your busy schedule to visit a branch.

With the branch transformation, Heritage is committed to providing the same level of personal interaction. Members who prefer to work with a teller in person can still visit a branch and receive the same level of service and support that they have come to expect from Heritage. Their mission is to provide its members with the best possible banking experience by improving lives and simplifying banking.

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SANDWICHES, MADE RIGHT

Igrew up on sandwiches. I feel many of us who were kids in the 1960s and 1970s, and later, too, would cite sandwiches as a basic food group for our families. My mother was a big fan of deli meat sandwiches, particularly favoring olive or pimiento loaf. She also loved BLTs with homegrown tomatoes. My father became enamored with Maid Rite sandwiches during the time he was in college in Iowa. He would master creating the iconic Iowan diner’s loose meat sandwiches in our kitchen, and we continued to eat them when we moved to his hometown, Evansville.

We don’t have Maid Rite diners in Indiana, so you won’t find a mention of that sandwich in the feature, “Enjoy Every Sandwich” on page 46. And I do not now regularly enjoy them at home, though I see that changing. But you will see plenty of sandwiches – Evansville has its own epochal varieties – to inspire your next meal out or creation on your own cutting board.

My mother also fed us sugar sandwiches. Today, making a sandwich from sugar and butter would not cross our minds, and that is too bad. A sugar sandwich tastes so sweet and is so simple to make: sliced white bread spread with real butter (softened from sitting on the counter) and sprinkled with pure granulated sugar. In my early adult years, I recall musing if my sisters and I were served sugar sandwiches as a treat or because we were stretching our food budget. My mother was a child of the Great Depression when butter and sugar were rationed, so I think the simple, sweet sandwich remained a treat for her.

Spring soon will be here. Enjoy every sandwich! As always, I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

WE ASKED AROUND the office to see which sandwiches were favored among the staff here at

Evansville Living

My husband, Todd, favors the Chicken Souvlakia from Knob Hill Tavern in Newburgh, Indiana.

Creative Director Laura Mathis prefers the club sandwich from Friendship Diner, while Sales and Marketing Coordinator Logen Sitzman is a fan of the French dip.

Graphic Designer and Advertising Administrator Morgan Dean’s favorite sandwich is the pesto grilled cheese from the Daily Grind. You can find Senior Writer John Martin devouring the tenderloin at the Peephole Bar & Grill, while down the street at Subway, Distribution and Circulation Manager Gregg Martin goes big with an Italian BMT with pepper jack, cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, banana peppers, salt and pepper, and oil and vinegar.

Senior Account Executive Jennifer Rhoades enjoys tucking into the chicken salad sandwich on a croissant at Honey Moon Coffee Co. while Account Executive Jessica Hoffman favors a Lyleboli from The Sportsden. Managing Editor Jodi Keen thinks the chicken shawarma sandwich at Kabob Xpress is divine. But Staff Writer Maggie Valenti says nothing beats a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, made at home.

Letters

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Publisher & Editor

A Maid Rite is a loose meat beef sandwich on a bun created at the Iowa-founded diner of the same name. To try it at home, visit evansvilleliving.com for a recipe that produces a sandwich inspired by the original.

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WE’RE GRATEFUL FOR OUR

George and Davena Day

Greg and Joyce Donaldson

Karen and Niel Ellerbrook

Ken and Carrie Ellspermann

JP and Allison Engelbrecht

Brendon Falconer

Bob and Phyllis Fenneman

Jared and Cindy Florence

Josh and Katy Gilberg

Dan and Laura Hoefling

Kerry and Teran Jackson

Wayne and Beth Kinney

Jeffrey and Betsy Knight

David and Marsha Lambert

Richard and Ashley Leger

Mark and Lynn Lingafelter

Shawn and Joan McCoy

Eric and Sara Miller

Peter and Carrie Mogavero

Ann and Glen Muehlbauer

United Way of Southwestern Indiana thanks and recognizes all our leadership donors who generously donated to the 2022 Campaign, including those who wish to remain anonymous. Their leadership gifts, of $1,000 or more, collectively amount to $1,578,000 in charitable investment into Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Spencer counties. The caring, philanthropic spirit of each of these individuals ensures our United Way can continue to create a community where all persons have the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Ordre de Liberté

$25,000 - $49,999

Chapman Family Foundation

Bob and Lisa Jones

Cindy and Bob Koch

Kevin and Margaret Koch

Jim and Mary Kay Muehlbauer

Alexis de Tocqueville Society

Tocqueville Society members set the standard for charitable giving in our community by making an annual gift of $10,000 or more. Their commitment inspires others and empowers United Way to do the transformational work of creating an upwardly mobile community. This distinguished group of community-minded investors understands how generosity today impacts the generations of tomorrow.

Ordre d’Egalité

$50,000 +

Alan and Sharon Braun

Jim and Tricia Ryan

Jim and Becky Sandgren

Ordre de Marquette

$20,000 - $24,999

Dan and Kim Hermann

Ordre de LaSalle

$15,000 - $19,999

Gene and Linda Aimone

Tim and Sue Brauer

Scott J. Evernham

Steve and Cari Greenley

M. Susan Hardwick

Dr. James Porter

Victor Schriefer Estate

John and Diane Schroeder

Membres de la Société

$10,000 - $14,999

Amy and Kevin Canterbury

Steve and Stacey Church

Stephanie and Alan Clark

Brad and Lynn Muehlbauer

D. Patrick O’Daniel

Robert and Susan Parsons

Taylor and Jenny Payne

Denny and Cassie Quinn

Ronald and Connie Romain

Dr. Bradley and Allison Scheu

Dr. Roger and Elizabeth Shinnerl

George and Teresa Stanley

Brett and Trudy Stock

Tim and Jan Swickard

Chris and Niki Traylor

Nancy Traylor

Brian and Kendra Vanzo

Jason Walsh

Ken and Cheryl Wathen

Linda E. White

Mr. and Mrs. Jim McMurray

Edgar and Roberta Mulzer Foundation

Tom O’Niones

Bill and Jung Smith

Dr. Thomas Stratton

Matthew and Diane Theby

Commodore

$2,500 - $4,999

Mike and Jayne Allerellie

Randy and Cheryl Alsman

Jeff and Nancy Anderson

Ryan Baker

Donald R. Breivogel, Jr.

Dr. Mark Browning

Wilfred C. and Phyllis Bussing

Charles and Barbara Compton

Lee and Ann Cooper

Family Fund

Carolyn and Kelly Dearmond

Timothy and Diane Deem

Bryan Dicenzo

Tim and Julie Dingman

Barry Drennan and Rebecca York

Heidi Dunniway

Tina and Chris Farrington

Kerry and Mary Foley

Matt and Kristen Folz

Allison and Adam Frounfelter

Walt Glazer

Jeff and Amy Gorman

Brent Hill

C. Mark and Joyce Hubbard

Dr. Diane Hunt

Brant and Stephanie Kennedy

Mike Loyd

David E. Mitchell

Jack and Debbie Pate

Doug and Lora Petitt

Kelly Reisinger

Mr. William J. Ruffin

Mark and Tricia Samila

David and Amy Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smythe

Joseph T. Theby IV

William and Patricia Theby

Caleb Wagner

Keel Club

Just as the keel of a ship provides structural strength and support for its framework, Keel Club members provide a strong foundation of support through their annual gifts of $1,000 or more.

Admiral

$5,000 - $9,999

Curt and Kelley Begle

Matthew and Amanda Bohleber

Timothy and Sharon Bray

Drs. Jack Deppe and Shari Barrett

Wayne and Judy Games

David and Sharlet Koch

John and Julie Lamb

Tom Magan

Lynell Walton

Jared and Amber Wells

John and Emily Whyman

Jeff and Laurie Wilmes

Captain

$1,500 - $2,499

Martha Ahlers

Diane Anderson

Tara Barney

Ted and Diane Barron

Matthew S. Beasley

Jeffrey Berger and Marietta Rodriguez

Derek Borum

Debbie and Jeff Bosse

Travis and Laura Bradtmiller

Dan and Karen Brandon

Randy and Judy Braun

Kathy and Stephen Briscoe

Robert and Jennifer Bromm

Brittney Brown

Dave and Pam Carl

Dennis and Barbara Cash

Kintina Chapman

Jennifer and Jerry Chiusano

Allison and Brian Comstock

Nancy Conder

Dan Cusic

Amanda Damm

Daniel Dieckmann

Dan and Erin Diehl

Michael DiRienzo

Lee Dutcher

Patrick and Monica Edwards

Tim and Anne Fiedler

Sally A. Finley

Jason Fisher

Kari Fluegel

Chris Freeman

Jake R. Fulcher

Gary and Paula Gerling

Brian and Dawn Gower

Cathy Graper

Jennifer Guzman

Jaron Hargis

Molly and Kurt Harris

Mike and Susan Head

Vickie Hubiak

Richard Jillson

Jana Kastle

Daniel Knadler

Deborah Lamont

Ms. Marti Lancaster

Jim and Julie List

Katherine Long

Amy and Chuck Mangold

Mr. and Mrs.

Jonathan D. McBride

Keith and Becky McIntosh

Matt Lothamer and Anne McLaughlin

Kenneth and Pamela McNeil

Tony and Ashley Meredith

Matt and Julie Merkel

Brian and Nikki Moore

Scott and Stephanie Morris

Marc and Gretchen Muchnick

Beth Muehlbauer

Steve Owen

Carol Palmer

Neely R. Pierce

Kyle Puckett

Lisa Rheinhardt

Ms. Stephanie Ritter

Sara Robinson

Larry and Barb Rogers

Jim Schmidt

Albert and Lindsay Schmitt

Kathy Schoettlin

Mike and Laurie Schopmeyer

Richard and Patrice Schroeder

Doug and Bobbi Shatto

Roland and Renee Shelton

Chad and Jen Smith

David and Sarah Smith

Jason and Amanda Smith

Earl W. Smith III and Torrey R. Sweetser

GENEROUS LEADERSHIP DONORS

Karrie and Ryan Snyder

Andy and Nicky Spurling

Margaret and Sam Stuckey

Amy Susott

Robert and Roxanne Swan

Dr. and Mrs.

Andrew Thieneman, Jr.

James L. Thomas

Velvet and Sunday Thomas Family Fund

Denny and Kristena Villines

Phillip and Sheila Wahl

Dean Weik

John and Mona Whinrey

Diana Wilderman

Len and Diana Winiger

Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and Carol McClintock

Steve Witting

Tom and Laura Wolf

Mark and Traci Woodruff

Steve and Susan Worthington

Lane Young

Kent and Helen Zimmerman

Ensign

$1,000 - $1,499

Derek and Tracy Adams

Dr. Bruce and Misty Adye

Jonathan Atkinson

Tony Aylsworth

Ashley Babcock

Stephen Baggett

Victor Baillargeon

Stacie Banks

Katherine Barr

Amy and Clay Barrett

Casey Barrett

Joshua and Amy Barron

Alvin and Tiffany Basham

Josh and Jordan Beach

Debra Becht

Dennis Beck, MD

Evan and Allison Beck

Sherri L. Bell

Jeff and Lacy Bender

Rob Bingham

Jared and Jean Blanton

Brian and Cathy Boink

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Boren

Lindsay Botsch

F. Shane and Amanda T. Bradford

Scott and Holly Branam

John and Kitty Briscoe

Courtney Brock

David and Julie Brosmer

Bert Brougham

Eric Brown

Michael Brown

Randy and Leah Brown

Sheri Brown

Sam Bryant

David Buchold

David Bucur

Joshua Burke

Wendell and Diane Burkhart

Katie Burnett

Kelvin Canaday

William Cannon

Michael B. Carroll

Michael E. Carter

Dan and Cindy Carwile

Angie Casbon-Scheller

Travis Chatham

Helen Christian

Christopher and Cynthia Clements

Terry and Christine Clements

Sydney Cobb

Alisa Coleman

Allen Collins

Rebecca Conen

David Conner

Ed Cooper

Kelley M. Coures

Ann Craney

Jeff and Patricia Cron

Paula Crowley

Scot Davidson

Trey Denton

Michael and Tessa DeVoy

Michael Dickerson

Jason Dietz

Kyle and Lindsay Dodd

Timothy S. Doehring

Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and Larry Downs

Taylor Droste

Andy Druin

Kevin and Jane Dugan

Christopher and Kimberly Dunning

Jason DuPont

Sam Dye

Tricia Easley

Ty Eblen

Michael and Desiree Eddington

Greg Elpers

Thom and Cindy Endress

Amy English

Dirk Ensley

Heather Estes

Craig and Kathy Ettensohn

Raymond and Mary Ellen Farabaugh

Keith Farrar

Thomas and Jennifer Fite

Mason Flake

Kristen Fleck

Amy Folz

Randy A. Folz

Robert and Kristine Foncannon

Aaron Foust

Lisa Frank

Michael and Cindy Freeman

Greg and Ann Freyberger

Hector Rivera Fuentes

Jeremy Gibson

Brad and Jennifer Gilbert

Tom and Jody Giles

Charles W. Goldman

Nick and Michele Graham

Bob and Judy Graper

Mark Gray

Brian Green

J. P. Greenwell

David and Sherry Groff

Steve and Lana Gruszewski

Tony Gumbel

Nate Hahn

Suzan and Scott Hamerick

Cecil B. and Mabel Lene Hamman Foundation

David Harris

Tammy Harris

Brad and Robin Harrison

Dan Harsh

Jeff and Amy Hayden

Erika and Ken Haynie

Chuck and Natalie Hedde

Ann and Rick Heldt

Tracy Helmer

Jeff and Tricia Hollander Henning Family

Wayne and Jewell Henning

Tania Herke

Fred and Cindy Heseman

Lisa and Tim Hobgood

Randall Hobson

Ashley and Cameron Hollen

Dean Holmes

Evan and Laurie Holmes

Joe and Julie Holtz

Andrew Hubbard

Mike Huber

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hubers

Roxanne Hudnall

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hungate

Brian Hunt

Sarah Hurst

Gary and Linda Husky

Aleta Hutson

Steven Ivy

Marsha Jackson

Matt and Julie Jaques

Valerie Jennings

Mary B. Johnson

Dr. Gary J. Keepes

Daniel L. Kelley

Donny and Chase Kelley

Jordan Kendrick

Robin Kendrick

Craig Kessler

Franklin and Megan Kincaid

Richard Kincaid

Deborah Kinney

Dennis and Joan Kissel

Rosalie Kleeman

David and Donna Knapp

Mandy Koester

Deborah Kohut

Ryan Kremer

Michael Laditzke

John F. Lawler

Melinda Lebofsky

Bret Lillich

Autumn Link

Brian and Holly Litherland

Russell and Theresa Lloyd

Scott and Dana Lobel

Tony and Crystal Loudermilk

Todd and Jill Lucy

Aaron and Kendra Luttrull

Charles and Kim Mans

Kyle and Abby Markle

Dr. Susan and Mr. Charles Martin

Gelina and Davian Mascoe

Brad and Lisa Mathis

Kelly Maxey

Larry and Tammie May

Gina Mayes-Zellner

Haley McCoy

Tay McCoy

Jennifer McGehee

Sarah McKnight

Leeann Miller

David and Sharon Milligan

Emily Millsap

Patrick Minnis

Mike Mintline

Spiro B. and Patricia S. Mitsos Foundation

Nathan Monroe

Rick and Stephanie Moore

John Moran

Glen Morris

Paul Murray

Zachary and Melitta Nelson

Andy and Letty Nestrick

John and Traci Newcomer

Gregory Newman

Katherine Nickel

William and Kathryn Nix

Paul Odney

Kevin O’Donohue

Joshua Pack

Pete and Cathy Paradossi

Kevin and Kelly Pennington

Raymond Pritchett

Lisa and Steve Provost

Evan Quinley

John and Jill Raisor

Waylon Ramming

Anna Dee Raney

Steve Rawlinson

Wesley and Leanne Rees

Matt and Sarah Reffett

David Reherman

Russell and Angila Retherford

BJ and Rhonda Reynolds

Joanna C. Richardville

Curtis Ritterling

Mark and Lindsey Robbins

James Phillip Roberts

Kiersten and Scott Roberts

Janie Robinson

Ronald and Lynn Rochon

Stephanie Roland

Jennifer Hudock Roll

Laura Rush

Rodney and Jackie Russell

Stephen Russell

Chris and Gretchen Rutledge

Linda Sandefur

Mike Sanford

Libby Scheessele

Jim Schiff

Cecil Schirtzinger

Amber Schmitt

Christen M. Schmitt

Richard Schmitt

Tanya Schmitt

Barry and Darby Schnakenburg

Matthew Schuba

John and Cindy Schutz

Chris Schwenk

Gary Shelton

Sherry Shen

Chris Shockey

Ben Shoulders

Don Shymanski and Kelly Gates

Clay and Jamie Sills

Jeff and Sarah Sims

Mrs. Jennifer Slade

John Sloat

Steven and Lori Smith

Erin Spence

Ellen Spradlin

Charlie Stevens

Charles and Elizabeth Storms

Todd Suter

Michael S. Sutton

Ty and Amber Swisher

Harvey and Lisa Tanner

Matt and Erika Taylor

Father Ted Tempel

Amy Tenhumberg

Eric Teppen

Mary Helen and Joe Theby

Scott Thomas

Steve and Sandy Titzer

Anna Todd

Daniel Todd

Daniel and Denise Townsend

Emily Turner

Todd Turnock

Jon Scott Uloth, MD

Gene and Sue Van Stone

Michael and Lisbeth Vogel

Ron Vogel

Christy Walker

Steven L. and Julie Ann Walker

Brenda and Paul Wallace

Elizabeth Wallace

Kim Wallace

Janet Wandling

Tammy Warmack

Andy Warnock

Michael Watson

Curt and Hillary Webb

Gail Welch

Doug and Amy Welp

Melissa West

Nicholas White

Jamie Wicks

Dale Williams

Eric Williams

Mike and Kathy Williams

Stephanie Willis

John Wilson

Aaron Wilzbacher

Chad Wingert

Kyle Wininger

Gary and Janet Wink

Carolyn Wood

JoAnn Phillips Wood

Robert and Elizabeth Woosley

Betty Worthington

Angela Young

*This information is based on contribution data for pledges made to the 2022 United Way Campaign. It only includes those pledges for which individual donor detail was received by United Way SWI on or before January 31, 2023.

Conversation

THE GIFT OF LEARNING

Check out this Evansville Living series on finding new hobbies and learning something new (“Learn Something New,” January/February 2023). My art student, Phyllis Bussing, did an interview on how she discovered her art talent when her husband gifted her my art classes for Christmas. Phyllis’ work is amazing! One of the most rewarding things as an art teacher is to watch my students progress and grow. So proud of you, Phyllis.

Joanne Massey via Facebook

A LOVE STORY

My painting (is) on the front cover (January/ February 2023)!

I’m crying! It’s a love story in so many ways.

Phyllis Bussing via Facebook

“SEW” COOL

Julie Thompson is the coolest person I know (“Learn Something New: Sewing,” January/February 2023).

Kate McKinney via Facebook

RIDING STRONG

We are so honored to have our beginners’ program feature in this issue (“Learn Something New: Horseback Riding,” January/February 2023)!

We are beyond proud of Annabelle Lansdale and all the hard work she has put in to make it to this point of recognition for her program.

Signal Knob Equestrian Center via Facebook

FLYING HIGH

Great article in Evansville Living (“Learn Something New: Birdwatching,” January/ February 2023). Thank you, Maggie Valenti, for the excellent write-up and use of my husband’s photos.

Sue Vernier, Evansville Audubon Society

NOTHING BUT LOVE

Madison Snodgrass is my favorite person alive. Love her so, so much (“Learn Something New: Ballet Dancing,” January/February 2023).

Makenzi Wagner via Facebook

CONGRATS IN ORDER

Congrats, Phyllis Bussing, on the wonderful article in Evansville Living magazine (“Learn Something New: Painting,” January/February 2023).

Susie Gordon via Facebook

A CROWN JEWEL

Thank you to Maggie Valenti for sharing your writing talents with me, thank you to Zach Straw for capturing the beautiful images, and thank you to Tucker Publishing Group for including me in your publication, a jewel in Evansville’s crown (“Visual Journey,” January/February 2023).

Andy Herbertz, Mount Vernon, Indiana

KEEP ON SNOWING

Thank you, Evansville Living, for the feature (“Here We Snow,” January/ February 2023)!

NoCo Park via Facebook

ADVENTURES TO BE HAD

New article in Evansville Living magazine! You can read my article starting on page 41 (“No Passport Required,” January/February 2023).

Debbra Dunning Brouillette via Facebook

RELIVING JOY

Love reliving this special day (“Wedding Book,” January/February 2023).

Julia Dewig via Facebook

THE COLOR OF LOVE

Dark chocolate cherry sweet soap is the color of love and the Pantone Color of the Year! Thanks for the shout out, Evansville Living (“Color Wheel,” January/ February 2023).

The Confectionery via Facebook

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Love Evansville Living ’s great coverage of multiple religious holidays and traditions (“25 Ways to Celebrate,” November/December 2022). Thank you for doing that!

Linda Theiss, Claverack, New York

CLEAN SWEEP

It’s official! My brother Grant and I made it in Evansville Living magazine (“#DoBetterEvansville,” November/December 2022). We are so honored to be recognized by individuals in our community and hope to inspire others to help keep Evansville clean.

Hannah Wallace via LinkedIn

HELPING HAND

COLLECTING THANKS

Thanks, Evansville Living, for featuring my vintage collection (“Vintage Joy,” January/February 2023).

Sara Rhoades via Facebook

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JOHN MARTIN

“I love writing, and I love being part of a community, so joining Evansville Living was a great way to combine those two passions. These are pages where the color and uniqueness of our part of the world come to life, and I’m beyond excited to be part of this incredible team.”

John Martin joined Tucker Publishing Group as Senior Writer in January after 23 years with the Evansville Courier & Press, covering news on beats ranging from business to education to local government. The Bowling Green, Kentucky, native is a proud Western Kentucky University Hilltopper but also roots for University of Evansville and University of Southern Indiana sports teams. He enjoys exploring local restaurants and businesses, especially record shops. John and his wife, Cheryl, have a 21-year-old daughter, Caroline.

JOYCELYN WINNECKE

“This isn’t exactly breaking news, but food brings us together. I love reading, writing, and talking about food. Cooking for others brings me joy. And, of course, I relish the eating part – whether it be a classic grilled cheese, a chef’s new and fanciful creation, or a #PerfectEgg.”

Evansville native Joycelyn Winnecke is a former journalist and media executive who works as a consultant and board leader in Chicago, Illinois. A graduate of Central High School, the University of Southern Indiana, and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, she began her newspaper career in Evansville and wrote a syndicated food column for 10 years. Joycelyn calls Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke her “much older brother.”

Learn Something New!: Teddy, a 2-year-old Juliana pig, and his dad, J.J. Howerton, traveled from their West Side home to Downtown Evansville in early February to visit with the staff of Evansville Living. During their hourlong stop, Teddy munched on carrots fed to him by magazine staffers while J.J. shared Teddy’s story from being rescued to getting certified as a therapy animal. J.J. and Teddy posed with the January/February 2023 issue of Evansville Living in celebration of the new things we learned from them.

Bottoms Up: Mount Vernon, Indiana, resident Juli Collins joined her sister Bonnie Brown of San Rafael, California, in Ireland for a winter vacation. The siblings visited the famous Temple Bar in Dublin in late January and brought along a copy of the January/February 2023 issue of Evansville Living

Clever Problem-Solving:

Evansville resident Laura Scott missed out on the chance to take her annual photo with a poster for “The Really Big Show,” so she grabbed the January/February 2023 issue of Evansville Living and snapped a selfie with an ad promoting the Feb. 11 show benefiting the Arc of Evansville.

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ON DECK

Rising skateboarding star roots for a new skate park back home

BY JOHN MARTIN

Christopher Hiett vividly remembers his trips to Lamasco Skatepark as a youngster with his mom and his brother, William.

Hiett loved skateboarding, both as a sport and an outlet for self-expression. However, it didn’t take him long to learn Lamasco was not only past its prime but hazardous. The Hietts went only about three times before relocating to Killer Skate Park & Shop, an indoor facility on Evansville’s East Side where Christopher honed his skills.

“I would consider it dangerous because the ground has gigantic cracks,” Hiett says of Lamasco, which was built in 2001 off Columbia Street on the city’s West Side. “The ramps are falling apart. It’s not a safe place to learn.”

Now 22, the Castle High School graduate lives in the Los Angeles area where he’s made a career out of skateboarding, complete with a personal line of shoes made by Fallen Footwear. Within the last year, Hiett has traveled to Costa Rica and Argentina to promote the brand. Other sponsorships include the skateboard company Powell-Peralta; Hiett has been with the company since age 14 and now is a team member.

But Hiett still keeps tabs on Southern Indiana, and he’s excited by plans for Sunset Skatepark on Evansville’s riverfront.

Sunset Skatepark will be a game-changer for the Evansville area, Hiett says, because it can be enjoyed by local skaters as well as those from elsewhere seeking new spots.

“The impact a skatepark has on a community is very important,” Hiett says. “It keeps kids from doing bad things, getting depressed, and it builds community.”

“I have a lot of friends out here from Indiana. Everyone’s excited about it and will want to go back and see it,” he says.

Sunset Skatepark’s opening timeframe is not set, but there’s been progress. Renderings are posted at skatesunset.com, and the park is to cover 27,000 square feet.

Hiett’s presence in skateboarding, meanwhile, continues to grow. He moved West as soon as he graduated from Castle, and he’s been immersed in the sport ever since.

After relocating, “I was terrified,” Hiett says. “I was comfortable in Evansville and Newburgh. Moving that far away was a big step and a big stage, but I had to take the opportunity because it’s something I always wanted.”

He hasn’t looked back. Hiett says he’s living out his passion, in a place where he can enjoy soaring mountains in the morning and a dusty desert in the afternoon.

His involvement with Fallen Footwear opened many doors, and he’d love to have his own skateboard line, as well.

“They blessed me with a dream of having my own colorway with the shoe, with my last name on it,” Hiett says of Fallen Footwear. “Being able to have my own shoe is incredible. A dream come true.”

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Handy Advice

Acupuncturist Karen Johnson shares tips to relieve everyday aches and pains

BY MAGGIE VALENTI

DO YOU FEEL run down from managing your daily to-do list? Acupuncturist Karen Johnson says simple techniques can relieve stress, relax muscles, and help you gain a healthier head space.

The former nurse, who earned a master’s degree in acupuncture from the Traditional Acupuncture Institute in Silver Spring, Maryland, sees non-traditional remedies and approaches as complements to Western medicine.

“I love combining different traditions and approaches to get the best overall effect,” says Johnson, who moved to Evansville in July to be closer to family members.

For everyday pain, acupuncture and massage techniques can work wonders. One issue that aggravates pain, Johnson says, is stress, but there are some easy, safe, gentle, and calming exercises anyone can perform to help alleviate stress.

In a technique called box breathing, envision breathing around a box. Move through the exercise in three-second intervals: Breathe in, hold, breathe out, and hold. Repeat as often as needed to help lower your heart rate and regulate emotions.

Simply humming to yourself also can relieve stress, Johnson says, adding that the resulting vibrations are surprisingly effective at creating calm in the mind and body. “Find a comfortable position and hum up and down a little scale until you find a note that feels right to you, and literally hum for three to five minutes,” she says.

Another technique is bringing mental attention to specific parts of the body. Johnson recommends starting with the jaw, then moving

POINTS FOR HEALTH

For help with digestion and headaches, Karen Johnson recommends massaging the Large Intestine 4 acupoint located in the webbed space between the index finger and thumb on each hand. Simply press your thumb down on the acupoint, steady with your index finger on the other side of the web, hold for a few seconds, and release.

attention to the shoulders. Do not make any effort to change anything.

“It has a ripple effect on the whole body,” Johnson says. “You don’t have to do anything, just bring your awareness to an area.”

A technique called progressive muscle relaxation involves tensing various muscle groups — but not to the point of pain — for five seconds and then releasing that tension.

“Squeeze groups of muscles, from the feet to the head. Squeeze each muscle group, hold for a count of five, and then relax,” Johnson says. “When the muscles relax, you get this really nice, tingling sensation.

It’s really very pleasant.”

She also recommends massaging specific areas of the body called acupoints — which feel like little concave areas on the skin surface — which can help with digestive problems, headaches, energy, tiredness, and more.

She also says that massaging feet and rubbing hands, specifically the webs of hands and fingertips, can also provide relief and relaxation.

