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Mike and Laurie Schopmeyer’s backyard often is the center of fireside camaraderie with friends and family. It is a seasonal comfort that many indulge in around the holidays, and one Mike has enjoyed since he was a Boy Scout. Here, Laurie and Mike (back row), daughter Kait, cat Marcus, and Laurie’s parents Mary Ellen and Paul Posthauer gather around a fire pit in October. Photo by Zach Straw F E AT U R E P H OTO BY Z AC H S T R AW. C AV E P O I N T CO U N T Y PA R K P H OTO BY M I K E T I T T E L . H O M E P H OTO BY G R EG E A N S

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Inside 27

In Every Issue 10

Editor’s Letter Creatures of Comfort

29 Screening Room Career filmmaker Stan Newman takes on the project of a lifetime

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Subscriber of the Issue

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The Guide

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Conversation

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Social Life

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Snapshots

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Contributors

Departments

Good Living 19 Start Your Engines Bill Spurling’s 1931 Cadillac V-16 Convertible Coupe turns heads 21

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We Were Curious Ancestry and a passion for music led Tad Dickel to bagpipes

44 Personalities Three retirees find friendship through woodworking 48 In the Spotlight Carol McClintock reflects on 12 years as Evansville’s first lady

Home & Style

22 Model Citizen A drumroll for Abby Wells of

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Curb Appeal This holiday decorating contest lights up Newburgh, Indiana

22 Wander Indiana Meet the newest custodians

of some of Southwestern Indiana’s wetlands

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Style File Head to the Hat Bar

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On the Market Old World meets New in this Lincolnshire home

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What’s in Store Gehlhausen keeps Evansville in style

Culture 25

Entertainment Center Philip Lawrence rejoins Bruno Mars and the Hooligans onstage

26 Behind the Scenes Two “Nutcracker” productions rehearse for holiday magic 27

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Shelf Life

Author Profile Aaron Tanner’s underground band histories get a major spotlight

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60 In the Details Dottie Shelton’s condo shines

Food & Drink 73

What We’re Trying Now Sit down to a supper club menu at Schymik’s Kitchen

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Local Flavor Sidle up to the bar for American classics at these area taverns

75 Think Drinks These holiday recipes

have all the right spirits 81 Dining Directory Peruse the cuisine of Tri-State restaurants 81

Fresh Takes

Final Detail Evansville Living is published bimonthly with a seventh issue in April by Tucker Publishing Group, 25 N.W. Riverside Drive, Suite 200, Evansville, IN 47708. Evansville Living is printed at Kodi Collective, Lebanon Junction, Ky. Periodicals postage paid at Evansville, Ind., and additional offices. U.S. Postage Service ID: Evansville (ISSN 1533-0613) POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Evansville Living, 25 N.W. Riverside Drive, Suite 200, Evansville, IN 47708. © 2023 Evansville Living.

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From the Editor

CREATURES OF COMFORT

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elcome to the holiday season! Whether you are wondering where the year has gone or are counting the days until your first seasonal party, the holidays are here. This year, the editorial team decided to write about comfort and joy. Tasked with creating a holiday theme for the November/December issue of Evansville Living each year — recall the “12 Doors of Christmas,” “Attitude of Gratitude,” and “Shiny and Bright,” all past themes — we landed on “Comfort and Joy” for this issue.

As you might expect, many of our ideas here at the magazine grow organically from personal experiences and take root around our conference table. For inspiration for “Comfort and Joy,” I had only to look out our family room bay window. The window surrounds a cushioned seat and, like most window seats in houses built in the 1920s, covers a storage area.

JED AND ROSIE Ours is used for our large stash of quilts of all sizes, patterns, and ages made by my grandmothers, great-grandmothers, aunt, and cousin. When they are visiting home, just as they did growing up in the house, our sons and their girlfriends make a beeline to the quilts to cozy up while hanging out. The quilts also are a favorite of our pets; they, too, are creatures of comfort. Jed, our 11-year-old Mountain Cur dog, can expertly arrange the quilts himself.

Guests, worry not; our quilts regularly get laundered.

Quilts are just a small icon of comfort. Our story beginning on page 50 looks at numerous ways to bring both comfort and joy to this holiday season, and that is our wish for you.

I have known Carol McClintock for years, but I came to know her best as part of a group of fitness walkers who met four mornings weekly on the East Side: Carol, me, Jackie, Susan, Cindy, Stacy, Dee Dee, Tay, and Sharon. We solved lots of problems pounding the pavement in those early morning hours, four seasons, for the better part of a decade. Our mantra, “if it’s heard on the street, it stays on the street,” was mostly true.

In May, I joined writer Joan Shappard at the newly renovated Wheeler Concert Hall on the University of Evansville campus for a special morning billed as “Conversations with Carol McClintock, City of Evansville’s First Lady, 2012-2023: Personal Reflections on Service to Our City and Strengthening Our Community.” The lively conversation that ensued between Carol and moderator Linda White, CEO of Deaconess Hospital in Henderson, Kentucky, and former CEO of Deaconess Health System, formed the basis for Joan’s later interview with the city’s outgoing “first lady.” Mayor Lloyd Winnecke, Carol’s husband, announced in summer 2022 he would not seek a fourth term.

Listening to Carol, I was transported to the conversations we had in the wee hours on the street. Her energy for doing good and passion for the people and the city of Evansville is palpable today, just as it was 20 years ago.

Carol’s longtime friend and Executive Vice President in her F.C. Tucker Emge Team McClintock real estate business, Susan Haynie, talked to us about her, noting one of her traits I have long admired: Her ability to be extremely productive; to get a lot done in a day.

By the time this letter is read, Evansville will have elected a new mayor. Mayor Winnecke will begin a new role as the next CEO of E-REP, the regional chamber of commerce umbrella operating in Downtown Evansville. Read our story, “A First Lady’s Reflections,” on page 48 to learn what might be next for Carol as she reflects on the past 12 years.

May your holidays be merry and bright! As always, I look forward to hearing from you.

Kristen K. Tucker Publisher & Editor

REACH OUT! Letters to the editor can be sent to letters@evansvilleliving.com.

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Conversation TALK OF THE TOWN Three cheers for this year’s Best of Evansville award winners

For 11 years in a row, we have been voted the Best of Evansville for jewelry stores. Thank you, Evansville Living, and all of our valued clients.

Brinker’s Jewelers via LinkedIn

So proud of our team for consistently being the Best Place to Grab a Drink After Work.

Mo’s House via Facebook

SUBSCRIBER OF THE ISSUE Thank you to Evansville Living and writer Zach Evans for their terrific article about our documentary. Another shout out to Zach Straw for the amazing cover photo! A big high five to the Victory Theatre, which managed to raise over $7,000 to help contribute to the new sign (“Back to the Future,” September/October 2023)! It’s great to see some of our friends featured too, like Christina Robinson, Margaret McMullan, Amy Rhodes, Laura Symon, and Jason Munoz Caters.

Randy and Penny Wheeler

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We are honored to be chosen as the Best Place to Go for a Hike by Evansville Living readers!

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ARTISTIC INSPIRATION Accolades for “Flourish and Flair,” September/October

Somebody pinch me. Many thanks to Evansville Living for this feature!

Christina Robinson via Instagram

Great magazine, great artist, and great writer! Congrats! I enjoyed the read.

Tory Schendel-Vyvoda via Facebook

Check out Christina Robinson in the latest issue of Evansville Living!

Bluestocking Social via Facebook

TWIN CITY DREAMS Kudos for “Boilermaker Territory,” September/October

Thank you for the nice mention of Samara in Evansville Living.

Marsh Davis, Indiana Landmarks

The owners of Evansville Living visited Greater Lafayette this summer! Check out their review of our two great cities!

Visit Lafayette-West Lafayette via LinkedIn

FEATURED FILM Praise for “Art in the Making,” September/ October

I just read the article about the film.

It was wonderful.

Thanks so much for supporting our project.

Kevin Titzer, Evansville

RIVIERA LIVING

Thank you so much for the lovely article regarding The Riviera (“Evansville’s Gold Coast,” September/October). Your photographer did a terrific job as well. Thanks for including us!

Tresa Miller, Evansville

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED

Saw the article today (“Stamp of Approval,” September/October). It was great. Thank you so much.

Guy Sides, Evansville

CIVIL RIGHTS CATALYST

Your article on Sondra Matthews was most interesting to me (“Agent for Change,” September/October 2023). I had the opportunity to work closely with her many years ago at Keller Crescent. Sondra is an impressive professional. She is very bright, always professional and has a great sense of humor. I am certainly not surprised to learn of her many accomplishments since we worked together in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

Congratulations, Sondra.

Jim Riddle, Highlands, North Carolina

PORCELAIN PERSONALITY

Enjoyed the spotlight on one of Evansville’s Lustron Homes (“Little Gems,” September/ October 2023).

Madeleine Schmitt, Evansville

BIRD IS THE WORD

Thank you, Evansville Living, for a wonderful article featuring my little slice of happiness (“Always Welcome,” September/ October 2023)!

Sara Brown, Social Bird Boutique

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andy Wheeler and his wife, Penny, have been loyal Evansville Living readers from the start — they still own every issue.

Randy, who retired from WIKY-104.1FM in 2014 after a 40-year radio career, says he enjoys the magazine because “it’s informative. It’s a refuge from the hard news events that I follow as a newsie.”

Randy has written for the magazine on occasion, and he and Penny long have known Tucker Publishing Group President Todd Tucker and his wife, Editor and Publisher Kristen Tucker.

“I met Kristen years ago,” Randy says. “She talked about how she and her husband felt there was a need for a really good magazine in our area, and they were going to start one. In 2006, when we decided to start the Newburgh Wine, Art, and Jazz Festival, we knew we would need good media champions to get the word out. I immediately contacted Kristen and Todd, and they embraced it and became the title sponsor.”

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Snapshots Float On: The July/ August 2021 issue of Evansville Living made an appearance at The Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course’s famous floating green when Evansville native and Alexandria, Virginia, resident Jim Martin took to the Idaho course for a round of golf.

Northern Pride: Evansville resident Randy Lewis picked up a copy of the March/ April 2023 issue of Evansville Living at Tucker Publishing Group’s Pride Festival booth and carried it with him to Loogootee, Indiana’s first Pride festival on June 10. Sharing the love with Evansville Living are Loogootee residents Tracy Brown-Salsman and Jackie Moreno, who wore her Girl Scout sash to earn her Pride badge.

Family Reunion: Evansville residents Kale and Karolina Viehe welcomed her family from the Czech Republic in July for a tour of the U.S. During a visit to Saint Louis, Missouri, Antonin Kemr, Veronika Selingerova, Clive Viehe, Karolina, Croix Viehe, and Kale paused in front of the Gateway Arch with the January/February 2013 issue of Evansville Living.

Winter Sojourn: Darren Staggs, Stacey Bane, Bryan Hughes, Kathy Holzmeyer, Mark Holzmeyer, Bev Staggs, Robyn Hughes, Julie Clark, and Jeff Clark paused during a fournight trip in January to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to show off the January/ February issue of Evansville Living.

The group enjoyed a sleigh ride to see elk, dog sledding to a hot spring, snowmobiling to Yellowstone National Park for a glimpse of Old Faithful, and snow tubing.

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Contributors SALLY BECKER

“I’m a storyteller.

That keeps life interesting because stories are everywhere.”

Sally Becker, an Evansville native, recently returned from living eight years in Chicago, Illinois, a city she loved as a student at Northwestern University. Sally joined Evansville NBC affiliate WFIE-TV, then moved to Indianapolis as a statehouse correspondent and onto the Indiana Department of Commerce to produce the monthly magazine for the divisions of International Trade, Tourism, Consumer Protection, and Economic Development.

A mother and grandmother, Sally wrote a memoir about parenting as a single mother, “Raising Them Alone.” She is a former editor of University of Southern Indiana’s Historic Southern Indiana magazine. She is a former Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. School Board Trustee.

GREG EANS

“Photography has been a passion of mine since middle school. My older brother and I spent many hours in an attic space we converted into a darkroom – developing film and making prints into the night. It’s an outlet that allows me to be creative and meet new people every day.”

Greg Eans is from Owensboro, Kentucky. He has been a director of photography and a photojournalist for newspapers and magazines in Kentucky and North Carolina for more than 30 years.

He also serves on the board of directors for the Western Kentucky Botanical Garden.

JOAN SHAPPARD

“I absolutely love getting to know people and their history, their loves, their lives. If you ask enough questions, you will find you have something in common that connects you. That thrills me. Everyone has a story and I find them all interesting.”

An Owensboro, Kentucky, native and Murray State University journalism graduate, Joan Shappard moved to Evansville to begin her public relations career. After 10 years, she moved East and opened the New Jersey division of an Evansville-based marketing firm. She later returned to the Newburgh, Indiana, area, where she raised her two children.

Shappard’s published works include corporate newsletters and feature stories, but closest to her heart is storytelling.

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Bill Spurling is triumphant at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

BY MAGGIE VALENTI THE PROUD OWNER Even among Bill Spurling’s collection of more than 60 antique vehicles, the Cadillac V-16 Convertible Coupe stands out. One of four left in the world, the V-16 came to Spurling in 2022 at an auction in Florida. It was one of 200 cars invited to the Pebble Beach Concourse d’Elegance, and placed third in its class.

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ill Spurling has one of seven 1930s Cadillac V-16 Convertible Coupes left.

Now, it’s earned another accolade: third place in the PreWar American Classic Open class at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. This year’s contest was held Aug. 20 on the famed 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California.

“I’m so honored. I can’t believe I’m lucky enough to have this car,” Spurling says.

The V-16 Convertible is one of four of its kind launched in 1931. Cadillac made only 94 V-16 Convertible Coupes between 1930 and 1931 because, as Spurling explains, not many people could afford them during the Great Depression. Cars also were

melted down and turned into weapons for World War II efforts, further dwindling the V-16’s stock.

Before the Fort Wayne, Indiana, native got into a 40-year real estate career with Spurling Properties, Spurling made a living while a student at Evansville College (now the University of Evansville) by buying, restoring, and selling old cars. He sold vehicles for 20 years.

P H OTO O F PAT T I A N D B I L L S P U R L I N G P R OV I D E D BY B I L L S P U R L I N G . P H OTO O F V-1 6 P R OV I D E D BY B R E N T S T E V E N S

“I’ve always been interested in cars,” he says.

Spurling added the V-16 to his collection of 60-plus antique vehicles in January 2022 from Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee, Florida. He is the 10th owner of the car, which is painted the same color as it was in 1931 and featuring original parts.

“They made stuff pretty well back then,” he says.

Receiving an invitation to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is an accomplishment, Spurling says. The application process is intensive, with the selection committee paring down around 3,000 total applications to about 200 cars.

This year, there were 24 classes, with eight cars in Spurling’s class.

“It’s very hard to get an invitation,” he says. “I’ve seen cars here I didn’t even know were made.”

Owners then have to get their vehicles to Pebble Beach, often by transporting them by plane.

At the show, five judges per class ask car owners about their vehicle’s history and inspect every car’s elements. The judges noted that in Spurling’s V-16, the analog clock did not work.

Nothing could spoil Spurling’s mood at Pebble Beach, though. He calls his award-winning coupe “the cream of the crop.”

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BAGPIPE DREAM

Tad Dickel’s hobbies include playing this nine-note instrument

BY JOHN MARTIN

T

ad Dickel’s interest in bagpipes came from a variety of directions. The music major visited Scotland while studying at the University of Evansville’s Harlaxton campus in England. He also has some Scottish heritage.

Then, in the mid-2000s, Dickel heard the unmistakable pitched sound of bagpipes in his West Side neighborhood.

Wandering down the street, Dickel found local attorney Bill Nesmith, who at the time was part of the Evansville Pipe Band.

Nesmith encouraged Dickel to take lessons. Dickel bought a set of pipes and has since become an accomplished player, soloing on the nine-note instrument last summer with the Evansville Symphonic Band and performing at formal occasions.

“I was at the Reitz Home recently for its Wine Down, and a woman came up to me and said, ‘You played at my wedding,’” Dickel says. “It was neat that she remembered. Her now-husband knew she loved the bagpipes. It was a surprise, and she said it was a meaningful experience.”

Playing the pipes is a physical workout that requires being in shape, Dickel says.

“It’s an unusual feeling to coordinate blowing into it, squeezing the bag, moving the fingers, all in coordination,” he says, adding, “A lot of the time, bagpipers are moving when they play.”

But Dickel — a former marching band director and administrator at Mater Dei High School who’s now a leadership and strategy consultant for businesses and nonprofits — says he loves the instrument and an audience’s reaction to hearing it.

“I enjoy the history and heritage of the instrument and sharing that with people,” he says.

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Drones

Chanter Blowstick

The piper blows air into the blowstick to fill up the bag. A chanter attached to the bag has a double reed (similar to a bassoon) that creates sound. The chanter has holes similar to a recorder, and it can only play nine notes. Three drones are attached to the bag that rest on the piper’s shoulder. The bass drone plays a low A, and the two tenor drones play a high A. Each drone has a reed that makes the sound.

Chanter Holes

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Good Living

MODEL CITIZEN

Front and Center

Abby Wells makes strides with Castle’s band program BY MAGGIE VALENTI

ABBY WELLS

ABBY WELLS WAS BORN WITH Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 1B, a spinal motor neuron degeneration so rare that only 82 people in the world are diagnosed with it, but that’s not what defines her. For the past seven years, she has poured her heart in the percussion section of the Castle Band Program.

Penny Kaluza sparked the idea when the children’s minister at Newburgh, Indiana’s First Christian Church encouraged Abby to join band. Abby chose percussion and eventually the front ensemble of the Castle Marching Knights. She plays cymbals and a drum, instruments that are better suited to her limited mobility. The Castle High School junior has continued to thrive under the tutelage of Nikki Miller, her percussion director since Castle South Middle School.

“Mrs. Kaluza made sure Abby was able to participate to the best of her ability,” says Abby’s mother, Amy. “Mrs. Miller has done a great job. She sets an example for other kids.”

Now that Abby, 18, primarily uses a wheelchair, one of her biggest challenges is getting out to the field during competitions in the Indiana State School Music Association and Bands of America circuits. Abby also can have seizures triggered by heat or light flashes, meaning it takes her more time and effort to prepare for each competition.

The Castle Marching Knights’ appearance at the 2024 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, will be no different. Amy and Mark Wells, Abby’s father, will assist her before and at the parade, which includes marching five and a half miles. The invitation’s significance is not lost on Abby, and she is excited to go.

“Band brings out a lot in Abby,” Amy says.

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CALL TO ACTION

Global conservation group extends its resources to Southwestern Indiana BY JODI KEEN

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outhwestern Indiana floodplains are prime real estate for Hoosier wetlands, and a large swath is getting help from The Nature Conservancy.

Founded in 1951, TNC is a science-based organization involved in conservation efforts in all 50 states and more than 70 countries. But it still casts attention on local areas, such as the watershed of the Lower Wabash River.

An example is Twin Swamps, a nearly 600-acre Posey County nature preserve featuring bald cypress and overcup oak near where the Wabash and Ohio rivers meet. Through TNC’s floodplain restoration efforts, more than 3,000 acres have been restored to wetland habitat in the watershed.

“The Wabash is the longest free-flowing river east of the Mississippi. It has

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huge biodiversity and is one of the largest sources of nutrients to the Mississippi River basin,” says Carrie Parmenter, TNC’s Lower CONSERVATION CONTINUES Wabash Project Director. nature.org Parmenter says TNC has been successful in the region because it works Pike County, through partnerships with private landadjacent to the owners and agencies such as Natural RePatoka River source Conservation Service and local National WildSoil and Water Conservation Districts. life Refuge. HabCARRIE PARMENTER TNC sometimes purchases land outright itat restoration is and restores it, or partners with other planned for the area, groups such as private landowners, land and biodiversity is an important action item. trusts, Indiana Department of Natural “TNC’s four pillars — conserving Resources, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife resilient lands and water, soil health Service to provide long-term ownership. and nutrients, climate action, and inThe Lower Wabash isn’t TNC’s only spiring people for nature — are unique foray into Southwestern Indiana. This to Indiana and important to convey,” April, it acquired 1,700 forested acres in Parmenter says.

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HOOLIGANS FOR LIFE

Philip Lawrence relishes his return to performing with Bruno Mars BY JODI KEEN

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hilip Lawrence is no stranger to performing. The middle child of concert promoter Phil Sr. and singer Cheryl, the Reitz Memorial High School alum started singing as a child with siblings DeVonna and Shane, graduated to performances at Universal Studios and Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and hit global success as the longtime songwriting and producing partner of singer Bruno Mars.

After a four-year hiatus from performing, Lawrence rejoined Mars and his bandmates, The Hooligans, in fall 2022 and has accompanied them for shows across the globe.

“I’m just in gratitude now to be back,” he says. “Every moment is a pinch myself kind of moment.”

Here are four takeaways from Evansville Living’s interview with Lawrence ahead of their headlining set at Louisville, Kentucky’s Bourbon & Beyond in September.

ENTERTAINMENT CENTER

He returned to performing in 2022 because the timing was right.

“Bruno had been doing Silk Sonic, and I think it was reaching an end. He had gotten some gigs just for him as Bruno Mars overseas, and he was like, ‘Let me see if I can get the old band back together.’

As fate would have it, I was ready,” Lawrence says.

Muscle memory from nearly a decade of touring came back — but not right away.

“I was so out of practice,” Lawrence laughs. “We had a private show with no fanfare two days before we were to go out. I missed everything. We were like, ‘Yo, I’m glad we got that out the way before we hit these stadiums.’”

Their Las Vegas residency — five shows are slated for December — is phone-free.

“As performers, the entire reason we’re there is to connect with the audience, and it’s so hard nowadays with these phones,” he says. “We check the phones at the door. It was an experiment that worked really, really well.”

Lawrence says the well-known bass intro to “Uptown Funk” was one of the hardest parts to write.

“It was incredibly stressful,” he describes the monster 2014 hit he cowrote with Mars and producer Mark Ronson, among others. “It (came together as) an experiment. Just singing.

I think it was just me and Bruno, we were in Mexico backstage at a P H OTO S BY L AU R A M AT H I S

PERFECT PAIR Evansville native Philip Lawrence enjoyed performing before a crowd with singer Bruno Mars at September’s Bourbon & Beyond festival in Louisville, Kentucky. “Bruno’s very understated, the same guy that I met (in 2007),” Lawrence told Evansville Living about his longtime friend and songwriting partner. Read the full interview at evansvilleliving.com.

makeshift studio trying to figure this out because we knew we had something special. Bruno might’ve said, ‘Just sing something,’ and it was ‘doh-doh-doh-doh.’ (He said) ‘yo, that sounds pretty good!’”

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Culture

BEHIND THE SCENES

WAITING IN THE WINGS

Dance schools prepare for ‘Nutcracker’ performances BY MAGGIE VALENTI

T

he Nutcracker ballet is a holiday staple, and Evansville’s two dance schools, The School of Ballet Indiana and Children’s Center for Dance Education, are planning for this season’s performances.

Any Tri-State dancer can audition, and rehearsals start in September for performances staged at the beginning of December. The tale’s familiarity makes rehearsing and putting on a two-act, nearly two-hour ballet easier, but each year’s performances are a little different.

“We’ve got it down to a fine art, but it’s never the same,” says Deena Laska-Lewis, who founded CCDE in 1995.

“I would need more time to prepare if it wasn’t (mostly) the same every year,” says Kerri Lambert, artistic director of Ballet Indiana — a nonprofit facilitating performances — and SBI. “A lot of hard work happens before dancers rehearse.”

SBI, owned by Daniéle Greenawalt — who bought and rebranded the dance studio in 2018 — and BI work together to put on each year’s production with the addition of the Ballet Indiana Symphony Orchestra under conductor Henry Cheng.

SBI’s production features dancers as young as three and professionals Danielle Troyano of San Diego, California, performing the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Alex McCleery of New York City dancing as Cavalier. There are 100 performers, plus parents, volunteers, and a 50-person orchestra.

Scholarships make sure more dancers can participate, and Ballet Indiana works with the YMCA of Southwestern Indiana’s Community Outreach Program to achieve that goal.

CCDE tours The Children’s Nutcracker throughout the Tri-State annually. This year’s production includes 40 dancers from CCDE, plus dancers from each stop. Evansville performances incorporate students from Highland Elementary School, Lincoln School, and the Joshua Academy charter school.

This year, Laska-Lewis also worked with board member Krysti Hughes, who is a certified orientation and mobility specialist at the Evansville Association for the Blind, and Easterseals Rehabilitation Center on a sensory-friendly

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WHEN YOU GO CHILDREN’S CENTER FOR DANCE EDUCATION’S “THE CHILDREN’S NUTCRACKER”

VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS Top, Scarlett Donnelly, Madeleine Burnett, and Sarah Harpole pose for a photo while Carinna Venditti, right, practices at The School of Ballet Indiana. Above, Robert Hughes and Emily Craver rehearse in costume at the Children’s Center for Dance Education.

show that expands “The Nutcracker” through the senses. Children will be able to touch pieces of costumes, and peppermints will be distributed for smell and taste.

“We have a job to make joy,” Laska-Lewis emphasizes. “We never stop performing.”

“We have a great time,” Lambert says.

Jasper Arts Center 951 College Ave. Jasper, Indiana Dec. 2, 3 p.m.

Thralls Opera House 612 Church St. New Harmony, Indiana Dec. 3, 3 p.m.

Old National Events Plaza 715 Locust St. Dec. 8, 4 p.m. (free sensoryfriendly performance) Dec. 8, 7 p.m.

Dec. 9, 2 p.m.

Preston Fine Arts Center 2660 S. Green St. Henderson, Kentucky Dec. 10, 3 p.m. childdance.org

SCHOOL OF BALLET INDIANA AND BALLET INDIANA’S “THE NUTCRACKER” Victory Theatre 600 Main St. Dec. 9, 7 p.m.

Dec. 10, 2 p.m. schoolofballetindiana.com balletindiana.org

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AUTHOR PROFILE

SHELF LIFE

Backstage Pass

Aaron Tanner’s histories of underground bands receive national recognition BY MAGGIE VALENTI

From Acorns to Oaks: A Century of West Side Nut Club Fall Festivals and Philanthropy Mary Ellen Ziliak 2023, M.T. Publishing Company Inc.

“The West Side Nut Club accomplished so much in the first one hundred years that it’s hard to imagine what the next century will look like. It is a hard act to follow. May the Nut Club members who did up the 2121 time capsule stand tall and feel deeply in their hearts the club motto, ‘From small acorns large oaks grow.’” — page 172

Already dreaming of next year’s Fall Festival? Tide yourself over with Mary Ellen Ziliak’s recounting of the longtime West Side club’s humble origins and transition into a civic powerhouse. A portion of the sales from this book will benefit the West Side Nut Club.

AARON TANNER HAS MADE a

name for himself by self-publishing visual history books about underground bands, and esteemed institutions are taking notice.

After co-authoring his first book, “Pixies: A Visual History, Volume 1,” in 2014, “I was thinking there are not a lot of books on underground bands,” he says.

He since has self-published “Face to Face: 25 Years of SOCAL Punk” in 2017 and “Butthole Surfers: What Does Regret Mean?” and “Ministry: Prescripture” in 2019. Volume 1 of “The Residents: A Sight for Sore Eyes” debuted in 2022, and Volume 2 was released in August.

Each book takes around a year to produce. Tanner collaborates with bands to collect their archives and documents their history by reaching out to loyal fans and famous admirers. He also balances researching and gathering image rights.

Tanner also has paired some books with previously unreleased songs put on a vinyl record. Each press run is limited to around 2,000 copies, and 500 are signed

by band members, making them coffee-table collectors’ items.

“I like working for the weird bands. I’ve always been drawn to it,” Tanner says.

Last year, the Cooper Hewitt, SmithsoAARON TANNER nian Design Museum contacted Tanner about adding his books to its libraries and public collections. The Smithsonian, Tanner discovered, was not the sole institution interested in preserving and educating about underground music history.

Since then, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame added his work to its libraries and permanent collection, and The Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada, installed his volumes about Face to Face and Butthole Surfers. In August, The Museum of Modern Art’s Department of Film notified Tanner that his The Residents volumes would join its collections for “scholars and exhibitions far into the future.”

“To me, if there’s one institution to be in, it’s the Museum of Modern Art,” he says. “Not only is it one of the largest and most influential museums in the world, it houses some of the most iconic pieces of contemporary art. To be included alongside Van Gogh, Warhol, Monet, and my personal favorites Pollock and Richter, is a tremendous honor.”

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Double Trouble and The Upside-Down Christmas Tree Tyler Mitchell 2023, self-published

“Carefully, we took all the ornaments down and took the tree apart. My dad spent an hour hammering and buzzing while my mom and I paced the floor. Finally, my dad announced that he was done.

‘Tada!’ he said. And there it was — we had a Christmas tree hanging from the ceiling.” — pages 17-18

Tyler Mitchell’s account of his twin brothers’ rambunctious childhood takes a humorous turn when their parents, fed up with the boys’ destructive nature, decide to turn their Christmas tree — and their holiday season — upside down and out of reach. The Boonville, Indiana, native’s book is illustrated by Brian Dumm.

Lost Evansville James MacLeod 2023, Arcadia Publishing

“During a period of immense social, cultural, political, and economic change in the country at large, Evansville underwent a transformation. … There was much that was lost, but it is important to stress that this is also a story of what came in its place and what was preserved against the odds; the physical marks of 1945-75 are all around and are impossible to miss.” — pages 14-15

James MacLeod’s River City research is extensive, to which his two prior Evansville-centric books can attest. The University of Evansville history professor overlays historical images with fascinating anecdotes about places in the city’s past, including the B’nai Israel temple on Washington Avenue, Assumption Cathedral, and the original Central High School campus.

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SCREENING ROOM

The Power of Storytelling

Filmmaker Stan Newman calls Holocaust project ‘the opportunity of a lifetime’

BY JOHN MARTIN

A BEHIND-THE-CAMERA presence in Evansville for decades,

STAN NEWMAN

EDWARD, REGINA, AND IRENE RECHNIC

Stan Newman has a passion for storytelling.

