The IN List 2025: Feb 17 - Feb 23
The IN List shares the top experiences and events going on this week in & around Southern Indiana. Be sure to keep an eye on Instagram stories from @keepingupinsoin throughout the week for any event changes or additions.
These events are all accurate at the time of posting, but be sure to call ahead or check vendor websites/socials before heading out.
Monday, Feb 17
Form Not Function, Quilt Art Biennial: 5pm-7pm, The Cultural Arts Center (201 E. Spring St, New Albany, IN 47150). The Cultural Arts Center is pleased to present the returning Form, Not Function: Quilt Art Biennial exhibition, featuring 20 quilts selected by guest jurors Michelle Amos, Terry Jarrard-Dimond, and Kevin Womack. This exhibition will be on display from January 16th, 2025 through April 12th, 2025. Admission is free for all ages.
Louisville Zoo Kroger Wild Winter Days and Dare to Care Food Drive: Visitors who bring in one canned food item or non-perishable food item (per person) to donate to Dare to Care may purchase tickets at the Zoo ticketing windows for $10.50 per adult and $7.50 per child / senior ticket. Remember that 25 cents of every admission ticket sold supports Louisville Zoo conservation efforts in Kentuckiana and around the world.
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage: Men and Women of the Underground Railroad: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage: Men and Women of the Underground Railroad draws the national phenomenon of the Underground Railroad into sharp focus by revealing the contributions of ordinary people, both free and enslaved, whose courageous acts on both sides of the Ohio River helped overthrow the institution of slavery. For two and a half centuries, slavery was a blight on our nation’s psyche. Through it all, more and more ordinary people acted in the face of human tragedy—and changed America forever.
Tuesday, Feb 18
Babies and Books: 10am-10:30am, New Albany Main Library. Join us on Tuesday mornings as we sing, read board books, and have fun learning early literacy! Registration not required. Registration not required.
It’s a Small World Storytime: 11am-12pm, New Albany Main Library. You're invited to join us each week as we learn about themes like kindness, empathy, and family through different stories, songs, and crafts from around the world. This storytime is designed with kids ages 3-6 in mind, but all kids and families are welcome. Join us every Tuesday at 11am to discover if it really is a small world after all. Registration not required.
Read Between the Spines Book Club: 5:30pm-6:45pm, Galena Branch. Do you like talking about books? Join us at the Galena Branch for our new book club for adults! This month's selection is The Family Upstairs, by Lisa Jewell. Copies of the book are available to check out at Galena Digital Library for registered participants. Registration is required.
Pajama Time Stories:6pm-6:45pm, New Albany Main Library. Join us for a Pajama Party every Tuesday evening at the New Albany Library! Come in your pajamas and bring a favorite blanket and stuffed animal if you like. Registration not required.
Jeffersonville Public Library Events
Mother Goose Time: 10:30am-11am, Jeffersonville Library. A fast-paced and interactive program for children ages 0-2 and their caregivers. Adult participation and interaction ensure the success of this program. Siblings may bring a doll or stuffed animal to bounce. Arrive early to get a spot.
½ Priced Bottle Tuesdays: 3pm-10pm, Wine Shop (New Albany). Every Tuesday ½ priced bottles of wine in house. Bring a friend (or two!) and come enjoy the Wine Shop.
Pizza & Chill at Wine Shop: 5pm-9pm, Wine Shop (New Albany). Unwind with us every Tuesday from 5:00pm-9:00pm for our Pizza & Chill Special! Enjoy a glass of wine and a delicious flatbread pizza for just $20 . Plus, take advantage of our 1/2 off bottles of wine in-house to keep the good vibes flowing.
Kids Eat Free Tuesday: 4pm-10pm, RecBar 812 (New Albany). Every Tuesday, for every adult meal purchased, one child under the age of 12 can order a meal from the kid’s menu for free.
Recbar Reader’s Launch Party: 4pm-5:30pm, RecBar812 (New Albany). Level up with Recbar Readers! We're celebrating our 5th year of Recbar Readers with a launch party at Recbar 812 on Tuesday, February 18th from 4 PM - 5:30 PM. We'll have sweet treats, sign-up stations, and children and teens will receive a limited number of free tokens for arcade and pinball games! Bring a canned good or shelf-stable food item for the Library’s food pantry and receive a bonus token card for 10 tokens.
Stop the Bleed Training: 6:30pm-8pm, The Wildflower (New Albany). The Wildflower: Uncommon Gifts is proud to host monthly 'Stop The Bleed' training events taught by Zachary Rivera with over 17 years in emergency medicine and military service. This training event is open to the public. Cost is $2 or any donation you can make which will go towards training materials so we can continue to provide this training to as many individuals in our community as possible. You will receive a certificate upon completion of the training. Cash or Venmo accepted.