Johnson assures these techniques are “super safe; you can’t hurt yourself.” They simply help “get you back to your center so you can take your next steps with a little more ease and grace,” she says.

DID YOU KNOW?

Meet Patty

We’re ‘takin’ with Mesker Park Zoo’s newest resident

BY JOHN MARTIN

MESKER PARK ZOO & BOTANIC GARDEN has a new resident, and she’s making herself at home.

Patty, a Sichuan takin, recently joined female takin Dawa and male takin Xing Fu in Mesker’s Asia loop. Patty came to Mesker from Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend, Indiana.

Patty, age 4, “is a very curious gal,” says Blake Shockley, marketing manager at Mesker Park Zoo.

“She loves to stand on the rocks and stare at our female Amur tiger, Nuri, for hours on end. Her keepers would describe her as very spunky, and she wants to know what they’re doing behind the fence and in the barn,” he says.

Patty is “getting along great” with the exhibit’s two other takins, Shockley says. Her yellowish/white facial features help her stand out from Dawa and Xing Fu.

Mesker, at 1545 Mesker Park Drive on Evansville’s West Side, is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., seven days a week. Ticket prices starting March 1 are $11 for adults, $10 for children ages 3-12, and children 2 and under are admitted free.

GALAXY GIRL

NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador looks to the sky ahead of the 2024 eclipse over Evansville

BY JODI KEEN

The countdown has begun: In a little more than a year, the TriState will celebrate just over three minutes in the path of to tality of a solar eclipse. While helping plan Evansville’s festivities, imagine our delight in meeting Mandy Scurry, a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador living in Newburgh, Indiana.

The southern Indiana Solar System Ambassadors team — which includes West Sider Gary Barr and Jasper, Indiana, resident Anthony Bryan — brainstorms, coordinates, and carries out educational activities and engaging events to bring the public closer to space. Leading up to the 2024 eclipse over Evansville, we talked with Mandy about what it’s like reaching for the stars.

Evansville Living: When did you know you wanted to work on behalf of the solar system?

Mandy Scurry: When I was 12, my mom found a camp in Hutchinson, Kansas, called Future Astronaut Training Camp. I absolutely loved it. I went to a lot of camps, but by far that was my favorite camp. I went back the next year, and I was a camp counselor one summer after my first year of college. Through 4-H, I did a long weekend version of Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, a few years later. It was never actually in the cards for me to work for NASA, so when this opportunity came up, I was like, “finally, I will be able to do the ultimate goal.”

EL: How did you become a Solar System Ambassador for NASA?

MS: I had been doing these types of programs for fun in classrooms and at the library, so I applied in 2018 and was accepted right around the 50th anniversary of the moon landing in 2019. I fell into youth programming because I already was an active Girl Scout volunteer.

EL: What is your favorite part of being an ambassador?

MS: I love reaching out and partnering with other groups in the community. It’s fulfilling and gives me an opportunity to reach audiences I wouldn’t. And I love students’ creativity during our projects. Every time, a kid surprises me with something new.

Learn more about the Tri-State’s role in the April 8, 2024, Great American Eclipse at visitevansville.com/eclipse.

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A COSTLY ERROR

Batting away regrets isn’t easy when it comes to a cherished baseball card collection

BY STAN LEVCO

Ihave a problem. I wish I hadn’t sold my baseball cards.

Musician Paul Anka, writing for Frank Sinatra in “My Way,” observed, “Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention.”

I could have written that, if it weren’t for the aforementioned regrets about my baseball cards, particularly 1953-1959 Topps. Those were the years of card collecting that mean the most to me.

Many of my fondest childhood memories are connected to those cards. I vividly remember how proud I was to show my father my newly acquired 1954 Topps Willie Mays. Even as an 8-year-old, I knew Willie was special.

I don’t have many regrets. That’s not because I haven’t done my share of stupid things, but I’m generally pretty easy on myself when it comes to rationalizing my mistakes. Not so when it comes to those cardboard gems.

This regret is not a recent phenomenon. It started about 60 years ago when I sold my collection of thousands of cards for $25 to a kid in Texas named Brian Leibowitz. The fact that I haven’t forgotten his name is some indication of how much this has affected me.

Most of my classmates had stopped collecting in the fifth or sixth grade. I continued through junior high school into high school, until I was the only one my age who was still collecting. I seriously thought there was something wrong with me that could only be fixed by ridding myself of these treasures. If I got rid of them, it would force me to outgrow them. But I’ve never been able to stop wishing I hadn’t sold my cards.

At some point, maybe in my early twenties, I really started missing them. For the past 50 or more years, I have even had recurring baseball card dreams, at least once a month.

The dreams are generally similar. I either find a trove of 19531959 Topps or sometimes I buy them at a super bargain price. I’m not proud to admit that my dream persona has no compunction about taking advantage of these naive card sellers. I doubt Brian Leibowitz ever had any second thoughts, either.

At first blush, those dreams may sound pleasant, but they’re not. They don’t quite qualify as nightmares. Yet, when I wake up, it’s like I’ve gone through the trauma of losing my cards all over again. I acquire all these great cards, and then — poof! — they’re gone.

“Until recently, I hadn’t given in to the temptation to buy my way out of this problem. 60 years later, I decided to purchase a set of 1958 Topps from a card dealer.”

CARDBOARD GEMS Stan Levco says he regrets selling his 1950s-era baseball cards, which included those of numerous great stars from the era, such as New York Yankees icon Mickey Mantle, home run king Hank Aaron, and Levco’s favorite player, Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox.

My way of dealing with this has been to subscribe to card magazines. I never buy anything, but I obviously must take perverse pleasure in punishing myself by breezing through these magazines and seeing things like how my 1956 Mickey Mantles (I had many) now are each worth more than $10,000 in mint condition.

Until recently, I hadn’t given in to the temptation to buy my

— Stan Levco way out of this problem. 60 years later, I decided to purchase a set of 1958 Topps from a card dealer. I hope this purchase will finally cure my problem, although I’m afraid it’s too little, too late. But I can dream, can’t I?

Stan Levco is a deputy in the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office. He served as Vanderburgh County prosecutor from 1991 to 2010. Levco also enjoys writing and has published two collections of poems, “The Best of Stan Levco” and “The Second Best of Stan Levco.”

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LATE BLOOMER

Caroline Roberts turns her passion for playing the harp into a budding career

BY MAGGIE VALENTI

To describe Caroline Roberts as “musically inclined” is an understatement.

Majoring in piano and minoring in harp at the University of Evansville, she sings and plays organ, keyboard, harpsichord, and a bit of guitar. She also gives instrument lessons at her Newburgh, Indiana, studio, Signature Keys Studio, and performs at weddings, luncheons, private parties, and funerals.

She started with piano at age nine and sang in high school and college choirs. Playing the harp joined her repertoire when she was 17.

“I was a late bloomer,” says Roberts, 27, who graduated from Castle High School in 2014 and anticipates earning a bachelor’s degree in music this year. “I never expected to advance so much because I started so late.”

Her passion for the harp comes from her love for Celtic and Irish music. She studied under instructor Mary Dicken while in high school and went on to play piano and harp in UE’s orchestra.

“The UE orchestra opened up an experience I’d never had before. I’d just dipped a toe in the pond, and suddenly I was all in,” Roberts says.

Listeners began asking if she would teach their children harp and piano. During her sophomore year, she began taking harp lessons from Erzsébet Rinne, an adjunct harp instructor at UE.

Roberts owns two harps, both secondhand: a pedestal harp made of spruce and hard maple dating back to the 1930s or ‘40s, and a smaller, 20-year-old maple lever harp that her students practice on. The strings are fashioned from nylon, steel, and sheep gut. The larger version is her favorite because it has a better sound.

“Wood sounds better as it gets older,” she says.

Many of Roberts’ students find touching the strings hurts their fingers when first playing, but seasoned players acclimate. Still, while in the UE orchestra, Roberts found her hands hurt from the sheer amount of playing. She also experienced double vision from intensely staring at the strings for so long. Now, she finds that her hips, neck, and shoulders are sore from the positioning of the harp as it leans against her shoulder while she plays, especially for long hours.

“The harp is an expensive and difficult instrument,” Roberts says.

Still, what draws her to the harp is emotional connectivity.

“Music is for everyone, but not everyone is drawn to it in the same ways,” she says. “I leaned into the ability to tap into emotions and express emotion while I was playing.”

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Blazing Originality

Evansville Museum celebrates six decades of high school art

BY TIMOTHY WEIR

to get my students’ pieces in the show, so their work is recognized.”

“We exhibit their work in the same galler ies we use for master artists,” Evansville Museum Curator A.J. Gianopoulos says, “not in hallways like other museums.”

BY JODI KEEN

100 Things to Do in Indiana Before You Die

Jamie

2022,

Ward

Reedy Press

“I’ve explored all corners of the state, yet I am constantly finding new things to do, eat, and explore. You might discover something about Indiana you didn’t know existed.” — preface

Anderson, Indiana, writer Jamie Ward’s Hoosier bucket list says a visit to the southwestern corner of the state isn’t complete without stopping by Angel Mounds State Historic Site, French Lick Resort, and the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival.

IT IS OUR REGION’S longest-running celebration of high school art.

The Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science presents its 60th Annual High School Art Show from March 16 to April 16, featuring art from students in Gibson, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh, and Warrick counties. Of 744 artworks submitted by 524 students this year, about 125 will be selected.

“Celebrating regional artists is an important part of what we do,” says Mary Bower, the museum’s executive director.

Inspired by Museum Guild member Shirley Wright in 1963, the show has touched thousands of lives since. Wright’s son Robert and his wife, Marianna, have sponsored the show since 2011 in her honor.

Former North High School art teacher Jon Siau has presented the Palmer and Lorene Siau Memorial Merit Award annually since 1992 in honor of his parents.

“We have dedicated art educators in our region, and we couldn’t put on this show without them,” Bower says.

She believes formerly participating in the show as students makes today’s art teachers more competitive.

“When I was a Castle freshman, my graphite drawing won first place,” New Tech Institute art teacher and artist Brooke Wheeler says. “That gave me confidence. It motivated me to continue with art. I’m competitive. I want

“We’re showing pieces by students who have something special to say and worked hard to achieve it. You really see the cream rise to the top,” he says.

The quality of work across a range of media is remarkable.

Peg Faimon, dean of Indiana University’s Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture, and Design, is this year’s juror. She sought works that blaze with originality.

“I look for art that surprises me, that strikes me in a way I’m not expecting, whether the subject or just the way colors come together,” Faimon says.

“Each student who gets in can be proud of accomplishing that,” retired Central High School art teacher, Anne Dowhie, says.

At the opening reception on March 16 at 7 p.m., students will receive $5,000 in cash prizes.

“Opening night is a highlight of our year,” Bower says.

The Bridge

Joe Luegers 2021, self-published

“Stopping at the highest point of the headlands, Kaija looked out toward the moon rising over dark waters and took note of its position. About two more hours before it reached the center of the sky, and then it would be too late. She would be fourteen.” — page 2

Evansville author Joe Luegers’ book depicting two friends’ epic quest is the first in The Mindbridge Trilogy, a young adult sci-fi/fantasy series. Luegers transitioned to writing young adult fiction three years after releasing the adult horror novel “The Gears That Watch the Clockmaker.”

Find Your Inner Super G

Gina M. Mullis 2018, AuthorHouse

“Little ‘what ifs’ are normal, and so are big ones. Some may disagree, but I am here to assure you that it is okay . . . to have a ‘what if’ moment in your life . . . Knowing how to handle those moments and turn them into something great is the true challenge and meaning of life.” — page 1

March 16-April 16

Opening Reception: 7 p.m. March 16

Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, 411 S.E. Riverside Dr. emuseum.org

Family and friends have called Gina Mullis “Super G” ever since she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. The Evansville author and USI grad decided the disease wouldn’t limit her and since then has sought to inspire others to find their inner superhero.

WORKS OF ART emuseum.org

PHOTO OF A.J. AND PEG BY JODI KEEN. PHOTO OF SKATEBOARD

PROTOTYPE BY RAYDEN WHEATLEY PROVIDED BY THE EVANSVILLE MUSEUM OF ARTS, HISTORY AND SCIENCE

60TH ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW

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GETTING A GLIMPSE

Now in his seventies and retired from a successful career in entertainment, Matt Williams embarks on a journey of self-discovery

BY JODI KEEN

What started in late 2020 as a need to write something — anything — during a global health crisis yielded a treasure trove of memories for Matt Williams. After recovering from a severe case of COVID-19, Williams — the Evansville native who created the highly popular TV sitcoms “Roseanne” and “Home Improvement” — knew he wanted to capture his life’s formative stories on paper while he still could.

What emerged was a collection of “humorous essays and spiritual musings,” he says, and a striking link to the name he grew up with — Mark — that he changed in order to register as an actor in the 1970s and early ‘80s.

Williams recalled these stories and more during “Glimpses: An Evening with Matt Williams,” a recent speaking engagement at the University of Evansville that raised funds for the theatre department’s John David Lutz Theatre Lab. Before the reading, the 1973 UE graduate sat down with Evansville Living and shared his startling journey of self-discovery that began in his rural New York home and resulted in a memoir.

Evansville Living: How did you get started on “Glimpses”?

Matt Williams: I’d never written prose — hundreds and hundreds of hours of TV, a lot of movies, but not prose. So, I was so intimidated. I took all these online courses: creative nonfiction, fiction writing. I even took a grammar class just to refresh myself. I started writing almost as an exercise, and I went, hey, this is kind of fun — to not have a studio or network notes or someone over you saying, “No, you’ve got to do this. It’s got to be this many words.” I couldn’t wait to wake up in the morning and rush into the library to sit down and start writing.

EL: You mentioned you should have left the entertainment industry sooner. Why do you feel that way?

MW: I was in my sixties, and I wanted to prove I was still in the game and I still had some juice, and I was doing bad movies and developing bad TV shows just for the sake of staying in the game. And I went, it’s not coming from my heart. I’m not writing from my essence, my true self. Anytime I wrote from that place, it always succeeded. “Glimpses” is the purest form of me ever. I very consciously decided to be vulnerable and as honest as I could be and not hide behind the persona of

Matt Williams. My son, Frederick, said, “Stop writing like Matt Williams and write like Mark Williams.” And as soon as he said that, it liberated me.

EL: Do you distinguish yourself between Matt and Mark?

MW: I didn’t for years, but now I do. And I realize I am Mark. “Matt” was that persona of the mogul, the show producer, the creator. But my essence, who I am and how I grew up, is Mark. That’s who I am.

Read more from our interview with Matt Williams on evansvilleliving.com.

ON A NEW PAGE Matt Williams relaxes near his home in rural New York. The 1973 University of Evansville graduate visited the River City in January for a UE fundraiser, sharing stories ranging from the birth of his children to saying goodbye to a beloved grandmother. Williams also reunited with his “Home Improvement” co-creator — and college roommate — David McFadzean to share career advice with UE Theatre Department students.

PHOTO BY TOM KUBIK AND PROVIDED BY MATT WILLIAMS

MARCH

MARCH 2, 16, 23, AND 30 German Film Festival

USI’s World Languages and Cultures Film Festival will host a German Film Festival, including brief introductions and discussions after each screening. All films will include English subtitles.

University of Southern Indiana Wright Administration Building’s Forum I, 8600 University Blvd. usi.edu

Editor’s Note: Event dates were accurate as of press time. Before attending, please check with the organization or venue for the latest event news.

BY MAGGIE VALENTI

MARCH 21-25

NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship

Main Street becomes the yellow brick road of Division II March Madness. Enjoy Elite Eight matchups among DII’s finest teams.

Ford Center, 1 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., ncaa.com/sports/ basketball-men/d2

MARCH 21

MARCH 14-31

Young at Art

View artwork created by kindergartener through eighth-grade students in the Tri-State. An artists’ reception will be held March 18.

Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, 212 Main St. artswin.org

MARCH 17-19

The Great American Bluegrass Jam This weekend experience centers around the best of bluegrass music. Downtown Owensboro, Kentucky. bluegrasshall.org

Uncorked Series: Jazz Night

Enjoy an evening of mellow music with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra’s jazz combo. Get four microbrew tastings. Attendees must be 21 and older.

Myriad Brewing Co. Newburgh Taproom, 8245 High Pointe Drive, Newburgh, Indiana, evansvillephilharmonic.org

MARCH 17

Kane Brown: Drunk or Dreaming Tour

Country singer Kane Brown is joined by special guests Dustin Lynch and LoCash, who has popularly performed in Owensboro, Kentucky, over the past few years.

Ford Center, 1 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. fordcenter.com

MARCH 18

Evansville R&B Bash

Groove to tunes performed by Grammy Award-nominated singers Jagged Edge and Ginuwine.

Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 300 Court St., ticketweb.com

MARCH 18

Decades of Pop!

The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra performs hip-hop, soul, gospel, and funk music by Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Earth, Wind, and Fire, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Journey, Metallica, and Pharrell Williams.

Victory Theatre, 600 Main St. evansvillephilharmonic.org

MARCH 24

Leanne Morgan: Just Getting Started

The 22-year comedy veteran gives sharp insights on bikini bodies, daughters, and motherhood delivered with her trademark sweet Southern charm. Old National Events Plaza, 715 Locust St. oldnationaleventsplaza.com

MARCH 25-26 Spring Craft Show

This spring craft show features more than 60 vendors, Easter Bunny photo opportunities, games, food trucks, and an Easter Egg scavenger hunt.

Evansville National Guard Armory, 3300 E. Division St. visitevansville.com

MARCH 25

True Blues

Corey Harris, Phil Wiggins, and Cedric Watson discuss and strum music while chronicling blues culture.

Murphy Auditorium, 419 Tavern St., New Harmony, Indiana, underthebeams.org

MARCH 25

Rob Schneider: I Have Issues Tour

“Saturday Night Live” veteran, actor, screenwriter, director, and stand-up comic Rob Schneider brings his issues to Evansville for everyone to laugh with.

Old National Events Plaza, 715 Locust St. oldnationaleventsplaza.com

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MARCH 20

KILLER QUEEN: A TRIBUTE TO QUEEN

Remember when Freddie Mercury would triumphantly take the stage and dazzle crowds with his brilliant voice, iconic outfits, and electrifying performance? Those feeling nostalgic for a bit of Queen should make plans to see the tribute band for their concert, Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen, coming to Evansville’s Victory Theatre.

Killer Queen follows in the footsteps of the original band, performing their first shows at London University, and has since grown in popularity throughout the United Kingdom and abroad. Featuring Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury, the award-winning group performs a memorable evening that pays tribute to the music of a British rock sensation.

MARCH 30

MARCH 26

Amy Grant in Concert

Contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter, author, television host, and speaker Amy Grant will visit Henderson for an evening of music.

Preston Arts Center, 2660 S. Green St., Henderson, Kentucky, haaa.org

Tickets start at $46 per person.

“We thought our band would last maybe a summer at the most, but it’s a very addictive thing performing these songs,” Myers says.

“The concerts grew and grew, and we’ve ended up playing and selling out the same arenas that Queen played at their peak. It’s been quite a surreal ride.” — Maggie Valenti

7 p.m., March 20, Victory Theatre, 600 Main St. victorytheatre.com

Alabama: Roll on North America Tour

The 50-year country stars’ latest tour — complete with rock-style guitars, laser lights, and pyrotechnics — demonstrates they show no signs of slowing down.

Ford Center, 1 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., fordcenter.com

MARCH 30

Riverdance: The 25th Anniversary Experience this powerful and stirring reinvention of the beloved dance performance that has been celebrated all around the world and is set to a Grammy Award-winning score.

Old National Events Plaza, 715 Locust St. oldnationaleventsplaza.com

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APRIL

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West Side

Nut Club Easter Egg Hunt

Children through third grade are invited to meet the Easter Bunny, Elmo, Big Bird, Michelangelo of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Scooby Doo, Sponge Bob, Shrek, Barney, Baby Bop, Tigger, Sully from Monsters Inc., and Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Mater Dei High School, 1300 Harmony Way, nutclub.org

APRIL 8

Third Annual Easter in the Park

This fun family event includes an Easter egg hunt with more than 15,000 eggs, food trucks, pictures with the Easter bunny, live entertainment, booths from local businesses, and giveaways.

Friedman Park, 2700 Park Blvd., Newburgh, Indiana, warrickparksfoundation.org

APRIL 13-16

1928 Liberty Ford Tri-Motor

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A Liberty Ford from the Evansville Experimental Aircraft Association will be available for tours and paid flights for all ages.

Evansville Wartime Museum, 7503 Petersburg Road, evansvillewartimemuseum.org

APRIL 14

Easterseals Telethon

Airing live on WEHT Channel 25, this annual fundraiser for the Easterseals Rehabilitation Center features appearances by local celebrities, special performances, and interviews with local children and adults served.

Easterseals Rehabilitation Center, 3701 Bellemeade Ave. eastersealsrehabcenter.com

APRIL 14-16

Tri-Fest

Henderson, Kentucky’s Downtown will brim with exciting activities, including a carnival, dozens of food vendors, live music, fireworks, and more.

Downtown Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, hendersonky.org

APRIL 15

Guns & Hoses

Amateur fighters from local police and fire departments compete in 13 three-round boxing matches. Proceeds will go toward raising awareness for Prader-Willi Syndrome, as well as a variety of other area charities, many of which impact local children.

Ford Center, 1 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 911giveshope.sportngin.com

APRIL 19 AND 22

Bowl for Kids’ Sake

APRIL 15

La Dame Blanche

The Cuban-born singer, flautist, and percussionist performs a mix of hip-hop, cumbia, dance hall, and reggae. Murphy Auditorium, 419 Tavern St., New Harmony, Indiana, underthebeams.org

APRIL 10

Annie

Little orphan Annie teaches everyone she meets to have determination when times are tough, because the sunshine is always right around the corner.

Old National Events Plaza, 715 Locust St. oldnationaleventsplaza.com

APRIL 12-15

24th Annual First Brush of Spring

Patrons, collectors, enthusiasts, and more than 150 artists converge in New Harmony, Indiana, to experience art outdoors at this popular annual event.

New Harmony, Indiana, hoosiersalon.org

Bowl one for the team to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Indiana’s one-to-one mentoring programs at this entertaining annual fundraiser held at fan-favorite Franklin Lanes.

Franklin Lanes, 1801 W. Franklin St. mentoringkids.org

APRIL 22

Silver Living Gala Celebrating Youth First’s 25th Anniversary Celebrate Youth First’s quarter-century of work with Indiana children and their families and the social workers who make their programs possible. This event will include an auction, a formal dinner, and musical entertainment.

University of Southern Indiana’s Carter Hall, 8600 University Blvd., youthfirstinc.org

APRIL 22

Patchwork’s Pancake Extravaganza

Guests can enjoy a full pancake breakfast with their neighbors benefiting Patchwork Central’s programming. Patchwork Central, 100 Washington Ave., patchwork.org

APRIL 22

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

Joel Thompson’s “An Act of Resistance” exposes the turmoil in the world and pleas for empathy, strength, and love. Also hear the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and the winner of the 2022 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, Sirena Huang. Victory Theatre, 600 Main St. evansvillephilharmonic.org

APRIL 22

Party for the Planet

Celebrate the beauty of Planet Earth with live music, community vendors, lawn games, animal encounters, Earth Day giveaways, a scavenger hunt, an art contest display, a chat with zookeepers, and more.

Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden, 1545 Mesker Park Drive, meskerparkzoo.com

APRIL 28-30

APRIL 29

Over the Edge 4 Granted Rappel down the CenterPoint Energy building, get an excellent view of the Ohio River, and join a team with a company, friends, and family to benefit children with terminal or life-threatening conditions.

CenterPoint Energy Plaza, 211 N.W. Riverside Drive, p2p.onecause.com/ ote4granted2023

Ohio Valley Birding Festival

In a collaboration with the Evansville Audubon Society and John James Audubon State Park, advanced and novice birders are invited to hike and engage in activities throughout different areas in the Tri-State.

Eagle Slough Natural Area, 5000 Waterworks Road, sycamorelandtrust.org, Howell Wetlands, 1400 S. Tekoppel Ave., wesselmanwoods.org, John James Audubon State Park and Museum, 31000 U.S. Hwy. 41 North, Henderson, Kentucky, parks.ky.gov.

APRIL 29

Evansville Taco Festival

It will be hard to choose between the many vendors serving up savory tacos, but festivalgoers will have plenty of op tions to satisfy their cravings. Be sure to leave room for dessert and drinks!

Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 300 Court St., evansvilleevents.com

APRIL 28

SPRING WINE WALK

Main Street is an especially beautiful place to take a spring stroll. Under a canopy of awakening trees and budding flowers, enjoy Downtown with wine in hand from Bloomington, Indiana’s Oliver Winery at the Spring Wine Walk in Downtown Evansville.

Guests can listen to tunes played by musicians, shop at a myriad of small businesses, enjoy special activities and giveaways, dine al fresco, and more. Each guest will receive a “Wine Walk Passport” to collect stamps from the Romain Cross Pointe sponsor area and each participating business. Those who collect enough stamps and bring their passport back to the registration area are entered in a contest for a chance to win a prize.

This year will feature a second wine tent, double the bartenders, and more volunteers. Proceeds from the event will be used to beautify Downtown Evansville.

Admission — tickets cost $15 in advance and $25 at the event — includes a commemorative tumbler and vouchers for two wine pours, with additional wine tickets for sale for $5 cash only at the registration booth. — Maggie Valenti

5:30-8:30 p.m., April 28, Downtown Evansville, Main Street, downtownevansville.com

MAYMAY 6

Master Gardeners’ Plant Sale

Browse perennial and annual plants for sun, shade, and everything in between. There also will be native plants, succulents, vegetables, and herbs available.

Vanderburgh County 4-H Center, 201 E. Boonville-New Harmony Road, swimga.org

MAY 13

Aretha: A Tribute

MAY 5-6

John Mellencamp

The Indiana rock legend will roll into Evansville after most recently winning the Founders Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.

Old National Events Plaza, 715 Locust St., oldnationaleventsplaza.com

Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra presents music from the Queen of Soul, Aretha

Franklin, including “Chain of Fools,” “Amazing Grace,” “Natural Woman,” and “Respect.” Broadway powerhouse Carpathia Jenkins and Grammy-nominated R&B singer Ryan Shaw will provide vocals.

Victory Theatre, 600 Main St., evansvillephilharmonic.org

Jan.

EVANSVILLE ROTARY LUNCHEON RECOGNIZES PAUL HARRIS FELLOWS

Feb. 8, Bally’s Evansville Christy Walker, Rick Moore, and Taylor Gogel

SGTS. DEBBIE AND DJ THOMPSON RETIREMENT PARTY

Jan. 20, Evansville Police Department Gwen, Debbie, Katie, and DJ Thompson

YMCA DIAMONDS ORGANIZERS LUNCH Jan. 28, COMFORT by the Cross-Eyed Cricket Karen Ragland, Dorothy Black, Latrecia Robertson, Karen McNair, Delia Flores King, and Gina Moore

TRI-STATE HOT STOVE LEAGUE’S NIGHT OF MEMORIES Jan. 21, University of Evansville’s Carson Center Don Mattingly and Graig Nettles

MAPLE TAPPING CLASS Jan. 9, Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve Susan Brown, Marsha Luttrull, Deonte Meriwether, Gregory Poehlein, Michael Erwin, Cindy Cifuentes, Mikelle Herron, Jessica Leibson, and Cammie Holm

CAKE DECORATING CLASS AND BIRTHDAY PARTY

18, GaylaCake Laura Gillespie, Laura Windhorst, Linda Freeman, Jennifer Lott, Julie Hoon, and Laurie Ary

EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC YOUNG ARTIST

COMPETITION Jan. 29, Victory Theatre

Leanne Hampton, David Drury, Braden Riley, Jacob Conner, Chaz Ritenour, Elizabeth Robertson, and Rebecca Salo

SUPERBRIDE SUNDAY Feb. 5, Old National Events Plaza Emery Stierwalt, Leah Stierwalt, Chandler Grace, Sydney Snyder, and Delana Schutte-Smith

THE ROSE GALA BENEFITING HOLY ROSARY PARISH & SCHOOL Jan. 28, Evansville Country Club Andy Hermann, Katie Hermann, Megan Moskowitz, and Andy Moskowitz

COPS CONNECTING WITH KIDS VISITS DISNEY WORLD Jan. 29-Feb. 4, Orlando, Florida 1. Shelly Wallace, Azaria Small, Naomi Campbell, Shelly Cullum, Lilly Holland, and Aly Marsh 2. Ronny Morales, Daimen Biggs, Mickey Mouse, Connor Reynolds, and JaiShaun Griffey

3. Amy Bonenberger, Dison Samuel, Kaleb Stevens, Iker Montejo-Mendez, and Samuel Follette

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

Ironman Worlds athlete Jordan Ambrose ‘doesn’t want to be mediocre’

BY JOHN MARTIN

Having been a successful swimmer at F.J. Reitz High School, Jordan Ambrose couldn’t wait to help make history as part of the University of Southern Indiana’s first-ever swim team.

