Go! Guide – Sept. 15

Kids and teens

BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. Scheduled: Library Babies, 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., Sept. 15, 22, 29; Storytime: Ages 1-5, 1 p.m., Sept. 15, 22, 29; Game Time, 3 p.m., Sept. 15, 22, 29; Teen Thursgame, 3:30 p.m., Sept. 15, 22; American Sign Language chat/practice, 5:30 p.m., Sept. 15, 22, 29; Apple Crafts, 3:30 p.m., Sept. 16; Teen Digital Music Production: Spark Spirit Week, 4 p.m., Sept. 16; Block O’Clock, 3:30 p.m., Sept. 19; Builder’s Guild, 3:30 p.m., Sept. 19; Teen Banned Books Club & Read-In, 4 p.m., Sept. 19; Storytime, 6 p.m., Sept. 19, 26; Toddler Time, 10 a.m., Sept. 20, 27; Storytime: Ages 3-5, 11 a.m., Sept. 20, 27; Patio Playdate, 11:30 a.m., Sept. 20, 27; Teen DIY: Rock Painting, 3 p.m., Sept. 20; Teen STEAM: Nature’s Notebook, 3:30 p.m., Sept. 20; “Whatever the Weather” Storytime & Playdate, 10 a.m., Sept. 21, 28; Teen Watch-It Wednesday, 3:30 p.m., Sept. 21, 28; Teen Pride Volunteer Opportunity, 3:30 p.m., Sept. 23; Teen Life-Size Clue, 3 p.m., Sept. 27; Teen STEAM: Paper Airplane Challenge, 3:30 p.m., Sept. 27; Teen Dungeons and Dragons, 4 p.m., Sept. 29; Teen Life-Size Clue, 3:30 p.m., Sept. 30; Origami Workshop, 4 p.m., Sept. 30.

Music and theater

COLIN G. MATTHEWS: THE VIOLIN MAN, 6 to 7 p.m., Sept. 17, Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. Join us on the Library Plaza for a performance by The Violin Man, who will entertain you with popular music. Bring your own chairs. This event can also be viewed live at facebook.com/mybcpl.

HI WAY 46, 6 to 7 p.m., Sept. 24, Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. Join us on the Library Plaza for a performance by Hi Way 46. Bring your own chairs. This event can also be viewed live at facebook.com/mybcpl. Rain changes the event location to the Red Room.

Talks, lectures, classes

JULIANE WOLF, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Sept. 15, The Republic Building, 333 Second St., Columbus. Free lecture open to the public by guest architect Juliane Wolf of Studio Gang in the auditorium. Visit studiogang.com/people/juliane-wolf for more information about Juliane Wolf.

BRYAN YOUNG, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Sept. 29, The Republic Building, 333 Second St., Columbus. Free lecture open to the public by guest architect Bryan Young of Young Projects in the auditorium. Visit: young-projects.com/office for more information about Bryan Young and Young Projects.

BALANCED, 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday for 10 weeks beginning Oct. 4, Community Church of Columbus, 3850 N. Marr Road, Columbus. A 10-week course on budgeting for adults who want to learn to more effectively manage their budget. Childcare provided. To register, call 317-884-7627.

PERCEPTIONS AND INVENTIONS, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Oct. 6, The Republic Building, 333 Second St., Columbus. Opening reception for Perceptions and Inventions, an exhibition by artist Donald Beal, in the gallery. Beal will give an artist talk at 6:45 p.m. in the auditorium at the Republic Building. Presented by the Indiana University J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program.

Sports, exercise, wellness

SEEDS OF LOVE 5K, 8 to 11 a.m., Sept. 17, First Baptist Church Columbus, 3300 Fairlawn Drive, Columbus. 11th Annual Seeds of Love 5K Walk/Run will benefit Love Chapel. More information can be found at firstbaptistcolumbus.org/missions/seeds-of-love-5k/.

BLACKWELL PARK STORYWALK, Blackwell Park, 1550 Whitney Court, Columbus. Enjoy some fresh air while strolling the Bartholomew County Public Library’s StoryWalk. Together with the Columbus Parks and Recreation Department, the library is excited to feature “There’s a Giraffe in My Soup” by Ross Burach in September. The StoryWalk is located along the People Trail near the Pollinator Park in Blackwell Park.

