Hike the NEW Lapping Park Trails!

Sponsored by Clarksville Parks Department, the walk is scheduled for Saturday, May 24 at 9 a.m. Pre-registration not required. Leader Brian Vance, Volunteer Naturalist at Falls of the Ohio State Park, will lead the tour which is open to all ages. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

The group will meet at the Endris Lodge in Lapping Park, 2404 Greentree North, Clarksville. The event will take place rain or shine.

Wear your hiking shoes for this moderate 3-mile hike. For questions, contact the parks office at 812-283-5313 or info@clarksvilleparks.com.

Downtown Jeffersonville walking tour

Enjoy a free walking tour of downtown Jeffersibville May 16 starting at 6:30 PM, rain or shine. Participants should meet at the northeast corner of Court and Spring streets, Warder Park for a walking tour of the downtown historic district led by County Historian Jeanne Burke.

Jeanne will share anecdotes about Jeffersonville's rich history and architectural and historical information about the buildings along Spring Street and Riverside Drive. The tour includes Pearl Street and the stories of the people who built the buildings.

Participants will return to Warder Park in time to enjoy a 'Concert in the Park,' part of a weekly summer series. The first 25 participants receive a complimentary InShape in Historic Indiana water bottle from Governor Mitch Daniel’s INShape Indiana. Sponsors: Jeffersonville Main Street and the Jeffersonville Historic Preservation Commission.

For more information, please call Jeffersonville Main Street (283-0301) or Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana (284-4534).

Victorian Chautauqua entertainment schedule

A VICTORIAN CHAUTAUQUA
at the
Howard Steamboat Museum
Jeffersonville, Indiana
May 17 & 18, 2008

“A Victorian Chautauqua”, a family oriented festival featuring quality arts and crafts booths, entertainment, a large herb & perennial sale, Carriage House Antique Sales, food, book signings, and mansion tours will take place on Saturday & Sunday May 17th & 18th at the Howard Steamboat Museum, 1101 E. Market Street, Jeffersonville, Indiana (I-65, Exit 0). We are Celebrating 50 Golden Years 1958-2008 – on May 18, [1958] Loretta Howard – widow of James Howard, opened the doors of the family home as a Museum where people could learn about the history of the Great Steamboat era and the part the Howard family and their Shipyards played in that story. On Sunday May 18, 2008 special activities during the festival will commemorate that May 18th day in 1958 when Mrs. Howard opened the doors to the Howard Steamboat Museum to the public. The Mayor Jeffersonville Tom Galligan will proclaim May 18th as Howard Steamboat Museum day. To commemorate this historic occasion, the US Postal Service will be on hand with a special one-time only Howard Steamboat Museum 50th Anniversary Station Cancellation 2 pm Sunday.
A Victorian Chautauqua is a fund raising activity for the Museum, a 501(c)3 organization open six days a week year ‘round.
ENTERTAINMENT: Hula Hoop & 50s Fashion Contest, Visit by Elvis, Music of the 50s; “50s on Main Street” – an original play by local youth, funded in part by a grant from the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana Youth Philanthropy Council – Clark, Floyd, & Harrison counties, educational garden walk with Cheryl Gilbert of Olde Thyme Log House Gardens; Remnant Trust presentation by Phil Vogt.
EXHIBITORS: Approximately 80 quality arts & crafts exhibitors.
IN THE MANSION: walk through tours at no extra charge.
CARRIAGE HOUSE SALES: 9 meticulously selected antique dealers will display and sell their wares in this rustic setting.
FOOD: snacks and an outdoor Victorian café will be available.
SPECIAL THIS YEAR FOR CHILDREN: The Family Fun Festival to benefit the Clark County Youth Shelter will be held in Port Fulton Park (behind the Museum) – Saturday only mid-way style games, prize give aways, etc.
A Victorian Chautauqua
Saturday May 17th 10 AM - 6 PM
Sunday May 18th 10 AM - 4 PM
Admission $3.00 (Children 12 & Under free with adult)
NO PETS PLEASE
Howard Steamboat Museum 1101 E. Market St. Jeffersonville, Indiana
I-65 – Exit 0
Contact: Yvonne B. Knight 812-283-3728 email HSMSTEAM@aol.com
Free Parking

ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE
SATURDAY May 17, 2008
Venues: TENT, PARK, MANSION
10 AM A Victorian Chautauqua Opens
10 AM – 6 PM Concurrent: Family Fun Festival – Sponsored by Clark County Youth Shelter in
Port Fulton Park behind Museum (PARK)
11 AM “LANDMARK INSTITUTIONS: THE HOWARD STEAMBOAT MUSEUM AND THE
REMNANT TRUST” - Presentation by Phil Vogt, Visiting Remnant Trust Scholar
(MANSION)
12 Noon – 2 PM “PURPLE BACK POCKET” & “HI TOPS” KID ROCK BANDS Performing at
“FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL” IN (Park) Across From Museum – Sponsored by
Clark County Youth Shelter
12 Noon “CLARK COUNTY IN THE 50s” – Presentation by Carl & Mary Kramer, Authors
of This Place We Call Home – (MANSION)
1 PM “Buildings, Roads & Neighborhoods: How Has Metro Louisville Changed Since
1958?” – Presentation by Steve Wiser of Louisville 2035 (MANSION)
2 PM RIVER CITY CONCERT BAND (TENT)
3 PM “SPRING STREET” – A PLAY (SEE 11AM)
HULA HOOP & 50’s Fashion Contest, Mary Kramer – Hula Challenger (TENT)
4 PM FORT HILL STRING BAND (TENT)
5 PM “NANNIE THORP EXPERIENCE” IMPROV – David Smith III, Stefan Gearheart,
Ben Hagan (TENT)
6 PM FESTIVALS CLOSE

SUNDAY MAY 18, 2008
10 AM A Victorian Chautauqua Opens
11 AM GARDEN TALK by Cheryl Gilbert of Olde Thyme Log House Gardens (BOOTH)
12 Noon SAM STONE – DULCIMER (TENT)
12 Noon BOB HILL SLIDES, “YEAR OF VIEWS at HIDDEN HILL NURSERY (MANSION)
1 PM “SPRING STREET” – A PLAY – (See 11 AM Saturday) (TENT)
Play Finale – ELVIS SIGHTING
2 PM TOM GALLIGAN, MAYOR OF JEFFERSONVILLE – PROCLAMATION:
HOWARD STEAMBOAT MUSEUM DAY (TENT)
2:15 PM U.S. POSTAL SERVICE OPENS HOWARD STEAMBOAT MUSEUM GOLDEN
ANNIVERSARY STATION – CANCELLATION (TENT)
2:30 PM BIRTHDAY CAKE & “ELVIS”
3 PM – 4 PM ELVIS IMPERSONATOR – RAY GLENN
4 PM FESTIVAL CLOSES

CONTACT: Yvonne B. Knight 502-523-6333
502-283-3728
Janice Molnar 502-282-2151