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OCTOBER 13, 2016 — Issue 134
DANCE WITH THE DEAD Inaugural event honors Día de los Muertos
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Shake up ideas about Day of the Dead
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awn Spyker eats creativity for breakfast. ing the holiday with some Hispanic students at It courses through her body and shoots Jeffersonville High School. She reached out to out her eyeballs and fingertips, resulting those students to learn about Día de los Muertos. in ideas like “The Stunning Bicentennial PupStudents in English Language Learners Propet Extravaganza: Pioneering Spirits of Clark grams at Greater Clark County Schools, includCounty” narrated by Se-Pe — Shawnee for Ohio ing Charlestown and Parkwood middles schools, River — and featured at this year’s Steamboat helped create the art pieces that will decorate Days. the festival. So not only will Sugar Skulls open JASON THOMAS Her latest project is the inaugural Sugar Skull people’s eyes to public art but will also serve as SoIn Editor Shake, Shake cultural festival, an homage to the an educational tool. Hispanic tradition of Día de los Muertos, or Day “She has really, intentionally taken a lot of of the Dead, which will be held Oct. 22 at Big Four Statime to understand what this event truly is, authentically,” tion in Jeffersonville. Kelli Dehr, coordinator of ELL programs at Greater Like any artist Spyker, Jeffersonville’s public art Clark, told Esarey about Spyker. administrator, did her research to develop a day of music, So be ready to shake your booty Oct. 22 and learn a dancing, food and a chance to use art to explore aspects thing or two about a centuries-old tradition. Just be sure of the holiday, which honors deceased loved ones and to fuel up with an adequate breakfast. traces its roots back to the Pre-Columbian era, Jenna Esarey writes in today’s centerpiece. — Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by Spyker said the idea for the festival came to her at least phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason.thomas@newsandtribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas. six years ago when she was teaching art and discuss-
Meet Kentucky Opera’s new director SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: Carnegie Center Lunch and Learn: Ian Derrer
• WHEN: noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18
• WHERE: Carnegie Center for
Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany • INFO: Due to limited seating, Carnegie encourages participants to register in advance by calling Delesha Thomas at 812-944-7336 or emailingdthomas@carnegiecenter.org.
NEW ALBANY — On Tuesday, Oct. 18, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Carnegie Center for Art and History, 201 E. Spring St., New Albany, Ian Derrer, the new general director of the Kentucky Opera, will introduce himself to the Southern Indiana community. Derrer joined the Kentucky Opera for the beginning of the
2016-17 season which also happens to be the company’s 65th anniversary season. For our Lunch and Learn presentation, Derrer will touch upon his vision for the Kentucky Opera, his background in opera, and Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio which will be the Kentucky Opera’s second Main Stage performance this season, a Carnegie Center news release stated. Derrer brings more than 20 years of experience working with some of
America’s leading opera companies, artists, and administrators. He completed a bachelor of music degree in Voice Performance from the Meadows School of Arts at Southern Methodist University. Ian later completed multiple Masters Degrees in Opera Production, Voice, and Performing Arts Management from Northwestern University and Brooklyn College. Multi-talented and experienced, Derrer’s understanding of opera production starts from the ground up. His experiences with major companies in Dallas, Chicago, Santa Fe, and New York has uniquely positioned to learn from some of the leading general directors in the field about fund raising, audience development, branding, and engaging fully with the community. He has developed a unique perspective in fundraising, learning why people give to opera and how to articulate the needs of the company to potential individual and institutional donors.
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Where to go and be seen in Southern Indiana
RETURN TO GLORY • WHAT: 17th annual Gospelfest • WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, Thursday, Oct. 20
• WHERE: Town Clock Church, also known
as Second Baptist Church, 300 E. Main St., New Albany • COST: Free • INFO: Call 812-981-7648; for information about Town Clock Church visit townclockchurch.org Gospelfest presents Jeffersonville’s Chamber Singers and the NAHS A Cappella Singers and Camerata Singers performing traditional and original gospel works, several composed by festival resident-artist Roosevelt Escalante Jr.
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FESTIVAL FULL OF FUN • WHAT: ClarkFEST • WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 • WHERE: Gateway Park, 500 Little League Blvd.,
Clarksville • INFO: clarkfest.org ClarkFEST is an annual festival held in the Town of Clarksville. The event started out as an annual parade down Clarksville’s Eastern Boulevard. Over the years, the event has grown to include a car show, musical entertainment, food from area restaurants, family entertainment and community booths. ClarkFEST, Inc is a nonprofit organization formed by a group of local business owners and area residents. For more info email ClarkFestIN@gmail.com
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BOOKS THAT GO ‘BOO!’ • WHAT: Halloween Book Sale • WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 • WHERE: New-Albany Floyd County Public
Library, annex building, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany Find scary and thrilling books at the next Friends of the Library book sale. The Friends of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library will host its annual Halloween Book Sale on Saturday. The sale will feature a 50 percent discount on all books in the Horror section. Guests can also count on great Halloween books for kids and treats for all.
