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HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Indiana Frontier Experience at Historic Tunnel Mill enlivens history

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ON THE COVER: Chris Murphy portrays The Irish Brute and James Allen portrays The Kentucky Beartrap during a bare-knuckle boxing match demonstration at last year’s Indiana Frontier Experience at Historic Tunnel Mill in Charlestown. | FILE PHOTO

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History tends to repeat itself H

istory comes alive this weekend at HistorMaybe the early 19th century wasn’t such a ic Tunnel Mill and the John Work House simpler time. with the Indiana Frontier Experience.

The Indiana Frontier Experience is one of Historic Tunnel Mill’s biggest events, with And it seems to repeat itself. History, that is. re-enactors including the War of 1812 Militia The Frontier Experience will feature politiand Native-America demonstrations, as well as cians giving stump speeches — “We know all bare-knuckle boxing bouts, circuit preachers on too well what that is about right now,” curator Sunday, frontier cooking and cheese-making.

Nathan Logsdon says — and period horseracing.

JASON THOMAS Tunnel Mill is worth a visit itself, with a With presidential candidates hot on the Indiana SoIn Editor spot firmly on the National Register of Historic campaign trail lately and the Kentucky Derby Places. John Work’s feat of engineering with next Saturday, seems that frontier life wasn’t so the tunnel, giving the site its namesake, provides solid different than modern times. bragging rights.

With a few big technological differences, of course.

But the real draw is Tunnel Mill’s portal back in time “There was no TV, no internet, no news media in the with re-enactments and demonstrations. palm of your hands,” Logsdon says in today’s cover story.

Just try not to experience it through a cellphone.

“Politicians and preachers were the main link to the outside world. People would look at the newspaper then go — Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by listen to a politician traveling through to hear what he had phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@newsandto say about the war, or the economy, or taxes.” tribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas.

Lincoln family’s lasting legacy SOIN THE KNOW

• WHAT: ‘The Ancestral Todds’, presentation by author and historian Donna McCreary

• WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5 • WHERE: Strassweg Auditorium of the New AlbanyFloyd County Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany • INFO: Call Donna Foster at 812-923-3492

NEW ALBANY — Author and historian Donna McCreary will present “The Ancestral Todds” at the May 5 program of the Southern Indiana Genealogical Society. McCreary’s lifelong interest in history led her to extensively research the families of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. She found that Todd family teachers, preachers, and politicians helped shape America and develop the Midwest, according to a society news release.

McCreary is the author of “The Kentucky Todds in Lexington Cemetery”; “Lincoln’s Table: A President’s Culinary Journey from Cabin to Cosmopolitan”; and “Fashionable First Lady: The Victorian Wardrobe of Mary Lincoln.”

She is a contributing author to The Mary Lincoln Enigma.

She has won several awards for her work as an author and historical actress including the Lincoln Legend Award from the Association of Lincoln Presenters.

Program time is 7 p.m. in the Strassweg Auditorium of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, visit rootsweb.ancestry.com/~insigs/nextmeet. htm or call Donna Foster at 812-923-3492.

Author and historian Donna McCreary will present ‘The Ancestral Todds’ at the May 5 program of the Southern Indiana Genealogical Society at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library. | PHOTO PROVIDED

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Where to go and be seen in Southern Indiana

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• WHAT: Kentucky Shakespeare in the Parks

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‘Romeo and Juliet’

• WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday, April 29 • WHERE: Big Four Station park pavilion, Jef-

fersonville The Jeffersonville Public Art Commission, in conjunction with Kentucky Shakespeare in the Parks, presents “Romeo and Juliet” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 29, at Big Four Station park pavilion at the foot of the Big Four Bridge in Jeffersonville.

The free event will be staged rain or shine. The Jeffersonville High School Jazz Band will perform at 6 p.m., and Jeff High theater students will be ambassadors and relay information about the upcoming Fringe Festival performance in Scotland. Chairs available; feel free to bring drinks (no alcohol) and snacks.

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SHOWING OFF THEIR ART • WHAT: 44th annual New Albany-Floyd County

Secondary Schools Art Show and Competition ceremony • WHEN: 6:30 p.m. today, Thursday; exhibit through April 30 • WHERE: New Albany High School auditorium, 1020 Vincennes St., New Albany; reception from 5 to 6 p.m. at Carnegie Center for Art & History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany • INFO: carnegiecenter.org The exhibit includes work from grades 5-12. Since 1972, the NA-FC Secondary Schools Art Show and Competition has been held each year for students in the Visual Arts classes.

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AND THEY'RE OFF! • WHAT: ‘Writer’s Up’; part of St. Paul’s Parlor Stories

• WHEN: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1 • WHERE: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1015 E.