The daughter of athletic parents, Ambrose started club swimming at age 8 and has loved it ever since. “It was the one sport that my parents didn’t do,” she says.

But USI’s squad didn’t debut until last fall when Ambrose was a junior. So, during her first two years of college, she needed to whet an appetite for competition that bordered on obsession.

“My freshman year, I missed that competitive atmosphere to the point where I was having panic attacks,” Ambrose says.

She texted her friend Anna Demerly, a swim coach and personal trainer who had competed in triathlons. That inquiry led to in-depth conversations, a lot of thought, and finally, a rigorous training regimen that took Ambrose to places – literally and figuratively — she never could have imagined.

Not one to meet a challenge halfway, Ambrose immersed herself in preparing for a full Ironman triathlon: 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking, and 26.2 miles of running – known as 140.6.

“I thought, I’m good at running. I’m good at swimming. I can pick up biking. Why not?” Ambrose says. “And so, Anna led me into it, and it was just a spiral.”

Demerly encouraged, pushed, and cajoled Ambrose as she took her already-fit self to an even higher level. “The confidence Anna showed in Jordan was a big reason she kept on doing it,” says Scott Ambrose, Jordan’s dad.

Ambrose rose at 3 o’clock some mornings — “4 at the latest,” she says — to get in a run or bike ride before going to USI’s new aquatic center to swim. Later in the day, she’d finish whatever running or biking she didn’t accomplish in the wee hours. In total, Ambrose trained about 17 hours a week.

After several months of that regimen, as well as some sprint triathlons and half-Ironman competitions — called 70.3s

— Ambrose arrived in September 2021 in Tennessee for Ironman Chattanooga, for her first full Ironman event. It was a triumph, and with a time of 11 hours and 52 minutes, she qualified for the October 2022 Vinfast Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. Qualifying for the Worlds in a competitor’s first Ironman is nearly unheard of. Ambrose took only online courses at USI during the fall 2022 semester because of her Ironman Worlds preparation.

After competing in pristine but hilly conditions in Chattanooga, it was a different story for Ambrose at Worlds. She faced

WORLD CLASS She may only be a junior at the University of Southern Indiana, but F.J. Reitz High School swimming alumna Jordan Ambrose has crossed qualifying for and finishing an Ironman World Championship off her to-do list. Ambrose successfully completed the 2023 championship with a time of 13 hours, two minutes, and nine seconds.

12’ ceilings. There isn’t a window in the house that doesn’t have a breathtaking view.

The two-story great room with 30’ ceilings of the main house will take your breath away along with a kitchen fit for a chef, butlers’ pantry, and dining room large enough for a table that seats 16. The cozy family room is off the kitchen and leads to a ravishing pool area large enough for big gatherings and events. The main house is currently set up with 4 bedrooms, but the two large offices, media room, game room and billiards room could easily be used as extra bedrooms. There is also a partially finished basement with lots of storage space, a safe room/vault with wine cellar, and a partially finished 3rd floor with even more storage and rooms.

Included in the four horse barns on the property is the main horse barn plus living quarters upstairs! Here you’ll find two bedrooms and 2 full baths, full kitchen, living room, dining and laundry area. There is also a riding arena out back.

The guest house sits over a finished three-car garage and another finished four-car garage with wash bay at basement level. The guest house offers two bedrooms and two full baths, full kitchen, living room, and laundry area. Outside the guest house and main house there is a lake with a lovely gazebo.

On top of all this there are many other outbuildings and garages with storage space for 26 cars, home décor, and equipment. All of this sits on about 45 acres of beautiful trees and impressively landscaped countryside.

5 bedrooms • 11 baths • 33,547 sf • $8,500,000

7700 Henze Rd., Evansville

Ambrose says Demerly’s teaching and inspiration are with her on each step of her Ironman journey, and “I did that race in honor of her.”

Now back at USI full-time, Ambrose is immersed in studies, as well as swimming for the Screaming Eagles. She majors in exercise science and pre-physical therapy, and she’ll soon apply to graduate programs.

She also loves being in the pool with her USI teammates, who in February finished their first season in the NCAA Division I Summit League. Ambrose competed in the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle.

“Love my major, love my team,” Ambrose says.

She also still loves triathlons, and her goal is to remain in that arena. With USI’s swimming season over, Ambrose anticipated ramping up her biking and running once again, with an eye toward more Ironman participation.

That’s Ambrose in a nutshell — always competitive and looking for new challenges, says Dave Baumeyer, Reitz High School’s swimming coach.

Baumeyer recalls Ambrose dealt with a shoulder injury during her senior year of high school, but when the time came for conference and sectional championships, “you knew she’d give it all she had. She loved to compete,” he says.

Ironman events are as much about mental toughness as physical,

says Baumeyer, who once witnessed an Ironman Worlds event in Hawaii.

“Some kids have it, some don’t, and she’s one that had it. A lot of times, you can be really talented, but without the fearlessness to fight through that pain, you won’t get to the next level. I’m not surprised at all she did what she did.”

Neither were Ambrose’s parents, Scott and Dana, who accompanied her to Kona. Dana played high school basketball, while Scott was a track and field athlete while attending Purdue University.

Scott says his daughter “is driven to be as good as possibly be at anything she’s doing. She doesn’t want to be mediocre.”

“I always say, to be an athlete, you have to have the talent, the work ethic, and the toughness,” Scott adds. “And if you have all three, you’re probably pretty good.”

POWERING FORWARD Jordan Ambrose battled gusty headwinds and intense heat emanating from lava rocks during the October 2022 Ironman World Championship, but her months of training paid off, with Ambrose triumphantly completing the grueling 140.6-mile competition.

“I ALWAYS SAY, TO BE AN ATHLETE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE TALENT, THE WORK ETHIC, AND THE TOUGHNESS.”

— JORDAN’S FATHER SCOTT AMBROSE

RETROUVEZ-MOI À SAINT-LOUIS

The vibrant ‘gateway’ city keeps visitors guessing

With temperatures warmer, the weather sunnier, and spring vacations around the corner, many Tri-State residents are turning their attention to St. Louis, Missouri. A hub of beautiful gardens, world-class cultural institutions, and an increasing number of professional sports teams, the French-influenced city of close to 300,000 on the Mississippi River draws more than 28 million visitors each year.

It’s easy to immerse in the city’s culture no matter where you go. Our group of travel writers started a packed, two-day trip at Union Station, which opened for train travel in 1894 and has since seen several attempts at rejuvenation since the last train left the station in 1978. Now a mix of retail shops, event spaces, restaurants, a Curio Collection by Hilton Hotel, and attractions such as the brightly lit St. Louis Wheel and the multi-level St. Louis Aquarium, Union Station again is crackling with energy.

Or is that the light show in the Grand Hall? Every evening, splashed across the 65-foot barrel-vaulted ceiling of the French-inspired former rail lobby is any one of 30 3D video vignettes set to soaring music. Our group enjoyed craft cocktails and appetizers under an animated montage of Queen’s greatest hits.

Retiring to our hotel, the Four Seasons St. Louis (see “What a View,” page 43) meant fine dining with a sweeping view of the city’s skyline could be had at the eighth-floor Cinder House and Bar. Chef Gerard Craft has curated a wood-fired, Brazilian-inspired menu of feijoada with chimichurri and orange, manioc polenta drizzled in tamarind hot honey, crab ceviche sporting a traditional Peruvian Huancaína sauce of yellow pepper and milk, and well-bodied South American wine.

If the classically unreliable Midwestern weather is in your favor, spend a morning taking a horse-drawn wagon ride through Grant’s Farm, the historic property built by President Ulysses S. Grant in the mid-tolate-1800s. Since 1903, it also has served as a private residence of several members of the Busch brewing family. Populated by the famous Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales and anchored by a German-style Bauernhof and Grant’s own log cabin, the sprawling grounds are tucked just southwest of the city.

BY JODI KEEN

When traipsing through a 273acre farm works up an appetite, take a short drive north for lunch at The Clover & the Bee. The Webster Groves cafe and evening wine bar serves a menu of freshbaked pastries, grilled sandwiches, filling soups, layered salads, and a nearly endless supply of caffeine options. If you need a pick-me-up, try a cup of the flavorful hibiscus elixir herbal tea.

NEW ADVENTURES Even for repeat visitors, St. Louis, Missouri, is full of surprises. The scenery at Gateway Arch National Park, already refreshed after a $380 million renovation project, is awash in vibrant hues come spring, and clear days afford views for miles into Missouri and Illinois. Beer and sports buffs will enjoy a tour of Grant’s Farm, which passes by the longtime manor of the Busch brewing family. Also bursting with energy is the 129-yearold Union Station complex, which hosts evening light shows projected on its 65-foot barrel-vaulted ceiling.

GATEWAY ARCH NATIONAL PARK

UNION STATION GRAND HALL

BUSCH MANSION IN GRANT’S FARM

No visit to the “Gateway to the West” is complete without a tour through its namesake Arch, which at 630 feet is the tallest human-made monument in the Western Hemisphere and a stainless steel-clad testament to St. Louis’ complicated place in westward expansion. Visitors are ferried into the sky via 12 somewhat cramped trams, but the views from atop the Eero Saarinen-designed landmark are breathtaking. Equally impressive in Gateway Arch National Park — rechristened in 2017 from its original designation as Jefferson National Expansion Memorial — is the expansive museum chronicling 200 years of St. Louis’ history at the monument’s base, a $380 million renovation project completed in 2018 that included a sleek new entrance.

While you’re enjoying the view from the ground, walk over to StilL 630, named for its storied neighbor. Founded in 2012 by David Weglarz, the multi-award-winning distillery handcrafts bold, high-quality spirits. Its whiskey, gin, rum, and bourbon selections have a growing regional following: In January, Weglarz visited Evansville for a meeting of the city’s bourbon society.

Our sensory tour included a stop at Clementine’s Naughty & Nice Creamery in Lafayette Square. The creamery has 40 boozy and vegan flavors to choose from: pumpkin toffee cake, pink champagne sorbet, mango tequila lime, honey lavender, challah bread pudding, and vegan tahini chocolate chip. You’d be hard-pressed not to please every palate in your travel group.

A quick drive through the 1,326-acre Forest Park reveals the enduring appeal of the site of the 1904 World’s Fair. The 147-yearold public park balances forests and nature reserves with five of the region’s major cultural institutions, attracting millions of visitors annually. If smaller arts venues are more your style, catch a show at .ZACK, a 202seat black box-style theater in the historic Cadillac building in Grant Center.

Given the city’s well-established French links — it was named for Louis IX, after all — dinner at Bistro La Floraison gave us the chance to sample that influence translated into food. A new venture by the team behind Take Root Hospitality, the bistro offers more than 40 French fine wines as well as Maine oysters in fermented chili hot sauce, Gruyère mousse with sea salt, and an earthy Fromage Floraison.

What a View

IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO GO BIG on your St. Louis getaway, book your stay at the Four Seasons Hotel.

The resort-style hotel is set along the banks of the Mississippi River just a short walk from the shimmering Gateway Arch. The views of the 630foot steel-clad icon are epic from the floor-to-ceiling windows in the guest rooms, from the Sky Terrace, and from the James Beard award-winning Cinder House and Bar.

Expect the hallmark Four Seasons service recognized for its customer-focused standards at every turn in the aesthetically pleasing property. We visited in the winter when it was too chilly to enjoy the rooftop heated pool, but we had lots of fun at the Top Golf Swing Suite located in the Four Seasons.

It features two bays and a variety of virtual games, including Top Golf target game, Zombie Dodgeball, Hockey Shots, Baseball Pitching, and more. Up to 20 guests can enjoy comfortable lounge seating with food and beverage overseen by Cinder House.

The Spa at the Four Seasons is one of the largest spas among Four Seasons properties. Ascending the light-filled staircase (elevators are available) to the spa reception area, taking in the clean aroma, I felt I was going somewhere special – and I was. The Four Seasons Signature Massage is an 80-minute treatment incorporating several modalities and treatments.

The property is among several hotels adjacent to Horseshoe St. Louis casino, a benefit for guests seeking gaming

BY KRISTEN K. TUCKER

FORE! Among many amenities at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Louis is the Top Swing Golf Suite, as well as the Cinder House and Bar and The Spa at the Four Seasons. The property is adjacent to the Horseshoe St. Louis casino and a short walk from the Gateway Arch.

entertainment. Visitors looking for a tranquil oasis will be pleased the sights and sounds of the casino are nowhere to be found inside the Four Seasons Hotel.

VIEW FROM THE TOP fourseasons.com/stlouis

BISTRO LA FLORAISON

TOP GOLF PHOTO BY KRISTEN K. TUCKER. OTHER PHOTOS BY CHRISTIAN HORAN, PROVIDED BY FOUR SEASONS HOTEL

PHOTO BY CAM KENNEDY, PROVIDED BY EXPLORE ST. LOUIS

Craving a jolt of energy fit for the whole family? Head to City Museum, a 600,000-square-foot playground set in an old shoe factory — think brightly colored cylinders spinning along the winding, Gothic wrought iron staircase and shimmering glass-laden floor mosaics arranged in the shape of giant rainbow fish. The brainchild of sculptors Bob and Gail Cassilly, the multi-level museum’s attractions include caverns and tunnels, a treehouse, a rooftop slide, and more than 29,000 colorful artifacts from around the world. As this issue of Evansville Living went to press, one of the 27 lofts above City Museum — with the same weirdly fantastic details as below deck — went up for sale and rightly landed on Zillow Gone Wild.

A proper visit to St. Louis involves a nod at the city’s beer-making culture, and before departing, we raised glasses of IPAs, ciders, and sour ales at Schlafly’s Midtown tap room. Over plates of poutine with cheese curds and Jagerschnitzel bathed in a mushroom-bacon sauce, the conversation turned to the city’s already strong and still-burgeoning sports scene. Cardinals baseball and Blues hockey

games remain big draws, but new are the Battlehawks of the revived XFL playing at The Dome at America Center and St. Louis City SC, a Major League Soccer expansion team that held its first home game on March 4 at the new CITYPARK. A testament to its “Sports City” reputation, no stadium is more than a 1.5-mile walk from the others in Downtown St. Louis. With spring soon in bloom, we sense a sporting event-laden long weekend is on the horizon.

WHEN YOU GO

Plan With:

EXPLORE ST. LOUIS explorestlouis.com

Dine Here:

CINDER HOUSE AND BAR cinderhousestl.com

THE CLOVER & THE BEE thecloverandthebee.com

CLEMENTINE’S NAUGHTY & NICE CREAMERY clementinescreamery.com

BISTRO LA FLORAISON bistrolafloraison.com

SCHLAFLY TAP ROOM schlafly.com

Go Here:

UNION STATION stlouisunionstation.com

GRANT’S FARM grantsfarm.com

GATEWAY ARCH gatewayarch.com

STILL 630 still630.com

FOREST PARK forestparkforever.org

MISSOURI HISTORY MUSEUM mohistory.org/museum

THE .ZACK THEATRE kranzbergartsfoundation.org

CITY MUSEUM citymuseum.org

PHOTO PROVIDED BY JODI KEEN

CITY MUSEUM

SCHLAFLY TAP ROOM

ENJOY EVERY

By the staff of Evansville Living

Grammy award-winning rock singer, songwriter, and musician Warren Zevon had pointed advice for Hoosier native and television host David Letterman: “Enjoy every sandwich.” The date was Oct. 30, 2002. Zevon, sadly, would live only a few weeks after the episode of “Late Night” aired, but the succinct advice he offered Letterman became an anthem for savoring each of life’s moments and united sandwich lovers across the globe.

We agree wholeheartedly! And lucky for us, Evansville has many opportunities to feast. From a breaded tenderloin at the Hilltop Inn to a Catalina chicken sandwich at Sportsman’s, Evansvillians are never far from a good sandwich. Here are 19 sandwiches we love in the Tri-State.

Hometown Favorites

Think of Evansville and its signature sandwiches, and we’re guessing these are three you’d get to quickly, if not immediately. The breaded tenderloin, of course, is closely identified with Indiana, and Evansville diners love a great big one that’s way out of proportion with its bun. Catfish sandwiches are a hit on Lenten Fridays and all year long. And then there’s the stromboli – toasty, messy, and oh-so-delicious.

CATFISH

Place of Origin: United States

Trademark: Thick, crusty patty

Must-Have Ingredients: Tartar sauce, lettuce, and tomato

Pairs Well With: Fries, onion rings

We Recommend Trying This At: Major Munch

STROMBOLI

Place of Origin: Arguably Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Trademark: You’ll need plenty of napkins and perhaps a fork

Must-Have Ingredients: Italian sausage, marinara, and mozzarella

Pairs Well With: Grippo’s barbecue potato chips

BREADED TENDERLOIN

Place of Origin: Nick’s Kitchen, Huntington, Indiana

Trademark: Oversized length

Must-Have Ingredients: Lettuce, onion, pickles, mayonnaise, and/or horseradish

We Recommend Trying This At: Hilltop Inn

Why It Stands Out: Call it the Midwest’s version of the Wienerschnitzel — fitting since so many German immigrants made the Heartland their home. Unlike the traditional veal cutlet, thickness varies for a breaded pork tenderloin, but it’s still bathed in a generous egg wash, coated in breadcrumbs, and fried to perfection. Plenty of local restaurants offer their take, but take note: Evansville Living readers in 2022 voted Hilltop Inn as having the best breaded tenderloin in town.

Why It Stands Out: In Catholic-heavy Southwest Indiana, fish is a popular choice on Fridays during Lent. But for many area diners, any day is a good day for a deep-fried fish sandwich. Major Munch, a small Downtown Evansville spot that does brisk lunch business, serves up not only a standard catfish sandwich, but a catfish and shrimp po’ boy with provolone cheese, slaw, lettuce, tomatoes, and the diner’s special sauce.

We Recommend Trying This At: Pizza King network of franchises

Why It Stands Out: Stroms are found throughout Evansville — in fact, across Indiana. A mix between a cheesy calzone and a sloppy joe, diners can customize their baked-to-goodness sandwich with traditional mozzarella and Italian sausage or spring for buffalo sauce, chicken and bacon, or salami. Pack it between white sub bread, and you have a fan-favorite meal.

Meat and Greet

Restaurants in and near Evansville offer a multitude of varieties of these popular, meaty favorites to sink your teeth into. Reuben lovers can find one that compares favorably to those on the East Coast. It’s hard to top a great French dip sandwich with a hot cup of au jus. West Siders swear by their fried bologna sandwich. And while Kentucky communities take understandable pride in their barbecue, there are great spots north of the Ohio River, too.

FRENCH DIP

Place of Origin: Not France! Two Los Angeles restaurants claim it

Trademark: Au jus

Must-Have Ingredients: Sliced beef and cheese, often Swiss or provolone

We Recommend Trying This At: Knob Hill Tavern or Prime Time Pub & Grill

Why It Stands Out: Always a savory and satisfying choice, the French dip has a few varieties, but the beefy dipping sauce is a constant. Knob Hill Tavern serves up its French dip on a hoagie bun with pepperoncini peppers. At Prime Time – which calls its sandwich the Prime dip – it comes with smoked gouda and onion straws on garlic-toasted sourdough bread. Prime Time also brings you a creamy horseradish, in addition to the au jus.

PULLED PORK

Place of Origin: United States

Trademark: A great sauce

Must-Have Ingredients: An ample helping of tender, hot meat, plus a sauce of your liking

Pairs Well With: Just about anything! Mac and cheese, cole slaw, green beans, or baked beans

We Recommend Trying This At: Hickory Pit Stop BBQ

Why It Stands Out: One splendid Hoosier choice for barbecue is Hickory Pit Stop on Evansville’s North Main Street, across from Bosse Field and Deaconess Aquatic Center. In addition to the standard barbecue sandwich with pickle and onion, you can try the Big Bama, a half-pounder, with a side of Alabama football posters. While there, check out the Evansville and “A League of Their Own” movie memorabilia.

REUBEN

Place of Origin: North America

Trademark: It’s often identified with New York City delicatessens

Must-Have Ingredients: A heap of corned beef, rye bread, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese

Pairs Well With: Spaetzle, sauerkraut, German potato salad, and white beans

We Recommend Trying This At: Gerst Bavarian Haus

Why It Stands Out:  A sandwich for sandwich lovers, the Reuben is a classic. Evansville’s Gerst Bavarian Haus lists the Reuben as its most popular sandwich, and it’s served the tradi tional way. Gerst also has a second variety: a turkey Reuben, subbing a generous portion of turkey for the corned beef. The restaurant on West Franklin Street uses a “special sauce” on its Reuben; two popular sauces for the sandwich are Russian or Thousand Island dressing.

FRIED BOLOGNA

Place of Origin: Bologna, Italy, then brought to the U.S. by German immigrants and eventually fried in the South

Trademark: Thick, hot slices and toasty bread

Must-Have Ingredients: A favorite cheese

Pairs Well With: Potato salad, a baked potato, fries, or chips

We Recommend Trying This At: Stockwell Inn or Peephole Bar & Grill

Why It Stands Out: The fried bologna sandwich is a nostalgic treat for many Evansville area residents. At Peephole Bar & Grill (which is closed for the time being following damage from a Main Street traffic accident – see Chew on This, page 121), check out Dewig’s German Bologna Sandwich. We also discovered a good one at Stockwell Inn, where the thick-cut slices accompany buttery, grilled bread.

REUBEN PHOTO BY ZACH STRAW. FRIED BOLOGNA PHOTO BY LAURA MATHIS. PULLED PORK

PHOTO BY JOHN MARTIN

What The Cluck

SOUTHERN FRY

Place of Origin: Enslaved West Africans and Scottish immigrants to the U.S. both brought with them a tradition of battering and frying chicken.

Trademark: Crispy finish

Must-Have Ingredients: Enough breadcrumbs for a thick coating

Pairs Well With:

Mashed potatoes, gravy, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, corn, grits, and biscuits

We Recommend Trying This At: Walton’s Smokehouse and Southern Kitchen

Why It Stands Out: Fried chicken is a Southern American staple, and as it made its way across the country, the variety of ways it is enjoyed has grown. Walton’s Smokehouse and Southern Kitchen’s take on fried chicken involves buttermilk, capicola, Cajun aioli, and jalapeño pimiento cheese placed between two buns.

There are about as many ways to craft a good chicken sandwich as there are people to make them. The origin of the chicken sandwich isn’t known — it was developed in the U.S., and Chick-fil-A lays claim to popularizing the piece of poultry on a bun. At the crossroads of America, Evansville has plenty of variations on this lunch crowd staple.

CHICKEN SALAD

Place of Origin: Town Meats in Wakefield, Rhode Island, in 1863

Trademark: Chopped chicken, often bound with mayonnaise, but sometimes with cream cheese

Must-Have Ingredients: Take your pick: nuts, hard-boiled egg, celery, onion, pickles, or mustard

We Recommend Trying This At: Kite & Key Cafe

Why It Stands Out: Of course, there are countless varieties of chicken salad, but we love the way Kite & Key Cafe on Evansville’s West Side prepares it – a creamy mix that includes pecans and grapes and is served on a buttery croissant with tomato and lettuce. Pair it with crispy chips, German potatoes, or fruit, and you’ve got a light, satisfying lunch on a summer day, or any day.

CHICKEN AND WAFFLE

Place of Origin: Some give credit to a 1930s Harlem restaurant named Wells Supper Club, whereas other food scholars credit enslaved Africans or Dutch and German settlers.

Trademark: Sweet and savory collision of flavor

Must-Have Ingredients: Fried chicken and a fluffy waffle

Pairs Well With: Maple syrup

We Recommend Trying This At: Copper House

Why It Stands Out: Considered a Southern staple, this combination of breakfast and dinner somehow makes sense when put together. Butter and maple syrup already have an important role in fusing the two parts’ savory and sweet attributes. Copper House elevates this idea by using waffles instead of buns. Their chicken and waffle sandwich is served with lettuce, pickled red onion, and spicy maple mayo, providing a little kick to the homestyle creation.

CATALINA CHICKEN

Place of Origin: Catalonia region of Spain, and popularized as a salad dressing by Kraft Foods

Trademark: Sweet, smoked flavor

Must-Have Ingredients: Catalina dressing blended from ketchup, vinegar, sugar, and oil. Add Worcestershire sauce, ground mustard, or cayenne pepper for a kick.

Pairs Well With: Grilled corn on the cob

We Recommend Trying This At: Sportsman’s Grille and Billiards

Why It Stands Out: This is not your mother’s Catalina-topped meal. Marinating a chicken breast in the sweet, tomato-based dressing soaks in its tangy flavor, but cooking it on a grill unleashes a deep, smoky quality and thickens the sauce to a creamy finish. Sportsman’s Grille and Billiards makes sure you know it was cooked on the rack; its Catalina Chicken has the grill marks to prove it.

Savor the Flavor

Admit it: Sometimes, you want a sandwich that hits the spot but is not time-consuming to assemble, a big gain for minimal investment. We get it. There are days when all we want is to dive into a thickly piled stack of our favorite fillings between two slices of bread right now. That’s where these gloriously simple yet flavorful sandwiches come into play. Many require ingredients that already are in your refrigerator, and they’re easy to modify on the fly if you’re craving a twist.

PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY

Place of Origin: Boston, Massachusetts

Biggest Controversy: Crust or no crust?

Switch Things Up With: Crunchy peanut butter and strawberry jelly

We Recommend Trying This At: G.D. Ritzy’s

Why It Stands Out: Perhaps it’s a surprise to see the old, reliable PB&J in a sandwich section devoted to savory flavors but hear us out. This sandwich is a childhood staple — a Prepared Foods study found the average American child eats 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before they graduate from high school — and so it takes little imagination to change it up. Like grilled cheese, peanut butter and jelly is the perfect canvas for adventurous modifications. We like G.D. Ritzy’s version pairing sweet strawberry jam with a crunchy peanut butter spread.

BLT

Place of Origin: England

Trademark: Crispy bacon

Must-Have Ingredients: Bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, and halved, toasted bread

Pairs Well Will: Tomato soup

We Recommend Trying This At: COMFORT by the Cross-Eyed Cricket

Why It Stands Out: When it comes to sandwiches without fuss, nothing tops a BLT. A sensible, simple sandwich, its appeal is its ease to assemble and consume. Savory rippled bacon, juicy tomato, crisp lettuce leaves, tangy mayo, and sliced bread are within reach at nearly any grocery store, making the BLT a perfect midnight snack or midday meal. COMFORT on Main Street puts a twist on the traditional BLT by adding creamy avocado slices.

CLUB

Place of Origin: New York state

Trademark: Quartered sandwiches skewered together

Must-Have Ingredients: Toasted bread, turkey or chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise

Pairs Well With: Coleslaw or chips

We Recommend Trying This At: Friendship Diner

Why It Stands Out: This American staple originated at — where else? — a club, and it has the subtle air of class to prove its enduring pedigree. The club relies on fresh produce layered with slices of turkey or chicken, making it the perfect tiny luncheon addition or handheld appetizer. (The fact that it routinely clocks in as a counting calories-friendly meal also is a perk.) Our favorite trait, though, is how the often-quartered sandwiches are presented stacked high, like a tastier version of the game Jenga. So, while it’s still classic, it’s also a little fun to eat.

CLUB PHOTO BY LAURA MATHIS. PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY PHOTO PROVIDED BY G.D. RITZY’S. BLT PHOTO BY ZACH STRAW

SHRIMP PO’BOY

Place of Origin: New Orleans, Louisiana

Trademark: Stuffed with seafood of your choice

Must-Have Ingredients: French-style bread and an array of seafood

Pairs Well With: French fries and coleslaw

We Recommend Trying This At: Tin Fish

Why It Stands Out: Think of a po’boy sandwich as a sub with its own style. Popularized in New Orleans — home of a yearly po’boy sandwich festival in early November — this sandwich takes seafood and puts it between French-style bread, typically with tomato, pickles, and lettuce. At Tin Fish in Newburgh, Indiana, guests can enjoy a seafood po’boy sandwich, including clams, fish, crab cakes, shrimp, or oysters, served with coleslaw, tartar, or hot sauce.