The 1965 graduate of Benjamin Bosse High School briefly worked at Whirlpool after being discharged from the U.S. Air Force. He says he “found out real quick I was not a factory worker,” and decided to follow his older brother into television work.

It was a wise move. Newman studied radio and television at what is now the University of Southern Indiana, and he went on to a 41-year career with WEHT-TV in various production and direction roles before retiring in 2011.

Today, Newman’s company, Direction by Newman, churns out video content for local nonprofit agencies, who say his keen eye and interviewing skills enable them to share their missions with wide audiences.

Newman says his work with organizations such as Santa’s Clothes Club and Easterseals Rehabilitation Center is some of the most rewarding, but he describes his current video production on a Holocaust tie to Evansville as “the opportunity of a lifetime.”

Mark Browning, board chairman of the Evansville Wartime Museum, reached out to NewCAPTURED FOR HISTORY man about a planned display Filmmaker Stan Newman jumped on Evansville’s Rechnic family. at the opportunity to work on a Newman says the project, tenproject about the family of the late Irene Rechnic, whose parents tatively called “Never Forget, survived the Holocaust. Newman Never Again,” has “many twists says the production will be finished and turns” that “will keep you in early 2024, and “it’s a story of not only survival but of success.” on the edge of your seat.”

Newman maintains his own Irene Rechnic, who died in production company after a lengthy July 2022, was born in 1934 to career with WEHT-TV. Edward and Regina Rechnic in Poland. Edward and Regina were interned at and later survived Auschwitz. They reunited with Irene and, in 1953, immigrated to the U.S. and settled in Evansville near an aunt.

This year, Newman flew to Southern California to interview Simon Spiegelman, a 94-year-old cousin of Irene Rechnic and a Holocaust survivor. Spiegelman, Newman says, maintains a sharp memory of Auschwitz.

“It’s a story of not only survival but of success,” Newman says.

Newman is producing 10-minute and 30-minute versions of the film, both of which will be available in early 2024 at the Museum. He says the half-hour show will be available for “anybody that wants it,” and WNIN has shown interest in airing it upon completion.

For Newman, the chance to preserve such an important historical chapter is a reminder of why he got so interested in filmmaking all those years ago. He says the support of his wife of 52 years, Sandra Rhodes, has been vital to his career.

“I’m pretty lucky to be able to do what I do,” Newman says.

PRESERVING HISTORY

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THE GUIDE

NOVEMBER

Editor’s Note: Event dates were accurate as of press time. Before attending, please check with the organization or venue for the latest event news.

BY MAGGIE VALENTI

NOVEMBER 9, 11-12 AND NOVEMBER 17-19

NOVEMBER 18DECEMBER 22

The Evansville Civic Theatre explores the deceptions of the American Dream.

Shop paintings, ceramics, jewelry, and more from 25 regional artists.

The reception is Nov. 18 2-4 p.m.

Death of a Salesman

Holiday Fine Arts Sale

Benjamin Bosse High School Auditorium, 1300 Washington Ave., evvcivic.org

NOVEMBER 11-12 Old Courthouse Craft Show

University of Evansville Shanklin Theatre, 1800 Lincoln Ave., evansville.edu

Explore four floors of crafts at one of the region’s oldest shows.

NOVEMBER 11

9 a.m.-4 p.m., The Old Courthouse, 201 N.W. Fourth St., facebook.com/ CourtHouseCraftShow

Proceeds benefit the Evansville Rescue Mission’s Gobbler Gathering Thanksgiving dinner.

8 a.m., Evansville Rescue Mission’s Thrift Store, 1107 Washington Square, runsignup.com

NOVEMBER 11

Newburgh Rivertown Trail 5k Run/Walk & Kids Dash Support ongoing maintenance of the Newburgh Rivertown Trail.

8 a.m., 23 W. Jennings St., Newburgh, Indiana, runsignup.com

NOVEMBER 11 AND DECEMBER 16

Metro Ballroom Dance Club Community Dances Lessons are from 7-7:30 p.m. before the open dancing starts.

7-10 p.m., Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 300 Court St., metroballroomdanceclub.com

EPYO alumni and the philharmonic chorus partner for a memorable evening of music.

7 p.m., Victory Theatre, 600 Main St., evansvillephilharmonic.org

NOVEMBER 18

Rent

Drumstick Dash 5k

Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Alumni 30th Anniversary Fall Concert

Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, 212 Main St., artswin.org

NOVEMBER 10-11 AND NOVEMBER 16-19 The rock opera tackles urban dwelling during the AIDS crisis.

NOVEMBER 18

NOVEMBER 16-19

Exit, Pursued by a Bear

Revenge is sweet and sometimes hungry in this take on Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale.

Gnome Run 5k & Kids Gnome Dash Proceeds of this 5K race benefit Evansville Day School.

8:30 a.m., Deaconess Sports Park, 4300 Heckel Road, runsignup.com

NOVEMBER 18

Run with the Yeti Stretch your legs for a 5K or 10K set on the Native American campus.

8-10:30 a.m., Angel Mounds State Historic Site, 8215 Pollack Ave., riseupandrun.com

NOVEMBER 18

River City Vintage Festival Browse collectibles, art, and clothing vendors.

11 a.m.-7 p.m., Old National Events Plaza, 715 Locust St., philthyvintage.com

University of Southern Indiana Performance Center, 8600 University Blvd., usi.edu

NOVEMBER 17

Jingle Mingle Mart Join Annunciation Catholic School for its annual holiday apparel, a gift market, and food court.

5-9 p.m., Christ the King School, 3101 Bayard Park Drive, jingleminglemart.com

NOVEMBER 17-19 Clue: The Musical

Join the hunt for a killer in this musical spoof on the cult classic film.

NOVEMVER 18 Warrick CASA Holiday Gala

STAGEtwo at 321, 321 N. Congress Ave., facebook.com/stagetwoevansville

6:30 p.m., Rolling Hills Country Club, 1666 Old Plank Road, Newburgh, Indiana, warrickcasa.org

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This black-tie optional affair includes dinner, silent and live auctions, and a photo booth.

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Let there be vendors, a marionette theater, and a concert by the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus.

Enjoy giving back to the community at local small businesses.

Ferdinand Christkindlmarkt

Small Business Saturday

Multiple locations, Ferdinand, Indiana, ferdinandchristkindlmarkt.com

9 a.m.-4 p.m., Downtown Evansville, downtown evansville.com; 10 a.m., Downtown Newburgh, Indiana, historicnewburgh.org

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Evansville Symphonic Band Holiday Concert

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Get in a festive mood with traditional and classic holiday music.

4 p.m., Central High School Auditorium, 5400 First Ave., evansvillesymphonicband.com

NOVEMBER 23-JANUARY 1, 2024 Ritzy’s Fantasy of Lights

More than seventy light displays illuminate the path for carriage rides and vehicles at Easterseals Rehabilitation Center’s annual fundraiser.

NOVEMBER 30 A Night of Songs & Stories

This storied circus has seen families come through for three to four generations.

Country musicians Jameson Rodger, Dallas Davidson, and Lee Thomas Miller perform at this annual fundraiser for Mattingly Charities.

Ford Center, One S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., hadishrinecirucs.com

7 p.m., Victory Theatre, 600 Main St., mattinglycharities.org

Garvin Park, 1600 N. Main St., ritzysfantasyoflights.com

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hat better way to kick off Thanksgiving Day than with a brisk morning run, and later replenishing those burned calories around the dinner table? For 34 years, Evansville Goodwill Industries has given area residents that opportunity with its annual Turkey Day 5K. Don your favorite festive race gear and hit the starting line at 8 a.m. in Downtown Evansville at Southeast Sixth and Walnut Streets for Goodwill’s fundraiser sponsored by Fifth Third Bancorp. The race will start and finish at the same spot. This year’s event supports The Excel Center, a free adult high school that Goodwill says will impact more than 14,000 people in Vanderburgh County who lack a diploma. The program will open in 2024 in the former Sears location in Washington Square Mall.

Registration is $35 for adults, $30 for youth, and $30 per person in a group of six or more prior to Nov. 11; after then, the prices increase by $5.

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Pounding Pavement 8 a.m., Nov. 23, Downtown Evansville riverfront, Southeast Sixth and Walnut Streets, evvgoodwill.org/turkey-day-5k A L L P H OTO S P R OV I D E D BY O R G A N I Z AT I O N S

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THE GUIDE

DECEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER 19

DECEMBER 2

The Evansville artist’s mix of traditional and digital media kicks off the Black Art Exhibition Series.

Celebrate the holidays with inflatables, crafts, a trackless train, and a reindeer visit.

Lunden King

Evansville African American Museum, 579 S. Garvin St., evvaam.org

A Downtown Christmas

11 a.m.-3 p.m., 200-500 Blocks of Main Street, downtownevansville.com

DECEMBER 2

Henderson Merchants’ Annual Invitational Christmas Parade Watch for Santa as community floats take to Downtown Henderson.

10 a.m., Henderson, Kentucky, hendersonky.org

DECEMBER 2

Newburgh Celebrates Christmas

DECEMBER 1-3

Christmas in New Harmony Enjoy a Christmas tree lighting, parade, Gnome scavenger hunt, and holiday house tour.

DECEMBER 2-3 AND DECEMBER 9 Breakfast with Santa

Join Santa for breakfast and leave with a special holiday craft.

8:15-11:45 a.m., Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden, 1545 Mesker Park Drive, meskerparkzoo.com

DECEMBER 2-3 Peppermint Pops

The holiday concert features the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus, Children’s Choir, and vocalist Dan Domenech.

Victory Theatre, 600 Main St., evansvillephilharmonic.org

DECEMBER 3

Bob Dylan in Concert The iconic singer and songwriter returns to Evansville after 12 years.

8-9:30 p.m., Old National Events Plaza, 715 Locust St., oldnationaleventsplaza.com

DECEMBER 6

Bright Lights Run/Walk and One Mile Walk This Easterseals fundraiser winds through Ritzy’s Fantasy of Lights.

5:45 p.m., Garvin Park, 23 Don Mattingly Way, runsignup.com

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NATURAL TUNES

Expect trolley rides, gingerbread houses, and holiday decorations tours.

New Harmony, Indiana, visitnewharmony.com

noon-4 p.m., Downtown Newburgh, Indiana, historicnewburgh.org

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DECEMBER 2

Rotary Santa Run 5K, One Mile Family Fun Walk, and Santa Elf Kids Run This Rotary Club fundraiser includes carolers, Boom Squad, and EPD’s mounted patrol.

8:30 a.m., Buffalo Trace Eykamp Boy Scout Center, 3501 E. Lloyd Expressway, evansvillerotary.com

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he nine-member a cappella group Straight No Chaser has made a name for itself by creating holidays tunes with a sound all its own.

Featuring original members Steve Morgan (an Evansville native), Walter Chase, and Jerome Collins, along with Seggie Isho, Michael Luginbill, Jasper Smith, Randy Stine, Tyler Treep, and newest member Freedom Young, every sound heard on stage comes straight from the mouths of these lads.

The band famously formed 25 years ago at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and has gone through many iterations since. Five of the group’s thirteen albums are holiday themed. This seasonal repertoire will take center stage when the band returns to Evansville for another concert of holiday tunes, R&B smooth jams, and stadium anthems.

Another point of pride: Three current members hail from the Hoosier state, including Indianapolis native Lunginbill and Vincennes native Smith.

— Maggie Valenti That Holiday Sound 7-9:30 p.m. Dec. 17, Old National Events Plaza, 715 Locust St., sncmusic.com/tour. Tickets start at $49.50.

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DECEMBER 9-10 Raptor Con

This pop culture and geek con features notable cosplayers as guests.

DECEMBER 20 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Hear holiday anecdotes from actor Chevy Chase after a screening of his 1989 hit film.

6:30-9 p.m., Old National Events Plaza, 715 Locust St., oldnationaleventsplaza.com

10 a.m.-6 p.m., Evansville National Guard, 3300 E. Division St., lind172. wixsite.com/theraptorcon

DECEMBER 7

Holiday Dessert Auction Dress in an ugly Christmas sweater and bid on the best local desserts.

5:30-8 p.m., Bally’s Evansville Casino and Hotel, 421 N.W. Riverside Drive, cancerpathwaysmidwest.org

DECEMBER 7-10 AND DECEMBER 14-17

Newburgh Winterlights 2023 Wander through thousands of lights at this annual fundraiser.

5:30-8:30 p.m., Gene Aurand Trailhead, 715 IN-662, Newburgh, Indiana, historicnewburgh.org

DECEMBER 9-10 AND DECEMBER 16-17 Santa Land

Kids get a free visit with Santa Claus and SpongeBob, Barney, and Sesame Street characters.

3-6 p.m., Acorn Plaza, Corner of 10th Ave. and Franklin streets, nutclub.org

DECEMBER 10

12Ks of Christmas & Jingle All the 5Ks

DECEMBER 30 The Big Holiday Party

Celebrate with post-race drinks at Sara’s Wine Bar.

Enjoy music, dancing, a trivia contest, and entertainment in a holiday setting.

1 p.m., Harmonie State Park, 3451 Harmonie State Park Road, New Harmony, Indiana, tristatefit.com

7-10 p.m., Ribeyre Center, 603 S. Main St., New Harmony, Indiana, visitnewharmony.com

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New Year’s Eve Game New Year’s Eve fireworks are back for the last Thunderbolts game of 2023.

DECEMBER 8

Cartoon and Christmas Classics

7 p.m., Ford Center, One S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., evansvillethunderbolts.com

The Wolfgang Orchestra and Chorus perform holiday tunes.

7 p.m., Reitz Memorial High School, 1500 Lincoln Ave., facebook.com/ Wolfgang.mtv

DECEMBER 9 Elf Academy

Kids can train to be one of Santa’s helpers by enjoying the North Pole Village, Toy Workshop, Holiday Treats Station, cocoa and cookie decorating, and more.

DECEMBER 15 Santa Stroll

Enjoy holiday decor, special boutique sales, and more.

5-7 p.m., Main Street, downtownevansville.com

JANUARY JANUARY 6

Evansville Resolution Run/Walk Start your New Year’s with a run through Evansville’s East Side.

10 a.m.-2 p.m., Children’s Museum of Evansville, 22 S.E. Fifth St., cmoekids.org

9:45 a.m., Wesselman Park, 551 N. Boeke Road, runsignup.com

DECEMBER 9

JANUARY 12

Planes, Trains, and Santa Claus Enjoy model train displays, treats, kids’ crafts, and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. noon-4 p.m., Evansville Wartime Museum, 7503 Petersburg Road, evansvillewartimemuseum.org

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Beyond the Mountain Top: A Community Celebration of MLK Jr.

DECEMBER 15 Handel’s Messiah by Candlelight

This evening of music by Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, Chorus, and guest artists features Conductor Laureate Alfred Savia.

Honor Dr. King with performances by Bob Green, Dekar, Monte Skelton, Gina Moore, and more.

7 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church of Evansville, 216 S.E. Third St., evansvillephilharmonic.org

7 p.m., Victory Theatre, 600 Main St., victorytheatre.com

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DOG DAY DOWNTOWN Main Street Mac Hardesty

COMEDIAN BERT KREISCHER SHOPS BEFORE HIS FORD CENTER SHOW Sept. 20, River City Coffee + Goods Bert Kreischer

Sept. 16,

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“ART FOR SCIENCE’S SAKE: STALKING JOHN JAMES AUDUBON” WINS “BEST HOOSIER MADE FILM” AT VICTORY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Sept. 9, Victory Theatre Leigh Anne Howard and David Black

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WEST SIDE NUT CLUB FALL FESTIVAL Oct. 2-7, West Franklin Street 1. Chad Turpen and Charles Hamilton 2. Soul Johnson and Chris Johnson

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E-REP ANNUAL MEETING AND Sept. 28, Old DINNER National Events Plaza Gina Moore, Karen Ragland, Crystal Paroyan, and Lisa Verkamp

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NEWBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALUMNA AND MISS UNITED STATES VISITS THE TRI-STATE Sept. 7, Newburgh, Indiana Lily Donaldson and Newburgh Elementary School kindergarten students

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P H OTO P R OV I D E D BY F R A N K PAT TO N J R .

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Aug. 9, William Henry Harrison High School Myoni Milan, Frank Patton Jr., and Kymia Milan

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COFFEE WITH A COP Oct. 4, Mission Grounds Phil Smith

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DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN

MIDWEST AT ITS BEST Skip the crowds by wintering in Door County, Wisconsin

BY JODI KEEN

CAVE POINT COUNTY PARK

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here are few Midwestern vacation destinations more postcard-worthy than Door County, Wisconsin. Just ask the estimated 2.5 million visitors the Lake Michigan peninsula attracts annually.

Our group of journalists came from all corners of the U.S. — only two hailed from the Midwest — and delighted in Door County’s rugged natural beauty, traditional hearty meals, friendly hospitality, and expertly crafted drinks on a chilly, clear December weekend. The peninsula is known for its sea of cherry blossom orchards each spring and 300 miles of sunny, pristine shorelines in the summer. But we found that late fall and early winter — with their break from throngs of seasonal vacationers and cooled-off temperatures hovering around 30 degrees — are perfect seasons to get to know the real Door County and the people who call it home year-round.

Sturgeon Bay, its largest city at 9,600 residents and the unofficial entrance to C AV E P O I N T CO U N T Y PA R K P H OTO BY J O H N N I E N H U I S .

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Door County, is 160 miles from Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport and about 50 miles from Green Bay’s Austin Straubel International Airport. Most of Door County’s personable villages are spread along the shores of the 492-squaremile peninsula’s northern half, which is where our journey begins.

GET TO KNOW THE DÖRR

Driving north from Milwaukee, we veered east of the city of Green Bay in favor of a quiet but activity-filled three days exploring the peninsula’s shipbuilding history, artisan shopping, craggy cliffs, and esteem for friluftsliv, a Norwegian expression meaning open-air living. The latter is within reason: Originally home to Native Americans in the 1600s and settled by the French in the next century, Door County has a strong Scandinavian heritage that emerges in its cuisine and extreme respect for the environment. In fact, visitors are encouraged to

MAYBERRY’S CARRIAGES THE DOOR TO MORE From ice-laden cliffs at Cave Point County Park to a horse-drawn carriage ride through the quaint streets of Fish Creek, Door County, Wisconsin, shines bright in late autumn and winter. Dotted with villages along its shores, the peninsula that separates Green Bay from Lake Michigan offers wind-swept vistas, Scandinavian culture, artisan shopping, fishing-influenced menus, and an expert blend of outdoor adventures and indoor comforts.

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SIP PENINSULA PERKS Culture comes in all shapes and sizes in Door County. Spend a day exploring Björklunden vid Sjön, including the Stavkirke-style Boynton Chapel, in Baileys Harbor before perusing handcrafted vases, pottery, jewelry, and more at Plum Bottom Gallery in Egg Harbor. Warm up with a lentil latte and potato waffle with crème fraiche at Sip in Ephraim before toasting to winter’s beauty with a craft cocktail at Hatch Distilling Co. in Egg Harbor.

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join the county’s Leave No Trace initiative by practicing ethical outdoors behavior.

Chain hotels aren’t common on the peninsula, so prepare to bunk at a mix of rustic, family-run inns and comfortable resorts. The Landmark Resort, a sprawling bayside campus in Egg Harbor, is a storied property offering private balconies overlooking a quiet natural setting. Pheasant Park Resort in Sister Bay exudes “White Christmas” chic in a Queen Anne-style lodge with an indoor swimming pool. Across town, The Dörr is a sleek new waterfront hotel that stokes a congenial spirit among guests with fire pits and happy hours.

SEEING THE SIGHTS

The peninsula is beloved for outdoor activities, from winter hiking trails through the 3,700-acre Peninsula State Park facing Green Bay, to the jaw-dropping Whitefish Dunes cliffs at Cave Point County Park on the Lake Michigan side. But a crown jewel is The Ridges, a 1,600-acre sanctuary that doubles as Wisconsin’s original nature preserve and important natural landmark.

Visitors can survey up to 800 years of natu-

ral history through five miles of trails and bridges between Baileys Harbor’s range lights. Each December, The Ridges invites visitors to enjoy holiday music, cider, and naturalist-guided hikes in the crisp winter air at its Natural Christmas event.

Door County also brims with culture, and Björklunden vid Sjön bridges the gap between nature, history, and art. Swedish for “birch grove at the lake,” it was built as Door County residents Donald and Winifred Boynton’s summer home and since 1963 has housed Lawrence University’s north campus on 441 quiet acres on the shores of Lake Michigan near Baileys Harbor. The campus balances learning opportunities for students with public seminars and retreats. Its Boynton Chapel, a small wooden church built in a late 12th-century Norwegian Stavkirke style, contains 41 hand-painted frescoes and breathtakingly detailed wood carvings.

The legends of Door County’s waters get their due at Sturgeon Bay’s Door County Maritime Museum, which explores Lake Michigan’s significance on the county’s

B OY N TO N C H A P E L P H OTO BY J O N J A R O S H . P L U M B OT TO M G A L L E RY A N D S I P P H OTO S BY J O D I K E E N . H ATC H D I S T I L L I N G A N D T H I R D AV E N U E P L AY WO R K S P H OTO S P R OV I D E D BY S O U R C E

economy and ecology, as well as the formerly treacherous straits known as Death’s Door that top the peninsula. So narrow and hazardous was crossing them that the Sturgeon Bay Shipping Canal was opened in 1881, effectively turning the northern half of the peninsula into an artificial island.

Art flourishes at galleries and boutiques such as Plum Bottom Gallery, Sister Golden, Fine Line Design Gallery, and Blue Dolphin House & Studio, which are filled with paintings, pottery, handcrafted jewelry, and more one-of-a-kind treasures. Holiday shopping takes a special turn in December with the Sister Bay Historical Society’s Christkindlmarkt, a popular rite imported from Europe and featuring traditional huts selling handcrafted goods, Nordic foods, and steaming mulled wine in collectible mugs. The yearround Tannenbaum Holiday Shop – housed in a New England-style former church on the northern edge of Sister Bay – is a winter wonderland of artificial trees, ornaments, tree toppers, and more seasonal decor.

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Consider capping your night with a show at Third Avenue Playworks. The 12-month performing arts center opened in 2012 and presents plays — including “It’s a Wonderful Life” this Christmas — in an intimate, 84-seat theater.

EAT, DRINK, AND BE CHERRY

There are two finer points about dining on the upper Door County peninsula. First, a great meal is hardly more than a 15-minute drive. Second, everyone from restaurateurs to distillers love infusing their menus with seasonal ingredients as well as some of the 8-15 million pounds of tart cherries harvested annually in Door County.

Two popular breakfast jaunts are Door County Coffee & Tea Company near Carlsville and Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant in Sister Bay. The former was started by Door County transplants Vicki and Doug Wilson and has grown into a 40,000-square-foot behemoth cranking out 100-plus varieties of coffee from Specialty Class 1 Arabica Beans.

The latter eatery is famous for its sizeable all-day breakfasts served with lingonberries, attached “butik” selling Swedish trinkets, and goats grazing on the sod-lined roof each summer. (Enjoy watching the restaurant’s goat cam if you can’t visit from June to October.) New on the scene is Sip, a colorful Ephraim, Wisconsin, eatery offering a coffee bar and an eclectic menu of flatbreads, grain bowls, and loaded toast, many available starting at 7 a.m.

Wisconsinites’ love of supper clubs extends to Door County, but so do fine and family-style dining. Wickman House, a 2023 James Beard Foundation semi-finalist, serves elegantly plated food from a seasonally changing menu in a relaxed, upscale setting. Half shell oysters pair well with the popular creamy parsnip soup and flourless chocolate cake. Like many restaurants on the peninsula, Wickman House scales back its hours through the holidays and closes during the brunt of winter, when tourism dips to its lowest.

No matter the temperature, a traditional fish boil always is in season. Every bit as revered as a traditional Wisconsin fish fry, a boiling barrel of Lake Michigan whitefish draws hungry patrons to White Gull Inn on Fridays in aptly named Fish Creek. Down the street, bar snacks and sandwiches like the candied pork bahn Scott are served with beach-themed drinks and a rotating beer and wine selection at Hill Street, which maintains its noodle bar origins from 9 p.m. to midnight. A middle of the road option is Sonny’s in Sturgeon Bay, known for its four options of pizza crust thickness,

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WHEN YOU GO START HERE DESTINATION DOOR COUNTY doorcounty.com

MAYBERRY’S CARRIAGES mayberryscarriages.com DOOR COUNTY MARITIME MUSEUM dcmm.org

STAY HERE

RENARD’S ARTISAN CHEESE renardscheese.com

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PHEASANT PARK RESORT pheasantparkresort.com

WICKMAN HOUSE wickmanhouse.com

THE DÖRR HOTEL thedorrhotel.com

DOOR COUNTY COFFEE doorcountycoffee.com

THE LANDMARK RESORT thelandmarkresort.com

SONNY’S sonnyspizzeria.com

GO HERE PENINSULA STATE PARK dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/ parks/peninsula WHITEFISH DUNES dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/ parks/whitefish THE RIDGES SANCTUARY ridgessanctuary.org BJÖRKLUNDEN VID SJÖN lawrence.edu/bjorklunden ANDERSON DOCK doorcounty.com/businessdirectory/recreation/ anderson-dock

PLUM BOTTOM GALLERY plumbottomgallery.com

DOOR COUNTY DISTILLERY doorcountydistillery.com

SISTER GOLDEN sistergolden.com

HARBOR RIDGE WINERY harborridgewinery.com

FINE LINE DESIGN GALLERY finelinedesignsgallery.com

HATCH DISTILLING CO. hatchdistilling.com

BLUE DOLPHIN HOUSE AND BDH STUDIO bluedolphinhouse.com

WHITE GULL INN whitegullinn.com

TANNENBAUM HOLIDAY SHOP tannenbaumholidayshop.com CHRISTKINDLMARKT doorcounty christmasmarket.com

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extensive pasta menu, and even fried perch and cod on Fridays.

Door Countians unwind at places like Harbor Ridge Winery in Egg Harbor, which takes particular pride in its cherry-laden fruit wines. Nearby Hatch Distilling Co. seats patrons around a welcoming open bar and invites them to sample its wide range of spirits, including apple brandy, limoncello, honey barrel bourbon, and mead. Across the street from Door County Coffee, Door County Distillery’s small batch whiskey, gin, and vodka are served in a former schoolhouse it shares with Door Peninsula Winery.

Easing your car south back toward mainland Wisconsin, there’s one more stop: Renard’s Artisan Cheese, a Sturgeon Bay mecca stocked with more than 100 varieties – including nearly 50 cheddars – made at nearby Rosewood Dairy. Our group scooped up packages of a 15-year cheddar, blue marble jack, and cheeses blended with sriracha, Wisconsin hops, cherry chipotle, and chili lime. When asked if area airports would allow multiple thick blocks of cheese through security, the Renard’s clerk didn’t bat an eye when she retorted, “They see it all the time.” But don’t confine Wisconsin’s famous squeaky cheese curds to your carry-on: Those are best consumed hot and fresh.

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Personalities

BOND OF BORTHERHOOD

THREE DOCS IN A GARAGE

A trio of retired medical professionals finds camaraderie among woodworking

BY SALLY BECKER • PHOTOS BY ZACH STRAW

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t’s for my granddaughter.”

That’s a summary sentiment for the gifts of love and charity created by three men, bonded friends who render beautiful works of wood. They work together in a large lower level fourcar garage at the Oak Meadow residence of Nelson Rivers and his wife, Joyse. The other woodworkers are Stewart Smith and Stephen Wilson. Each is a retired doctor of varied specialties, so they are “three docs in a garage.”

They met by accident five years ago at

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a McCutchanville Garden Party at Stewart and Cookie Smith’s house. Nelson, a former pharmacologist, took a bowl he had made as a hostess gift and handed it to Stewart (Stewbie to friends), who was captured by the bowl’s craftmanship. Nelson invited him to his garage workshop to show him how it was made, and as Stewart, retired from nephrology, recalls, to his surprise, “I really enjoyed it.”

About the same time, Steve, a former veterinarian who also lives in Oak Meadow, joined the group and found the woodwork-

CRAFTSMANSHIP AND CAMARADERIE Possessing an interest in woodworking, retired medical professionals Stewart Smith, Steve Wilson, and Nelson Rivers joined forces to create their own gathering space and workshop at Rivers’ McCutchanville home. They even made T-shirts for their cohort, officially marking their shared hobby.

ing activity and camaraderie therapeutic diversion from the recent loss of his wife.

“We didn’t have much equipment,” Nelson offers, to which Stewart responds, “Nelson is being modest. It was actually a very nice shop, but it’s now ‘top drawer’ in every way. Nelson’s got the best equipment

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money can buy and he is a perfectionist, doing everything correctly.”

In his semi-retirement, Nelson discovered woodworking videos on YouTube. His natural dexterity and attention to detail, combined with his love of creating and designing, were the perfect prerequisites to sculpting wood into art. Stewart and Steve give all credit to Nelson as the source of their woodcarving passion.

And create, they do. Several days each week, these three docs meet in the garage to craft pieces of wood from disparate sources, such as sawmill refuse, the ravages of storms like Stewbie’s fallen cherry

and walnut trees, or unusable end pieces from furniture craftsmen. They purchase material commercially and use other discards of nature, like pinecones.

The trio adds dimension and contrast in some wood pieces with resin that projects contrast with light and color. The resin also creates surface and strength for furniture pieces like a tabletop. Practitioners of efficiency, these docs maximize every inch of garage space for tools large and small, including a 650-pound lathe and a large air vacuum system to suck up tiny particles of dust. Mask-wearing is as imperative as the breath it protects, a constant part of the doctors’ new “uniform.”

Naturally, family and friends are gifted the finished works of bowls, chalices, boxes, stools, and custom pieces. Local nonprofits like Patchwork Central, YWCA, Evansville Philharmonic, and the Tri-State Food Bank are given beautiful pieces to sell for their benefit, as well.

“Giving is a big part of the

purpose,” Steve summarizes. “It has to be.