Main St., New Albany Parlor Stories will present the works of local authors all writing on the theme of The Kentucky Derby. Parlor Stories is a literary and performing arts series bringing together local actors, storytellers, and authors reading great literature. You’ll also have a final chance to experience the beautiful textile art of Penny Sisto, whose current Art in the Parlor show, “Spring Awakening,” continues through May 1.

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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A blacksmith tends to his forge at last year’s Indiana Frontier Experience at Historic Tunnel Mill in Charlestown. | PHOTOS PROVIDED

HARLESTOWN — In this era of instant gratification and shrunken attention spans an event this weekend at Historic Tunnel Mill and John Work House serves as a reminder that news — no matter the speed or device — always reaches its destination.

The Indiana Frontier Experience at the Charlestown historical attraction promises a slew of re-enactors and demonstrations providing a glimpse of daily life in the early 19th century — seemingly space ages apart from today’s technology-driven world.

A slice of that pioneer daily business includes politicians giving stump speeches and period horseracing.

With Indiana’s primary election Tuesday suddenly carrying national implications with the Republican presidential nomination and the Kentucky Derby next Saturday, the modern era has more in common with pioneer life than you might imagine.

“You realize it hasn’t changed a whole lot, with it being an election year and the Kentucky Derby around the corner,” said Nathan Logsdon, curator at Historic Tunnel Mill. “We’re still into the same things 200 years later.”

While news is delivered instantly on tiny screens in 2016, back in the early 1800s, politicians and preachers, along with newspapers, provided the conduit.

“There was no TV, no Internet, no news media in the palm of your hands,” Logsdon said. “Politicians and preachers were the main link to the outside world.

People would look at the newspaper then go listen to a politician traveling through to hear what he had to say about the war, or the economy, or taxes.

“It’s remarkably similar to today, but rougher around the edges at times.”

The Indiana Frontier Experience is one of Historic Tunnel Mill’s biggest events, with re-enactors including the War of 1812 Militia and Native-America demonstrations, as well as bare-knuckle boxing bouts, circuit preachers on Sunday, frontier cooking, cheese-making and a collection of animals on display.

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• WHAT: Indiana Frontier Experience • WHEN: noon to 4 p.m. Friday, April

chool Field Trip Day, half-price parki to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 30; 10 a.m. t Sunday, May 1 • WHERE: Historic Tunnel Mill, 3709 T Road, Charlestown • COST: $8 per vehicle • INFO: Call 812-606-1264 or go onlin torictunnelmill.org

“We want people to get the full experien of life as it would have been in the early 1 Indiana,” Logsdon said. “You’ll see things see at other events. You’re going to see pe daily, ordinary things.”

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While that type of project was unheard Indiana Territory at the time, according to appeal of Historic Tunnel Mill is offering snapshot of life of a bygone era.

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Mr. Jennings stumps for statehood at last year’s Indiana Frontier Experience at Historic Tunnel Mill in Charlestown.

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Last chance for public arts survey SOIN THE KNOW

• WHAT: Master Plan for the Arts Survey

• WHEN: through midnight Saturday, April 30

• WHERE: greaterlouisvillearts. com

LOUISVILLE — Time is running out for residents of the Greater Louisville Region to take part in an online survey related to the development of a Master Plan for the Arts.

The public is encouraged to share their thoughts, hopes and desires for the future of arts and culture in our community through the completion of a short, anonymous online survey, open through midnight on April 30.

To take the survey at visit greaterlouisvillearts.com.

At this early stage of the planning process, input from the public is critical to ensure the creation of a useful master plan that benefits the entire region. The survey covers topics such as your current level of participation in arts-related events, how you would rate current arts and cultural activities in Greater Louis-

ville, and what you’d like to see here in the future.

The survey is just one of several public engagement opportunities that are part of the planning process.

Most recently, more than 250 people participated in free workshops, including at the Ogle Center in New Albany.

The masterplan and implementation strategy is expected to be finalized by the end of 2016 and will articulate a common platform of goals and strategies aimed at build-

ing alignment, leveraging resources, and positioning the Louisville region’s arts and cultural sector to lead and support the community’s overall vision for the future.

Questions? Email GreaterLouisvilleArts@gmail.com. For more information or to sign up to receive project news and updates, visit GreaterLouisvilleArts.com. Follow along at Facebook.com/LouisvilleArtsPlan or on Twitter at @ LouArtsPlan.

