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The Vintage Fire Museum's Appreciation Day will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is located at 723 Spring St., Jeffersonville. | STAFF PHOTO BY TYLER STEWART

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Preaching the gospel in New Albany.

Blazing a new trail in SoIn A

ttendance at the Vintage Fire Museum well as helping museum officials tap into fundin Jeffersonville doubled last year from raising resources.

2014 numbers.

“People don’t realize until they’ve seen it just Visitors included a family from the Black how spectacular the collection is,” Curt Peters, Hills of South Dakota that made a detour in its chairman of the museum’s board of directors, travel itinerary after learning about the museum says. “In a certain sense it helps put Southern from a brochure during a stopover in Illinois.

Indiana on the map.”

Folks from four countries — Canada, China, On Saturday at the museum’s second-year JASON THOMAS Italy and Germany — viewed the museum’s anniversary party and Appreciation Day, the SoIn Editor gleaming 15 pieces of 18th and 19th-century bureau will be honored for its efforts. Visitors firefighting equipment and display cases of vinwill receive $1 off admission and can enjoy tage equipment, such as lanterns and helmets. Kids learn door prizes, including a meal at a real-life Jeffersonville fire safety lessons there, too. fire house.

The Vintage Fire Museum is the best-kept secret in You can read more about the museum in today’s cenSouthern Indiana. Or at least it was. terpiece.

The Clark-Floyd Counties Convention and Tourism Looks like the cat is finally out of the bag.

Bureau is intent on changing that. The organization has partnered with the museum to help with publicity — — Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by remember the brochure discovered in Illinois? — and phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@newsandreaching new audiences, including motorcoach tours, as tribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas.

Awaken this spring SOIN THE KNOW

• WHAT: ‘Spring Awakening,’ a showing of new

works by Penny Sisto, part of Art in the Parlor series

• WHEN: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 3 • WHERE: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1015 E. Main St., New Albany

NEW ALBANY — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1015 E. Main St., New Albany, presents the gallery opening of “Spring Awakening,” a showing of new works by Penny Sisto, on Sunday, April 3, at 2:30 p.m. The opening includes a reception and gallery talk by Sisto.

In naming the show, Sisto writes in a St. Paul’s news release: “Spring Awakenings. Rain is falling in the woods, our tin roof sounds like drumbeats ... this morning the wild turkeys surrounded the porch and the bow-shot young buck slept behind the garage ... thoughts turn to spring. I see the Native Americans who imprinted this land, and the immigrants — you, me everyone who was not native-born centuries ago on this wide land. I see lambs and shepherds, birds nesting and all of us turning to begin anew; spring awakening; hope; renewal.”

Art in the Parlor is a ministry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The vision for the St. Paul’s Arts Council is to offer a sacred space where the community can gather and nurture their God-given creative spirit and be renewed by experiencing God through the arts. St. Paul’s lives out this vision through its mission of building relationships with artists, patrons, and guests through the ministries of hospitality and the arts.

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Where to go and be seen in Southern Indiana

CATCH SOME HEAT • WHAT: Vintage Fire Museum Appreciation Day

• WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 19 • WHERE: The Vintage Fire Museum, 723 Spring St., Jeffersonville

• INFO: Visit vintagefiremuseum.org or call

812-948-8711.

Honored this year will be the Clark-Floyd Counties Convention and Tourism Bureau.

At 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., a short program will be offered highlighting the contributions the Clark-Floyd Counties Convention and Tourism Bureau has made to Southern Indiana. Guest speaker will be Cindy Nevitt of Derby Dinner Playhouse. All visitors will receive a free gift and there will be door prizes. Food will be offered for sale.

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Easter Buffet 11 A.M. - 3 P.M.*

Bountiful Salad Bar featuring Waldorf & Seafood Salads Honey Glazed Carrots, Corn O’Brien, Southern Green Beans, Sweet Potato Casserole and Mashed Potatoes with Gravy Carved Round of Beef, Carved Smoked Ham, Baked Cod with Lemon Butter and Southern Fried Chicken

HOP UP AND READ • WHAT: Friends of the New Albany-Floyd

County Public Library annual Easter book sale

• WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 19 • WHERE: New Albany-Floyd County Public

Library Annex Building As part of the sale, all books in the religion section will be discounted by 50 percent. In addition, all Bibles will sell at the special price of ten cents and hymnals will be available for free with a purchase. The sale will feature a display of Easter books for children, as well as treats from the Easter Bunny. Regular prices are $1 for hardbacks; 50 cents for paperbacks, CDs, DVDs and VHS movies; and 10 cents for magazines and pamphlets.

