Backyard Adventures

BACKYARD ADVENTURES 2015 Pike Publishing 21 July-august 2015 ■ EVENT CALENDAR CONTINUED ON PAGE 22 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 PIKE COUNTY 4-H FAIR JULY 12-18 The Pike County 4-H Fair will run from Sunday, July 12 through Saturday, July 19 and offer good old fashioned fun with activities including: Supercross motorcycle races, hog wrestling and the Miss Pike County pageant. A parade will open the fair at 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 12. It will proceed from Highway 61 south on Main St. to Hornady Park. Opening ceremonies will follow the parade at the Amphitheater and feature an appearance by Michael Cochren. Monday, July 13 The Little Miss and Mr. Pageant starts at 7 p.m. and will be followed by the Junior Miss Pike County Pageant at 8:30 p.m. Events during the day include the goat show and horse show (pleasure). tuesday, July 14 The Miss Pike County Pageant highlights Tuesday's events beginning at 8 p.m. It will be preceded by the Miss Teen Pike County pageant at 7 p.m. Carnival rides will open for the first time on Tuesday and be open at 5 p.m. each night through Saturday. Wrist- bands will be available for unlimited rides for one price. Other activities for Tuesday include the Poultry Show, Swine Show as well as the Horse and Pony Fun Show. Wednesday, July 15 Wednesdays' events will include the Amazing Race to End hunger that is a sort of treasure hunt/survivors event taking place all over the grounds of Hornady Park. It is set for 6 p.m. It will be followed by the 4-H Family Fun Night in the amphitheater. Other events set for Wednesday include the rabbit show, beef, dairy and sheep shows. thursday, July 16 DeWayne Spaw will kick off one the of biggest events of the fair with a concert. Spaw, a country musician based in Nashville and native of Pike County, will have the concert starting at 6 p.m. He will be followed by the hog wrestling event at 7 p.m. The small and large animal supreme showmanship contest will be on Thurs- day morning. Friday, July 17 The new featured event MXR Su- percross is set for 7 p.m. Friday, with practice starting at 5 p.m. The Livestock auction begins at 4 p.m. saturday, July 18 Events start early with the youth fishing tourney at 8 a.m. The event has been moved from Ashley Lake to Prides Creek Lake. There will be two Silly Safaris Live Animal Shows begin- ning at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Mr. Twister balloon sculpturist will be on the midway from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. Kiwanis Bingo starts at 6 p.m. and a dual concert by Dylan Scott and Payton Lynn starts at 7 p.m. The annual Gibson County Fair always features a whole week of family fun. This year, that translates into seven days of fair fun and plenty of rides, cotton candy, farm animals, all kinds of exhibits and plenty of nightly Grand- stand action. The annual week of summer fun kicks off Sunday, July 5, and runs through Saturday, July 11, at the Gibson County Fairgrounds. The fairgrounds are located along North Embree Street on the north side of Princeton, near Princeton Commu- nity High School. With more than 60 acres of space, the fairgrounds feature numerous merchant and exhibit build- ings, several stages, a large Pavilion, the Grandstands and ample amounts of parking—all within minutes of U.S. 41 and downtown Princeton. Highlights include: truck and trac- tor pulls, drag racing, mud volleyball, motocross, pageants, hog wrestling, live music, and, of course, great food and rides every night. Friday, July 10 at 8 p.m. is the fair's biggest event, the Toyota concert featur- ing Parmalee. The country rock band got its start in North Carolina, and is named after Parmele, the band's home- town. Their debut album was "Feels like Carolina." Admission to the grounds is $5 daily, and all grandstand events are free. A full list can be found online at www. gibsoncountyfair.com. gibson County 4-h Fairgoers are also encouraged to tour the 4-H Building and check out the work completed by the county's youth, who are students in grades 3 through 12. The Gibson County Fair Board provides the facilities at the fairgrounds so 4-H members can showcase their exhibits. The Pavilion serves as the livestock exhibit hall and show arena for everything from rabbits to sheep to goats to horses during the fair. GIBSON COUNTY 4-H FAIR JULY 5-11 Annual event held at the Orange County 4-H Fairgrounds in Paoli. MONTGOMERy RURITAN SUMMER FESTIVAL July 11 Montgomery, Daviess County Featuring Sammy Kershaw and David Ball. SUMMER RIVERWALK CONCERT SERIES – "SWEETWATER BAND" July 11 Jasper, Dubois County 2015 Summer Riverwalk Concert Series, sponsored by Jasper Chamber of Commerce and Patoka 2000. Enjoy