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8 Our Brown County • Sept./Oct. 2022 CRAFTS, POTTERY, GIFTS Antiques Co-op ................................ 60 The Apple Works .............................. 61 Art Walk ............................................. 24 B3 Gallery ............................................ 3 Brown Co Studio Tour ..................... 29 Bone Appetit Bakery ....................... 13 Brown Co Antique Mall ................... 18 Brown Co Art Guild.......................... 19 Brown Co Craft Gallery ................... 12 Brown Co Model Trains ................... 46 Brown Co Pottery ............................. 12 Brown Co Rock & Fossil Shop ........ 47 The Cheeky Owl ............................... 54 Clay Purl............................................. 47 Cox Creek Mill ................................... 25 Deja Vu Art & Fine Craft Show ....... 42 Doc Tilton House.............................. 20 FallFare .............................................. 21 Foxfire Gift & Home ......................... 57 Head Over Heels .............................. 54 Healing Hearts &Memory Making 45 Homes on a Limb ............................. 25 Hoosier Artist Gallery ..................... 25 Lightspinner Studio-M. Sechler .... 12 Marie’s Home Decor/Country Str .. 46 Men’s Toy Shop ................................. 59 Michael’s Flowers ............................. 18 Moonshine Leather ......................... 18 Nashville Spice Co............................ 71 Naughty Dog Books ........................ 43 New Leaf ............................................ 19 Our Little World ................................ 43 Redhead Apothecary ...................... 34 Rhonda Kay’s .................................... 52 Spears Gallery .................................. 24 C. Steele Art ...................................... 68 Sweetwater Gallery ......................... 46 The Totem Post ................................. 13 The Toy Chest ................................... 31 Uncommon Gourd-Rosey Bolte .... 18 Woodlands Gallery .......................... 54 ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC 19th Hole Sports Bar ....................... 49 Big Woods Pizza ............................... 23 Brown Co Inn .................................... 14 Brown Co History Center ................ 58 Brown Co Music Center .................. 45 Brown Co Playhouse ....................... 30 Copperhead Creek Gem Mine ....... 47 Country Heritage Winery ............... 48 Hard Truth Distillery ........................ 23 Nashville Express ............................. 58 The Nashville House ........................ 24 FOOD & BEVERAGE 19th Hole Sports Bar ....................... 49 Abe Martin Lodge ............................ 46 The Apple Works .............................. 61 Artists Colony Inn ............................ 42 Bear Wallow Distillery ..................... 48 Big Woods Pizza ............................... 23 Brown Co IGA ................................... 65 Brown Co Inn .................................... 14 Brown Co Winery ............................. 22 Brownie’s Bean Blossom Rest. ....... 55 Brozinni Pizzeria .............................. 52 The Candy Dish .................................. 3 Carmel Corn Cottage....................... 55 Casa del Sol ....................................... 55 Cedar Creek Winery ......................... 13 Common Grounds Coffee Bar ....... 13 Country Heritage Winery ............... 48 FallFare .............................................. 21 Farmhouse Cafe ............................... 34 The Ferguson House Bistro & Bar . 24 Hard Truth Distillery ........................ 23 The Harvest Preserve ........................ 3 Heavenly Biscuit .............................. 61 Helmsburg General Store .............. 58 Heritage Candy Store ...................... 59 Hoosier Buddy Liquors ................... 25 Hotel Nashville ................................. 31 House of Jerky .................................. 54 Jack and Jill Nut Shop ..................... 13 Miller’s Ice Cream ............................... 3 Nashville BP ...................................... 61 The Nashville House ........................ 24 Nashville Fudge Kitchen................. 72 Nashville Spice Co............................ 71 Out of the Ordinary & Hickory Bar 53 Rafters ................................................ 49 Schwab’s Fudge................................ 55 ANTIQUES Antiques Co-op ................................ 60 Brown Co Antique Mall ................... 18 Doc Tilton House.............................. 20 FallFare .............................................. 21 Marie’s Home Decor/Country Str .. 46 Michael’s Flowers ............................. 18 Plum Creek Antiques ...................... 68 ART, ART SUPPLIES-INSTRUCTION Brown Co Studio Tour ..................... 29 Antiques Co-op ................................ 60 Art Beyond Crayons ........................ 60 Art Walk ............................................. 24 B3 Gallery ............................................ 3 Bear Hardware ........................... 53, 68 Brown Co Antique Mall ................... 18 Brown Co Art Gallery ...................... 18 Brown Co Art Guild.......................... 19 Brown Co Craft Gallery ................... 12 Deja Vu Art & Fine Craft Show ....... 42 FallFare .............................................. 21 Ferrer Studio, Art by Dixie Ferrer .. 19 HeresHome Studio-Lory Winford . 19 Hoosier Artist Gallery ..................... 25 Lightspinner Studio-M. Sechler .... 12 Amanda Wallace Mathis ................. 19 Our Little World ................................ 43 Rhoden Art at eXplore Brown co .... 4 Spears Gallery .................................. 24 C. Steele Art ...................................... 68 Uncommon Gourd-Rosey Bolte .... 18 BOOKS Fallen Leaf Books ............................. 46 FallFare .............................................. 21 Naughty Dog Books ........................ 43 CLOTHING 58 South Apparel ............................. 52 Abe’s Corner - Too Cute Boutique . 43 Bear Hardware ........................... 53, 68 Brown Co T-Shirt Shop .................... 58 The Cheeky Owl ............................... 54 Community Closet Thrift Shop...... 67 Foxfire Boutique .............................. 57 Head Over Heels .............................. 54 J.B. Goods/ Life is Good .................. 22 Men’s Toy Shop ................................. 59 ADVERTISER

Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 9 Seasons Hotel & Event Center ....... 15 Trolly’s ................................................ 55 The Wild Olive .................................... 2 FURNITURE Antiques Co-op ................................ 60 Brown Co Antique Mall ................... 18 Plum Creek Antiques ...................... 68 C. Steele Art ...................................... 68 HARDWARE Bear Hardware ........................... 53, 68 HATS The Cheeky Owl ............................... 54 Head Over Heels .............................. 54 Moonshine Leather ......................... 18 JEWELRY Art Walk ............................................. 24 B3 Gallery ............................................ 3 Brown Co Studio Tour ..................... 21 Brown Co Antique Mall ................... 18 Brown Co Craft Gallery ................... 12 The Cheeky Owl ............................... 54 Foxfire Boutique .............................. 57 Hoosier Artist Gallery ..................... 25 Juls Etc. .............................................. 22 New Leaf ............................................ 19 Old McDurbin Gold & Gifts ............ 20 Rhonda Kay’s .................................... 52 Spears Gallery .................................. 24 The Totem Post ................................. 13 Touch of Silver Gold & Old ............. 22 LODGING/CAMPGROUNDS Abe Martin Lodge ............................ 46 Abe’s Corner - Hidden Getaway .... 43 Artists Colony Inn ............................ 42 Brick Lodge ....................................... 31 Brown Co Health & Living .............. 69 Brown Co Inn .................................... 14 Brown Co KOA .................................. 55 Cornerstone Inn ............................... 15 Doc Tilton House.............................. 20 eXplore Brown Co .............................. 4 Friends O’ Mine Campground ....... 65 Hills O’ Brown Vacation Rentals .... 53 Hotel Nashville ................................. 31 Iris GardenCottages & Suites ......... 47 Moondance Vacation Homes ........ 47 North House ..................................... 31 Quality Inn ........................................ 59 Seasons Hotel & Event Center ....... 15 MUSEUMS Brown Co History Center ................ 58 Doc Tilton House.............................. 20 PET PRODUCTS Bone Appetit Bakery ....................... 13 PHOTOS Art Walk ............................................. 24 B3 Gallery ............................................ 3 Hoosier Artist Gallery ..................... 25 Spears Gallery .................................. 24 Yesteryear Old Time Photos........... 65 REAL ESTATE Carpenter Hills o’ Brown Realty .... 67 RE/MAX Team ................................... 70 RECREATION Brown Co Bikes................................. 30 eXplore Brown Co .............................. 4 Grandpa Jeff’s Trail Rides ............... 60 SERVICES Amish Roofers .................................. 37 Dr. Lisa Baker, DDS .......................... 52 Kara Barnard Lessons...................... 12 Bear Hardware’s Bagged Trash ...... 68 Blitz Builders ..................................... 61 Blue Elk Family Clinic: Dr. Larry Sanchez .......................... 69 Misty Sanchez- Mental Health .... 70 Brown Co Convention & Visitors Bureau ................................. 35 Brown Co Bikes................................. 30 Brown Co Eye Care........................... 68 Brown Co Health & Living .............. 69 Brown Co Massage .......................... 53 Brown Co Tire & Auto ...................... 68 Brown Co Community YMCA ......... 70 Heartland Tattoo .............................. 69 Healing Hearts &Memory Making 45 Helmsburg Sawmill Inc/ Pool Enterprises Inc ......................... 69 IN Seamless Guttering .................... 69 McGinley Insurance (Farmers)....... 69 Michael’s Flowers ............................. 18 Nashville BP ...................................... 61 Mike Nickels Log Homes ................ 58 Precise Books & Payroll................... 68 Rainwater Studios ........................... 70 Rambling Dog Design - SIGNS ...... 70 Zieg LeDoux & Assoc....................... 68 SHOES Head Over Heels .............................. 54 Moonshine Leather ......................... 18 The Totem Post ................................. 13 SPECIALTY SHOPS Bone Appetit Bakery ....................... 13 Brown Co Bikes................................. 30 Brown Co Model Trains ................... 46 Brown Co T-Shirt Shop .................... 58 Clay Purl............................................. 47 Cox Creek Mill ................................... 25 Fallen Leaf Books ............................. 46 Fireplace Center ............................... 54 Head Over Heels .............................. 54 Healing Hearts &Memory Making 45 Health For U ...................................... 69 Homes on a Limb ............................. 25 House of Jerky .................................. 54 Men’s Toy Shop ................................. 59 Michael’s Flowers ............................. 18 Moonshine Leather ......................... 18 Nashville Spice Co............................ 71 Naughty Dog Books ........................ 43 Redhead Apothecary ...................... 34 Sweetwater Gallery ......................... 46 Weed Patch Music Company ......... 58 The Wild Olive .................................... 2 WEDDINGS Artists Colony Inn ............................ 42 Hotel Nashville ................................. 31 OTHER Amish Roofers .................................. 37 Blitz Builders ..................................... 61 Health For U ...................................... 69 Flower and Herb Barn ..................... 69 Mike Nickels Log Homes ................ 58 WFHB Radio ...................................... 70 WFIU Radio ....................................... 70 DIRECTORY

Chrissy Alspaugh is a freelance writer and owner of Christina Photography.AlspaughViewher work andCountycom>.She<ChristinaAlspaughPhotography.atlivesinBartholomewwithherhusband,Mattthreeboys.