We’ve made so much stuff, we have to give it away because the neighbors won’t let us build a pole barn (for storage)!”

Pride in craftsmanship is evident, too.

Stewart confirms, as one of five siblings, he has lots of family to gift and he’s “so much more satisfied by giving things I’ve made instead of bought,” he says. And each gift is a signature — he makes different types of bowls mixing the designs of wood, so each is unique.

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WORK IN PROGRESS The “three docs in a garage” hone their woodwork into furniture — such as the table at right — gifts for loved ones, and products to donate at charity auctions.

Steve — who is making a table for the aforementioned granddaughter — captures the synergy of the three docs working sideby-side.

“It’s not just the product (that brings joy); it’s the process,” he says.

In keeping with the uniqueness of each piece, Steve gifted each woodworking partner with a branding iron of their signatures to burn their autograph onto the bottom of each product.

The biggest gift from these three woodworkers, though, is their friendship to each

other, their bond of brotherhood. For five years, these men have been working shoulder-to-shoulder shaping wood into gifts, but it’s their gift of caring and support that’s invaluable and lasting.

“I sort of knew who Nelson was, and now we’ve become very good friends,” Stewart recalls. “We have bonded, helped each other through some difficult times, with very serious, deep discussions.”

So trusting is their friendship that each has a key to the garage to work individually as they like.

“Sometimes I’m sitting in my bedroom, and I’ll hear sounds in the garage below, and I know not to go downstairs in my underwear,” Joyse says.

Both Stewart and Steve have some tools in their own garages, but Steve avers that “the really good equipment” is at Nelson’s.

“We can’t dismiss the generosity of Nelson and Joyse” for making room in their home and hearts, Steve says. Joyse adds whimsically, “I’m a sounding board for design and, of course, I always have an opinion.”

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FIRST LADY’S REFLECTIONS Carol McClintock on 12 years of public service alongside her husband, Mayor Lloyd Winnecke BY JOAN SHAPPARD

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arol McClintock sounds almost giddy with excitement. “I’m going to be a Girl Scout leader,” she says. The sheer joy in her voice clearly communicates her heartfelt anticipation to lead her 6-year-old great niece’s troop.

McClintock is embracing the end of 12 years as first lady of Evansville. “There’s going to be a self-imposed moratorium,” she firmly states. “After election night, I’m backing away from the flame.” That doesn’t mean she is slowing down, but rather viewing the end of an era as an opportunity to spend more time focused on family — including two grandsons — self-care,

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and carefully hand-picked community passion projects.

As Mayor Lloyd Winnecke’s spouse and a top-producing Realtor with Team McClintock at F.C. Tucker Emge, she has been instrumental in community fundraising and capital. “No one ever asked me to do the decorations for an event, but I’m always the one who gets to raise money,” McClintock laughs.

She’s contributed to fundraising efforts for Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden’s carousel and Penguins of Patagonia exhibit, Wesselman Woods’s Nature Playscape, and the list goes on. “I am not saying I would not have done those things if Lloyd hadn’t been mayor, but that was a driving force,” she says.

“It’s amazing what she’s capable of doing in one day,” says Team McClintock Executive Vice President Susan Haynie, who has known McClintock for 44 years. “She’s also a goal setter — no matter how big or small — and works very hard to accomplish them in all aspects of her life.”

McClintock and Winnecke are a tight team. He often shares with her; their best talks are early morning conversations while getting ready for their day.

“I am outspoken and certainly will provide an opinion. He is measured and thinks things through very carefully,” Carol says.

A native of Indianapolis, McClintock moved to Evansville 44 years ago after graduating from Indiana University and began work at Wesselman Woods. Her mother suggested she volunteer at a local political party headquarters to meet people. So began her involvement in the community, meeting folks as director of the city’s parks and recreation department, a Vanderburgh County Commissioner, WNIN’s vice president of marketing, and in real estate.

“She has always had an interest in making the Evansville community, as

“EVANSVILLE IS A VERY GENEROUS COMMUNITY — GIVING OF BOTH ITS TIME AND ITS TREASURES. THAT IS WHAT KEEPS EVERYTHING MOVING ALONG ... IT COMES BACK TO THE PEOPLE.”— CAROL McCLINTOCK a whole, better — from Day One with Wesselman,” Haynie says. “Her perspective remained the same over the last 12 years while Lloyd has been in office: helping people who need help.

That’s been one of her major focuses — pinpointing what the problems are and helping to make changes to solve those problems.”

“I think people feel generally better about Evansville,” McClintock says.

“You don’t hear as much negativity.

They have more pride in the community. People are relocating here with no connection to the area and see it as a safe community with opportunity.”

Winnecke’s three terms as mayor have afforded McClintock the opportunity to get to know many people in the community and serve in different ways. What has surprised her – overwhelmingly, she says – is how friendly people are.

“As Lloyd says, it is really the greatest experience of our lives,” she smiles. “Evansville is a very generous community — giving of both its time and its treasures. That is what keeps everything moving along … it comes back to the people.”

“Her vision doesn’t change; she wants to do things that make living in Evansville better for everyone,” Haynie says. “As time goes by, there will be different opportunities in different areas for her to do that. I think she’s looking forward to that.”

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Capture the spirit of the season

By Evansville Living staff

As the nights get longer and the days get colder, many of us crave contentedness. Thankfully you don’t have to upend your life to find it. Often, it’s small things — curling up in a quilt by a fire, adding heirlooms to a decorative tabletop, or taking a stroll through the winter wilderness — that stoke happiness around the holidays. We’re drawn to people, traditions, and objects we hold dear. In this feature, Evansville Living has distilled that pursuit into two words — “comfort” and “joy.” Here’s a closer look at simple ways to capture the spirit of the season.

Ties That Bind

In a diverse world, people seek similar comforts at the holidays season of holidays approaches for billions globally, and observances will vary across belief systems, traditions, and cultures.

There are common threads, though. Human beings generally like being together— it’s a source of comfort, and annual holidays of all types provide this opportunity, says Kyle Clark, a visiting professor of anthropology at the University of Evansville.

Holidays and expectations surrounding them “reinforce this kind of sociality that humans have” Clark says. “That applies cross-culturally. No matter what the holiday is, humans will typically find joy in being around their kin.”

Clark notes that such holidays across different cultures bring other common sources of joy. Usually, they come with getting a respite from work and day-to-day activity. There are travel opportunities for many, too.

Other things that bring holiday season comfort across different cultures, Clark says, include dressing up, feasts that bring special significance, and giving and receiving gifts.

Faith traditions also are central to so many holidays all over the globe, he notes. “Many holidays have religious undertones, so people might find a kind of comfort in their religious faith, whatever that may be.”

Clark’s studies of anthropology have taken him far from Evansville. He’s conducted research projects in Indonesia, as well as

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Vanuata, an island nation in the South Pacific, giving him a unique perspective on how people all over the work celebrate holidays.

Clark says Vanuata generally observes Christian holidays familiar to many in the U.S., while in Muslim-majority Indonesia, a popular holiday is Lebaran. That’s where people take time to celebrate with others, usually family, for the Islamic holidays of Idul Adha and Idul Fitri (which are Indonesian versions of Eid al Adha and Eid al Fitr). Idul Fitri marks the end of the Ramadan fasting period.

A project Clark led in Indonesia centered on religion and kinship, and he says Lebaran is a major national observance with feasts, time off from work, dressing in nice clothes — traditions familiar to many Americans who also covet holiday comfort and joy.

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LEND A HELPING HAND Find comfort and joy through service

COMFORT AND JOY can be found by looking outward, too.

Here are a handful of ways to help others this season.

When shopping for little ones, pick up a few extras to donate to the Salvation Army’s Toy Town drive, which provides new gifts to children up to age 11. The Salvation Army also has a teen program for youth 12-17 and seeks gifts for this age group as well as volunteers for its outreach services.

The Evansville Rescue Mission needs volunteer power at its daily JED SNUGGLED UP WITH HIS FAVORITE QUILTS meal service three times a day, seven days a week, in addition to its Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. Supporters can lend funds to help cover food costs, or even take up a serving spoon themselves.

If you’d rather do good while breaking a sweat, join the Rotary icture it: The temperature plumClub of Evansville’s Santa Run. Many runners and walkers don mets, driving you inside toward the Saint Nick suits to raise funds for heat from a crackling fire. A light causes such as Ronald McDonald dusting of snow falls, stilling the night. Content House Charities’ Care Mobile. to just be, you pull a soft, patterned quilt out of For those with an artistic the chest it’s sat in since last winter, patiently flair, VOICES waiting for the moment a throw blanket ROT ARY CLUB SANTA RUN Inc. —an adjust won’t do. vocacy group “Come winter, I bring out a heavier for longterm care quilt, and I change them throughout residents the year,” says Donna Fischer, a Posey — conducts County resident who began quilting in an annual 2015 and joined the 130 member-strong holiday card Raintree Quilters Guild in 2017. “Othdrive to er people change them out for decor or bring cheer to those residents.

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different holidays. … A lot of people like to change them for the season.”

But don’t mistake a quilt for a mere decoration.

“Back in the day, they needed quilts for a reason — warmth. They weren’t put aside, although special ones did get put away,” she says.

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wife’s house, their wedding quilt is on a quilt rack in the hallway. But when someone comes over and needs it, it comes down,” adds Fischer, who hangs quilts made by her mother and grandmother on racks in her home. “In certain families, they do probably mean more because they have grown up with them as gifts from special relatives, especially grandmas.”

Fischer attributes a quilt’s longevity to gentle use and regular surface dusting. Leave stains and repairs to a professional conservator and skilled quilters.

Above all, don’t be afraid to wrap yourself up in these beautiful heirlooms — in fact, many quilters prefer their work be appreciated through use.

“I like to know that (recipients are) using them,” says Fischer, who has gifted handmade quilts to loved ones celebrating weddings and childbirth. “That makes me feel good that they’re not putting it away.”

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O TANNENBAUM Enjoy a holiday tree in the Great Outdoors

Walk in a Winter Wonderland These activities embrace the season’s brisk air taying indoors sounds appealing with the arrival of winter weather, but there’s nothing like taking a deep breath of cold, clean air while out for a winter walk.

The city of Evansville offers 12 miles of paved trails — including the 6.75-mile Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage — and 45 parks of varying size, meaning plenty of places to stretch your legs.

The Evansville Trails Coalition regularly plans seasonal urban hikes at different locations throughout the city. Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve, with four miles of trails on 190 acres old growth forest, makes a good spot for urban hiking. Also under Wesselman’s umbrella is Howell Wetlands, with two miles of traversable area.

Angel Mounds State Historic Site offers four miles of trails. On the opposite side of the county, Burdette Park boasts three miles of paved trails connecting the park to the University of Southern Indiana’s trail system. Eagle Slough Natural Area near the Kentucky state line has a mile of trails on a 127-acre area that features an observation deck overlooking wetlands.

Take a short drive up northeast to the Blue Grass Fish and Wildlife Area for 2,532 acres of biking and wildlife watching, along

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with hunting, foraging, and fishing. Other areas slightly outside Evansville include Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area in Oakland City, Indiana; Tern Bar Slough Wildlife Diversity Conservation Area in Winslow, Indiana; and Twin Swamps Nature Preserve in Posey County.

Across the river at John James Audubon State Park in Henderson, Kentucky, two naturalist-led hikes are planned for late fall: the mile-long National Take-a-Hike Day Family Trek is Nov. 18, and Nature’s “Switch to Winter” Hike is set for Dec. 16.

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FINDING THE RIGHT CHRISTMAS TREE is a staple of the season. Eventually, age and time — and all those needles to clean up — may make people search for alternative options, including trees they can plant and decorate outside.

Ball and burlap trees are previously planted and grown, then — as the name suggests — dug up with a ball of soil and covered in canvas or burlap. Jesse Meyer, assistant manager for retail at Colonial Classics in Newburgh, Indiana, says the garden and landscape store sells these trees year-round but notices an uptick in purchases around the holidays. The most popular are Norway spruce and white pine trees, which people can purchase for privacy, shade cover, aesthetics, or a Christmas tree that will last a lifetime.

“With a live tree, your family can grow with it. It’s something they can decorate for years to come,” Meyer says.

The first thing to know is that these trees are between 200 and 500 pounds, much heavier than the 25-50-pound fresh-cut trees people typically purchase. Live ball and burlap trees also are between four and eight feet tall and fully grown at around 50 feet.

Ball and burlap trees do not shed their needles as much as cut trees do.

Meyer says the tree can stay indoors for the first holiday season, but once planted outside, it must stay there.

However, a tree can be cut from the top, and that part can be used as an indoor holiday tree.

Other than that, ball and burlap trees are relatively easy to maintain.

“The hardest part is how heavy it is, and then remembering to water it,” Meyer says. “No one usually has any problems.”

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Embers of Comfort

Unwind in the alluring appeal of a crackling fire hat’s more comforting than gathering around a fire? According to Mike Schopmeyer, that is tough to beat.

With winters typically chilly in Southwestern Indiana, opportunities to warm up by a fire are not limited. Mike has two firepits in the backyard of the East Side home he shares with his wife, Laurie, but he has loved firepits for a long time.

“We’ve always had one,” he says. “I’m a Boy Scout, so maybe it comes from that.”

By his estimate, Mike has owned a half dozen firepits over the years. They are used year-round at the Schopmeyers’ residence, but especially around holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Many of their friends also have firepits.

“Around a holiday weekend, the fire would be lit the whole time,” Mike says.

With continued use, many of these pits can give way to

rust and heat, but one copper firepit Mike bought online from Frontgate will last longer. The Schopmeyers’ current firepits sit in different areas of their backyard. One rests in the shade close to the house, and another sits in the sun in a secluded part of the yard close to the woods. Mike also takes them to tailgates.

“They’re a good place for friends and family to gather,” Mike says. “They’ve been more of a gathering place for us than swimming pools.”

It’s a comforting image: a fire going surrounded by people who care about each other, a drink in hand, wildlife bounding and chirping, the sun going down, and, eventually, the stars overhead. Mike adds that standing by a fire in the early morning is just as enjoyable.

“It’s pretty neat to sit back and watch all of that,” Mike says.

“It’s quiet, like a big private park in a sense. Just remember to load wood.”

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A NATURAL APPROACH

Keep creature comforts in mind when decorating outdoors ONE OF THE GREAT COMFORTS of winter is seeing bright, cheerful decorations. It’s why Brian Wildeman, who founded the landscaping business Wilde Horticulture Services seven years ago, finds holiday decorating so rewarding.

“I think it’s fun to add something interesting to what can be a boring and glum time of year,” Wildeman says.

Many of Wildeman’s winter projects involve installing Christmas lights, large ornaments, and colorful bows. For the occasional outdoor tree decoration, where critters such as birds and squirrels often scamper, he has more natural decoration recommendations.

Products made from natural wood, including pinecones and twigs, are ideal. Although fake berries last longer, decorating with real winterberries is better for wildlife snacking, as are puffs of popcorn and birdseed balls.

Avoid plastic, string, and anything otherwise not natural to the environment, as it may harm wildlife who try to ingest it.

Wildeman says, like any holiday decorations, natural ones must withstand and be made for the winter elements, including strong winds.

“Make sure your decorations can endure the outdoors,” he says.

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‘BEYOND INVITATIONS’ Soup Fest stirs up a spirited contest between friends “THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT SOUP that is so homey and cozy.”

That’s how Evansville real estate agent Philip Hooper describes the reason behind an event that brings friends in closer each autumn.

The first gathering took place in 2007 in Indianapolis, when Hooper and his wife Amanda served batches of soup and chili for a gathering of friends. The response was so great, they joked about hosting a soup contest.

“What’s fun is everyone has really great soups they like to make,” he says. “Making a really good soup is so labor intensive that it seems to be something you only make for friends and family.”

Starting in 2008, friends arrived with pots of soup in hand. Votes are cast for the $20 buy-in, winner-takes-all contest, but the format has changed. The first two years, a panel of judges decided the winner. Three years in, “we moved to a democracy,” Hooper says, and voting was opened to all attendees. Winners get their names emblazoned on a brass plate affixed to the Board of Champions — which, this year, is nearly at capacity.

“I remember thinking, when I run out of room, my son will be going on 16 and I’ll be in my 40s. And here we are,” Hooper says.

The first winning soup maker claimed the champion prize with a cream of roast chicken. Subsequent winners have cooked up a spicy white Bambi chili with deer meat, Indiana bison Irish stew, butternut squash and curry soup, chicken gumbo, cheesy chicken chili, Kentucky hot brown soup, Congolese chicken soup, burgoo, roasted vegetable, Portuguese caldo verde, and New England clam chowder. Last year’s prize was won by an unlikely entry: diner cheeseburger soup.

One year, a cold Ukrainian soup won. “People said, I can’t believe I’m voting for a cold soup,” Hooper says.

When the Hoopers moved to Evansville’s historic district in 2012, Soup Fest came with them. Hooper crafts a custom flyer each year, but he long ago stopped sending invites — if you know about Soup Fest, you know.

“One year, my son said, ‘Dad, I think I understand Soup Fest a little more. It’s like you’ve made your own holiday,” he says. “It’s a party of friends that goes beyond invitations.”

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A Seat at the Tablescape Little details can make your holiday decor go bold

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atterns always produce a punch, but especially at the holiday dinner table. When Evansville Living wanted to create lively seasonal place settings, Amy Davenport — a Henderson, Kentucky, resident and former event coordinator for the now-called Deaconess Henderson Hospital — expertly mixed common items with antiques and pops of color to dress a personable holiday tablescape.

Take your favorite family heirlooms and throw in a vividly embroidered tablecloth with muted plaid napkins, brass candleware and hurricane glass, copper Moscow mule mugs, woven place settings, passed-down china, and plump, velvet pumpkins in demure jewel tones for an eclectic tabletop filled with heritage and style.

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Eyes on the Pies

A delicious fit this holiday season there a better aroma during the holiday season than a freshly baked pie? Jenny Lamble likely would say no. Such scents are the stock and trade of Lamble’s business, Be Happy Pie Company, and this time of year, it’s something people crave.

“Everyone celebrates around food, especially dessert, and (a pie) is something special you don’t have all the time,” she says. “That’s why we pour ourselves into our desserts. We are really proud of the fact that we bake from scratch. People remember that from their grandmas and moms.

And it’s not only delicious; it’s pretty.”

Lamble speaks from experience.

Her grandmother always would ask the family what they wanted for dinner and dessert, and her pie game was solid: cherry, apple, and coconut cream, to name only three. “It was the best,” Lamble says.

Be Happy Pie Company, at 2818 Mount Vernon Ave., Ste. B, draws from Lamble’s family inspiration. That includes never letting crust-baking

scraps go to waste. The business sells Scrappies — so named by Lamble’s daughter, Emma — that are sticks of leftover pie crust, with a cinnamon and sugar coat.

Lamble doesn’t leave her love for baking at work. Her family is treated to seasonal comforts at home, including bread and cookies.

“I’m not deterred by my occupation,” Lamble says. “I still love to do it at home.”

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WINTER READING

Recapture holiday magic by curling up with a childhood book

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THEY MIGHT BE OLD AND DUSTY, sitting on a shelf untouched for months – if not years – at a time. But many of us find a comforting lull of familiarity in thumbing through old books, which can conjure sweet memories of family, friends, or happy times earlier in life.

It might be a religious text, a songbook, or a copy of “A Visit from St. Nicholas” — “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”— or “The Polar Express” that someone read to you when you were a child. If you have such a connection with a book, there’s magic in the pages. You might not want to read them all the time, but don’t even think about throwing them away.

There’s science behind the sentiment.

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that social scientists now consider ‘read aloud’ time one of the most important indications of a child’s prospects in life,” says author Meghan Cox Gurdon in her book, “The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction.”

Those of a certain age will remember having stacks of Little Golden Books, the series of children’s books that dates to 1942, featuring authors such as Richard Scarry. This holiday season, take a trip down memory lane with the wonder of “Baby’s Christmas,” the frivolity of “Frosty the Snowman,” the magic of “The Biggest Most Beautiful Christmas Tree,” or Scarry’s illustration of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.”

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Historic Newburgh decks the halls for another year of competitive decorating BY MAGGIE VALENTI

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fter a successful inaugural season in 2022, Newburgh, Indiana’s second decorating contest kicks off just in time for the holidays. With a friendly competitive spirit, homes and businesses throughout the city limits go for gold to see who has the best seasonal displays.

Historic Newburgh Inc. — the nonprofit responsible for decorating Downtown Newburgh — puts on the event, in which residents and businesses submit their holiday decorations for consideration, naming and detailing their theme. Then, each submission goes online for the public to vote for their favorites.

“The goal is to get tourism in our area.

We love our little town, and we want our

little town to look beautiful,” says Troy Wells, HNI’s executive director.

Six businesses and 10 homes participated, mixing giant gingerbread men and laser light shows with cascades of lights and classic twists of garland. This year, Wells hopes for 20 contest participants, and the public groundswell supports it: He estimates 3,000 votes were cast last year.

Many of the homes also participate in Newburgh’s annual Holiday Tour, when passersby can view the historic homes in a seasonal glow. It’s not unusual for residents to see their neighbors’ decorations and up the ante, leading to a spirited holiday extravaganza.

“I like seeing the competition come out in people,” Wells says.

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NIGHT LIGHT Historic Newburgh Inc. is bringing back its holiday decorating contest and hoping to double the number of participants. Top, a snowy day set the perfect backdrop of this historic home on State Street. Last year’s residential winner was decked out on Ranleight Court, and The Newburgh Mercantile on West Jennings Street captured the prize for best business decorations.

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Tudor Meets 21st Century This Lincolnshire home artfully blends Old and New World traits

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handa Carlile has worked in several industries — television news, skincare marketing, medical sales, and even rental properties — but she’s carved out a unique spot in Evansville’s Bourbon Barrel Boutique by hosting a hat bar.

“I don’t like putting my eggs in one basket,” Carlile says. “I like to jump on opportunities.”

Carlile’s journey to hosting a hat bar started with a trip to Nashville, Tennessee, and western states, where she saw unique things to do that were not readily available in Evansville. Inspired, she created a permanent jewelry business, Forever Linked, with her daughter, Charlee, in 2022. Initially, Forever Linked inventory was available at pop-up shops and home parties. Since June, shoppers can walk to her booth in the back of Bourbon Barrel Boutique at 5600 E. Virginia St. and browse permanent jewelry, a hat bar to decorate brimmed western hats and baseball caps, and a patch bar for hats, purses, and jackets.

She realized a hat bar might help Nashville-bound visitors who couldn’t find the

perfect hat for their trip. The enterprise sets itself up to host girls’ nights out and birthday parties, including one party with 25 people, Carlile says.

“I wanted to provide something more for people in the area and give people something fun and memorable to do,” she says.

Customers start by selecting a hat, then perusing items on a table where Carlile has vintage jewelry, pins, feathers, patches, playing cards, leather straps, and more.

Some people bring in their own items to decorate with. Then comes the hot glue gun, scissors, branding iron, and sometimes a welder to create a personalized hat style. Carlile helps customers decorate their hats and even will arrange items for them.

It is not only hats people can decorate.

Guests sometimes bring their jackets and purses to stylize, instead.

“I get to meet the coolest people doing this,” Carlile says.

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EUROPEAN FLAIR is a common theme in the East Side’s historic Lincolnshire district. Developed primarily by architects John Anderson and Henry Veatch, many of the neighborhood’s 1920s-‘30s homes display trademarks of English cottage, Colonial Revival, and more Old and New World styles.

The same is true of 735 College Hwy., a 1928 Tudor Revival with brown brick and vertical trim over the gables of the openair front porch.

The 4,204-square-foot interior, though, is contemporary. Updated in clean, neutral colors by Evansville designer Michael Carron, the kitchen and dining room feature an open concept and exposed beams.

The primary bath, framed with artichoke green batten board, is anchored by a central soaking tub and adjacent shower room with a traditional Tudor arched entrance.

More period-centric gems await upstairs, including a powder pink-tiled bathroom and angled ceilings, giving prospective homeowners a balanced blend of old and new.

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ehlhausen prides itself on being a boutique and gift shop for all seasons and trends. Shoppers can choose to spend a small sum on a new treasure for the home or wardrobe, or a much bigger amount on fine furniture selections.

Looking for a tote for your pickleball equipment or a racquet cover? Gehlhausen has it. How about a comfy, stylish Indiana Hoosiers or Purdue Boilermakers sweater, with sparkly earrings to match? Check.

Gehlhausen hits a visitor’s senses as soon as they walk in the door. Displayed are a variety of fragrances, floral arrangements, holiday decor, jewelry, accessories, and women’s apparel of various sizes. Owner Vikki Oxley calls it a “one-stop shop.”

The store encourages shopping for yourself or someone special — everything in its expansive showroom at 735 S. Green River Road can bring cheer as a birthday present, a holiday gift, or just because.

“You can find something for any occasion, anybody you know, that is in style,” Oxley says.

Gehlhausen has 77 years of history, starting as a paint shop on Virginia Street.

Oxley, a one-time dental hygienist, became the owner in February after joining the store’s staff about six years ago.

When the store came up for sale, Oxley’s interest was piqued — she had always loved

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home design since she would rearrange her family’s furniture as a little girl.

But taking the plunge into ownership wouldn’t be easy.

“God’s plan is God’s plan,” Oxley says.

“Fate just happened, and here we are.”

After taking over, Oxley invested heavily in Gehlahusen’s furniture inventory — the store has dining room sets, accent chairs, side tables, and more. She also prioritized social media marketing, open houses with music and food trucks, and other special events.

A key to Gehlhausen’s longevity and success, Oxley says, is that it sells many items of “timeless” quality. She describes her store as “not too modern, not too country, just classic.”

Oxley credits her team for helping her hit the ground running. Two prior owners — Laura Smith and Pam Cardin — still work there. Oxley says having an experienced staff translates to enjoying regular, long-time shoppers.

“It’s the people that make the business,” she says.

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TIMELESS TREASURES For seven decades, shoppers have flocked to Gehlhausen to find the latest trends. Sustaining and building upon that enviable reputation is something new owner Vikki Oxley takes seriously. Since purchasing the business in February, she’s continued to invest in pieces she describes as “classic” and “timeless.”

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QUIET REFINEMENT Dottie Shelton’s condo is big on style BYJODI KEEN

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ave you ever passed by the quiet, leafy campus of La Charmant condos on Newburgh Road and wondered what’s inside? Longtime resident Dottie Shelton invites you in.

The Henderson, Kentucky, native was working at Klein’s hair salon on Washington Avenue 30 years ago. Looking to relocate to Evansville, she began house hunting, and the condominiums at La Charmant — one of Evansville’s first condo complexes, built in 1979 — caught her attention.

With no grounds maintenance and spacious square footage, “It was an easy way to live,” Shelton says.

But she did have her eye on improvements. Natural light was the biggest obstacle. As a second-floor interior unit, the kitchen and dining room, located in the heart of the 1,980-square-foot condo, were completely enclosed, trapping light in the front living room and back bedrooms.

Luckily, Shelton’s sons Brian, a commercial real estate appraiser, and David, a builder

UPSCALE LIVING Dottie Shelton has called La Charmant home for 30 years. Executing her vision required improvements, but she has renovated the space and decorated it in a gold, black, and white color scheme with hints of green and lightreflecting crystal accents.

in Henderson, could step in and help make the condo the home of her dreams.

“When I was visiting for the first time, I liked it, and David loved it,” Shelton says.

“He viewed it as a project. He views everything as not what it is, but what it can be.”

They started with her galley kitchen, opening up space by removing a wall and creating more room for the gatherings Dottie liked to host. The dining room, a small chunk tacked onto the end of the former galley kitchen, became a dining nook. A large room adjacent to the kitchen could have been a bedroom, but Shelton opted to turn it into a spacious formal dining room.

With cut-outs tucked between the kitchen cabinets, visitors in the dining and living rooms can interact with anyone standing in the kitchen. In all, they removed three walls, and Shelton further maximized space by converting a double closet off the dining room into a pocket office.

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LET THE LIGHT IN One of the first things Shelton recognized needed improvement in her new home was the lack of natural light. With help from her sons Brian and David, she opened the layout by removing three walls around the kitchen and dining room. She also added mirrors and shiny marble floors to bounce light around the condo.

potential he finds. Natural light would continue to be a problem for the interior unit, so Shelton tackled it by installing mirrors and gleaming marble floors instead of rugs to bounce light around the condo. Dressed primarily in black, white, and gold, the main room pops with green and crystal accents, Ionic columns around the fireplace, crown molding, plantation shutters, and floral wallpaper from Enjole Interiors. Nestled into oversized chairs from Sugar Bakers and the former Finke Furniture Co., visitors are enveloped in an effortless chic that is inviting and cozy.

The two bedrooms also exude a comfortable elegance. The guest room is sprinkled with red lilies and ballet art, both favorites of Shelton’s youngest granddaughter and frequent visitor, Lilly. Shelton’s suite is appointed in mossy green and patterned marble with gold floral and Chinese accents hand-painted by Barb Woodruff, owner of Just Faux It decorative finishes.

A hairstylist for 50 years — the last nine with Sola Salons — Shelton’s style has evolved over time.

“I used to rearrange furniture a lot. Now, I arrange accessories more,” she says. And though she doesn’t host parties as much anymore, she still enjoys it.

La Charmant’s campus, though, remains the same pleasant, stress-free environment as when Shelton moved in. It boasts an indoor pool and clubhouse, workout room, and tennis court. Residents make up the board and band together when small improvements are needed.

“Condos come on the market only occasionally, and several people have moved here with children, so there’s a lot of activity and laughter,” says Shelton, who can wave to neighbors while perched among fronds on tasteful black-and-white wicker seats on her balcony. “I love living here.”

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HERE’S THE PLAN Shawn and Brent Wiggins designed their Sebree, Kentucky, home in a way that no materials would go to waste. Grain silos, street culverts, belt buckles, and even pennies factored into its construction. “He likes to save things,” Shawn says of Brent, a contractor who owns Wiggins Construction.