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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 HUBER’S

WHEN: 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday WHERE: Huber’s Orchard, Winery & Vineyards Saturday, April 30: Josh & Holly; Sunday, May 1 Davis & Devitt; Saturday, May 7: no music; Sunday, May 8 Carl Stuck; Saturday, May 14: Josh Glauber and Jeff Guernsey; Sunday, May 15 Me and You; Saturday, May 21: Dean Heckel, Sunday, May 22 Petar Mandic; Saturday, May 28: Maddy Lobeck, Sunday, May 29: Corey & Stacey

LIVE MUSIC AT WICK’S

WHAT: Live on State WHERE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New Albany Friday, April 29: 3 Chords and Truth, Dogville; Saturday, April 30: Juicebox Heroes

BANK STREET BREWHOUSE

WHAT: Live music WHERE: Bank Street Brewhouse, 415 Bank St., New Albany WHEN/WHO: All shows 7 to 9 p.m.: Friday, April 29: Leigh Ann Yost and Christian Johnson; Saturday, April 30: Nashville recording artist Jeff Miller.

7 p.m. every Tuesday: Tuesday Night Talent Review

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, April 29: Tribute Show: The King, The Killer, and The Man In Black featuring: Brad McCrady, Rockin’ Terry Lee Ridley and Frank Hamilton; Saturday April 30: Megan Stout, Ricky Howsare, Sarah Patrick.

AT HOME ON THE RANGE

WHAT: Indiana Frontier Experience WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 30, Sunday, May 1 WHERE: Historic Tunnel Mill, 3709 Tunnel Mill Road, Charlestown The Indiana Frontier Experience will take place at Historic Tunnel Mill in Charlestown from April 30-May 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, plus a special educational day for homeschoolers on Friday, April 29 from noon to 4 p.m. Featuring immersive and interactive Indiana-based history from the period 180016, the event will bring to life the days of pre-statehood in the Indiana Territory. Visitors will encounter the pioneers and settlers that carved homes out of the wilderness, the NativeAmericans who lived there, the tradesmen who brought their skills, plus surveyors, farmers, politicians and river-men of the period.

ENJOY PHOTOS OF NATURE WHAT: ‘Amazing Nature’ WHEN: Through June 3

WHERE: Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville.

INFO: visit jefflibrary.org; or call 812-285-8599.

The photography exhibit “Amazing Nature” by Christine Hayden will be on display through Friday, June 3, at the Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville.

GET MOONED AT PARK

WHAT: Full Moon Hike WHEN: May 21 WHERE: Charlestown State Park, 12500 Ind. 62, Charlestown Full Moon Hike, Charlestown State Park, 12500 Ind., 62, Charlestown, 10 p.m., May 21, on Trail 5. Trail 5 is out shortest trail, but still has a couple hills. Good trail for new night hikers. Participants will meet in the Campground Parking lot for this one-hour hike. Bring good shoes, a hiking stick and a red flashlight for this experience unlike any other.

Park admission, $7 for Indiana residents, $9 for out-of-state.

DOST THOU LOVE THEE?

WHAT: Shakespeare in the Park: ‘Romeo & Juliet’ WHEN: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 29 WHERE: Big Four Station park, Jeffersonville Kentucky’s Shakespeare in the Park returns to downtown Jeffersonville. A seven-actor group will perform “Romeo & Juliet” in Big Four Station Park, Jeffersonville, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, April 29. Admission is free.

STRUTTING THEIR STUFF

WHAT: Pilot Club Fashion Show WHEN: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 30 WHERE: Knights of Columbus, 225 E. Market St., Jeffersonville.

COST: $5 INFO: To purchase tickets contact Carolyn at 812-944-5898, or Joyce at 812-246-4574.

The Pilot Club of Jeffersonville will be hosting a Fashion Show Luncheon featuring shopping, fashion, food and fun. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. for vendor shopping. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. with the fashion show to follow. Tickets are $15 and must be purchased in advance. Proceeds will benefit Safety Town in Clark County and other club activities.

Safety Town is a program for children ages 5-7 that teaches safety lessons on how to prevent injuries and stay safe.

Though classes are held during the summer, the Safety Town track is available for use year-round.

HANDMADE MARKET AND VINTAGE, TOO

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 14 WHERE: Preservation Station, 100 Preservation Place, Jeffersonville Handmade Market and Vintage, Too offers a variety of handmade delights and vintage treasures at Preservation Station.

Additional Handmade Markets and Vintage, Too will take place on May 14, Aug. 13, Sept. 10, and Oct. 8. The market provides an opportunity for artists, makers, and vintage sellers to offer a variety of goods to the public on a regular basis right in the heart of bustling downtown Jeffersonville just half a block from the Big Four Walking Bridge.

