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This is an event the whole town of Vincennes and the surrounding com- munity celebrates! Come join the fun on Friday, Sept. 21, at the River- front Pavilion, 112 N. Second Street. For more information please contact Shirley Rose at 812-882-5162. Vincennes, Knox County n 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'—Fresh air Flick Patrick Henry Drive, Vincennes On Friday, Sept. 21, "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," ("Fresh Air Flick" movie) will be shown at dusk on Patrick Henry Drive of the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park. The movie is being shown courtesy of New Wave Communications. Sept. 21 Sept. 21-23 Evansville, Vanderburgh County n 30th annual native american days Angel Mounds State Historic Site, 8215 Pollack Ave. Each year, Angel Mounds honors that legacy with Native Ameri- can vendors, traditional dancing and storytelling, demonstrations, hands-on activities and more. More information at: www.angelmounds.org. Sept. 22 Vincennes, Knox County n 5k Walk ouabache trails Park Knox County Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a 5-K Walk on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. This event will be at Ouabache Trails Park, Lower Ft. Knox Road, Vin- cennes. This event is for held in order to help combat obesity, encourage physical fitness, and increase enjoyment of our county parks. Everyone will be able to participate regardless of their athletic abilities and will eligible for the drawing for prizes - prizes not awarded on who wins or places but from a drawing after the walk. For more infor- mation please contact 812-882-4316 or visit http://www.knoxcountyparks.com. Sept. 22 Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Ill. n Fall Festival 5K Run/Walk Pre-Registration for 5K Run/Walk is $20/individual before Sept.10 ($30 after Sept.10 or day of event). Registration includes race entry, commemorative T- shirt and water bottle. Late registration or same day registrants not guaranteed shirt or water bottle. Return form and payment to: Lawrence County Cham- ber, 619 12t Street, Lawrenceville, IL 62439. Awards: $100 cash prize award- ed to top male and female finisher. Sept. 22 Evansville, Vanderburgh County n Race for the Cure Downtown Evansville. This annual event brings thousands of people to downtown Evansville to raise funds for breast cancer research. More informa- tion at: www.komenevansville.org. Huntingburg, Dubois County n Huntingburg Herbsfest Experience this German-inspired, community-wide, family fall festival. Features include carnival rides, food and game booths, kid's games, pump- kin launches, and more fun events. Sept. 27-30 Sept. 29 Evansville, Vanderburgh County n White Cane day Mesker Park Zoo. Learn what it is like to be blind or visually impaired through activities and games. PaGE 28 Sept. 29 Evansville, Vanderburgh County n 10th annual Funk in the City—Haynie's Corner art Festival Downtown Evansville. More than 100 artists and artisans from across the nation have participated in this an- nual event that benefits the historic Haynie's Corner, the setting of a bud- ding arts district. Artists supply their best works, food vendors provide the grub and shoppers can get an early start on their holiday gifts. More infor- mation at: www.funkinthecity.com. oCtoBER 2012 Fall Festival West Franklin Street, Evansville. The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival at- tracts over 100,000 people each year to sample the food fare from over 120 not-for-profit booths offering every- thing from corn dogs to puppy chow, elephant ears to brain sandwiches and homemade kuchens and cobblers. Carnival rides, live entertainment and people watching are just some of the activities. No gates and free admission. More information at: www.nutclub.org. oct. 1-7 Evansville, Vanderburgh County n West Side nut Club French Lick, Orange County n orange County Pumpkin Festival Local food booths, crafts, carnival rides, free live entertainment nightly and other special events. Parade on Sunday. Located in downtown French Lick. oct. 3-7 oct. 5-6 St. Francisville, Lawrence County, Ill. n Chestnut Festival Downtown St. Francisville. There are craft vendors, yard sales, plenty of food and a parade on Saturday at this annual small-town event. oct. 5-6 Princeton, Gibson County n tri-State national Garden tractor Pull Gibson County Fairgrounds. oct. 5-6 Petersburg, Pike County n Pike County arts Fest