SERENITY Brent and Shawn Wiggins’ rural Kentucky home is a testament to resourcefulness and patience

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What would you build if you could design your own home?

Maybe you seek open space with the latest comforts. Perhaps simple, rustic living is your style. Or maybe, you crave a home that artfully merges every phase of life under one unique roof.

That’s just what Brent and Shawn Wiggins did.

Both are Kentucky natives who have made their lives in the Bluegrass State. Brent, a contractor who owns Wiggins Construction, hails from Sebree, while Shawn, a native of Sacramento, is a respiratory therapist in Western Kentucky and Southwestern Indiana.

The duo met in nursing school in Madisonville, Kentucky, and married in 1993.

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RUSTIC ROOTS Ingenuity is employed to great success in the Wigginses’ home. Their kitchen cabinets formerly held operating room supplies at now-named Deaconess Henderson Hospital. The dining table owes its wood to the floors of old railroad cars. The spiral staircase originated from a Detroit, Michigan, home that Brent’s cousin flipped.

“I HATE BUILDING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. THIS WAS A TOTALLY UNIQUE IDEA.”

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The couple used to own a pretty yellow Victorian in Sebree. And while they loved their historic house in town, their heart often pulled them toward the rolling hills and unencumbered space of the country.

In 2013, they purchased three acres south of Sebree that were owned by the parents of Brent’s sister-in-law.

“They had a garden out here, and the prettiest sunsets I’d ever seen,” Brent says.

The Wigginses were itching to build a homestead entirely their own. Nearly a decade working in construction — and having a father with a lifetime of education — gave

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A HELPING HAND The Wigginses’ bedroom is decorated with furniture fashioned by Brent when he was 14 years old and its topped by a false ceiling camouflaging 10 feet of space up to the silo’s roof. The master bath features wood walls that Brent bowed by hand.

Brent plenty of inspiration to create something new. But even those familiar with his ingenuity were surprised by his plan to stitch together a home from grain silos.

“I hate building the same thing over and over,” Brent says. “This was a totally unique idea.”

He set out collecting materials. One silo — capable of holding 18,000 bushels of grain — was procured in Iowa for free, but Brent had to dismantle and transport it himself. The other three were bought for $800 a piece as scrap metal in Beech Grove, Kentucky. Again, breaking it down and hauling it were left up to Brent and his crew.

The south-most silo houses the primary suite; the north holds a mud room, pantry, half bath, and loft bedroom and guest bath. The other pair were placed on their sides to construct an open concept living, dining, and kitchen space, as well as the garage. Brent describes blending the middle roof between the two sides as the project’s most challenging part.

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Eight thousand bolts were driven into each bin, giving it a grand total of 32,000.

The exterior wood was stained with one quart Rust-Oleum silver mixed with one gallon of Rust-Oleum black and four gallons of diesel fuel.

The project was a fierce undertaking, with construction lying in Brent’s hands.

He labored on it mostly on weekends, with help from his own company’s crew.

Toward the end of construction, he paid employees Klint Boggess, Lonnie Terrell, and Dustin Terrell to work on the house full time.

“It took 14 months to build after 10 years of accumulating materials,” Brent says.

Those materials predominantly came from scraps Brent accessed through his work as a contractor. A driveway culvert suspends the dome above the loft bedroom and is topped with a streetlight lens. The kitchen table is made of wood from railroad car floors. The pine logs in the garage are traced back to scrap wood from the December 2021 tornado that cut through Webster County and Western Kentucky.

Various metal bits used to be Duke Energy street poles in New Castle, Indiana.

Several materials are the result of Brent’s extensive network of friends in the construction industry. The steel spiral staircase linking the kitchen to the guest bedroom came from a home in Detroit, Michigan, that his cousin bought to flip.

Others offer a dash of sentimentality in addition to resourcefulness. One of the home’s most unique features is the use of hospital operating room cabinets in the kitchen. The glass-fronted, stainless-steel set from the now-Deaconess Henderson Hospital stands out from the wooden interior, but for Brent, they remind him of his 12 years working as a nurse at the same hospital. The OR cabinets also help explain the locker in the mud room, which was Brent’s exact locker. While working on renovations at the hospital, he wrote it into his contract that he received ownership of all scrap materials, with the specific plan to put those relics tied to his nursing career in his home.

INDOOR AND OUTDOOR HARMONY On mild days, Brent and Shawn Wiggins often can be found outside their home. Once construction was complete, Brent built a garden on the east side of the house. When not tending to their plants, the couple enjoy watching the sun set across their man-made lake.

“He likes to save things,” Shawn says, pointing to the property’s 140-year-old barn that has been repurposed into storage and work space.

Lest anyone think the Wigginses let materials go to waste, know this: A red oak beam measuring 24 inches tall, 18 inches wide, and 40 feet long supplied all of the interior wood, and its remnant

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acts as the rugged exposed beam running through the home’s core. (Two steel I-beams support the interior, so no wood beam is actually needed.)

The house plot, including a manmade lake, occupies five acres. When construction was finished in 2022, the only part subcontracted was the HVAC. There is no space that escaped the Wigginses’ attention to detail. Everywhere they could, they have added simple, unique touches. The medallion embedded in the mud room’s penny floor includes a belt buckle that belonged to Brent’s father. The “W” hanging on their bedroom door is signed by Jimmy Don Holmes, a recurring craftsman featured on HGTV’s “Fixer Upper.”

The fireplace uses the same metal as the rack for the kitchen pans.

Several features sport Brent’s personal craftsmanship. He hand built the bedroom furniture used in his and Shawn’s primary suite from one tree when he was 14 years old. (Also perched in their bedroom is an expertly carved wooden crib Brent fashioned around the same age.) Brent even was patient enough to bow the wood for the master bath panels.

Indeed, the entire construction project was a 10-year lesson in patience.

Now, the Wigginses sit back and enjoy their custom homestead.

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raving a home-cooked meal in a relaxed, congenial atmosphere to get you through the end of the week? Make a reservation for the Thursday Supper Club at Schymik’s Kitchen. The simple menu — a staple that helped make supper clubs popular in upper Midwestern states — is a departure from the restaurant’s global flavors, but therein lies its charm.

From 5 to 9 p.m., patrons can tuck into a plated dinner of prime rib, fried chicken, or fried catfish served with a wilted country salad dressed in a creamy red wine vinaigrette. Sides change regularly. Diners can enjoy a roasted squash casserole, delicately spiced Cajun fried rice, fluffy mashed potatoes with gravy, and more. Plates start at $25. Although separate from the supper club menu, dessert selections — including gooey pecan pie bread pudding — shouldn’t be skipped.

Evansville native Scott Schymik opened the Haynie’s Corner restaurant at 1112 Parrett St. in late 2019 and, in homage to the neighborhood’s convivial nature, began offering a Thursday Supper Club menu in 2023. Meals originally were served with guests seated at long tables, but this fall, Schymik’s started staging separate tables and offering a limited menu to cater to customers’ varying dining preferences. Whether you want a cozy nook for a private meal or to pack eight friends around the table for a family-style dinner, Schymik’s can accommodate.

Its supper club, though, still is an engine of community and connecting, allowing for free-flowing conversation across the dining room as servers deliver plates of crispy chicken, lightly breaded catfish, and tender prime rib.

Bartenders set the scene by pouring cocktails like the Rum but Make It Fashion, a tropical version of the supper club’s classic old fashioned.

Bourbon and brandy are swapped out for rum and garnished with the standard speared orange peel and cherries for a sweet twist. Walk-ins are welcome, but reservations are recommended.

SUPER SUPPER The sides and seasonal drinks on the Supper Club menu consistently are refreshed, but diners can expect the same prime rib, fried chicken, fried catfish, and a congenial atmosphere each Thursday at Schymik’s Kitchen.

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s summer turns to fall, the sun sets sooner, vacations are done for the time being, and thoughts wander toward the holiday season. It’s a common time to crave warm, savory food — perhaps as a balance against the nip in the air outside.

Pair that comfort food with a favorite beverage, add the company of family or friends, and you’re set for a great time.

What better place to enjoy those delights than a local tavern, or a restaurant that serves up plenty of hearty, tavern-style food. We’re the first to admit that not every Evansville establishment listed here meets the traditional tavern definition, but each has a menu and ambiance that lend themselves to these kinds of cozy, cool-weather days or evenings.

All of them say that, yes, business tends to increase this time of year as families and groups of friends come to eat, drink, socialize, and enjoy.

Let’s take a tour of a few of our area’s choice taverns — and full-service restaurants with food favored at taverns — and see what their kitchens are churning out.

tiny town’s center. It’s been a gathering place for locals and outsiders for decades.

Owner Rick Kennedy, who’s had the business since 2010, says plate dinners are what Darmstadt Inn regulars grab the most. Fried chicken and catfish always are popular choices, as well as pork chops and country fried steaks.

Fall and winter months, Kennedy says, tend to bring in more families and groups of friends.

“People get out and spend a little more, visit more,” he says.

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Owner Audrey Christie wasn’t bashful when asked what Stockwell Inn regulars order the most this time of year.

“The whole menu,” she says. “Nobody complains about anything.”

Stockwell Inn’s specialty sandwiches, including the Reuben, roast beef and chicken Phillys, breaded tenderloins, and wraps, are among those popular choices, as are the daily homemade plate lunches. You can also snare a brain sandwich here if you’re in the mood — Christie says she makes several, even during the West

Side Nut Club Fall Festival, where they’re a well-known street food item.

Christie says that as November and December arrive, business at Stockwell Inn hits “full throttle. Especially after Thanksgiving, and then we’re busy all of December.”

One popular Stockwell Inn tradition is “drinksgiving,” the night before Thanksgiving.

“People look forward to that every year,” says Christie, who’s owned for seven years the restaurant her family has had for 37 years. stockwellinn.com NISBET INN

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Soups are a hit this time of year at Nisbet Inn in Haubstadt, a town in the southwest corner of Gibson County. Jim and Becky Harl, owners for the last 19 years, roll out bowl after bowl of gumbo and bean soup with cornbread as the weather cools down.

Other comfort food standards at Nisbet Inn — which locals often still call “Nisbet Station” in reference to the old train stop nearby — include smoked chicken, pork chop, and rib dinners, and in the fall and winter, Becky says customers seem to pick those items ahead of sandwiches and salads.

Nisbet Inn diners also look for warmth in their dessert choices, preferring cobblers and fruit pies.

“We will feel an influx, certainly, when the weather cools off and people will come back inside,” Becky says. nisbet-inn.com THE HORNET’S NEST STEAKHOUSE

A popular spot in the northern Vanderburgh County community known as Earle, The Hornet’s Nest Steakhouse serves up some traditional tavern foods but doesn’t consider itself in that vein — and for good reason.

DA R M S TA DT I N N P H OTO BY H A D L E Y M I TC H E L L . S TO C K W E L L I N N P H OTO BY M AG G I E VA L E N T I . N I S B E T I N N P H OTO S BY J O H N M A R T I N .

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Owner Derek Ungethiem points out that the business has added a 2,500-square-foot kitchen, while also replacing its bar, and it has a more expansive menu than taverns typically do.

There still are plenty of warm comfort foods to pick from, though — Ungethiem, who’s helmed the business since 2010, notes the Hornet’s Nest sells a lot of chicken livers and gizzards in the fall and winter.

The menu’s appetizers stretch beyond typical items like onion rings and breaded mushrooms — think fried provolone bruschetta and fried green tomatoes. hornetsnestrestaurant.com LEROY’S TAVERN

Let’s wrap up our tour with a spot on Evansville’s West Side that embraces the “tavern” name.

Known for its pizza and sandwiches, Leroy’s Tavern has plenty more that keeps people coming back, time and time again.

This time of year, “we BRATWURST SANDWICH definitely see an uptick,” owner Terri “Carl” Still says.

Free Soup Saturday is a big deal at Leroy’s, especially as cooler weather arrives. Promoted on the business’s social media pages, Leroy’s rolls out a different soup every week — goulash, chili, chicken noodle, vegetable soup, and potato, to name a few — and diners devour it while waiting for their entrée.

Leroy’s opened in 1970, and Still bought it in 2011. In the cooler months, she says her regulars gather to watch football and basketball while dining on their favorites.

“We’re a very loyal, patron-based local bar,” Still says. “You see the same faces every day, and it’s wonderful. You can set your watch by them.”

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Shake things up with these seasonal cocktail recipes BY MAGGIE VALENTI SITTING DOWN TO A well-crafted drink is one of the best parts of attending holiday parties. Many turn to frothy eggnog or champagne cocktails, perhaps a hot buttered rum if the weather is chilly. But who says you have to leave the house for a delectable drink? Stay in and mix up these recipes from Mo’s House, Copper House, and Entwined Wine & Cocktail Bar, then get cozy by the fire and toast to the season, whatever you celebrate!

HAYRIDE CIDER Copper House

• 2 ounces Plantation Original Dark Rum • 1 ounce honey syrup • 2 ounces pumpkin puree • 2 ounces apple cider Add ice and toss in a shaker. Top with a toasted marshmallow.

NAUGHTY LIST Mo’s House

• 3/4 ounce dark rum • 3/4 ounces Amaro de Angostura • 1 ounce sour mix • 3/4 ounce egg white Dry shake with the white of an egg for texture. Shake again with ice to chill and dilute. Serve with a rosemary garnish.

ROSEMARY SAGE LEMONDROP Entwined Wine & Cocktail Bar

• 1.5 ounces vodka • 1/2 ounce triple sec • 3/4 ounce lemon juice • 3/4 ounce rosemary sage simple syrup

Add ice and toss in a shaker.

Garnish with lemon slice or rosemary sprig.

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Dining Directory

RESTAURANTS THAT DEFINE OUR CITY THE GRANOLA JAR CAFÉ & BAKERY: 1033 Mount Pleasant Road, 812-437-1899; 333 State St., Newburgh, IN, 812-490-0060; 5600 E. Virginia St., 812401-8111. Specializes in house-made granola along with sandwiches and deli salads plus vegetarian and vegan options. Catering available.  HENDERSON JUICE COMPANY: 108 Second St., Henderson, KY, 270-8323767. Fresh juices, smoothies, breakfast items, soups, and wraps.

Catering available.

HONEYBAKED HAM: 1446 N. Green River Road, 812-471-2940. Boxed lunches, sandwiches, salads, as well as whole, half, or slices of ham. Variety of desserts and side items. Catering available.

JIVE TURKEY SANDWICH WITH TANGLED UP IN BLEU SALAD FROM THE GRANOLA JAR CAFÉ & BAKERY

FRESH TAKES

NOW OPEN

Lonestar Bar-B-Que and Soul Food has opened at 2403 Washington Ave., serving barbecued brisket, pulled pork, and other Southern specialties.

NIBBLES FINE DINING CAVANAUGH’S: 421 N.W. Riverside Drive (inside Bally’s Evansville), 812433-4333. Steaks, fresh seafood, overlooking the Ohio River, and entertainment in the piano bar.

MADELEINE’S FUSION RESTAURANT: 423 S.E. Second St., 812-491-8611. Appetizers, soups, salads, entrées, including day catch seafood and prime steaks, extensive bar selections, and wine cellar. Offers vegetarian plus vegan and gluten-free options with advanced notice. Private meeting rooms and in-season patio dining available.  RED GERANIUM: 520 North St., New Harmony, IN, 812-682-6171.

Contemporary American fare.

UPSCALE CASUAL AMY’S ON FRANKLIN: 1418 W. Franklin St., 812-401-2332. Midwestern comfort food influenced by the French Quarter, Mexico, and Texas and known for dry-aged and butter-aged steaks.

BAR LOUIE: 7700 Eagle Crest Blvd., 812-476-7069. Full bar, expansive menu with a variety of appetizers, a large hamburger selection, and signature martinis. Catering available.

BIAGGI’S RISTORANTE ITALIANO: 6401 E. Lloyd Expressway Ste. 3, 812-4210800. Italian cuisine from scratch including monthly chef features, authentic pastas, chicken parmesan, and bruschetta, plus gluten-free options. Catering available.

BONEFISH GRILL: 6401 E. Lloyd Expressway, 812-401-3474. Wood-burning grill, fish, steaks, soups, salads, and its famous Bang Bang Shrimp.

Catering available.  BRU BURGER BAR: (Best Restaurant for a Burger) 222 Sycamore St. in the former Greyhound bus terminal, 812-302-3005. Signature chef burgers, classic sandwiches, salads, appetizers, desserts, and an extensive drink menu.

CAMBRIDGE GRILL: 1034 Beacon Hill (at Cambridge Golf Course), 812868-4653. Salads, sandwiches, pizzas, entrées, and an expanded wine menu.

THE COLLECTIVE: 230 Main St. (above COMFORT by the Cross-Eyed Cricket), 812-909-3742. Fresh specialty appetizers and entrées with an extensive beverage list.  COMFORT BY THE CROSS-EYED CRICKET: (Best Restaurant for Brunch) 230 Main St., 812-909-3742. Full breakfast menu, home-style favorites, sandwiches, steaks, and salads.

COPPER HOUSE: 1430 W. Franklin St., 812-909-8089. Unique cuisine meets comfort food including shrimp and grits, burgers, apricot salmon, goat cheese bites, and signature cocktails. Event space available.  CORK ‘N CLEAVER: (Best Restaurant for a Celebratory Dinner) 650 S. Hebron Ave., 812-479-6974. Steak, prime rib, chicken, seafood, salad bar, soup, and sandwich lunches.  DADE PARK GRILL AT ELLIS PARK: 3300 U.S. 41 N., Henderson, KY, 812425-1456 or 800-333-8110. Clubhouse dining.

EVANSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB: 3810 Stringtown Road, 812-425-2243. Executive chef on staff. Diverse menu selection including prime steaks and fresh seafood. Member-only dining.

OAK MEADOW COUNTRY CLUB (THE MEMBERS GRILL): 11505 Browning Road, 812-867-1900. Chef-created menu in full-service dining room and diverse options ranging from traditional to cutting edge. Breakfast served on weekends. Member-only dining.

ROLLING HILLS COUNTRY CLUB: 1666 Old Plank Road, Newburgh, IN, 812925-3336. Executive chef on staff. New and classic dishes including chicken, steak, seafood specials, and pastas. Member-only dining.

Pangea Pizza and 2nd Language now offer combined ordering at 401 N.W. Second St., Ste. A. The Washington Post named Pangea Kitchen, 111 S. Green River Road Ste. E, the top Neopolitan-ish pizzeria in Indiana and the state’s second-best Detroit style pizzeria. Be Happy Pie Company is expanding with a second location at 6225 E. Virginia St. Ste. C. tentatively set to open in January. Kirk Jefferies has purchased Mr. Gatti’s Pizza, 316 N. Green River Road, from John Zeidler. Ghost Quesadilla, at 4222 Bell Road, Newburgh, has changed ownership and rebranded as Neighbors, a sports bar serving sandwiches, smashburgers, and salads. The Slice at 2011 Lincoln Ave. now offers carry out, takes debit and credit cards, and recently underwent renovations. Catfish Willy’s Seafood & Comfort Cuisine at 5720 E. Virginia St. has added new items to its menu, including jumbo loaded gator taters and Cajun fried catfish fillet.

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FARMER & FRENCHMAN: 12522 U.S. 41 S., Robards, KY, 270-748-1856. Café featuring cheese and charcuterie trays, salads, Neapolitan pizzas, pasta, sandwiches, desserts, beer, and Farmer & Frenchman house and European wines. Catering available.  HAUB STEAK HOUSE: 101 E. Haub St., Haubstadt, IN, 812-768-6462. A la carte menu. Steak, prime rib, seafood, chicken, pork, vegetable side dishes, and desserts.

HOUSE OF COMO: 2700 S. Kentucky Ave., 812-422-0572. Baked chicken dishes, lamb chops, fish entrées, and oversized steaks with Lebanese and Middle Eastern influence. Catering available.  R’Z CAFÉ AND CATERING: 104 N. Main St., Fort Branch, IN, 812-615-0039.

Classic comfort food to modern cuisine, including breakfast and lunch combinations as well as daily specials.

SAMUEL’S: 113 S.E. Fourth St., 812-777-0047. A wide range of shareable bites for the table, specialty entrées, and sandwiches rotating seasonally for those 21-plus only. Open for lunch and dinner.

SCHYMIK’S KITCHEN: 1112 Parrett St., 812-401-3333. Globally influenced restaurant with a full bar with brunch available on Sundays.

WALTON’S: 956 Parrett St., 812-467-4255. Formerly Walton’s International Comfort Food, serving smokehouse delights in a unique atmosphere.

Catering available.

PRIVATE CLUBS

BOWLIFY SUPERFOODS: 250 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-303-2874. Acai bowls, smoothies, rice protein bowls, and avocado toasts. Catering available.

CHICKEN SALAD CHICK: 1414 Hirschland Road, 812-594-9820. More than 12 flavors of chicken salad, soups, sides, and desserts. Catering available.

THE DELI: 421 N.W. Riverside Drive (inside Bally’s Evansville), 812-433-4000.

Deli sandwiches, salads, hot dogs, and pizza.

THE DELI AT ONB: One Main St. (inside Old National Bank), 812-424-5801.

Fresh soups, salads, sandwiches, paninis, desserts, and daily specials.

Catering available.

FIREHOUSE SUBS: 1031 N. Green River Road, 812-909-4445. Hot and cold sandwiches with toppings such as smoked turkey, sliced chicken, and veggies. Kids eat free on Wednesdays and Sundays. Catering available.

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, restaurants are accessible to people with disabilities and accept major credit cards. City and county ordinances prohibit smoking in many facilities. We suggest calling ahead to check which venues are exempt. Evansville Living has made every attempt to present an accurate guide. Please notify us of significant changes in a restaurant’s management, location, or menu. This directory is compiled by editorial staff and not based on advertising.

P H OTO BY Z AC H S T R AW

Riverwalk Restaurant, 6 Walnut St., closed Sept. 24. Owners Doros and Ellada Hadjisavva will continue to operate Acropolis Catering & Food Truck and Venue 812. Cosmos Bistro, 101 S.E. First St., will permanently close. It had been shuttered since August. Blenderz Smoothie and Yogurt Bar’s two locations at 4301 N. First Ave. and 2110 W. Franklin St. have closed.

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Dining Directory CHEESEBURGER AND FRIES FROM COMMANDER’S GRILL

JASON’S DELI: 943 N. Green River Road, 812-471-9905.

Sandwiches, salads, and other healthy meals with fresh ingredients and no artificial trans fats, MSG, or high fructose corn syrup, plus a 22-foot-long salad bar and free ice cream with every order.

Catering available.

JIMMY JOHN’S: 701 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-401-5400; 130 N. St. Joseph Ave., 812-402-9944; 330 Main St., 812-402-5653; 2320 N. Green River Road, 812402-5747; 8680 High Point Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-7111. Deli-style sandwiches, fresh-baked bread, vegetables prepared daily, and cold-cut meats. Catering available.

MCALISTER’S DELI: 2220 N. Green River Road, 812-6182050; 5301 Pearl Drive, Ste. 100, 812-228-4222; 3788 Libbert Road, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-3354. Deli sandwiches, salads, spuds, soups, and sweet tea.

NORTH MAIN ANNEX GOURMET CATERING & DELI: 701 N. Main St., 812-250-4551. Gourmet catering from breakfast to dessert, and a daily, fresh-made menu of breakfast, salads, baked goods, and deli classics.

OLD TYME DELI & MEAT SHOP: 307 N. First Ave., 812-4011030. A traditional deli and meat shop offering plate lunches.

PANERA BREAD: 220 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-476-7477; 5201 Pearl Drive, 812-250-7088; 4015 Gateway Blvd., Newburgh, IN, (inside Deaconess Orthopedic Neuroscience Hospital) 812-706-6386. Breads, sandwiches, paninis, soups, salads, and specialty coffee drinks. Catering available at Burkhardt and Pearl locations.

PENN STATION EAST COAST SUBS: 137 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-479-7366; 4827 Davis Lant Drive, 812402-7366; 5310 Pearl Drive, 812-434-7366; 8887 High Pointe Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812- 401-7366; 1111 Barrett Blvd., Henderson, KY, 270-826-7361.

Grilled, made fresh-to-order sub sandwiches, homemade hand-cut fries, fresh baked cookies, and fresh-squeezed lemonade. Catering available.

SICILIANO CHARCUTERIE & SUBS: 2021 W. Franklin St., 812-303-3855. Charcuterie, specialty subs, and salads. Catering available.

WHICH WICH: 5104 E. Lloyd Expressway, 812-471-2818; 6401 N. Green River Road, 812-867-0826. An extensive menu of customizable sandwiches and sides. Catering available.

BAKERIES, COFFEEHOUSES, AND ICE CREAM  2ND STREET BISTRO & BAKERY: 111 S. Second St., Boon-

ville, IN, 812-573-8887. Sandwiches and freshly baked breads, desserts, cookies, cakes, pies, and more.  3 CHICKS FUDGERY: 305 Main St., Mount Vernon, IN, 812-307-3454. Fresh fudge, gourmet coffee, hand-dipped ice cream from JB’s Barnyard, and unique gifts. Catering and food truck available.

BASKIN-ROBBINS: 3960 N. First Ave., 812-550-1500. Premium ice cream, plus bakery treats and custom ice cream cakes and pies.

BEA SWEET TREATS: 4111 Merchant Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-454-7728. Custom cakes and cookies, macarons, cinnamon rolls, and other baked goods.

BE HAPPY PIE COMPANY: 2818 Mount Vernon Ave. Ste. B, 812-449-7718. Made-from-scratch bakery specializing in sweet and savory pies, sweet rolls, brownies, cookies, scones, petite cheesecakes, coffee cakes, and cookie pies.

BEANS & BARISTAS: 800 N. Green River Road (inside Eastland Mall), 812-475-8566. Full coffee bar, gourmet coffees and teas, Italian sodas, and various pastry treats. Retail gourmet coffee beans, teas, and unique gifts.  BLACK LODGE COFFEE ROASTERS: 610 Church St., New Harmony, IN, 812-682-2449. Pour-overs, presses, cold brew, iced coffee, espressos, and more. .

BOBACCINOS CAFÉ: 3848 N. First Ave., 812-773-3333.

Extensive coffee, boba tea, and blended tea menu, plus pastries, sandwiches, smash burgers, and breakfast items including biscuits and gravy.

BUBBLE PANDA: 1524 N. Green River Road, 812-7602728. Bubble tea shop offering milk and ice teas, slushies, smoothies, and lattes.

BUBBLE TEATALK: 619 N. Burkhardt Road, Ste. G, 812-5985235. Bubble and milk teas, smoothies, slushies, and more.

CLEO’S BAKERY & BROWN BAG LUNCHES: 9 W. Jennings St., Newburgh, IN, 812-853-0500. Full bakery with cookies, scones, muffins, cupcakes, coffee, and lunches including signature sandwiches paired with a choice of chips, pickles, and homemade soup. Catering available.

COOKIES AND CUPCAKE BY DESIGN: 419 Metro Ave., 812426-1599. Cookie bouquets, custom-decorated cookies, cupcakes, cookie cakes, and other baked goods. Local delivery is available.

CORNER NUTRITION: 995 S. Hebron Ave., Ste. H, 812550-3019. Protein shakes, boosted teas, and juices.

CRUMBL COOKIES: 939 N. Burkhardt Road Ste. B, 812965-4133; 5435 Pearl Drive, Ste. 2. 930-212-0677.

Delivery and carry-out homemade, gourmet cookies. Catering available.

D-ICE: 800 N. Green River Road (in Eastland Mall food court), 812-319-9071. Thai-fried ice cream rolls and bubble tea.

DONUT BANK BAKERY AND COFFEE SHOP: 210 N. St. Joseph Ave., 812-426-1011; 2128 N. First Ave., 812-426-2311; 1031 E. Diamond Ave., 812-426-0011; 5 N. Green River Road, 812-479-0511; 1950 Washington Ave., 812-477-2711; 3988 State Highway 261, Newburgh, IN, 812-858-9911; 1200 Lincoln Ave., 812-402-4111; 4800 W. Lloyd Expressway, 812-401-2211; 1303 W. Broadway St., Princeton, IN, 812-385-3711; 2630A U.S. 41, Henderson, KY, 270-212-0181. Donuts, coffee, cookies, other baked goods, and smoothies.

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DUNKIN’: 3960 N. First Ave., 812-550-1500; 850 N. Green River Road, 812-303-5797; 3955 Orchard Lane, Newburgh, IN; 2222 U.S. 41, Henderson, KY, 270-297-0299. Donuts, pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and a variety of coffees.  ELBIE’S ICE CREAM: 70 S.E. Front St., Elberfeld, IN, 812403-3778. Seasonal ice cream stand with specialty dishes, ice cream nachos, unicorn sundaes, and more.

FARM 57: 3443 Kansas Road, 812-677-5757. House-made pastries plus coffee, ice cream, and drinks. Seasonal live music and food trucks on Wednesdays.

GAYLACAKE: 320 N. Main St., 812-454-9791. Specializes in order-only cupcakes, cookies, special occasion cakes, and other baked goods.

GREAT HARVEST BREAD COMPANY: 423 Metro Ave., 812476-4999. Fresh-baked bread, breakfast items, sandwiches, salads, homemade soups for lunch, and specialty sweets. Catering available.

HOMETOWN NUTRITION: 300 Main St., Ste. 1A, 812-4010058. Smoothies, boosted teas, protein shakes, and more.  HONEY MOON COFFEE CO.: (Best Place to Have a Cup of Coffee) 612 S. Weinbach Ave., 812-602-3123; 1211 Tutor Lane, 812-893-2945; 20 W. Water St., Newburgh, IN. 812-746-8168. Curated coffee and drinks, Hong Kong-style bubble waffles, all-day breakfast items, and Graeter’s ice cream.

INSOMNIA COOKIES: 318 Main St., Ste. 100, 930-5004814. Late-night bakery specializing in delivery and carry-out warm cookies.