PUBLIC SKATE, 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays (adults only Wednesdays); 7-9 p.m. Fridays; 2-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Oct. 4, Hamilton Community Center and Ice Arena, 2501 Lincoln Park Dr., Columbus. Adults $5.50, children 5-17 $5, children under 4 free; skate/scooter rental $2.

LEARN TO PLAY HOCKEY, 4:15 to 5:15 p.m., most Saturdays through Oct. 1, Hamilton Community Center and Ice Arena, 2501 Lincoln Park Dr., Columbus. A noncompetitive environment in which children ages 4 to 10 can learn the basic skills of hockey without distractions that are often associated with an overemphasis on winning. Free equipment is available to use. Cost is $5 per child. Arrive 30 minutes early to get fitted for equipment.

GIRLS HOCKEY, 6 to 7 p.m., Mondays through Oct. 10, Hamilton Community Center and Ice Arena, 2501 Lincoln Park Dr., Columbus. Are you a girl interested in hockey? Come join us for a girls-only hockey class and learn the fundamentals and basic skills of hockey. For ages 7-16. $10 drop in fee.

SWIMMING FOR EXERCISE, Foundation for Youth, 405 Hope Ave., Columbus. Lap swimming, water aerobics and public swim are available. You must preregister for current swim sessions. Information: foundationforyouth.com.

Seasonal

COLUMBUS FARMERS MARKET, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturdays through Sept. 17, south of Columbus City Hall, 123 Washington St., Columbus. The market averages more than 100 full- and part-time vendors offering a range of plants, made-to-order food, lotions/soaps, coffee, honey, crafts, meats, eggs, baked goods, produce and more! More details can be found at columbusfarmersmarket.org or follow on Facebook for weekly entertainment updates.

JENNINGS COUNTY FARMERS MARKET, 8 a.m.-noon, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through mid-October, North Vernon City Park, 604 N. State St. More information is available on the Jennings County Farmers Market Facebook page.

Miscellaneous

BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. Scheduled: Drawing as Seeing, 9:30 a.m., Sept. 15, 22, 29; American Sign Language Chat/Practice, 5:30 p.m., Sept. 15, 22, 29; Columbus Viewfinders, 6 p.m., Sept. 19; What is Sober October?, 6:30 p.m., Sept. 21; Banned Books Trivia Night, 6 p.m., Sept. 22; Winding Waters Sierra Club: State Candidates Forum, 5:30 p.m., Sept. 26; Adults Reading YA Book Club: Banned Books, 6 p.m., Sept. 26; All Book’d Book Club, 5:30 p.m., Sept. 27; Legislative Candidate Forum, 5 p.m., Sept. 28.

RAISE THE ROOF WITH RICK, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sept. 16, Centra Credit Union, 501 Washington St., Columbus. Join Centra Credit Union and Turning Point Domestic Violence Services for Raise the Roof with Rick. Rick Silvers, Centra CEO, will spend the entire day atop the downtown Centra offices to raise funds for and awareness of domestic and dating violence. The event will host Donut Central donuts, The Mexican Grill, and Zwanzigz beer and pizza, as well as music from Qmix and fun family-centered games and activities. This event is free to attend. Donations gladly accepted.

NATIONAL POW/MAI RECOGNITION DAY CEREMONY, 6:30 p.m., Sept. 16, Bartholomew County Memorial for Veterans, 234 Washington St., Columbus. The National POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony will honor those who are missing or were prisoners of war, in a ceremony lasting about one hour. A reading of the names of those who were either declared POW, MIA or both is planned. The Columbus Indiana Children’s Choir will perform along with vocalist Harvey Leggett and the Bartholomew County Veterans Honor Guard and Southern Indiana Pipe and Drums.

NEIGHBORHOOD DAY BBQ, 5:30 p.m., Sept. 17, 410 Hope Ave., Columbus. Free BBQ and Live Music by Novelle. Event sponsored by Celebrate Recovery of Community Church of Columbus.

MOOSE LODGE CAR SHOW, noon to 3 p.m., Sept. 18, Moose Lodge, 330 Eighth St., Columbus. Moose Lodge is hosting their annual car show, rain or shine, open to the public. The show will include food, outdoor drinks, door prizes, raffles, 50/50 drawings, and live music. Awards include president’s choice award and club attendance award. Open class, top 40 awarded, and best of show for top car, truck and motorcycle. Registration is 9 to 11 a.m., cost is $15 day of show with judging at noon. Proceeds donated to Kids Chance of Indiana (kidschancein.org).

