Theatre
Evansville Civic Theatre will perform “Moon Over Buffalo” at 7:30 p.m. March 21, 22, 28 and 29 and at 2:00 p.m. March 23 and 30. Tickets are $20 each and performances will be held in the Benjamin Bosse High School Auditorium. This comedy is set in 1950s Buffalo, New York and follows a group of actors and their complicated love lives.
The University of Evansville will perform “Romeo and Juliet” at 7:30 p.m. on March 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29 and at 2 p.m. on March 30.
Music
Clint Black will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 1 at the Old National Events Plaza. The event is a celebration of the 35th anniversary of his debut album, “Killin’ Time.” Tickets to see this Grammy, CMA and ACM-winning country artist start at $45.50. Black will be joined by special guest Ryan Larkins, a Grammy-nominated country artist.
Thomas Drury, instructor in music, Jack Bogard, adjunct professor of violin at the University of Evansville, and Andrea Drury, chorus master at the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, will perform “2B or not 2B Recital” at 7 p.m. March 6 in the Performance Center. The event will feature music from Johannes Brahms and Samuel Barber.
Blackberry Smoke will perform at 8 p.m. March 8 at the Old National Events Plaza as part of their “Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour.” This American country rock band, from Atlanta, Georgia is likely best known for their albums “You Hear Georgia,” which reached #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, and “Be Right Here,” which reached the top 5 on the Top Current Album Sales chart.
The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight will perform at 7 p.m. March 10 at the Old National Events Plaza. These musicians will play music from artists like Nirvana, Metallica, AC/DC, Rage Against The Machine, My Chemical Romance, Foo Fighters, Linkin’ Park, Guns N Roses, Led Zeppelin, Evanescence, Papa Roach and The Cranberries.
Old Crow Medicine Show will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 13 at the Old National Events Plaza as part of their “Circle the Wagons Tour.” This string band has won Grammys and been inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.
Marshall Charloff will perform “Purple Xperience” at 7:30 p.m. March 14 at the Victory Theatre.
Brett Young will perform at 8 p.m. March 15 at the Victory Theatre as part of his “Back to Basics World Tour,” with special guest Kylie Morgan. Young is a CMT and CMA Awards-nominated country artist. Morgan is a country artist who is likely best known for her song “If He Wanted to He Would,” which was a top 40 hit on the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts.
Ben Folds will perform “Ben Folds and a Piano” at 7 p.m. March 16 at the Victory Theatre. Folds is an Emmy-nominated singer, songwriter and composer.
Dwight Yoakam will perform at 7 p.m. March 20 at the Ford Center as part of his “The Cosmic Roundup & Rodeo Tour.” Yoakam has won two Grammys and one ACM Award, but has been nominated dozens of times for Grammys, ACM and CMA awards. The Mavericks, who have won ACM and CMA awards and a Grammy, and Noah Rinker, who is probably best known for his album “After Dark,” will join him.
Christian artists MercyMe will perform at 7 p.m. on March 21 at the Ford Center. MercyMe has been nominated repeatedly for Billboard’s Artist/Album/Song, won numerous GMA Dove Awards, an ASCAP Award and two American Music Awards. Joining them will be Zach Williams, whose song “There Was Jesus” (featuring Dolly Parton) won Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, and Sam Wesley.
The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra will perform “Who’s Bad – The Ultimate Michael Jackson Experience” at 7 p.m. on March 22 at the Victory Theatre.
USI’s Jazz Band will perform at 2:30 p.m. March 30 at Bokeh Lounge.
Art
The opening reception for “Encountering: Io Palmer, Anna Tsouhlarakis and Pavlina Vagioni” is at 3 p.m. March 1 at New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art. The accompanying artist talk by Anna Tsouhlarakis will be at 4 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Working Men’s Institute in New Harmony.
“Self-reflections,” an art show curated by Holly Karges, will be on display in the USI Student Gallery until March 7. It features artwork from Kayla Allen, Ashley Banks, Payton Henn, Lily Hubbard, Iain Girten, Madison Jung, Alyssa Kempf, Claire Kifer, Taylor Klingler, Emma Marshall, Katherine Medina-Martinez, Eve Miller, Sophia Queener, Hannah Rasche, Geneva Sagers, Abby Scheller, Delaney Smith and Bailee Wilson.
The opening reception for the 62nd High School Art Show will take place at 6 p.m. March 13 at the Evansville Museum.
The Evansville Museum will hold an art social at noon on March 15. Attendees will be able to create their own backpack and purse charms. All supplies will be provided.
The Evansville Museum will hold a program to recall the historic tri-state tornado at 2 p.m. March 16. The event will feature a talk from Justin Harter, author of “The Great Tri-State Tornado.” Additionally, the exhibition “The Tri-State Tornado: Tragedy and Resilience,” will remain on display until July 6, 2025.
