Backyard Adventures

BACKYARD ADVENTURES 2018 PIKE PUBLISHING 7B Home Decor Outlet 4th & Jackson Store Hours: Mon-Fri, 10am - 6pm ET Saturday, 10am - 5pm ET Furniture Outlet 4th & Geiger Store Hours: Wed-Fri, 10am - 6pm ET Saturday, 10am - 5pm ET WEEKLY SALES We are Celebrating Our 40th Original Catalog Retails. HUNTINGBURG AUGUST 3 - 4 CONTINUED ON PAGE 4C > out across the garden and ve- randa immortalizing their own versions of our historic grounds. These paintings will be for sale Saturday afternoon, allowing you to purchase the ultimate West Baden Springs Hotel sou- venir. For more information, visit frenchlick.com. St. Anthony Firemen's Fest and Car Show August 18 St. Anthony, Dubois County Come join in on the fun-filled activities during St. Anthony's annual festival. The St. Anthony Firemen's Car and Motorcycle Show will include approximately 150 cars and 50 motorcycles. For more information call 812-326 -2491. Indiana Landmarks Twilight Tours August 18 West Baden Springs Hotel, Orange County 7 p.m. Explore what it would have been like to be a guest of the West Baden Springs Hotel dur- ing its first heyday during this 75 -minute tour. Costumed char- acters enhance the excitement and experience of reveling in the hotel's history. For more in- formation, visit frenchlick.com. Twilight Tour August 18 West Baden, Orange County 7 p.m. EDT. Costumed interpret- ers representing famous guests and early twentieth century lu- minaries convey the history of the West Baden Springs Hotel and its era. The past comes to life during this unique event. Reservations required. Oudoor Flea Market August 18 Winslow, Pike County Stop by Winslow's Riverside Park to find a good variety to items for sale. For more infor- mation call 812-789 -2915 or 812-789 -5405. HOLA Latino Festival August 18 Evansville, Vanderburgh County Come experience this family friendly event with over 30 food vendors showcasing food from all over Latin America. Award winning Latin music, children's area and fun for the whole fam- ily. For more information, visit holaevansville.org. Birdseye Park and Firemen's Picnic August 24-25 Birdseye, Dubois County Enjoy chicken and rib dinners, live music in the evenings, and family friendly games. For more information call 812-389 -2932. Winslow VFD Summerfest August 24-25 Winslow, Pike County Music, food, fun and a light-up parade in the heart of Winslow. Sponsored by the Winslow Vol- unteer Fire Department. Frog Follies August 24-26 Evansville, Vanderburgh County The largest pre-1949 street rod event in the world is the Frog Follies, hosted each year by the Evansville Iron Street Rods LTD at the Vanderburgh 4-H Cen- ter. For more information, visit frogfollies.org. Central Indiana Gun Show August 25-26 Princeton, Gibson County This show at the Gibson County Fairgrounds features all of your gun-related necessities with a variety of vendors. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit centralindianagunshows. com. Celestine Tractor Pull August 26 Celestine, Dubois County At Celestine Community Club, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more infor- mation, visit facebook.com/Ce- lestine -Volunteer-Fire -Depar t- ment-338 -105 - 471392/?f ref = nf or call 812-827-9192. Bicknell Heritage Festival and Parade August 29-September 3 Bicknell, Knox County Enjoy great food, children's ac- tivities, community yard sales, a car show and much more! The 46th Zoar Mosquito Fest is set for August 3 and 4. It is like no other festival. They specialize in unique events and family fun the first weekend in August. Each year the remote community draws large crowds to its festival located on the Pike-Dubois County line about four miles east of Stendal on Old State Road 64. This year they will have some changes to the menu. This year along with their traditional fried chicken dinners they will also have pork chop dinners on Saturday. A standard of the Mosquito Fest is the "stationary parade," where the parade stays put and the viewers walk around it. Other long traditions of the Mosquito Fest include a whiffle ball tourney, three- legged races, an egg toss, live music and lots of catching up between old friends. It begins on Friday, August 5 with opening ceremonies, fried and BBQ chicken dinners followed by a Country music concert performed by Iron Mountina. The opening rounds of the Indiana Whiffle ball championship also begin Friday night. Saturday starts early with breakfast being served from 6 a.m. and whiffle ball starting early. During the morning will be registration for the quilt, flower and produce shows. At 2 p.m. are the games typically feature sack races, three- legged races, an egg toss and balloon toss. All day long they will have food including homemade ice cream with 10 or more flavors including one new flavor. A Gospel Sing by the Five Piece Band and crowing whiffle ball champions close out the festival. ZOAR MOSQUITO FESTIVAL AUGUST 2018 ■ EVENT CALENDAR

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