Published: October 29, 2009 08:26 pm         

Entertainment Briefly: Oct. 30, 2009

Terre Haute

Hear songs of Sinatra at Harmony Hall

Harmony Hall at 1257 Lafayette Ave. will present “Music That We All Love,” featuring the songs of Frank Sinatra at 7 p.m. Nov. 7.

The show will feature the Banks of the Wabash Chorus, Interchange Quartet and Rob Verostko singing “Songs of Sinatra.”

Tickets are $10 until Nov. 3, $12 after that date. Call Jack Newman at (812) 894-2253 or any Banks of the Wabash Chorus member for tickets.



Terre Haute

‘Cultural Alchemy’ exhibit set to open

The Turman Art Gallery at Indiana State University will present “Cultural Alchemy: An Exhibition of Digital Art,” an exhibit featuring works inspired by the writings of Roland Barthes’ Mythologies.

A unique live digital art performance will highlight the opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.

The exhibit features the emerging talents of undergraduate visual art students enrolled in the advanced and intermediate computer art classes taught by professor Sala Wong at Indiana State University. Participating student artists are Ezra Birt, Megan Grimm, Elise Roberts, Ruth Russell and Laura Shull.

The Turman Art Gallery is in the Fine Arts Building just west of Seventh and Chestnut streets on the ISU campus. Gallery hours for this exhibition, which runs through Nov. 30, are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Call Petra Nyendick at (812) 841-2884 for additional information.



Marshall, Ill.

Kaylie Jones book talk, signing set

Accomplished author Kaylie Jones (“A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries”), daughter of famed literary figure James Jones, has spent most of her life avoiding the twin parental legacies of fame and alcoholism.

Kaylie was born in Paris when James Jones was writing “A Thin Red Line,” and attended French schools until she returned with her family to the U.S. in 1974.

In her brilliant, touching memoir, “Lies My Mother Never Told Me,” Jones faces both head-on. Jones explores her life, from her childhood in France, surrounded by the greatest literary minds of the age, to her troubled adulthood, seeking a way independent of the great minds that sired her. Looming throughout is Jones’s larger-than-life mother — charming, caustic and alcoholic. As Jones wrestles with her own alcohol issues, coming out sober and strong, her relationship with her mother, long in denial, continues to deteriorate.

“Lies My Mother Never Told Me,” is a Publishers Weekly starred review memoir and was chosen as one of the hottest summer reads by The Palm Beach Pulse, The Daily Beast and The Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

Marshall Public Library will host a book talk and signing for Jones at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the library’s Dale McConchie Meeting Room (next to the library’s main entrance). Books will be available for purchase.

Call the library at (217) 826-2535 to register for the program or if special arrangements are needed. Marshall Public Library is at 612 Archer Ave.



Terre Haute

Senior Center plans singles dance

The Valley Singles Club from the Wabash Senior Center at Fifth and Poplar streets is sponsoring a dance for all single adults 40 years of age and older Nov. 7.

A carry-in dinner is 6 to 7 p.m.; bring a covered dish, casserole, salads, meat dish or dessert. The dance follows from 7 to 10 p.m. with the music of the Showdown Band.

Advance tickets are $6; admission is $8 at the door. Door prizes are planned. The dance is open all single adults over 40.

Call (812) 232-3245 for more information.



Terre Haute

Guitar Center kicks off food drive

Guitar Center is launching a nationwide two-week food drive beginning Sunday and Terre Haute’s store is participating. The store will donate all food collected to a local food bank in hopes of easing the hunger issue, while garnering grassroots community support to build upon their efforts.

As a special thanks, anyone who donates a nonperishable item at the Terre Haute store will receive a coupon for 10 percent off their next Guitar Center purchase.



Terre Haute

Chili Cook-off set Saturday downtown

The Wabash Valley Chapter of Altrusa International will host the 27th annual Altrusa Chili Cook-off from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Clabber Girl Festival Marketplace at Ninth and Cherry streets. Altrusa is calling all cooks to gather up their friends and co-workers to dress-up and put together a team for bragging rights and some fun-filled competition.

Each chili is judged by a panel of culinary experts, with awards for the Hottest Chili, Best Showmanship, and Best Over-All categories. The People’s Choice and Best Booth Design Award will be voted on by the festival goers.

Festivities will include special Halloween activities, a beer garden, live auction, book sale and chili tasting.

Entry fee for competitors is $50 and includes a 10-foot-by-10-foot tent, an 8-foot table, and electric hook-up.

Proceeds support literacy programs in the Wabash Valley.

For more information, contact Jody Reinoehl at (812) 208-2546.