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  Banks of the Wabash Festival kicks off

  The 2013 Banks of the Wabash Festival, scheduled May 23 through June 1 in Fairbanks Park, celebrates 40 years along the banks of the Wabash River, 30 under the sponsorship of the Terre Haute Parks and Recreation Department.

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  Banks of the Wabash Festival is more than just yearly entertainment

  Pioneers think counterintuitively. Where others see widespread apathy, they focus on the possibility for progress. In a way, the 2013 Year of the River celebration began in the 1970s.

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  North baseball pulls away from South in sectional opener

  In high school baseball little things mean a lot, and the crack in the door doesn’t have to be open very wide.
  Terre Haute North burst through that crack in the bottom of the second inning Wednesday evening at Terre Haute South, scoring seven two-out runs and going on to a surprisingly easy 12-2 victory over the host Braves.

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May 31, 2012

River Wools announces design challenge

Anonymous ---- The Tribune Star Thu May 31, 2012, 05:00 AM EDT

TERRE HAUTE — As part of its eighth anniversary, River Wools is sponsoring a design challenge.

The kick-off for the event is from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at River Wools at 671 Wabash Ave.

For an entry fee of $20 participants will receive a randomly selected bag of novelty yarns that will be used to create a design incorporating crochet, knitting and/or weaving somewhere in the design.

Other materials such as beads and wood can be used and additional yarns also can be incorporated in the design.

First-prize winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to River Wools; second prize a $50 gift certificate, third prize a $25 gift certificate. The winning entries will be highlighted in the River Wools window display, Facebook page, Ravelry page and other publicity.

Full information about the challenge is available at www.riverwools.com or at the store.

Participants must enter by June 9.

Designs are due by Sept. 21. Participants  will be recognized and the top three designs will be honored on First Friday, Oct. 5.

For more information call (812) 238-0090 or go to www.riverwools.com.

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• Art Gallery in Rockville announces summer art classes for kids, adults

  The Gallery in Rockville will offer classes throughout the summer. A variety of topics will be covered, most lasting two to four days. All will be conducted in the renovated second floor, which offers plenty of room and great lighting.

  May 23, 2013  

• Lincoln’s library honors Illinois fallen soldiers

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is hosting an exhibit of drawings of fallen Illinois soldiers.

  May 22, 2013  

• Scott Hinton’s photos take focus at Vigo Library

  River City Art Association and the Vigo County Public Library are featuring photography by Scott Hinton throughout May in the library at Seventh and Poplar streets.
  Hinton is a self-taught photographer and artist whose main focus is nature-inspired pictures and paintings.

  May 2, 2013 2 Photos  

• Halcyon Gallery featuring Terre Haute native Maraldo’s artwork

  An exhibit titled “Words Flow Into Water” is scheduled to open at 7 p.m. Friday at the Halcyon Gallery, 25 S. Seventh St. The show continues through May 25.

  May 2, 2013 1 Photo  

• Art guild’s annual spring show at mall May 3-5

  The Wabash Valley Art Guild plans to host its 36th Annual Spring Show on Friday through Sunday at Honey Creek Mall.

  May 2, 2013  

• Indiana Artisan works on display at Clabber Girl

  Combining the strength of their individual artwork into exhibitions of exceptional depth, 29 Indiana Artisans have partnered on Indiana Artisan: Paintings and Drawings.
  Ten Indiana Artisans have continued the statewide series as the Clabber Girl Gallery opened the exhibit on Tuesday. It will continue through May 30.

  May 2, 2013  

• Covered Bridge Gallery lists winners

  The Covered Bridge Art Gallery celebrated its Spring Art Show and the grand opening of its renovated second floor on April 28 at 124 W. Ohio St. in Rockville.

  May 2, 2013  

• Newly inspired artist earns Guild’s approval

  Kathy M. Matlock, artist of the month for April by the Wabash Valley Art Guild, was born and raised in Sullivan, has lived various places, but has recently returned from Oregon.

  April 25, 2013 1 Photo  

• Swope First Friday on May 3 to feature ISU group, student art, Hopper painting

  At the Swope Art Museum’s next First Friday, on May 3, it plans to welcome members of the Indiana State University Community School of the Arts and say a brief farewell to a famous painting.

  April 25, 2013  

• Awards handed out in Ehrmann Poetry Competition; Carter wins grand prize

  An awards ceremony for the 2013 Max Ehrmann Poetry Competition was held on Friday at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, recognizing new poetry written by Wabash Valley residents.

  April 25, 2013  

• Covered Bridge Art group spring show coincides with open house for renovation

  The Covered Bridge Art Association’s 39th annual spring art show and the grand opening of the gallery’s newly renovated second floor are scheduled to be celebrated together at an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

  April 25, 2013  

• Edgar students’ work on display at Bicentennial Art Center

  The Bicentennial Art Center at Paris, Ill., is featuring the creative work of Edgar County junior and senior high students in the Annual Edgar County Student Art Show, open through Sunday, when a reception open to the public will begin at 1 p.m.