10 Our Brown County Sept./Oct. 2022 Contributors

Paige Langenderfer is a freelance writer and consultant. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University and her Master’s degree in public relations management from IUPUI. Paige lives in Columbus with her husband and daughters.

Ryan Stacy and his wife recently moved to Pennsylvania and continues to stay connected with our Brown County. He appreciates good movies, good food, and enjoys cultural events. His other interests include reading, photography, and playing music.

Mark Blackwell no longer makes his home in Brown County where “the roadway is rough and the slopes are seamed with ravines” He now resides within sight of the sixth green of an undisclosed golf course. He was born in the middle of the last century and still spends considerable time there.

Joe Lee is an illustrator and writer. He is the author of Forgiveness: The Eva Kor Story, The History of Clowns for Beginners, and Dante for Beginners. He is an editorial cartoonist for the Bloomington Herald Times, a graduate of Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Clown College, and a veteran circus performer.

ourbrown@bluemarble.netourbrowncounty.com Also online at issuu.com/ourbrowncounty OR search in the mobile app ISSUU and on Facebook for OUR BROWN COUNTY P.O. Box 157 Helmsburg, IN 47435 (812) 988-8807

Julia Pearson wrote for a Franciscan magazine for ten years and served as its human interest editor. She now resides in Lake Woebegone Country for life’s continuing adventures. Julia enjoys traveling and visiting museums of all types and sizes, with her children and grandchildren.

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Rachel Berenson Perry is fine arts curator emerita at the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. She lives in Brown County, where she hikes in the woods, makes ceramic creatures, and writes books about Indiana artists.

Boris Ladwig is a Columbusbased journalist who has worked in print, online and TV media in Indiana and Kentucky and has won awards for features, news, business, non-deadline news, Amendment/communityFirst affairs and investigative reporting.

Jeff Tryon is a former news editor of The Brown County Democrat, and a former region reporter for The Republic. Born and raised in Brown County, he currently lives with his wife, Sue, in a log cabin on the edge of Brown County State Park. He is a Baptist minister.

Cover: Jordan Bair at Saddle Barn ~by Boris Ladwig Thanks, Mom, for making it happen!

12 HISTORY MYSTERY 13 SUBSCRIBE 16 Brown County Saddle Barn ~by Boris Ladwig 21 FallFare 26 Nashville Express ~by Paige Langenderfer 28 Studio Tour ~by Chrissy Alspaugh 32 Courthouse History ~by Julia Pearson 34 Nancy Noel Show 36 Musings: Self Reliance ~by Mark Blackwell 38-39 Photos by Mike Briner* 40-42 CALENDAR 44 Air Supply at Music Center ~by Ryan Stacy 50 Mary Perez, Walking Woman ~by Rachel Berenson Perry 56 Field Notes: Transition ~by Jim Eagleman 64 Art Colony Weekend ~by Chrissy Alspaugh 66 ChristKindl Market ~by Boris Ladwig 68-70 INFO PAGES Contents

Jim Eagleman is a 40-year veteran naturalist with the IN DNR. In retirement, he is now a consultant. His program “Nature Ramblings” can be heard on WFHB radio, the Brown County Hour. He serves on the Sycamore Land Trust board. He enjoys reading, hiking, music, and birding. Jim and his wife Kay have lived here for more than 40 years.

*Mike Briner is a Columbus native that became interested in photography as a high school yearbook photographer. With a love of travel and the great outdoors and inspired by the natural beauty of nature, Mike’s photography quickly moved from the school to the out of doors. In 1998 he founded Mike Briner Photography and started his professional career as a travel and nature photographer. Mike now has well over 55,000 film as well as over 30,000 digital images in his library.

Cindy Steele is the publisher and editor of this magazine. She sells and designs ads, sometimes writes, takes photos, and creates the layout. For fun, she likes to play the guitar or banjo and sing.

Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 11 Coloring Contest Win $30 OUR BROWN COUNTY P.O. Box 157 Helmsburg, IN 47435 Publisher’s choice. Send to this address by October 20.

12 Our Brown County Sept./Oct. 2022 WIN $30 FIRST to leave a message with the answer along with your name and phone number WINS! 812-988-8807 Lightspinner Martha Sechler UniqueMixedWatercolorsMediaGourdArt 4460 Helmsburg Rd. Nashville, IN • 812-703-3129 Open June thru December — Call Ahead Studio MysteryHistory Brown County Art Colony founder, Adolph Shulz, first heard about the beauty and people of this area from a 1900 newspaper article. Seven years later, Shulz convinced some of his fellow artists to take the train to Brown County so they could paint the landscapes. What city did those artists travel from? New contest! handbycreated artisanslocal EST1978 BROWN COUNTY Fine arts and crafts by local and area artists View their work on Facebook & Instagram See something you want? Message us! Open Daily 10 to 5 812.988.7058 62 E. Washington · Nashville, IN · BrownCountyCraftGallery.com

Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 13 BONE APPETIT BAKERYPPETIT BAKE For Dogs Get a FREE Sampler bag of natural dog treats with $10 purchase and this ad. www.barkingood.com • Premium, all-natural treats since 1997 • Over 20 varieties from low-fat to grain-free • Gourmet and seasonal snacks, too DOGS WELCOME! (812) 988-0305 211 S. Van Buren St. (behind Visitor Center) Open 7 days SUBSCRIBE One Year ’s Subscription for $20 (six issues) Mail with check or money order to: Our Brown County P.O. Box 157 • Helmsburg, IN 47435 AName:ddress:N SUBSCRIBE! COMMON GROUNDS 66 N. Van Buren, Nashville (Molly ’s Lane behind the red door) Opens 8:00 am M-Sat; 9:00 am Sun (Closed Wed) 812-988-6449 COFFEE BAR Hot, Cold & Frozen Drinks • Selection of Teas Froothies (our fruit smoothies) It’s like a coffee shop in a living room Famous for Cheesy Eggs & Toast • Pastries • Quiche (with things to amuse you) RSaltedNutsoastedDaily CinnamonRoastedAlmonds&Pecans S.Van Buren (Shopper's Lane) Nashville Mail Orders - 812-988-7480 Cashews, Fancy Mix, Pepitas, Peanuts Delicious Candies - Homemade Fudge d C Mi Pit R Makes a great gift. The Totem Post 78 S. Van Buren St. Nashville , 812-988-2511IN ~Since 1952~ TheTotemPost.com • Genuine Native American Jewelry • Zuni Fetishes • Sterling Silver Jewelry • Copper Jewelry • Minnetonka Moccasins • Pendleton • Knives ~Open all year~

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Slick said he had not been on a horse since he was a child in Tennessee and said the family enjoyed the park’s tranquility and the animals they spotted.

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Brown SaddleCountyBarn ~story and photos by Boris Ladwig

North Vernon resident Ashdon Davis sported a tie-dyed muscle shirt, shorts, and sneakers as he rode his brown horse the last few yards back to the Saddle Barn at Brown County State Park. His sunglasses shielded him against the bright rays of the mid-summer’s early eveningDavis,sun.who drives a 28-foot flatbed truck for a living, had come to the barn for the first time and said he really enjoyed his 35-minute trail ride, which he completed with family and friends.

“It was awesome,” he said.

Thomas Slick, of Seymour, who had ridden in the same group as Davis, said he, too, had a good time.

Spending time outdoors in Brown County’s beautiful environment brings some people back to the barn year after year, said Jordan Bair, who has worked at the facility for nearly a quarter century, the last 15 years as operator.

Seeing parents and children enjoy the flora and fauna—rather than spending

“It was really relaxing,” Jairston said.

The barn offers rides from the second week in March to the second week in November.

Slick, a home construction worker, had rented a cabin in the park the night before to attend a large family gathering. Someone told him about the horse barn, and he thought his sons, Jaylex, 10, and Jairston, 12, would enjoy it.

Jordan Bair, Saddle Barn operator.

“Nice to do something that’s … outdoors,” he said.

The barn was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps nearly a century ago.

Peaches, Zoey, Daisy. One of the horses for kids is named Nugget, but Bair said everyone calls it Chicken Nugget.

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time glued to the TV, gaming console or cell phone—make the work worthwhile, he said.

He runs the facility through a contract with the state, which gives him 26 acres of the park. Rides start at 9 a.m., with the last rides leaving at 4:30 p.m. Trail rides cost $21 for 35 minutes on a 2.2-mile loop, and $31 for 3.3-mile, one-hour loop, with a $1 discount for those who pay cash.

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Visitors never know what animals they might encounter, but they frequently see deer, turkeys, or even coyotes. Some of the city slickers who visit the barn have trouble identifying those animals—and even horses.

Bair recommends that people come in spring, because of the more pleasant temperatures and smaller crowds.

“The CCC provided employment, income and job training to unemployed men, aged 18 to 23,” the plaque reads. “They were paid $30 monthly, $25 of which was sent directly to their needy families.”Theplaque states that almost 64,000 Hoosiers were assigned to CCC camps in the state and that the workers were “instrumental in furthering Indiana’s fledgling state parks, reservoirs and forests. At the time, many properties were without basic infrastructure. Much of the land that became state property

Children under 17 must wear a helmet. All guests are accompanied by a guide. Smaller children can take parentassisted pony rides around an oval near the barn for $3.50 per lap.The barn offers rides from the second week in March to the second week in November. Bair said as many as 250 people can show up per day. October is busiest, primarily because of the fall foliage.

“Some city kids who come and see black and white horses call them cows,” Bair said.

“You can watch everything come to life,” he said.

Bair’s day typically starts at 8 a.m., when he saddles up the 60 horses and puts out hay for them. They eat about 600 bales perTheyear.horses are mostly very docile quarter horses, he said. A booth near the barn displays some of their names: Betty,

The barn dates back almost a century and was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A plaque at the barn reads that the president created the corps following the 1929 stock market crash, which left about 18 million people unemployed, of whom about 2 million became homeless.