JOE BREWSKI COFFEE: 10 N.W. Sixth St. Specialty cold brews and lemonades.  LIC’S DELI AND ICE CREAM: (Best Ice Cream/Gelato) 800 E. Diamond Ave., 812-424-4862; 4501 Lincoln Ave., 812-477-3131; 2001 Washington Ave., 812-473-0569; 11 N.W. Fifth St., 812-422-2618; 8700 Ruffian Lane, Newburgh, IN, 812-858-0022.

Deli-style soups, salads, sandwiches, locally made ice cream, choco-cremes, and sorbets.

MILK & SUGAR SCOOP SHOPPE: 2027 W. Franklin St., 812602-1423; 10931 IN 66, 812-625-1087; 900 Main St. (inside Main Street Food & Beverage). Premium ice cream shop.

MISSION GROUNDS: 1107 Washington Square, 812-4213808. Specialty coffee, tea, lemonade, whole beans for sale, and pastries.

MR. BUBBLE TEA: 503 N. Green River Road, 812-5503166. Smoothies, Asian beverages, and bubble tea in different flavors.

MULBERRY JEAN’S ACCENTS: 600 State St., Newburgh, IN, 812-490-5835. High tea served with sandwiches, desserts, an extensive collection of premium coffee beans, and a variety of loose-leaf tea.

NOTHING BUNDT CAKES: 6436 E. Florida St., Ste. 100, 812758-7856. Serving full-size and miniature specialty cakes for any occasion.

ORANGE LEAF FROZEN YOGURT: 701 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-401-5215. Up to 70 flavors of frozen yogurt.

PANADERÍA SAN MIGUEL: 2004 Washington Ave., 812814-8037. Traditional Mexican bakery with cakes, pastries, and bread.

PARLOR DOUGHNUTS: 204 Main St., 812-303-4487; 301 N. Green River Road, 812-303-5906. Specialty doughnuts and coffee from Proper Coffee Roasters.

Green River Road location also serves breakfast items and milkshakes.

PENNY LANE COFFEEHOUSE: 600 S.E. Second St., 812421-8741. Fair trade organic espresso and espresso drinks, gourmet coffees, Italian sodas, fresh-baked pastries, and vegetarian soups.  PIECE OF CAKE: (Best Birthday Cake Baker) 210 Main St., 812-424-2253. Customized cakes, cookies, coffee, sodas, breakfast items, and more.

REVIVE ENERGY AND NUTRITION: 1211 Tutor Lane. Boosted smoothies and teas, protein shakes, and more.

RIVER CITY COFFEE + GOODS: 223 Main St., 812-550-1695.

Espresso bar, brewed coffees, pour-overs, and teas.

RIVER KITTY CAT CAFE: 226 Main St., 812-550-1553. Coffee, tea, croissants, cookies, biscotti, and savory pastries.

SMALLEY COFFEE: 2955 Newton St., Jasper, IN. Handcrafted drinks including tea, coffee, and frozen drinks.

STARBUCKS: 624 S. Green River Road (inside Barnes & Noble), 812-475-1054; 504 N. Green River Road, 812-476-7385; 6401 E. Lloyd Expressway, Ste. 16, 812-401-1771; 4700 W. Lloyd Expressway, 812-5494053; 4650 First Ave., 812-421-0461; 601 Walnut St., 812-423-5002; 7755 IN 66, Newburgh, IN, 812-8580234. Specialty coffees, teas, and baked goods.  TF ICE CREAM: 1002 E. Walnut St., Boonville, IN, 812-715-3367. Ice cream, sherbet, barbecue, chili dogs, and more.

TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE: 2101 N. Green River Road, 812-297-9727. Smoothies, flatbreads, wraps, salads, and sandwiches. Catering available.

DINERS, CAFÉS, AND FAMILY RESTAURANTS 10-8 CAFÉ: 4209 U.S. 41 N., 812-413-0129 and 812-4139355. A cafe with breakfast, appetizers, pizza, sandwiches, burgers, and specialty coffee from the makers of White Swan Coffee Lab. BIG-TOP DRIVE IN: 1213 W. Maryland St., 812-424-7442.

Burgers, sandwiches, chicken strips, and ice cream.

BURGER BANK: 1617 S. Weinbach Ave., 812-475-2265.

Mini-burgers, cheeseburgers, fries, and more.

THE CAROUSEL: 5115 Monroe Ave., 812-479-6388. Classic American cuisine.  CARRIAGE INN: 103 Gibson St., Haubstadt, IN, 812768-6131. Plate lunches, sandwiches, soups, salads, steaks, and assorted dinner entrées.

CATFISH WILLY’S SEAFOOD & COMFORT CUISINE: 5720 E. Virginia St., 812-401-2233. Seafood favorites like crab, lobster, shrimp, and gator, as well as Southern comfort food.

CLEAVERS: 5501 E. Indiana St., 812-473-0001. Sandwiches including pulled pork, Chicago-style Italian beef, pork loin, and steak.  COMMANDER’S GRILL: 118 W. Locust St., Boonville, IN, 812-715-0055. A sandwich shop with fried chicken, salads, steaks, and pork chops.

CROSS-EYED CRICKET FAMILY RESTAURANT: 2101 W. Lloyd Expressway, 812-422-6464. Sandwiches, fish dishes, breakfast items, country-style dinners, and more.  THE DAIRIETTE: 711 Atkinson St., Henderson, KY, 270-826-2401. Hamburgers, tenderloins, fries, milkshakes, and soft-serve sundaes.

THE DINER BY MELES: 550 N. Green River Road, 812402-1272. Regional specialties, Mexican-inspired dishes, and all-day breakfast.

DOWNTOWN GRILL: 900 Main St. (inside Main Street Food & Beverage). Serving sandwiches including Philly Cheesesteaks, Cubans, Italians, Subs, and hotdogs.  FEED MILL RESTAURANT & BAR: 3541 State Highway 60-E., Morganfield, KY, 270-389-0047. Seafood and barbecue.

FRANKIE’S RESTAURANT: 6840 Logan Drive, 812-490-3172.

A wide range of American fare across dedicated menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

FRIENDSHIP DINER: 834 Tutor Lane, 812-402-0201. Breakfast, sandwiches, pasta, and home-style favorites.

G.D. RITZY’S: 4810 University Drive, 812-425-8700; 4320 N. First Ave., 812-421-1300; 601 N. Green River Road, 812-474-6259. Hamburgers, grilled chicken, chicken strips, hot dogs, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, ultra-thin shoestring-style French fries, old-fashioned ice cream, and milkshakes.  GASTHOF AMISH VILLAGE: 6747 E. Gasthof Village Road, Montgomery, IN, 812-486-4900. Amish- style buffet with bakery. Catering available.  HOMETOWN ROOTS: 136 Second St., Henderson, KY, 270-212-3653. Southern comfort food like mac and cheese, pulled pork, and fried chicken. Catering available.

HOOSIER BURGER CO.: 325 S. Green River Road, 812437-0155. Fresh-to-order burgers, fries, ice cream, and milkshakes.

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THE HORNET’S NEST: 11845 Petersburg Road, 812-867-2386. Soups, sandwiches, salads, daily lunch specials, steaks, seafood, and chicken, plus brunch.

JOURNEY FISH AND CHICKEN: 825 S. Green River Road, 812-303-2420. Sandwiches, gyros, fried fish, and fried chicken.

JUICY SEAFOOD: 865 N. Green River Road. 812-303-6869. Seafood boils, fried seafood, and appetizers.

KITE & KEY CAFÉ: 2301 W. Franklin St., 812-401-0275. Breakfast and lunch options and desserts, with an in-house coffee shop serving coffee, espresso drinks, tea, hot chocolate, smoothies, frappes, and pastries.

THE KORNER INN: 15 W. Main St., Elberfeld, IN, 812-983-4200. Daily lunch specials, sandwiches, burgers, and dinners.

THE LANDING: 1 E. Water St., Newburgh, IN, 812-518-1200. Flatbreads, burgers, sandwiches, pasta, and other entrées.

LIBBY AND MOM’S: 2 Richardt Ave., 812-437-3040. Home-cooked meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  LOG INN: 12491 Country Road 200 E., Haubstadt, IN, 812-867-3216. Fried chicken, ham, roast beef, and fiddlers.

MAJOR MUNCH: 101 N.W. First St., 812-306-7317. Cheeseburgers, chili, grilled chicken sandwiches, grilled cheese, and catfish.

MERRY-GO-ROUND RESTAURANT: 2101 Fares Ave., 812-423-6388. Traditional American cuisine.  MISTER B’S: (Best Restaurant for Wings) 1340 Hirschland Road, 812-4022090; 2611 U.S. 41, Henderson, KY, 270-826-1111. Pizza, wings, sandwiches, soup, salad, and pasta. Catering available.  MR. D’S: 1435 S. Green St., Henderson, KY, 270-826-2505. Drive-in classic American cuisine mushrooms, chicken strips, fried chicken, chicken liver, chicken sandwiches, and more all hand-breaded with Colonel Jim’s Breading. Breakfast and charcuterie board catering are available.

NELLIE’S RESTAURANT: 8566 Ruffian Lane, Newburgh, IN, 812-629-2142. Breakfast and lunch items, such as omelets, pancakes, waffles, sandwiches, burgers, and salads.

THE NEW FRONTIER RESTAURANT AND BAR: 12945 IN 57, 812-867-6786. Bloody Mary bar, appetizers, sandwiches, soups, salads, steak, fried chicken, and pork chops.

THE NEW OLD MILL: 5031 New Harmony Road, 812-963-6000. Steaks, chicken, catch of the day, sandwiches, soups, and salads.

NOMOD: 900 Main St. (inside Main Street Food & Beverage). Serving a smash burger, brunch burger, and chicken wings.

PATTIE’S SAND TRAP AT FENDRICH GOLF COURSE: 1900 E. Diamond Ave., 812435-6028. Burgers, sandwiches, chicken, salads, and a variety of snacks.

PIE PAN: 905 North Park Drive, 812-425-2261. Traditional American cuisine.

Homemade pies sold by the slice and whole.

PIER 17 CAJUN SEAFOOD RESTAURANT AND BAR: 600 N. Green River Road., 812-3036338. Cajun classic appetizers like fried calamari and seafood from shrimp and oysters to catfish served in combo specials, fried baskets, and boils.  THE RED WAGON: 6950 Frontage Road, Poseyville, IN, 812-874-2221. Catfish, oyster, and grilled salmon.

ROOSTER’S DEN: 3988 Haley Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-706-3555. Family recipes and homestyle cooking.  SAY’S RESTAURANT: 500 Church St., New Harmony, IN, 812-270-4183.

Comfort food made with seasonal local ingredients.  SIDEWALK CAFE: 228 Second St., Henderson, KY, 270-831-2233. Gourmet chicken salad, Italian beef, tomato basil turkey wrap, loaded potato soup, and strawberry cake. Catering available.  SILVER BELL RESTAURANT: 4424 St. Wendel Road, Wadesville, IN, 812-9630944. Sandwiches, fiddlers, pizza, and vegetable side dishes. Family-style fried chicken dinner specials.

THE TIN FISH: 707 State St., Newburgh, IN, 812-490-7000. Fresh fish flown in daily, clam chowder, salads, and sandwiches.

VFW 1114: 110 N. Wabash Ave. of Flags, 812-422-5831. Friday buffet, prime rib on Saturday, and brunch on Sunday.

WAYLON’S DINER ON MAIN: 606 N. Main St, 812-777-0088. All-day breakfast, homemade desserts, lunch specials, and cold sandwiches and wraps for grab-n’-go lunch.  YESTERDAZE BAR & GRILL: 101 S. Second St., Boonville, IN, 812-897-0858. Daily lunch and dinner specials; sandwiches, wraps, salads, sides, and entrées.  YOUR WAY CAFE: 111 E. Water St., Ste. 1000, Mount Vernon, IN, 812-8313644. Family-owned restaurant serving traditional breakfast and lunch items  ZACK’S DINER: 202 E. Locust St., Fort Branch, IN, 812-753-1230. Family restaurant serving breakfast all day and standard diner fare.

ZESTO: 102 W. Franklin St., 812-424-1416; 920 E. Riverside Drive, 812-423-5961.

Hamburgers, fish and chicken sandwiches, tenderloins, soups, and ice cream.  THE ZONE BY MARYSCOTTS: 433 Plaza Drive (in Southwind Plaza), Mount Vernon, IN, 812-643-5024. Chef-driven fresh scratch cuisine in a family-friendly restaurant with a sports theme.

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Dining Directory FAT BOY’S PIZZA: 10722 Highway 662 W., Newburgh, IN, 812-518-3061. Local una-style pizza serving take-out orders only.

FRANKLIN STREET PIZZA FACTORY: 2033 W. Franklin St., 812-602-3028. Pizza, sandwiches, wings, appetizers, and salads.

GARDO’S ITALIAN OVEN: 13220 Darmstadt Road, 812868-8071. Pizza, sandwiches, wings, appetizers, and salads.

GATTITOWN: 316 N. Green River Road, 812-473-3800.

Buffet-style pizzas, pastas, salads, and desserts all in a kids’ festival-like arcade.

HEADY’S PIZZA: 4120 N. First Ave., 812-437-4343; 2278 S. Green St., Henderson, KY, 270-212-3700. Pizza, subs, wings, and pasta. Late night delivery available.

KIPPLEE’S STADIUM INN: 2350 E. Division St., 812-4761936. Pizza, wings, and sandwiches.

THE LOBO LOUNGE: 1200 Edgar St., 812-550-1001. Pizza, adult beverages, and more.

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AMERICAN FARE NATIONAL CHAINS APPLEBEE’S: 5100 E. Morgan Ave., 812-471-0942; 5727 Pearl Drive, 812-426-2006; 1950 U.S. 41 N., Henderson, KY, 270-826-9427. Soups, sandwiches, salads, and various dinner entrées.

BISCUIT BELLY: 945 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-777-8300.

Shareable breakfast dishes, biscuit sandwiches, biscuits and gravy, and more.

BJ’S RESTAURANT AND BREWHOUSE: 1000 N. Green River Road, 812-550-9320. Soups, salads, pizza, pasta, burgers and sandwiches, and other entrées.

Catering available.

BOB EVANS: 1125 N. Green River Road, 812-473-9022.

“Homestyle” American menu.

BUBBA 33’S: 1 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-901-6409. Fresh burgers, pizza, sandwiches, entrées, classic pub-style appetizers and sides, and a full bar.

CHEDDAR’S SCRATCH KITCHEN: 2100 N. Green River Road, 812-491-9976. Garden-fresh salads, homemade soups, and varied entrée selections including pasta, lemon pepper chicken, and tilapia.

CRACKER BARREL: 8215 Eagle Lake Drive, 812-479-8788; 2130 U.S. 60 E., Henderson, KY, 270-826-5482. Classic American cuisine.

CULVER’S: 1734 Hirschland Road, 812-437-3333; 4850 W. Lloyd Expressway, 812-492-8000. Butter burgers, frozen custard, cheese curds, and more.

DRAKE’S: 1222 Hirschland Road, 812-401-2920. Craft beer, burgers, and sushi.

FIVE GUYS BURGERS AND FRIES: 5402 E. Indiana St., 812-401-1773. Burgers, hot dogs, and Cajun fries.

FREDDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS: 2848 N. Green River Road, 812-909-4395; 5501 Pearl Drive, 812-303-6137. Steakburgers, sandwiches, and frozen custard.

GOLDEN CORRAL BUFFET & GRILL: 130 N. Cross Pointe Blvd., 812-473-1095; 1320 N. Green St., Henderson, KY, 270869-9310. Large buffet selections, steaks, shrimp, and chicken. Weekend dinner menu begins at noon.

JAKE’S WAYBACK BURGERS: 115 Cross Pointe Blvd., 812475-9272; 624 E. Diamond Ave., 812-422-4999. Burgers, hot dogs, and hand-dipped thick milkshakes.

LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE: 5645 Pearl Drive, 812-4210908. American fare including hand-cut steaks, baby-back ribs, mesquite-grilled chicken, appetizers, salads, and seafood.

LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE: 320 N. Green River Road, 812-473-2400. Steak, chicken, ribs, seafood, sandwiches, and burgers.

O’CHARLEY’S: 7301 E. Indiana St., 812-479-6632.

All-American menu including soups, salads, sandwiches, and dinner entrées.

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE: 7201 E. Indiana St., 812-474-0005.

Specialty steaks, chicken, seafood entrées, salads, and vegetable side dishes.

PANDA EXPRESS: 2445 Menards Drive, 812-479-8889.

Chinese fast food like orange chicken, sesame chicken, and fried rice.

RAFFERTY’S: 1400 N. Green River Road, 812-471-0024.

Soups, salads, sandwiches, and dinner entrées.

RED LOBSTER: 4605 Bellemeade Ave., 812-477-9227.

Soups, salads, sandwiches, seafood entrées, freshcatch, and daily specials.

RED ROBIN: 6636 E. Lloyd Expressway, 812-473-4100.

A variety of hamburgers including the “Banzai Burger,” the “Royal Red Robin Burger,” and the “Whiskey River BBQ Burger.” Full bar menu.

Catering available.

TERIYAKI MADNESS: 8833 High Pointe Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-0048. Japanese inspired, Seattle-style teriyaki customizable bowls of chicken, steak, tofu, veggies, noodles, white rice, and fried rice.

TEXAS ROADHOUSE: 7900 Eagle Crest Blvd., 812-477-7427.

Ribs, steaks, side items, and fresh baked bread.

TGI FRIDAY’S: 800 N. Green River Road (in Eastland Mall food court), 812-491-8443. Specialty salads, sandwiches, burgers, steaks, chicken, pasta, and seafood entrées.

WINGSTOP: 499 N. Green River Road, Ste. B, 812-9093445. Classic, boneless, and crispy wings in 11 flavors.

PIZZERIAS ARCHIE & CLYDE’S RESTAURANT & BAR: 8309 Bell Oaks Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-7778. Pizza, fried cheese ravioli, wraps, salads, soups, gyros, and barbecue. AZZIP PIZZA: (Best Business That Gives Back) 5225 Pearl Drive, 812-401-3572; 8850 High Pointe Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-518-3810; 2121 N. Green River Road, 812-901-0490; 4660 N. First Ave., 812-2508947. All personal sized pizzas (8 or 11 inches) made with one meat and all the vegetable toppings included. Thin and crispy pizza as well thick-crust and seven-inch pizzas. Warm cookies, salad, and beer available.

DONATOS PIZZA: 710 S. Green River Road, Ste. 3, 812618-3868. Pizza, oven-baked subs, salad, calzones, wings, and desserts. Catering available.

DONTAE’S HIGHLAND PIZZA PARLOR: 6669 Kratzville Road, 812-777-0016. Pizzas, strombolis, salads, and appetizers.

FARM 57: 3443 Kansas Road, 812-677-5757. Wood-fired, brick-oven pizza from The Pizza Revolution and weekly food truck events.

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LOMBARDI’S NEW YORK PIZZA AND WINGS: 3311 N. Green River Road, 812-602-5255. Authentic New York-style pizza sold by the slice or whole and buffalo wings.

LYLE’S SPORTSZONE PIZZA & PUB: 1404 E. Morgan Ave., 812-425-7729. Home of Lyle’s original loaded stromboli. Also serves pizza and sandwiches.

MOD PIZZA: 6401 E. Lloyd Expressway, Ste. C-102, 812602-5525. Custom, artisan-style pizzas.

NOBLE ROMAN’S: 222 S. Red Bank Road, 812-303-4010; 1216 Washington Square Mall, 812-473-4606. Pizzas, salads, breadsticks, garlic bread, hand-sauced chicken wings, pasta, and sandwiches.

PANGEA KITCHEN: 111 S. Green River Road, Ste. E., 812401-2404. Offering authentic Neapolitan and Detroit-style pizzas, Thai cuisine, and Italian gelato.

PANGEA PIZZERIA: 401 N.W. Second St., 812-401-2500.

Neo-Neapolitan pizza, scratch-made gelato from Pangea Kitchen, and Grande cookies.

 PIZZA CHEF OF BOONVILLE: 423 W. Main St., Boon-

ville, IN, 812-897-1600. Pizza, sandwiches, and appetizers. Catering available.

PIZZA KING: (dine-in facilities) 220 N. St. Joseph Ave., 812-424-7976; 7777 State Highway 66, Newburgh, IN, 812-853-3368; 1033 S. Weinbach Ave., 812476-4941. Pizza and baked stromboli-type sandwiches.

PIZZA OVEN: 5806 Stringtown Road, 812-425-1455.

Pizza, strombolis, and Texas barbecue sandwiches.

ROCA BAR AND PIZZA: 4600 Washington Ave., 812-4227782. Sandwiches, salads, pasta entrees, pizza, steaks, and chicken plus breakfast options. Live entertainment and patio dining.

ROUNDERS PIZZA: 510 W. Mill Road, 812-424-4960. Specialty pizzas including the Nameless Special, a pie with the tomato sauce on top, and the Bavarian, a pie served with mustard.

ROUNDERS PIZZA TOO: 12731 N. Green River Road, 812867-7172. Specialty pizzas including the Nameless Special and the Bavarian.

SAM’S PIZZERIA: 2011 W. Delaware St., 812-423-3160.

Pizza, sandwiches, calzones, pasta, strombolis, wings, and breadsticks.  SANDY’S PIZZA: 609 S. Main St., Fort Branch, IN, 812-753-3972; Pizza, strombolis, sandwiches, and spaghetti.

THE SLICE: 2011 Lincoln Ave., 812-454-0983. Pizza by the slice or pie. Non-traditional varieties.

SPANKEY’S UNA PIZZA: 4404 W. Lloyd Expressway, 812402-6776. A pizza joint with a variety of specialty pizzas such as The Westsider with an assortment of meat toppings, and strombolis.

STEVE’S UNA PIZZA: 1005 S. St. James Blvd., 812-477-5411.

Dinner-only takeout, thin-crust pizzas, and extras.  TURONI’S FORGET-ME-NOT-INN: (Best Pizza - Write In) 4 N. Weinbach Ave., 812-477-7500. Pizza, salads, sandwiches, and fresh-brewed beers.

 TURONI’S PIZZERY AND BREWERY: (Best Pizza - Write In) 408 N. Main St., 812-424-9871. Pizza, salads, sandwiches, and fresh-brewed beers.  TURONI’S PIZZERY AND BREWERY NEWBURGH: (Best Pizza - Write In) 8011 Bell Oaks Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-5555. Pizza, salads, sandwiches, and fresh-brewed beers.

BARBECUE BANDANA’S BAR-B-Q: 6636 Logan Drive, 812-401-9922.

Pork, beef, chicken, and ribs specially prepared over a pit of select hardwoods for a signature smoked flavor.  CHEFWHAT BBQ & MORE: 422 Seventh St., Henderson, KY, 270-212-0742. Fresh barbecue lunch specials are made to order daily including barbeque burritos, quesadillas, and breakfast on Saturdays. Catering available.  HAWG N’ SAUCE: 6580 Leonard Road, Mount Vernon, IN, 812-838-5339. Barbecue entrées and home-style side dishes. Catering available.

HICKORY PIT STOP: 1521 N. Main St., 812-422-6919. Barbecue chicken, turkey, pork, mutton, brisket, ribs, and a variety of side dishes.  HOMER’S BARBECUE: 128 Second St., Henderson, KY, 270-869-2214. Local barbecue with smoked meats, craft sides, cold beer, and cocktails. Catering and food truck available.  J&B BAR-B-CUE AND CATERING: 48 S. Holloway St., Henderson, KY, 270-830-0033. Chicken, ribs, brisket, and pork with a variety of salads and sides.

Catering available.

KENNY’S SMOKE SHACK BBQ: 901 W. Franklin St. 812-3030867. Pulled pork, turkey legs, smoked sausage links, sliced brisket, chopped mutton, sandwiches, and various sides.

LONESTAR BAR-B-QUE AND SOUL FOOD: 2403 Washington Ave., 812-303-3351. Barbecued brisket, tacos, pulled pork, ribs, and more Southern specialties.

MARX BBQ: 3119 W. Maryland St., 812-425-1616. Barbecue chicken, pork, and ribs.  MISSION BBQ: (Best Barbecue) 1530 N. Green River Road, 812-213-0200. Barbecue, made-from-scratch sides, and sandwiches.  MOONLITE BAR-B-Q INN: 2840 W. Parrish Ave., Owensboro, KY, 270-684-8143. Daily lunch and dinner buffets, as well as a menu. An abundance of barbecue and other meats, plus country-style vegetables, corn muffins, a salad bar, and desserts.  TAYLOR’S GRILL ON WHEELS: 130 N. Water St., Henderson, KY, 270-854-4302. Classic Memphis-style smoked meats, barbecue favorites, loaded mac & cheese, and desserts. Take-out only. Catering available.  THOMASON’S BARBECUE: 701 Atkinson St., Henderson, KY, 270-826-0654. Barbecue varieties of pork, mutton, ribs, chicken, ham, beef, or turkey, with sides like potato salad, slaw, and barbecue beans. Catering available.

WOLF’S BAR-B-Q: 6600 N. First Ave., 812-424-8891.

Barbecue pork, chicken, beef, pork ribs, variety of side dishes.

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2ND LANGUAGE: 401 N.W. Second St., 812-401-2500.

Authentic Asian cuisine, ramen, and desserts. Open for lunch and dinner service.

BIG BANG MONGOLIAN GRILL: 2013 N. Green River Road, 812-602-1400. Open-bar Mongolian grill stir fry, lunch and dinner options, and appetizers.

CANTON INN: 947 North Park Drive, 812-428-6611. Cantonese- and American-style appetizers, soups, poultry, beef, pork, and seafood dishes.

CHINA GARDEN: 501 N. Main St., 812-422-6699. Traditional Chinese fare like egg drop soup, hunan chicken, and moo goo gai pan.

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CHINA KING: 590 E. Diamond Ave., 812-423-1896. Traditional Chinese entrées like lo mein, Szechuan pork, and Egg Foo Young.

CHINA VILLAGE: 8423 Bell Oaks Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-858-8238. Soups, fried rice and noodles, specialties like hunan shrimp, and more.

CHOPSTICK HOUSE RESTAURANT: 5412 E. Indiana St., 812-473-5551. Buffet with traditional Chinese and American menu items.

CRAZY BUFFET: 701 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-437-8833. Chinese buffet with lunch specials and combination dinners.

DOMO JAPANESE HIBACHI GRILL, SUSHI, AND RAMEN: 215 N. Green River Road, 812-491-0003. Authentic Japanese dishes, bento boxes, sushi, ramen, and hibachi.

FUJI YAMA: 915 North Park Drive, 812-962-4440. Soups, salads, noodles, rice, sushi, hand rolls, chicken, beef, and shrimp dishes.

GANGNAM KOREAN: 518 Main St., 812-550-1171. Korean cuisine, rice and noodle dishes, seafood, and sushi rolls.

GOLDEN BUDDHA: 3221 Taylor Ave., 812-473-4855; 5066 IN 261, Newburgh, IN, 812-853-2680. Traditional Chinese cuisine featuring lunch specials and family dinners.

GRACIE’S CHINESE CUISINE: 12500 U.S. 41 N., 812-868-8888. Soups, seafood, and chicken- and pork-centric dishes.

JAYA’S RESTAURANT: 119 S.E. Fourth St., 812-422-6667. Authentic Korean cuisine and sushi.

JIMMY GAO’S SZECHWAN CHINESE RESTAURANT: 669 N. Green River Road (in Eastland Place), 812-479-7600. Extensive Sichuan menu, including Szechuan dumplings, bok choy, and pho.

JUMAK: 5720 E. Virginia St., 812-303-1705. Traditional Korean dishes such as bibimbap, yachae twigim, and bulgogi.

KANPAI: 4593 Washington Ave., 812-471-7076. International fare and Japanese sushi bar serving beer, wine, and sake.

LIN’S ASIAN EXPRESS: 520 N. First Ave., 812-909-4210. Asian cuisine favorites including sushi, fried rice, and hibachi.

LINCOLN GARDEN: 2001 Lincoln Ave., 812-471-8881. Chinese appetizers, soups, lunch platters, and entrées including crab rangoon and General Tso’s chicken. MA.T.888 CHINA BISTRO: (Best Asian Restaurant) 5636 Vogel Road, 812-475-2888. Specialties include lemongrass fish, Peking duck, and chicken lettuce wraps.

MAMA’S KITCHEN: 1624 N. Green River Road (inside Aihua International Market), 812-479-7168. Stir-fried dishes and soups.

OSAKA JAPANESE HIBACHI AND SUSHI: 5435 Pearl Drive, 812-303-0359; 4222 Bell Road, Ste. 7, Newburgh, IN, 812-518-1371. Hibachi-style cuisine, sushi bar, and specialty dishes for dine-in and carry-out.

POKÉ PIRATE: 2013 N. Green River Road, 812-434-1725. Signature bowls and build-your-own poke.

POKÉ RIVER: 6240 E. Virginia St., 812-303-8003. Poke and sushi dishes, like poke bowls, sushi burritos, and poke salads.

ROPPONGI JAPANESE STEAK & SUSHI: 7221 E. Indiana St., 812-437-5824. Sushi, filet mignon, New York strip, and hibachi.

SAKURA: 4833 Highway 261, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-0553, Japanese cuisine like sushi, sashimi, fried rice, tempura, and hibachi dinners.

TASTE OF CHINA: 4579 University Drive, 812-422-1260. Traditional Chinese dishes such as Mei Fun, Chow Mein, and Egg Foo Young.

THAI BISTRO AND BAR: 5416 E. Indiana St., 323-599-1022. Authentic Thai cuisine, including Pad Thai, curry, papaya salad, crab rangoons, satay, and more.  THAI CHOW ORIENTAL FOODS: 1007 S. McCreary St., Fort Branch, IN, 812-753-3878. Classic Thai food.

THAI ORCHIDS: 601 E. Boonville-New Harmony Road, Ste. 200, 812-6120465. Classic cuisine featuring curry dishes, drunken noodles, and Thai custard.

TOKYO JAPAN RESTAURANT: 3000 N. Green River Road, 812-401-1020.

Hibachi grill: chicken, beef, shrimp, and scallops.

VIETNAMESE CUISINE: 4602 Vogel Road, 812-479-8818. Vietnamese fare, including traditional noodle dishes.

