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Every Wednesday
Mulberry Jam
1:00 to 3:30
Senior Center
Mulberry Street
Old country, old gospel, and bluegrass
812-438-2700
Free

March 28 & 29
Dynamic Colored Pencil with Linda Lucas Hardy
Ohio County Community Foundation
812-438-4300

April 3-5, 2009
Quilt Fest
Ohio County Historical Society Museum
812-438-4915
www.ohiocountymuseum.org

Quilt Fest is returning to Rising Sun, Indiana, April 3-5 with the addition of quilt and textile exhibits hosted by neighboring historic sites. Dearborn County Historical Society, Hillforest Victorian House, Veraestau, Ohio County Historical Society, and Switzerland County Historical Society will each have exhibits of interest to quilt enthusiasts traveling to this area.

Southeastern Indiana Quilt Fest 2009 will be held at the Rising Sun-Ohio County Senior community Center at 510 S. Mulberry Street in Rising Sun. Hours are Friday 10-5, Saturday 10-6 and Sunday noon-4. Daily admission to the quilt show and contest is $5 or visitors may purchase a money saving "Passport" for $10 which will admit them to the quilt show as well as all five historic sites.

Quilt Fest organizers, Ohio County Historical Society, and Sunshine Stitchers are proud to offer classes and lectures by nationally known quilt artists and teachers Nancy Odom, Anne Lullie, and Terry White. Vendors, free quilt technique demonstrations, and a food concession will also be available each day.

Three contests with cash prizes totaling more than $4,000 include quilts in six categories, an art quilt contest and all-media art competition depicting scenes inspired by the craft of the quilt. The deadline for entries is March 1, 2009. Entry fee for each item is $5.

April 25 & 26
Creative Spaces: Rural Places
Studio Tour
10-6 both days
888-776-4786
Ohio/Switzerland Counties
Free
www.creativespacesruralplaces.com

May 1-29

3rd Annual Rising Sun Juried Art Show

Pendleton Art Center

Opening reception May 1 6-9pm

The opening reception for the Rising Sun 3rd Annual Juried Art Show will be held on May 1 from 6-9p at the Pendleton Art Center 201 Main Street Rising Sun.

One hundred and fifteen entries from the tristate area were received. The entries were then juried for entry into the show. Sixty eight 2 dimensional works and 10 3 dimensional works were accepted and will be displayed at the Rising Sun Pendleton Art Center during the month of May.

Prizes will be awarded at 7pm in the gallery at the Art Center. Champagne and hor d’ourves will be served. The public is invited to attend this free event.

Judge for the competition is Jamie Markle. He is the Publisher for North Light Books, and imprint of F & W Publications. He collaborates closely with North Light’s sister publications The Artist Magazine, Watercolor Artist, And the Pastel Journal, as well as at online properties Wet Canvas! and Artistnetwork TV. He is the co-editor of The Ultimate Guide to Painting From Photographs and Pure Color: the Best of Pastel.

The show is sponsored by Ohio County Tourism. For more information call 888-776-4786 or visit www.artsinrisingsun.com for information on all art happenings.

May 2 & 3

Civil War Reenactment

Rising Sun Community Park

Ohio County Historical Museum

812-438-4915

www.ohiocountymuseum.org

May 16 & 17
Creative Portrait Drawing with Armin Mersmann
Ohio County Community Foundation
812-438-4300

May 30

Dearborn/Ohio Counties Red Cross

Scenic Road Rally

2009 Dearborn Red Cross Road Rally Flier

May 31

Donna Frost Concert

Country Music on the river.

6-8pm

June 5 and July 3

First Friday at the Pendleton Art Center

New works

6-9pm

June 5,6 & 7
Pastel Portraits with Ron Monsma
Ohio County Community Foundation
812-438-4300

Quilt Classes

June 6   Quick Contemporary Landscapes
   June 13 Scrappy Construction
   June 20 Fabric Discharge and Stamping
   June 27 Fabric Painting
   July 18   Making Beads and Embellishments
   July 25   Fabric Painting
   Aug 8    Quilt Journaling

Classes are held Saturday's, 10am-4pm at the Pendleton Art Center, Studio 1B, in Rising Sun IN, 201 Main Street. Nominal fee of $25/person will hold your spot. Space is limited, so call early!

Call Charlie Charles 513-309-4967

July 4

Rooster Forbes

Acoustic style roots blues

www.roosterforbes.com

7-9pm

Fireworks

Community Park

at dusk

July 11

Mystery Dinner Theater

Denver Siekman Environmental Park