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Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 19 Calvin Place Franklin & Van Buren Streets Nashville, IN • (812) 988-1058 www.amygreely.com handcraftedFeaturing jewelry by owner Amy Greely NEW LEAF An eclectic mix of creative items by local, regional, and global artists The Guild. Fine Art by Fine Artists. Inc.Guild,ArtCountyBrown2022© GALLERY AND MUSEUM 48 S. Van Buren Street Nashville, IN 47448 812 988-6185 BrownCountyArtGuild.org ofFriendsMarie A FOUNDERS EXHIBITION September 10 - October 31, 2022 BEAUTIFUL DREAMER BY MARIE GOTH Amanda W. Mathis Originals, Prints, Cards • Art Lessons • Private Painting Par ties Also represented by Spears Galler y and the Brown Count y Ar t Galler y in Nashville Open 11–5 Mon.–S at.; Every day in Oc tober • 812-320-0747 220 Kelp Grove Rd. • Nashville, IN • amandamathisart.com photo by Michele Wedel FERRER STUDIO Nashville, IN | 812-988-1245 | www.DixieFerrer.com | Dixie Ferrer Also represented by Brown County Ar t Guild Mixed ClassesPaintingsMedia Visit Dixie on the Back Roads Tour #11 DIXIE FERRERAr t by Lory Williams Winford916-804-2484 • hereshomestudio@gmail.com Lory Winford Fine Art HeresHome Studio y 15 N. Johnson St. Nashville, IN (next to Brozinni Pizzeria) Studio and galler y visits by appointment • Pastelist inspired by nature’s colors

 Old McDurbinOld McDurbin Gold Gold& & Rings Customized • Ank lets • Bracelets • SterlingNecklacesSilver Blue building in Antique Alley WatchesGifts Gifts Gifts 1000’s of Pendants 50%OFFJEWELRY S. Jefferson St. • Nashville, IN Doc Tilton House The Historic SADDLE BARN continued from 17 Bair saddles up the 60 quarter horses every morning and puts out hay for them.

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Bair said dealing with the horses is less challenging than dealing with customers who think they know what they’re doing but don’t.

“The animals are the easy part,” he said. “You just have to learn to read them.”

“You meet a lot of nice people,” he said. “The good days definitely outweigh the bad days.”

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was severely eroded and treeless. The CCC built erosion controls, planted trees, and built roads and water barn’s economics can be challenging because four months out of the year, the horses don’t generate revenue, but still have to be cared for. He usually breaks in new horses during that period. He often buys them at auctions. Good, gentle horses can cost $5,000 to $8,000.

For his most recent contract with the state, Bair agreed to be paid a flat fee. That worked out well last year during the pandemic, as many people sought outdoor escapes from being cooped up indoors. Last year’s traffic was comparable to before the pandemic, Bair said, but this year, he has seen fewer customers. He suspected higher gas prices are playing a role.

“Buying a horse is about like buying a car,” he said. “Nobody wants an ugly one.”

Like many businesses, the barn is struggling to hire. Bair said that as more people grow up in towns, fewer know how to deal with horses. Finding good horses, too, has become more difficult over the years, he said.

Bair said he has lots of repeat customers, including a family from Kentucky that comes twice a year including every October. He has seen the children grow up. The family sends him Christmas cards.

You can get more information about the barn at <browncounty-saddlebarn.com> or by calling 812-988-8166.

The Puzzle Store My, Oh My, We Luv Pie We Made It Nature’s Bounty Adopt- A-Pot Art and Silent Auction Book UnexpectedBoutiqueNook Treasures Village Cafe Baked Goods Live music  Highlights

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On Saturday, October 1, 2022, Nashville United Methodist Church will host its 50th FallFare event on the Village Green, at the corner of Main and Jefferson streets in downtown Nashville. The hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.—rain or shine. This year’s event features 12 booths, each selling items made and collected by church members. The annual fundraising event for the church’s outreach typically raises more than $10,000 to provide financial support for mission efforts.The first FallFare occurred in 1972 when a group of church members decided to sell craft items to replace the church pews. The tradition grew and continued every October. Even during COVID in 2020, FallFare raised $11,000 with virtual sales. The theme for Fallfare is “Every FallFare dollar goes to someone in need” and the effort supports 25-30 local, state, and international organizations. Local groups include Mother’s Cupboard, Habitat for Humanity, Access Brown County, Scouts, God’s Grace, Weekend Backpack Program, and Turning Point Domestic Violence Services among others. FallFare also supports the Lebanon Children’s Home, UMCOR Disaster Relief, and Mission Guatamala. at this year’s

Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 21 Nashville United Methodist Church presents October 1, 2022 9:00-3:00 Nashville Village Green food • music • crafts • plants treasures • books • art • jewelry puzzles and more! Every FallFare dollar goes to someone in need

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Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 23 • DI S TILLE R Y • T OUR S • RE S T A URAN T • E V EN T S • L I V E MUSI C Book a tour or make a reservation today at hardtruth com Visit Hard Truth Distilling Co at 418 Old State Road 46 | Nashville, IN PRIVATE EVENT SPACE AVAILABLE LIVE MUSIC EVERY TUESDAY FOR RESERVATIONS, VISIT US AT BIGWOODSRESTAURANTS.COM 44 N VAN BUREN ST NASHVILLE, IN 47448

24 Our Brown County Sept./Oct. 2022 Serving our famous fried biscuits and apple butter, fried chicken and other traditional favorites all made in our own kitchen from scratch. Brown County’s Most Historic Restaurant Come check out our Old Country Store, beautiful new patio, expanded menu and HOHENBERGER BAR 15 South Van Buren Street 812-988-4554 www.nashvillehousebc.com EST 1927 LOCALLY HANDMADE FINE CRAF TS Over a Decade in Downtown Nashville BESIDE THE NASHVILLE HOUSE RESTAURANT 812.988.1286 • Spearspottery.com • facebook.com/Spears-Gallery

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Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 25 Ar ts Village Brown County ART VENUE INHANDMADENASHVILLE Specializing in: • Live Edge Hardwood Benches • Candles • Tables • Sun Catchers • Custom Signs • Cutting Boards • Serving Trays • Soap Many other beautiful items Digitally Carved Signage Custom Work Available Customized Wedding Gifts Hand-poured Candles Made in our store 59 East Main Street (Old School Way Alley) Nashville, IN Every item in our store is 812-322-3120 • homesonalimb@gmail.com HoosierArtist.com 45 SOUTH JEFFERSON STREET NASHVILLE, IN 47448 / 812-988-6888 Fine Art Crafts& Handcrafted Discover handcrafted fine art and crafts by talented local artists perfect for wearing, collecting, gifts, home or office decor. Unique Metal Art Studio COXtheirongatebybradcox@yahoo.com4705AnnieSmithRd.Nashville Brad Cox and his wife Stephanie invite you to discover their studio and mill located along the banks of S alt Creek, just 10 minutes from Nashville. The Iron Gate home of by Brad Cox Hours vary. Call ahead.

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The train takes off from each stop with the ding of a bell, which is often followed by a joke.

“I enjoy it because it is our history. I also love the people. I get such a diverse group of people from all ages. Everyone seems excited to ride on the train and that really makes my day.”

“It’s the same history, but each driver has a little different script,” said Tom who has been driving the train for four years.

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The train runs six days a week (closed Mondays) from May through November. The route includes stops at the Seasons Lodge, the Brown County Inn, the Comfort Inn, and the Salt Creek Inn and is a great transportation option to and from the village for overnight guests.

~by Paige Langenderfer

In fact, when water became more widely available, the townspeople took the handle off of the well pump and held a funeral procession and burial service for the artifact.

The Nashville Express

Did you know that until the 1940s, an essential source of water for the town of Nashville was a solitary well located at the corner of Jefferson and Main streets?

“Everyone has their own story with the train,” Brad said. “My dad brought me to Nashville when I was a little boy and I loved riding the train.”

Brad Cox, who now owns the train with his wife Stephanie, first rode the train as a young boy.

“How do you catch a unique rabbit? You unique up on it of “Thatcourse.”iswhere all of our hard rockers hang out. But, if we add cushions, it becomes soft rock.”

That is just one of the quirky and interesting facts narrated by the driver on the Nashville Express. The train has been carrying passengers through Nashville for nearly 50 years, and offers guests a 20-minute scenic tour of the village shops, eateries, and mustseeBoardingattractions.for the train is located right outside of Fearrin’s Ice Cream at the corner of Franklin and Van Buren streets. The cost is $7 per person (cash only) and children 5 and under are free.

Train drivers Tom Preston and Art Fletcher give their unique spin on each tour of the village.

“Last night I dreamed I was a muffler. I woke up totally exhausted.”  Owner Brad Cox.

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“The train helps this town,” said Brad. “We point out the restrooms and the businesses. We give people the lay of the land and encourage them to visit something they’ve never been to before.

“Everyone loves the train. One day we had three generations of one family riding the train. The grandma was so excited to introduce the train to her granddaughter.

In the 1980s his dad, Ed Cox, began driving the“Everyonetrain. loved riding the train with my dad. Even today, people will tell me about riding the train with him,” Brad said. “He really enjoyed driving the train. He had a great sense of humor and had a lot of jokes. He would even call people out on the street with his microphone.”

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Larry Hawkins, former co-owner, approached Brad and encouraged him to buy it.

“Dad had asked me several times over the years to buy the train and I just wasn’t interested,” Brad said. “But it is such a major part of this town that it had to continue.”

Brad said he is proud to continue the legacy of the Nashville Express.

In the early 1970s, Larry Hawkins asked local mechanic Bob Austin if he could make a train on wheels. Bob had a reputation of welding different parts of equipment together to make them work better. He tackled Larry’s challenge by stripping down an old Chevy truck and welding various pieces of metal into a vehicle resembling a train.The Nashville Express was a hit with the tourists from the beginning. Now there are two trains—a soft top, and a hard top—powered by six cylinder engines.

“I can’t say how much I appreciate our drivers and advertisers,” Brad said. “And my wife Stephanie keeps it all together. I couldn’t do it without her.”

Occasionally, Brad fills in as a substitute driver on the train and said on each tour he always includes one of his dad’s favorite jokes:

Ed passed away in 2012.

The 24th annual Brown County Studio Tour will whisk art enthusiasts through beautiful back roads to experience the community’s rich art history first-hand.Twenty-seven artisans will be showcased at 17 local studios with public hours throughout October. These working artists will give visitors a glimpse into their lives, with demonstrations, tours of the spaces that inspire them, special creations available for sale, and even opportunities for visitors to try their hand at various art forms.

T.C. Steele State Historic Site is also a stop on the tour. The studio tour is a free, self-guided event designed to showcase arts and crafts created in the community often referred to as the Art Colony of the Midwest.

New to the tour this year, participants will be able to search for the Brown County Studio Tour on the PocketSights Tour Guide app to quickly find the nearest openBrownstudio.County Bikes also for the first time will offer one- and two-day bicycle tours on Oct. 15 and 16 to 15 of the studios, with mountain-bike and all-asphalt options available, said co-owner Kate Nolan. For information, visit weekends<browncountybikes.com>.Thesecondandthirdofthestudiotour will be extra special, said Lory Winford, studio tour vice president. Many participating studios will welcome live bands, offer refreshments, and have planned events including black-smithing and falconry demonstrations, she said.

“nation.Brown County is all about nature and the arts, and this tour showcases a lot of the art and the artists whose modalities don’t get representation in studios,” she said. “The arts are so important to our lives, and this studio tour allows us to see in real life how important the arts are to our world.”Several studios on the annual tour host guest artists’ creations, allowing visitors to see multiple art forms in a single stop, Winford said.All studios are open in October from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; many are open Sunday. Visit <bcstudiotour.com> for studio locations, to confirm individual studios’ tour days, or to get a printable tour map.