‘In Our Blood,’ by Cocoa Hall. | PHOTO SUBMITTED

Contemporary quilt art NEW ALBANY — From May 13 through July 9, the Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany, presents “Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie,” an exhibition exploring the world of contemporary art quilts. This annual, juried exhibit draws works of art by artists across the United States and celebrates innovation and creative thought in the increasingly popular medium of art quilts, a Carnegie release stated.

The Carnegie Center is pleased to have Betty Busby, Heather Jones, and Arturo Alonzo Sandoval as jurors for the exhibit. Busby is a full-time fiber artist and teacher living in Albuquerque, N.M. Jones is a designer and self-taught quilter who lives outside of Cincinnati. Sandoval is a fiber artist whose experimental techniques and expressive interpretations have earned him international acclaim. He is an Endowed Alumni Professor of Art at the University of Kentucky.

There will be an opening reception for this exhibit on Friday, May 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. While exploring the galleries visitors can enjoy light refreshments, live jazz by the

SOIN THE KNOW

• WHAT: ‘Form, Not Func-

tion: Quilt Art at the Carnegie’ • WHEN: May 13-July 9; opening reception, 6-8 p.m. May 13 • WHERE: Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany Jamey Aebersold Jazz Quartet, and a chance to meet the jurors and some of the artists featured in the show. This exhibit and the opening reception (free and open to the public) are sponsored by the Carnegie Center, Inc. There are several programs planned during the exhibit: note those programs that request preregistration; call 812-944-7336.

• Friday, May 13, 6-8 p.m.: Exhibit Opening Reception; free • Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m.noon: Family Fun Workshop: Lo-Mess Tie Dye; free, registration requested • Wednesday, June 15, 6-7:30 p.m.: Roundtable Discussion, “A Marriage of Quilts & Contemporary Art”; free, registration requested • Saturday, July 9, 1-3 p.m.: Mix & Mingle; free

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Go live the local life at Buy Local Fair SOIN THE KNOW

• WHAT: Buy Local Fair • WHEN: noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 22 • WHERE: Louisville Water Tower Park, 3005 River Road

LOUISVILLE — The Louisville Independent Business Alliance (LIBA) will host the eighth Annual Buy Local Fair from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at Louisville Water Tower Park, 3005 River Road. Admission to the Buy Local Fair is free and parking is $5 per vehicle, or free for bicycle parking. Last year’s fair drew over 8,000 attendees.

The fair will include a marketplace of more than 200 booths from local businesses, artists and craftspeople, community organizations,

and farmers, as well as a craft beer tent sponsored by ValuMarket, over 25 food and drink vendors, a cooking competition, aerial circus acts, a silent auction, and the H2O Kid’s Zone sponsored by Louisville Water. You can also BYOB (bring your own bottle — for water) to fill up at the Louisville pure tap to GO stations.

This year’s cooking competition will feature a showdown between Shawn Ward of Ward 426 and Patrick Roney of Harvest. The chefs will be given a basket of mystery ingredients and they’ll have 30 minutes to create a dish for a panel of judges.

Returning again this year is The Back Porch, an area located on the back patio of the

Louisville Water Tower with beautiful river views. Sponsored by Cox’s Spirits Shoppe and Smokers Outlet, this area is geared toward the grown-ups and will offer a place to relax in patio furniture from Amish Hills and enjoy the bourbon, brandy, beer and cigars available for purchase.

The mission of the Buy Local Fair is to provide a venue that fosters cooperation, cross-pollination and strength in numbers for locally-owned, independent entities. By bringing together customers of various businesses, farms, craftspeople and bands unique to the Louisville-area, we expose a variety of endeavors to new audiences and increase business for all.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo SOIN THE KNOW

• WHAT: Cinco De Mayo Fiesta • WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 5

• WHERE: Strassweg Audito-

rium, New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany • INFO: 812-949-3523 NEW ALBANY — Experience a cultural celebration at the upcoming Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 5, in the library’s Strassweg Auditorium, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany.

The Cinco de Mayo Fiesta will feature free Mexican food, plus a variety of entertainment options.

Guests can enjoy music and then watch an inspired performance by

Arco Iris Latino, a Louisville, Kentucky based dance troupe that will showcase traditional Mexican dances while dressed in colorful costumes, a library news release stated.

Kids can spend time playing games and participating in fun activities, including breaking open a piñata filled with tasty treats.

Guests of all ages are welcome to attend this free event. No registration is required. For more information, call the Reference Services Department at 812-949-3523.

The mission of the New AlbanyFloyd County Public Library is to create young readers, celebrate the diversity of our community, preserve our local history and promote genealogical research, support literacy, and stimulate imagination by providing services and collections in a variety of formats for use during leisure time.

Through innovative programming, we create memories and shared stories for residents of all ages, in a

community-gathering place. The library is open Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday

from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; and Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Visit nafclibrary.org for more information.