“Bugs,” an art show by students Iain Girten and Madison Jung, is slated to open on March 17 in the USI Student Gallery. The show will remain open until March 28.
Greg Blair, assistant professor of art and design, will present at the Liberal Arts Faculty Colloquium at 2 p.m. March 19 in Kleymeyer Hall. The talk, “What Punk Taught Me: Necessary Transgressions,” focuses on his experiences as a part of the punk subculture and how that has influenced his current professional philosophy.
The Evansville Museum’s historian in residence, Alex Lichtenstein, will present his talk “Antilynching Art and Community Remembrance in Indiana” at 6 p.m. on March 20. The presentation will focus on how art and photography have been used to protest racial violence. Lichtenstein is a professor of history at Indiana University. He has also written and published three books: “Twice the Work of Free Labor,” “Margaret Bourke-White and the Dawn of Apartheid” and “Marked, Unmarked, Remembered: A Geography of American Memory.”
“Unmasked: The 1935 Anti-Lynching Exhibits and Community Remembrance in Indiana” will be on display in the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries until March 21. The exhibit was curated by Alex Lichtenstein and Phoebe Wolfskill and Rasul Mowatt. Kristalyn Shefveland, professor of history and assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts, helped bring these exhibits to USI.
Admission to the Evansville Museum will be free March 7. The museum will have the “62nd Mid-States Art Exhibition” on display until March 23 and “Fugitive Moments by Kazhia Kolb” on display until April 20. They also have works by Picasso.
Film
All events in the Friday Night in the Forum series begin at 5 p.m. and take place in Forum 1 of the Wright Administration building.
- March 21: “Oppenheimer” (2023). This biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer follows the creation and eventual use of the atomic bomb, as well as the trial that followed.
- March 28: “The Bikeriders” (2023). Set in the 1960s and 70s, this movie follows a Midwestern motorcycle club, the Vandals, and deals with themes of love and loyalty.
Miscellaneous
Evansville Horror Con will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 1 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 2 at the Old National Events Plaza. This convention will feature cosplay, workshops, video games, panels, vendors and horror movies. Special guests include David Howard Thornton, Jamie Kennedy, Tyler Mane, Danielle Harris, Dave Sheridan, Brett Wagner, Holly Marie Combs, Brian Krause, James Duval and Felissa Rose.
The Maple Sugarbush Festival will be held from 7 a.m. to noon on March 1 and 2 at Wesselman Woods. For the cost of admission, guests can eat unlimited pancakes, coffee, orange juice and milk as well as two sausage links. There will be maple syrup from Harris Sugarbush in Greencastle, Indiana available to consume. Some activities of note that attendees can experience are the sugar maple tree tapping and distillation processes and encounters with their resident animal ambassadors.
Charles Schefer, alumni class of 1996, will present “Actor, rapper, banker?” at noon March 3 in Kleymeyer Hall as part of the Alumni in Residence series. The talk will discuss his experiences in Hollywood, the Oscar winners and CEOs that he has met and how USI started his adventures.
“Caged Combat 7: Reload” will be held at 7 p.m. March 8 at the Old National Events Plaza. This live event features professional and amateur MMA fighters such as Travis Foster and Evansville local Zayne Havener.
Forensic psychologist Dr. Rachel Toles will present “Psychology of a Murderer” at 7 p.m. March 11 at the Victory Theatre. The presentation will discuss killers like Jeffrey Dahmer, Aaron Hernandez, Chris Watts, Aileen Wuornos and the Menendez Brothers and will culminate with an audience Q&A session.
The “Orchid Escape Exhibit” will remain on display at Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Gardens in Amazonia until 4 p.m. March 15. The cost of seeing this exhibit is included in the price of a general admission ticket. Additionally, the gift shop willing be selling orchids for as long as their supplies last.
EvilleCon will be held March 14 to 16 at the Old National Events Plaza. This anime convention will feature panels, gaming, vendors, artists and special guests. This year’s special guests include three voice actors from “Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s”: Greg Abbey, Ted Lewis and Clay Adams. There will also be four cosplayers: Sora’s Style, Cosplay Cam, Rival Skies and Scissor Wizard.
The 16th Multilingual Poetry Reading will be held at 3 p.m. March 20 in Kleymeyer Hall. This reading’s theme is “Death/Life The Circuit” and will feature poems read in Japanese, German, French and Spanish. Poems will be accompanied by English translations. Additionally, poet Ruben Rivera will conduct Poetry Creation Workshops from 10:30 to 11:45 March 20 in LA 1029 and 11 to 11:50 in LA 1002 and 1 to 1:50 in LA 2002 on March 21.