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The Hot Sardines will perform at the Ogle Center on Oct. 21. | PHOTO BY LEANN MUELLER
Swimming with the jazz fishes NEW ALBANY — The Ogle Center at Indiana University Southeast presents The Hot Sardines on Friday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the Ogle Center’s Stem Concert Hall on the IU Southeast campus, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany. Tickets are $29 in advance, $33 at the door, $10 for students, and are available at the Ogle Center ticket office, by calling 812-941-2525, or online at oglecenter.com. Quality is timeless. Just ask The Hot Sardines. In the talented hands of the New York-based ensemble, music first made famous decades ago comes alive through their brassy horn arrangements, rollicking piano melodies, and vocals from a chanteuse who transports listeners to a different era with the mere lilt of her voice, an Ogle Center news release stated. The Hot Sardines effortlessly channel New York speakeasies, Parisian cabarets and New Orleans jazz halls. On their new album from Universal Music Classics, French Fries & Champagne, The Hot Sardines the jazz collective broadens its already impressive palette. Bandleader Evan Palazzo and lead singer Elizabeth Bougerol
SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: Hot Sardines • WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21
• WHERE: Ogle Center, IUS • INFO: Tickets are $29 in
advance, $33 at the door, $10 for students; available at the Ogle Center ticket office, by calling 812-9412525, or online at oglecenter.com.
met in 2007 after they both answered a Craigslist ad about a jazz jam session above a Manhattan noodle shop. The unlikely pair — she was a London School of Economicseducated travel writer who grew up in France, Canada and the Ivory Coast, he was a New York City born and raised actor who studied theater at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia — bonded over their love for Fats Waller. Influenced also by such greats as Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday, they began playing open mic nights and small gigs and by 2011, they headlined Midsummer Night Swing at New York’s Lincoln Center.
BACK FROM Sugar Skulls Shake, Shake educates about Hispanic tradition BY JENNA ESAREY newsroom@newsandtribune.com
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o educate people on the meaning and customs of the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration, promote public art, and just generally have a good time, Jeffersonville is hosting its first Sugar Skull Shake, Shake cultural festival Oct. 22 at Big Four Station. The day-long festival will offer music, dancing, food, and a chance to use art to explore aspects of the holiday, which honors deceased loved ones and traces its roots back to the Pre-Columbian era.
NOT AS SPOOKY AS IT SEEMS With its extensive use of skeletons and funerary imagery, many equate the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, with Halloween and horror, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. There is nothing malevolent about the skeletons — or calacas — used in Day of the Dead celebrations. They represent family members who have passed on, and are welcomed and revered rather than feared. Dawn Spyker, Jeffersonville’s public art administrator, hopes people will learn about that and much more during the festival. “It’s really meant to be an educational tool, rather than a full,
Jeffersonville Public Art Administrator Dawn Spyker enrolled students from Charlestown and Parkview middle schools to help create pieces that will be featured at Sugar Skull Shake, Shake on Oct. 22. | PHOTO BY JENNA ESAREY
THE DEAD
Sugar Skull Shake, Shake is Oct. 22 at Big Four Station in Jeffersonville. | PHOTO BY JENNA ESAREY traditional Día de los Muertos,” she said. “We’re not Mexico City.”