PROSE AND POETRY • WHAT: ‘Emma Carleton: The Wonder-Full New

Albany Writer’ Lunch & Learn • WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22 • WHERE: Strassweg Auditorium, New AlbanyFloyd County Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany The March meeting of the Floyd County Historical Society will feature Nancy Strickland, library associate and state-appointed Floyd County genealogist, will present the program entitled: “Emma Carleton: The Wonder-Full New Albany Writer.” Emma was a versatile writer who explored the wonder of nature, history, interpersonal relationships, collecting, and much more through prose and poetry. The meeting is free.

GOTTA GO: Interested in seeing your event in our 3 To Go? Email SoIn Editor Jason Thomas at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com

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SONVILLE — Driving through via the Black Hills of South Dakota ar, a family happened upon a brochure e Vintage Fire Museum in downtown . piqued, the family made a detour include the museum in its travel

pletely changed their itinerary and rea,” Curt Peters, chairman of the ard of directors, said. “They came to cifically to see the fire museum.” tory sums up the museum on Spring a nutshell: a unique attraction that is cog in the Southern Indiana tourism l with a growing regional and nationeputation.

Oh, and its shiny artifacts of firefighting’s glorious past — combined with fire safety lessons applicable to any timeframe — appeal to audiences of all ages.

On Saturday, the museum will celebrate its two-year anniversary with its second annual “Appreciation Day,” which features $1 off admission, door prizes and food.

“It’s a great, nationally known collection of vintage fire equipment, and if anybody hasn’t seen it they would be just bowled over at how beautiful these pieces are,” Peters said about circa 18th- and 19th-century museum exhibits.

“People don’t realize until they’ve seen it just how spectacular the collection is. In a certain sense it helps put Southern Indiana on the map.”

FEEL THE HEAT

• WHAT: Vintage Fire Museum Appreciation Day

• WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 19 • WHERE: The Vintage Fire Museum, 723 Spring St., Jeffersonville

• INFO: Visit vintagefiremuseum.org or call

812-948-8711 Honored this year will be the Clark-Floyd Counties Convention and Tourism Bureau. At 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., a short program will be offered highlighting the contributions the Clark-Floyd Counties Convention and Tourism Bureau has made to Southern Indiana. Guest speaker will be Cindy Nevitt of Derby Dinner Playhouse. Door prizes will be handed out and everyone receives $1 off admission. Food will be offered for sale.

Exhibit A is the South Dakota family that wouldn’t have visited the region had it not been for the museum. The facility attracted 3,400 visitors last year from 23 states and four foreign countries: Canada, China, Germany and Italy. That might not sound like much until you consider that’s double the attendance from 2014, and more than six times what the museum drew three years ago when it was located in downtown New Albany.

“It’s one of those places that helps pull in people from not just one community but from this whole region,” Peters said. “It brings out the cooperative spirit that we really need to have on both sides of the river and on both sides of Silver Creek, and so forth and so on.”

The Clark-Floyd Counties Convention and Tourism Bureau has certainly taken notice. The organization has partnered with the museum to help with publicity — remember the brochure discovered in Illinois? — and reaching new audiences, including motorcoach tours, as well as helping museum officials tap into fundraising resources.

“They have been absolutely wonderful and have supported us from day one, and they continue to

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A fire engine from the Vintage Fire Museum rolls down Spring Street during a parade in this file photo.

Curt Peters, chairman of the Vintage Fire Museum’s board of directors, stands next to the original fire truck that survived the flood of 1937 by staying afloat on a raft in this file photo. The Vintage Fire Museum and Education Center, located at 723 Spring St. in Jeffersonville, celebrated its grand opening on March 29, 2014.

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ENTERTAINMENT

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MOVIES: MARCH 18

é “The Divergent Series:

Allegiant” “Midnight Special” “The Bronze”

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Dr. Grabow Pipes & Accessories

T.V. PREMIERES: MARCH 18

é “Daredevil” (Netflix)

MARCH 22 “Heartbeat” (NBC)

BOOKS: MARCH 22 é “The Summer Before the War” by Helen Simonson “The Nest” by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney

DERBY: It’s a horse with wings SOIN THE KNOW

• WHAT: Official Derby Festival poster

• COST: $75; $30 • WHERE: KDF.org Walk-in Humidor at 5 locations

Hookah

Open 7 Days A Week Monday - Saturday 8am to 9pm Sunday 9am to 6pm Corydon Location: Monday - Saturday 8am to 10pm Sunday 9am to 9pm

LOUISVILLE – Spring was in the air recently as a sold out crowd joined the Kentucky Derby Festival to unveil elements of its upcoming festivities, including the 2016 Official Poster and merchandise line.

