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Updated on: 05.19.12

Need activities? Here's a sampling of what's going on in Brown County this weekend, from the May 16 Brown County Democrat:

SATURDAY:

Pancake/Biscuits & Gravy Breakfast – Sponsored by the Brown County Lions Club, Parkview Church of the Nazarene annex, 7-10:30 a.m., $7/adults, $4/children 11 and younger.

Festival of Flowers Paint Out – Artists create artwork while visitors watch, T.C. Steele State Historic Site, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., registration $10/adults and $5/children, general admission free, parking $1. To register, call 988-2785.

Recycling special – Drop off your car tires (off rims) for free, Brown County Solid Waste recycling center, Greasy Creek Road and Old State Road 46, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Southern Jewel Open Horse Show – Hosted by the Brown County 4-H Bit & Bridle Horse & Pony Club, Brown County Fairgrounds, registration at 8 a.m., events from 9 a.m. Admission free, registration $3 per class or $30 all day, except money classes.

Howard Hughes Memorial Morel Mushroom Sale – Morels sold per pound and half-pound at market value, benefits Brown County charities, IGA parking lot, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To be continued Sunday, May 20 if supplies are available.

Brown County Relay for Life – Fundraiser for cancer research, with silent auction, live music, survivors at 9 a.m., cornhole tournament at 1 p.m., Fight Back at 5 p.m., luminarias at 10 p.m., closing at 1:30 a.m., Brown County High School track, 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Beavers and wildflowers – Meet in Lake Ogle parking lot, Brown County State Park, 10 a.m.

5th Annual Taste of Brown County – Restaurants and shops offer specialty dishes and drinks, beer and wine garden, live entertainment, downtown Nashville, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., purchase tickets at CVB or in Coachlight Square, $1/one ticket, $10/12 tickets.

Armed Forces Day – Celebration and open house for all veterans, active duty, reserve, National Guard service members and their families, Nashville Masonic Lodge, 19 Artist Drive, 11:30 a.m., meal of ham and beans, cornbread, fried potatoes, hamburgers, hot dogs, dessert, coffee, iced tea and lemonade, live music, county veteran organizations on hand to answer questions, free.

Support study-abroad plans –  Irish-themed gathering for Angelica Nevins, Brown County High School graduate who has been accepted into the Dublin City University study-abroad program, with Irish food and entertainment, Mother Herb Nursery, 1450 State Road 46 East, 1-7 p.m.

Live Indiana birds of prey – Talk, Brown County State Park Nature Center, 2 p.m.

Good Times Good People Music Festival – eXplore Brown County at Valley Branch Retreat, $35/weekend pass, $20/day pass, children ages 11-17 admitted for half price and ages 10 and younger free.

Dave Miller – Light classic rock, Little Gem Restaurant in Abe Martin Lodge, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Sycamore Valley Euchre Club – Senior citizen building, Brown County Fairgrounds, 6 p.m.

Forest Gras – Live music, Big Woods Pizza Co., 7-9 p.m.

Travis Creek – Live music, Muddy Boots Café, 7-9:30 p.m.

"Back to the Land: A Musical Benefit for the new Brown County History Center" – Traditional American folk music and living history with Jon Kay, Dillon Bustin, Grey Larsen and Bob Lucas, Brown County Playhouse, 7:30 p.m., $25/performance, $50/reception and performance.

"SONGS: The Musical" – Broadway showstoppers and tunes from famous Vegas lounge acts, Palace Theatre of Brown County, 8 p.m. $18/adults, $16/military/students/seniors 60 and older, $10/children 12 and younger.

SUNDAY:

"Painting Nature: Watercolor and the Creative Process" – Artist John Bradley instructs artists in watercolor layout, underpainting, graded washes, dry brush effects, brush strokes, lifting and applying mask, T.C. Steele State Historic Site, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., $40. Call 988-2785 to register.

Robbie Bowden – Live music, Big Woods Brewing Co., 1-3 p.m.

Dan Cantwell – With his music students, Pioneer Village in downtown Nashville, 1-3 p.m.

Dawg Gone Walk & Fiesta – Activities, contests and prizes for dogs, benefits the Brown County Humane Society, Deer Run Park, 1-4 p.m., $15/dog.

Song recital – Featuring Strauss’ "Vier Letzte Lieder" and Ravel’s "Histoires Naturelles,"by Sharee Seal, soprano, and Charis Peden, mezzo-soprano, with Casey Robards on piano, St. David’s Episcopal Church, state roads 135 and 45 in Bean Blossom, 2 p.m., free will offering.

Book signing – With Henry Swain and his Liars Bench-inspired book, "Hank’s Tall Tales," The Book Loft, 2-4 p.m.

Good Times Good People Music Festival – eXplore Brown County at Valley Branch Retreat, $35/weekend pass, $20/day pass, children ages 11-17 admitted for half price and ages 10 and younger free.

dwBrykalski – Live music, Muddy Boots Café, 5-7 p.m.

Tucker Brothers – Live music, Pine Room Tavern, 7-9 p.m.