A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY
Students from Greater Clark County Schools played a big role in preparing for the event. “She has really, intentionally taken a lot of time to understand what this event truly is, authentically,” said Kelli Dehr, coordinator of English Language Learners Programs for Greater Clark County Schools. “She has tapped into former ELL students from Mexico and had them involved in the planning process.” As an educator as well as an artist, it’s hard to tell whether Spyker is most excited about the art or the educational opportunities presented by the festival. “It’s not a matter of this redheaded white German girl is doing a Mexican festival,” Spyker said. “No. We’ve done lots of research.” Then why call it Sugar Skull Shake, Shake? “When I said Day of the Dead (people would) say,
‘oh, you mean zombies?’” said Spyker. “We don’t have Día de los Muertos, they don’t relate to that, but almost everyone knows the sugar skulls.” “We knew as we were planning it that we wanted art things, but also music and dancing — that’s where Shake, Shake comes from,” she said. “Like, shake your booty.” The main focus of the festival will be the 12 makeand-take art booths arrayed around an ofrenda, or altar, reminiscent of those set up in private homes during Día de los Muertos to hold gifts and offerings for the deceased. These altars traditionally overflow with candles, flowers, food and drink, and sugar skulls. The aroma of the flowers, especially marigolds, and the food and drink entice the deceased to return. Each of the 12 art projects is related to items associated with the holiday. All are free with the exception of
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ENTERTAINMENT
MOVIES: Indiana Caverns is open to the public year-round. Tours are offered 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, except Thanksgiving and Christmas, and last about 75 minutes. | PHOTO PROVIDED
Indiana’s underworld CORYDON — Indiana Caverns, home to Indiana’s longest cavern, dares visitors to descend into the Deep Darkness on a tour designed to give daredevils their daily dose of adrenaline, an Indiana Caverns news release stated. After heading more than 200 feet below the ground into the always-refreshing 52-degree environment, adventurers traverse one of the longest cave systems in the nation in an unforgettable exploration. To journey that far beneath the surface, travelers must be able to climb down a 91-foot ladder on a belay, which leads to an underground mountain. After descending the mountain, voyagers then cross a subterranean river, which deepens, requiring travelers to get into kayaks in order to continue their journey. Adventurers encounter tight squeezes, descend from great heights and observe incredible cave-dwelling wildlife, such as
blind fish, on their four-hour journey beneath the earth. They also discover the cave’s fascinating Ice Age history as they learn about its intriguing geology and paleontology. Gear is supplied, including a helmet, helmet-mounted caving light, kneepads, small pack and a life jacket for the kayak trip. Adventurers are warned that they will get wet and to be prepared for the wet, cooler temperatures underground. They’re encouraged to dress in layers and wear old clothes appropriate for caving through mud and water. High-top shoes or boots are required to provide ankle support. Indiana Caverns also suggests bringing a snack and a change of clothes. Indiana Caverns is open to the public year-round. Tours are offered 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, except Thanksgiving and Christmas, and last about 75 minutes. For more information visit indianacaverns.com.
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é “The Accountant”
“Kevin Hart: What Now?” “Max Steel”
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“Falling Water” (USA)
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Brass Band to visit Ogle Center SOIN THE KNOW
• WHAT: Commonwealth Brass Band
• WHEN: 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23 • WHERE: Stem Concert Hall,
Ogle Center, Indiana University Southeast, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany • TICKETS: $10 adults; $8 seniors; $5 students. Tickets are available at the Ogle Center ticket office, by calling 812-941-2525, or online at oglecenter.com NEW ALBANY — The Music Department at Indiana University Southeast will present the Commonwealth Brass Band on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 3 p.m. in the Ogle Center on IU Southeast campus, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students, and are available at the Ogle Center ticket office, by calling (812) 941-2525, or online at oglecenter. com. Under the baton of music director, J. Jerome Amend and associate director, Anita Cocker Hunt, the English-style brass band will perform a program entitled, “Gratitude & Acknowledgment,” an Ogle Center news release stated. The program will
The Commonwealth Brass Band will perform at IUS on Oct. 23. | PHOTO PROVIDED include “Resurgam” by Eric Ball, the “Cavatina: Una Voce Poco Fá Qui Nel Cor Mi Risuono” from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossing and featuring Dr. Joanna Goldstein as cornet soloist, the “Army of the Nile March” by Frederick Joseph Ricketts, “Beautiful Colorado. Valse Caprice” by Joseph De Luca and featuring soloist Raymond Horton, “Gaelforce” by Peter Graham, “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” by J.S. Bach, “Våren (The Last Spring)” by Edvard Grieg, and
“An Amish Crazy Quilt” conducted by composer, Raymond Horton. Free parking is available in the Dogwood lot directly in front of the Ogle Center and in the Hickory lot directly behind the Ogle Center from one hour prior to the start of the concert until one hour following the conclusion of the concert. Vehicles parked in other locations and/or at other times will be subject to ticketing. For more information, call 812-941-2655 or visit ius.edu/music.