Music Bingo: 7pm, Dog Haus Biergarten New Albany. Join us every Tuesday for MUSIC BINGO! Games start at 7pm.
Wednesday, Feb 19
Wiggle Wednesday Storytime 10am-10:45am, Galena Branch. Join us at Galena on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. to wiggle our wiggles out, read stories and sing songs! Registration not required.
Games Club!: Games Club is for adults who love to play games and have fun while socializing. The library will provide games like Yahtzee, dominoes, various card games, and more! Registration is required.
Kids Club: 4:30pm-5:30pm, New Albany Main LIbrary. Activities will range from play doh to crafts to LEGOs! For Kids ages 6-11 years old. Registration not required.
Make Your Own Hobby Journal:5pm-6:30pm, Galena Branch. Come to Galena and create a hobby journal! This program will help you make the tools necessary to keep track of your hobbies, whether it's gardening, sketching, sewing, or something else. All materials will be provided, just bring your creativity! Registration is required.
Jeffersonville Public Library Events
Preschool Prep: 10:30am-11am, Jeffersonville Library. Stories, songs, rhymes, movement activities and crafts which encourage early literacy and kindergarten readiness skills. Ages 2-5 with a caregiver. Siblings are welcome. Space and materials are limited, so arrive early to get a spot.
Harrison County Library Events
Library Little Ones: 10:30am, Corydon Branch. Join Ms. Savannah or Ms. Ann for stories and movement. Designed for ages 0-3 and families.
Tree of Hearts Pizza and Paint: 6pm-8pm, 812 Pizza Company 7600 IN-64, Georgetown, IN 47122. Let's Paint Together! Choose your canvas size! This includes step-by-step instruction as we paint together! You must pre-pay. Includes all supplies and step-by-step instructions! Beginners welcome! Please Note: Arrive about 15 minutes early to get ready and prepped for painting. Pizza not included.
Recbar 812 Bingo: 7pm, RecBar 812 (New Albany). Free to play. Free to win! Come join us every Wednesday for Bar Bingo. Prizes for every round. One final coverall round every week for a rolling $50 jackpot. If no one wins, the $50 moves on to the next week! $2 off all adult slushies! This is a 21+ event to participate.
Last Call Trivia: 7pm, Dog Haus Biergarten New Albany. Join us every Wednesday for Last Call Trivia! Games start at 7pm. First Place gets a $30 Dog Haus Gift Card, Second Place gets a $20 Dog Haus Gift Card, and Third Place takes home a $10 Dog Haus Gift Card.
Urinetown: 6pm, Derby Dinner Playhouse.A side-splitting and award-winning musical comedy about greed, love, and revolution, during a time when a 20-year drought led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. A wickedly funny comedic romp! Tickets required.
Thursday, Feb 20
Music and Movement: 10am-10:45am, Galena Branch. Join us at Galena on Thursdays to help your child learn some basic rhythms that will help with early literacy before they begin Kindergarten. Ms. Ashley will use bells, rhythm sticks, scarves and more for these exercises! Registration not required.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA): 1pm-4pm, New Albany Main Library. Community Action of Southern Indiana is offering a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) service at The Floyd County Library Auditorium every Thursday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. through April 10. This free tax preparation service is available to individuals and families with an annual income of $64,000 or less. Taxes will be prepared by IRS-certified volunteers in the library’s auditorium at 180 West Spring Street, New Albany.
Art History Illustrated, The White Gaze: 5:30pm-7pm, Cultural Arts Center. Although long ignored by art historians, people of color have occasionally appeared in works of fine art by people of European descent. In this talk, art historian Brenda Edgar will foreground these often marginalized figures, from the Black Magus in Medieval manuscripts and Renaissance altarpieces, to Diego Velazquez’s portrait of Juan de Pereja, his own enslaved artist; from Laure, featured by Edouard Manet in three of his paintings, to depictions of Black people in the work of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and painter Alice Neel; and much more!
Make & Take: Kissing Booth Candy Holder: 5:30pm-7pm, Galena Branch. Join us for a creative evening of crafting and socializing. This month participants will create a Kissing Booth Candy Holder, perfect for holding Hershey's Kisses and other sweet treats. All supplies will be provided for free, and no special skills are needed. Non-washable paint will be used by participants. Registration is required.
Teen Scene: 6pm-7:30pm, New Albany Main Library. Hang out with us every Thursday from 6:00 to 7:30pm in the Teen Scene! Take a break in the middle of the week with a new activity, game, craft, or anything else we dream up, plus snacks! All teens are welcome (11-18 years old). Registration not required.
Homeschool: Book Display: 1pm-2pm, Jeffersonville Library. Participants will complete a library scavenger hunt to gather material, create a sign using the same tools as library staff, and use scavenger hunt and sign to make a display. Registration is required.