“It’s just going to be a wonderful October,” Winford said. “Visitors will see a wonderful ~by Chrissy Alspaugh

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“The arts and our painters are really what put Brown County on the map 100 years ago,” said Andra Walters, executive director of Brown County Art Guild. “It’s amazing how rich the arts still are here and the wonderful, indepth representation of artists and creatives who live in the area.”

Winford said each year the tour draws art enthusiasts from across the

cross-section of artists, get out and see the beautiful fall colors, and learn about the artists dreaming and creating right here in Brown County. It’s going to be a wonderful adventure.” following artisans’ work will be displayed at this year’s 17 participating studios: Featured Artisans:

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Simply Acoustic, Simply Amazing

OneOCTOBERPresley1at7:30pmPulse:Rootsof Rock: A Concert

One Pulse: Summer of ‘69: Music from the Woodstock Era

SEPTEMBER 11 & 18 at 2:30pm Henhouse

30 Our Brown County Sept./Oct. 2022 In Concert! Asleep atthe Wheel THURSDAY OCTOBER 27, 2022 7:30pm 812.988.6555 | BrownCountyPlayhouse.org Showtimes, tickets & schedule online

OCT 7 at 7:30pm & OCT 8, 22 at 2:30pm

One Pulse: Made in the USA: Rock ‘n’ Roll American Made

Nunsense II: The Second Coming

SEPTEMBER 29 & OCT 6, 13, 20 at 7:30pm

SEPTEMBER 9-10 & 16-17 at 7:30pm

UPCOMING EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 30 at 7:30pm

Performance of Early Rock

One Pulse: The King: A Tribute to Elvis

OCTOBER 8 at 7:30pm

Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 31 245 N. Je erson St. | 812-988-8400 |800-848-6274 www.hotelnashville.com 194 N. Van Buren St. | 812-988-6429 www.nor thhousegetaway.com BRICK LODGENORTH H OUSEHOTEL NASHVILLE 1878 N. State Rd. 135 | 812-988-6429 www.bricklodge.com Suites, Studios, Restaurant & Bar Hot Tubs, Indoor Pool, Whirlpool Weddings & Receptions, Special Getaway Packages Accommodates 8 Guests, 2 Bedrooms & 2 Baths Game Room w/Pool Table, Cable TV, DVD Player Full Equipped Kitchen, Central Heat & Air Gas Fireplace, Outdoor Hot Tub, Gas Grill Accommodates 8 Guests, 3 Bedrooms & 2 1/2 Baths Cable TV, DVD Player, Fully Equipped Kitchen Central Heat & Air, Elec tric Fireplace Secluded Hot Tub, Gas Grill Brown County Getaways Indiana’s Oldest Toy Store (812) 988-2817 • www.BrownCountyToyChest.com All the best in games, puzzles, dolls, crafts, science kits, and more. 125 S. Van Buren St • Nashville, IN (in the Artists Colony Shops Complex) $5 at rate shipping on $50+ orders Play for All Ages • 10,000+ items in the store

Our Courthouse History ~by Julia Pearson

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In the heart of Nashville, the stately landmark courthouse has watched over many comings and goings of life. The locust trees in the front shaded the “Liars’ Bench,” which was immortalized by Frank Hohenberger’s photograph. In the early 1900s, folks were treated on Saturday nights to ice cream suppers sponsored by local churches on the courthouse grounds. There was a well and pump, with a common tin cup to provide refreshment for all. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, the current structure sits on the same spot as two previous Constructioncourthouses.ofthecourthouse and jail began a year after Brown County was organized by the Indiana State Legislature and Nashville designated as the county seat in 1836. Archival records show that on June 1, 1837, a contract was awarded to David Weddle of nearby Columbus. Made of hand-hewn logs chinked with mortar and daub, it was 18 x 24 feet and two stories high. A stairway was at each end of the impressive construction. The ground floor was one massive room, with a stairway at each end to reach two rooms on the second story. Two fireplaces provided heat. Total cost for courthouse and jail was $700. This served the community for 16 years. The original building was dismantled and the logs sold, with some reportedly used as a stable nearby. A contract with John Douglas to build a brick courthouse on the same site for a cost of $7,000 stated it should be finished by 1855. Court was convened in the Methodist church until then. On a crisp November 4 morning in 1873, fire claimed the courthouse, consuming many records from the recorder’s office along with walls and doors. Records from the clerk, auditor, and treasurer’s offices were rescued by determined citizens. The entire courtroom was ablaze when the fire was first discovered.Thatafternoon, Auditor William J. Watson, commissioners Robert Henderson and Allen Anderson, and Sheriff A.F. Sipes met to discuss the way forward at the law office of Browning and Prather. The following day, commissioners John Stilgenbauer, Allen S. Anderson, and Robert Henderson, along

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Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 33 with the auditor and sheriff, proceeded in special session to assure government would continue. Several downtown rooms were rented from John Genolin, as well as a frame house of four rooms for the county’s legal transactions. For the cost of $1 per day for each day a circuit court met, Genolin provided a hall over his store for use as a jury room. The cause of the fire was never determined.In1874,a contract was let for a new brick courthouse, with the first installment of $4,500 to be paid when the building was under roof. The remaining $4,500 costs would be paid with 10 percent interest two years following completion. It was to follow the same plan as the previous building and be constructed on the same site, utilizing the old foundation and a portion of the old wall when possible. In the same rectangular design and two stories high, the front entrance is in the south end. The second story was reached by two wrought iron stairways on the outside of the building, meeting at a platform at the entryway upstairs. The first floor housed offices for the treasurer, auditor, county surveyor, recorder, and clerk. The jury room, as well as the office for superintendent of Brown County schools, occupied the second floor. A box-type wood burning stove provided heat. When the town bought a large power plant in 1920, the courthouse acquired electric lights.

Outdoor “necessary” facilities were used until 1930 and were upgraded when water was piped from the creek for newly installed flush toilets. In 1939, an extension to the north end provided modern facilities. A second story was added to that extension for space needed for the judge. In 1962, Warford Construction and Supply Company installed new fixtures throughout and revamped the wiring. They also replaced the old coal-burning furnace with one using fuel oil.

Frank M. Hohenberger photo of the courthouse in 1946. courtesy Lilly Library collection, Indiana University, Bloomington.

Major renovations were started in April 1992, with Lee Waltman Construction Company of Nashville winning the bid for remodeling. Expansions included the installation of an elevator, a hearing room, a new roof, plumbing, wiring, plaster, and heating and air conditioning. A 9 foot, two-story addition was built across the back of the building. The iron staircase was removed, replaced with a new staircase spanning the three stories from the basement to the courtroom. The bell tower was repaired in 1989 for a cost of $10,000.

December 6,1992, was the rededication of the Brown County Courthouse. The program included this poignant dedication:“Wededicate this building to the service of the people. To justice, righteous and fair treatment. To the leaders who had foresight to see the county’s needs, to the people who carried out the plans, to the youth with promises of the future, and to all the citizens of Brown County.” 

Frank M. Hohenberger 1920 view of courthouse.

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The Brown County Art Gallery is proud to present a major exhibition of work by legendry Hoosier artist

Nancy Noel in conjunction with her family. Nancy Noel rose to fame in the 1990s with her compelling paintings featuring children, animals and works created during her journey to Africa. Another in her series featured the inspirational Angels Collection. Her works hang in the homes of Oprah Winfrey and Robert Redford, along with museums, embassies, and otherSheinstitutions.alsodeveloped a following of collectors from all over the world, leading her to create museum grade reproductions on archival canvas, making her work available to more of her fans. She remains one of the best-selling artists of all time. The exhibit will offer 20 original works for sale, several never seen by the public, as well as a large selection of reproductions. In addition, a recreation of her Zionsville Studio will feature her paints and ephemera along with a video about her life told by the artistThisherself.isthe first major gallery exhibit of her work since her death in 2020 and the Brown County Art Gallery has exclusive rights to this event. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Gallery Foundation. The exhibit is open daily during regular business hours free of charge. For more info visit <browncountyartgallery.org >, Facebook Page: the historic Brown County Art Gallery, Instagram.  Exhibition and Sale Aug. 27–Sept. 25

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Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 35 Let’s@ILuvBrownCounty@ILoveBrownCounty@ILoveBrownCountybefriends Just around the TheFood.corner:Fun.holidays. The Visitors Center has your guides to shopping, dining, entertainment, and more. Stop by to discover where to find the best of everything—including unique gifts for the holidays! Plus, you can plan your winter escape while you’re here. Brown County Visitors Center. 211 South Van Buren Street. Downtown Nashville. Or visit BrownCounty.com/Email to get the best of Brown County delivered to your inbox.

“If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.” —Napoleon Bonaparte

It was a beautiful morning, moderate temperature and low humidity, breaking a fairly long heat spell. A heat spell that I had been exploiting as an excuse not to mow the yard. But with that excuse evaporating with the morning dew, I sat drinking my morning coffee and plotting the day’s landscaping offensive. Little did I suspect that fate was also making plans. Face washed, coffee drunk, sunscreen applied, I marched out to the shed to fire up the old John Deere. I jumped in the seat and turned the key. With a mighty growl the engine caught. I put the tractor in reverse and as soon as I cleared the shed door I noticed that the right front tire was flat. Well, I grew up in the country, in an age where if it was at all possible (and sometimes even when it wasn’t) a man was expected to fix what ever needed fixin’ (weather and relationships excepted).

It’s just a simple flat tire, I thought. I could just inflate it and be on my way but on closer examination the tire wasn’t a simple flat, it was seriously flat, I mean, bad, nasty flat. It was the kind of flat that is not content with close contact with the ground, but is actively trying to burrow down into it. I was going to have to jack the mower

There’s one of those Internet memes going around that says, “I fought the lawn and the lawn won.” Well, that was my refrain the other day, except that in my case it was, “I fought the lawn mower and the lawn mower dang near won.”

Musings

Self Reliance

Afterup.adiligent search of a couple of out buildings, I found my Grandpa’s old Model T Ford car jack. I placed it under the axle and started cranking the handle and watched with no small amount of amazement as the wheel lifted off the ground.

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This near debacle started out of a sense of duty to the great deity of suburban landscaping, or at least my neighbors. The lawn was in dire need of mowing and it was up to me to mow it.

I wasn’t amazed that the wheel lifted, I was amazed that a simple tool fabricated in Detroit, Michigan, in the early 20th Century by men now gone, and left to me by another man now gone, was helping me do a job, here in the 21st Century.