FREE MOTORCYCLE SHOW, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 24, Keepsake Village of Columbus, 2564 Foxpointe Dr., Columbus. Fundraising event for Alzheimer’s Association. Food, drinks, raffles, giveaway items, and trophies. All proceeds from food and drinks benefit Alzheimer’s Association. Sign your name, phone number, and year the motorcycle was made for raffles. Questions: call 812-581-0084 or email [email protected].

ALL FORD FALL FESTIVAL CAR SHOW, noon to 3 p.m., Sept. 24, Master Power Transmission, 3300 E. 10th St., Columbus. Hoosier Mustang Club is hosting the All Ford Fall Festival Car Show open to all Fords Models and Mustangs. Registration is from 9 a.m. to noon with judging with awards following. Cost is $20 registration day of show only. Free for spectators and a rain or shine event. The festival will include door prices, cash give away, 50-50, as well as food.

FALL BAZAAR, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 1, Sandy Hook United Methodist Church, 1610 Taylor Road, Columbus. The church will have a variety of stations selling items in settings like a boutique, crafts, greenhouse, library, sweet shop, and flea market items. All money from the bazaar is going to mission work for the church, and with this being a mission event, we are also collecting tomato soup at this event to go toward our goal of 1,300 cans. This will take place in the parking lot of the church or inside in case of inclement weather.

TAKE-A-SEAT FUNDRAISER, 6 to 9 p.m., Oct. 1, Mill Race Center, 900 Lindsey St., Columbus. REACH Columbus, Inc. will be hosting its first Take-A-Seat fundraiser. Take-A-Seat will showcase one-of-a-kind chairs and various artwork designed by local artists available for purchase through BOTH a live and silent auction. Purchase tickets and find out more information online at www.reachcolumbus.net/takeaseat.

KIWANIS INCREDIBLE DUCK SPLASH, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oct. 8, Mill Race Park — Round Lake, 50 Carl Miske Drive, Columbus, the 19th Annual Kiwanis Incredible Duck Splash at Mill Race Park. There will be a free magic show, Star Wars characters, bounce house, games, ducks dropping out of a helicopter and family fun! Refreshments will be available for purchase from the Columbus Key Clubs. By adopting ducks from one of our “Duck Buddy” youth organizations, you will not only put 80% of your purchase back into supporting that youth organization, but you will also have a chance to win cash and prizes. One lucky duck will even have 10 chances to win a new car from Columbus Automotive Group or $50,000. Ducks are available for adoption before and the day of from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The big attraction will be seeing some of our ducks dropped from a helicopter, courtesy of Columbus Helicopter at 12:30 p.m. Prize winners will be announced between 1:30 and 2 p.m. Winners do not need to be present to win.

ELKS LODGE BINGO, 6:30 p.m. Fridays and 12:30 p.m. Sundays, Elks 521 Lodge Bingo Hall, 4664 Ray Boll Blvd., Columbus. Doors open at 5 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. on Sunday. The first game is at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. Open to the public. Information: 812-379-4386.

VFW POST 1987 BINGO, 215 N. National Road, Columbus. Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 to 9:30 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.), and the second Saturday of each month from 2 to 6 p.m. (doors open at noon). Open to the public.

AMERICAN LEGION BINGO & KARAOKE, American Legion Post 25, 2515 25th St., Columbus. Bingo is on Tuesdays starting at 6 p.m. Karaoke is on Wednesdays starting at 6 p.m.

COLUMBUS CHESS CLUB, 5 to 9 p.m., Thursdays, Lewellen Chapel, corner of Middle Road and Grissom Street, Columbus. Equipment is furnished. Open to chess players 16 and older. Information: 812-603-3893.

COLUMBUS AREA RAILROAD CLUB OPEN HOUSE, noon to 4 p.m., Oct. 15 and the third Saturday of each month. Trains will be operating layouts in four scales — HO, N, O, and On30. The club is located at the Johnson County Park headquarters building adjacent to Camp Atterbury. Information: Greg Harter, 812-350-8636, columbusarearailroadclub.com, or on Facebook at Columbus Area Railroad Club.