Founding Era Book Club: 6pm-7pm, Jeffersonville Library. The club is for adults who are interested in the period from approximately 1750-1850. Together, we'll explore books about the people who inhabited the land now called the United States of America as this nation transformed itself from a philosopher's dream of democratic rule to a messy but promising reality. We'll read biographies, histories, and works of historical fiction that shed light on those who were here before us, including European colonists, free and enslaved African Americans, and Native Americans. Through reading more about the period, we hope to dispel myths, uncover truths, and foster civil discussions about where our nation has been...and where it is going. For our first session, we are reading Stephanie Dray's The Women of Chateau Lafayette. However, club members will have a voice in choosing what we read in future months. We're just getting started, so we encourage you to show up to help us determine what we will read during the 2025 calendar year.
Library Little Ones: 10:30am, Corydon Branch. Join Ms. Savannah or Ms. Ann for stories and movement. Designed for ages 0-3 and families.
Silent Book Club: 6pm-8pm, Wine Shop (New Albany). Having a “silent” book club allows everyone flexibility to come and go as they please each week while getting to see both new and familiar faces. This means everyone gets to bring their current read and read at their own pace. We will be pouring some fun wines and sharing some yummy snacks! Feel free to bring whatever you need to be comfortable!
Line Dance Lessons: 6pm-8pm, American Legion Post 204 (Sellersburg). All ages welcome! $5 per person (or come watch for free). Beginner level dance lessons.
Feud Thursdays: 7pm, Dog Haus Biergarten New Albany. Join us every Thursday at 7:00pm for Last Call Feud Night! First Place gets a $30 Dog Haus Gift Card, Second Place gets a $20 Dog Haus Gift Card, and Third Place takes home a $10 Dog Haus Gift Card.
Friday, Feb 21
Morning Stories: 10am-11am, New Albany Main Library. Join us for books and songs followed by activities that encourage the development of early literacy skills. For ages 3-6. Registration not required.
Jeffersonville Public Library Events
Friends of the Library Book Sale: 10am-1pm, Jeffersonville Library. The sales are held on the 2nd & 4th Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Our book sale room is located at the South end of the main library (closest to Court Avenue) on the lower level.
Regenerative Farming: A Conservation Lecture Series on Saving the Planet: 3pm-4pm, Jeffersonville Library.Join us on this date from 3:00-4:00 p.m. and tomorrow from 3:00-4:00 p.m. for a two-part Conservation Lecture Series on Saving the Planet with Payton Wilks! Wilks wears many hats - from regenerative agriculture advocate, conservationist, and climate activist, to future regenerative farmer - but they all boil down into one very important mission and that is SAVING THE PLANET. In today's lecture, Wilks will talk about "How Your Garden Can Save the Planet." In tomorrow's lecture, Wilks will talk about "How Your Lawn Can Save (or Harm) the Planet." You don't want to miss these two very important and enlightening lectures!
Harrison County Library Events
Storytime
10am, Palmyra Branch. Join Ms. Nikki or Ms. Shawnda for stories, puppets, songs, and more. Ages 0 - 6 and families
10:30am, Lanesville Branch. Join Ms. Savannah for stories, songs, and movement. Ages 0 - 6 and families.
11am, Elizabeth Branch. Join Ms. Sara for a story, craft, movement, and fun. Ages 0 - 6 and families.
Lego Club:2pm-4:30pm, Corydon Branch. Drop-in for all ages. Parents will monitor their own children.
Devil’s Backbone Friday Hike Series: 1pm-3pm, Charlestown State Park (12500 State Rd 62, Charlestown, IN). It's that time of year again for our Devil's Backbone Hike Series! This guided hike takes you beyond the public trails to a protected site known as The Devil's Backbone" , a fantastic geological site full of mystery and lore! This is a Rugged, 3-mile hike. Each hike is limited to 12 people. Must Pre-register for this hike by email: JBeavin@DNR.IN.GOV.
The Mad Taxpayers @ OLPH Brewery: 8pm, Our Lady of Perpetual Hops (New Albany). The Mad Taxpayers will be rocking the brewery!!! They’re a fun local fave that will get you up and dancing!
Friday Night Karaoke at Forest Music Hall: 8pm-11:45pm, The Enchanted Forest & Music Hall. Every Friday Forest Music Hall turns into the Ultimate Karaoke Bar. 21+
Saturday, Feb 22
Alternative Ways to Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Seed Saving: 11am-12:30pm, Galena Branch. The Master Gardener Seed Saver Team will give a presentation about alternative ways to garden. This program will review the different ways that flowers, vegetables, or herbs may be grown in a manner other than large inground spaces. We will discuss raised beds, container gardening, straw bale design, and vertical gardening. All of these designs can be utilized in small to medium spaces. Any one of these designs can be used to grow open pollinated plants that can be grown to save the seeds for the next growing season or to share with family and friends. Registration is required.