Gone Fishing

Fresh seafood dishes take inspiration from around the world, and these sandwiches cast a similar line. The stuffed po’boy at Newburgh, Indiana’s Tin Fish is laden with Creole herbs, while BRU Burger Bar packs a fish patty full of Pacific Coast influence. Diversified with eclectic seasonings and mixed textures, the result is mouthwatering meals of savory seafood you can enjoy on the go.

BAJA SALMON

Place of Origin: Baja California, Mexico

Trademark: South-of-the-border seasoning

Must-Have Ingredients: Fresh salmon

We Recommend Trying This At: BRU Burger Bar

Pairs Well With: Home fries or onion rings

Why It Stands Out: The health benefits of salmon are impressive, especially considering the low-fat content and the presence of omega-3 fatty acids, which are shown to provide benefits for the heart and brain. While Baja-style cooking typically is applied to fish tacos, BRU Burger Bar adds a twist with queso fresco, guacamole, black bean aioli, black bean edamame salsa, and pea shoots with an oat bun.

Around the World

International fare is served with a flourish in Evansville. Our long history of German links is most evident on menus, but we enjoy slices of Mediterranean and Latin heritage, too. With plenty of restaurants serving global flavors, we don’t have to travel the world to eat like it.

TASTY!

ITALIAN

Place of Origin: A late-19th century grocer in Portland, Maine is credited with its creation.

Trademark: Cured meats and cheese topped with Italian dressing and salad-like ingredients in a toasted baguette

Must-Have Ingredients: Capicola, salami, pepperoni, provolone cheese, red onion, black olives, lettuce, tomato, and toasted baguettes

Pairs Well With: Fresh fruit

We Recommend Trying This At: The Daily Grind

CUBAN

Place of Origin: Cuba, then Tampa, Miami, and Key West, Florida

Trademark: Layers of cheese and seasoned meat between buttered Cuban bread and sliced diagonally

Must-Have Ingredients: Mild smoked ham and marinated roast pork, gouda or Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard, and Cuban bread. Add salami for the Tampa version.

Pairs Well With: A fresh slice of dill

We Recommend Trying This At: Siciliano Subs

Why It Stands Out: In Evansville, head to Sicily for an authentic Cuban sandwich. Siciliano Subs on West Franklin Street features the Miami version of the famous savory sandwich, with ham and pork. But this sub shop with a full menu easily can add salami, too, sliced right in front of you at the counter. Siciliano’s bread gets rave reviews, the perfect envelope for the tangy and tart taste of pickles and mustard paired with melted cheese and meat.

Why It Stands Out: The Daily Grind’s Italian sandwich derives its name from Italian American gangster Al Capone, who may or may not have enjoyed similar sandwiches himself. “Mangia!” wrote the Evansville Living restaurant reviewer. “The Al Capone sandwich transports you to Little Italy and tastes like a slice of pizza stuffed between two pieces of bread.”

TORTA

Place of Origin: Mexico

Trademark: The need to eat it with two hands

Must-Have Ingredients: White sandwich rolls to clap around a smorgasbord of fillings

Pairs Well With: Chips and housemade guacamole

We Recommend Trying This At: La Campirana

Why It Stands Out: This popular Mexican dish isn’t messing around. Overflowing with protein and garnishes stuffed between two oversize pieces of soft bread, the torta requires two hands and a commitment. We love that its center can be made of ham, chicken, shaved beef, or even scrambled eggs, and that it can be served cool or warm, making it ideal for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Downtown diners, rejoice: La Campirana’s torta also is on the menu at Botanas at Arcademie on Northwest Sixth Street.

CUBAN PHOTO BY MORGAN DEAN. ITALIAN AND TORTA PHOTOS BY ZACH STRAW

Home & St yle

A HIGHFLYING TERRACE

Unbeknownst to passersby, this relaxing space sits on the rooftop of a beautiful Victorian home

BY MICHELLE MASTRO

Darrell and Penelope Pennington have a secret sanctuary: a picturesque terrace adorned in green and black hues and decked out with lemon and lime trees. Most spring and summer mornings, Penelope enjoys her coffee here when the sun’s still low and the faux grass is at its softest from sweet morning dew. There’s even a small pet door, so the family cat can partake in these peaceful moments of relaxation.

But unless you knew it was there, you’d probably never think to look for these tranquil scenes. That’s because the Penningtons’ terrace sits high up on the third story of their 1869 Victorian home. The Penningtons bought the house on Chandler Avenue in the Riverside Historic District in 1998 and have been renovating it for 20 years.

“We wanted a total private space for lounging or to have dinner in,” Penelope says. “No one knows when they drive by that it’s a terrace. It doesn’t draw attention. No one knows you’re even up there.”

Dimly lit, quiet, and a touch romantic, the terrace is a recent addition to the home. The door that walks out onto the terrace previously was a window. When Penelope retired from the property investment industry in 2019, she traded the window in her third-floor office for a door, which transformed the landing into a hidden refuge.

“Admittedly, the space doesn’t quite fit the rest of the home, which tends to be eclectic in style anyway,” Penelope says.

An expert designer, she knows how to make everything in (and on) the abode flow. The terrace itself is surrounded by a

six-foot-tall black fence. The space looks up at blue skies, creating a beautiful juxtaposition.

“A lot of people think black closes things in. But whenever you don’t have a ceiling and you just have the sky, a black, six-foot-tall privacy fence makes the terrace feel bigger than it actually is,” Penelope says.

She says black works as a great backdrop to showcase and highlight the magnificence of the sky.

“When you look up and you’ve got this sky, you don’t even notice the black. It really just helps frame it,” she says.

DARRELL AND PENELOPE PENNINGTON

Forever Beautiful

Jesse Meyer preserves memories as works of art

BY CATHERINE ANDERSON

This story begins in 2014 when Castle High School student Jesse Meyer took an after-school job at a landscaping and garden center. At the time, it never occurred to the 15-year-old that she was stepping into a world she’d enjoy so much that she never left.

Outside of her full-time hours as an assistant manager at Colonial Classics, Meyer, now 24, preserves flowers for Jesse Jeanne’s, her side business.

“I grow flowers during the day and preserve them at night,” she says.

While taking a break in 2019 from classes at the University of Southern Indiana, Meyer decided to move her interest in floral displays to a new level by honing her methods of drying and pressing flowers.

“I was growing the flowers, and I love flowers, but there’s a way to make them last forever,” she says.

In 2021, she moved toward a more dramatic medium: resin. Suspending three-dimensional blooms in a clear liquid epoxy that dries hard in a precise shape, such as a heart or orb, is an artisan skill. It requires patience and experience as well as a creative eye.

After posting her hobby’s results on

Executive Living

BY JODI KEEN

LOOKING FOR SOME top shelf living? The mid-century modern building at 101 S.E. Third St. was constructed in 1964 as a space for Permanent Federal Savings and Loan, and while the bottom two floors are occupied by the Ten Adams marketing agency, the top two levels have remained private residences — one of which could be yours.

social media, someone inquired about commissioning a wedding bouquet.

“She was taking a big leap of faith in me. She knew it was my first one,” Meyer shares. Word of mouth spread. More customers grasped at the chance to memorialize milestone occasions using fresh flowers from weddings, funerals, graduations, and engagements.

While the fresher the flowers, the better, “There’s nothing better than getting older flowers and be able to create something that’s just so beautifully spectacular,” she says.

Meyer is committed to exclusively serving local customers, and her work can be purchased online only on Facebook and Instragram @jessejeannes.

FOREVER MEMORIES

Jesse Meyer has parlayed her love of flowers and her work at Colonial Classics into a successful side business, Jesse Jeanne’s, where she creates something everlasting with flowers preserved from life’s special occasions.

This particular condo is oversized, combining the living space of two original units. It spreads three ensuite bedrooms across 2,400 square feet with walk-in closets and features three full bathrooms and a living room stocked with a wet bar and mini fridge. Granite countertops, modern light fixtures, crown molding, and solid cabinetry and built-ins add elegance.

Residents are kept comfortable by two HVAC units and water heaters, as well as new commercial-grade thermal windows. One covered parking spot comes with residency, and pets under 25 pounds are allowed.

“You can enjoy floor-to-ceiling sweeping views of the Ohio River and all the action of Main Street in the heart of Downtown. It’s quality, executive condo style from top to bottom,” says Mary McCarthy, a broker associate with F.C. Tucker Emge Realtors.

Feel like getting some sun? Head to the rooftop common area, which includes a gazebo, grill, and unparalleled views.

“It’s a rooftop paradise for sunsets and fireworks every day of the year,” McCarthy says.

Listing Price: $379,900

Listing Agent: Mary McCarthy, F.C. Tucker Emge Realtors

This Downtown condo has modern amenities and unparalleled views from the top

Expect the unexpected in this Main Street condo

in the City

BY MAGGIE VALENTI • PHOTOS BY ZACH STRAW

rom the streets of Downtown Evansville, the second floor of the former Stratman’s Pharmacy in the 400 block of Main Street looks unassuming. However, the sight of a colorful fish sculpture in a corner window might make someone turn for a second glance. That fish – affectionately called Chloe – is the pride and joy of tenants Elizabeth “Lybbi” Clark and Rick Kueber and far from the only unique item in their L-shaped condo.

Guests are greeted by a giant, colorful turtle carved out of fireproof foam. A taxidermy mountain lion guards the living room sofa. Kueber’s art studio features a bourbon barrel from a 2019 rick house collapse at the former O.Z. Tyler Distillery in Owensboro, Kentucky. Near the guest bathroom is a sarcophagus painted in black, purple, and shimmery gold. Despite the eccentricity of these items, they all work together to create a truly one-of-a-kind living space.

As lived in as their home looks, it’s a shock to learn the couple moved into the condo in January. Many apartments Downtown are not highly advertised, which required the couple to rely on word of mouth to learn about openings.

ARTFUL LIVING Art is at the center of Elizabeth Clark’s and Rick Kueber’s Main Street condo above the former Stratman’s Pharmacy. Their three cats — Dennis is pictured here — enjoy threading through the home’s eclectic décor, of which the pièce de résistance is a brightly colored refurbished fish statue the couple have named “Chloe.”

Kueber, an Evansville native and Central High School graduate, and Clark briefly lived in the McCurdy Apartments before looking at two other apartments in the Stratman building. When owner Nick Stratman showed them the corner unit on the second floor, they saw a perfect home for their collection.

“It’s an eclectic procurement of curiosities and imagination that delights the senses and challenges one’s preconceived notions of what interesting decor can do for your spirit,” says David Oldham-Heidenreich, owner of Elements Design Studio and a former resident of the same unit.

The couple signed the lease on New Year’s Day and were completely moved in within a month. They share the space with three cats, Remington, Dennis, and Gladdess. (Yes, that’s how her name is spelled.) Their love for felines is evident in the dozens of pieces and artworks displaying cats.

“This is the happiest, most comfortable place we’ve been,” Clark says. “We’re going to live and entertain here.”

The second floor of the 75-year-old building that was Stratman’s Pharmacy, which closed in 2011, mainly was used for businesses, and much of the original SEEK & FIND Vibrant colors are splashed across the condo through the various baubles, rubber ducks, bears, elephants, dinosaurs, and artful trinkets that dot the condo’s decor. Notable among Elizabeth Clark’s and Rick Kueber’s collection is a Sir Beef coat of arms. The yellow sofa was selected on the recommendation of prior tenant David Oldham-Heidenreich to bring in the yellow paneled facade of Innovation Pointe on Main Street.

"This is the happiest, most comfortable place we’ve been, We’re going to live and entertain here." — Elizabeth Clark

aspects still are there. In Clark’s and Kueber’s unit, brick is exposed, windows are frosted, ductwork crawls across the ceilings, and dark wood beams tower above the primary bedroom. The guest shower facing the kitchen and living room features frosted glass, a vivid remnant of 1980s style.

“All of our windows are different. No matter where you look, the view is spectacular,” Clark says.

While the space is spectacular on its own, Clark and Kueber have made it their own with eclectic, artsy decor. Clark, who works part-time in project retail man agement, says each item has a story, like Chloe, and most are from friends, bought for cheap, or passed down through generations of family.

“We’re always trying to find funky stuff,” she says. “Almost every thing we have has a story.”

The sarcophagus was found at Salvage Candy — the popular architectural salvage shop on South Weinbach Av enue — and a present for Kueber’s birthday.

UP ON THE ROOF A perk of the space above the old Stratman’s Pharmacy is the corner spot of the roof Elizabeth Clark and Rick Kueber get to themselves. When the weather doesn’t accommodate rooftop parties, they retreat to their cozy master bedroom or sit in their living room with Remington, one of their three cats. A conversation piece is the large, multi-colored turtle that Kueber carved out of fireproofing foam.

"We’re always trying to find funky stuff, Almost everything we have has a story."

— Elizabeth Clark

Opened, it reveals bookcase shelves that hold Kueber’s collection of supernatural, post-apocalyptic, and science fiction novels he’s written, including “The Frost and Flame Trilogy” — based on true events from the investigations of the Evansville Vanderburgh Paranormal Team he helped found in 2008 and which was disbanded in 2020 — and “The Convergence Saga.”

Another unique item is a relic from the old regional Sir Beef chain that closed around 20 years ago. On the doors of each restaurant hung a coat of arms — a defining characteristic. A fire destroyed the coat of arms that eventually came to the couple. Kueber, a multi-media artist whose work dots the land scape of every room, was able to restore the piece to its original glory, and it now hangs in the couple’s living room near Chloe.

Atop their kitchen cabinets, a green street “Main St.” sign surveys a living space enlivened by colored glassware, a full bar, and a table with pink and purple-spotted fuzzy tablecloths.

Chloe is a six-foot-tall fiberglass sculpture that was originally part of a United Way fund raiser in the early 2000s. Artists created these colorful sculptures each year – cars, butterflies, fish — and displayed them throughout Down town. Then, after a month, bidders could take them home.

Chloe was an iteration of this fundraiser and ended up at Salvage Candy. When Clark and Kueber brought Chloe home, she was in disarray, dulled of color from being outside in the elements for so long. Kueber used the original color scheme to bring Chloe back to life through a combination of high-per formance acrylic paint and several layers of clear coat. All surface prep, including sanding and scraping, was done by hand.

The couple enjoys staying at Indiana State Parks’ inns, several of which have arcades with claw games. Many of the rubber animals and

DOWNTOWN VIEWS Because the couple enjoy entertaining, Elizabeth Clark and Rick Kueber pour spirits for friends from their extensive collection while playing a game they devised called “Fourth & Main Bingo.”

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Food & Drink

RAISING SOURDOUGH

George Relyea folds his creative passion into baking

BY MAGGIE VALENTI

When making sourdough bread, the best part is slicing through a crisp, finished loaf and its warm scent wafting in the air. Sure, flour is everywhere; it is a messy, sticky, involved process, but after a couple of tries, sourdough bread can become a staple in everyday living.

George Relyea loves baking bread, but it was not a part of his life until later. When not working as a systems analyst for the Ascension Information Systems national office, he spends his time in the kitchen, baking bread at the Downtown home he shares with his wife of more than 20 years, Ange Humphrey.

While he can bake many types of bread — baguettes, brioche, ciabatta, challah, pan de agua, rolls, and more — and other creations like pizza dough, crumpets, English muffins, pancakes, waffles, pretzels, and bagels, his current favorite is the two loaves of sourdough bread he makes per week.

“I love the taste of sourdough, but the rolls are quickly becoming my favorite,” he says. “I try to make everything out of sourdough.”

He does not sell his bread — though he has offered them at friends’ fundraisers — but he did teach a cooking class how to make white sourdough bread at Thyme in The Kitchen in February 2022. Relyea cooks his bread in a standard gas oven in his home on Main Street and then toasts it for peanut butter and jelly or marmalade, or he makes a sandwich or croutons for a salad or soup.

After his sister sent him a 200-year-old sourdough starter from King Arthur Baking Company in Norwich, Vermont, Relyea started baking bread in 2018, learning new techniques from YouTube as he went. Relyea even cuts roses or other designs into his loaves by covering a portion of the shaped dough with rice flour and carving a shape into it.

The hardest part of baking sourdough is “getting the formula right,” he says.

Since Relyea started working with sourdough, his progress has not been linear because no two loaves — even with the same ingredients at the same temperature and humidity — come out identical. He’s still searching for a good recipe for sourdough baguettes.

“I don’t think I’ve perfected my sourdough bread yet,” Relyea says.

Tasty Learning

At The Lunch Box, students deliver what they learn onto a plat e

BY JOHN MARTIN

THE EVANSVILLE VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP. Culinary Arts program at the Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center sent Sam Wagoner onto a career at local high-end restaurants. He’s thrilled now to have come full circle, taking over for Chef Ed Ellis as culinary arts instructor with the EVSC.

With the COVID-19 crisis having eased, the culinary arts program has reopened its student-run restaurant, The Lunch Box, at SICTC’s campus on 1901 Lynch Road.

The community is welcome for lunch Tuesday-Thursday during the school year. Evansville Living visited The Lunch Box recently and enjoyed a tasty smoked pork chop marinated with spiced apples, plus a garden salad, stuffed pepper soup, baked beans, buttered corn, and rolls. Dessert choices included chocolate pie or snickerdoodle cookies.

GOOD EATS

Plates are $8 each, carryout is available, and reservations are allowed. At this time, only cash and check payments are accepted.

The menu changes daily and is posted on SICTC’s Facebook page and website. Wagoner says the fried chicken day is popular with diners, but the restaurant is seeing good lunch crowds whenever it is open.

Wagoner works with about 50 high school juniors and seniors. Juniors spend their mornings at SICTC preparing the food, while seniors arrive in the afternoon to work the buffet. As part of their class grade, seniors also have internship opportunities with local food service providers.

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COUNT YOUR EGGS

Backyard hens mix friendly pets with food savings

BY MICHELLE MASTRO

With the price of eggs going up, you may be tempted to start your own chicken coop.

Kristen Holt Burckhartt first got chickens in March 2020. Her daughter suggested the idea, and Burckhartt thought, “Why not?”

“Like many people, we expanded our gardens during COVID, and keeping chickens sounded like another way to be more self-sufficient,” she says.

Along the way, Burckhartt, owner of Holt Travel Service, learned how to care for and what to expect from chickens, who aren’t quite pets but definitely come with their own personalities.

Before starting your own coop, read your community’s bylaws.

“Roosters aren’t normally allowed, and you can’t keep a chicken run in a multiple-family dwelling,” Burckhartt explains.

Her chickens — who sport names like Butter, Marge, Jaune, and Little Red — tend to lay daily, so the six hens you’re allowed to keep in Evansville could yield as many eggs every day — a major boon in the face of inflation. But beware that you may lose half your coop to predators and illness.

“We have been lucky that we haven’t had any predators,” Burckhartt says, “even though I’ve seen hawks sitting in trees looking down at the girls.”

For these reasons, Burckhartt had the chicken wire at her Sunset Avenue home buried deeper into the ground and kept her chicken run somewhat narrower.

“With the narrow opening from above, hawks and owls can’t swoop down into the coop, and it’s kept the chickens safe,” she says. “I used to overthink everything and worry all the time about the chickens, but they can survive on their own quite well.”

In fact, Burckhartt recalls when Butter used to disappear on her own adventures.

“We’ve thought about putting a Go Pro on her to see where she wanders off to,” Burckhartt says.

Being around the chickens has prompted Burckhartt to rethink her relationship with poultry.

“I can’t imagine chickens being kept any other way than how we raise them. My husband and I laugh sometimes that these chickens landed in tall clover and sure lead a charmed life,” she says.

She performs a deep clean every six weeks and feeds her chickens the best food, including fresh blueberries and raspberries.

“You can tell because these eggs they lay are beautiful and delicious,” she says.

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Creating the Perfect Egg

Savor a rich treat with a Gruyère puff

Ilove eggs for their endless versatility: over-easy, sunny-side up, or caramelized in cream; scrambled, deviled, or – for the ambitious and brave – a soufflé. My daughter Grace Adee makes shakshuka – eggs baked in spicy tomato sauce with sausage or chickpeas, topped with feta.

My #PerfectEgg posts on Facebook have become a fun way to stay in touch with friends and to keep a hand in the food world. I learned to cook growing up on Manor Court, near Central High School. My dad’s specialties included over-easy eggs (we just called them fried eggs) and fried bologna sandwiches. I frequently cooked dinner for the family, specializing in casseroles with canned cream of mushroom soup – to the constant lament of much-older brother, Lloyd, and my sister, Lisa.

BY JOYCELYN WINNECKE

I happened onto the Gruyère Puff quite by accident. Assessing the contents of my refrigerator one Saturday morning, I found Gruyère cheese and, of course, eggs. In my try-this-someday stack was the Gruyère Puff recipe by Melissa Clark of The New York Times. I’d chosen it because it seemed similar to Yorkshire pudding and popovers. (One Facebook commenter said it reminded him of an eggy German pancake.)

Delicious and impressive, it is shockingly easy to make: Whisk together 3 eggs, ½ cup milk, ½ cup flour, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, freshly ground pepper, and ¾ cup grated cheese. Pour mixture into a 9-inch skillet swirled with 3 tablespoons melted butter. Bake at 400 degrees until it’s puffed and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle with salt.

Like any #PerfectEgg, it’s for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. You could substitute Emmental or any grocery store Swiss for the Gruyère. Be aware that cheddar won’t melt quite right, and mozzarella doesn’t have Gruyère’s rich, nutty flavor.

EGG-CELLENT IDEAS Eggs are known for their versatility, and that’s exactly why Joycelyn Winnecke likes them. An Evansville native and current Chicago, Illinois, resident, Winnecke enjoys experimenting with recipes, and eggs have become one of her favorite bases. She added this cross between Yorkshire pudding and popovers to her #PerfectEgg collection because of its ease in the kitchen. This Gruyère creation puffs up to a golden-brown finish in about a half hour.

2023 INDIANA STATE GAMES

The Indiana State Games local 501(c)3 non-profit annually hosts events for persons age 50+ to compete in a choice of 25 sporting events by gender, sport, and five-year age increments: 50-54, 55-59, etc. Participants compete recreationally and competitively for Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals.

• Indiana State Games Events all over Evansville and Newburgh (June 8-17 • Pickleball Aug. 5-6)

• Registration in unlimited events for $40 (some events have added fees)

• Register by June 1st: www.IndianaStateGames.org

• Interested in registering, volunteering, and/ or sponsorship opportunities? Contact Holly Schneider with questions: 812-297-9568, indianastategames@gmail.com

SUMMER TRAVEL

Find inspiration at these places and destinations.

BLUEGRASS MUSIC HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM

311 W. Second St., Owensboro, KY 270-926-7891 • bluegrasshall.org

Immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of bluegrass. The museum boasts multiple floors filled with exhibits, including a self-guided audio tour. Guests will revisit the history of bluegrass in the River of Sound. Connect with the evolution of bluegrass with dynamic displays and interactive exhibits that pay homage to its innovative creators. Guests then are invited to the Pickin' Parlor, where they can try their hand at more than 25 musical instruments.

FRENCH LIC K RESORT

8670 W. State Road 56, French Lick, IN 888-936-9360

frenchlick.com

Mornings on the horse trails. Afternoons by the pool. Evenings rocking on the veranda, ice cream cone (or cocktail) in hand.

Yep, French Lick Resort and summer were made for each other.

From tee times on the course to tea time under the famous West Baden Springs Hotel dome, there’s a little something for everyone. Right in your backyard, there are endless ways to savor those precious summer days.

SQUIRE BOONE CAVERNS

100 Squire Boone Road S.W., Mauckport, IN squireboone.com

812-732-4381

Squire Boone Caverns, located just outside of Corydon, Indiana, is home to beauty, history, and fun for all ages. Explore the underground wonders, which include the largest rimstone dams in the world and a 90-foot-tall formation that has formed over the course of a million years. Above ground, mine for gemstones, feed the goats and pigs at Squire’s Barnyard, and learn how early pioneers lived. Visit us today!

PRIZER POINT MARINA & RESORT

1777 Prizer Point Rd., Mile Marker 55, Cadiz, KY 270-522-3762 • prizerpoint.com

At Prizer Point, we bring out the kid in everyone! Located on Lake Barkley, Prizer Point Marina & Resort and Kentucky Lakes KOA offers an unforgettable outdoor experience for families looking for lakeside lodging. We offer an RV resort campground and unparalleled fun in a carefree, safe family environment with dozens of onsite activities including boating, fishing, a floating restaurant, outdoor movies, and jumping pillow. Your family or group can be sure that you will leave with cherished memories of your time together.

CADIZ-TRIGG COUNTY TOURISM

5748 Hopkinsville Road, Cadiz, KY

888-446-6402 • GoCadiz.com

The "tall" Lake Barkley is the east border to the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area and a hub for fishing and boating. Adventurous jet skiers, wakeboarders, and tubers also love the lake.

Cadiz offers many independently-owned local restaurants: Mexican, southern, and even one of Kentucky's renowned gourmet restaurants, just off the interstate. Chain hotels also provide an affordable stay or visitors can book a unique private rental, especially ideal for larger groups.

GATLINBURG, TENNESSEE

The Mountains Are Calling

811 East Parkway, P.O. Box 527, Gatlinburg, TN 865-436-4178 • gatlinburg.com

Just a short drive away is a place where you can find quiet moments and exciting attractions. If you are looking for a place to get away from it all and build lasting memories, Gatlinburg offers something for all ages and is nestled in the middle of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

Check us out and book your vacation today at gatlinburg.com.

VISIT FRENCH LICK & WEST BADEN

8102 W. State Road 56, West Baden, IN 812-936-3418 • visitfrenchlickwestbaden.com

Your next adventure awaits you in French Lick and West Baden. Nestled in the hills of Southern Indiana and surrounded by the Hoosier National Forest, embrace the solitude to rest, relax, and recharge. Looking for a little more action, we have you covered. Take in the casino, enjoy our golfers’ paradise, partake in a wine tasting, or stroll around town. We have something for everyone and are only a short drive away.

K ENTUC K Y LA K E CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU

93 Carroll Road, Benton, KY 270-527-3128

visitkylake.com

For 75 years, Kentucky Lake has provided family and friends the opportunity to reconnect through outdoor recreation! It's what we like to call the Kentucky Lake comeback! Start planning your visit today and discover your reason to keep coming back to the South's Great Lake!

OHIO RIVER SCENIC BYWAY

orsb-illinois.com

The Ohio River Scenic Byway showcases monumental history, natural and scenic splendor, heartland farming, and warm and welcoming people, all within the realm of one of the nation’s greatest rivers. The Byway’s lands and natural resources provide many scenic wonders and some of the best sightseeing and outdoor recreation opportunities in southern Illinois. Hike, bike, boat, fish, hunt, birdwatch, and make your own adventures in the natural and wild lands along the Byway. A unique travel experience awaits you along the Byway’s 188 miles.

MURRAY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU

206 S. Fourth St., Murray, KY 270-759-2199 • tourmurray.com

What you find in Murray can’t be found on a shelf or bottled up to be taken home. What you will find is a spirit, a way that captures the hearts and minds of those who visit. The enchantment of a small, southern town, filled with smiles and big hearts, leaving an impression on visitors and locals, alike. Don’t come to Murray expecting cookie-cutter stores and the average restaurant. Come to Murray, Kentucky, to find soulful food and deep conversations, where it feels like home. Visit tourmurray.com to plan your trip today!

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This beautiful resort community offers the perfect destination with gracious hospitality, ultimate luxury, and an unforgettable experience.

Let us help you plan your trip today!

SHAWNEE FOREST COUNTRY

1-800-C-IT-HERE • southernmostillinois.com

The Shawnee National Forest offers hiking, horseback riding, rock climbing, and some of the best fishing around. You won’t want to miss the Garden of the Gods — rock formations more than 300 million years old — sculpted patiently over time by wind and rain. Follow the popular Observation Trail at Garden of the Gods where breathtaking views can be found. Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour offers an adventure through the trees with 8 zip lines and 2 suspension bridges.

Enjoy the rolling Southern Illinois countryside where you can sip your way along and discover truly surprising and authentic wine culture on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail.

PATTI'S 1880'S SETTLEMENT

1793 J H O'Bryan Ave., Grand Rivers, KY 270-362-8844 • pattis1880s.com

In a town of 350 people, nestled between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, sits Patti’s 1880’s Settlement Restaurant. Celebrating our 46th year in business, we are more than just a restaurant. Patti’s Settlement, famous for our two-inch pork chop, also features nine boutiques, moonshine tastings, miniature golf, Patti’s Mining, a hotel, and a bed and breakfast. Recently, Patti’s was voted among the top 100 most romantic restaurants in the United States. We are a destination like no other. You just need to come and see for yourself. We’ll save a pork chop for ya!