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LIVE MUSIC
• WHERE: Huber’s Orchard, Winery & Vineyards • WHEN/WHO: 2 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14: Brian Elmore;
1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15: Blues & Greys; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16: Olivia and Lyndsey Henken; 2 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21: Josh Glauber; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22: The Fiasco Brothers; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23: Corey & Stacey; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29: South Upland; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30: Me and You
LIVE MUSIC AT WICK’S
• WHAT: Live on State • WHERE: Wick’s, 225 State St., New Albany
Friday, Oct. 28: Beatles Takeover Halloween Party; Saturday, Oct. 29: Halloween with 8 Inch Elvis
BANK STREET BREWHOUSE
• WHAT: Live music • WHERE: Bank Street Brewhouse, 415 Bank St., New Albany All shows 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, 7 to 9 p.m.: Leigh Ann Yost; Saturday, Oct. 15, 7 to 9 p.m.: Emme and the Sound; Friday, Oct. 21, 7 to 9 p.m.: Evan Jackson; Friday, Oct. 28, 7 to 9 p.m.: Gavin Caster
JAM ON AT THE LEGION
• WHAT: Entertainment at the American Legion • WHERE: Bonnie Sloan American Legion, 1930 McDonald Lane, New Albany
• WHEN/WHO: 7 to 10 p.m. tonight, Thursday, Oct. 13:
Karaoke, hosted by Bob and Charlene Wilkerson; 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 15: Canyon Wolfe Band • OTHER EVENTS: Every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 7:15 to 10:15 p.m., Bingo; 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15: $5 breakfast
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. Saturday, Oct. 15: Natalie Berry, Tiffany Puckett and more; Friday, Oct. 21: The KING, The KILLER and The MAN IN BLACK: Tribute to Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash, featuring: Brad McCrady, Rockin’ Terry Lee, Frank Hamilton; Saturday, Oct. 22: Ricky Howsare, Jaclyn Shields, Tim Johnson, Natalie Berry; Saturday, Oct. 29: Tiffany Puckett, Jeremy Puckett, Donnie Lee Strickland, Natalie Berry
HOWL AT THE MOON
• WHAT: Full Moon Hike • WHEN: 10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15 • WHERE: Charlestown State Park, 12500 Ind. 62, Charles-
town. Wear good hiking shoes and comfortable clothing, and bring a red lens flashlight and walking stick. The event is free.
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MONSTER MASH AT ARTS COUNCIL
• WHAT: Halloween Jam, to benefit Arts Council of Southern Indiana internship program
• WHEN: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 • WHERE: Masonic Lodge, 805 E. Market St., New Albany
The Arts Council of Southern Indiana is hosting a Halloween party from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 at the Masonic Lodge, 805 E. Market St., New Albany. People ages 11 to 18 are invited. Tickets are $5. The price of admission includes: music, refreshments, and artful activities. Everyone is encouraged to wear an appropriate costume, so they can participate in a costume contest. The party is a fundraiser designed, and implemented by Arts Council interns. This Halloween party means a lot to the interns because all of the proceeds are going toward a paid internship program
SPIN A YARN
• WHAT: Southern Indiana Fiber Arts Festival • WHEN: 1-7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21; 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 22
• WHERE: Masonic Lodge, 805. E. Market St., New Albany.
See fibers transformed into arts during this annual festival. Discover and purchase homespun goodness in the form of quilted, crocheted, weaved, and knitted treasures. Enjoy food and live music.
DAS PARTY
• WHAT: German American Heritage event • WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 • WHERE: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, Strasweg
Auditorium, 180 W. Spring St., New Albany Join the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Thursday, Oct. 20, for German food, live accordion music, and more as it celebrates German American Heritage. A sampling of traditional German food will be available at the event (while supplies last). Attendees are encouraged to come dressed in their favorite German (or German-inspired) attire; small prizes will be awarded to everyone who comes dressed for the occasion. A copy of the book “Indiana at 200: A Celebration of the Hoosier State (the official bicentennial book for the state of Indiana)” will also be awarded as a door prize during the event. Information will be available from local organizations that promote an appreciation of German language and culture.
SMELL MY FEET
• WHAT: Annual Costume Carnival • WHEN: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31 • WHERE: Floyd County 4-H Fairgrounds on Green Valley
Road. This will be the 30th year for the event. The Costume Carnival will include representatives from local businesses in the community who will pass out candy. Hot dogs and drinks are also given to the youth, along with a DJ and costume contest, prizes, fishing pond and balloon activities. Businesses are needed to sponsor a table which includes buying and distributing candy. The cost is $75 for candy. The Floyd County 4-H will provide volunteers to distribute the candy if needed. For more information contact Kathy Redden at 502-262-7229.
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FESTIVAL: Students help create decorations for upcoming event CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 one offering unfired skull-related bisqueware from Silica Ceramic Studio. Guests can paint items ranging from $5 to $20, including mugs, lidded boxes, and a shot glass/votive holder. These items will be fired in the studio’s kiln to be picked up after the festival. Tissue paper marigolds, calavera (skull) masks, and amate bark painting will feature, along with several projects related to sugar skulls. Sugar skulls are usually not eaten, and are intended to adorn altars and tombs, offering a treat for the spirits, rather than the living. Palm-sized sugar skulls will be on hand for decorating, along with the much more edible marshmallow sugar skull pops. Visitors will also be invited to create colorful Monarch Butterfly window hangings. “In Aztec tradition the Monarch was the spirit of the deceased relative coming back,” Spyker said.