WASABI EVANSVILLE: 1122 Hirschland Road, 812-602-3737. Sushi, hibachi meals, appetizers, soups, and salads.

YANG’S SHABU SHABU: 4700 Vogel Road, 812-471-8889. Chinese, vegetarian, seafood, Japanese, and more.

YEN CHING: 406 S. Green River Road, 812-474-0181. Chinese weekday lunch specials and evening menu items.

ZUKI: Japanese Hibachi Grill & Sushi Lounge: 1448 N. Green River Road, 812477-9854; 222 Main St., 812-423-9854. Sushi and hibachi-grilled foods.

GERMAN

GERST HAUS: 2100 W. Franklin St., 812-424-1420. Traditional German cuisine, including soups, salads, sandwiches, and dinner entrées.

Large imported beer list.

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 SCHNITZELBANK RESTAURANT: 393 Third Ave., Jasper, IN, 812-482-2640.

Authentic German food, as well as American favorites.

INDIAN

ROYAL INDIAN CUISINE: 7799 Highway 66, Newburgh, IN, 812-518-4018. Authentic Indian cuisine like samosas, tandoori chicken, curry, and more.

TAJ MAHAL: 900 Tutor Lane, 812-476-5000. Tandoori chicken, paneer tikka, panjabi curry, kadai paneer, and more.

YAK & YETI: 815 S. Green River Road, 812-909-2022. Himalayan family recipes passed down from multiple generations, including Tandoori lamp chops, momo dumplings, and several kinds of curry.

ITALIAN/MEDITERRANEAN

ANGELO’S: (Best Italian Restaurant) 305 Main St., 812-428-6666. Pasta,

chicken, seafood, veal, and pizzas.

CAFÉ ARAZU: 17 W. Jennings St., Newburgh, IN, 812-842-2200. Pitas, wraps, shish kebabs, and rotating specials and desserts.

KABOB XPRESS: 3305 N. Green River Road, 812-402-0244. Hummus, stuffed grape leaves, falafel, fresh salads, sandwiches, gyro plate, and many kabob plate options.

LITTLE ANGELO’S: 8000 Bell Oaks Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-853-8364. Italian cuisine featuring appetizers, sandwiches, pizzas, pasta, and chicken.

LITTLE ITALY: 4430 N. First Ave., 812-401-0588. Italian and Mediterranean pizzas, soups, salads, pasta, chicken, and sandwiches.

MANNA MEDITERRANEAN GRILL: 2913 Lincoln Ave., 812-473-7005. Stuffed grape leaves, gyros, shish kebabs, and more.

MILANO’S ITALIAN CUISINE: 500 Main St., 812-484-2222. Pizzas, pasta, baked sandwiches, and dinner entrées.

OLIVE GARDEN: 1100 N. Green River Road, 812-473-2903. Soups, salads, pasta, and luncheon entrées.

SAUCED: 1113 Parrett St., 812-402-2230. Pasta, steak, and seafood. Catering and event space available in The Ballroom.

SMITTY’S ITALIAN STEAKHOUSE: 2109 W. Franklin St., 812-423-6280. Premium steak, pasta, pizza, and Italian favorites.  TAVOLA DEI NONNA: 31 N. Green St., Henderson, KY, 270-212-0024. Italian cuisine and classic desserts like cannolis, tiramisu, and zeppoles.

LATIN AMERICAN

 AGAVES MEXICAN GRILL: 2003 Stapp Drive, Henderson, KY, 270-957-

5028. Mexican fare like burritos, quesadilla, enchiladas, chimichangas, and margheritas. Catering available.

BURRITO EXPRESS MEXICAN GRILL: 900 Main St. (inside Main Street Food & Beverage); 2630 U.S. 41, Henderson, KY, 270-577-1225. Authentic Mexican cuisine and local specials. Catering available.  CANCUN MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 341 S. Green St., Henderson, KY, 270-826-0067. Fajitas, burritos, quesadillas, enchiladas, seafood, Mexican-style steaks, and more, plus a yearlong outdoor patio.

Catering available.

CARIBBEAN CUISINE: 1010 S. Kentucky Ave., 812-303-0631. Caribbean and Haitian dishes like red beans and rice, oxtail, and fish.

CASA FIESTA MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 2121 N. Green River Road, Ste. 8, 812401-4000. Traditional Mexican entrées, family specials, and 24-inch “monster” burritos.

CHAVA’S MEXICAN GRILL: 4202 N. First Ave., 812-401-1977. Authentic Mexican cuisine offering burritos, tacos, and more.

CHIPOTLE: 499 N. Green River Road, 812-471-4973; 2801 N. Green River Road., 812-916-4757. Tacos, burritos, salads, drinks, chips, and guacamole. Catering available.

EL CHARRO MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 720 N. Sonntag Ave., 812-421-1986.

Occasional mariachi band performances. Specialties include paella and chimichangas. Catering available.

EL MARIACHI MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 1919 N. Green River Road, 812-7770111. Street tacos, enchiladas, burritos, quesadillas, fajitas, and other Mexican cuisine.

EL PAISANO MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 311 S. Green River Road, 812-437-5089.

Street tacos, burritos, tortas, and more.

EL PATRON: 943 N. Park Drive. 812-402-6500. The owners of El Charro opened this restaurant on the North Side, offering authentic Mexican cuisine.

FIESTA ACAPULCO: 8480 High Pointe Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-858-7777.

Authentic Mexican dishes, grilled steak dinners, and more.

GOLLITA PERUVIAN CUISINE: 4313 E. Morgan Ave., 812-303-5100. Authentic Peruvian cuisine like Peruvian minestrone, tamales, and papa a la huancaína.

HACIENDA: 990 S. Green River Road, 812-474-1635; 711 N. First Ave., 812423-6355; 5440 Pearl Drive, 812-422-2055; 600 E. Boonville New Harmony Road, 812-401-2180. American-influenced Tex-Mex menu.

Catering available.

ASSORTED MARGARITAS FROM EL CHARRO

HERRADURA MEXICAN RESTAURANT BAR & GRILL: 4610 Bellemeade Ave., 812-402-0355. Mexican restaurant, bar, and grill.

HOT HEAD BURRITOS: 5625 Pearl Drive, 812-437-5010. Burritos, salad bowls, tacos, nachos, quesadillas to order with meat options including chicken, steak, pork, barbacoa, and taco meat. Catering available.

JALISCO MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 4044 Professional Lane, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-2814. Authentic Mexican cuisine.

LA CAMPIRANA: 724 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-550-1585. Fresh Mexican cuisine and fresh juice bar. Food truck available.

LA MEXICANA RESTAURANT: 920 Main St. 812-550-1165. A family-owned establishment serving burritos, fajitas, enchiladas, quesadillas, and seafood.

LA YUNTA MEXICAN RESTAURANT: 7799 State Route 66, Ste. 102B, Newburgh, IN, 812-518-3297. Fresh, authentic Mexican food, drink specials, and an extensive lunch menu.

LAS AMERICAS STORE AND RESTAURANT, INC.: 1016 S. Weinbach Ave., 812-475-3483. Offers Mexican ingredients for purchase and food made in house. LOS BRAVOS: (Best Latin Restaurant) 3534 N. First Ave., 812-424-4101; 6226 Waterfront Blvd., 812-474-9078; 4630 W. Lloyd Expressway, 812464-3163; 3311 Liberty Blvd., Boonville, IN, 812-897-3442. Traditional Mexican menu. Catering available.

LOS PORTALES MEXICAN GRILL: 3339 N. Green River Road, 812-475-0566.

Authentic Mexican dishes, grilled steak dinners, and more.  LOS TORIBIO: 1647 S. Green St., Henderson, KY, 270-831-2367. Traditional Mexican cuisine.

LOS TRES CAMINOS: 12100 U.S. 41 N., 812-868-8550. Authentic Mexican cuisine including chimichangas, burritos, Mexican pizza, and quesadillas.

MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL: 6401 E. Lloyd Expressway (inside The Evansville Pavilion), 812-491-6637. Fresh Mexican cuisine. Catering available.

NACHOS GRILL: 821 S. Green River Road, 812-909-0030. Authentic Mexican fare made from scratch with fresh ingredients.

NEIGHBORS: 4222 Bell Road Ste. 1, Newburgh, Indiana. Smashburgers, sandwiches, salads, and appetizers.

QDOBA MEXICAN GRILL: 922 N. Burkhardt Road, 812-401-0800; 5501 Pearl Drive. Mexican fare. Catering available.

RIVIERA MEXICAN GRILL: 10604 Highway 662, Newburgh, IN, 812-4909936. Fajitas, quesadillas, nacho platters, taco salads, and more.

SALSARITA’S: 3910 E. Morgan Ave., 812-437-2572; 4077 State Route 261, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-5050. Mexican cuisine like burritos, tacos, taco salads, and its signature Quesorito. Food truck and catering available.

SUNRISE CAFÉ FAMILY RESTAURANT: 8401 N. Kentucky Avenue, 812-626-0050.

A family restaurant with a mix of Mexican and American cuisine.  TACOHOLICS KITCHEN: 122 First St., Henderson, KY, 270-957-5001. Enchiladas, quesadillas, fajitas, chimichangas, margheritas, Mexican street tacos, a full bar, and more. Catering available. Food truck called “Mini-Chimi” available.

TAQUERIA Y PUPUSERÍA MIRANDA: 2008 Washington Ave., 812-492-9992.

Specializing in authentic Salvadorian Pupusas and street tacos with a variety of fillings.

THE TAQUERIA COMPANY: 800 N. Green River Road, Ste. 102 (inside Eastland Mall), 812-550-1505; 2519 N. First Ave., 812-602-4041; 4600 Washington Ave. Tacos, quesadillas, nachos, fajitas, and burritos with homemade tortillas.

SPORTS BARS BUFFALO WILD WINGS GRILL AND BAR: 715 N. Green River Road (in Eastland Place), 812-471-9464; 5405 Pearl Drive, 812-423-9464. Chicken wings cooked with various seasonings, burgers, salads, and chicken.

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BURGH HOUSE AT SHOWPLACE FEC: 8099 Bell Oaks Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-842-2563. Specialty burgers, sandwiches, pizza, pasta, and drinks.

CHASER’S BAR AND GRILL: 2131 W. Franklin St., 812-4011699. Sandwiches, pizza, burgers, salads, and lunch specials. Catering available.

CORNER POCKET BAR & GRILL: 1819 N. Fulton Ave., 812428-2255. Soups, salads, sandwiches, plate lunches, pizzas, stuffed baked potatoes, and appetizers.

THE DIVE BARGE: 1801 Waterworks Road. This seasonal riverside 21 and over bar offers burgers, shrimp, wings fries, hotdogs, and more.  DOC’S BAR: (Best Bar to Watch Sports on TV) 1305 Stringtown Road, 812-401-1201. Appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, pizza, and desserts.

Family room and kids’ menu available. Free Wi-Fi and full bar.

FRANKLIN STREET TAVERN: 2126 Franklin St., 812-401-1313.

Drink specials and pizza.  FROGGY’S RESTAURANT & SPORTS BAR: 7247 Main St., Wadesville, IN, 812-673-4996. Burgers, pizza, wraps, strombolis, sandwiches, the famous pork steak, and more. Catering available.

HOOTERS: 4620 Lincoln Ave., 812-475-0229. Appetizers, wings, soups, salads, and sandwiches.  IRON HORSE BAR & GRILL: 203 N. McCreary St., Fort Branch, IN, 812-753-9918. Bar food and drinks. Bikers are welcome.

KC’S MARINA POINTE: 1801 Waterworks Road, 812-5501050. Seafood options and full bar.

MOJO’S BONEYARD SPORTS BAR & GRILLE: 4920 Bellemeade Ave., 812-475-8593. Bar food including chicken wings, burgers, and strombolis.

NEIGHBORS: 4222 Bell Road, Ste. 1, Newburgh, IN, 812269-7410. Classic bar food and favorites including sandwiches, smashburgers, and salads.

NEWBURGH TAVERN: 707 State St. Ste. E, Newburgh, Indiana, 812-518-1363. Serving beer and specialty cocktails.

O’BRIAN’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL: 1801 N. Green River Road, 812-401-4630. Irish tavern food, Reubens, burgers, soup, and salad.  ROOKIES RESTAURANT: 117 S. Second St., Henderson, KY, 270-826-1106. Angus beef steaks, seafood, pasta, chicken, sandwiches, prime rib, and Arabian salad. Banquet room for events.

TIKI ON MAIN: 524 Main St., 812-424-5020. Burgers, hot dogs, gyros, small pizzas, fish dinners, and cold drinks. Open seasonally.

WINGS ETC.: 628 E. Diamond Ave., 812-909-2945; 8833 High Point Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-0550; 401 Walker Drive, Henderson, KY, 270-205-4486.

Chicken wings, burgers, wraps, salads, and wide beer selection.

TAVERN FOOD  3RD STREET SALOON: 118 S. 3rd St., Boonville, IN.

Traditional pub food with unique homemade twists made with local meats.

BOKEH LOUNGE: (Best Place to Hear Local Bands)

1007 Parrett St., 812-909-0388. Open daily at 11 a.m. Offering a full menu including steaks, kabobs, burgers, salads, sandwiches, and vegetarian meals.

Brunch on Sunday and weekly specials.  THE BRASS RING: 231 S. Main, Haubstadt, IN, 812632-8681. Serving smoked sausage dogs, bone-in wings, fish sandwiches, strombolis, and more. Also offers a pizza kitchen.

BUD’S ROCKIN’ COUNTRY BAR AND GRILL: 2124 W. Franklin St., 812-401-1730. Southern comfort food, daily plate lunch and beer specials, and gourmet flatbreads. Catering available.

DARMSTADT INN: 13130 Darmstadt Road, 812-867-7300.

Soups, salads, sandwiches, and plate lunches.

Dinner entrées include steaks, fried chicken, and seafood.

DEERHEAD SIDEWALK CAFÉ AND BAR: 222 E. Columbia St., 812-425-2515. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and double-decker pizzas.

ENIGMA BAR & GRILL: 4044 Professional Lane, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-0600. Appetizers, salads, sandwiches, burgers, and various entrées as well as a tequila menu.

FOOL MOON GRILL AND BAR: 5625 Pearl Drive, 812467-7486. Appetizers, wings, signature salads, and burgers.

HIGHLAND INN: 6620 N. First Ave., 812-909-1500. Appetizers, salads, burgers, sandwiches, pizzas, and customer-favorite Bloody Marys.

THE HILLTOP INN: 1100 Harmony Way, 812-303-3732.

Sandwiches including fried tenderloins, brain, fried bologna, fried fish, salad bar, steaks, chicken, and seafood entrées.

HORSTKETTER’S TAVERN: 5809 Stringtown Road, 812423-0692. Traditional tavern serving cold beer and deli meats.

K.C.’S TIME OUT LOUNGE & GRILL: 1121 Washington Square, 812-437-9920. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and pizza.

Plate lunch specials available.

KNOB HILL TAVERN: 1016 Highway 662 W., Newburgh, IN, 812-853-9550. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and dinner entrées including shrimp, steak, chicken, fiddlers, and hand-tossed pizzas.

LAMASCO BAR & GRILL: 1331 W. Franklin St., 812-437-0171.

Tavern menu including soups, salads, and sandwiches.  METZGER’S TAVERN: 1000 Powell St., Henderson, KY, 270-826-9461. Traditional tavern appetizers, soups, sandwiches, and breakfast.  NISBET INN: 6701 Nisbet Station Road, Haubstadt, IN, 812-963-9305. Homemade soups, desserts, and barbecue. Catering available.

PEEPHOLE BAR & GRILL: 201 Main St., 812-423-5171.

Cheeseburgers, onion rings, fries, and the splitter (a fried hot dog).

PRIME TIME PUB & GRILL: 8177 Bell Oaks Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812-490-0655; 12301 U.S. 41 N., 812-2470093. Prime rib, burgers, half-pound burgers, salads, more than 30 bourbons, and more. Catering, food truck available, and doggy menu available.

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THE ROOFTOP: 112 N.W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 812550-1599. Breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, and pizza.  SNAPS BAR & GRILL: 1115 Main St., Jasper, IN, 812-8487627. Sandwiches, burgers, salads, steaks, chicken, and pasta dishes.

THE SPORTSDEN BAR + GRILL: 701 N. Weinbach Ave., Ste. 110, 812-479-8887. Strombolis, sandwiches, wings, and more.

SPORTSMAN’S BILLIARDS AND GRILLE: 2315 W. Franklin St., 812-422-0801. Cheeseburgers, tenderloins, cheese balls, and more.

ST. JOE INN: 9515 Saint Wendel Road, 812-963-9310.

Soups, salads, sandwiches, plate lunch specials, fiddlers, steaks, and fried chicken dinners.  ST. PHILIP INN: 11200 Upper Mount Vernon Road, 812-985-5558. Soups, salads, sandwiches, and plate lunch specials. Dinner includes fried chicken, open roast beef, catfish, shrimp, and more.

STOCKWELL INN: 4001 E. Eichel Ave., 812-476-2384. Plate lunches, homemade soup, salads, sandwiches, steak, pork chops, and brain sandwiches. Catering available.  YELLOW TAVERN: 521 Church St., New Harmony, IN, 812-682-3303. Must be 21 to enter, cash or check only. Traditional American food such as pizza, steak, and sandwiches.

ZAPS TAVERN: 3725 St. Philip Road, 812-985-2121.

Tavern-style food including wings, burgers, and dinner entrées, plus ice cream from JB’s Barnyard.

Catering available.

BREWERIES, WINERIES, AND CRAFT COCKTAILS ARCADEMIE: 22 N.W. Sixth St. Craft cocktails, regional beer on tap, and fresh Mexican classics from Botanas by La Campirana.

BARKER BREWHOUSE: 96 N. Barker Ave., 812-437-5079.

Serving an extensive selection of beers, including craft and brewed on-site, plus wines and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as some pre-packaged food items. Food may also be brought in or ordered for delivery.  BOUCHERIE VINEYARDS AND WINERY: 6523 Keyway Drive, Spottsville, KY, 270-826-6192. Wine tastings and winery tours.

DAMSEL BREW PUB: 209 N. Wabash Avenue of Flags, 812-909-1956. A microbrewery and restaurant serving pub food.  DUSTY BARN DISTILLERY: 6861 Carson School Road, Mount Vernon, IN. 812-454-0135. A distillery making bourbon, rye, and liqueurs with a tasting room open for sampling, cocktails, and bottle purchases.

ENTWINED WINE AND COCKTAIL BAR: 303 Main St., 812550-1393. A robust list of wine, beer, and cocktail, plus appetizing plates of starters and shareables.

FIDEL’S BOURBON AND CIGAR BAR: 950 Parrett St. (above Walton’s Smokehouse and Southern Kitchen), 812467-4255. More than 100 premium bourbons, Prohibition-era cocktails, and extensive cigar lockers.

HAYNIE’S CORNER BREWING CO.: 56 Adams Ave., 812909-2668. Craft ale, beers, and wine. Beer can be taken to go.  HENDERSON BREWING COMPANY: 737 Second St., Henderson, KY, 270-200-4314. IPAs, porters, farmhouse ales, and more.

HIGH SCORE SALOON: 309 Main St., 812-909-3229. Arcade bar with local and regional brews, full bar, tots, nachos, and sandwiches.

JENNINGS STREET PUBLIC HOUSE: 300 W. Jennings St., Newburgh, IN. 812-518-4007. Local craft beer, wine, domestics, scratch cocktails, and spirits, plus a small food menu. MO’S HOUSE: (Best Place to Have a Drink After Work) 1114 Parrett St., 812-401-3800. Craft cocktails made from scratch, ample lounge seating, patio space, and snacks.  MONKEY HOLLOW WINERY: 11534 E. County Road 1740 N., Saint Meinrad, IN, 812-357-2272. Local organic meats and cheeses, Saturday evening concerts in summer, and a tasting room.

MYRIAD BREWING COMPANY: 101 S.E. First St; 8245 High Pointe Drive, Newburgh, IN, 812402-1515. House-brewed and guest beers, as well as wine and spirits. Carry-in food and food delivery are permitted, and food trucks often visit on weekends.  PEPPER’S RIDGE WINERY: 4304 N. County Road 200 W., Rockport, IN, 812-649-9463. Free wine tastings, picnic areas, pizza delivery, local meats and cheeses, wine slushies, and weekend live music.  RIVER CITY BREW WORKS: 405 Main St., Rockport, IN, 812-649-2739. Located in a historic building and offering regional craft beer, wines, and a food menu.

WINZERWALD WINERY: 26300 N. Indian Lake Road, Bristow, IN, 812-357-7000. German-inspired wines, flatbreads, salads, Bavarian pretzels, charcuterie trays, and paired wine and food flights.

CATERING ACROPOLIS CATERING/VENUE 812: 1401 N. Boeke Road, 812-758-4660. Greek-American cuisine, chicken, beef, lamb, salads, and desserts. Food truck available.

AGAPE GRAZE: 1401 N. Boeke Road, 812-518-0008.

Charcuterie catering and gift delivery services. BAUERHAUS MOBILE CATERING: (Best Wedding Venue) 13605 Darmstadt Road, 812-7599000. Customized menus from simple party trays with gourmet hors d’oeuvres to elegant seven-course meals.

CHERYL MOCHAU, PERSONAL CHEF: 812-499-4631.

Specializes in preparing and teaching others to prepare food for low-fat and special diets, including Atkins, salt-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, and others.

DILEGGE’S: 607 N. Main St., 812-428-3004 or 812459-9864. Fine Italian-American cuisine available for catering or special and private events, with food served in the in-house banquet room outdoor dining.

FIELD 2 FORK CATERING: 17425 Owensville Road, 812-899-1010, Providing produce, meat, and local alcohol selections from fresh, local ingredients.

JAYSON MUNOZ CATERS: 4593 Washington Ave., 812-471-7076. Favorite dishes from Chef Jayson Munoz like bourbon chicken, tacos, and carb rangoon.

 JUST RENNIE’S CATERING: (Best Caterer) 100 S.E. Fourth St., 812-401-8098. Specializes in fine foods.

KOKIES FOOD SERVICE & BANQUET CENTERS: 11917 Highway 66, 812-423-8229. Offering a diverse menu, from tacos to lobster.

MILLER’S CATERING, BARBECUE, AND WEDDINGS: 10108 Schaeffer Road, 812-454-2744. Specializes in catering, barbecue, wedding packages, and fundraisers.

 THE NEW HARMONY INN & CONFERENCE CENTER:

504 North St., New Harmony, IN, 812-682-6150 or 812-682-6168. Caters within a 50-mile radius of New Harmony, Indiana, and offers a variety of food from steaks to sandwiches.

PAPPA BEAR’S CATERING: 812-568-8890. Whole hog roasts, hand-sliced brisket, smoked pork chops, rib-eye steaks, pulled pork barbecue, pulled chicken, smoked chicken, side items such as twice-baked potato casserole, potato salad, and green beans, and desserts.

PIZZA REVOLUTION: Downtown Evansville Farmers Market and various locations, 812-430-5945.

Mobile wood-fired pizza and salads.

 SCHNITZELBANK CATERING: 409 Third Ave., Jasper, IN, 812-634-2584. Caters home-cooked favorites to elegant cuisine.

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THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS

Through a detailed online voting process of doctors by their peers, this Top Doctors list showcases the region’s medical professionals. Meet this year’s Top Doctors, who practice a variety of specialties in the region.

CONTRIBUTING SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF FUTURE DOCTORS

Congratulations to this year’s outstanding Volunteer Faculty Award recipients!

Santiago Arruffat, M.D. James Butler, M.D. Rick Crawford, M.D. Laura Finch, M.D. Kimberly Foster, M.D. Eric Goebel, M.D. Ahmed Jawad, M.D. Deepa Kumber, M.D. Kristin La Fortune, M.D. Sally Primus, M.D Melissa Reisinger, M.D. Robert Rusche, M.D Roderick Warren, M.D.

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Basinski & Juran, MDs Gyn and Urogynecological Surgery A peaceful patient environment and innovative surgical care define Dr. Cindy Basinski’s and Dr. Rupal Juran’s practice.

The entire staff is committed to providing each patient with high quality gynecologic care in a comfortable atmosphere with the utmost compassion, courtesy, and discretion.

Our practice offers 17 years of experience with in-office procedures such as: • Novasure ablation to treat heavy bleeding • Hysteroscopy, Dilation & Curettage (D&C) • Removal of polyps and fibroids • MonaLisa Touch laser treatment • Now offering Nitrous Oxide for more pain relief during your visit!

• Dr. Basinski is a Board-Certified Urogynecologist • Dr. Juran is a fellowship-trained GYN surgeon Our practice strives to offer an assured patient experience that guests feel the moment they walk through the door.

Back row, from left to right: Dr. Cindy Basinski, Jennie Martinez, Laura Holder, Jessica Bradfield, and Dr. Rupal Juran. Front row: Danielle Eshbaugh, Brittney Kinder, Dana Lancaster, and Alicia Sollman, NP

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ALLERGY IMMUNOLOGY Majed Koleilat Deaconess Clinic Allergy 812-479-3153 Anne McLaughlin Deaconess Clinic Allergy 812-479-3153 Jason White Deaconess Clinic Allergy 812-479-3153 ANESTHESIOLOGY Jason Matthew Booth Deaconess Gateway Hospital 812-842-2000 Michael Drake Deaconess Anesthesia Service 812-450-2240 David Fish Deaconess Anesthesia Service 812-450-2239 James Hargett Ascension 812-485-7959 Duane Kuhlenschmidt Anesthesiology Group Associates PC 812-473-0181 Venkatesh Madadi Deaconess Anesthesia Service 812-450-2239 Paul Mick Deaconess Anesthesia Service 812-450-2239 Nick Molfetta Deaconess Anesthesia Service 812-450-2239 Mark Murray Deaconess Anesthesia Service 812-450-2239 Rajesh J. Patel Deaconess Anesthesia Service 812-450-2239 Mark Robinson Deaconess Anesthesia Service 812-450-2239 Howard Rumjahn Deaconess Anesthesia Service 812-450-2239 Mark Shockley Anesthesiology Group Associates PC 812-473-0181 Dmitriy Sintsov Deaconess Anesthesia Service 812-450-2239 Keith Thomas NorthStar Anesthesia 270-417-5561

CARDIOLOGY Sridhar Banuru Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Ashwani K. Bedi Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Heart Care 812-473-2642 Wenkory Philip R. Casino Ascension St. Vincent Cardiology Center for Advanced Medicine 812-473-2642 David B. Curtis Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Heart Care 812-473-2642 Umesh Jairath Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Javier A. Jurado Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Heart Care 812-473-2642 Chandrashekar Kumbar Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Umang M. Patel Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Heart Care 812-473-2642 Nathan Reed Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Prasongchai Sattayaprasert Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Douglas W. Sheffer Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Heart Care 812-473-2642 Adeel Siddiqui Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Tseday Sirak Owensboro Health Cardiology 270-417-7500 Robert Starrett Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Satyam Tatineni Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Suneetha Venkatapuram Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Heart Care 812-473-2642 Venkata Yelamanchili Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY Dominic Cefali Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Michael J. Thomas Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Heart Care 812-473-2642

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Lee Wagmeister Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY Santiago Arruffat Evansville Colorectal Surgery 812-999-3277 Heather Matheson Tri-State Colorectal Group 812-301-8110 Deane Smith Tri-State Colorectal Group 812-301-8110 COSMETIC SURGERY Gerald Edds Edds Cosmetic Surgery 270-926-9033 Kathleen A. Flannagan Flannagan Plastic Surgery 812-296-4027 Ryan Flannagan Flannagan Plastic Surgery 812-296-4027 Guido P. Gutter Evansville Plastic Surgical Associates 812-477-8808 DERMATOLOGY J. Clay Davis Deaconess Clinic Dermatology 812-426-9355 Dylan Greeney Deaconess Clinic Dermatology 812-426-9355 Sara A. Jurado Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Dermatology 812-485-4200 Edwin E. Kasha Jr DermPlus 812-477-9495 Celine Mestel Deaconess Clinic Dermatology 812-426-9355 Jamie Mull Deaconess Clinic Dermatology 812-426-9355 David Surprenant Deaconess Clinic Dermatology 812-426-9371 DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY Michael W. Daugherty Evansville Radiology PC 812-422-3254 Leonid Drozhinin Ascension St. Vincent 812-485-6020 Reynaldo N. Gonzales Evansville Radiology PC 812-422-3254

Jeffrey Hemmerlein Southern Indiana Imaging Consultants PC 812-485-4415 Lee E. Hoagland Evansville Radiology PC 812-422-3254 M. Adam Hubbard Evansville Radiology PC 812-422-3254 Ryan D. Meyer Evansville Radiology PC 812-422-3254 Curtis C. Stautz Evansville Radiology PC 812-422-3254 Craig A. Triola Evansville Radiology PC 812-422-3254 EMERGENCY MEDICINE Christopher Cannon Deaconess Emergency Physicians 812-450-3405 Brandon Chappell Deaconess Henderson Hospital 270-827-7100 Jeremy Curtis Deaconess Emergency Physicians 812-450-3405 Michael Daum Deaconess Emergency Physicians 812-450-3405 Colby Dorroh Deaconess Emergency Physicians 812-450-3405 J. Patrick Fouts III Deaconess Emergency Physicians 812-450-3405 Gina Huhnke Deaconess Emergency Physicians 812-450-3405 Joseph Jenkins Deaconess Emergency Physicians 812-450-3405 Jacob Kennedy Deaconess Emergency Physicians 812-450-3405 Joshua Kindrat Deaconess Emergency Physicians 812-450-3405 Michael Peters Deaconess Emergency Physicians 812-450-3405 Katherine Schulman Owensboro Health Regional Hospital Emergency Department 270-417-5911 Blake Titzer Ascension St. Vincent 812-485-7349