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ATHENEUM VISITORS

CENTER,

HISTORIC NEW HARMONY

401 N. Arthur St., New Harmony, IN

812-682-4474 • USI.edu/hnh

Designed by internationally acclaimed architect Richard Meier, the Atheneum serves as the Visitors Center for New Harmony. The building houses exhibits on the communal history of the community, a large theater where an orientation film on the town is shown, and the Museum Shop. It is the starting point for Historic New Harmony’s daily historic tours. Tours of the Atheneum are available to the public through a donation.

HOOSIER SALON - First Brush of Spring

hoosiersalon.org • 812-682-3970

Art patrons, art collectors, and artists will converge in New Harmony, Indiana, April 12 to April 15, for the 24th Annual Plein Air Paint Out, known locally as the “First Brush of Spring.” Each year, the Paint Out attracts more than 150 artists and hundreds of art enthusiasts to this historic southwestern Indiana town, where visitors can enjoy the Paint Out and other activities. This event is sponsored by the Hoosier Salon and the Indiana Plein Air Painters Association (IPAPA). The event ends with the Art Sale from 9 a.m.–noon and Competition at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 15. Go to www.hoosiersalon.org for more information.

SPIRIT OF VINCENNES RENDEZVOUS

CHECK OUT OUR ADDITIONAL EVENTS:

WWII Remembrance

May 6-7

Indiana Military Museum

Historic Half Marathon

April 22 • 8 a.m

402 S. Second St., Vincennes, IN

Spring on Main

June 2

Downtown Vincennes

Experience the American Revolution at a Living History Event!

This US revolutionary war reenactment offers the sights, smells, sounds, and tastes of the 18th century. History is brought to life during this unforgettable weekend with authentic battle reenactments, food from the era prepared over open fires, and merchant tents offering 18th century wares. All-day entertainment includes period music, children’s games, storytellers, oxen demonstrations, and more.

702 Main St. • Vincennes, IN

8 12 -866- 0400 visitvincennes.org

Vincennes presents the 45 th Annual

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TOURCY, LLC

3560 Blackford Road E, Mount Vernon, IN 812-781-0201

travelwithtourcy.com

Not your average travel professional — Tourcy has a unique talent of putting individuals, organizations and communities on guided tours. That’s because we specialize in creating and maintaining relationships with travelers and the best guided travel partners in the world. We also follow up on all the important details that go into making your travel experience one to enjoy thoroughly. We do the work, you enjoy the world!

VISIT VINCENNES

Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy

20 W. Red Skelton Blvd., Vincennes, IN 812-888-4184 • RedSkeltonMuseum.org

The Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy celebrates the life and legacy of one of America's greatest comedians. This 3,500-square-foot, fully interactive museum focuses on Red's life and the many characters, such as Freddie the Freeloader and Clem Kadiddlehopper, he brought to life through his radio and television shows. Another part of the museum experience is a short film featuring famous American comedians who have entertained audiences throughout the years.

24th Annual

FIRST BRUSH OF SPRING

Paint Out: April 12-15

hoosiersalon.org

REND LAKE GOLF COMPLEX

12476 Golf Course Road, Whittington, IL 618-629-2600 • 800-999-0977

rendlakegolfresort.com

The Rend Lake Golf Complex is a true “play and stay” destination. The 27-hole championship golf course has the largest greens in the Midwest. Seasons Lodging offers a wide range of accommodations, such as Seasons Condos and Lodge, the Manor Family Reunion House, and the four Buck & Bass Cabins. The cabins are located at the boat launch only minutes from the golf course. Whether you want to golf, boat, fish, hunt, or just relax on the porch, Rend Lake Golf Complex is the place for you.

TOURCY

NOVEMBER 4 - 10, 2023 • 7 days, 11 meals

HIGHLIGHTS: Reykjavik • Northern Lights Cruise • Search for the Northern Lights • Golden Circle • Thingvellir National Park • Gullfoss • Lava Exhibition Center • Vik • Seljalandsfoss

• Skógar Museum • Skógafoss • Jökulsárlón

Glacial Lagoon • Skaftafell National Park & Vatnajökull Glacier • Blue Lagoon

WHY NOVEMBER?

Nights are longer and darker making it easier to spot the Northern Lights

Book by May 5, 2023 and Save $250 Per Person!

Double $3,699

Single $4,199

Per Person Rates Good through May 5

• Perfect Blend of Touring & Free Time

• Pre & Post Tour Extensions Available

• Rate Includes Round Trip Economy Air through EVV (Upgrades available. Alternate gateways available for those not in the Evansville area.)

For more information contact Tracy Wilson (812) 781-0201 • tracy@travelwithtourcy.com

Tour details: travelwithtourcy.com/IcelandsMagicalNorthernLights

THE CASTLE BAND PROGRAM IS GOING TO THE 2024 ROSE PARADE!

In November 2022 the Castle Marching Knights were awarded the prestigious honor of the 2024 Rose Parade invitation. Castle will be the ONLY band participating from Indiana and is just one of nine high school bands from the United States marching in Pasadena, California on New Year’s Day in 2024.

THE ROSE PARADE IS COMING TO EVANSVILLE

The 2024 Tournament of Roses President Alex Aghajanian and his wife, Paula, will travel to Evansville in early May 2023 to experience all our band program and region have to offer. They will attend the Castle All School Band Festival on May 9, a culminating concert including all Castle Band members grades six through twelve. We will send them off in style for their final evening in Evansville at our Knight of Roses Gala.

Knight of Roses Gala

Date: Thursday, May 11, 2023

Location: Old National Bank - One Main St., Evansville, IN 47708

Keynote Speaker: Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch

Entertainment: Castle 12 O’clock Jazz Ensemble

6:00 p.m. Reception | 7:00 p.m. Program*

*Business or cocktail attire.

All proceeds benefit the Castle Marching Knights' trip to the 2024 Rose Parade.

About Castle’s Trip

On Dec. 27, 2023, the Castle Marching Knights will depart from Newburgh by charter bus to Louisville, Kentucky, where they will board a 285-seat charter plane to Los Angeles, California. Thus begins their seven-day/six-night trip of a lifetime. Some trip highlights include:

• Rose Parade Performance - Perform for a live audience of 750,000 down the 5.5 mile parade route

• Bandfest Performance - Perform the 2023 competitive marching band show at Robinson Stadium

• Disneyland Performance - Perform for thousands of guests in an iconic Disney parade

• Rose Bowl Picture - Visit the Rose Bowl Stadium and snap a picture with the entire band

• Universal Studios - Get-behind-the-scenes access to real, working movie and television studios

• El Capitan Theater Event - Exclusive screening of Disney’s latest blockbuster film

• Hollywood Tour, Santa Monica Pier, and Griffith Observatory

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A TRIP SPONSOR?

Visit castlebands.org/rosesponsors for more information!

Scan the QR code to purchase tickets and learn more about the gala or

BRINGING LEARNING TO LIFE

Fine Arts offerings at all levels, including honors orchestra and state-qualifying marching bands

Rigorous high school opportunities, including 32 Advanced Placement (AP) courses and 7 innovative model programs created to meet student interests

Highly-trained, caring teachers and staff to support and lead students

State championship sports teams and a host of after school opportunities at all levels

Research-based best practices for early learning and elementary education programs, including high ability and full-day kindergarten

From the EVSC’s honors music programs, to high school innovative models, to state-championship sports teams, the EVSC has the academic, fine arts and athletic opportunities to ensure your student not only succeeds, but finds their passion in life. Check us out today.

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Evansville Day School

Play-based learning, challenging academics, small classes, active leadership programs, and dedicated college counseling make Evansville Day School the right school from preschool through high school graduation Our student-centered culture allows us to see, know, understand, and challenge students in ways larger schools cannot

How is an independent school different?

As an independent school, we have the flexibility to create programming that can evolve with student interest. Because of our size, we can provide a personalized experience for our students. We maintain high standards of academic excellence while creating unique experiences for hands-on learning at each level through play, projects, student leadership, and internship opportunities.

How is Evansville Day School’s approach to education unique?

Our focus is not just on what students learn but on who they become. Our goal for each student is that, by the time they graduate, they are balanced, resilient, globally minded, and entrepreneurial learners. This is our Portrait of a Graduate, and we design our programming to develop those qualities. These skills are critical for providing a foundation that will help Day School graduates face whatever challenges the future holds with confidence.

How is Evansville Day School preparing the next generations of leaders?

Though it takes different forms at each age, our students become confident and capable leaders at every stage: from preschool, where students learn cooperative social skills, to elementary school, where they develop reading and mentoring skills. In middle school, where students tackle design thinking, and through high school, where they have influence as active members of the Student Leadership Council, our students are given the tools to build a solid foundation for leadership. These skills, coupled with accelerated academics, allow them to excel in college and beyond.

What can parents expect when they send their child to Evansville Day School?

Our partnership with parents is so vital that we include it in our mission statement. We encourage two-way communication between parents and all staff for the health and well-being of each student, helping each child become the best version of themselves. Our parents are frequently on campus, active in the life of the school, and create lifelong friendships with fellow parents. Evansville Day School is a beautifully diverse community, built on the foundation of mutual respect, and many say that being part of it feels like a supportive family.

Enrollment 275

Grade Levels

Ages 3 (Jr Pre-K) - Grade 12

Highlight of 2022

Voted Courier & Press Readers’ Choice #1 Private School

Mater Dei High School

Mater Dei is an Indiana Four Star Catholic high school that operates within the Diocese of Evansville that is committed to being a school of choice for all families. Each student is encouraged to grow academically and spiritually, placing value on ethical and social responsibility to meet the demands and challenges of a rapidly changing and morally complex world. We combine academic excellence and a wide variety of extracurricular activities in a supportive, family-like, Christ-centered, Catholic environment.

Mater Dei students are provided a faith-based education rooted in the Roman Catholic tradition. We strive to educate the whole child by blending learning with faith and by making faith an integral part of the school day. This is accomplished through prayer as a fundamental component of each class along with a focus on service to others. Mater Dei offers a strong educational program that is accredited by the Indiana Department of Education and COGNIA. The curriculum is designed to recognize the needs and differences of individual students, to develop students’ potential in accordance with ability, and to equip graduates to live and find success in today’s complex world. While growing spiritually and academically, students also need the opportunity to develop socially and physically. Students are strongly encouraged to become well-rounded individuals by interacting with others in a variety of extra-curricular and co-curricular activities which serve as an extension of a solid educational program. Programs of service to others in Catholic schools are a vibrant reflection of the commitment Catholic education has made to live the Gospel as a way of life.

SIGNATURE SCHOOL IS CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE!

#1 Charter School in the Nation

#2 Most Challenging School in the Nation

Jay Mathews Challenge Index

#3 Best High School in the Nation

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Signature School

Signature School opened as Indiana’s first charter high school in 2002 Signature is tuition-free; the only admission requirement is Indiana residency . Signature is ranked #1 Best Charter, #3 Best High School in the nation (US News & World Report), and #2 Most Challenging High School in America (Jay Mathews Challenge Index) .

What makes Signature School’s academics unique?

The mission of Signature School is “to meet the needs of self-motivated learners in a progressive environment driven by global concerns.” We believe all students, given the opportunity, can achieve a high level of academic success. Consequently, all Signature students, regardless of test scores or other criteria, are enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. There are no barriers; motivation is the only requirement.

Per our mission statement, “[w]e emphasize rigor and excellence in academics, the arts, integrated technologies, and community service.” Signature offers 22 AP courses and 22 IB courses. All students are expected to complete requirements for both the IB Diploma and the AP Capstone Diploma. Additionally, all students are required to complete 25 hours of volunteer work each year; the total number of hours contributed during the 2021-2022 school year exceeded 10,000. Signature students are well-rounded and come from a wide range of educational, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, including five counties and over 30 feeder schools. They speak 22 languages and dialects and represent 15 nationalities.

What makes Signature School’s culture unique?

Signature has established a tradition of high academic performance and achievement by creating a culture of learning based on trust and mutual respect. Students, with their “signatures,” attend the school by choice, knowing that the educational opportunities are challenging and designed to meet the academic needs of motivated students. Faculty and staff are committed to helping students meet their educational goals and hold themselves accountable through external evaluation. The results of these assessments are published in an annual report.

Signature’s learning environment is unique because of its philosophical assumptions that, given the opportunity, individuals will act responsibly. We have an open campus, located in downtown Evansville. Students can get their lunch at local restaurants. They go to the YMCA for PE and to Central Library for research. We have no bells, no lockers, and no theft. Treated like the young adults that they are, Signature students respond accordingly.

Does Signature charge tuition?

No, Signature does not charge tuition. Enrollment is open to all students. The only requirement is Indiana residency.

Enrollment

387

Grade Levels

Grade 9 - Grade 12

Highlight of 2022

#1 Best Charter, #3 Best High School in nation (US News)

Empowering The Lives of Individuals and Families Affected by Autism

Finding the right ABA center is sometimes a difficult process. TIIBA strives to make the process of finding an ABA team and getting started with therapeutic services as informative and compassionate as possible. Our team is here to support you in your journey during the entire process.

OUR CORE VALUES

The Indiana Institute for Behavior Analysis (TIIBA)

TIIBA provides Applied Behavior Analysis and Behavior Management Services to individuals with developmental disabilities TIIBA was started in the Indianapolis area in 2011 and has proudly served the Evansville community since September 2020 TIIBA provides the highest quality of clinical care and onsite training to our clinical team each month Our clinicians are among the most highly trained behavior professionals in the state of Indiana .

What is ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)?

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is an evidence-based therapy in which a child works with a practitioner one-on-one to decrease incidents of problem behavior and to improve communication, social, and daily living skills.

ABA helps children on the autism spectrum by: teaching communication skills through vocalizations, sign language, speech devices, or picture/icon exchanges; increasing social skills like sharing, taking turns, playing with peers, having conversations with peers, understanding sarcasm and jokes, reading body language and facial expressions; Helping children learn to independently complete self-care tasks such as showering, brushing their teeth, toileting, etc.; teaching behaviors that allow the child to learn self-regulation skills and self-management; teaching children to generalize skills learned in therapy to home and school environment.

How do I get my child enrolled in ABA?

To enroll, insurance requires a medical diagnosis of autism. A medical diagnosis is different from a school (educational) diagnosis. The medical diagnosis involves questionnaires, observation, and tests administered by a psychologist or developmental pediatrician. After receiving a medical diagnosis, families can contact our office to discuss their individual needs with our Site Manager and to schedule a tour to see our facility and meet our team. The services provided by TIIBA are medical services and we will ask for insurance information to verify benefits and communicate out-of-pocket costs. Once medical benefits are verified, we schedule an assessment with one of our Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) who will observe and work with your child and meet with the family to develop therapy goals.

What can

caregivers expect when sending their child to ABA therapy at TIIBA?

We are family focused and have an open-door policy. Our BCBAs carry small caseloads so that they can provide high levels of program supervision and support to your child and their therapy team. Parents play a pivotal role in their child’s success and are welcome to come in at any time. Our policy is that all parents attend a monthly meeting in order to observe therapy, ask questions, review goals and progress, learn how to implement therapy techniques, or discuss behavior concerns with their child’s BCBA. Our parents are an essential part of their child’s therapy team. Our technicians receive monthly training in order to provide the best care for your child. They focus on making therapy playful and fun, incorporating the use of your child’s favorite toys and items as teaching materials, and individualizing therapy to the needs of your child. Contact us to get started!

The University of Evansville is honored to be selected for several 2022-2023 awards by Colleges of Distinction. They select top schools that are well equipped to provide a personalized education catered to students’ interests and focused on a commitment to the undergraduate experience.

WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION CLOSE TO HOME

Recognized Majors:

● Business

● Education

● Engineering

● Nursing

Recognized Departments:

● Career Development

● Equity and Inclusion

● Military Support

Learn more and apply today at evansville.edu/ApplyNow.

University of Evansville

Established in 1854, the University of Evansville is a private, comprehensive university that is home to approximately 2,000 students UE offers a rich culture of academic excellence and personalized learning Students can choose from more than 75 majors to prepare for a future in an ever-changing world .

Endless Academic Opportunities

Across each of our programs, experienced and dedicated faculty equip students with the knowledge and skills needed for post-graduate education or the workforce. We believe that students learn best not by watching, but doing. Hands-on learning is an integral part of our academics, and it allows students to gain valuable experience, complete real world assignments, and develop adaptability.

Most students complete an internship or partake in undergraduate research before graduating. These experiences set you apart from other candidates when it comes to applying for a graduate program or a full-time job.

Students also have the opportunity to create positive change that extends far beyond campus. No matter your major, you can make an impact on businesses, nonprofits, and communities through ChangeLabs, semester-long courses that allow you to develop and implement your own ideas.

A Caring Community

If you walk around our 75-acre campus and ask students what they like most about UE, you’ll likely hear them answer “the community” or “small class sizes.” With an average class size of just 16, it’s easy for students to make friends and get to know their professors as soon as they become an Ace. Our professors strive to have an open-door policy, letting students know they’re free to stop by and ask for one-on-one help with an assignment, discuss internship opportunities, or even catch up from the weekend. Students are sure to find community through shared interests and passions, too, as there are more than 120 student organizations and 17 Division I sports on campus.

Education That Crosses Oceans

Perhaps one of the most unique features of a UE education is the opportunity to study abroad at Harlaxton College, our 100-room Victorian manor located in the countryside of Grantham, England. For more than 50 years, thousands of our students have traveled overseas for a semester at our internationally-renowned study abroad program. Classes are taught by both UE and British faculty, and students can experience even more culture on the weekends by traveling to other European nations. When you choose to study at Harlaxton, you become part of a global community and gain new perspectives that enhance both your cultural understanding and future career.

University of Southern Indiana

The University of Southern Indiana is a public higher education institution committed to affordable academic excellence . As a Screaming Eagle, you’ll engage with dedicated faculty, learn innovative ways to solve real-world challenges and develop priceless relationships and memories that will shape you as a professional and a person

What makes USI unique from other universities?

We are committed to affordable academic excellence. We serve nearly 9,200 dual credit, undergraduate, and graduate students from 88 Indiana counties, 47 states and 36 countries and offer study-abroad opportunities in more than 60 countries. Approximately 70% of students who graduate from USI remain in Indiana, helping to grow the state’s economy.

When you become a Screaming Eagle, you’ll connect with caring faculty committed to teaching, learn real-world problem solving and cultivate relationships and memories that you will carry with you. From here, the combination of connections, community and educational excellence will prepare you for success at, and far beyond, USI.

What is the campus experience like at USI?

Beyond the classroom, you’ll find more than 150 student organizations to connect you with lifelong friends and mentors. USI Athletics is a competitive member of the NCAA Division I and the Ohio Valley Conference. USI is also affiliated with Summit and Horizon Leagues. We compete in 19 varsity men’s and women’s sports, including newly added swimming and diving, which unite our community in Screaming Eagle pride and celebration.

USI offers on-campus apartments and residence halls, both located within walking distance to the heart of campus. We boast numerous dining outlets, including familiar favorites like Chick-fil-A and Starbucks. The Recreation, Fitness and Wellness Center offers nearly 100,000 square feet of recreational space. We even have a three-mile paved greenway trail connecting us with nearby Burdette Park.

To learn more about the USI campus experience, check out our 30-minute episode of The College Tour at www.USI/edu/collegetour.

Why should someone make USI their choice for higher education?

The University of Southern Indiana offers the benefits of a large university, in addition to the personal, teaching-centered atmosphere of a small university. We offer more than 130 areas of study, including masters and doctoral programs through our College of Liberal Arts, Romain College of Business, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education and School of Graduate Studies. Outreach and Engagement programs also offer lifelong learning opportunities and special programs to more than 15,000 participants annually.

Enrollment

9,178*

(*USI enrollment is the sum of dual credit, undergraduate and graduate students ) Alumni

50,000+

Ranked on Forbes “America’s Best-in-State Employer” 2022

Bodyworks Massage Institute

For 25 years, Bodyworks Massage Institute has prepared students to excel in their career as massage therapists. Our experienced instructors and innovative curriculum provide a wide range of skills for graduates to consider employment opportunities in many areas, including medical and chiropractic offices and massage therapy and spa facilities.

What makes Bodyworks Massage Institute unique?

We have offered massage therapy training since 2000 and have graduated more than 450 massage therapists during that time. Our goal is to see each student acquire the skills and confidence to succeed in their career as a massage therapist.

What degrees or programs do you offer?

Bodyworks Massage Institute offers a 700-hour diploma program that runs September through July. Our professional massage therapy program prepares students to take and pass the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx), the national entrylevel licensure examination. Proof of passing the MBLEx is required to apply for state licensure. Once licensed, a massage therapist has many choices to consider in practicing their new career.

What values are important to your school?

Attending massage therapy school is much more than learning techniques. It is a process of personal growth where respect for oneself and others is highly valued. Massage therapy is one of the “helping” professions. People drawn to study and provide massage therapy have an innate desire to help others — to see other people benefit from the techniques and experience of relaxation that is provided with massage therapy. Explore massage therapy as a career by requesting a tour of our training facility or call to have your questions answered. Enrollment applications are available on our website.

All 2021-22 students graduated with exemplary grade percentages Scan

Emily Sandullo, Cecile Martin, and Leah Martin

Evansville Christian School

Evansville Christian School is a multi-campus school system designed for students at every age and stage. Founded in 1975, ECS integrates faith and learning and is the only interdenominational Christian school in the Evansville region accredited by the Indiana Department of Education and the Association of Christian Schools International.

What makes Evansville Christian School unique?

Not only do students receive an outstanding academically rigorous education at ECS, but they also develop a Biblical worldview through studying God’s Word, actively serving others, and experiencing Christian community. Daily, students are pointed to the truth found only in Scripture so they can become educated and equipped to impact the world for God.

What values are important to Evansville Christian School?

At Evansville Christian School, we strive to partner with families in areas of growth, service, and relationships. The mission of ECS is to empower students to embrace a Biblical worldview through spiritual and academic growth, servant leadership, and authentic relationships in the name of Jesus Christ. From preschool to high school, students develop a Biblical worldview through studying God’s word, engaging in challenging academics, actively serving others, and experiencing Christian community.

What is something families should keep in mind when looking for a school?

At Evansville Christian School, we value the partnership among the parents, the students, and our school. Students at ECS have ample opportunities to explore and develop their God-given abilities in the classroom and beyond in areas of athletics, fine arts, and other extracurricular clubs.

Enrollment Number

1,020 Grade Levels

Preschool - Grade 12

Highlight of 2022

Record enrollment and 20% growth over the past five years!

10644 Lincoln Ave., Newburgh, IN 812-477-7777

evansvillechristian.org

Scan the QR code to learn about the ECS Difference

Evansville Lutheran School

Evansville Lutheran School (ELS) continues the tradition of Lutheran education in Evansville that began in 1845. The current Lutheran School Association consists of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer. The association was formed to aid Christian parents in providing the highest quality Christ-centered education possible by: providing a comprehensive, Christian education, nurturing students in God’s word, developing Christian living, promoting students’ faith, talent, and skills.

What makes your school different or unique?

ELS sees each child as a precious gift from God. All instruction is Christ-centered for students’ emotional, spiritual, physical, mental, and social qualities to be nurtured so that each child is prepared to lead a life of service to the world for God’s glory. We desire to recognize and develop each child’s God-given abilities, providing a lifeaffirming, loving, Christian atmosphere as well as an environment in which children are actively involved in the learning process. We offer small class sizes and have an age-appropriate, developmentally sound, academically stimulating curriculum that is centered in Christian values.

Is being Lutheran required?

ELS welcomes families from all faith backgrounds. We believe that God’s love and saving grace are shown through our Lutheran teachings. We are blessed to have the opportunity to bring that loving message to students and their families.

Is financial aid available?

ELS participates in the Indiana Choice Program, including the Indiana Voucher Program and the Lutheran SGO Grants. Our Development Director can help you understand your family’s eligibility for financial aid.

can equip your child to be a healthy, confident, caring learner by developing skills to become an innovative leader who will positively impact the world with the love of Christ.

Ivy Tech Community College

Ivy Tech Community College offers students at any stage of their life an opportunity to earn an associate degree, or short or long-term credential, to meet the needs of the workforce in our community. Transfer the Associate Degree credits earned to any four-year college for a more affordable Bachelor’s Degree.

Is Ivy Tech just for students interested in technology?

Technology related programs are a big part of what is offered at Ivy Tech, but much more are available. Ivy Tech has eight schools offering 40+ programs like entrepreneurship, business administration, surgical technology, therapeutic massage, accounting, liberal arts, engineering, automotive technology, early childhood education, nursing, and cloud technologies. See all programs offered on the Evansville campus at IvyTech.edu/Evansville. Online classes are available, as well.

Who attends Ivy Tech?

Everyone! Whether you have just graduated from high school, or have worked for several years and want to learn skills to move into other positions, Ivy Tech has higher education that is built around you. Some employers offer tuition reimbursement through the Achieve Your Degree Program. You can even attend Ivy Tech as a dual enrollment high school student; or take free dual credit courses from your school.

Do credits transfer to other institutions?

Yes! Ivy Tech’s transfer program information can be found at IvyTech.Edu/transfer. It offers a more affordable way to earn a Bachelor’s Degree.

How much is tuition?

Ivy Tech is the most affordable college in Indiana. Full-Time Tuition is $2,243.25 per semester, and if you take at least 12 credit hours each semester, your summer tuition is free! There are hundreds of scholarships available, too!

FORT WAYNE EVANSVILLE

Holy Rosary Catholic School

In a nurturing environment and through the cooperative effort of families, teachers, and parish community, all children at Holy Rosary Catholic School develop a sound foundation of Catholic faith along with an excellent base of knowledge that prepares them to be lifelong learners.

Holy Rosary Catholic School is accredited by Cognia and the State of Indiana Department of Education and has earned an “A” rating (Exemplary) and Four Star status. Holy Rosary is a member of the National Catholic Education Association and the Indiana Non-Public Education Association.

Where our students are valued and celebrated

At Holy Rosary Catholic School, we create lifelong learners by providing focused academics integrated with our faith. We provide opportunities to practice academic, social, and emotional skills to help our students be confident and competent in life. Our programming includes ways to develop leadership skills, explore musical, visual, and performing arts, expand academic pursuits, and build collaborative skills through athletics and performance activities.

In addition to our strong academics, we are proud of our choral and instrumental music, cantor choir, art club, drama programs, sports teams, and extra-curricular opportunities.

Holy Rosary Catholic School believes in caring for the whole child- all those things that make each child unique and precious. Our expanding resource program creates plans to meet the needs of diverse learners. We teach children who learn differently, and we value different talents, interests, backgrounds, and opportunities.

We believe in providing each child with opportunities to learn and grow in faith for a lifetime by fostering intellectual, spiritual, and creative growth throughout our curriculum.

A proud Four Star School award recipient

Cognia Accredited preschool through grade 8

Exemplary rating with the Indiana Department of Education

Strong Academic Performance proven by required state assessments

Leader In Me School developing life-ready leaders for the 21st Century

Spiritual and Moral guidance to develop lives of faith

Foreign Language classes in Spanish for Kindergarten - Grade 8

Comprehensive Academic and Athletic Extracurricular programs

Exceptional Totten Hall Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten programs

Opportunities in the Arts include visual, vocal, instrumental, and theatre arts

Robust resource program supporting individual learning needs

Indiana School Choice and Tax Scholarship participating school

For more information, visit www.holyrosaryrams.org

Very Rev. Bernard Etienne

Pastor, Holy Rosary Parish

Vicar General, Diocese of Evansville

Mass Schedule

Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m., & Mass in Spanish at 12:30 p.m.

For more information, visit www.hrparish.org

HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL

HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH

Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden

What is Camp Zoofari?

Camp Zoofari is a safe, fun, and educational experience for kids. Our camp connects kids to the natural world, and offers a unique physically engaging outdoor learning experience. Campers can encounter plant and animal species as they travel among exhibits demonstrating biomes and continents at our 45-acre scenic park. All camps offer a variety of fun and educational activities, including exploration of the zoo, animal encounters, hands-on activities, and playtime with friends.

What do we teach?