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Ever the optimist, I thought that maybe I could just put some air in the tire, jack it back down, and get on with the mowing. I removed the valve cap and applied the air hose. There was the satisfying sound of inflation and I felt the tire starting to swell so I removed the air hose and was greeted with the demoralizing sound of deflation.Thatwas okay, though, because I knew that somewhere on the premises I had a spare inner tube that I could swap out. How hard could that be? I was to findFindingout. the inner tube was the easy part. Installing it was a little more difficult. At first, I imagined that I could just pop the seal where the tire and wheel met, slide out the old tube, slide in the new tube, pump it up and Bob’s yer uncle (whatever that means). But that isn’t what happened. The wheel was not inclined to give up the tire or the inner tube without a fight. I reckoned that I could hold my own in a regular kind of dust-up but I was not prepared for the WWE style smackdown that it turned into. I got the wheel off the axle with only minor scrapes and contusions but when I got it on the ground, the real struggle commenced. I knelt on the tire to try to make an opening between the wheel and the tire but realized I had no way to pry the tire off. Not being a professional tire wrangler and thus not owning any tire wrangling tools, I had to improvise. So, I found a couple of screw drivers and a mallet to even the odds and rejoined the fray. It was about three hours later that I finally declared victory. The new inner-tube was installed and inflated, the wheel was re-mounted and the bearings packed with grease. Then I trepidatiously lowered the jack. Everything looked good; no leftover parts. I was ready to wash up and celebrate with a big mug of ice tea. It was then that my phone rang. I was exhausted but in a reasonably good mood when I answered the phone. The voice that greeted me was one of my oldest friends inviting me to meet him at one of our favorite watering holes for a beer.

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Country Heritage Winery Music Fri. & Sat. 6:00-9:00 Sept. 2 Live Music Sept. 3 Will Certain Sept. 9 Tony Hopkins Sept. 10 Gene Gillham Sept. 16 Open Mic Night

Sept. 10 The Hammer & The Hatchet (AB) Paul Bertsch Band Sept. 15 LowLanders Sept. 16 Davis & Devitt

Sept. 9 Emmylou Harris Sept. 16 Easton Corbin Sept. 22 Tracy Byrd Sept. 30 Air Supply

Brown County Inn Open Mic Nights

Sept. 4 Austin James Sept. 9 The Hammer & The Hatchet Sept. 10 Buck Knawe Sept. 11 Travers Marks

Sept. 22 Josh Harty Sept. 23 Kade Puckett Sept. 24 Steve Smith (AB) Vuko Sept. 29 Brooke Hill Sept. 30 Andra Faye & Scott Ballantine

Wed. 6:00-9:00 Hill Folk Series Thurs. 7:00-9:00 Fri. & Sat. Live Music 8:00-11:00 Acoustic Brunch (AB) Sat. Noon-3:00 Sept. 1 Caitlin “Spanks” Spangler, Brooke Hall, Bryce Ernest Taylor

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Sept. 2 Dave Sisson Sept. 3 8-Bit Audio Sept. 4 Robert Federson Sept. 9 Travers Marks

Oct. 19 Jeff Beck Oct. 29 Lee Greenwood Oct. 21 The Marshall Tucker Band Oct. 23 Joe Satriani

Oct. 6 Luke Powers, Breanna Faith, Jim Key Oct. 7 Sean Lamb & Janet Miller Oct. 8 Will Scott (AB) Allie Jean & Friends Oct. 13 Elkins Family Oct. 14 Acre Brothers Oct. 15 LowLanders (AB) The Hammer & The Hatchet

Sept. 16 Avocado Chic Sept. 17 Frank Jones Sept. 18 Matt Lundquist Sept. 23 Laura Cannallon Sept. 24 Monon Troubadors Sept. 25 Common Ground Sept. 30 Live Music Oct. 1 Brian Koning Oct. 2 Jess Jones Oct. 7 Will Scott

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Sept. 18 Forrest Turner Sept. 23 Jess Jones Sept. 24 Steve Hickman Sept. 25 Wayne Pennington Sept. 30 Steve Smith Oct. 1 Ciara Haskett Oct. 2 Wayne Pennington Oct. 7 Buck Knawe Oct. 8 Kit Haymond Oct. 9 The Hammer & The Hatchet Oct. 14 Travers Marks Oct. 15 The Blankenships Oct. 16 Ivory Carnival Oct. 21 Grace Scott Oct. 22 Dakota Muckey Oct. 28 Elkins Family Oct. 29 Ruben Guthrie Oct. 30 Wayne Pennington 15 S. Van Buren Street

Oct. 1 Menopause The Musical Oct. 7 Lorrie Morgan & Pam Tillis Oct. 8 Sawyer Brown

Oct. 1 Matt Lundquist Duo (AB) Cosmic Situation

Sept. 2 Rich Hardesty Sept. 3 Dave Sisson Sept. 8 Troy Miller Sept. 9 Sean Lamb & Janet Miller

Ferguson House Beer Garden Music Fri. & Sat. 6:00-9:00, Sun. 1:00-4:00 Sept. 2 Courtyard Karaoke Sept. 3 Ciara Haskett

Nashville House Music Fri. & Sat. 6:00-9:00, Sun. 1:00-4:00

Sept. 9-10, 16,17 at 7:30 Sept. 11, 18 at 2:30 Sept. 24 Henhouse Prowlers

Sept. 17 Tracy Thompson FunBus (AB) Jack Whittle Trio

The schedule can change. Please check before making a trip.

Brown County Music Center

Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13, 20 Oct. 1 The King Elvis tribute Oct. 7 Roots of Rock Oct. 8 Summer of ‘69 Oct. 27 Asleep at the Wheel 70 S. Van Buren Street

Nov. 3 Lindsey Buckingham Nov. 26 Phil Vassar & Deana Carter Dec. 7 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Sept. 17 Bakersfield Bound Sept. 23 Homemade Jam Sept. 24 Clearwater Band Sept. 30 Dan Kirk Band Oct. 1 Ryan Paul Wilson Oct. 7 Paul Bertsch Band Oct. 8 Steve Fulton Oct. 14 Open Mic Night Oct. 15 Will Certain Oct. 21 Gene Gillam Oct. 22 Gary Applegate & Joe Rock Oct. 28 Jerrod Bolt Oct. 29 Coner Berry Band 225 S. Van Buren Street www.countryheritagewinery.com812-988-8500

Sept. 10 Krosshairs Sept. 11 The Hammer & The Hatchet Sept. 16 Dakota Muckey Sept. 17 The Blankenships

Brown County Playhouse

Jenn & Eric Simply Acoustic

Oct. 20 James Gedda Duo Oct. 21 Jim Richter & Tom Harold Oct. 22 Eric Lambert & Char (AB) Dan Kirk Band Oct. 27 Luke Powers Duo Oct. 28 Kade Puckett Oct. 29 Scrapper & Skelton (AB) The RoundUps 51 State Road 46 East www.browncountyinn.com812-988-2291

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Sept. 4 Scrapper & Blackwell 11-2 The Leftovers 2-5 The Blue 32 6-9 Sept. 5 Happy Accident 11-2 Six Ways to Sunday 2-5 Sept. 9 The Toons 6-9 Sept. 10 Nick Ivanovich 11-2 Impromtu 3-6 Paul Stout Band 6-9 Sept. 11 David Ackerman Duo 12-3 Sept. 16 Kickitlester 6-9

Oct. 8 The Hammer & The Hatchet

Oct. 2 Not Just Blues Band 2-5 Oct 7-9 Pumpkin Patch & Decorations

Oct. 28 Vinyl Escape Band 6-9 Oct. 29 Southern Solace 11-2 Craig Thurston 3-6 Rich Hardesty 6-9 Oct. 30 Mystery Train 12-3 418 Old State Road 46 www.hardtruthhills.com812-720-4840

Village Art Walk

Michael Kelsey Band 2-5 Tastes Like Chicken 6-9

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Sept. 21 Trivia Sept. 23 Creatio Sept. 27 Shane Scarazzini Sept. 28 Kid’s Trivia Sept. 30 Tic Tac Flow Oct. 4 Rich Hardesty Oct. 5 Trivia Oct. 7 Brandon Boerner Oct. 11 Kit Haymond Oct. 12 Trivia Oct. 14 David Ackerman Duo Oct. 18 Justyn Underwood Oct. 19 Trivia Oct. 21 Jon Shoulders

Art Colony Weekend Sept. 9-11, various locations in Brown Co. featuring the Great Outdoor Art Contest at the T.C. State Historic Site, oldest plein air painting competition in Indiana. See page 64 for details. Annual 5K FUN Run/Walk

Oct. 14 Cosmic Situation 6-9 Oct. 15 David Ackerman Duo 11-2 Amanda Webb 2-5 King Bee & The Stingers 6-9

Oct 28-30 Pumpkin Patch & Decorations

Sept. 10 | 8:00 am registration, starts 9:00 Jackson Twp Fire Dept. “View for All project” Free t-shirt for first 50. Cookout follows race. 4831 Helmsburg Rd. in Helmsburg 812-988-6201

19th Hole Sports Bar Music Fri. 7:00-10:00 | Music Sat. 8:00-11:00

Oct. 1 Karaoke Oct. 7 John Ryan Oct. 8 Forrest Gras Oct. 14 8 Bit Audio Oct. 15 Justin Slager Oct. 21 Austin James Oct. 22 Doug Dillman Oct. 28 Live Music Oct. 29 South of 44 2359 East State Road 46 812-988-4323 www.saltcreekgolf.com

Oct. 7 Isaac Rudd Band Lawsuit 6-9 Oct. 8 Lawsuit Hometown11-2Haven 3-6

Tue. & Fri. 5:00-8:00, Wed. Trivia 7:00-9:00

Big Woods Pizza Music

Sept. 23 The Late Night Boomers 6-9

Oct. 30 Frank Jones 78 Franklin Street 812-988-4042

Sept. 20 Justyn Underwood

Oct. 15 Buck Knawe Oct. 16 Travers Marks

Sept. 2 Jess Jones Sept. 6 Rich Hardesty Sept. 7 Trivia Sept. 9 Paul Bertsch

Hank Ruff & The Hellbenders 6-9

Karaoke nights till 12 Sept. 2 Live Music Sept. 3 Karaoke Sept. 9 Live Music Sept. 10 3 Beards Strummin’ Sept. 16 John Ryan Sept. 17 Ruben Guthrie Sept. 23 Live Music Sept. 24 Clint Zimmerman Sept. 30 Live Music

Nashville Farmer’s Market Sundays 11:00-2:00, Brown Co. Inn parking lot at State Road 135 & 46 intersection

Sept. 17 Shane Scarazzini 11-2 Trent Moss 3-6 The Silver Birds 6-9 Sept. 18 Coot Crabtree 12-3

Oct. 14 Chris Wolf

Sept. 24 Quafftoberfest All day Creatio 11-2 Der Polkatz 6-9 Sept. 25 Gina & Joel Duo 2-5 Sept. 30 Love 4 Zero 6-9 Oct. 1 Scott Coner 11-2 Elissa Issa 3-6 Indy Annies 6-9