Ryan Tucker Deaconess Midtown Hospital 812-450-3405 ENDOCRINOLOGY DIABETES AND METABOLISM Yousef Altowaireb Deaconess Clinic Endocrinology 812-426-6638 Vishal Bhatia Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Endocrinology 812-485-1400 Mary Tadros Deaconess Clinic Endocrinology 812-426-6638 Khalid Zarug Deaconess Clinic Endocrinology 812-426-6678 FAMILY MEDICINE Brian A. Alexis Ascension St. Vincent Westside Crossing Primary Care 812-485-8770 Robert D. Barnes III Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Primary Care 812-425-3362 William J. Blanke Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Primary Care 812-491-3236 William Blume North Park Family Practice 812-422-7212 Amanda Bohleber Deaconess Clinic Primary Care 812-858-6244 Eric S. Brackett Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Primary Care 812-476-4362 Donald R. Brake Jr. Ascension St. Vincent Epworth Crossing Primary Care 812-485-7752 Jordan E. Carlock Ascension St. Vincent Newburgh Primary Care 812-853-7363 Krishna R. Chilukuri Ascension St. Vincent Newburgh Primary Care 812-858-5050 Kausalya Chilukuri Ascension St. Vincent Newburgh Primary Care 812-858-5050 Jessica Cox Deaconess Clinic Primary Care 812-858-9400 Alexander E. Dela Llana Ascension St. Vincent Westside Crossing Primary Care 812-401-0500

Lindsey Ellerbrook Ascension St. Vincent 812-491-3236 Lenora M. Evans-Hollmann Ascension St. Vincent Northside Crossing Primary and Specialty Care 812-469-4745 Samuel Gerhardt Deaconess Clinic 270-830-6100 Craig Haseman Deaconess Clinic 812-868-0530 Anthony Inzerello Deaconess Clinic 812-868-0530 Eric Steed Jackson Deaconess Clinic 812-868-0530 Stacey Kahre Midwest Skin Institute 812-491-6772 Kaity Lazet Ascension 812-402-8808 Larry Lutz Deaconess Clinic 812-753-3942 Jared D. Mitchell Ascension St. Vincent Newburgh Primary Care 812-853-7363 Shalonda Newcomb Deaconess Clinic 812-867-8991 Christi Pagett Deaconess Clinic 812-429-1818 Ronald C. Perkins Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Primary Care 812-476-4362 Lisa Phifer Deaconess Family Medicine 812-450-6200 Thomas A. Rose Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Primary Care 812-485-1895 Heidi Schapker Tirb Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Primary Care 812-491-3236 William Smith Deaconess Clinic Primary Care 812-426-9372 Charles Strickland Deaconess Family Medicine 812-450-6200 April Toelle Deaconess Care Group 812-450-2334 GASTROENTEROLOGY Karen Canlas Deaconess Henderson Hospital 812-426-9545

Gardar Gislason Digestive Care Center 812-477-6103 Mia Hindi Deaconess Clinic Gastroenterology 812-426-9545 Shaukat Iftikhar Deaconess Gateway Hospital 812-426-9545 Ahmed S. Khan Digestive Care Center 812-477-6103 Kalyana Lavu Deaconess Clinic Gastroenterology 812-426-9545 Fahad Faisal Mir Deaconess Clinic Gastroenterology 812-426-9545 Vajravel M. Prasad Digestive Care Center 812-477-6103 Aaron J. Pugh Digestive Care Center 812-477-6103 Srinivasan D. Rao Digestive Care Center 812-477-6103 Michael B. Rusche Digestive Care Center 812-477-6103 Bruce Schneider Deaconess Clinic Gastroenterology 812-426-9545 Eula Tetangco Deaconess Henderson Hospital 812-426-9545 GENERAL SURGERY Joshua M. Aaron Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231 Ravi Alapati Owensboro Health Surgical Weight Loss Center 270-688-1500 Mallory S. Bray Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231 Todd S. Burry Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231 Andrea L. Jester Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231 Anthony D. Kaiser Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231 Amber Koon Deaconess Henderson Surgical Services 270-830-9973

Kevin W. McConnell Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231 Alan Mullins Owensboro Health Surgical Specialists 270-683-3720 Dharmesh M. Patel Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231 Kristi K. Peck Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231 Brian W. Schymik Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231 Erik B. Throop Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231 Jay H. Woodland Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231 GERIATRIC MEDICINE Elizabeth Francis Ascension St. Vincent 812-485-1895 Sudheer Gurram Tri-State Associates of Internal Medicine 812-473-7220 Aziz Mehrzad Owensboro Health Family Medicine 270-688-4401 Karl W. Sash Ascension St. Vincent Resident Faculty Practice 812-485-5300 GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY Jeffrey Fowler The Women’s Cancer Center 812-842-2210 Lora Alvey Perry Ascension 812-485-7111 Samer Schuman The Women’s Cancer Center 812-842-2210 HAND SURGERY Craig T. Carter Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 Glenn T. Johnson II Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 Christopher Katcherian Ortho Neuro Specialty Services 812-490-4550 Ross E. Marburger Hand Center of Evansville 812-402-4263

John P. Morgan Hand Center of Evansville 812-402-4263 Aaron Mull Orthopaedic Associates 812-424-9291 Paul E. Perry Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 HEMATOLOGY Vivian C. Cook Ascension St. Vincent Newburgh Cancer Care and Hematology 812-471-1200 Devi Kodali Deaconess Chancellor Center for Oncology 812-858-3051 HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE Julie Gerhardt Deaconess Midtown Hospital 812-450-3201 Ashley Richeson Deaconess Clinic Primary Care 812-858-6244 INFECTIOUS DISEASE Waseem Ahmad Ascension St. Vincent Infectious Disease 812-485-1788 Emilian Armeanu Deaconess Clinic Infectious Disease 812-450-8600 Lass El Lakkis Deaconess Clinic Infectious Disease 812-450-8600 Jose H. Salgado Ascension St. Vincent Infectious Disease 812-485-1788 Mubashir Zahid Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine INC 812-450-8600 INTERNAL MEDICINE Mohammed Allaw Deaconess Clinic Primary Care 812-858-6244 Sunaina N. Bhateja Ascension St. Vincent Epworth Crossing Primary Care 812-485-5040 Kenneth Combs Deaconess Clinic Primary Care 812-858-6244 Clifford Dotson Deaconess Care Group 812-450-2334 Adam Jordan Deaconess Care Group 812-450-2334

James P. Maserejian Ascension 812-485-4000 Snesha Modi Deaconess Clinic Primary Care 812-426-9372 Ward Neff Deaconess Clinic Primary Care 812-858-6244 Rebecca Raj Deaconess Clinic Primary Care 812-858-6244 Casana Siebert Deaconess Care Group 812-450-2334 Albert L. Walsh Ascension St. Vincent North Side Crossing Primary Care 812-428-2746 INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY Jonathan Balagna Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Enrique Campos Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Wenkory Philip R. Casino Ascension 812-473-2642 Jarrod D. Frizzell Ascension 812-473-2642 Edward Moore Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Ethan T. Oates Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Heart Care 821-473-2642 Maruthi Srikanth Penumetsa Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Robert R. Quade Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Heart Care 812-473-2642 Irfan Siddiqui Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Anthony J. Voelkel Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Heart Care 812-473-2642 Venkata Yelamanchili Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 MATERNAL AND FETAL MEDICINE Karenrose Contreras Tri-State Perinatology 812-842-4550 C. Brennan Fitzpatrick Tri-State Perinatology 812-842-4550

Spencer Kuper Tri-State Perinatology 812-842-4450 NEONATOLOGY Jenny Camacho Deaconess Women’s Hospital 812-842-4523 Aaron N. Dewees Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital 812-485-4000 Neelakante Kanike Deaconess Women’s Hospital 812-842-4200 Ronald Pyle Deaconess Women’s Hospital 812-842-4200 Martin C. Vincent Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital 812-485-4000 Jason R. Wiles Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital 812-485-4000 NEPHROLOGY Narothama Aeddula Deaconess Clinic 812-492-5202 Vijay K. Bhasin Ascension St. Vincent Kidney Care 812-479-3125 James Evanson Nephrology Associates 812-297-5780 Dhiren Haria Owensboro Health 270-689-1919 Peter Juran Deaconess Clinic 812-492-5202 Corinne Mbakop Deaconess Clinic 812-492-5202 Nripesh Pradhan Deaconess Clinic 812-492-5202 Dilip Unnikrishnan Ascension St. Vincent Kidney Care 812-479-3125 NEUROLOGY Fawad Bilal Owensboro Health Neurology 270-417-7830 Carla Brandt Deaconess Midwest Neurological 812-476-7523 Jason Denton Deaconess Clinic 812-450-8350 Faris M. Fadheel Midwest Neurological PC 812-476-7523

James Gebel Deaconess Midtown Hospital 812-450-2334 Francis J. Kadiyamkuttiyil Midwest Neurological PC 812-476-7523 Jason Meckler Deaconess Care Group 812-450-2334 Tanaporn Rasameesoraj Deaconess Clinic Neurology 812-450-6565 Bhargav Trivedi Deaconess Care Group 812-450-2334 Roderick Warren Deaconess Clinic Neurology 812-477-1560 NEUROSURGERY Harold Cannon Neurosurgical Consultants 812-426-8410 David Eggers Owensboro Health 270-688-1770 Neil Troffkin Neurosurgical Consultants 812-426-8410 David Weaver Neurosurgical Consultants 812-426-8410 OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Lora C. Alvey Perry Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Women’s Health 812-485-7111 Cindy M. Basinski Basinski & Juran MDs 812-853-3500 Blaine C Campbell Ascension St. Vincent 812-485-7111 DeAngela Lynn Crutcher Ascension St. Vincent 812-485-7111 Kimberly Foster Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-858-4610 Kara Geoghegan Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-471-0045 Caroline M. Harris Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Women’s Health 812-485-7111 Marshall Howell III Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-858-4610 Rupal S. Juran Basinski & Juran MDs 812-853-3500 Dawn Kirkwood Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-858-4610

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Kathryn T. Lannert Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Women’s Health 812-485-7111 Gregory Mann Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-858-4600 Elizabeth Mann Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-858-4600 Allison R. Melton Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Women’s Health 812-485-7111 Paul Morrison Paul W. Morrison MD 812-490-5200 Sarah O’Nan Deaconess Henderson OBGYN 270-827-4000 Linda Ramsey Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-858-4600 Tara A. Ranard Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Women’s Health 812-485-7111 John M. Reid Agape OB/GYN PC 812-475-8975 Melissa Reisinger Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-471-0045 Heather Ricketts Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-858-4600 Heather L. Schroeder Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Women’s Health 812-485-7111 Caitlin Schultheis Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-471-0045 Constantine Scordalakes Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-858-4610 Carrye Troyer Daum Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-858-4600 Charles Wakefield Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-858-4600 Allen Walker Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-858-4610 Danica Wilking Women’s Health Care, P.C. 812-471-0045 ONCOLOGY Maqbool Ahmed Deaconess Chancellor Center for Oncology 812-385-9286 Leslie R. Brown Ascension St. Vincent Newburgh Cancer Care and Hematology 812-471-1200

Edward P. Fox Ascension St. Vincent Newburgh Cancer Care and Hematology 812-471-1200 Natasha Jain Deaconess Henderson Hospital 270-827-1234 Anthony W. Stephens Ascension St. Vincent Newburgh Cancer Care and Hematology 812-471-1200 Michael L. Titzer Ascension St. Vincent Newburgh Cancer Care and Hematology 812-471-1200 Thomas M. Waits Ascension St. Vincent Newburgh Cancer Care and Hematology 812-471-1200 OPTHALMOLOGY Omar M. Dukar Eye Group of Southern Indiana 812-423-3131 Judy Englert Southern Indiana Eye Associates LLC 812-482-6424 Gregory Hayden Hayden Vision 812-422-3937 Michael R. Hodges Eye Group of Southern Indiana 812-423-3131 Sally G. Primus Hometown Ophthalmology 812-616-2020 Drew Sommerville Talley Eye Institute 812-424-2020 Andrew W. Tharp The Vision Care Center 812-490-3937 Jon L. Weyer The Vision Care Center 812-490-3937 ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY David L. Hayhurst Oral Surgery Group of Evansville 812-425-5194 David E. Yates Oral Surgery Group of Evansville 812-425-5194 ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY Michael B. Boyd Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558

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Anthony Czaplicki III Orthopaedic Associates 812-424-9291 Daniel Emerson Orthopaedic Associates 812-424-9291 Isaac W. Fehrenbacher Orthopaedic Associates 812-424-9291 James Goris Orthopaedic Associates 812-424-9291 Zachary C. Hamby Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 Peter A. Knoll Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 Jeana J. Lee Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 Douglas Lowery Orthopaedic Associates 812-424-9291 Douglas Lowrey Orthopaedic Associates 812-424-9291 R. Keith Moore Advanced Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine 270-926-4100 Nicholas J. Rensing Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 David L. Whitney Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 OTOLARYNGOLOGY EAR NOSE THROAT John Bizal Deaconess Clinic ENT 812-425-2646 Chris Chacko Deaconess Clinic ENT 812-425-2646 Laura Finch Deaconess Clinic ENT 812-425-2646 Mark B. Logan Midwest Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery 812-473-2060 Young S. Paik Midwest Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery 812-473-2060 Ryan Palmer Midwest Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery 812-473-2060 Allison K. Royer Family ENT Specialists 812-465-2727 David Wahle Deaconess Clinic ENT 812-425-2646 Todd Wannemuehler Deaconess Clinic ENT 812-425-2646

PAIN MANAGEMENT Sridhar Bhaskara Deaconess Comprehensive Pain Center 812-450-7246 Joseph Folz Commonwealth Pain & Spine 812-476-7111 Glenn Nanney Deaconess Comprehensive Pain Center 812-842-2737 William Roberts Deaconess Comprehensive Pain Center 812-842-2737 PATHOLOGY Jeremy Bigge Deaconess Midtown Hospital 812-450-3919 Aung Choon Deaconess Midtown Hospital 812-450-3919 Jill Eickhoff Deaconess Midtown Hospital 812-450-3919 Kevin Kernek Deaconess Midtown Hospital 812-450-3919 Lori Lynch Ascension St. Vincent 812-485-4347 PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY Huda Elshershari Deaconess Riley Children’s Specialty Center 812-858-3131 Deepa H. Kumbar Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Heart Care 812-473-2642 PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY Rebecca G. Carey Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital Center for Children Sub-Specialty Clinic 812-485-7425 PEDIATRICS GENERAL Antoinette Caldwell Ascension St. Vincent 812-485-7240 Brent E. Cochran Peyton Manning Children’s Evansville Pediatrics 812-485-3030 Reuben Cohen Deaconess Gateway Hospital 812-842-3880 Grace I. Esan Peyton Manning Children’s Evansville Pediatrics 812-485-3040

Joshua A. Fife Peyton Manning Children’s Henderson Pediatrics 270-830-1010 Erin M. Harpenau Peyton Manning Children’s Northside Crossing Pediatrics 812-469-4755 Julie Hurlock Deaconess Clinic Pediatrics 812-853-5300 Rachel C. Kirkman Peyton Manning Children’s Evansville Pediatrics 812-485-7240 Garrett Koon Deaconess Clinic Pediatrics 270-827-3573 Teresa Martelli Deaconess Clinic Pediatrics 812-853-5300 Dorianne Marx Deaconess Clinic 812-426-9480 Barry Phillips Deaconess Clinic Pediatrics 812-853-5300 Pamela Rogers Deaconess Clinic Pediatrics 812-853-5300 Sarah Rust Deaconess Clinic 812-867-8991 William Selby Peyton Manning Children’s Evansville Pediatrics 812-485-3030 Lata R. Shukla Peyton Manning Children’s Evansville Pediatrics 812-485-3030 Jill S. Smith Peyton Manning Children’s Westside Crossing Pediatrics 812-485-1566 Carli Thomas Deaconess Clinic Pediatrics 270-827-3573 Jon R. Voyles Peyton Manning Children’s Evansville Pediatrics 812-485-3030 Thomas Weinzapfel Peyton Manning Children’s Westside Crossing Pediatrics 812-485-1566 Capri Weyer Deaconess Clinic Pediatrics 812-853-5300 Megan J. York Peyton Manning Children’s Epworth Crossing Pediatrics 812-469-8160

PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION Mohammed Adeel Encompass Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital 812-476-9983 William A. Ante Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 Judith Canlas Ortho Neuro Specialty Services 812-842-3990 Jason T. Franklin Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 Ryan A. Wetzel Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 Ross Whitacre Orthopaedic Associates 812-424-9291 PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY Vedant Borad Deaconess Clinic 812-426-9235 John F. Doepker Jr. Aesthetics Plastic Surgery of Evansville 812-476-4400 Benjamin Kittinger Owensboro Health Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 270-688-3700 Janae Kittinger Owensboro Health Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 270-688-3700 Richard Orr The Orr Clinic 812-428-4139 PODIATRY Terence A. Alvey Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 Paul T. Daines Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 Tyler J. Kelly Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 Lorin Mickelson Deaconess Clinic 812-450-8350 Charlotte A. Reisinger Reisinger Farmer Podiatry 812-421-8555 Tyler Tidwell Deaconess Clinic 812-450-8350 Sarah M. Voelkel Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Wound Care 812-485-7330 Braxton D. Facer Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558

PSYCHIATRY Juan C. Cabrera Jr. Dr. Juan C. Cabrera, Jr., MD & Associates 812-479-1511 Louis B. Cady Cady Wellness Institute 812-429-0772 Henry Kaplan LifeStance Health Evansville Clinic 844-468-5050 Tejas Patel Deaconess Cross Pointe - Outpatient 812-471-4611 C. Phillip Rhoton Deaconess Cross Pointe - Outpatient 812-471-4611 PULMONOLOGY Oriade Adeoye Deaconess Pulmonary Critical Care 812-450-7720 Victor Chavez Ascension St. Vincent 812-485-6030 Raghav Gupta Deaconess Pulmonary Critical Care 812-450-7720 David Harris Deaconess Midtown Hospital 812-450-5000

Ahmed Jawad Deaconess Pulmonary Critical Care 812-450-7720 Jessica Jeffries Deaconess Pulmonary Critical Care 812-450-7720 Roger F. Johnson Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Lung Care 812-485-6030 Robert A. Rieti Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Lung Care 812-485-7680 David Ryon Deaconess Pulmonary Critical Care 812-450-7720 Matthew Tucker Deaconess Pulmonary Critical Care 812-450-7720 Anthony O. Uvieghara Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Lung Care 812-485-6030 Thomas Waring Owensboro Health Pulmonology 270-417-7515

TOP NURSES 2023 Rhiannon Anderson Orthopaedic Associates Amy Burkett North Park Family Practice Emily Burkett Deaconess Clinic Urology Paula Calvert Ascension Orthopedic Hospital

Amy Dingman Deaconess Lisa Eberhard Tri-State Orthopaedics Merri Farrar Deaconess Meredith Folsom Deaconess

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After collecting nominations and additional information, DataJoe checked and confirmed that each published winner had a current, active license status with the state regulatory board.

If we were not able to find evidence of a doctor’s current, active registration with the state regulatory board, that doctor was excluded from the list. In addition, any doctor who has been disciplined, up to the time-frame of our review process for an

RADIATION ONCOLOGY Noah Taylor Deaconess Chancellor Center for Oncology 812-858-2273

SLEEP MEDICINE Avi Arora Deaconess Sleep Center 812-450-3852

RADIOLOGY

John C. Rodrigues Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Sleep Medicine 812-485-7680

Steven C. Basinski Ascension St. Vincent 812-485-4000

Manaf Zawahreh Deaconess Sleep Center 812-450-3852

David M. Sullivan Evansville Radiology 812-422-3254

SPINE SURGERY

REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY Daniel Griffin Boston IVF at The Women’s Hospital 812-842-4530

Jason M. Conaughty Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558 Eric Goebel Neurosurgical Consultants 812-426-8410

RHEUMATOLOGY

Christopher L. Sneed Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558

Richard Bell Deaconess Rheumatology 812-426-9311

Robert T. Vraney Orthopaedic Associates 812-424-9291

Shilpa D. Gaitonde Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Rheumatology 812-485-1400

SPORTS MEDICINE

Leela Saripalli Deaconess Rheumatology 812-426-9311

Shannon Glassco Tri-State Orthopaedics Angela Griepenstroh Ascension Sheldon Hannah Deaconess Paula Kohl Ascension Ann Kroeger Deaconess Heather Lenn Ascension St. Vincent

Andrew T. Saltzman Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558

Bill J. Samm Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Urology 812-473-1111

UROLOGY

Charles Vincent Deaconess Clinic Urology 812-426-9855

Adam Becker Deaconess Clinic Urology 812-426-9855 Michelle A. Boger Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Urology 812-473-1111 Michael L. Gallentine Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Urology 812-473-1111 Phillip M. Gilson Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Urology 812-473-1111 Michael E. Kottwitz Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Urology 812-473-1111 David Moore Deaconess Clinic Urology 812-426-9855

Timothy S. Hamby Tri-State Orthopaedics 812-477-1558

Todd D. Renschler Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Urology 812-473-1111

Joy May Tri-State Orthopaedics Anna Moll Ascension St. Vincent Kenneth Moore Ascension St. Vincent Orthopedic Hospital Ashley Parker Tri-State Orthopaedics Kelsey Quiambao-Starks Ascension St. Vincent

Claire Roberts Ascension Haley Sisk Ascension St. Vincent Cardiology Briley Sutton Ascension St. Vincent Orthopedic Hospital Kelly Talbott Deaconess Kelsey Thomas Deaconess Henderson

infraction by the state regulatory board, was excluded from the list. Finally, DataJoe presented the tallied result to the magazine for its final review and adjustments.

Final note: We recognize that there are many good doctors who are not shown in this representative list. This is only a sampling of the huge array of talented professionals within the region. Inclusion in the list is based on the opinions of responding doctors in the region and the results of our research campaign. We take time and energy to ensure fair voting, although we understand that the results of this survey nomination are not an objective metric. We certainly do not discount the fact that many, many good and effective doctors may not appear on the list.

Michael K. Zenni Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Urology 812-473-1111 VASCULAR SURGERY Chandra S. Cherukupalli Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231 Prasad V. Gade Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231 Angela H. Martin Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231 H. Simon Tran Deaconess Heart Group 812-464-9133 Donald E. Patterson Evansville Surgical Associates 812-424-8231

Senta Thompson Ascension St. Vincent Cardiology Casey Tyson Deaconess Tiffany Woolsey Ascension St. Vincent Cardiology

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DEACONESS IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE ITS TOP DOCTORS OF 2023! Thank you for your dedication and skill as you provide high-quality health care with a compassionate and caring spirit to residents of the Tri-State.

Our physicians listed here were named Top Doctors in their specialty by a peer survey. That means doctors in our region identified these skilled physicians as Top Doctors in their field of practice.

CONGRATULATIONS 2023 TOP DOCTORS! Majed Koleilat Allergy Immunology Anne McLaughlin Allergy Immunology Jason White Allergy Immunology David Fish Anesthesiology Venkatesh Madadi Anesthesiology Paul Mick Anesthesiology Nick Molfetta Anesthesiology Mark Murray Anesthesiology Rajesh Patel Anesthesiology Mark Robinson Anesthesiology Dmitriy Sintsov Anesthesiology Michael Drake Anesthesiology Howard Rumjahn Anesthesiology Jason Matthew Booth Anesthesiology Sridhar Banuru Cardiology Chandrashekar Kumbar Cardiology Nathan Reed Cardiology Prasibgchai Sattayaprasert Cardiology Adeel Siddiqui Cardiology Robert Starrett Cardiology Satyam Tatineni Cardiology Venkata Yelamanchili Cardiology Umesh Jairath Cardiology Dominic Cefali Cardiothoracic Surgery Lee Wagmeister Cardiothoracic Surgery J. Clay Davis Dermatology Dylan Greeney Dermatology Celine Mestel Dermatology Jamie Mull Dermatology Christopher Cannon Emergency Medicine Michael Daum Emergency Medicine

Colby Dorroh Emergency Medicine J. Patrick Fouts Emergency Medicine Gina Huhnke Emergency Medicine Joseph Jenkins Emergency Medicine Jacob Kennedy Emergency Medicine Michael Peters Emergency Medicine Joshua Kindrat Emergency Medicine Brandon Chappell Emergency Medicine Ryan Tucker Emergency Medicine Jeremy Curtis Emergency Medicine Yousef Altowaireb Endocrinology Mary Tadros Endocrinology Khalid Zarug Endocrinology Daniel Griffin Reproductive Endocrinology April Toelle Family Medicine Samuel Gerhardt Family Medicine Craig Haseman Family Medicine Anthony Inzerello Family Medicine Eric Steed Jackson Family Medicine Larry Lutz Family Medicine Shalonda Newcomb Family Medicine Christi Pagett Family Medicine Amanda Bohleber Family Medicine William Smith Family Medicine Jessica Cox Family Medicine Lisa Phifer Family Medicine Charles Strickland Family Medicine Mia Hindi Gastroenterology Kalyana Lavu Gastroenterology Bruce Schneider Gastroenterology Fahad Faisal Mir Gastroenterology

Shaukat Iftikhar Gastroenterology Karen Canlas Gastroenterology Eula Tetangco Gastroenterology Amber Koon General Surgery Devi Kodali Hematology Ashley Richeson Hospice and Palliative Julie Gerhardt Hospice/Palliative Care Emilian Armeanu Infectious Disease Lass El Lakkis Infectious Disease Adam Jordan Internal Medicine Casana Siebert Internal Medicine Clifford Dotson Internal Medicine Mohammed Allaw Internal Medicine Kenneth Combs Internal Medicine Ward Neff Internal Medicine Rebecca Raj Internal Medicine Snesha Modi Internal Medicine Jonathan Balagna Interventional Cardiology Enrique Campos Interventional Cardiology Edward Moore Interventional Cardiology Maruthi Srikanth Penumetsa Interventional Cardiology Venkata Yelamanchili Interventional Cardiology Irfan Siddiqui Interventional Cardiology Karenrose Contreras Maternal & Fetal Medicine Brennan Fitzpatrick Maternal & Fetal Medicine Spencer Kuper Maternal & Fetal Medicine David Surprenant Mohs Micrographic & Reconstructive Surgery Jenny Camacho Neonatology Neelakante Kanike Neonatology Ronald Pyle Neonatology

Narothama Aeddula Nephrology Peter Juran Nephrology Corinne Mbakop Nephrology Nripesh Pradhan Nephrology Jason Meckler Neurology Bhargav Trivedi Neurology Jason Denton Neurology Tanaporn Rasameesoraj Neurology Roderick Warren Neurology James Gebel Neurology Carla Brandt Neurology Sarah O’Nan Obstetrics & Gynecology Maqbool Ahmed Oncology Natasha Jain Oncology Jeffrey Fowler Gynecologic Oncology Samer Schuman Gynecologic Oncology John Bizal Otolaryngology Chris Chacko Otolaryngology Laura Finch Otolaryngology David Wahle Otolaryngology Todd Wannemuehler Otolaryngology Glenn Nanney Pain Management William Roberts Pain Management Sridhar Bhaskara Pain Management

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Pathology Aung Choon Pathology Jill Eickhoff Pathology Kevin Kernek Pathology Huda Elshershari Pediatric Cardiology Dorianne Marx Pediatrics General Sarah Rust Pediatrics General

Garrett Koon Pediatrics General Teresa Martelli Pediatrics General Barry Phillips Pediatrics General Pamela Rogers Pediatrics General Carli Thomas Pediatrics General Capri Weyer Pediatrics General Julie Hurlock Pediatrics General Reuben Cohen Pediatrics General Mohammed Adeel Physical Medicine Vedant Borad Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery Lorin Mickelson Podiatry Tyler Tidwell Podiatry C. Phillip Rhoton Psychiatry Tejas Patel Psychiatry David Harris Pulmonology Oriade Adeoye Pulmonology Raghav Gupta Pulmonology Ahmed Jawad Pulmonology Jessica Jeffries Pulmonology David Ryon Pulmonology Matthew Tucker Pulmonology Noah Taylor Radiation Oncology Richard Bell Rheumatology Leela Saripalli Rheumatology Avi Arora Sleep Medicine Manaf Zawahreh Sleep Medicine Adam Becker Urology David Moore Urology Charles Vincent Urology H. Simon Tran Vascular Surgery

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Digestive Care Center of Excellence Excellence. At Digestive Care Center, we know you deserve nothing less. That is why we strive for excellence in every facet of the care we provide for you. The result is disease prevention, early detection of disease, and improved outcomes. The specialized physicians at the Digestive Care Center of Excellence have decades of experience and have gained the trust of thousands in the Tri-State. We are proud of our Top Doctors and proud to be the region’s largest practice dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of digestive diseases and illnesses. Our board-certified gastroenterologists, nurse practitioners, and other specialists are helping our patients feel better, get better, and enjoy life.

The Digestive Care Center of Excellence is located off Epworth Road just north of the Lloyd Expressway. In this state-of-the-art facility, we offer numerous services including our Provider Clinic, Outpatient Endoscopy Center, Urgent Care Clinic, Pathology Lab, and Infusion Center. We also have a location in Jasper, Indiana, providing outstanding services to Dubois County and surrounding 94 EVANSVILLE LIVING NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023

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communities. Additionally, we recognize digestive issues are never convenient, so we have our 24/7 Urgent Care Line. Anyone can call 1-844-MYGI-247 at any time to speak with a licensed, trained nurse who can assess their problem and get the care they need as quickly as possible.

As we continue to improve and serve our communities, we are always grateful for the feedback we get from our patients. Based on 2022 surveys, our patients rate their satisfaction level at 94% which reflects our care team’s dedication and commitment to helping our patients live life … for the better!

3800 Venetian Way, Newburgh, IN • 812-477-6103 647 West Second St., Jasper, IN • 812-556-5048 dccevv.com

Front row, from left to right: Rachael Drake, Aaron Holderman, Sara Richeson, Abby Dossett, Katie Luigs, Michael Snyder, Donald Bailey, Chad Potteiger, Lori Lynch, Vajravel Prasad, Ahmed Khan, and Konstantin Boroda Back row, from left to right: Sarah Long, LaDonna Schmidt, Wen Cai, Michael Rusche, Gardar Gislason, Aaron Pugh, Peter Airel, and Srini Rao Not pictured: Krista Land, Cassi Lambert, and Melissa Nurrenbern

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Evansville Surgical Associates Evansville Surgical Associates was formed after three surgeons came together and combined their practices to form one surgical group. Since its founding in 1969, the practice has grown to include 22 surgeons and offices in eight locations, making it the largest general surgery practice in the Tri-State. Our vascular affiliate, Vascular Surgical Associates, is the largest vascular practice in the region. Our surgeons all are certified by the American Board of Surgery and many have subspecialty training and certification in vascular surgery, trauma/critical care, minimally invasive surgery, and hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery. When you’re looking for experts in surgery, look to Evansville Surgical Associates.