the concert during the summer of 2015 at the Riverwalk Ga- zebo/Plaza Area, under the Patoka River Bridge, 7 to 9 p.m. EST. 24TH ANNUAL STAR PARTy July 11 Patoka Lake, Dubois/Orange Counties See the sun, distant planets and other won- ders of the night sky while sitting on the beach listening to stories and narration from the people who know best. PIKE COUNTy FAIR July 12–18 Petersburg, Pike County Annual fair held at Hornady Park, Petersburg. DUBOIS COUNTy 4-H FAIR July 14–18 Bretzville, Dubois County Annual county fair at the Dubois County Park/4-H Fairgrounds KENTUCKy BIKE RALLy July 16–19 Sturgis, Union County, Ky. Motorcycle rally, vendors, drag racing, bike show, food and more. DAVIESS COUNTy 4-H FAIR July 17–25 Washington, Daviess County Annual Daviess County 4-H Fair held at the Eastside Park in Washington. WINSLOW OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET July 18 Winslow Riverside Park, Pike County For more information, call 812-789 -2915 or 812-789-5405. RIVER HERITAGE DAy, "COME TO THE RIVER" July 18 Henderson, Henderson County, Ky. Audubon Mill Park, Water Street, Hender- son, Ky. Popular activities returning include interactive storytelling, hands-on lock and dam system, animals, casting lessons/com- petition, and water and electric safety dis- plays. One of the new activities this year will be a tow-boat race on the Ohio. Come down and cheer on your favorite tow-boat captain! EVANSVILLE OUTDOOR ExPO July 18–19 Evansville, Vanderburgh County Hunters, fisherman and outdoor lovers will converge on downtown Evansville to enjoy demonstrations. VANDERBURGH COUNTy 4-H FAIR July 18–25 Evansville, Vanderburgh County The annual fair runs from July 18 -25 at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Fairgrounds in northern Vanderburgh County. BUG FEST July 18 Evansville, Vanderburgh County Wesselman Woods Nature Center. Family friendly event features creepy, crawly insects and spiders. KNOx COUNTy FAIR July 20–25 Bicknell, Knox County The Knox County Fair is held at the Knox County Fairgrounds in Bicknell. LAWRENCE COUNTy 4-H FAIR July 23–30 Sumner, Lawrence County, Ill. Annual fair held at fairgrounds. CRUISE-IN AND CONCERT July 24 Princeton, Gibson County Southern Indiana Car Club Cruise-In and Concert, sponsored by Downtown Princeton, Inc. It's held on the Gibson County Court- house Square, 5:30 to 9 p.m., CDT. FERDINAND FIREMEN'S FESTIVAL July 25 Ferdinand, Dubois County Ferdinand Community Center. The Ferdi- nand Firemen's Ball is a great way to spend the evening with the firefighters and auxil- iary and see how your donations have helped to better equip your Ferdinand Volunteer Fire Department. The event is hosted at the Ferdinand Community Center and activities of the evening include a variety of children's games, a catered meal and live entertain- ment. TWILIGHT TOUR July 25 West Baden, Orange County 7 p.m. EDT. Costumed interpreters repre- senting famous guests and early twentieth century luminaries convey the history of the West Baden Springs Hotel and its era. The past comes to life during this unique event. Reservations required. MOON FESTIVAL July 25 Evansville, Vanderburgh County Celebrate anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing at Evansville Museum. SANDy LEE SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL July 27–August 1 Henderson, Henderson County, Ky. A live music event where Nashville's top songwriters perform songs they have writ- ten that have skyrocketed to the top of the charts. Enjoy live music, featuring local and well known Nashville songwriter, Kerry Kurt Phillips and all of his friends. Approximately 30 of Nashville's best songwriters perform- ing their songs in downtown Henderson for 4 consecutive nights! Other outings and workshops will be scheduled throughout the event. Hear the songs that you hear on the radio, by the writers who wrote them in their purest form, and the stories behind them! MT. CARMEL, ILL., AG DAyS July 29–August 1 Mt. Carmel, Wabash County, Ill. Annual event is held in downtown Mt. Car- mel, Ill. JASPER STRASSENFEST July 30–August 1 Jasper, Dubois County Brats, lederhosen, polka music and parades– just some of what you will experience at the an- nual Jasper Strassenfest in downtown Jasper. OWENSVILLE WATERMELON FESTIVAL July 30–August 1 Owensville, Gibson County Downtown Owensville. Pageants, food, rides, a parade and a 5K walk celebrate watermelon and the town's heritage. august 2015 SMOKEy THE BEAR'S 70TH BIRTHDAy BASH (PATOKA LAKE) August 1 Patoka Lake, Dubois/Orange Counties Kid's crafts, games and activities. Enjoy a presentation by local fire fighters, cake, priz- es, pictures with the bear himself and more!

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