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Sept. 13 Jan Bell & Friends Sept. 14 Trivia Sept. 16 Keith Scott Blues

Oct. 9 Coot Crabtree

Oct. 25 Gave Sigler Oct. 26 Kid’s Trivia Oct. 28 Scrapper & Blackwell 44 N. Van Buren www.bigwoodsrestaurants.comStreet

Hard Truth Hills Sept. 2-5 Labor Day Celebration Sept. 2 Third Generation 6-9 Sept. 3 David Ackerman Duo 11-2 Jason Dozier 3-6 The Woomblies 6-9

Line Dancing with Billy Mon. 6:30, Mike’s Music & Dance Barn 2277 State Road 46 812-988-8636

Fourth Fridays, 4:00-7:00 April-October Free self-guided tour of Nashville art galleries. Free Concert at Playhouse 6:30

Oct. 9 Gina & Joel Duo 2-5 Oct 14-16 Pumpkin Patch & Decorations

Oct. 16 EKG 12-3

Oct. 21 Kickitlester 6-9 Oct. 22 Ken Wilson 11-2

Oct. 23 Robert Federson Oct. 28 Halloween Bash Oct 29 Ciara Haskett

Oct. 21 Live Music

Oct 21-23 Pumpkin Patch & Decorations

Oct. 22 Kit Haymond

Brown County Playhouse

Melchior Marionettes classic Halloween show. 70 S. Van Buren Street www.browncountyplayhouse.org812-988-6555

Oct. 14, 15 | 1:00 and 3:00 shows

Oct. 21,22, 28, 29 | 7:00-9:00 Jackson Twp Fire Dept. Free candy bags. Snacks and drinks available for purchase. Costumes encouraged. $1 per child, adults free with child. 4831 Helmsburg Rd. in Helmsburg 812-988-6201

50th Fall Fare-Nashville

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Slightly Haunted Puppet Show

42 Our Brown County Sept./Oct. 2022 812-988-0600 • 800-737-0255 the Inn & Restaurant At the corner of Van Buren and Franklin Streets in Nashville, Indiana ar tistscolonyinn.com Breakfast Bu et 7:30 am–10:30 am A Charming 19th Century Style Inn and Restaurant • 20 Guest Rooms, 3 Suites with Whirlpool Baths • Banquet and Conference Rooms for Retreats or Par ties • Gift Cer ti cates Available Serving Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Monthly Dinner Theatre Shows A R T A N D F I N E C R A F T S H O AW R T A D F I E C R A F T S H O W with creatively reused & recycled materials Sponsored by the Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District, Columbus Area Visitors Center, First Financial Bank, Kroot Corporation, and Lincoln Central Neighborhood Family Center Additional support provided by Bucceto's Pizza & Pasta, Hotel Indigo, and Lucabe Coffee Co. p r e s e n t s a n L i n c o l n C e n t r a l N e i g h b o r h o o d F a m i l y C e n t e r Woodworking & M u c h M o r e ! Wearable Art Natural & Sustainable Art Assemblage Jewelry Mosaic Glass Art M i x e d M e d i a Sculpture S a t . N o v . 1 2 • 1 0 a m – 4 p m T h e C o m m o n s 3rd & Washington Streets • Columbus, Indiana 7th Annual A Taste of Art Sept. 16 | Seasons 560 State Road 46 5:00-Live Fine Art Auction starts 7:00 Wine, ‘Shine, & beer tastings, silent auction. Charity fundraiser for Rotary. Abe Martin’s County Picnic and NashCar Outhouse Races Sept. 17 | Main Street/Village Green all day • 10:00 “NashCar” Time Trials & Parade • 11:00 Cloggers • 11:30 Food Service Begins • 12:00 Corn Hole Competition • 1:00 Plunger Toss Competition • 2:00 Public Outhouse Ride • 3:00 “Nashcar” Outhouse Races • 5:00 Awards http://wecaregang.org/events.htmPresentations

Friendly Forest Trick or Treat

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Month of October | Free self-guided tour. Works for sale and demonstrations See page 28 for www.BCStudioTour.comdetails.

United Methodist Church Oct. 1, 8:00 am-3:00 | Village Green Main and Jefferson streets in Nashville Features 12 booths and cafe. Every FallFare dollar goes to someone in need. See page 21 for details.

bands.

Sept. 24, 25 Sat. 10:00-6:00 | Sun. 10:00-4:00 New location: Brown Co. 4-H Fairgrounds Rock crafts, jewelry, fossils, geodes, crystals, minerals, turquoise, agates.

Oct. 15, 16 | Starting at 9:00 am | $100, under 12 $50. WWII and Korean Vets free. Eagle Park (Brown Co. Athletic Complex) 1749 E SR Rd 46 Nashville Proceeds benefit volunteer group jennaogilvie2@gmail.com 812-552-6018

HUEY Helicopter Flights

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Brown County Rock and Mineral Show and Swap

Brown County Studio Tour

Uncle Pen Bluegrass Festival

Sept. 21-24 | Bill Monroe’s Music Park Bluegrass legends and favorites plus local Music, food, vendors. 5163 N. SR 135

Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 43 Hours: Monday through Saturday11 am to 5 pmnaughtydogbooks@gmail.com • www.naughtydogbooks.com A family-owned, independent bookstore Specializing in: bookish gifts, puzzles, and new books for readers of all ages at Ab e’s Corner Women’sBOUTIQUELargeSelectionsofandChildren’sClothingHandmadePurses 58 East Main • Nashville, IN • next to courthouse HIDDEN GETAWAY Apartment for Daily Rental $90 on the weekdays $100 on the weekends Inquire inside boutique 812-720-7071 Open Daily 9:00–7:00 Ab e’s Corner

Air Supply chose their name well. In the early to mid-1980s, the Australian soft-rock superstars seemed as essential and ever-present as the air in the room. You couldn’t get near a radio, dance floor, or jukebox without hearing “Sweet Dreams,” “Every Woman in the World,” or “Making Love Out of Nothing at All.” In the days when they dominated their genre, Air Supply charted as well as the Beatles, with seven consecutive singles in the Top 5. To date, the combined sales of four of their albums is over 20 million.

“We don’t really see each other when we’re not on the road. It’s good for both of us,” says Hitchcock. “He’s a mountain guy, loves to do his own gardening, and I like to be closer to restaurants and stuff.”Their radio sound may have been the pinnacle of smoothly produced, state-of-the-art 1980s studio pop, but Hitchcock says Air Supply has always considered themselves to be a live band first. That may be a holdover from his and Graham’s early experience in live theater—the two met while rehearsing for Jesus Christ Superstar in 1975—and it’s morphed into a career full of high-energy shows that four generations of fans can’t get enough of.

The air in Nashville will once again be supplied with the smash hits that made the band famous— this time live, when they perform at the Brown County Music Center on September 30. Fans of all ages will join Air Supply in celebrating

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If we’re really lucky, in fact, one of those surprises might come in the form of brand-new Air Supply songs. As of the time of this writing, the band had plans to go into the studio in August to record three new tracks, and depending on how it went, they might be included in the set on their Brown County stop. Either way, the show

The size of that audience has increased a lot since the 80s, with Air Supply taking advantage of new platforms for turning on new fans. “Especially with the advent of social media and all the outlets for us, like YouTube and Spotify,” he explains. “Young people are now getting a snippet of our stuff. We have a lot of songs placed in movies. In fact, [our music] was in the last Deadpool movie.”

Along with original Air Supply guitarist Graham Russell, Hitchcock has been touring, recording, and even charting steadily over the years. Writing and rehearsing material hasn’t been easy, with Graham living in Utah and Hitchcock in California.

~by Ryan Stacy their 48th year of making music, something frontman and founding member Russell Hitchcock says they’ve loved since the“There’sbeginning.nothing like performing live, and there’s nothing like seeing people’s reactions,” Hitchcock says. “The audience is the most important thing. Typically they’re ready to party from song one.”

Coming to Brown County Music Center

“A lot of people that come to see us for the first time have this preset [idea] that it’s gonna be soft and ‘La la la’ stuff, but it’s a full-on rock and roll show. It’s loud, our band is phenomenal, they’re rock and roll players. Aaron McLain, the guitarist, he’s phenomenal. We have great lights, a great frontof-house guy. It’s an experience. You’re in for a surprise.”

Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock. courtesy photo

"We can craft it for you or help you do it."

 MUSINGS continued from 37 Brown County Music Center Sept. 9 Emmylou Harris Sept. 16 Easton Corbin Sept. 22 Trac y Byrd Sept. 30 Air Supply Oc t. 1 Menopause The Musical® Oc t. 7 Lorrie Morgan & Pam Tillis Oc t. 8 Sawyer Brown Oc t. 19 Je Beck Oc t. 20 Lee Greenwood Oc t. 21 The Marshall Tucker Band Oc t. 23 Joe Satriani Nov. 3 Lindsey Buckingham Nov. 26 Phil Vassar & Deana Carter Dec. 7 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy For additional shows and tickets visit: www.BrownCountyMusicCenter.com

173 S. Van Buren St. ~ Possum Trot Square Behind Nashville Fudge Kitchen and across from Old School Way restrooms Too pooped from my labors to actually do any mowing, I accepted the invite. I should mention that I greatly admire my friend for his talent, skills, and resourcefulness. I have never seen him back away from any situation from rehabbing houses to rebuilding car engines. So, I was looking forward to regaling him with my story about my victory over the lawn tractor. When I finished my tale, I sat back waiting for some sign of manly approval. He looked me square in the eye and said, “Oh, I never do that. that’s way too hard. I take my tires over to the tire store and have them fix it.” So, if you find yourself in a DIY state of mind, Brown County is a great place to practice self reliance.

Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 45 promises to be a shot of pure oxygen for long-timers and first-timers alike. For more information about Air Supply’s performance at the Brown County Music Center on September 30, contact the box office at (812) 988-5323 or visit <browncountymusiccenter.com>.  In T imes of Celebration and Healing

46 Our Brown County Sept./Oct. 2022 4359 State Road 46 East • Nashville (Gnaw Bone) Sat. 9 to 6 , Sun. 11 to 6 ~ Star ting June 2 open Thurs.–Sun. Home Decor, Garden Items, Gift Items, Clothing, Antiques, All Natural, and Recycled Products marieshomedecorandcountrystore@yahoo.com812-200-8274 Unplug with a Good Book Journals • LHandmadeSketchbooksGreetingCardsocalPostcards 45 S. Je erson St. • Nashville, IN 812.988.0202 • fallenleafbooks.com Open 7 days a week 10 am to 5 pm Old, New, Used and Rare Books Trains: Elec tric, Wooden, and Christmas Indiana-Made Ornaments • Kid-Friendly 75 S. Je erson St. • Antique Alley • 317-783-6726 Brown County Model Trains “FINAL YEAR” SweetwaterSweetwater Gallery 158 Old School Way in Nashville • 812-988-0449 Clearance Sale Ongoing

Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 47 come see us in antique alley, next to brown county pottery online store: claypurl.com 92 w franklin st • nashville, in • 812.988.0336 sunday 12-4, tuesday—saturday 11-5, Tuesday evening 6:30-8:30 COPPERHEAD CREEK Nashville, Indiana’s #1 Fun Attraction GEM MINE Pan for ArrowheadsArrowheadsFFoGemGemsforsssilsossils Fun andn an EducationalforforAllAgesAll ROCK FOSSIL BROWNSHOPCOUNTY Just North of the Courthouse 79 N. Van Buren ~ (812) 988-2422 and 8000 lbs. of NEW Beautiful & Unique Specimens for 2022 www.BrownCountyRockShop.com “Smack Dab in the Hear t of the Village” Nashville, Indiana www.IrisGardenLodging.com (812) 988-2422 Located just North of the Cour thouse across from Big Woods Restaurant and Brewery The Iris Garden rests comfortably in the hear t of the village of Nashville. Simply walk out of your door to explore the wonder ful shops, restaurants, wineries, and breweries without having to drive anywhere. Call, Book O nline, or Stop in! Like and Follow Us! 812.988.6554 • 30 Washington St. • Nashville, IN MoonDanceVac ationHomes.com * Log Cabins * Game Rooms * Pet Friendly * Hot Tubs * Private Pools * Lake Fronts Direc tly on Lake Monroe (50ft from the waterline) 1 br, 1.5 bath | large deck and hot tub gas replace | pet friendly Soaring Eagle Cabin

48 Our Brown County Sept./Oct. 2022 S. Van Buren & Washington, Nashville IN 812.988.8500 countryheritagewinery.com Wine Tastings Daily Award-Winning Wines Live Music Fri. & Sat. 6–9 pm Indoor & Patio Seating

Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 49 Hotel & Event Center www.seasonslodge .comw.seasonslodg812-988-2284e.c Across from the entrance to the BROWN COUNTY MUSIC CENTER located inside

“The group expanded to Bloomington, mostly through their Newcomers Group, as well as women from Columbus, Seymour, Spencer, Martinsville, and even Chicago. We could have three or four on a walk up to sometimes 25,” she said, adding that Walking Women still exists on a small scale. A summertime gathering at a member’s CordrySweetwater home and the annual Christmas Walk in downtown Nashville continue to draw long-time friends for strolls augmented with pitch-in meals.

“The best things about Walking Women have been finding new places to walk and being out on the trails. I love being behind everyone, looking ahead and seeing a line of women walking, talking, being out in nature. And the friendships that have formed over the years have been irreplaceable. Something I didn’t even think about happening. And it happened, I must say, mostly from the casual way it was organized. There were no expectations, no responsibilities— you just showed up and went for a walk. And what happened on that walk was an outcome of us just being together.”

In its heyday, Mary produced a monthly Walking Women newsletter with write-ups of past excursions and an upcoming itinerary of as many as three monthly hikes and annual spring and fall road trips.

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Some people are born organizers and Mary Perez is one of them.

“I always wanted to be really good at something, like playing an instrument or singing—an expert at one thing,” she said, as she sat at my dining room table. Her diminutive frame and pixie-like face are reminiscent of a wood sprite. “I’d have to say that organizing people would be it.”

Many have benefitted from Mary’s expertise by participating in the Walking Women of Brown County, an open group of dedicated hikers that has existed since 1999. Inspired by a Chicago hiking group and initiated with a few notices in the local grocery store and library, the outings have been as simple as taking a trail in the state park and as complex as hiking the Wyoming Wind River Mountains with llamas carrying gear.

Some say, “once a social worker, always a social worker,” and the adage fits Mary well. In addition to organizing Walking Women, Mary has arranged outings to the Phoenix Playhouse and Dance Kaleidoscope performances in Indianapolis for members of the “Green Room” (a group that meets weekly to discuss current issues); participates in yearly trail maintenance at Big Bend National Park in Texas; serves as the collection point for items to go to charities; distributes farm eggs for a neighbor; and makes “fire starters” (handy igniters made from candle wax and dryer lint in individual cardboard egg carton cups) for Mother’s Cupboard and St. Vincent DePaul.

Mary Perez Walking Woman

~by Rachel Berenson Perry

“I love being behind everyone, looking ahead and seeing a line of women walking, talking, being out in nature. “

photo by Rachel Berenson Perry

Perez earned her MA at University of Chicago and later became a school social worker for many years before beginning to feel burned out.

Raised on an Iowa farm, Mary earned a BA in sociology at the University of Iowa, then took off for a job in Chicago with Public Aid to Dependent Children. Her first job as a social worker required her to visit clients unannounced each month to check on family situations.“There were roaches, bedbugs, kids running around without diapers. It was an eye-opener for a dumb farm kid. All of us [social workers] talked about how we would sit down in those places [to avoid the bugs]. First of all, you tried to find a wooden chair, not overstuffed.“Andthe streets were not considered safe. But people would see me—a white kid carrying a clipboard—and know immediately that I was the caseworker. So, they left me alone.”

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When Brown County Moonwalkers were still active, she hosted the group every February, when hikers tramped a snowy trail to see the moon reflected off her frozen lake. For those gatherings, the fare was always “stone soup,” when everyone brought various foods (raw veggies, rice, and beans) to throw into a soup pot that simmered into a delicious hot meal by hike’s end.

“My kids were grown. I’d seen too many people stay in a job when they should get out. I’d been visiting a friend who’d moved to Brown County. And I got to thinking this would be a wonderful place to live. I put my house up for rent and drove away, leaving my son in the driveway. I had no idea where I was going to live.”

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After a failed attempt to buy property in 1986, Perez found acreage close to the Jackson County line with a beautiful lake and no structures. She checked with her soon-to-be partner, David, and he said, “Go for it!”

They rented a nearby shack overrun with mice and cockroaches while building their new home. Now surrounded by colorful flower beds leading out to a roomy boat dock, she can’t imagine living anywhere else. 

Summer Sweetwater Day 2022. Back Row: Brenda Green, Anne Delano, Gillian Harris, Ingrid Beery, Dani Korsen

Front Row: Mary Perez, Jan Minton, Betty Wagoner, Katy Ratcliff, Janet Kramer, JoAnne Hamilton, Carol Phillips

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Sept./Oct. 2022 • Our Brown County 53 Open Year-Round for Lunch & Dinner Fresh made to order star ters, salads, sandwiches and house specialties Brown Count y’s only “Husband Day Care” Guinness on tap • Full bar • Specialt y drinks • Bloody Mary • Islander • Margarita Full menu available in Bar • Large TV 61 South Van Buren St . • Nashville, IN Across the street from the Brown County Playhouse (812) 200-1999 • OutOfTheOrdinaryRestaurant Open Daily at 11 a.m. Out of the Ordinary Restaurant & Hickory Sports Bar Brown County Michael Rebman 104 S. Je erson St. • Nashville, IN 47448 812-988-4447browncomassage.com Chair Massage: $25 • Table Massage: $75 Cer ti ed Therapist www.browncountylogcabins.com YourGreatHeadquartersfortheOutdoors CAMPING SUPPLIES: Tents, Camping Lights, Sleeping Bags, Grills, Fire Star ters, Coleman Heaters & Lanterns, Cooking Utensils • Fishing Tack le • Horse Tack • RV Replacement Parts • Bee Keeping Supplies • Maple Syrup Supplies • Pet & Livestock Food • Antiques Salt Creek Plaza • Nashville (812) 988-8888 • ww w.BearHardware.com Mon.–Sat. 7:30am–7:00pm • Sun. 10:00am–4:00pm WE SELL & DELIVER BULK MULCH & TOPSOIL We Fill Propane Tanks

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Tall jewelweed and clumps of self-heal flowers are replaced with asters and goldenrods of different kinds. The phlox and woodland sunflower now stand as seed dispensaries, while ironweed and joe-pye grow tall. My milkweeds, slow to flower in shade and bent over with every rain, won’t show deposited monarch eggs until they mature. This is their second year in my woodland border. If color alone is what these woodland plants bring, I’m content with them occupying space. But hummers, dragonflies, solitary bees, and flies found them as food. The low hum of wings made me stop. I can’t be a lover of flowering native plants without a nod to pollinators. Daytime background sounds during each late summer day remain strong. Pulsating cicadas and wood peewees keep pace with an unrelenting, red-eyed vireo. A solo bluejay calls from the ravine. Katydids with their “chutsh-chutsh” and low-flying lighting bugs are regulars, an entertaining ritual each evening at dusk.

I still yearn to hear the flute-like calls of a wood thrush chorus, but the birds all depart my woods by mid-August. I’m grateful they keep coming back here, especially since I learned of their most faraway South American destination.

Spending those summer evenings on a deck surrounded by woods is the perfect way to wind down.

The end of summer, with a long and humid portion of the year still with us, signals a time of slow but methodical preparation for many birds and animals. I watch for trademark signs of dwindling daylight, the cool of autumn mornings, and long shadows of early evening. My love of summer and all it brought to the natural world, slowly fades.

Last fall’s squirrels and chipmunks responded to a bumper crop of mast: the acorns, walnuts, and beech nuts in our woods. Now they are now absent. Falling hickory nuts on our porch roof are less noisy. Not always do bountiful food sources mean birds and animals respond accordingly. It would be a less chaotic world if everything in nature was synchronized; it isn’t, and change happens.

NotesField ~by Jim Eagleman

If I take all these things for granted, anticipating them as regular occurrences each year, I fail to take into account changes that can happen. I think of changes in my own life and see some disruptive, others welcomed. I wouldn’t like dependable things to change—a reliable car, a comfortable bed—but I would like new t-shirts to replace old ones, maybe a different color on a screen door. Things that work, unfailing, trusty, shouldn’t change. I’ll replace the things that“Changedon’t. is inevitable”, said a professor years ago. This after a class discussion on predator-prey. Things that affect survival are called limiting factors: disease, accidents, hunting, weather, and they have more impact than we realize. “And each of these can change over time”, he added. Dynamic relationships in nature, complicated, often surprising in complexity, take time to understand and I’m still learning.  “Autumn, the season that teaches us that change can be beautiful.” —Unknown

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60 Our Brown County Sept./Oct. 2022 10 miles north of Nashville on scenic State Road 135 Morgantown Visit ANTIQUESANTIQUES CO -OP Furniture, Ar t Architectural Elements Potter y The Odd and Unusual and A General Line (In the old hardware store building) Open 6 Days (Closed Mon.) 129 W. Washington St. • Morgantown, IN 46160 Countr y AntiqueAdverPrimitivestisingGardenOldPaintEarlySmalls Like us on Facebook (812) 597-4530 Layaway Available ART Beyond Crayons Judy D. Wells • owner, K–12 Licensed Educator • judydenisewells@gmail.com Creativity beyond the classroom 59 S. Marion St. • Morgantown, IN • (317) 403-7147 • Ar t Lessons for All Ages • Group Painting Par ties • Bir thday Paint Par ties • Home Schooled Instruc tion Flexible hours including weekends and evenings Pick yourPalette: www GrandpaJeffsTrailRides.com • info@GrandpaJeffsTrailRides.com call or text (812) 272-0702 5889 S. Skinner Rd. Morgantown, IN AT LEAST TWO HOUR NOTICE Trail GrandpaRidesJeff’s Grandpa Jeff trained our horses to take exceptional care of your family and friends of all ages Trail Rides, Pony Rides, Hay Rides, & Custom Excursions Relax on a jour ney with Grandpa Jeff. Take in the scenery and wildlife. No two rides will ever be the same sunny summer days, fall colors, winter snowfalls, spring blo oms. Reservations by phone or thru website

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The resulting dinner rush nearly fills the spacious and nicely appointed dining room, as well as the comfortable tables on the bar side of the room.

