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Entertainment: Weekend

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From Local Sources

Obsession with past causes ‘Star Wars’ to falter

The Krempp Gallery at the Jasper Arts Center will present an exhibit featuring the work of Pamela Hignite Deaton, a sculptor and art educator from Liberty, for the month of June. Deaton’s work has always been heavily influenced by nature and the human figure. “I have an affinity for the art of primitive cultures. Their imagery is powerful and full of spiritual meaning which is what I strive for in the sculpture I create,” Deaton says. “I feel very strongly that everything is connected and that we are all one. On a biological level (animal, vegetable, mineral) we are all made up of the same substance. We all come into existence in some form and we all die, wither, or break down and return to the dust of the earth. I believe that we are connected spiritually and mentally as well as physically. I address these connections through my work focusing on birth and death, our journeys through life, and our future generations that will inherit the resonance of our passing through.” The paper clay material Deaton uses has an earthy look and feel to it, linking her figures to the natural environment. The material is reminiscent of a stone surface or an insect nest. The support structure of each figure is made up of tree branches and wire armature. The surface of the paper clay is imbedded with ceramic elements and found natural objects. Tiny buildings, pathways, tombs and caves also populate the visual landscape of each figure rendering the body as a symbol for the earth’s surface. “In this manner I try to bond nature with figurative imagery as our ancestors did in the hope of awakening a primordial connection in my viewer,” she says. Gallery patrons can meet the artist and listen to a gallery talk

“Solo: A Star Wars Story” bombed at the box office last weekend. Despite OK reviews (70 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and an acceptable reception from audiences (A-minus Cinemascore rating), “Solo” grossed just less than $85 million domestically over its first three days (almost 10 percent worse than the opening frame for mega-bomb “Justice League”) and around $173 million worldwide over its first four days. This is very, very bad! The question, then, is why did audiences stay away? It seems to be a “Star Wars” problem. I don’t necessarily buy the idea that audiences stayed away because “The Last Jedi” “ruined” their beloved characters, though I think the high-handed dismissiveness toward the concerns of these fans was more likely a damper on the box office than the suggestion that the series has gotten too “social justicey.” This is the flipside of the “too many white dudes” theory, and both strike me as silly. So what is the problem with “Star Wars,” then? Why did “The Last Jedi” fail to meet expectations? Why is “Solo” cratering so drastically? Why does the franchise appear to be on a downward slope even as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, another Disney project, continues to rack up massive figures? Allow me to suggest that the Disney-backed “Star Wars” films are simply too backwards looking, too focused on the past, too wrapped up in their own sense of nostalgia to continue appealing to audiences. Thus far the films have: remixed “Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope” with fanfic flair in service of a soft reboot; told the story of the effort to get the Death Star’s plans, thus turning a line

Story of primitive cultures

By SONNY BUNCH WP News Service

KREMPP GALLERY

“I Am, We Are” by sculptor Pamela Hignite Deaton can be viewed at the Krempp Gallery through June 29. during the opening reception at the Krempp Gallery from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 8. A cash bar will be available and refreshments will be served. The Krempp Gallery, located in the Jasper Arts Center adjacent to

the Vincennes University Jasper Campus, is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, until 7 p.m. Thursdays and from noon to 3 p.m. Sundays. School groups, clubs and students are welcome. Admission is free.