Library celebrates Day of the Dead
TOP AND BOTTOM: Students from Charlestown Middle School and Parkview Middle School worked with local artists to create pieces which will be featured at Sugar Skull Shake, Shake on Oct. 22 at Big Four Station. | PHOTOS BY DANIEL PARISH/GREATER CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS
INVOLVING THE YOUTH Spyker said the idea for the festival came to her at least six years ago when she was teaching art and discussing the holiday with some Hispanic students at Jeffersonville High School. When it looked like the festival would actually happen she reached out to those former students to help in the planning. She also reached out to elementary and middle school students for help with creating decorations. “The whole idea behind the festival came from kids, the kids had to be involved in this,” she said. Parkwood Elementary fifth grade students spent two days working on covering a massive papier maché log with Monarch butterflies. “That school is about 50 percent native Spanish speaking,” said Dehr. “Some of these kids have been to Mexico and celebrated this holiday with their family there. Hearing those kids talk about their experiences, and hearing the other kids ask questions about it was great. Some
of them thought it was a scary thing — really talking through some of the authentic elements has really been a highlight.” Charlestown and Parkview Middle School students got into the act as well, creating large two-dimensional sugar skulls, piñatas, tissue paper marigolds, and more. The event kicks off with a 5K run/ walk benefiting the JHS Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports P.R.I.D.E. Program, a positive behavior reinforcement program at the school. The course begins at the Big Four Station pavilion, runs through the
floodwall to Riverside Drive, to the Falls of the Ohio and back. The first 60 finishers will receive ceramic skull medallions, “instead of a plastic race medal,” said Spyker. Sugar Skull Shake, Shake will also include live music, salsa dance lessons, an opportunity to work on a mosaic tile skull for a public art installation, authentic Mexican food, piñatas, and a Zumba class. “Who knew Zumba was Hispanic?” Spyker said. “I feel like this festival is the best of both worlds,” she added. “I can just see people having such a good time and learning so much.”
Join the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, for music, games, and a traditional paper craft as it celebrates Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico (where it is a public holiday) and by people of Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States. This multi-day holiday focuses on family and friends coming together to pray for and remember loved ones who have died, and help support their spiritual journey, a news release stated. Attendees can learn to play loteria (Mexican bingo) and try their hand at making papel picado. Considered a Mexican folk art, papel picado is a decorative craft made out of paper cut into elaborate designs. Papel picado designs are commonly cut from tissue paper using a guide and small chisels (or in the library’s case, scissors), creating as many
BONE RATTLING FUN
• WHAT: Sugar Skull Shake, Shake
• WHEN: noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22
• WHERE: Big Four Station, Jeffersonville
• INFORMATION: sugarskullshake.com
EVENTS
9 a.m.: Family 5K Run/Walk 9:45 a.m.: Giant calaca enters 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Make & Take Art Tents open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Community Mural open to paint 10 a.m.: Zumba at pavilion
as forty banners at a time. Guests can enjoy traditional Mexican music as they learn about the traditions of Día de los Muertos. All ages are welcome to attend this event. The Library is located at 180 W. Spring St., New Albany. For more information call 812-9493523 or visit nafclibrary.org and facebook.com/NAFCPL.
SIP AND STROLL
Jeffersonville’s annual Oktoberfest Sip & Stroll Friday returns Oct. 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. Guests can stroll through Historic Downtown Jeffersonville sampling beers and wines inside a number of shops. Food tastings, live music on the sidewalks and trolley rides round out the evening. Tickets are $15 in advance, or $20 at the door, and are available at jeffmainstreet.org, Schimpff’s Confectionery, The Springs Salon & Spa, Choices Boutique, and Budget Printing Center.
11 a.m.: Salsa lesson in the pavilion Noon to 1 p.m.: Mariachi Aguilas de Oro Band 1 to 1:15 p.m.: Mexican Cultural Dance, ‘El Son de la Negra’ 1:15 to 1:30 p.m.: Mexico Lindo performing “Danza del Sol” and “Concheros” 1 to 1:30 p.m.: Piñata Smacking 1:30 to 2 p.m. JHS band plays a cultural set 3 to 5 p.m.: Cosa Seria plays All Day: folk art tents, music, face painting, community mural, and food