Camp Zoofari is a program to help youth form connections with the natural world. We provide children with quality experiences that promote connection, understanding, and empathy for living things, and model attitudes and actions that have a positive impact on our world. We give campers knowledge and tools to become advocates for animals and stewards of our environment.

What sessions are offered?

Camp Zoofari sessions are offered all year long:

• Camp Zoofari Spring Break offers several camp dates for ages 6-10.

• Camp Zoofari is a full-day, full week camp for campers ages 6-10.

• Camp Zoofari Minis is a weekly half-day series for little campers ages 4-5.

• Camp Zoofari Tween is a weekly full-day series for teens ages 11-13.

• Camp Zoofari Holiday is a single day camp on select school holidays for ages 6-10.

Who are our camp staff?

Safety and supervision is important to us. Camp staff are highly qualified adults, experienced in teaching and supervising youth which ensures safety and protection for all children on our large outdoor campus. See you at the Zoo!

Staff to Camper Ratio

1:10 Ages Served 4 Years - 13 Years

Want to be a camp counselor? Applications can be accessed at evansvillegov org/city/

1545 Mesker Park Dr. 812-435-0809 meskerparkzoo.com

Scan the QR code to register your little camper for a Zoofari

Montessori Academy

Montessori Academy is a private, nonprofit school primarily serving children ages 3 to 6 that also offers before- and after-school daycare, and holiday and snow day care for children enrolled in the program. Celebrating our 44th year in Evansville, Montessori Academy combines a century of tested and proven educational philosophy within a modern framework.

Why is movement important in education?

Children learn best when they are allowed to move freely and naturally within a prepared classroom environment. Our teachers carefully prepare lessons for each child individually, and then stand back and let children explore new concepts at their own pace.

What is so special about the third year (kindergarten) of the three-year cycle at Montessori?

By their kindergarten year, students at Montessori have spent two years in the same classroom. They go into their kindergarten year prepared physically and mentally for activities, such as handwriting, reading comprehension, and math. At the same time, they have grown into successful role models for younger students and have helped to shape their classroom community. The kindergarten year is the year where the foundation lessons come together.

How do mixed-age classrooms work?

Children stay in a classroom with the same teacher from the age of 3 through the kindergarten year. The materials in the classroom are presented to children when they are ready, in sequence. Children 3 and 4 years old learn through the use of carefully designed manipulatives, while kindergarten students eventually focus on more abstract work. Children are given the opportunity to learn from and to teach their peers, ensuring a solid foundation through repetition.

150 Grade Levels

play in April at the Victory Theatre

Youth First, Inc.

2023 marks a monumental year for Youth First as we celebrate our 25th anniversary. In 1998, the founding Board envisioned an impactful organization that would transform and save lives, but they could not have imagined just how impactful Youth First would become, thanks to supporters like you!

Youth First’s mission is to strengthen youth and families through evidence-based programs that prevent substance abuse, promote healthy behaviors, and maximize student success.

Today over 50,000 students in 117 schools across 13 Indiana counties have access to 87 Youth First Social Workers and prevention programs. These specialized mentors and evidence-based programs strengthen thousands of youth every year. One of those young people is Leah, thriving today thanks to Youth First’s support:

“At the beginning of fourth grade, I had trouble adjusting to my new classroom and began experiencing panic attacks. When I started working with my school’s Youth First Social Worker, I learned I was experiencing anxiety. She gave me a toolkit of coping skills to manage my anxiety and panic attacks so I could attend classes regularly. She also helped boost my confidence in the classroom by assuring me she was right down the hall whenever I needed her. I learned my anxiety doesn’t have to define me or hold me back. I am now 24 years old, a graduate of Indiana University, and my husband and I live in San Antonio, TX, where I am pursuing my master’s in Public Health at the University of Texas Health Science Center.”

Silver is the 25th anniversary symbol, which is fitting because Youth First Social Workers are the silver lining for vulnerable children. They provide a professionally trained, caring presence for students struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, substance use, or suicidal thoughts. Free of charge and right down the hall, Youth First Social Workers help students thrive.

With your backing, more students and their families will develop healthier mindsets and build stronger futures. Your investment will help young people manage stress, improve resiliency, increase hopefulness, and strengthen other life skills that boost school performance and workforce readiness. Donate today at youthfirstinc.org!

50,000+ Ages Served

0 Years – 18 Years

Celebrating in 2023 25 years of strengthening kids

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

DIOCESE

DIOCESE OF EVANSVILLE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS – CENTERS

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND VIABILITY

Diocese of Evansville Catholic schools partner with parents, our children’s first and most important educators, and focus on forming students as faith-filled, well-rounded, highly educated, well-equipped individuals who serve their families and communities.

We believe every child is unique, and students thrive when they are matched with a learning environment that meets their individual needs.

Our students excel on the ILEARN state assessment, ranking highest in the state for science; third highest in English/ Language Arts; and seventh highest in math.

Financial assistance is available from a number of sources, including Indiana’s School Choice Scholarship program; Indiana’s Scholarship Granting Organization; the Catholic Education Foundation; and scholarships and tuition assistance provided by parishes and schools.

Contact your local school today or visit evdio.org/catholic-schools for more information.

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President’s Message March/April

Greetings!

I certainly hope you are kicking off 2023 in a fun and fruitful way. Here at WNIN, we already have the annual Winter Gala checked off our list, and we are moving on toward our Spring FM Pledge Drive and the big Channel 9 Spring Auction. We are busy, busy, busy, as they say. Also, we have launched another local program on WNIN-TV. Thanks to the generous financial support of many individual donors at January’s Winter Gala, we are bringing back to Tri-State airwaves “Shively & Shoulders.” Les Shively and Pat Shoulders are returning, once a month, on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. CT and Sundays at 10:30 a.m. CT.

President Abraham Lincoln said, “Our government rests in public opinion. Whoever can change public opinion can change the govern-

WNIN BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2023

A.J. Manion Chair

Susan Hardwick

Vice Chair

Lawrence Taylor Secretary

Nancy Hodge Treasurer

Tim Black President

Dr. Michael Austin

Joshua Claybourn

Beau Dial

Stephanie Koch

Richard Kuhn

ment.” Thanks to Joshua Claybourn, Lincoln scholar and a director on the WNIN board, for offering that quote to me as I prepared to write this message. I think Josh would agree that dear ol’ Abe would be a fan of “Shively & Shoulders.” President Lincoln embraced political disagreement. He believed issues of the day, great or small, must be discussed and considered. He witnessed the United States literally become two separate nations, yet he always believed and advocated that both sides must talk. He believed the opposing forces should never become so firmly rooted in their positions that they never even consider the other’s voice.

in each episode, how a robust and frank discussion should be conducted. Sometimes one or the other’s mind might be changed. Who knows? Maybe YOUR mind might be changed. At the very least, you’ll watch an informed and lively discussion between two of the best when it comes to knowledge of local issues and knowledge of local politics.

Tara Overton

Amber Rascoe

Dr. Ron Rochon

Stephanie Roland

Stacey Shourd

Thomas Silliman

Alfonso Vidal

Daniela Vidal

Mike Walsh

Gene Warren

Jordan Whitledge

Dr. JoAnn Wood

Annalee Baltimore

Student Board Member

Nora Ruotolo

Student Board Member

I think Lincoln’s belief is refreshing. His belief was embodied in the concept that civil discourse might silence a civil war. I certainly don’t believe we are at a point of all-out civil war in the present day. But, we have forgotten civil discourse. By definition, civil discourse is the engagement in discourse (conversation) intended to enhance understanding. Civil discourse exists as a function of freedom of speech. It is discourse that “supports, rather than undermines, the societal good.” “Shively & Shoulders” will bring that concept to the local television screen. And, I’m quite happy that WNIN TV will be the show’s home. I believe public media should present and enhance this example of frank and robust political discussion.

“Shively & Shoulders” will do what it has always done best. It will present timely and informed discussion about the issues and topics that are affecting our local communities. I expect there will also be some good-natured fun thrown into the mix. Les and Pat are from opposite sides of the political spectrum, but they will demonstrate,

“Shively & Shoulders” is a great example of the type of local programming that is the domain of public media. In fact, I believe it is the responsibility of public media to make certain this type of civil discourse is exhibited to our viewers. You don’t have to agree with the commentary, but I also believe it is your responsibility to listen and to consider. Locally, another election season is upon us, with much attention directed toward the mayoral race and the city council elections in the city of Evansville. You can bet Les and Pat will devote more than a few moments of discussion to these races. They will also devote some time to examining the sad state of civil discourse that seems to have touched every corner of our great nation. You won’t want to miss an episode.

It is always a good time to include WNIN TV and/or FM in your plans to support local news, information and secondto-none drama on YOUR public media stations. And, now, you have another reason to offer your financial support to WNIN. If you want to foster civil discourse or if you want to be certain “Shively & Shoulders” continues to grace the local airwaves, then we need to hear from you! Please consider making your gift, right now, at www.wnin.org or by calling us at 812-423-2973. You may also contact us to get more information about other giving opportunities including our new Local Programming Fund, giving stock or making plans for a larger gift once your time in this life is done. Thank you when you do and best wishes for a blessed 2023!

Sincerely,

Tim Black, President and CEO

Get ready to bid and bid big, because one of WNIN’s most beloved events of the year is just right around the corner. Join us for The Great Channel 9 Auction from Wednesday, April 19, to Saturday, April 22, where each night, viewers will have the opportunity to bid on hundreds of items and services from the comfort of their own homes.

The auction will feature big-ticket items along with annual favorites like local ticket packages, estate planning, lawn and garden services, and much more. Gift cards and certificates to Tri-State businesses are other items up for grabs.

This year’s auction will be similar to last year’s. We will continue to use the online bidding feature that allows bidders to place a bid, place maximum bids, and receive text messages if/when they have been outbid. Again, bidders will have access to the bidding site in advance of the live broadcast. Once the broadcast begins, the gavel will drop on these highly sought-after items!

Staff and volunteers will be live in WNIN studios to complete various tasks throughout the duration of the event, including but not limited to displaying auction items, keeping track of bids, and helping behind the scenes.

“The Great Channel 9 Auction has been auctioning off items from throughout our region for more than 40 years. I am excited for the viewers to tune in to watch and bid on items from throughout our region. There will be lots of new and exciting items to place your bid on, not to mention some great big ticket items you will want to have as well,” says Director of Theatre and Events Karen Robinson.

Do you or your business want to get involved in this year’s auction? WNIN supporters can get involved by donating items, sponsoring the event, or volunteering during the live auction. Please contact Karen Robinson at krobinson@wnin.org or call 812-423-2973 ext. 136 to see how you can get involved.

“I love getting out and meeting all our donors. The community support is so inspiring! So many people and organizations tell me how happy they are to not only donate, but how much they look forward to watching the Great Channel 9 Auction every year! It really is a big area event. I’m proud to be a part of it,” says Events Coordinator Debbie Emge.

Proceeds from the auction help sustain WNIN’s mission to use public media to enrich people’s lives and better our communities. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more information as it becomes available.

Tune into the The Great Channel 9 Auction April 19-21 from 7-8 p.m. and April 22 from 6-8 p.m. on 9.1 WNIN PBS or stream on wnin.org.

The Value of WNIN 88.3 FM

Have you ever considered what WNIN 88.3 FM means to you and the daily impact that it has on the Tri-State? Whether you answered no OR yes, now is a great time to remind you of the essential community resource that WNIN 88.3 FM is!

Each day, WNIN 88.3 FM strives to provide trusted and dependable news that listeners can use to make informed decisions about their lives and the world around them. From local weather and traffic reports to national updates in Washington, D.C., and Ukraine, WNIN on-air staff and reporters remain committed to bringing you the information you need, whenever and wherever.

But did you know that WNIN 88.3 FM ALSO offers more than just news? On any given day, you can enjoy:

• Local stories and information on WNIN-produced programs like “The Friday Wrap with John Gibson,” “Two Main Street with David James,” and “¿Qué Pasa, Midwest?”

• Features on local businesses, organizations, upcoming events, and more

• The Radio Reading Service, which provides content to media and print-impaired individuals

• 24/7 streams for WNIN 88.3 FM and The Radio Reading Service on wnin.org.

If you find value in the work we do, we ask you to please join us April 4-8 and show your support as we set out to reach our fundraising goal of $65,000 during the Spring Pledge Drive .

“Here we go again!” says Vice President of Radio, Kenton McDonald. “It’s never been easier to support WNIN. Thanks for listening and watching [and streaming us] on Facebook Live. We look forward to meeting you where you are.”

To support your local public media station and make your gift today, call 812-423-5678, visit us online at www.wnin.org, or find us on PayPal. We couldn’t do it without you — thank you when you do.

Spotlight

April 2023 Highlights

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: SUN QUEEN

Airs at 8 p.m. April 4

View the story of biophysicist and inventor Maria Telkes, whose driving ambition was in developing homes that could be heated, cooled, and powered by solar energy. She designed and built the first successfully solar-powered house in Dover, Massachusetts, in 1949 before many people understood how to harness the power of the sun.

rural farmers that are suffering from changing weather patterns. Climate change will impact everyone, but the effects will be felt most acutely by those in underrepresented communities.

MY GRANDPARENTS’ WAR

Airs at 8 p.m. Tuesdays starting April 11

The second season of My Grandparents’ War premieres April 11th with guests Kit Harrington, Toby Jones, Emeli Sande and our friend from Downton Abbey, Lily James. Combining key moments in history with compelling personal stories, My Grandparents’ War continues to take a fascinating journey into the past to understand the extraordinary impact of World War II on the families.

NOVA: ZERO CARBON AND CLIMATE CHANGE ACROSS AMERICA

Airs at 8 p.m. on April 12 and April 26

GREAT PERFORMANCES: NOW HEAR THIS WITH SCOTT YOO, SEASON 4

Airs at 8 p.m. on Fridays starting April 14 Four episodes study Schumann’s genius and madness; Isaac Albeniz, a brilliant concert pianist and composer from Cataluña, near Spain’s border with France; Astor Piazzolla and the birth of tango in Argentina at the turn of the 20th century; and Japanese-American Andy Akiho, a modern classical composer, virtuoso steel pan player, percussionist, video director, editor, motion graphic artist — and former sushi chef.

GREAT PERFORMANCES: REMEMBER ME

Air at 5 p.m. April 16

Adapted from the play by Clark Young and Derek Goldman, “Remember Me” stars Academy Award nominee David Strathairn (“Good Night, and Good Luck”, “Lincoln,” “Nomadland”) in a virtuoso solo performance as World War II Polish resistance fighter Jan Karski in this genredefying true story of a reluctant hero and Holocaust witness.

THE WNIN AUCTION

Airs 7-8 p.m.

April 19-21 and 6-8 p.m.

April 22

The mounting impacts from climate change are one of the greatest challenges that humanity will face in the next century, from Indigenous peoples losing their ancestral land to the sea, to Black and brown communities subject to systemic environmental racism, to

Get ready to bid and bid big because one of WNIN’s most beloved events of the year is just right around the corner. Join us for the WNIN Spring Auction where viewers will have the opportunity to bid on hundreds of items and services from the comfort of their own homes.

has changed over time and using them as a gateway to understanding America’s past and present. Eight episodes will air in two installments, with four episodes premiering the spring and four episodes premiering in the summer. The four spring episodes are “Fenway,” “Hollywood,” “Gadsden Flag,” and “Cowboys.”

TOM JONES ON MASTERPIECE

Airs at 8 p.m. on Sundays starting April 30

One of the greatest novels in the English language comes to “Masterpiece” in a four-part adaptation of Henry Fielding’s “Tom Jones,” giving a new twist to the tale of a young man’s love for a wealthy heiress. Solly McLeod stars as Tom, with Sophie Wilde as Sophia and Hannah Waddingham as the iconic temptress Lady Bellaston. Joining the cast are James Fleet, Shirley Henderson, Alun Armstrong and Pearl Mackie.

May 2023 Highlights

ANY ROAD WITH BRICK BRISCOE

Airs at 8 p.m. on Thursdays starting May 4

Join host Brick Briscoe as he travels around the world to talk with musicians and reflect on his encounters in his own unique way.

performing arts, shining a national spotlight on the best in music, opera, dance, and theater.

BROADWAY’S BEST

Airs at 8 p.m. May 19

Commemorate Great Performances’ 50th anniversary with an all-star “Broadway’s Best” celebration.

the stories of individuals who represent the new wave of immigrants. Stories will be seen through the lens of food and culture, but we’ll also be sharing the broader experience of what it’s been like trying to assimilate.

NOVA: YOUR BRAIN

Airs at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays starting May 17

WILD SCANDINAVIA

Airs at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays starting May 10

Through the eyes of the wildlife and human inhabitants, this three-part blue chip series explores behaviors, landscapes, and the unique sense of harmony that characterizes the Scandinavian environment.

LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA: THE FLAVORS THAT DEFINE US Airs at 8 p.m. May 16

Lidia Bastianch will be traveling across America finding out through the eyes of immigrants what it means to be an American. Lidia will be sharing the stories of immigrants who, like herself, came over in the 1950s. We’ll also share

Neuroscientist Heather Berlin takes viewers on a journey into the human brain. How does it process sensory inputs to create a model of the outside world? What does it mean to be conscious, and what role do other people play in shaping your identity and behavior? Explore the latest answers to these and other big questions that go to the very heart of who we are.

NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT 2023

Airs at 7 p.m. May 28 and repeating at 8:30 p.m.

GREAT PERFORMANCES

50 Years Gala Celebration, airs at 8 p.m. May 12

Entering its 50th, Great Performances still stands alone in a constantly evolving media landscape as America’s only continuing showcase for all genres in the

On the eve of Memorial Day, a starstudded lineup graces the stage for one of PBS’ highest-rated programs. This multi-award-winning television event honors the military service and sacrifice of all our men and women in uniform, their families, and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

SPONSORED CONTENT APRIL/MAY 2023

PRIMETIME TV SCHEDULE

February/March TV Channel 9.1 and FM 88.3 Guides

DAYTIME TV SCHEDULE

Dining Directory RESTAURANTS THAT DEFINE OUR CITY

FINE DINING

CAVANAUGH’S: 421 N.W. Riverside Drive (inside Bally’s Evansville), 812-433-4000. Steaks, fresh seafood, overlooking the Ohio River, and entertainment in piano bar.

H MA.T.888 CHINA BISTRO: (Best Asian Restaurant) 5636 Vogel Road, 812-475-2888. Specialties include lemongrass fish, Peking duck, and chicken lettuce wraps.

MADELEINE’S FUSION RESTAURANT: 423 S.E. Second St., 812-491-8611. Appetizers, soups, salads, entrées, including day catch seafood and prime steaks, extensive bar selections, and wine cellar. Special dietary requests honored. Private meeting rooms and in-season patio dining available.

UPSCALE CASUAL

AMY’S ON FRANKLIN: 1418 W. Franklin St., 812-401-2332. Comfort food influenced by the French Quarter, Mexico, and Texas.

BAR LOUIE: 7700 Eagle Crest Blvd., 812-476-7069. Full bar, expansive menu with mini Kobe hot dogs, the Luigi sandwich with shaved rib eye, and large hamburger selection.

BIAGGI’S RISTORANTE ITALIANO: 6401 E. Lloyd Expressway, 812-4210800. Italian cuisine.

BONEFISH GRILL: 6401 E. Lloyd Expressway, 812-401-3474. Wood-burning grill, fish, steaks, pasta dishes, soups, salads, and its famous Bang Bang Shrimp.

BRU BURGER BAR: 222 Sycamore St. in the former Greyhound bus terminal, 812-302-3005. Signature burgers, classic sandwiches, salads, appetizers, desserts, and an extensive drink menu.

CAMBRIDGE GRILL: 1034 Beacon Hill, 812-868-4653. Salads, sandwiches, pizzas, entrées, and an expanded wine menu.

THE COLLECTIVE: 228 Main St. above Comfort by the Cross-Eyed Cricket. 812-202-8051. Specialty, fresh appetizers and entrees and an extensive beverage list.

COMFORT BY THE CROSS-EYED CRICKET: 230 Main St. 812-909-3742. Full breakfast menu, home-style favorites, sandwiches, and salads.

COPPER HOUSE: 1430 W. Franklin St., 812-909-8089. Unique cuisine meets comfort food.

H CORK ‘N CLEAVER: (Best Romantic Dinner Spot) 650 S. Hebron Ave., 812-479-6974. Steak, prime rib, chicken, seafood, salad bar, soup, and sandwich lunches.

COSMOS BISTRO: 101 S.E. First St. A collaboration of local chefs making dishes from local produce and preferences that range from gourmet specialties to comfort food.

ENTWINED WINE AND COCKTAIL BAR: 303 Main St., 812-550-1393. A robust wine, beer, and cocktail list and a seasonal tapas menu.

HOUSE OF COMO: 2700 S. Kentucky Ave., 812-422-0572. Baked chicken dishes, lamb chops, fish entrées, and oversized steaks with Lebanese and Middle Eastern influence.

RIVERWALK RESTAURANT & CATERING: 6 Walnut St. (inside the Hadi Shrine building), 812-758-4644. Cocktails, burgers, sandwiches, seafood, fish, and specialty plates from the Acropolis menu.

SAMUEL’S: 113 SE. Fourth St., 812-777-0047. A wide range of shareable bites for the table, specialty entrees, and sandwiches rotating seasonally for those 21-plus only. Open for lunch and dinner.

SCHYMIK’S KITCHEN: 1112 Parrett St., 812-401-3333. Globally influenced restaurant and wine bar.

WALTON’S SMOKEHOUSE AND SOUTHERN KITCHEN: 956 Parrett St., 812-467-4255. Formerly Walton’s International Comfort Food, serving smokehouse delights in a unique atmosphere.

PRIVATE CLUBS

EVANSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB: 3810 Stringtown Road, 812-425-2243. Executive chef on staff. Diverse menu selection. Member-only dining.

OAK MEADOW COUNTRY CLUB: 11505 Browning Road, 812-867-1900.

Chef-created menu in full-service dining room and diverse options ranging from traditional to cutting edge. Breakfast served on weekends. Member-only dining.

ROLLING HILLS COUNTRY CLUB: 1666 Old Plank Road, Newburgh, IN, 812-925-3336. Executive chef on staff. New and classic dishes including chicken, seafood specials, and pastas. Member-only dining.

DELIS

THE BISTRO: 1 Main St. (Old National Bank), 812-424-5801. Fresh soups, salads, sandwiches, paninis, desserts, and daily specials. Catering available.

BOWLIFY SUPERFOODS: 250 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-303-2874. Acai bowls, smoothies, and avocado toasts.

CHICKEN SALAD CHICK: 1414 Hirschland Road, 812-594-9820. More than 12 flavors of chicken salad, soups, sides, and desserts.

THE DELI: 421 N.W. Riverside Drive (inside Bally’s Evansville), 812-4334000. Deli sandwiches, salads, hot dogs, polish sausage, and pizza.

FIREHOUSE SUBS: 1031 N. Green River Road, 812-909-4445. Hot and cold subs with toppings such as smoked turkey, sliced chicken, veggies, and white chicken salad.

THE GRANOLA JAR CAFÉ & BAKERY: 1033 Mount Pleasant Road, 812-4371899; 333 State St., Newburgh, IN, 812-490-0060; 5600 E. Virginia St., 812-401-8111. Specializes in house-made granola, breads, and vegetarian and vegan options.

HONEYBAKED HAM: 1446 N. Green River Road, 812-471-2940. Boxed lunches, sandwiches, salads, as well as whole, half, or slices of ham. Variety of desserts and side items.

JASON’S DELI: 943 N. Green River Road, 812-471-9905. Sandwiches, salads, and other healthy meals with fresh ingredients and no artificial trans fats, MSG, or high fructose corn syrup.

JIMMY JOHN’S: 701 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-401-5400; 130 N. St. Joseph Ave., 812-402-9944; 330 Main St., 812-402-5653; 2320 N. Green River Road, 812-402-5747; 8680 High Point Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-4907111. Deli-style sandwiches, fresh-baked bread, vegetables prepared daily, and cold cut meats.

LIC’S DELI AND ICE CREAM: 800 E. Diamond Ave., 812-424-4862; 4501 Lincoln Ave., 812-477-3131; 2311 W. Virginia St., 812-423-4173; 2001 Washington Ave., 812-473-0569; 11 N.W. Fifth St., 812-422-2618; 8700 Ruffian Lane, Newburgh, IN, 812-858-0022. Deli-style soups, salads, sandwiches, locally made ice cream, and sorbets.

MCALISTER’S DELI: 2220 N. Green River Road, 812-618-2050; 5301 Pearl Drive, Ste. 100, 812-228-4222; 3788 Libbert Road, Newburgh, IN, 812490-3354. Deli sandwiches, salads, spuds, and sweet tea.

OLD TYME DELI & MEAT SHOP: 307 N. 1st Ave., 812-401-1030. A traditional deli and meat shop offering plate lunches.

PANERA BREAD: 220 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-476-7477; 5201 Pearl Drive, 812-250-7088; 4015 Gateway Blvd., Newburgh, IN, 812-706-6386. Breads, sandwiches, paninis, soups, salads, and specialty coffee drinks.

PENN STATION EAST COAST SUBS: 137 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-479-7366; 4827 Davis Lant Drive, 812-402-7366; 5310 Pearl Drive, 812-434-7366; 8887 High Pointe Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-401-7366; 1111 Barrett Blvd., Henderson, KY, 270-826-7361; 3525 Frederica St., Owensboro, KY,

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, restaurants are handicapped-accessible and accept major credit cards. City and county ordinances prohibit smoking in many facilities. We suggest calling ahead to check which venues are exempt. Evansville Living has made every attempt to present an accurate guide. Please notify us of significant changes in a restaurant’s management, location, or menu. This directory is compiled by editorial staff and not based on advertising.

270-683-1515. Grilled, made fresh-to-order sub sandwiches, homemade hand-cut fries, and fresh-squeezed lemonade.

SICILIANO SUBS: 2021 W. Franklin St., 812-303-3382. Specialty sandwiches like the Cuban and Siciliano subs.

WHICH WICH: 5401 E. Lloyd Expressway, 812-471-2818; 6401 N. Green River Road, 812-867-0826. An extensive menu of customizable sandwiches and sides.

BAKERIES, COFFEEHOUSES, AND ICE CREAM

BEA SWEET TREATS: 4111 Merchant Drive, Newburgh, Indiana, 812-454-7728. Custom cakes and cookies, macarons, cookies, and other baked goods.

BE HAPPY PIE COMPANY: 2818 Mount Vernon Ave., 812-449-7718. Made-fromscratch pies, cookies, scones, and cookie pies.

BEANS & BARISTAS: 800 N. Green River Road (inside Eastland Mall), 812-4758566. Full coffee bar, gourmet coffees and teas, Italian sodas, and various pastry treats. Retail gourmet coffee beans and teas and unique gifts.

BUBBLE PANDA: 1524 N. Green River Road, 812-760-2728. Bubble tea shop offering milk and ice teas and lattes.

CLEO’S BAKERY & BROWN BAG LUNCHES: 9 W. Jennings St., Newburgh, IN, 812853-0500. Full bakery with cookies, scones, muffins, cupcakes, coffee, and lunches including signature sandwiches paired with choice of chips, pickles, and homemade soup.

CRUMBL COOKIES: 939 N. Burkhardt Road, Ste. B, 812-965-4133. Delivery and carry-out homemade, gourmet cookies.

D-ICE: 800 N. Green River Road (inside Eastland Mall), 812-319-9071. Thaifried ice cream rolls.

DONUT BANK BAKERY AND COFFEE SHOP: 210 N. St. Joseph Ave., 812-426-1011; 2128 N. First Ave., 812-426-2311; 1031 E. Diamond Ave., 812-426-0011; 5 N. Green River Road, 812-479-0511; 1950 Washington Ave., 812-477-2711; 3988 State Highway 261, Newburgh, IN, 812-858-9911; 1200 Lincoln Ave., 812-402-4111; 4800 W. Lloyd Expressway; 1303 W. Broadway St., Princeton, IN, 812-3853711; 2630A U.S. Highway 41, Henderson, KY, 270-212-0181. Donuts, coffee, cookies, other baked goods, and smoothies.

DUNKIN’: 3960 N. First Ave., 812-550-1500; 850 N. Green River Road, 812-3035797; 3955 Orchard Lane, Newburgh; 2222 U.S. 41, Henderson, KY. Donuts, pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and a variety of coffees.

FARM 57: 3443 Kansas Road, 812-677-5757. House-made pastries plus coffee and drinks.

GAYLACAKE: 320 N. Main St., 812-454-9791. Homemade cakes, mints, chocolate caramel pretzels, and candies.