This annual family-friendly event takes place at Hornady Park just west of Petersburg. Details are still being determined. Vincennes, Knox County n Knox County Fall Festival "Fall is in the air" at the Knox County Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Knox County Fair- grounds, Bicknell. Craft vendors will be selling a wide variety of items and the Fall chrysanthemums are always outstanding! For more informa- tion please contact Debbie Rose at 812-882-3600 or Patsy Guerretaz at 812-885-6440. oct. 6 oct. 6-7 Petersburg, Pike County n Prides Creek Fall Festival Prides Creek Park in Petersburg. There are crafts for kids, hayrides and a Halloween-decorated golf cart parade. For more information, call 812-354-0128. oct. 7 Evansville, Vanderburgh County n YMCa Half-Marathon More than 2,000 runners and walk- just for KICKS sporting and recreation destinations From hiking and walking trails to baseball and a variety of collegiate athletics, even ice hockey—you can find it all in Southern Indiana. Here's just a sampling of the Tri-State's sports' offerings. (And don't forget to check out the list of area golf courses, too!) n Bosse Field, vanderburgh County It's an experience to take in a game at the historic Bosse Field in Evans- ville. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park (1912) in Boston and Wrigley Field (1914) in Chicago. The Evansville Ot- ters, a minor league baseball team, calls the field home in the summer while the nearby Bosse High School's baseball team also calls the park home. The historic stadium was used by Columbia Pictures for game scenes in the movie A League of Their Own, which premiered on the big screen 20 years ago in 1992. n Evansville Enforcers, vanderburgh County Evansville is home to a Semi-Pro football team, the Evansville Enforcers. The season gets underway this month and continues through the fall. The games are played at the Reitz Bowl. n Evansville IceMen, vanderburgh County Plans are already underway for the 2012-2013 season for Evansville's Pro Hockey Team, the Evansville IceMen. This past year, the team moved to its new home, the Ford Center in downtown Evansville. They practice at Swonder Ice Arena, the city's public ice skating venue. Season starts again in October. n Ferdinand Historical Walking tour, dubois County This one-mile walking excursion comprised of some of Ferdinand's oldest and most interesting structures, begins at St. Ferdinand Church and ends at the Monastery Immaculate Conception. n Gil Hodges Mural, downtown Petersburg, Pike County Gilbert Ray Hodges was an American Major League baseball first baseman and manager. He spent most of his 18-year career (1947-1963) with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was a four-star athlete in Petersburg. n Huntingburg League Stadium, dubois County This historical stadium, built in 1894 and renovated in the early 1990s, served as home field for the Rockford Peaches in the film, A League of Their Own. It also served as a backdrop for the HBO movie, South of the Game. Today, it's home to the Dubois County Bombers. n Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame, Jasper, dubois County This museum showcases memorabilia from high school, collegiate and pro- fessional athletes that called the Hoosier state home. The facility is located on the Vincennes University-Jasper Campus. n need for Speed Fill your need for something a little faster at one of the several racing tracks in the Tri-State area. There's the Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt (Gibson County); Chandler Motor Speedway in Chandler (Warrick Coun- ty); the Evansville Motorcross Park in Evansville (Vanderburgh County); and the French Lick/West Baden Indoor Karting track (Orange County). n Roller derby, Evansville, vanderburgh County Evansville is home to two traveling Women's Flat Track Derby Associa- tion (WFTDA) teams: the Demolition City Roller Derby and Rollergirls of Southern Indiana (ROSI). Demolition City plays their home bouts at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum in downtown Evansville. The Rollergirls play their home bouts at the Swonder Ice Arena. Season starts up again this fall. n Collegiate athletics University of Evansville, University of Southern Indiana, Oakland City Uni- versity and Vincennes University—The Tri-State's four universities offer a full-range of collegiate athletic teams from basketball to baseball to soccer. 22 n PIKE PUBLISHING n backyard advEntuRES: Summer and Fall 2012