The first Official KDF event of the New Year — Festival Unveiled presented by Citizens Union Bank and Four Roses Bourbon — was held at Mellwood Arts Center, with 700 guests in attendance.

The 2016 Poster Artist, Kathy Sullivan, was on hand at the event to sign copies of her image. The 2016 Kentucky Derby Festival poster art features an elegant silhouette of a Pegasus taking flight. The image is available in both an official version which sells for $30 and a Signed and Numbered Limited Edition which sells for $75. They are available online at KDF.org and can also be

found in local frame shops.

Sullivan lives in Louisville, and her art can be seen across the Bluegrass. Her art is featured on the walls of Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium; the 2006 Woodford Reserve bottle; the walls of Humana Corp.; and throughout the pages of American Art Collector Magazine.

Her unconventional roots in art

therapy are evident in her artwork’s illustrious brushstrokes and flowing imagery.

For 2016, the Derby Festival also has a second line of merchandise which showcases the design of Dacia Berry, a 15-year-old DuPont Manual Student. Her artwork is featured on shirts and other Festival products this year.

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LOCAL SOIN HAPPENINGS Feeling left out? Send your establishment’s and/or organization’s upcoming events/new features/entertainment information to SoIn Editor Jason Thomas at jason.thomas@ newsandtribune.com

LIVE MUSIC AT WICK’S

• WHAT: Live on State • WHERE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New Albany

Friday, March 18: Dogville; Lacee and Wyndell; Saturday, March 19: St. Patrick’s Week Party featuring the Derby Boys; Friday, March 25: Youngstown Parade Duo; Blaise Streets; Saturday, March 26: The Jordan Bales Band

CORYDON LIVE

• WHAT: Live country music • WHERE: 220 Hurst Lane, Corydon • INFO: Admission, adults $12; children 6-12, $7; under 6,

free. For tickets call 812-734-6288.

Friday, March 18, Saturday, March 19: 24-year anniversary, two-night weekend event. Friday: Donnie Lee Strickland Special Tribute: Tight Fittin’ Jeans and his current single “Cowboy Rock & Roll”; Saturday: Allen Hilbert, Felicity Burkhead and Glen Rice. Special appearance from founder, Mr. Lee Parr King; March 26: Spring Country Music Show with guests Natalie Berry Marshall, Marcus Kinnard and Christina Walton.

SHOW APPRECIATION AT MUSEUM

• WHAT: Vintage Fire Museum anniversary • WHEN: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 19 • INFO: For more information, visit its website at vintagefire-

museum.org or call 812-948-8711.

The museum will celebrate its anniversary by holding its second annual “Appreciation Day,” Saturday, March 19. Honored this year will be the Clark-Floyd Counties Convention and Tourism Bureau. The museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the day of celebration. At 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., a short program will be offered highlighting the contributions the Clark-Floyd Counties Convention and Tourism Bureau has made to Southern Indiana. Guest speaker will be Cindy Nevitt of Derby Dinner Playhouse. All visitors will receive a free gift and there will be door prizes. Food will be offered for sale.

RIVER CITY WINERY EVENTS

• WHERE: River City Winery, 321 Pearl St., New Albany Trivia is held every Sunday night.

NATURAL-BORN ARTWORK

• WHAT: ‘Bernheim: A Natural Muse’ exhibit • WHERE: Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany

• INFO: carnegiecenter.org

The Carnegie Center for Art and History in New Albany’s exhibit “Bernheim: A Natural Muse,” celebrates 35 years of the Artist in Residence program at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. The exhibit features work by 27 artists represented by 28 art works and 27 photographs. Media include painting, photography, sculpture, video, and mixed media, according to a Carnegie news release.

OPEN DOOR HOSTING ART PROGRAM

• WHEN: Saturday, March 28, through April 1 • WHERE: Scribner Middle School cafeteria

Open Door Youth Services will host Art Near the Soul art therapy program, March 28 through April 1, during spring break, in the Scribner Middle School cafeteria. The event will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., Monday and Wednesday, and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. This is a family friendly event.

WALK INTO THE WOODS

• WHAT: ‘Into the Woods’ • WHEN: through April 3 • WHERE: Derby Dinner Playhouse, 525 Marriott Drive, Clarksville

• INFO: Call 812-288-8281 or visit derbydinner.com

“Into the Woods” is an epic and modern fairytale about wishes, family, and the choices we make. As the result of the curse of a once-beautiful witch, a baker and his wife are left childless.

Three days before the rise of a blue moon, they venture into the forest to find the ingredients that will reverse the spell and restore the witch’s beauty: a milk-white cow, hair as yellow as corn, a blood-red cape, and a slipper of gold. During their journey, they meet Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack, each one on a quest to fulfill a wish.