Storytime with Princess Tiana!: 2pm-3pm, New Albany Main Library. Join us at the Central Library to meet special guest Princess Tiana! Princess Tiana will be reading a story and be available for photos. There will also be crafts and face painting. Costumes are encouraged! Registration is encouraged, but not required.
Jeffersonville Public Library Events
Friends of the Library Book Sale: 10am-1pm, Jeffersonville Library. The sales are held on the 2nd & 4th Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Our book sale room is located at the South end of the main library (closest to Court Avenue) on the lower level.
Crocheting Class: 12pm-2pm, Jeffersonville Library. Join us if you would like to either learn how to crochet or just fine tune your skills! Joyce Ellis, our instructor, would like for each participant to bring a size H needle along with a solid color skein of yarn with them to the class. This, of course, only applies to those new to the craft of crocheting!
Regenerative Farming: A Conservation Lecture Series on Saving the Planet: 3pm-4pm, Jeffersonville Library.Join us on this date from 3:00-4:00 p.m. for the second part in this Lecture Series on Saving the Planet with Payton Wilks! Wilks wears many hats - from regenerative agriculture advocate, conservationist, and climate activist, to future regenerative farmer - but they all boil down into one very important mission and that is SAVING THE PLANET. In yesterday's lecture, Wilks will talk about "How Your Garden Can Save the Planet." In today's lecture, Wilks will talk about "How Your Lawn Can Save (or Harm) the Planet." You don't want to miss these two very important and enlightening lectures!
Maple Syrup Festival: 9am-5pm, 321 N Garrison Hollow Rd, Salem, IN. Join us for the 34th annual Maple Syrup Festival at LM Sugarbush! Our Sugarstore will be open from 9am-5pm, stocked with fresh maple syrup, cotton candy, cookies, baked goods, merchandise, and much more! No parking or admission fees. 30+ artisan craft vendors. Delicious food, wine, spirits, and treats.
Louisville Men's Basketball vs Florida State: 12pm, KFC Yum! Center (Louisville). Tickets required.
Kentuckiana’s Largest Record Show: 10am-4pm, TEN20 Craft Brewery (Louisville). Join Kentuckiana's best vinyl dealers from around the region for a day full of crate digging. Vendors will be selling vinyl, 45's, cds, DVDs, memorabilia, gear and more. Stick around and enjoy a craft beer from one of the best breweries in town. Great pizza too. Early bird starts at 9 am ($10). Show is 10 am-4 pm ($5).
Rising Stars Teen Pickleball Tournament: 12pm, Good Bounce Clarksville. Get ready for an exciting day of pickleball! Join us for the Rising Stars Teen Pickleball Tournament, where athletes from across the area will compete in an action-packed event. Whether you’re teaming up with friends for a gender doubles or mixed doubles matchup, this tournament is your chance to show off your skills and have fun! Registration is required.
Collecting Ordovician Fossils: 1pm-2pm, Falls of the Ohio State Park. Where are Ordovician fossils found? Why are they so easy to collect? The naturalist will show different types of fossils and where to look for them. Meet in the rotunda. Free program.
Gasolina Latin Party: 9pm, Mercury Ballroom (Louisville). Gasolina: Reggaeton Party - event is 18 & older Tickets Required.
Electric Barbella & Empty V Bands at OLPH: 8pm, Our Lady of Perpetual Hops (New Albany).
How I Became a Pirate: 6pm, Derby Dinner Playhouse. AARRRGGH! Who wants to be a pirate? Young Jeremy Jacob is recruited by Captain Braid Beard for a swash-buckling pirate adventure in this musical adaptation of the best-selling book. Tickets Required.
Sunday, Feb 23
Southern Indiana Roller Derby Training Camp: 10am-1pm, 341 S Capitol Ave, Corydon, IN 47112. Have you ever wanted to learn how to skate and play roller derby? Now is your chance! Southern Indiana Roller Derby's 2025 Training Camp kicks off Sunday, February 23 and runs every Sunday through April 27 at the Harrison County Fairgrounds from 10 AM to 1 PM.
Louisville Women’s Basketball vs North Carolina: 2pm, KFC Yum! Center (Louisville). Tickets Required.
Snowflake Art - Art of the Falls 3pm-4pm, Falls of the Ohio State Park. Winter art means snowflake art. Join artist Mike Gibson in an activity that explores these six-side crystals. $2 program fee covered by a grant from the Falls of the Ohio Foundation. Meets in the rotunda.
Corey Brumback @ OLPH Brewery:3pm-6pm, Our Lady of Perpetual Hops (New Albany). Join us for live music, drinks, and food from Kingfish OnTheRocks food truck!