We provide expertise in general, colon and rectal, peripheral vascular and endovascular, breast, thoracic, endocrine, complex abdominal wall hernia, hepatobiliary, bariatric (obesity), and oncologic (cancer) surgeries, utilizing advanced laparoscopic, thoracoscopic, and endovascular techniques to carry out these procedures. ESA surgeons also direct and staff the two American College of Surgeons Level II Trauma Centers at Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Hospital and Deaconess 96 EVANSVILLE LIVING NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023

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Midtown Hospital, providing care for more than 3,000 trauma patients a year. It is our intention to continue our leadership role in the Tri-State medical community, maintain state-of-the-art surgical care, and strive continually to improve the health of those we serve.

Deaconess Physician Center • 520 Mary St., Ste. 520 • 812-424-8231 St. Vincent Medical Building • 801 St. Mary’s Drive, Ste. 200 E. St. Vincent Breast Center • 100 St. Mary’s Epworth Crossing, Ste. A400 St. Vincent Warrick • 1116 Millis Ave, Boonville, IN evansvillesurgical.com

Front row, from left to right: Dr. Katharine Lasher, Dr. Donald Patterson, Dr. Angela Martin, Dr. Erik Throop, Dr. Joshua Aaron, and Dr. Brian Schymik Back row, from left to right: Dr. Andrea Jester, Dr. Chandra Cherukupalli, Dr. Kristi Peck, Dr. Dharmesh Patel, Dr. Jay Woodland, Dr. Samir Gupta, Dr. Matthew Field, Dr. Anthony Kaiser, Dr. Henry Roberts, Dr. Prasad Gade, Dr. Roberto Iglesias, Dr. Todd Burry, Dr. Kevin McConnell, and Dr. Mallory Bray

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JUAN CABRERA JR., MD A D U LT & G E R I AT RIC P SYC HIATRY

We're here to help. Our experienced treatment team provides an array of practice approaches to serve clients. We address a multitude of issues, ranging from everyday challenges in life to more chronic and/or severe mental health needs. Counseling for children, adolescents, and adults are available with a range of hours of availability.

Each staff member understands each patient requires highly specialized care that takes their personal experiences, genetic makeup, and more into account.

We care, and we want to make sure our treatments are accessible to as many patients as possible. As a result, we accept an array of private insurances, private pay, Medicare, and Medicaid. Contact us today to schedule an appointment!

W E P R OV I D E : • Evaluations • Counseling • Medication Management • Spravato • EMDR • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation • Mindfulness

MEET JUAN CABRERA JR., MD Growing up in Evansville much of his life, Dr. Cabrera graduated from Harrison High School. He then obtained a double major in Chemistry and Biology from Indiana University. He stayed at IU for Medical School, Psychiatry residency and a Geriatric Fellowship. His private practice encompasses Adult and Geriatric psychiatry with a focus on medication-resistant depression. He operates a certified Spravato Treatment Center and he is the only provider of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in this region.

101 Plaza East Blvd. Suite 303 Evansville, IN 47715 • 812.479.1511

& ASSOCIATES MEET OUR PROVIDERS BRUCE G. AHLEMEIER, MSW, LCSW

BELINDA DAVIS, MSSW, LCSW

Belinda Davis graduated from Western Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Major in Psychology. She has a Minor in Child Development and Family Living. After her undergraduate career, Belinda Davis obtained her Master of Science in Social Work Degree from the Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville.

Belinda Davis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She provides individual counseling services and couple’s therapy.

Some of her training includes CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, EMDR, and Trauma Informed Therapy.

Bruce graduated from the University of Evansville with a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts. He obtained a Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern Indiana. He provides counseling for children, adolescents and adults, including couple's counseling. He is trained in CBT, DBT, Brief Focused, Mindfullness Meditation, Grief Counseling, Trauma Centered and EMDR. He has over 20 years of counseling experience. Bruce offers evening appointments and virtual appointments where permitted.

MINDIE HALTERMAN, PMHNP-BC

MELODY HARRELL, MSW, LCSW

Mindie has grown up in the Tri-State area and practiced nursing here in a variety of settings throughout her life.

She graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with a Master’s of Science Degree in Nursing and obtained a board certification for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She has a passion for promoting mental wellness and will evaluate and treat patients of all ages.

Melody graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology with a criminal justice emphasis.

She then went on to earn a Master’s degree in Social Work from the same university. Melody maintains certification in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and she is an ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider (A-CCSP).

LINCOLN KLINE, PMHNP-BC

Lincoln graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. While working as a nurse full time, he continued his education and obtained a Master of Science in Nursing from Northern Kentucky University. Lincoln is extensively trained in diagnosis and treatment of child and adult ADHD as well as a broad variety of other psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar, and psychosis. He is board certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and treats patients of all ages.

WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. CONTACT US TODAY! frontoffice@cabrerahealth.com • jcabreraassociates.com

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Front row, seated: Jason M. Conaughty, M.D.; Peter A. Knoll, M.D.; William A. Ante, M.D.; and Jeana J. Lee, M.D. Middle row: Shayne R. Kelly, D.O.; Paul T. Daines, D.P.M.; Ryan A. Wetzel, M.D.; Timothy S. Hamby, M.D.; Craig T. Carter, M.D.; Paul E. Perry, M.D.; Michael B. Boyd, D.O.; Jason T. Franklin, D.O.; Glenn T. Johnson II, M.D.; and Terry D. Fenwick, M.D. Back row: Nicholas J. Rensing, M.D.; Zachary C. Hamby, M.D.; Andrew T. Saltzman, M.D.; Christopher L. Sneed, M.D.; David L. Whitney, M.D.; Tyler J. Kelly, D.P.M.; and Braxton D. Facer, D.P.M.

Tri-State Orthopaedic Surgeons The surgeons of Tri-State Orthopaedic Surgeons are proud and grateful to be recognized to be among the very best doctors in our field. We offer highly specialized care for all facets of orthopedic and spine difficulties. It is our privilege to be of service to our community. We strive to provide timely, compassionate, and dignified care that is centered on you, our patient.

TSOS doctors use the most advanced surgical techniques, including minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery, robotic surgery, and the most modern, sophisticated orthopedic technologies. Our talented surgeons care for patients in state-of-the-art facilities alongside an all-star team of highly skilled healthcare professionals.

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Orthopedic Hospital. At this new facility, TSOS doctors perform state-of-the-art surgical procedures in an innovative, modern orthopedic dedicated surgical facility.

Tri-State Orthopaedic Surgeons has a proud, 70-year tradition of excellence and innovation here in the Tri-State. Our singular purpose is treating our families, friends, and neighbors with the world’s most advanced technology, in our region’s most advanced orthopedic-only specialty facility at Ascension St. Vincent Orthopedic Hospital.

225 Crosslake Drive 812-477-1558 tristate-ortho.com

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Tradition of Excellence After founding Evansville Colorectal Surgery to honor his former partners’ legacies, Dr. Santiago Arruffat continues to strive for excellence in colorectal surgery through: • Treatment for colon and anorectal diseases such as colon and rectal cancer, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, abdominal pain, rectal bleeding, hemorrhoids, fecal incontinence, rectal pain, and many other disorders.

• Utilizing the latest in surgical and endoscopic techniques including robotic surgery, laparoscopy, colonoscopy, ultrasound, and many other procedures.

• Passion for taking care of all people of all backgrounds and having a positive lasting impact as well creating profound relationships with his patients. Seeing glowing smiles is the most important part of his work.

3922 Venetian Way, Ste. 2 Newburgh, IN 47630 812-999-3277

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to be recognized as the area leader in providing outstanding orthopaedic services to our patients. Orthopaedic Associates has proudly served Southern Indiana and Western Kentucky for more than 85 years.

We continue to aim at exceeding patient expectations thanks to our experienced physicians and health care professionals, friendly and compassionate staff, and personalized care to meet the needs of every individual patient.

Our practice includes 12 board-certified physicians along with their teams of Advanced Practice Providers and health care professionals. We thrive in providing quick and convenient orthopaedic care while also being attentive, thorough, and efficient with every patient and their individual needs.

Proudly offering four locations in Evansville, Newburgh, and Henderson, Orthopaedic Associates offers patient care five days a week, with three of those locations offering Immediate Ortho Care.

Our Immediate Ortho Care clinic allows patients to walk in without an appointment, bypass the emergency room, and see an orthopaedic professional while also saving time and money.

For expert care from a name you can trust, call Orthopaedic Associates today at 812-424-9291, or visit us online at oaevansville.com.

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PROUDLY SERVING EVANSVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS FOR OVER 85 YEARS

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Women’s Health Care, P.C. Our Top Doctors are honored to be recognized by their peers for providing outstanding OB/GYN services to the tri-state. What means the most to all our doctors is partnering with patients throughout their unique health care journey. As partners, we take the time to respectfully listen as well as thoroughly discuss your needs, concerns, and preferences.

Make your health a priority and schedule your appointment today with the team who’s here to prioritize you—Call 812-842-4800 or visit us online at whcpc.com.

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We Listen. We Care. We Deliver.

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Tri-State Colorectal Group Dual board-certified colorectal surgeons Dr. Deane Smith and Dr. Heather Matheson are honored to continue to serve the Tri-State area by providing professional, compassionate, and stateof-the-art healthcare. Our goal is to put patients at ease when they seek care for: • Colon and Rectal Cancer • Rectal pain/bleeding/prolapse • Fecal incontinence • Hemorrhoids • Ulcerative colitis/Crohn’s • Diverticulitis • Anal abscess/fistula/fissure • Irritable bowel syndrome • Pruritus ani • Constipation/Diarrhea In addition to surgical and nonsu rg ic a l t re at ment of colorect a l disorders, Dr. Smith and Dr. Matheson play an instrumental role in effective screening and prevention of colorectal cancer through colonoscopy.

Dr. Deane Smith and Dr. Heather Matheson

950 S. Kenmore Drive, Ste. B 812-301-8110 colondocs.net

Gregory Hayden, MD Hayden Vision Gregory Hayden, MD, established Hayden Vision in 2003 as the Tri-State’s top specialty cataract and laser vision correction center, combining the amazing advances in vision technology with compassion and medical professionalism. Dr. Hayden can help free you from contacts and glasses with precision LASIK when you’re ready, ensure your eye health is optimized with annual wellness care, and provide unparalleled surgical expertise for cataracts and advanced lens implants. As your trusted partner, it is his commitment to preserve and protect your vision. With caring and technology, Dr. Hayden and his team understand the best options to achieve your best vision.

Offices in Evansville and Princeton, IN, and Henderson, KY 812-422-3937 haydenvision.com

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Midwest Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery Midwest Ear, Nose & Throat Surgery has served the Tri-State for nearly fifty years and this fall announced their new location at 1401 Professional Blvd. in Evansville.

These board-certified head and neck surgeons provide patient care including allergy treatment, tonsillitis, otitis, hearing aids, thyroid and parathyroid cancer, as well as cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck.

They receive the honor of being nominated and referred by some of the area’s top-rated doctors and healthcare providers.

1401 Professional Blvd.

812-473-2060 • midwestentsurgery.com

Four convenient locations in Evansville, Vincennes, and Tell City, Indiana, and Henderson, Kentucky

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North Park Family Practice Center “We are proud to be named top family medicine physician and nurse practitioner in our area chosen by our peers.” This distinction demonstrates the enduring pursuit of excellence and exceptional qualities that Dr. William Blume, Amy Burkett, FNP-C, and staff have committed to patients and families, especially in the areas of pediatric care, women’s health, adult medicine, general orthopedic care, and geriatric care for 40 years.

They are accepting new patients w i t h s a m e - d ay a p p o i n t m e n t s available. Call North Park Family Practice Center at 812-422-7212 and visit drblume.me.

4501 N. Fourth Ave. 812-422-7212 drblume.me Dr. William Blume and Amy Burkett, FNP-C

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President’s Message December/January Happy holidays and best wishes

for a brand new year! If you’re like me, you are hustling and bustling. While you are involved with family and friends engaged in celebrating the season, I will ask you not to forget YOUR public media station, WNIN. End-of-year giving is always popular with many of our donors. Often, the donation is the regularly scheduled support for the work we do throughout the year, but sometimes, the end of the calendar year is a great time for you to offer an additional gift that will certainly help WNIN and maybe give you a nice tax deduction.

Stock gifts are a popular option as we approach the end of 2023. Very few things these days pay off twice, but giving a gift of stock to WNIN-TV and/or WNIN-FM may just do it. If

WNIN BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2023 A.J. Manion Chair Susan Hardwick Vice Chair Lawrence Taylor Secretary Nancy Hodge Treasurer Tim Black President Joshua Claybourn Beau Dial Stephanie Koch Richard Kuhn Tara Overton Amber Rascoe

Dr. Ron Rochon Stephanie Roland Stacey Shourd Thomas Silliman Alfonso Vidal Daniela Vidal Mike Walsh Gene Warren Amy Waterman Jordan Whitledge Dr. JoAnn Wood Matthew Wright Elissa Corbitt Student Board Member Devon Langley Student Board Member

you are thinking about making a year-end gift to celebrate and support the many ways we enhance our community, consider making that gift with appreciated stock or other marketable securities.

Giving marketable securities including publicly traded stock, bonds, or mutual funds can be a tax advantaged way to make your generous gift to WNIN. Appreciated securities, particularly those held longer than one year, may reduce or completely avoid capital gains obligations and allow you to take a full tax deduction for the fair market value of the stock at time of transfer to WNIN. Once the transfer is complete, WNIN sells the stock and puts the proceeds to use supporting the programs and services you value and gives you the benefits of membership.

We encourage you to talk to your tax or financial advisor to better understand the implications of such a gift to your individual tax situation.

Here are some of the advantages of giving a stock gift: • Gifts of stock are easy.

• Gifts of stock can be handled through an electronic transfer (DTC), which is virtually immediate. That means you can make your gift as late as the last business day of the year.

• You may be able to take an unused asset to make a larger donation than you might normally be able to make.

• When long-term appreciated securities are donated, their tax deduction will be the fair market value of the security. Long-term securities are those held longer than one year.

• Since the stock itself is donated, you won’t have to pay capital gains tax.

If you plan to make a stock gift we encourage you to contact your advisor or broker. You’ll simply need your DTC number, which your brokerage firm will supply to you. You’ll also need some basic information from WNIN, which you may collect by calling 812-423-2973.

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While it’s not necessary right now, the end of the year is also a good time to consider making PLANNED GIVING arrangements.

WNIN will continue to seek and depend on regular membership contributions from our friends, especially new generations of viewers and listeners. But in the long run, our future will depend, more and more, on special gifts from longtime friends who want to help WNIN become stronger and more stable for many years to come. One of the ways you may choose to express your deep commitment to public media is by naming WNIN in your will or trust. It is an easy way to make a lasting contribution to the good work WNIN does in the community without affecting your current financial security and freedom. One of the most satisfying things you will be able to do after making decisions about your family and friends in your estate or will is to include provisions that will benefit some of the worthy institutions and organizations you have supported during your life. Many of the most significant gifts that nonprofits receive come from the estates of regular contributors who decide to share a portion of their accumulated assets later on. It’s an easy and a beautiful thing to do. Contact Jennifer Evans at 812-423-2973 or jevans@wnin.org if you’d like to know more.

The end of the year is always a good time to include WNIN-TV and/or FM on your gift list. While you embrace this season of giving with your family and your friends, please consider including your local public media stations in your gift giving plans. In fact, before the hustle and bustle gets to be too much, please consider making your gift, right now, at www.wnin.org or by calling us at 812-423-2973. You may also contact us to get more information about giving stock or making plans for a larger gift once your time in this life is done. Thank you when you do, and best wishes for a blessed 2024!

Sincerely,

Tim Black, President and CEO

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Save the Date for WNIN’s 2024 Winter Gala!

WNIN Tri-State Public Media and Jeffrey Berger of Berger Wealth Services Group invite you to put on your best evening attire and join us for WNIN’s 2024 Winter Gala on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Bally’s Riverfront Event Center in Downtown Evansville.

This fantastic evening includes dinner with the exclusive opportunity to hear from a national broadcaster, live entertainment, and plenty of socializing with all of your favorite WNIN personalities.

Guests can look forward to silent and live auctions featuring libations, experiences, and more. Stay tuned for the 2024 Winter Gala speaker announcement coming soon.

The Winter Gala is held each year to directly support WNIN’s mission and efforts to enrich lives and empower our region through public media. Join us for a dynamic evening that will support all of your favorite WNIN programs and the communities we serve.

“The annual gala is a beloved event that WNIN is proud and excited to host each year. Not only do we get the chance to show off the important work we do all year long, but it allows us the opportunity to connect with a group of individuals who are just as passionate about our mission as we are. We are grateful to our sponsors and guests who make everything we do at WNIN possible,” says WNIN Director of Theater and Events Karen Robinson.

Individual tickets are $150 each and will be made available for purchase in December. To sponsor the Winter Gala, or learn more about the benefits of partnering with WNIN, please contact Karen Robinson.

Follow WNIN on Facebook and Instagram for more information as it becomes available. For more information, contact: WNIN Tri-State Public Media, Inc. Karen Robinson, Director of Theater and Events 812-423-2973 ext. 136 krobinson@wnin.org

WNIN Launches New Podcast Introducing the newest series from WNINFM, “Food From Here,” a digital podcast featuring the growers, producers, and purveyors of the food we eat in our region of the Midwest.

This new series invites local growers, producers, and purveyors of the food we eat to share their stories, and their recipes, with us as we discuss what makes food from here distinctly ours. We’ll talk with chefs, farmers, brewers, food truck owners, home gardeners, and cocktail mixologists. It’s a surprisingly vibrant local food community. “‘Food From Here’ is a project I’ve wanted to bring to life for a long time. I’ve been a part of the Evansville food scene in one way or another for more than 20 years, and I’ve had the great good fortune to get to know so many creative people who are growing and preparing really good food in our community. The food scene here is vibrant and diverse, and I think these stories are important to tell. I’m delighted to be able to share them,” says host Peggy Pirro.

As a former cafe owner who’s been involved in local food issues since she first moved here years ago, Peggy is impressed by the growing diversity of the local food scene in the Tri-State. It’s inspiring. And who couldn’t use some fresh ideas on what to make for dinner?

Episode 1 sets the table for a season of conversations about “Food From Here” with some thoughts on our relationship with the land – which is arguably the starting point of every food story we tell. Listen to Episode 1 and all future episodes on wnin.org.

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and New Zealand tour, the concert marked his comeback to the stage after a four-year sabbatical from live performance.

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9.1 WNIN PBS November/ December Specials MARY BERRY’S ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS

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Nov. 25

Mary Berry shares her ultimate Christmas feast with all the trimmings. Friends and chefs Angela Hartnett and Monica Galetti share favorite festive recipes from their heritage, and Mary and TV host Rylan Clark try and convert some kids into Brussels sprouts fans.

HOW GREAT THOU ART Airs at 7 p.m. Nov. 25

Join Kristin Chenoweth, Patti LaBelle, Will Liverman, Sandi Patty, and more for a night of uplifting music across classical, pop, Motown, and country genres. Performances are backed by the American Pops Orchestra and combined church choirs.

Airs at 10 p.m. Nov. 29

Rock out with Heart’s lead singer in a concert featuring songs from her new album, “Another Door.” Backed by her band Tripsitter, Ann also sings her classic hits, including “Barracuda,” “Crazy On You,” and “Magic Man.”

CHRISTMAS AT BELMONT

Airs at 8 p.m. Dec. 8

This 2021 celebration features Belmont University students performing holiday favorites and classic songs in the new Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Nashville, Tennessee.

ARRIVAL FROM SWEDEN: THE MUSIC OF ABBA Airs at 10:30 p.m. Dec. 1

Experience one of the world’s most popular tribute bands as they perform selections from ABBA’s greatest hits, like “Dancing Queen,” “Super Trouper,” “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” “Take a Chance on Me,” “Fernando,” “Mamma Mia,” “Waterloo,” and more.

AGATHA CHRISTIE: LUCY WORSLEY ON THE MYSTERY QUEEN Airs at 7 p.m. Sundays starting Dec. 10

Embodying a life as dramatic as her work, Lucy Worsley discovers the origins of Agatha Christie’s macabre magic and, with some compelling characters, uncovers carefully concealed secrets.

SEASON OF LIGHT: CHRISTMAS WITH THE TABERNACLE CHOIR

Airs at 7 p.m. Dec. 12 and at 8 p.m. Dec. 22

CELTIC WOMAN 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT Airs at 7 p.m. Nov. 27

Celebrate two decades of spectacular Irish music with a new concert filmed at the Helix in Dublin. With fan favorites, new arrangements, and stirring originals, this emotional evening features a stellar lineup of eight world-class Celtic Women.

Christmas – from carols to turkey, giftgiving to mistletoe and mulled wine – has surprising Tudor origins, rooted in devotion and charity.

December 2023 Highlights

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square join award-winning artists Lea Salonga and Sir David Suchet for a festive and uplifting Christmas special.

This concert illuminates the holiday experience with timeless carols, treasured songs, and a story of heroic service.

A CHEF’S LIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL

Airs at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 3

Doing what she knows best, Vivian Howard hosts her own vision of the season’s celebrations in this one-hour special exploring holiday traditions, Kinston, North Carolina, style. Join her in one of the season’s most charming and delicious celebrations.

NEIL DIAMOND: THANK YOU, AUSTRALIA

LUCY WORSLEY’S 12 DAYS OF TUDOR CHRISTMAS

Airs at at 9 p.m. Nov. 30

Airs at 9 p.m. Dec. 4

Celebrate the American legend’s enthralling 1976 performance at the Sydney Sports Stadium. The culmination of his Australia

Join Lucy Worsley on a 12-day extravaganza as she discovers that much of what we enjoy in contemporary

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THE GREAT YELLOWSTONE THAW

Airs at 9 p.m. Wednesdays starting Dec. 13

Greater Yellowstone is a place of extremes, and wildlife must adapt to one of the toughest springs on Earth. Journey with Kirk Johnson to Yellowstone, where a number of iconic wildlife families –

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including wolves, grizzlies, great gray owls, and beavers – survive one of the greatest seasonal changes on the planet.

As the temperature swings 140 degrees, cameras capture how the animals cope.

PURDUE 89TH ANNIVERSARY CHRISTMAS SHOW

Airs at 8 p.m. Dec. 21

The ensembles of Purdue Musical Organizations perform holiday favorites in Purdue University’s Elliott Hall of Music in West Lafayette, Indiana.

HOLIDAYS AT MURRAY STATE 2023

Airs at 8 p.m. Dec. 14

Murray State University’s Concert Choir, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Orchestra, a cappella group EQ Blue, and featured faculty soloists perform in this annual seasonal special.

THE THRILL OF HOPE: A CONCORDIA CHRISTMAS

Airs at 3 p.m. Dec. 24

The vocal and instrumental musical ensembles of Concordia University Irvine and friends invite you to a festive collection of music that celebrates and finds hope in the gifts of Christmas.

A CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIALS MARATHON

LOOKINGGLASS ALICE Airs at 8 p.m. Dec. 15

This critically acclaimed and beloved theatrical adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass” is innovatively physical, dazzlingly comedic, and deeply touching, steeped in circus arts and acrobatic thrills that honor and embody Carroll’s dreamlike vision.

AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS WITH JUDY WOODRUFF Airs at 8 p.m.

Dec. 19

At a time of heightened partisanship, declining trust in institutions, and rapid social change, Judy Woodruff sets out to explore the forces driving Americans apart and what can be done to reverse these worrying trends.

Airs at 7 p.m. Dec. 21

New Jersey’s Westminster Choir College celebrates this 30th anniversary concert with more than 400 musicians performing in five different choirs.

happens when the young girl grows up, having saved the prince, and what they are doing today.

CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS: KWANZAA Airs at 7 p.m. Dec. 28

Honoring the heritage, unity, culture, and rich contributions of African Americans, Kwanzaa is more than just a celebration; it’s a way of life. This hourlong documentary explores the seven foundational principles of Kwanzaa by sharing seven real-life stories of impact.

These stories reveal how each principle plays a role in the Black community, enhanced by cultural elements of dance, storytelling, music, and spoken word.

Airs 2-5 p.m.

Dec. 25

Celebrate Christmas with four years of midwives’ holiday specials before the premiere of this year’s special at 7 p.m.

CALL THE MIDWIFE HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2023

Airs at 7 p.m. Dec. 25

The midwives of London’s Nonnatus House deliver more babies and drama during the festive period in this Christmas special.

THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING

Airs at 9 p.m. Dec. 4

CHRISTMAS AT WESTMINSTER: AN EVENING OF READINGS AND CAROLS

DECEMBER 2023/JANUARY 2024

Conceived by John Mauceri, this new work is a reimagination of Tchaikovsky’s holiday favorite, “The Nutcracker.” Based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s 1816 book, Alan Cumming recounts the origin story of how a prince gets put into a nutcracker.

Unlike the ballet, we also learn what

January 2023 Highlights ACTIVE LIVING WITH APRIL Airs at 7 p.m. Jan. 6, with repeats at 5 p.m. Sundays and at 9 a.m.

Saturdays

Join host April Nading as she talks with local guests about fitness, fashion, and travel in this new WNIN series. April explores topics around staying healthy at any age, exercise, style tips, and hot trends and hints for those interested in an active lifestyle. Tune in to 9.1 WNIN PBS on Saturdays and Sundays, or stream live at wnin.org.

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PRIMETIME TV SCHEDULE MONDAY 6 p.m.

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Arthur Molly of Denali

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Wild Kratts

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A Chef’s Life

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Hero Elementary

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Primetime Repeats

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Daniel Tiger

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Sesame Street

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10:30 a.m. Pinkalicious & Peterrific

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

5:30 a.m. Arthur 6 a.m.

Molly of Denali

11 p.m.

THURSDAY 6 p.m.

PBS Newshour 7 p.m.

Newsmakers 7:30 p.m. Shivley and

11 a.m.

Elinor Wonders Why 11:30 a.m. Nature Cat

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88.3 FM SCHEDULE

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PBS Newshour Nature NOVA The Great Yellowstone Thaw Amanpour & Company Nature

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Amanpour & Company 11 p.m. This Old House 11:30 p.m. Ask This Old House 10 p.m.

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SATURDAY Carol Burnett Specials/Active Living with April 7:30 p.m. Specials/Curious Traveler 8 p.m.

Midsomer Murders 9 p.m.

Specials 10 p.m. Austin City Limits 11 p.m. Nightmare Theatre 6 p.m.

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Midsomer Murders This American Life Milk Street Radio Latino USA Freakonomics Radio Weekend All Things Considered On the Media New Yorker Radio Hour The Song Show American Routes Night Lights Jazz Afterglow

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PBS Newshour Washington Week Firing Line Arts Amanpour & Company NOVA

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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Hotel Portofino/Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen All Creatures Great and Small on Masterpiece Vandervalk/Annika Specials Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

Hidden Brain This American Life Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me Live Wire A Way With Words Radiolab Weekend All Things Considered Snap Judgment New Yorker Radio Hour On the Media Travel with Rick Steves Beat Latino American Routes

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NATURAL WONDER

Bill Vieth’s love of the wilderness and photography converge in his book debut

BY JODI KEEN

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he name Vieth is synonymous with Evansville sports — so much that Vieth Lane skirts Deaconess Sports Park north of the city — but patriarch Bill Vieth’s love of the wild took center stage this year.

Published this summer, “In Awesome Wonder” chronicles Vieth’s float trips to Alaska, Canada, and eastern Russia. In 10 journeys across 21 years, the nature enthusiast and former Boy Scout — often accompanied by his son Tim, brother Phil, and nephew Mark — trekked into the remote wilderness of Arctic refuges, navigated strong river currents, and came face-toface with wildlife.

“Every time I look at the book, I want to go back into the wilderness,” he says.

“It’s made me appreciate those experiences more. The wilderness we now have is all we shall ever have.”

Let’s start at the beginning. In 1965, Vieth and his wife Mary Ellen moved to Evansville from Saint Louis, Missouri.

Through the years, they had four children and, while raising their family, he settled into a 35-year banking career with occasional float, fishing, and camping trips with his family sprinkled in.

Then in 1990, his brother Phil, a retired forester in Minnesota, called ON THE OPEN RANGE with the idea of Retired banker Bill Vieth’s visiting the Koktudebut book chronicles his wilderness trips to Alaska, li and Mulchatkna Canada, and eastern Russia, Rivers in southwest the first he shared with Alaska. Vieth — a his nephew Mark, brother Phil, and son Tim. Journeys longtime nature included hiking 90 miles, lover and photogbraving hazardous winds, raphy enthusiast and crossing paths with all — was in. manner of wildlife.

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The brothers and their sons were deposited by float plane onto a tundra pond and ventured onto Alaska’s Koktuli and Mulchatna rivers, fishing for wild salmon, observing bald eagles and caribou, and camping along the wild rivers.

“I remember those trips like they happened yesterday,” Vieth says.

The rewards — and the risks — only increased with each journey. On the edge of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 1992, the group was on its own for 10 days while reaching a remote pick-up spot 90 miles away. While visiting Becharof National Wildlife Refuge in 2005, a curious grizzly bear crept within 10 feet of Vieth and his camera.

Vieth returned to the Arctic Circle in 2021, this time sharing the experience with his daughters Vicky and Megan. Vieth committed to creating a keepsake for himself,

his family, and anyone interested in wilderness.

“I did a log when I returned from the first trip, so that helped jog my memory. I checked with Phil, and the more we talked about it, the more memories popped back into our minds,” he says.

“It was a precious, great experience.”

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