  April 25, 2013  

• Sustainability Club forming fish from trash; 'Catch of the River' on display April 20-May 5

  In partnership with the Saint Mary-of-the Woods College’s Sustainability Club, the Department of Text & Image is bringing awareness of what is thrown into the Wabash River, with an art installation on campus from April 20 until May 5.

  April 18, 2013  

• Exhibit opens April 20 for River City Art Association

  River City Art Association members are scheduled to exhibit their work Saturday through May 11 in Gaslight Art Colony’s gallery at 516 Archer Ave., in Marshall, Ill. An artists’ reception is set for 6 to 9 p.m. CDT Saturday.

  April 18, 2013  

• Valley artists taking part in ‘First Brush of Spring’ at New Harmony

  Julia London-Meddles of Terre Haute and Wyatt LeGrand of Bloomfield are scheduled to join about 200 artists at the 15th annual “First Brush of Spring,” a popular Plein Air (outdoor) Paint Out event scheduled today through Saturday in New Harmony.

  April 18, 2013  

• The arts kick off Disability Awareness Month

  Roxanna Robertson did signing to the song “How Great Thou Art,” while Linda Allis did a dramatic reading, using excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

  March 5, 2013 1 Photo  

• Through His Lens: Artist showcases beauty of America’s southwest at Rose-Hulman exhibition

  Terre Haute native Darrell Staggs never thought of himself as an artist, but always liked the idea of photography.

  February 28, 2013 5 Photos  

• Clabber Girl to host woodworking demonstration

  Artist Debbie Anderson will provide a woodworking demonstration to an adult art education class on Feb. 26 in the Clabber Girl Museum in Terre Haute. Anderson has had her intarsia woodwork on display  throughout February at The Gallery in the museum at Ninth Street and Wabash Avenue.

  February 23, 2013  

• Arts Illiana offers free workshop on grant writing

  Arts Illiana will offer the following technical assistance workshop to regional arts organizations and arts providers.
  The free workshop, Crafting Your Grant Narrative, is scheduled 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 14 in Arts Illiana at 23 N. Sixth St.

  November 9, 2012  

• Sisters of Providence artist to exhibit work

  Sister Jody O'Neil, artist in residence for the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, will have some of her artistic creations on display and available for purchase during art shows Nov. 11 and 16.

  November 9, 2012 2 Photos  

• River City Art Association honors the late Marty Martinez in November

  The River City Art Association and the Vigo County Public Library will feature art by the late Association co-founder Marty Martinez for the month of November in the library at Seventh and Poplar streets.

  November 8, 2012 2 Photos  

• Terre Haute to announce City Arts Project Grants

  The City of Terre Haute and Arts Illiana will announce the 2012-2013 City Arts Project Grant Awards during a ceremony at 10 a.m. today. Mayor Duke Bennett will present checks to nine nonprofit organizations at Arts Illiana.

  November 1, 2012  

• New Harmony artist, former TH resident to exhibit work at Clabber Girl

  New Harmony artist Mary Ann Michna will present an exhibition of her recent photographs Nov. 2-30 at Clabber Girl Museum Art Gallery.

  October 25, 2012  

• Wabash Valley artists participate in Indiana Wildlife Artist Association show

  Each year the Indiana Wildlife Artist Association presents a show of Fine Nature Art in various locations across the state featuring many of the state’s premier artists vying for awards. The showing will be displayed to the public through Friday at the Visitors Center at Angel Mounds State Historic Site in Evansville.

  September 27, 2012  

• River City Art Association announces winners of annual show

  The theme of the Fourth Annual Art Show of the River City Art Association Inc. was “Scouting for Art.” The event was Aug. 11 at the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana building at Fairbanks Park.

  September 27, 2012  

• Swope honors noted local artist, educator, first board president

  Continuing the yearlong celebration of the museum’s 70th anniversary, the Swope Art Museum presents “The Art of William T. Turman,” an exhibition of the work of the noted local artist, educator and first president of the Swope’s board of managers.

  September 6, 2012 1 Photo  

• River City to showcase photographer’s work in September

  The Vigo County Public Library and the River City Art Association will show the photographic art of Rob Robbins for the month of September.

  August 30, 2012 2 Photos  

• ‘Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries’ national exhibit arrives at Indiana State

  Many histories have been written about medical care during the American Civil War, but the participation and contributions of African Americans as nurses, surgeons and hospital workers has often been overlooked.

  August 23, 2012 2 Photos  

• Art Guild features photographer in August

  The Wabash Valley Art Guild is featuring the August Artist of the Month, Jean Kristeller, whose works of photography are on display at the Vigo Country Public Library at Seventh and Poplar streets.

  August 23, 2012 2 Photos  

• Arts, live music festivals on tap Labor Day weekend in Bloomington

  Labor Day weekend in Bloomington will be filled with special events. Major events include an art festival, a live music festival and an Indiana University football game.

  August 16, 2012  

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