LIBRARY CELEBRATES BICENTENNIAL

• WHAT: Gene Coomer talk • WHEN: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22 • WHERE: Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville

• INFO: For more information call 812-285-5641, or visit jef-

flibrary.org.

Indiana turns 200 this year and the Jeffersonville Township Public Library is celebrating with a series of speakers on Indiana history and culture. On Tuesday, March 22, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., veteran WXVW sports broadcaster Gene Coomer will recall the thrill of Jeffersonville High School’s 1934-35 basketball season and share his memories of Jeff High sports through the years. Coomer is a Jeffersonville High School graduate and a veteran of World War II. For the last 54 years has provided high school football and basketball statistics for local radio station WXVW.

POP THE CHAMPAGNE

• WHAT: G.H. Mumm Champagne Dinner • WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22 • WHERE: Varanese Restaurant, 2106 Frankfort Ave., Louisville

• INFO: Cost is $65 per person. Reservations required and

can be made by calling 502-899-9904 or emailing letsdine@ varanese.com.

The evening will feature three different champagne cocktails: a Bellini, a French 75, and a Champagne Cocktail. Guests will also enjoy three champagne varietals, including the G.H. Mumm Cordon Rouge, the official champagne of the Kentucky Derby, the Blanc de Blancs, and the Brut Rosé. Located in Reims, France, G.H. Mumm has been producing the world’s finest champagne since 1827.

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MUSEUM: Events include fire safety lessons taught to children CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 support us,” Peters said. “They’ve been extremely beneficial to us.”

The bureau will be honored during Saturday’s festivities. Cindy Nevitt of Derby Dinner Playhouse will give a presentation at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. recognizing bureau officials.

“It’s a unique venue,” Luann Mattson, communications director at the bureau, said. “It’s been a very good tourism asset for people who can come in and learn a few things but also have some fun with it.”

Visits often include hands-on experiences.

“Curt’s tours are always fun and he lets people interact with things as much as he can,” Mattson said.

“He’ll simulate a bucket brigade or get people to sit up on one of the old fire engines and do the hand-crank siren.

“I always like to tout it because you can go and interact with it.”

The interaction includes fire safety lessons taught to area children through a program with the New Albany Parks Department.

“That’s just a very special thing to share with them,” Peters said. “A lot of times these children educate their parents on fire safety and things they need to do, like having planned routes out of the house and having a meeting place outside.”

Still, the stars of the show are the 15 pieces of vintage firefighting equipment, gleaming with brass and copper fixtures and gold-leaf lettering, as well as display cases with various items, such as helmets and lanterns.

“People are fascinated by some of the engineering aspects, they’re fascinated by the beauty of the pieces,” Peters said.

Visitors can thank New Albany fire engine enthusiast Fred Conway, who displayed his collection in the lobby of his business, Discount Labels, before opening a museum called Vintage Fire Engines, Inc., on Mount Tabor Road in 1999. After Conway’s death a few months later the collection was locked away.

In September 2010 the collection rose from the ashes after the Friends of the New Albany Fire Museum

Fireman Jason Rhodes, Palmyra, and niece, Natalie Blayton, 1, look at the mechanics of a vintage fire engine while at the Vintage Fire Museum's third annual Muster and Swap Meet in this file photo. | FILE PHOTO purchased the pieces and put them on display at the former Coyle building on Spring Street in New Albany.

In 2012, the group adopted a new name — the Vintage Fire Museum — and opened the new location at 723 Spring St. in Jeffersonville in 2014.

The museum is surrounded by planned development: • The city of Jeffersonville’s nearby gateway project at 10th and Spring streets, which includes proposed retail centers, three restaurants and a hotel; • a planned $30 million mixed-use retail building with more than 150 residential units and a public access parking structure with 585 spaces near Big Four Station park; • a Towneplace Suites hotel at Mulberry and Maple streets; • a vision to transform the nearby

Michigan Street corridor into an arts and cultural district, a walkable connection between booming Spring Street and the gateway property at 10th Street.

The museum is mulling growth of its own.

“We are enthusiastically exploring the possibility of adding a large room that could be used for receptions, birthday parties, things like that,” Peters said, adding that the facility boasts a new kitchen where pulled pork sandwiches will be made for Saturday’s celebration. “We are absolutely delighted with the location and what’s happening around us.”

If Peters has his way, the Vintage Fire Museum will be at the center of it all.

— Jason Thomas

Vintage fire engines line the parking lot of the Vintage Fire Museum as part of the third annual Muster and Swap meet in downtown Jeffersonville in this file photo.