GREAT HARVEST BREAD COMPANY: 423 Metro Ave. 812-476-4999. Fresh-baked bread, breakfast items, sandwiches, salads, homemade soups for lunch, and specialty sweets

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H HONEY + MOON COFFEE CO.: (Best Coffee Shop) 612 S. Weinbach Ave., 812-602-3123; 1211 Tutor Lane, 812-893-2945; 20 W. West Water St., Newburgh, IN. 812-746-8168. Curated coffee, drinks, fresh food, and Bliss Artisan ice cream.

JUST RENNIE’S COOKIE CO.: 102 S.E. Fourth St., 812-490-8098. Gourmet lunches, chicken salad sandwiches, club wraps, and cookies.

MILK & SUGAR SCOOP SHOPPE: 2027 W. Franklin St., 812-6021423; 10931 Highway 66. Premium ice cream shop.

MR. BUBBLE TEA: 503 N. Green River Road, 812-550-3166. Smoothies, Asian beverages, and bubble tea in different flavors.

MULBERRY JEANS: 600 State St., Newburgh, IN, 812-490-5835. High tea served with sandwiches, desserts, an extensive collection of premium coffee beans, and a variety of loose-leaf tea.

ORANGE LEAF: 701 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-401-5215. Up to 70 flavors of frozen yogurt.

H PANADERÍA SAN MIGUEL: (Best Hidden Gem) 2004 Washington Ave., 812-814-8037. Traditional Mexican bakery with cakes, pastries, and bread.

PARLOR DOUGHNUTS: 301 N. Green River Road, 812-303-5906. Fresh doughnuts, croissant doughnuts, and coffee from Proper Coffee Roasters.

PENNY LANE COFFEEHOUSE: 600 S.E. Second St., 812-421-8741. Fair trade organic espresso and espresso drinks, gourmet coffees, Italian sodas, fresh-baked pastries, and vegetarian soups.

PIECE OF CAKE: 210 Main St., 812-424-2253. Customized cakes, cookies, coffee, sodas, breakfast items, and more.

RIVER CITY COFFEE + GOODS: 223 Main St., 812-550-1695. Espresso bar, brewed coffees, pour-overs, and teas.

RIVER KITTY CAT CAFE: 226 Main St., 812-550-1553. Coffee, tea, croissants, cookies, biscotti, and savory pastries.

STARBUCKS: 624 S. Green River Road (inside Barnes & Noble), 812-475-1054; 504 N. Green River Road, 812-476-7385; 6401 E. Lloyd Expressway, Ste. 16, 812-401-1771; 4700 W. Lloyd Expressway, 812-549-4053; 4650 First Ave., 812-421-0461; 601 Walnut St., 812-423-5002; 7755 State Highway 66, Newburgh, IN, 812-858-0234.

SUGAR FIX: 333 State St., Newburgh, IN, 865-851-1164. A candy shop with a variety of candies, chocolates, and sweet treats.

TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFÉ: 2101 N. Green River Road, 812-2979727. Smoothies, flatbreads, wraps, sandwiches.

DINERS, CAFÉS, AND FAMILY RESTAURANTS

10-8 CAFÉ: 4209 U.S. 41 North, 812-413-0129 and 812-413-9355. A café with breakfast, appetizers, pizza, sandwiches, burgers, and a coffee lab serving specialty brews.

1820 CAFÉ: 5721 E. Virginia St. (in the Vineyard Bookstore), 812-479-8777. Croissants with chicken salad, gourmet coffees, and fruit smoothies.

BIG-TOP DRIVE IN: 1213 W. Maryland St., 812-424-7442. Sandwiches, chicken strips, and ice cream.

BURGER BANK: 1617 S. Weinbach Ave., 812-475-2265. Mini-burgers cheeseburgers, fries, and more.

CAFÉ COURT (RIDGWAY UNIVERSITY CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE): 1800 Lincoln Ave., 812-488-2951. Hot entrées, salad bar, deli and grill; Chick-fil-A; Starbucks Coffee, sandwiches, and salads at Rademacher’s Cafe; convenience store Aces Place.

THE CAROUSEL: 5115 Monroe Ave., 812-479-6388. Classic American cuisine.

CATFISH WILLY’S SEAFOOD & COMFORT CUISINE: 5720 E. Virginia St., 812-401-2233. Seafood favorites like crab, lobster, shrimp, and gator, as well as Southern comfort food.

CHICK-O-FISH: 3904 N. First Ave., 812-550-1270. Fried chicken, shrimp and fish combos, po boy sandwiches, salads, hush puppies, red beans and rice, and mac & cheese.

CLEAVERS: 5501 E. Indiana St., 812-473-0001. A casual restaurant serving sandwiches including pulled pork, Chicago-style Italian beef, pork loin, and steak.

CROSS-EYED CRICKET: 2101 W. Lloyd Expressway, 812-422-6464. Traditional American cuisine.

THE DINER BY MELES: 550 N. Green River Road, 812-402-1272. Regional specialties, Mexican-inspired dishes, and allday breakfast.

FRIENDSHIP DINER: 834 Tutor Lane, 812-402-0201. Breakfast, sandwiches, pasta, and home-style favorites.

G.D. RITZY’S: 4810 University Drive, 812-425-8700; 4320 N. First Ave., 812-421-1300; 601 N. Green River Road, 812-4746259. Grilled hamburgers, grilled chicken, chicken strips, kids meal, hot dogs, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, ultra-thin shoestring-style French fries, old-fashioned ice cream, and milkshakes.

HOOSIER BURGER CO.: 325 S. Green River Road, 812-437-0155. Fresh-to-order burgers, fries, ice cream, and milkshakes.

THE HORNET’S NEST: 11845 Petersburg Road, 812-867-2386. Soups, sandwiches, salads, daily lunch specials, steaks, seafood, and chicken.

JUICY SEAFOOD: 865 N. Green River Road. 812-303-6869. Seafood boils, fried seafood, and appetizers.

JOURNEY FISH AND CHICKEN: 825 S. Green River Road, 812303-2420. Sandwiches, gyros, fried fish, and fried chicken.

KITE & KEY CAFÉ: 2301 W. Franklin St., 812-401-0275. Breakfast and lunch options, coffee, espresso drinks, and desserts.

THE LANDING: 1 E. Water St., Newburgh, IN, 812-518-1200. Flatbreads, burgers, sandwiches, pasta, and other entrées.

LIBBY AND MOM’S: 2 Richardt Ave., 812-437-3040. Home-cooked meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

MAJOR MUNCH: 101 N.W. First St., 812-306-7317. Cheeseburgers, chili, grilled chicken sandwiches, grilled cheese, and catfish.

MERRY-GO-ROUND RESTAURANT: 2101 Fares Ave., 812-423-6388. Traditional American cuisine.

H NELLIE’S RESTAURANT: (Best Place for Breakfast) 8566 Ruffian Lane, Newburgh, IN, 812-629-2142. Breakfast and lunch items, such as omelets, pancakes, waffles, sandwiches, burgers, and salads.

THE NEW FRONTIER RESTAURANT AND BAR: 12945 Highway 57, 812-867-6786. Bloody Mary bar, appetizers, sandwiches, soups, salads, steak, fried chicken, and pork chops.

THE NEW OLD MILL: 5031 New Harmony Road, 812-963-6000. Steaks, chicken, catch of the day, sandwiches, soups, and salads.

PATTIE’S SAND TRAP AT FENDRICH GOLF COURSE: 1900 E. Diamond Ave., 812-435-6028. Burgers, sandwiches, chicken, and other entrées.

PIE PAN: 905 North Park Drive, 812-425-2261. Traditional American cuisine. Homemade pies sold by the slice and whole.

PIER 17 CAJUN SEAFOOD RESTAURANT AND BAR: 600 N. Green River Road., 812-303-6338. Cajun classic appetizers like fried calamari and seafood from shrimp and oysters to catfish served in combo specials, fried baskets, and boils.

THE TIN FISH: 707 State St., Newburgh, IN, 812-490-7000. Fresh fish flown in daily, clam chowder, gumbo, salads, and sandwiches.

VFW 1114: 110 N. Wabash Ave. of Flags, 812-422-5831. Friday buffet, prime rib on Saturday, and brunch on Sunday.

WAYLON’S DINER ON MAIN: 606 N. Main St, 812-777-0088. All-day breakfast, homemade desserts, lunch specials, and cold sandwiches and wraps for grab-n’-go lunch.

ZESTO: 102 W. Franklin St., 812-424-1416; 920 E. Riverside Drive, 812-423-5961. Hamburgers, fish and chicken sandwiches, tenderloins, soups, and ice cream.

AMERICAN FARE NATIONAL CHAINS

APPLEBEE’S: 5100 E. Morgan Ave., 812-471-0942; 5727 Pearl Drive, 812-426-2006; 1950 U.S. Highway 41-N., Henderson, KY, 270826-9427; 5120 Frederica St., Owensboro, KY, 270-926-3472. Soups, sandwiches, salads, and various dinner entrées.

BISCUIT BELLY: 945 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-777-8300. Shareable breakfast dishes, biscuit sandwiches, biscuits and gravy, and more.

BJ’S RESTAURANT AND BREWHOUSE: 1000 N. Green River Road, 812-550-9320. Soups, salads, pizza, pasta, burgers and sandwiches, and other entrées.

BOB EVANS: 1125 N. Green River Road, 812-473-9022. “Homestyle” American menu.

BUBBA 33’S: 1 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-901-6409. Fresh burgers, pizza, sandwiches, entrees, classic pub-style appetizers and sides, and a full bar.

CHEDDAR’S: 2100 N. Green River Road, 812-491-9976. Garden-fresh salads, homemade soups, and varied entrée selections including pasta, lemon pepper chicken, and tilapia.

CRACKER BARREL: 8215 Eagle Lake Drive, 812-479-8788. Classic American cuisine.

CULVER’S: 1734 Hirschland Road, 812-437-3333; 4850 W. Lloyd Expressway, 812-492-8000. ButterBurgers and frozen custard.

CHEW ON THIS

NOW OPEN

Farm 57, 3443 Kansas Road, has opened a coffee shop serving fresh java seven days a week.

10-8 Cafe opened in December, as a part of the LawMan Tactical Guntry Club, 4209 U.S. 41 N, which also features a coffee lab serving specialty brews. Sunrise Café Family Restaurant held its grand opening Jan. 24 at 8401 N. Kentucky Ave. and will serve Mexican and American Cuisine, including breakfast. Thai Orchids has opened at 601 E. Boonville-New Harmony Road, Ste 200 and serves Thai cuisine such as drunken boodles, Panang curry, and coconut milk soup.

NIBBLES

Marigold Bar, 2112 S. Weinbach Ave., is under new ownership as of Jan. 4. Catfish Willy’s, 5720 E. Virginia St., has rebranded to Catfish Willy’s Seafood & Comfort Cuisine and added Southern comforts such as fried chicken, Salisbury steak, Grippos meatloaf, and veggie platters. The restaurant also introduced a serving robot, the Keenon Dinerbot T5, to assist servers. Schymik’s Kitchen, 1112 Parrett St., has begun a bi-weekly themed dinner series, “Thursday Supper Club,” with each menu curated by chef Lake Russell and the kitchen staff. Joe Brewski Coffee, 10 N.W. Sixth St., is partnering with Bloomington, Indiana’s Baked! to bring a limited cookie menu to Evansville. Myriad Brewing Company has announced it will add a courtyard with outdoor seating behind the taproom at its Newburgh, Indiana, location, 8245 High Pointe Drive. Paradise Pizza, a new food truck from the owner of Kool Shack in Henderson, Kentucky, plans to hit the streets in March and serve pizza and breadsticks. The Peephole Bar & Grill, 201 Main St., was significantly damaged when a vehicle drove through the restaurant in February and is closed for an unspecified time for repairs.

DEARLY DEPARTED

The Milk Barn Café, 421 Read St., closed in January, and the building was purchased by Dishes by Dani. The Barrel House, 1700 Morgan Center Drive, announced Jan. 16 the building was sold, and the restaurant would close.

PEEPHOLE PHOTO BY LAURA MATHIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED

Dining Directory

DRAKE’S: 1222 Hirschland Road, 812-401-2920. An American chain known for craft beer, burgers, and sushi.

FIVE GUYS BURGERS AND FRIES: 5402 E. Indiana St., 812-401-1773. Burgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, and Cajun fries.

FREDDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS: 2848 N. Green River Road, 812-909-4395; 5501 Pearl Drive, 812-303-6137. Steakburgers, various sandwiches, and frozen custard.

GOLDEN CORRAL FAMILY STEAK HOUSE: 130 N. Cross Pointe Blvd., 812-4731095; 1320 N. Green St., Henderson, KY, 270-869-9310. Large buffet selections, steaks, shrimp, and chicken.

JAKE’S WAYBACK BURGERS: 115 Cross Pointe Blvd., 812-475-9272; 624 E. Diamond Ave., 812-422-4999. Burgers, hot dogs, and hand-dipped thick milkshakes.

LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE: 5645 Pearl Drive, 812-421-0908. American fare including handcut steaks, baby-back ribs, mesquite-grilled chicken, appetizers, salads, and seafood.

LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE: 320 N. Green River Road, 812-473-2400; 2974 Heartland Crossing Blvd., Owensboro, KY, 270-686-2220. Steak, chicken, ribs, seafood, sandwiches, and burgers.

O’CHARLEY’S: 7301 E. Indiana St., 812-479-6632; 5125 Pearl Drive (at Red Bank Road and Lloyd Expressway), 812-424-3348. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and dinner entrées.

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE: 7201 E. Indiana St., 812-474-0005. Specialty steaks, chicken, seafood entrées, salads, and vegetable side dishes.

PANDA EXPRESS: 2445 Menards Drive, 812-479-8889. Chinese fast food like orange chicken, sesame chicken, and fried rice.

RAFFERTY’S: 1400 N. Green River Road, 812-471-0024. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and dinner entrées.

RED LOBSTER: 4605 Bellemeade Ave., 812-477-9227. Soups, salads, sandwiches, seafood entrées, fresh-catch, and daily specials.

RED ROBIN: 6636 E. Lloyd Expressway, 812-473-4100. A variety of hamburgers including the “Banzai Burger,” the “Royal Red Robin Burger,” and the “Whiskey River BBQ Burger.” Full bar menu.

TERIYAKI MADNESS: 8833 High Pointe Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-4900048. Japanese inspired, Seattle-style teriyaki customizable bowls of chicken, steak, tofu, veggies, noodles, white rice, fried rice.

TEXAS ROADHOUSE: 7900 Eagle Crest Blvd., 812-477-7427. Ribs, steaks, side items, and fresh baked bread.

WINGSTOP: 499 N. Green River Road, Ste. B, 812-909-3445. Classic, boneless, and crispy tenders wings in 11 flavors.

PIZZERIAS

ARCHIE & CLYDE’S RESTAURANT & BAR: 8309 Bell Oaks Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-7778. Pizza, fried cheese ravioli, wraps, salads, soups, gyros, and barbecue.

AZZIP PIZZA: 5225 Pearl Drive, 812-401-3572; 8680 High Pointe Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-518-3810; 2121 N. Green River Road, 812-901-0490; 4660 N. First Ave., 812-250-8947; 3800 Frederica St., Owensboro, KY, 270-215-7741.  All personal sized pizzas (8 or 11 inches) made with one meat and all the vegetable toppings included. Thin and crispy pizza. Warm cookies, salad, beer, and wine also available.

DONATOS PIZZA: 710 S. Greeen River Road, Ste. 3, 812-618-3868. Pizza, oven-baked subs, salad, calzones, and desserts.

DONTAE’S HIGHLAND PIZZA PARLOR: 6669 Kratzville Road, 812-777-0016. Pizzas, strombolis, paninis, and salads.

DONTAE’S ON MAIN PIZZA PARLOR: 606 N. Main St., 812-437-8080. The second location of Dontae’s Highland Pizza serves its traditional menu as well as exciting new twists on classic pizzas.

FARM 57: 3443 Kansas Road, 812-677-5757. Wood-fired, brick-oven pizza from The Pizza Revolution and weekly food truck events.

FAT BOY’S PIZZA: 10722 Highway 662 W., Newburgh, IN, 812-518-3061. Local una-style pizza serving take out orders only.

FRANKLIN STREET PIZZA FACTORY: 2033 W. Franklin St., 812-602-3028. Pizza, sandwiches, appetizers, and salads.

GARDO’S ITALIAN OVEN: 13220 Darmstadt Road, 812-868-8071. Pizza, sandwiches, wings, appetizers, and salads.

GATTITOWN: 316 N. Green River Road, 812-473-3800. Buffet-style pizzas, pastas, salads, and desserts all in a kids’ festival-like arcade.

HARMONY PIZZA: 1101 Harmony Way, 812-424-8882. New York-style pizza, strombolis, breadsticks, and garlic knots.

HEADY’S PIZZA: 4120 N. First Ave., 812-437-4343. Pizza, subs, wings, and pasta. Late night delivery available.

KIPPLEE’S STADIUM INN: 2350 Division St., 812-476-1963. Fried appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, and pizza.

THE 9AM ALL MUSIC HOUR

9555; 2411 Stringtown Road, 812-401-8555; 2539 Highway 41 N., Ste. A, Henderson, KY, 270-831-1800. Pizzas and breads, including cheese bread, pepperoni cheese bread, and crazy bread.

THE LOBO LOUNGE: 1200 Edgar St., 812-550-1001. Pizza, adult beverages, and more.

LOMBARDI’S NEW YORK PIZZA AND WINGS: 3311 N. Green River Road, 812-602-5255. Authentic New York-style pizza sold by the slice or whole and buffalo wings.

LYLE’S SPORTSZONE PIZZA & PUB: 1404 E. Morgan Ave., 812-425-7729. Home of Lyle’s original loaded stromboli. Also serves pizza and sandwiches.

MOD PIZZA: 6401 E. Lloyd Expressway, Ste. C, 812-602-5525; 2710 Heartland Crossing, Ste. C, Owensboro, KY, 270-240-2646. Custom, artisan-style pizzas.

NOBLE ROMAN’S: 222 S. Red Bank Road, 812-303-4010; 1216 Washington Square Mall, 812-473-4606. Pizzas, salads, breadsticks, garlic bread, hand-sauced chicken wings, pasta, and sandwiches.

PANGEA KITCHEN: 111 S. Green River Road, Ste. E., 812-401-2404. Offering authentic Neapolitan and Detroit-style pizzas, Thai cuisine, and Italian gelato.

PANGEA PIZZERIA: 401 N.W. Second St., 812-401-2500. Neo-Neapolitan pizza, scratch-made gelato from Pangea Kitchen, and Grande cookies.

PAPA JOHN’S PIZZA: 4814 W. Lloyd Expressway, 812-423-7272; 5436 E. Indiana St., 812-473-5200; 3955 Haley Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-858-7272; 303 N. Weinbach Ave., 812-477-7700; 4204 N. First Ave., 812-425-2345; 12414 Hwy 41 North, 812-867-7272; 2510 Frederica St., Owensboro, KY, 270-684-3300; 418 Center St., Henderson, KY, 270-826-4444. Pizza, cheese sticks, bread sticks, chicken strips, and hot wings.

PIZZA KING: (dine-in facilities) 220 N. St. Joseph Ave., 812-424-7976; 7777 State Highway 66, Newburgh, IN, 812-853-3368; 1033 S. Weinbach Ave., 812-476-4941. Pizza and baked stromboli-type sandwiches.

PIZZA OVEN: 5806 Stringtown Road, 812-425-1455. Pizza, strombolis, and Texas barbecue sandwiches.

ROCA BAR AND PIZZA: 1618 S. Kentucky Ave., 812-422-7782. Sandwiches, salads, pasta entrées, pizza, steaks, and chicken. Live entertainment and patio dining.

ROUNDERS PIZZA: 510 W. Mill Road, 812-424-4960; 12731 N. Green River Road, 812-867-7172. Specialty pizzas including the Nameless Spe-

SAM’S PIZZERIA: 2011 W. Delaware St., 812-423-3160. Pizza, sandwiches, calzones, and breadsticks.

THE SLICE: 2011 Lincoln Ave., 812-402-8518. Pizza by the slice or pie. Non-traditional varieties.

SPANKEY’S UNA PIZZA: 4404 W. Lloyd Expressway, 812-402-6776. A pizza joint with a variety of specialty pizzas such as The Westsider with an assortment of meat toppings, and the Alfredo chicken bacon.

STEVE’S UNA PIZZA: 1005 S. St. James Blvd., 812-477-5411. Dinner-only takeout, thin-crust pizzas and extras.

H TURONI’S FORGET-ME-NOT-INN: (Best Pizza) 4 N. Weinbach Ave., 812477-7500. Pizza, salads, sandwiches, and fresh-brewed beers.

H TURONI’S PIZZERY AND BREWERY: (Best Pizza) 408 N. Main St., 812424-9871. Pizza, salads, sandwiches, and fresh-brewed beers.

H TURONI’S PIZZERY AND BREWERY NEWBURGH: (Best Pizza) 8011 Bell Oaks Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-5555. Pizza, salads, sandwiches, and fresh-brewed beers.

BARBECUE

BANDANA’S BAR-B-Q: 6636 Logan Drive, 812-401-9922. Pork, beef, chicken, and ribs specially prepared over a pit of select hardwoods for a signature smoked flavor.

HICKORY PIT STOP: 1521 N. Main St., 812-422-6919. Barbecue chicken, turkey, pork, mutton, and a variety of side dishes.

KENNY’S SMOKE SHACK BBQ: 901 W. Franklin St. 812-303-0867. Chopped whole hog, turkey legs, smoked sausage links, sliced brisket, chopped mutton, sandwiches, and various sides.

MARX BBQ: 3119 W. Maryland St., 812-425-1616. Barbecue chicken, pork, and ribs.

H MISSION BBQ: (Best Barbecue Restaurant) 1530 N. Green River Road, 812-213-0200. Barbecue, made-from-scratch sides, and sandwiches.

WOLF’S BAR-B-Q: 6600 N. First Ave., 812-424-8891. Barbecue pork, chicken, beef, pork ribs, large variety of vegetable side dishes, homemade soup, and chili.

ETHNICORIENTAL

ASIAN

2ND LANGUAGE: 401 N.W. Second St., 812-401-2500. Authentic Asian cuisine, ramen, and desserts. Open for lunch and dinner service.

BIG BANG MONGOLIAN GRILL: 2013 N. Green River Road, 812-602-1400. Open-bar Mongolian grill stir fry, lunch and dinner options, and appetizers.

CANTON INN: 947 North Park Drive, 812-428-6611. Cantonese and American-style appetizers, soups, poultry, beef, pork, and seafood dishes.

CHINA KING: 590 E. Diamond Ave., 812-423-1896. Traditional Chinese entrées.

CHINA VILLAGE: 8423 Bell Oaks Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-858-8238.

CHOPSTICK HOUSE RESTAURANT: 5412 E. Indiana St., 812-473-5551. Chinese buffet.

CRAZY BUFFET: 701 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-437-8833. Chinese buffet.

DOMO JAPANESE HIBACHI GRILL, SUSHI, AND RAMEN: 215 N. Green River Road, 812-491-0003. Authentic Japanese dishes, bento boxes, sushi, ramen, and hibachi.

FUJI YAMA: 915 North Park Drive, 812-962-4440. Soups, salads, noodles, rice, sushi, hand rolls, chicken, beef, and shrimp dishes.

GANGNAM KOREAN: 518 Main St., 812-550-1171. Korean cuisine, rice and noodle dishes, seafood, and sushi rolls.

GOLDEN BUDDHA: 3221 Taylor Ave., 812-473-4855; 5066 Highway 261, Newburgh, IN, 812-853-2680.

GRACIE’S CHINESE CUISINE: 12500 U.S. Highway 41-N., 812-868-8888.

JAYA’S RESTAURANT: 119 S.E. Fourth St., 812-422-6667. Authentic Korean cuisine and sushi.

JIMMY GAO’S SZECHWAN CHINESE RESTAURANT: 669 N. Green River Road (in Eastland Place), 812-479-7600. Extensive Chinese menu.

JUMAK: 5720 E. Virginia St., 812-303-1705. Traditional Korean dishes such as bibimbap, yachae twigim, and bulgogi.

KANPAI: 4593 Washington Ave., 812-471-7076. International fare, Japanese sushi bar, beer, wine, and sake.

LINCOLN GARDEN: 2001 Lincoln Ave., 812-471-8881. Chinese appetizers, soups, lunch platters, and entrées including crab rangoon and General Tso’s chicken.

MAMA’S KITCHEN: 1624 N. Green River Road (inside Aihua International Market), 812-479-7168. Stir-fried dishes and soups.

NINKI JAPANESE BISTRO: 4222 Bell Road, Ste. 7, Newburgh, IN, 812-5183055. Authentic Japanese cuisine.

OSAKA JAPANESE HIBACHI AND SUSHI: 5435 Pearl Drive, 812-303-0359. Hibachi-style cuisine, sushi bar, and specialty dishes for dine-in and carry-out.

Dining Directory

POKÉ PIRATE: 2013 N. Green River Road, 812-434-1725. Signature bowls and build-your-own poke.

POKÉ RIVER: 6240 E. Virginia St., 812-303-8003. Poke and sushi dishes, like poke bowls, sushi burritos, or poke salads.

ROPPONGI JAPANESE STEAK & SUSHI: 7221 E. Indiana St., 812-437-5824. Sushi, filet mignon, New York strip, and hibachi.

SAKURA: 4833 Highway 261, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-0553, Japanese cuisine like sushi, sashimi, fried rice, tempura, and hibachi dinners.

TASTE OF CHINA: 4579 University Drive, 812-422-1260.

THAI ORCHIDS: 601 E. Boonville-New Harmony Road, Ste. 200, 812-6120465. Traditional cuisine featuring curry dishes, drunken noodles, and Thai custard.

THAI PAPAYA CUISINE: 1434 Tutor Lane, 812-477-8424. Authentic Thai cuisine, including Pad Thai, papaya salad, spicy prawn soup, and satay.

TOKYO JAPAN RESTAURANT: 3000 N. Green River Road, 812-401-1020. Hibachi grill: chicken, beef, shrimp, and scallops.

VIETNAMESE CUISINE: 4602 Vogel Road, 812-479-8818. Vietnamese fare, including traditional noodle dishes.

WASABI EVANSVILLE: 1122 Hirschland Road, 812-602-3737. Sushi, hibachi meals, appetizers, soups, and salads.

YAK & YETI: 815 S. Green River Road, 812-909-2022. Family recipes passed down from multiple generations from the Himalayan region.

YANG’S SHABU SHABU: 4700 Vogel Road, 812-471-8889. Chinese, vegetarian, seafood, Japanese, and more.

YEN CHING: 406 S. Green River Road, 812-474-0181. Weekday lunch specials and evening menu items.

ZUKI: Japanese Hibachi Grill & Sushi Lounge: 1448 N. Green River Road, 812-477-9854; 222 Main St., 812-423-9854. Sushi and hibachi-grilled foods.

GERMAN MAN

GERST HAUS: 2100 W. Franklin St., 812-424-1420. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and dinner entrées. Traditional German cuisine. Large imported beer list.

INDIAN

ROYAL INDIAN CUISINE: 7799 Highway 66, Newburgh, IN, 812-518-4018. Authentic Indian cuisine like samosas, tandoori chicken, curry, and more.

TAJ MAHAL: 900 Tutor Lane, 812-476-5000. Tandoori chicken, paneer tikka, panjabi curry, kadai paneer, and more.

ITALIAN/MEDITERRANEAN RRANEAN

ANGELO’S: 305 Main St., 812-428-6666. Pasta, chicken, seafood, veal, and pizzas.

CAFÉ ARAZU: 17 W. Jennings St., Newburgh, IN, 812-842-2200. Pitas, wraps, and shish kebabs with lamb, chicken, and beef.

KABOB XPRESS: 3305 N. Green River Road, 812-402-0244. Hummus, stuffed grape leaves, falafel, fresh salads, sandwiches, gyro plate, and many kabob plate options.

LITTLE ANGELO’S: 8000 Bell Oaks Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-853-8364. Italian cuisine featuring appetizers, sandwiches, pizzas, pasta, and chicken.

LITTLE ITALY: 4430 N. First Ave., 812-401-0588. Italian and Mediterranean pizzas, soups, salads, pasta, chicken, and sandwiches.

MANNA MEDITERRANEAN GRILL: 2913 Lincoln Ave., 812-473-7005. Stuffed grape leaves, gyros, and shish kebabs.