AMERICAN SEWING GUILD NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING, 9 to 11:30 a.m., Oct. 1 and the first Saturday of each month, Bartholomew County REMC, 1697 W. Deaver Road, Columbus. Each monthly meeting focuses on learning a new sewing/creative skill or group sewing on a philanthropic project. Sewing enthusiasts of all ages and skills are welcome. Contact Marilyn at [email protected] with questions.

GRACE’S TABLE DRIVE-IN FREE MEAL, 5 p.m., Oct. 9 and the second Sunday of each month, East Columbus United Methodist Church, 2439 Indiana Ave., Columbus. Drive-in free meal as well as music and storytelling. Enter the church parking lot on Indiana Avenue. Tables are available for walk-ups.

Galleries, museums, exhibits

BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 524 Third St., Columbus. The museum is open Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. BCHS hosts two permanent exhibits that share the history and heritage of Bartholomew County. Learn about our county through interactive, hands-on exhibits that include a map table, notable people, county timeline, Then and Now, Did You Know, early industrialists and videos of Reeves steam engines. The historical society also hosts rotating exhibits throughout the year featuring items from their extensive collection. Information: 812-372-3541, bartholomewhistory.org.

GALLERY 506, Columbus Indiana Visitors Center, 506 Fifth St., Columbus. Open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

YELLOW TRAIL MUSEUM/VISITOR CENTER, west side of Hope Town Square, 644 Main St., Hope. The museum is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. or by appointment. The Research Center is open on Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon or by appointment. Contact the museum at 812-546-8020. Follow the Facebook page “Yellow Trail Museum/Hope Visitors Center” for updated information.

ATTERBURY-BAKALAR AIR MUSEUM, located at Columbus Municipal Airport, 4742 Ray Boll Blvd., Columbus, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Special tours may be scheduled by calling 812-372-4356. The museum preserves the history of the former Atterbury Army Air Field, later named Bakalar Air Force Base. Free admission. Visit the museum online at atterburybakalarairmuseum.org and on Facebook.

T.C. STEELE STATE HISTORIC SITE, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday, 4220 T.C. Steele Road, Nashville. Staff is offering special indoor tours — each with a limited number of people. Tours are included with site admission, but preregistration is recommended by calling 812-988-2785. Information: indianamuseum.org/tcsteele.

TRI-STATE ARTISANS, 422 Washington St., Columbus. Handmade retail gallery of more than 60 local artisans. Unique gifts, fine art, art classes for youth and adults, youth art programs, art parties and home parties. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Information: tsartisans.com.

JENNINGS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM, 335 Brown St., Vernon. Museum hours are Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment. Information: 812-346-8989, jenningscounty.org.

BROWN COUNTY ART GUILD, 48 S. Van Buren St., Nashville. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.

THE REPUBLIC BUILDING GALLERY, 333 Second St., Columbus. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Indiana University J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program presents Arboreta, an exhibition by artist John Berry, in the gallery through Sept. 30. Arboreta draws inspiration from the history, structures, and resilience of allotment gardens, most recently the Schrebergartens of Leipzig, Germany, exploring their implications for how we organize our images, our identity, and our communities.

411 GALLERY, 411 Sixth St., Columbus, noon-4 p.m. Fridays or by appointment. 411 is a community arts gallery and cultural space for exhibitions, events and collaborations with Columbus arts and cultural organizations. Learn more about the current exhibition and artists at artsincolumbus.org/411.

HOOSIER ARTIST GALLERY, 45 S. Jefferson St., Nashville. Hoosier Artist Gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information: hoosierartist.com.

BROWN COUNTY ART GALLERY, 1 Artist Drive, Nashville. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. COVID-19 protocols are in place, with masks required. Information: 812-988-4609, [email protected], browncountyartgallery.org.

CHARLENE MARSH STUDIO & GALLERY, 4013 Lanam Ridge Road, Nashville. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Mondays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. For more information, please call the studio/gallery at 812-988-4497 or visit charlenemarshstudio.com.

Ongoing

FABULOUS FIRST FRIDAYS WITH MISS POLLY, 12:15 p.m. the first Friday of each month. Viewpoint Books, 548 Washington St., Columbus. Information: 812-376-0778.

FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, 405 Hope Ave., Columbus. The Boys & Girls Club is open to children ages 5-18. Information: 812-372-7867.

KIDSCOMMONS, 309 Washington St., Columbus. Ongoing activities are all free with museum admission. Information: 812-378-3046.