Obituaries
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Michele Marie Taylor, 47, Brown County
  Wife of William R. Taylor of Brown County

Teresa L. (Russell) Clark, 60, Franklin
  

John 'Pete' Hughes, Brownsburg
  Former owner of J. Bob's in Nashville

  • May 18
    Dave Miller at Abe Martin Lodge
    5:30-7:30 p.m. Abe Martin Lodge, Brown County State Park
  • May 18
    Whiskey Mystic at Pine Room
    9-11 p.m. Pine Room Tavern, 51 East Chestnut St.
  • May 20
    B.C. Solid Waste Board
    5:30 p.m. County Office Building, Salmon Room, Gould St. at 201 N. Locust Lane
  • May 20
    Helmsburg Sewage Board
    7 p.m. B.C. Community Church Annex, 2360 W. Main St., Helmsburg
  • May 20
    BC Public Library Board of Trustees
    6 p.m. Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane
  • May 20
    Brown County Council
    6:30 p.m. County Office Building, Salmon Room, 201 N. Locust Lane
  • May 21
    B.C. Board of Health
    6 p.m., 7 p.m. County Office Building, 201 N. Locust Lane
  • May 21
    BC Convention & Visitors Bureau Board
    8:30 a.m. Brown County Inn, 51 State Road 46 E.
  • May 21
    Nashville Development Review Commission hearing
    6 p.m. Town Hall, 200 Commercial St.
  • May 21
    CSCD Board of Directors
    7 p.m. CSLOA Clubhouse, 8751 Nineveh Drive
  • May 22
    Sycamore Valley Senior Center Board
    9:30 a.m. Sycamore Valley Sr. Ctr., 746 Memorial Dr., (4-H Fairgrounds)
  • May 22
    BC Parks & Rec. Board
    6:30 p.m. Parks & Rec. Office, 1001 Deer Run Ln.
  • May 22
    Brown County Commissioners
    9 a.m. County Office Building, second floor, 201 N. Locust Lane
  • May 23
    Gospel jam session
    6:30 p.m. Country Gospel Music Church, Gnaw Bone
  • May 24
    Live music at winery
    7-10 p.m. Chateau Thomas Winery, 225 S. Van Buren St.
  • May 27
    CLOSED - Town Hall and county government offices
  • May 28
    Area Plan Commission
    6 p.m. County Office Building, Salmon Room, 201 N. Locust Lane
  • May 29
    Board of Zoning Appeals
    6 p.m. County Office Building, Salmon Room, 201 N. Locust Lane
  • May 29
    Sheriff's Merit Board
    4 p.m. Law Enforcement Center, Sheriff's Department, State Road 46 W.
  • May 30
    Gospel jam session
    6:30 p.m. Country Gospel Music Church, Gnaw Bone
  • June 3
    B.C. 4-H Council
    7 p.m. BC 4-H Fairgrounds Community Room, 802 Memorial Drive
  • June 3
    Gnaw Bone Sewage District
    5:30 p.m. Brown County Public Library, 205 North Locust Lane
  • June 4
    Nashville Redevelopment Commission
    6 p.m. Town Hall, 200 Commercial St.
  • June 4
    CSCD Building Commission
    7 p.m. CSLOA Clubhouse, 8751 Nineveh Rd.
  • June 5
    BC SWCD Board
    6:30 p.m. SWCD Office, 802 Memorial Dr., 4-H fairgrounds
  • June 5
    Brown County Commissioners
    6 p.m. County Office Building, Salmon Room, 201 N. Locust Lane
  • June 6
    Gospel jam session
    6:30 p.m. Country Gospel Music Church, Gnawbone
  • June 6
    CSCD Ecology Commission
    7 p.m. CSLOA Clubhouse, 8751 Nineveh Road
  • June 11
    CSCD Roads, Security commissions
    6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. CSCD Office, 8377 Cordry Drive, CSLOA Clubhouse, 8751 Nineveh Drive
  • June 11
    B.C. Fair Board
    7 p.m. Community Room, 802 Memorial Drive (fairgrounds)
  • June 11
    Nashville Parking & Public Facilities
    6 p.m. Town Hall, 200 Commercial St.
  • June 12
    Aging & Community Services board
    3 p.m. ACSSCI office conference room, 1531 13th St., Suite G900, Columbus
  • June 12
    CRC Steering Committee
    6:30 p.m. CRC, 246 E. Main Street, Nashville
  • June 12
    Van Buren TVFD
    6 p.m. Van Buren Fire Station, 6801 Hamilton Creek Road
  • June 12
    Sycamore Valley Senior Center Board
    9:30 a.m. Sycamore Valley Sr. Ctr., 746 Memorial Dr., (4-H Fairgrounds)
  • June 13
    BC Convention & Visitors Commission
    8:30 a.m. County Office Building, Salmon Room, 201 N. Locust Lane
  • June 13
    Nashville Arts & Entertainment Commission
    10 a.m. Town Hall, 200 Commercial St.
  • June 13
    CSCD Water Commission
    6:30 p.m. CSCD Office, 8377 Cordry Drive
  • June 17
    BC Public Library Board of Trustees
    6 p.m. Brown County Public Library, 205 North Locust Lane
  • June 19
    Brown County Commissioners
    6 p.m. County Office Building, Salmon Room, 201 N. Locust Lane
  • June 26
    Sycamore Valley Senior Center Board
    9:30 a.m. Sycamore Valley Senior Ctr., 746 Memorial Drive, (fairgrounds)