MILANO’S ITALIAN CUISINE: 500 Main St., 812-484-2222. Pizzas, pasta, baked sandwiches, and dinner entrées.

OLIVE GARDEN: 1100 N. Green River Road, 812-473-2903. Soups, salads, pasta, and luncheon entrées.

SAUCED: 1113 Parrett St., 812-402-2230. Pasta, steak, and seafood.

H SMITTY’S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE: (Best Outdoor Dining/Patio Atmosphere) 2109 W. Franklin St., 812-423-6280. Premium steak, pasta, pizza, and Italian favorites.

LATIN AMERICAN EX MEX

CARIBBEAN CUISINE: 1010 S. Kentucky Ave., 812-303-0631. Caribbean and Haitian dishes like red beans and rice, oxtail, and fish.

CASA FIESTA MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 2121 N. Green River Road, 812-4014000. Traditional Tex Mex entrees are offered alongside Evansville-centric dish such as chicken on the beach.

CHAVA’S MEXICAN GRILL: 4202 N. First Ave., 812-401-1977. Authentic Mexican cuisine offering burritos, tacos, and more.

CHIPOTLE: 499 N. Green River Road, 812-471-4973. Tacos, burritos, salads, drinks, chips, and guacamole.

EL CHARRO MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 720 N. Sonntag Ave., 812-421-1986. Occasional mariachi band performances. Specialties include paella and chimichangas.

EL MARIACHI MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 1919 N. Green River Road, 812777-0111. Street tacos, enchiladas, burritos, quesadillas, fajitas, and other Mexican cuisine.

EL PAISANO MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 311 S. Green River Road, 618-967-2131. Street tacos, burritos, tortas, and more.

EL PATRON: 943 N. Park Drive. 812-402-6500. The owners of El Charro opened this restaurant on the North Side, offering authentic Mexican cuisine.

ENA RESTAURANT: 920 Main St., 812-550-1019. Authentic Latin food from countries including Mexico and El Salvador.

FIESTA ACAPULCO: 8480 High Pointe Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-858-7777. Authentic Mexican dishes, grilled steak dinners, and more.

GHOST QUESADILLA: 4222 Bell Road, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-6000. Mexican favorites like quesadillas, tacos, and burritos.

GOLLITA PERUVIAN CUISINE: 4313 E. Morgan Ave., 812-303-5100. Authentic Peruvian cuisine like Peruvian minestrone, tamales, and papa a la huancaína.

HACIENDA: 990 S. Green River Road, 812-474-1635; 711 N. First Ave., 812-423-6355; 5440 Pearl Drive, 812-422-2055; 600 E. Boonville New Harmony Road, 812-401-2180. Tex-Mex menu available all day.

HERRADURA MEXICAN RESTAURANT BAR & GRILL: 4610 Bellemeade Ave., 812-402-0355. Mexican restaurant, bar, and grill.

HOT HEAD BURRITOS: 5625 Pearl Drive, 812-437-5010. Burritos, salad bowls, tacos, nachos, quesadillas to order with meat options including chicken, steak, pork, barbacoa, and taco meat.

JALISCO MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 4044 Professional Lane, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-2814. Authentic Mexican cuisine.

H LA CAMPIRANA: (Best Latin American Restaurant) 724 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-550-1585. Fresh Mexican cuisine and fresh juice bar.

LAS AMERICAS STORE AND RESTAURANT, INC.: 1016 S. Weinbach Ave., 812-475-3483. Offers Mexican ingredients for purchase and food made in house.

LOS ALFARO’S RESTAURANT: 5201 Kratzville Road, 812-550-1186. Authentic food from Mexico, Argentina, Peru, El Salvado, Columbia, and four other countries. Home to the 2-foot California Breakfast Burrito and the Foot Long Taco.

LOS BRAVOS: 3534 N. First Ave., 812-424-4101; 6226 Waterfront Blvd., 812-474-9078; 4630 W. Lloyd Expressway, 812-464-3163; 3311 Liberty Blvd., Boonville, IN, 812-897-3442. Traditional Mexican menu.

LOS PORTALES MEXICAN GRILL: 3339 N. Green River Road, 812-475-0566. Authentic Mexican dishes, grilled steak dinners, and more.

LOS TRES CAMINOS: 12100 U.S. Highway 41-N., 812-868-8550. Authentic Mexican cuisine including chimichangas, burritos, Mexican pizza, and quesadillas.

MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL: 6401 E. Lloyd Expressway (inside The Evansville Pavilion), 812-491-6637. Fresh Mexican cuisine.

NACHOS GRILL: 821 S. Green River Road, 812-909-0030. Authentic Mexican fare made from scratch with fresh ingredients.

QDOBA MEXICAN GRILL: 922 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-401-0800. Mexican eats.

RIVIERA MEXICAN GRILL: 10604 Highway 662, Newburgh, IN, 812-4909936. Fajitas, quesadillas, nacho platters, taco salads, and chimidogs.

SALSARITA’S: 3910 E. Morgan Ave., 812-437-2572; 4077 State Route 261, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-5050. Mexican cuisine like burritos, tacos, taco salads, and its signature Quesorito.

SUNRISE CAFÉ FAMILY RESTAURANT: 8401 N. Kentucky Avenue, 812)-6260050. A family restaurant with a mix of Mexican and American cuisine.

TAQUERIA Y PUPUSERIA MIRANDA: 2008 Washington Ave., 812-492-9992. Specializing in authentic Salvadorian Pupusas and street tacos with a variety of fillings.

THE TAQUERIA COMPANY: 800 N. Green River Road (inside Eastland Mall), 812-550-1505; 2519 N. First Ave., 812-602-4041. Tacos, quesadilla, nachos, fajitas, and burritos with homemade tortillas.

SPORTS BARS

BUFFALO WILD WINGS GRILL AND BAR: 715 N. Green River Road (in Eastland Place), 812-471-9464; 5405 Pearl Drive, 812-423-9464. Chicken wings cooked with various seasonings, burgers, salads, and chicken.

BURGH HOUSE AT SHOWPLACE FEC: 8099 Bell Oaks Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-853-6843. Specialty burgers, sandwiches, pizza, pasta, and drinks.

CHASER’S BAR AND GRILL: 2131 W. Franklin St., 812-401-1699. Sandwiches, pizza, burgers, salads, and lunch specials.

CORNER POCKET BAR & GRILL: 1819 N. Fulton Ave., 812-428-2255. Soups, salads, sandwiches, plate lunches, pizzas, stuffed baked potatoes, and appetizers.

DOC’S BAR: 1305 Stringtown Road, 812-401-1201. Appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, pizza, and desserts. Family room and kids menu available. Free Wi-Fi and full bar.

FRANKLIN STREET TAVERN: 2126 Franklin St., 812-401-1313. Drink specials and pizza.

GHOST SPORTS BAR: 5501 Pearl Drive, 812-985-8477; 4222 Bell Road, Ste. 2 (Next to Ghost Quesadilla), 812-490-6000. Classic bar favorites and spicy specialties.

HOOTERS: 4620 Lincoln Ave., 812-475-0229. Appetizers, including cooked and raw oysters, soups, salads, and sandwiches.

KC’S MARINA POINTE: 1801 Waterworks Road, 812-550-1050. Seafood options and full bar.

MOJO’S BONEYARD SPORTS BAR & GRILLE: 4920 Bellemeade Ave., 812475-8593. Bar food including chicken wings, burgers, and strombolis.

O’BRIAN’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL: 1801 N. Green River Road, 812-401-4630. Irish tavern food, Reubens, burgers, soup, and salad.

TIKI ON MAIN: 524 Main St., 812-424-5020. Burgers, hot dogs, gyros, small pizzas, fish dinners, and cold drinks. Open seasonally.

WINGS ETC.: 628 E. Diamond Ave., 812-909-2945; 8833 High Point Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-0550. Chicken wings, burgers, wraps, salads, and wide beer selection.

TAVERN FOOD

BOKEH LOUNGE: 1007 Parrett St., 812-909-0388. Open daily at 11 a.m. Offering a full menu including steaks, kabobs, burgers, salads, sandwiches, and vegetarian meals. Brunch on Sunday and late-night breakfasts served Friday and Saturday.

THE BREW BROTHERS TAP HOUSE: 421 N.W. Riverside Drive (inside Tropicana Evansville), 812-433-4000. Appetizers, flatbreads, sandwiches, salads, and specialty entrees. Also features 36 rotating seasonal beers on tap.

BUD’S ROCKIN’ COUNTRY BAR AND GRILL: 2124 W. Franklin St., 812-4011730. Southern comfort food, daily plate lunch and beer specials, and gourmet flatbreads.

DARMSTADT INN: 13130 Darmstadt Road, 812-867-7300. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and plate lunches. Dinner entrées include steaks, fried chicken, and seafood.

DEERHEAD SIDEWALK CAFÉ AND BAR: 222 E. Columbia St., 812-425-2515. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and double-decker pizzas.

ENIGMA BAR & GRILL: 4044 Professional Lane, Newburgh, IN, 812-4900600. Appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, and various entrées as well as a tequila menu.

FOOL MOON GRILL AND BAR: 5625 Pearl Drive, 812-467-7486. Appetizers, wings, signature salads, and burgers.

HIGHLAND INN: 6620 N. First Ave., 812-909-1500. Appetizers, salads, burgers, sandwiches, pizzas, and customer-favorite Bloody Marys.

H THE HILLTOP INN: (Restaurant with the Best Breaded Tenderloin) 1100 Harmony Way, 812-303-3732. Sandwiches including brains, fried bologna, fried fish, salad bar, steaks, chicken, and seafood entrées.

HORNVILLE TAVERN: 2607 W. Baseline Road, 812-963-9318. Soups, salads, sandwiches, dinner entrées including 16-ounce smoked pork chops, fried chicken, steaks, and daily specials.

HORSTKETTER’S TAVERN: 5809 Stringtown Road, 812-423-0692. Traditional tavern serving cold beer and deli meats.

K.C.’S TIME OUT LOUNGE & GRILL: 1121 Washington Square, 812-437-9920. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and pizza. Plate lunch specials Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

KNOB HILL TAVERN: 1016 Highway 662 W., Newburgh, IN, 812-853-9550. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and dinner entrées including shrimp, steak, chicken, fiddlers, and hand-tossed pizzas.

LAMASCO BAR & GRILL: 1331 W. Franklin St., 812-437-0171. Basic tavern menu including soups, salads, and sandwiches.

PEEPHOLE BAR & GRILL: 201 Main St., 812-423-5171. Cheeseburgers, onion rings, fries, and the splitter (a fried hot dog).

PRIME TIME PUB & GRILL: 8177 Bell Oaks Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-0655; 12301 Hwy 41 N., 812-247-0093. Prime rib, burgers, half-pound burgers, salads, more than 30 bourbons, and more.

THE ROOFTOP: 112 N.W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 812-550-1599. Breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, and pizza.

THE SPORTSDEN BAR + GRILL: 701 N. Weinbach Ave., Ste. 110, 812-479-8887. Lyleboli, TNT burger, and Brew City fries.

SPORTSMAN’S BILLIARDS AND GRILLE: 2315 W. Franklin St., 812-422-0801. Hamburgers, chicken breasts, and catfish plates.

ST. JOE INN: 9515 Saint Wendel Road, 812-963-9310. Soups, salads, sandwiches, plate lunch specials, fiddlers, steaks, and fried chicken dinners.

ST. PHILIP INN: 11200 Upper Mount Vernon Road, 812-985-5558. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and plate lunch specials. Dinner including fried chicken, steaks, and shrimp.

STOCKWELL INN: 4001 E. Eichel Ave., 812-476-2384. Plate lunches, homemade soup, salads, sandwiches, steak, pork chops, fiddlers, and brain sandwiches.

ZAPS TAVERN: 3725 St. Philip Road, 812-985-2121. Tavern-style food including wings, burgers, dinner entrees, and weekend breakfast service.

BREWERIES, WINERIES, AND CRAFT COCKTAILS

ARCADEMIE: 22 NW. Sixth St., 812-303-7771. Craft cocktails, regional beer on tap, and fresh Mexican classics from Botanas by La Campriana.

DAMSEL BREW PUB: 209 N. Wabash Avenue of Flags, 812-909-1956. Pub food and beer brewed on site.

FIDEL’S BOURBON AND CIGAR BAR: 950 Parrett St. (above Walton’s), 812-467-4255. More than 100 premium bourbons, prohibition-era cocktails, and extensive cigar lockers.

HAYNIE’S CORNER BREWING CO.: 56 Adams Ave., 812-909-2668. Craft ale, beers, and local wine.

HIGH SCORE SALOON: 323 Main St., Ste. F., 812-909-3229. Arcade bar with local and regional brews, full bar, and trash tots.

JENNINGS STREET PUBLIC HOUSE: 300 W. Jennings St., Newburgh, IN. 812-5184007. Local craft beer, wine, domestics, scratch cocktails, and spirits.

H MO’S HOUSE: (Best Bar) 1114 Parrett St., 812-401-3800. Two bars serving craft cocktail made from scratch, ample lounge seating, patio space, and snacks.

H MYRIAD BREWING COMPANY: (Best Brewery) 100 S.E. First St., 812402-1515; 8245 High Pointe Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-402-1515. Housebrewed and guest beers.

CATERING

ACROPOLIS CATERING/VENUE 812: 1401 N. Boeke Road, 812-475-9320/812-7584660. Greek-American cuisine, chicken, beef, lamb, salads, and desserts.

H AGAPE GRAZE: (Best Place to Play with Your Food) 1401 N. Boeke Road, 812-518-0008. Charcuterie catering and gift delivery services.

THE BALLROOM AT SAUCED: 1119 Parrett St., 812-422-2230.

BAUERHAUS MOBILE CATERING: 13605 Darmstadt Road, 812-759-9000. Customized menus from simple party trays with gourmet hors d’oeuvres to elegant seven-course meals.

CHERYL MOCHAU, PERSONAL CHEF: 812-499-4631. Specializes in preparing and teaching others to prepare food for low-fat and special diets, including Atkins, salt-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, and others.

DILEGGE’S: 607 N. Main St., 812-428-3004. Fine Italian-American cuisine available for catering or served in the in-house banquet room.

JAYSON MUNOZ CATERS: 4593 Washington Ave., 812-471-7076. Favorite dishes from Chef Jayson Munoz.

JUST RENNIE’S CATERING: 100 S.E. Fourth St., 812-401-8098. Specializes in fine foods.

KOKIES FOOD SERVICE & BANQUET CENTERS: 11917 Highway 66, 812-4238229. Can prepare anything from tacos to lobster.

NORTH MAIN ANNEX: 701 N. Main St., 812-250-4551. Gourmet catering from breakfast to dessert, and a daily, fresh-made menu of breakfast, salads, baked goods, and deli classics.

PAPPA BEAR’S CATERING: 812-568-8890. Whole hog roasts, hand-sliced brisket, smoked pork chops, rib-eye steaks, pulled pork barbecue, baked chicken, side items, and desserts.

H PIZZA REVOLUTION: (Best Food Truck) Downtown Evansville Farmers Market and various locations, 812-430-5945. Mobile wood-fired pizza and salads.

REGIONAL DINING

BOONVILLE, IN

2ND STREET BISTRO & BAKERY: 115 S. Second St., Boonville, IN, 812-573-8887. Freshly baked desserts, cookies, cakes, pies, and more.

3RD STREET SALOON: 118 S. 3rd St., Boonville, IN. Traditional pub food with unique homemade twists made with local meats.

COMMANDER’S GRILL: 118 W. Locust St., Boonville, IN, 812-715-0055. A sandwich shop with fried chicken, salads, steaks, and pork chops.

PIZZA CHEF OF BOONVILLE: 423 W. Main St., Boonville, IN, 812-897-1600. Pizza, baked Italian entrées, sandwiches, salad bar, and hot food bar.

TF ICE CREAM: 1002 E. Walnut St., Boonville, IN, 812-715-3367. Ice cream, sherbet, and more.

BRISTOW, IN

WINZERWALD WINERY: 26300 N. Indiana Lake Road, Bristow, IN, 812-3577000. German-inspired wines, flatbreads, salads, Bavarian pretzels, charcuterie trays, and paired wine and food flights.

ELBERFELD, IN

ELBIE’S ICE CREAM: 70 SE. Front St., Elberfeld, IN, 812-403-3778. Ice cream stand with specialty dishes, ice cream nachos, unicorn sundaes, and more.

FORT BRANCH, IN

R’Z CAFÉ AND CATERING: 104 N. Main St., Fort Branch, IN, 812-615-0039. Classic comfort food to modern cuisine, including breakfast and lunch combinations as well as daily specials.

SANDY’S PIZZA: 609 S. Main St., Fort Branch, IN, 812-753-3972; 111 E. Broadway St., Princeton, IN, 812-635-9128. Pizza, strombolis, sandwiches, and spaghetti.

THAI CHOW ORIENTAL FOODS: 1007 S. McCreary St., Fort Branch, IN, 812-753-3878. Classic Thai food.

SOUVLAKIA SANDWICH FROM DEERHEAD SIDEWALK CAFÉ AND BAR

PHOTO BY ZACH STRAW

Dining Directory

HAUBSTADT, IN

CARRIAGE INN: 103 Gibson St., Haubstadt, IN, 812-768-6131. Plate lunches, sandwiches, soups, salads, steaks, and assorted dinner entrées.

HAUB STEAK HOUSE: 101 E. Haub St. (next to railroad tracks), Haubstadt, IN, 812-768-6462. A la carte menu. Steak, prime rib, seafood, chicken, pork, vegetable side dishes, and desserts.

LOG INN: 12491 Country Road 200 E., Haubstadt, IN, 812-867-3216. Fried chicken, ham, roast beef, and fiddlers.

NISBET INN: 6701 Nisbet Station Road, Haubstadt, IN, 812-963-9305. Homemade soups, desserts, and barbecue.

JASPER, IN

SCHNITZ BREWERY & PUB: 2031 Newton St., Ste. B, Jasper, IN, 812-8482739. American and German craft beers, pizza, and sandwiches.

SCHNITZELBANK RESTAURANT: 393 Third Ave., Jasper, IN, 812-482-2640. Authentic German food.

SCHNITZELBANK CATERING: 409 Third Ave., Jasper, IN, 888-336-8233 or 812-634-2584. Caters home-cooked favorites to elegant cuisine.

SMALLEY COFFEE: 2955 Newton St., Jasper, IN, 812-482-2442. Handcrafted drinks including tea, coffee, and frozen drinks.

SNAPS BAR & GRILL: 1115 Main St., Jasper, IN, 812-848-7627. Sandwiches, burgers, salads, steaks, chicken, and pasta dishes.

MONTGOMERY, IN

GASTHOF AMISH VILLAGE: 6747 E. Gasthof Village Road, Montgomery, IN, 812-486-4900. Amish-style buffet.

MOUNT VERNON, IN

3 CHICKS FUDGERY: 305 Main St., Mount Vernon, IN, 812-457-2633. Fresh fudge, gourmet coffee, unique gifts and décor, and charcuterie from Board and Wheel.

DUSTY BARN DISTILLERY: 6861 Carson School Road, Mount Vernon, IN. 812-454-0135. A distillery making bourbon, rye, and liqueurs with a tasting room open for sampling, cocktails, and bottle purchases.

HAWG N’ SAUCE: 6580 Leonard Road, Mount Vernon, IN, 812-838-5339. Barbecue entrées and home-style side dishes.

YOUR WAY CAFE: 111 E. Water St., Ste. 1000, Mount Vernon, IN, 812831-3644. Family-owned restaurant serving traditional breakfast and lunch items.

NEW HARMONY, IN

BLACK LODGE COFFEE ROASTERS: 610 Church St., New Harmony, IN, 812-6822449. Pour-overs, presses, cold-brew iced coffee, espressos, and more.

THE NEW HARMONY INN & CONFERENCE CENTER: 504 North St., New Harmony, IN, 812-682-6150. Caters within a 50-mile radius of New Harmony, Indiana, and offers a variety of food from steaks to sandwiches.

RED GERANIUM: 520 North St., New Harmony, IN, 812-682-6171. Contemporary American.

SARA’S HARMONY WAY: 500 Church St., New Harmony, IN, 812-682-3611. Various wines, specialty beers, and an assortment of cheeses and salamis. Extensive wine list.

YELLOW TAVERN: 521 Church St., New Harmony, IN, 812-682-3303. Must be 21 to enter. Traditional American food.

POSEYVILLE, IN

THE RED WAGON: 6950 Frontage Road, Poseyville, IN, 812-874-2221. Catfish, oyster, shrimp scampi, and grilled salmon.

ROCKPORT, IN

ON THE ROCKS: 305 Walnut St., Rockport, IN., 812-438-6344. Local bar favorites such as wings, burgers, and pizzas, as well as fresh sandwiches and specialty appetizers.

PEPPER’S RIDGE WINERY: 4304 N. County Road 200 W., Rockport, IN, 812-649-9463 (WINE). Free wine tastings, picnic areas, pizza delivery, local meats and cheeses, wine slushies, and weekend live music.

SAINT MEINRAD, IN

MONKEY HOLLOW WINERY: 11534 E. County Road 1740 N., Saint Meinrad, IN, 812-357-2272. Local organic meats and cheeses, Saturday evening concerts in summer, and tasting room.

VINCENNES, IN NNES, IN

WINDY KNOLL WINERY: 845 Atkinson Road, Vincennes, IN, 812-726-1600. Wine tastings, fruit wines, and wine slushies.

WADESVILLE, IN

FROGGY’S RESTAURANT & SPORTS BAR: 7247 Main St., Wadesville, IN, 812-673-4996. Burgers, pizza, sandwiches, and more.

SILVER BELL RESTAURANT: 4424 St. Wendel Road, Wadesville, IN, 812963-0944. Sandwiches, fiddlers, pizza, salad bar, and vegetable side dishes. Family-style fried chicken dinner specials. Now serving Flavor Burst soft serve ice cream.

HENDERSON, KY

AGAVES MEXICAN GRILL: 2003 Stapp Drive, Henderson, KY, 270957-5028. Mexican fare like burritos, quesadilla, enchiladas, and chimichangas.

BURRITO EXPRESS MEXICAN GRILL: 2630 US Highway 41, Henderson, KY, 270-577-1225. Authentic Mexican cuisine and local specials.

CAFE ON WATER STREET: 104 N. Water St., Henderson, KY, 270-577-9402. Casual.

CANCUN MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 341 S. Green St., Henderson, KY, 270-8260067. Fajitas, burritos, quesadillas, enchiladas, seafood, Mexican-style steaks, and more.

CHEFWHAT BBQ & MORE: 422 7th St., Henderson, KY., 270-212-0742. Breakfast sandwiches and fresh barbecue lunch specials made to order daily.

THE DAIRIETTE: 711 Atkinson St., Henderson, KY, 270-826-2401. Hamburgers, tenderloins, fries, milkshakes, and soft-serve sundaes.

ELLIS PARK: 3300 U.S. Highway 41-N., Henderson, KY, 812-425-1456 or 800-333-8110. Clubhouse dining.

FARMER & FRENCHMAN: 12522 U.S. Highway 41-S, Robards, KY, 270748-1856. Café featuring cheese and charcuterie trays, salads, Napolitana pizzas, pasta, sandwiches, desserts, beer, and Farmer & Frenchman wines.

HENDERSON BREWING COMPANY: 737 Second St., Henderson, KY, 270200-4314. IPAs, porters, farmhouse ales, and more.

HENDERSON JUICE CO.: 13 S. Main St., Henderson, KY, 270-832-3767. Fresh juices, smoothies, breakfast items, soups, and wraps.

HOMER’S BARBECUE: 128 Second St., Henderson, KY, 270-869-2214. Local barbecue with smoked meats, craft sides, cold beer, and cocktails.

HOMETOWN ROOTS: 136 Second St., Henderson, KY, 270-212-3653. Southern comfort food like mac and cheese, pulled pork, and fried chicken.

J & B BAR-B-CUE AND CATERING: 48 S. Holloway St., Henderson, KY, 270-8300033. Chicken, turkey, ham, and pork with a variety of salads and sides.

LOS TORIBIO: 1647 S. Green St., Henderson, KY, 270-831-2367. Traditional Mexican cuisine.

METZGER’S TAVERN: 1000 Powell St., Henderson, KY, 270-826-9461. Traditional tavern appetizers, soups, sandwiches, and breakfast.

MISTER B’S: 1340 Hirschland Road, 812-402-2090; 2611 U.S. Highway 41, Henderson, KY, 270-826-1111. Pizza, wings, sandwiches, soup, salad, and pasta.

MR. D’S: 1435 S. Green St., Henderson, KY, 270-826-2505. Classic American cuisine.

ROOKIES SPORTS BAR & RESTAURANT: 117 S. Second St., Henderson, KY, 270-826-1106. Angus beef steaks, seafood, pasta, chicken, sandwiches, and Arabian salad.

SIDEWALK CAFE: 228 Second St., Henderson, KY, 270-831-2233. Gourmet chicken salad, Italian beef, tomato basil turkey wrap, loaded potato soup, and strawberry cake.

TACOHOLICS KITCHEN: 122 First St., Henderson, KY, 270-957-5001. Enchiladas, sopes, quesadillas, Mexican street tacos, and more.

TAYLOR’S GRILL ON WHEELS: 130 N. Water St., Henderson, Kentucky, 270-854-4302. Classic smoked meats, barbecue favorites, loaded mac & cheese, and desserts. Take out only.

THOMASON’S BARBECUE: 701 Atkinson St., Henderson, KY, 270-826-0654. Barbecue varieties of pork, mutton, ribs, chicken, ham, or turkey, with sides like potato salad, slaw, and barbecue beans

MORGANFIELD, KY

FEED MILL RESTAURANT & BAR: 3541 State Highway 60-E., Morganfield, KY, 270-389-0047. Seafood and barbecue.

SPOTTSVILLE, KY

BOUCHERIE VINEYARDS AND WINERY: 6523 Keyway Drive, Spottsville, KY, 270-826-6192. Wine tastings and winery tours.

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Final Detail

REPURPOSED WORDS

Jill Hatchett discovers a new way to use old books

BY MAGGIE VALENTI

It can be difficult to get rid of a beloved book, even when downsizing or cleaning up. But even books whose words once brought joy, tears, laughter, or anger tend to lose their purpose over time.

Through Upcycled Doodles, Jill Hatchett has found a way to repurpose old books by turning them into writing and drawing journals, so they don’t end up at thrift stores, gathering dust.

The Clay County, Illinois, native and veteran hairstylist saw a TikTok video converting books into journals around Christmas 2022. The avid thrifter researched how she could do something similar, gathering a paper cutter, a spiral punch machine, blank sheets of paper, and spirals to hold the journals together. She uses any type of paper she can find including bullet journaling paper, lined paper, and multi-colored paper.

“This is the first time I’ve ever done anything like this, but I’ve had a lot of fun making them,” says Hatchett, who moved to Evansville in 2020. “It’s been a learning experience for sure.”

A challenge is some book covers are too big to fit in the spiral punch machines. “The spiral binding will only hold so much,” she says.

Hatchett adds a library card and cardholder with a custom Upcycled Doodles sticker on the inside cover of each book, which retains its original storybook pages. It takes Hatchett between 15 and 30 minutes to create each journal.

Hatchett’s journals began to appear in January on the shelves at Your Brothers Bookstore, 504 Main St. Co-owner Sam Morris says Hatchett’s journals are “pretty popular,” with a customer even requesting one be shipped to them.

“She is one of my favorite people to work with,” Morris says.

Hatchett also sells her journals at her in-home salon, The Emporium on West Franklin Street, Corkscrew Curiosities in Henderson, Kentucky, and Carey’s Magnificent Mercantile in Grayville, Illinois. She estimates she has created 150-200 journals from books like “Paddington at the Tower,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “The Lion King.” Still, she does not exclusively work with children’s books.

“I also work with quirky adult books, things with funny titles, whatever I can find that would work,” she says. “Any age can enjoy them.”

NEW PURPOSE

Jill Hatchett’s Upcycled Doodles logo is inspired by her three dogs: Ollie, Frankie, and Sammie. Repurposing old books by re-binding them into notebooks for writing and drawing may not be the first thing someone thinks to do with an old book, but Hatchett has had success selling them.

JILL HATCHETT AND HER DOGS OLLIE, FRANKIE, AND SAMMIE

Dr. Dharmesh Patel Director of St. Vincent Pediatric Trauma

Dr. Mallory Bray Director of St. Vincent Adult Trauma