I chose a busy early Sunday afternoon, when the visitors crowd in for one last Brown County dining experience, and church-goers eat after being released from their religious duties.

I am of the church crowd, and I arrived at the Seasons fresh from the pulpit, having completed my Sunday chores as the pastor of a small Baptist church. Many years ago after a church homecoming dinner, I visited with several older preachers who had gathered to reminisce and swap pulpit jokes.

Sampler at Rafters

“Are you willing and able to eat fried chicken for every meal, morning noon and night, so long as you live?”Each Sunday the preacher would take his dinner at the home of one of the congregants. When the preacher came for dinner, people cooked the only photo courtesy Roy Knoy

I have always had a bit of a soft spot for the dining room at the Seasons, with its long bank of windows overlooking the Salt Creek Valley. Over the years, I’ve enjoyed many a fine meal parked at a table by those windows, taking in the lofty view.

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One of them said, “Back in the old days, when a young man expressed a desire to become a preacher, the other preachers would sit him down and ask him one burning question,

The pandemic lockdown affected businesses everywhere, with restaurants in particular taking a massive hit. But, up at the Seasons, they wisely used the downtime to completely remodel and create a new watering hole called “Rafters.”

In the restaurant sampling game, if you want to get a glimpse into the real soul of a restaurant, show up at one of their peak hours, when every table is full and the staff is stressed to the point of being overwhelmed.

If you’ve noticed the brand spankin’ new sign outside the venerable Seasons hotel, you should know that it is welcoming you to the completely refurbished dining room for a gustatory experience that is both new and comfortably familiar.

If a man preaches, he gets fried chicken. That’s the Code of the Hills.

Fish, chicken, or pulled pork tacos are stuffed with cheese, sauces, and veggie combinations.

fancy meal readily available to them. They went out in the yard, grabbed a chicken, and fried it up.

The result was that the preacher was always being served fried chicken, and he had better develop a taste for it if he were to thrive in the ministry.

But, of course, there are plenty of other choices on theAvailablemenu. entrees, each served with the Seasons signature fried biscuits and house-baked apple butter, include chargrilled wild-caught Pacific blackened salmon with lemon dill or a bourbon glaze. There’s also a nice New York strip steak in four, eight or 12-ounce sizes.

burgers and sandwiches to tantalize and satisfy, ranging from “Just a Burger” on a

Toasted flatbreads range from the Margherita to the California chicken. Fried appetizers? Love ‘em! How about some chicken wings or cheese curds. My favorite is the beer-battered onion rings. There are salads and desserts too numerous to mention, along with various beers and cocktails to suit anyMytaste.chicken arrives, hot and juicy, lightly breaded, and fried to a tender golden brown. There are mashed potatoes and green beans, plus the inevitable fried biscuits with apple butter.

toasted brioche bun to an apple butter bacon burger, or a bourbon black and bleu burger. You might have a hankering for other special sandwiches, such as the Rafters tenderloin, or Nashville hot chicken on a toasted bun, or pot roast sliders on fried biscuits with horseradish aioli, or the pesto portobello sandwich.

There was no question what I would be ordering on this particular visit to the Seasons dining room.

All burgers and sandwiches are served with French fries.Also on the expansive menu are tacos, wraps, and flatbreads in a wide variety.

The chicken is delicious. With the view and the friendly ambience of the place, the magical spell of Sunday dinner sets in. The code has been kept. Tradition is fulfilled. And I am profoundly satisfied. 

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For your inner child there is Rafters mac and cheese; tender elbow pasta in a creamy cheese sauce with toasted panko crumbs, and your choice of slowcooked pulled pork or sliced grilled chicken, finished with a drizzle of honey barbecue sauce and fresh greenThereonions.arenumerous

The battered and fried whitefish served with fries and coleslaw is always delightful, as are the chicken tenders; premium, all white-meat chicken dipped in buttermilk, breaded and fried to a crisp, golden brown and served with honey mustard.

Art Colony Weekend activities include a professional artists paint-together, a plein air painting competition, workshops, art collection tours, historical exhibitions, an artist’s birthday party, a private-collection auction, and more.“It is going to be so great for the public, for families, and it will just be a lot of fun,” said Andra Walters, executive director of Brown County Art Guild. “ The arts are the cornerstone of Brown County, so it’s important to remind ourselves of the rich historyEventassociated.”highlights: OpeningFriday

Celebration of T.C. Steele Era and Watermelon Festival – Learn more about this notable artist while enjoying a slice of watermelon, one of Steele’s wife’s favorite summer treats. The free event at Brown County History Center, 70 Gould St., will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with watermelon served from 1 to 3 p.m. Village Green Entertainment – Free artistic activities and events for all ages are planned from noon to 4 p.m. at the intersection of Main and Jefferson streets in Nashville. The Artist Associates of Brown County will host a Community Paint Together. The Indiana Slavic Choir and the IU Jacobs School of Music Brass Quintet also will perform.

the Path to Creativity – All skill levels are invited to join Allison Distler and Dixie Ferrer in this new 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. workshop, an inspiring day of collaging, journaling, meditation, and a nature walk. Pre-registration for the paid event is required at <browncountyartguild.org>.

Nancy Noel: Indiana Artist, Pioneer, Superstar – Exhibition and sale of 20 original works and museumgrade reproductions. The free event will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Brown County Art Gallery.

SingingSunday Winds: The Life & Works of T.C. Steele – Showing of the 2021 WTIU documentary about the Hoosier Group painter and American impressionist at 2 p.m., free with admission to T.C. Steele State Historic Site. 

64 Our Brown County Sept./Oct. 2022 Art Colony Weekend ~by Chrissy Alspaugh

34SaturdaythGreat Outdoor Art Contest – Indiana’s oldest plein air painting competition, at the T.C. Steele State Historic Site, 4220 T.C. Steele Road. Prepay or sign up at the event from 7 to 10 a.m. Youth and adult awards will be announced.

Saturday and Sunday Art Colony Auction – Works by notable Indiana artists for sale to the public at the Brown County History Center. Preview pieces from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, with the auction beginning at 1 p.m. To participate in the auction, <jacksons-auction. com>. Information, <browncountyartguild.org>.

Friends of Marie: A Founders Exhibition –Marie Goth, one of the founding artists of the Brown County Art Guild in 1954, was cherished by many and left a legacy as a portrait painter and community leader, for helping establish the Brown County Public Library. The free exhibit opening will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Brown County Art Guild, 48 South Van Buren St.

175th Birthday Party for T.C. Steele – A celebration of the iconic Hoosier Group painter and “dean” of the Brown County Art Colony. Steele’s 1925 lecture “The Art of Seeing Beautifully” will begin at 2 p.m., and birthday cake and ice cream will be served at 4 p.m. The event, at the T.C. Steele State Historic Site, is free for registered artists or $5 for the public.

Founders Cocktail Party – An evening of art, music, refreshments, and fun, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Brown County Art Guild. Advance ticket purchases are encouraged at <browncountyartguild.org>.

Family-friendly

Brown County Library Art Collection Tour and History of Brown County Hills Pottery Program – A free event about these rare collections, with historian Rachel Perry, Indiana Heritage Arts President Rick Kelley, and Susy O’Donnell, who replicates historic Brown County pottery. The tour begins at 6 p.m. at the library, 205 Locust Lane, with program immediately following.

The eighth annual Brown County Art Colony Weekend will celebrate the history and continuing presence of artistic life in Brown County from Sept. 9 to 11, 2022.

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“We had an October weekend,” Hall said. “It economically boosted the whole community.”

“There were families and kids and people everywhere,” she said. “People were dancing and having fun.”

~by Boris Ladwig

Lisa Hall, a member of the event’s steering committee and a Brown County Playhouse board member, said last year’s inaugural event surpassed organizers’ expectations.

The band Polkamotion will return to provide music Friday evening, and organizers plan to offer polka lessons. This year, Washington Street will be closed to provide more room, and the stage will be moved a bit away from the booths to make it easier for the vendors to communicate with their patrons.

Hall said she and the other organizers were hoping for 1,000 visitors, but about 3,000 showed up, prompted by the event’s novelty and the unusually warm temperatures.

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Some food vendors were a bit overwhelmed, and local restaurants had lines, she said, so this year’s festival will feature even more food and beverage offerings. Hotel operators, too, reported more guests, and some of the hotels already are taking bookings for this year’s event.

ChristKindl Market

Brown County’s Christkindl Market will return this December with an extra day of food, festivities and fellowship to warm visitors’ hearts and provide an additional economic boost to artists, vendors, and tourism-related businesses. The market this year will reveal its old-world charm Dec. 2-4, with festivities kicking off at noon Friday and ending at 4 p.m. Sunday. The festival’s center will again be Coachlight Square, and family-friendly entertainment will return along with artists, musicians and vendors who will sell hot drinks and foods. Santa and Mrs. Claus will return, too, as will the 7-foot tall

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This year’s market will feature new beverage companies that will offer Christkindl Market-themed cocktails. Visitors also will be able to enjoy roasted nuts, spiced wine, and desserts from the culinary program at the C4 Columbus Area Career Connection. Guests can drink the spiced wine (or hot chocolate) this year out of specially made Christkindl market mugs created by local stoneware artist Holly Salo. The mugs will be available at the Brown County Visitors Center. Salo will again have a booth at the market to sell her wares, including vases, bowls, plates, and a Christmas ornament that sold out quickly last year. Hall said that the event proved very important for many Brown County artists, as a lot of shows had been canceled during the pandemic, causing a significant loss in revenue.Salosaid that beyond the economic boost, she enjoyed seeing people out and about and having a good time in temperatures that reached about 60 degrees last year. Salo said she hopes to have great weather again this year and to see lots of cheerful people again. was just a really good community event,” she said. Student Show Choir

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