of dialogue in the original film into a full feature; spent “The Last Jedi” undoing everything from “The Force Awakens” while also reducing the Resistance to subRebellion size in order to recreate the sense from Episode IV that our heroes are truly underdogs; and, finally, spent two hours educating us about how Han Solo met Lando Calrissian and won the Millennium Falcon. Meanwhile, we’ve been promised a whole trilogy of Solo films, been fed hints that a Boba Fett movie is in the works, and are eagerly awaiting a series from Jon Favreau set between “Return of the Jedi” and “The Force Awakens.” Oh, and then there are the constant rumors of an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie starring Ewan McGregor. We are constantly looking backwards with these movies; Lawrence Kasdan said “Solo” received its green light after he explained the scene in which Han (Alden Ehrenreich) came up with his last name. Who could possibly care about this? When Darth Maul (Ray Park) showed up near the end of “Solo,” I was confused as to why he was alive (given that he was literally cut in half in “The Phantom Menace”) which in turn led to confusion about when, exactly, “Solo” was set. It is sloppy nostalgia-based fan service such as these little snippets that is turning people off the series writ large. Eventually someone will listen to Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), the sole voice of reason in this whole blasted galaxy: “Let the past die. Kill it, if you have to.” I have my issues with the Marvel movies, but the folks in charge over there have the right idea: Each movie progresses the overall story; each feature furthers the ball down field a bit. They spent 10 years building toward an epic crossover event, “Infinity War,” and it paid off handsomely.

Woman confronts her teen trauma in powerful ‘Tale’ RICHARD ROEPER

When it comes to filmmakers and actors taking chances, we have a tendency to serve up the superlative “brave” in an almost cavalier fashion at times. “It’s so brave for that comic to take on a dramatic role.” “How brave of that actress who isn’t a supermodel to do a nude scene.” “What a brave move for the studio to kill off that beloved superhero character.” In the case of writer-director Jennifer Fox and the HBO movie “The Tale,” to call the film “brave” is just the beginning. This is a courageous and lasting work about an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse who is still coming to terms with the trauma some 35 years down the line. Few films have addressed this subject matter in such a powerful fashion. An accomplished documentarian, Fox based this fictional film on her own experiences as the victim

of sexual abuse when she was an adolescent. In a performance that ranks among the best I’ve seen in any film (theatrical or otherwise) this decade, Laura Dern essentially stands in for Fox, playing ... a documentary filmmaker named Jennifer, who uses her journalistic skills to investigate events from a summer 35 years in the past, when she was 13 years old and she was emotionally and physically abused by a 40-year-old man she had come to trust and admire and love. Writer-director Fox allows the story to unwind with a perfect balance of flashbacks to Jennifer’s adolescence and presentday scenes of Jennifer coming to terms with the harsh reality of events, which aren’t completely in sync with the way she has been remembering things all these years. (One example: When Jennifer initially takes us back to that summer, she is a girl of 15. Her mother corrects her about the timeline and says Jennifer was only 13. We

The Tale êêêê Cast: Laura Dern, Frances Conroy, Common, Ellen Burstyn, Isabelle Nelisse, Elizabeth Debicki, Jason Ritter Rating: Not rated; HBO film. return to the same scenes, only this time with a younger actress playing Jennifer.) When we meet the 48-year-old Jennifer, she seems like one of those people who have it all together. She has a great career and a warm and loving relationship with her fiance, Martin (Common). If the past is weighing heavy on her mind, she does a great job of disguising it. Then comes a phone call from Jennifer’s mother, Nettie (Ellen Burstyn), who has come across a short story Jennifer wrote when she was 13 -- a story clearly based on Jennifer’s real life, a story strongly suggesting she was raped

on numerous occasions by her track coach. Jennifer is stunned. She has vague and gauzy recollections of a coming-of-age summer in which she bonded with the exotic and beautiful Mrs. G (Elizabeth Debicki), who operated a horseback riding camp, and a running coach named Bill (Jason Ritter), with whom Mrs. G was having an extramarital affair. “It was something ... beautiful,” the 13-year-old Jenny (Isabelle Nelisse) wrote of her relationship with Mrs. G and the handsome former Olympic double gold medal winner Bill. No. It wasn’t. But we can understand how young Jenny would have felt that way. As Jennifer recalls it, these two sophisticated, open-minded adults treated her as an equal and allowed her into their lives. (At times, the adult Jennifer has a “conversation” with her younger self, in an effort to understand exactly what happened that summer.)

Eventually Jennifer comes to realize the dynamic was the polar opposite of beautiful. She reconnects with figures from that summer and essentially interrogates them about what happened. She re-examines her writings from the time. She has difficult and painful discussions with her mother, who is punishing herself for not following up on suspicions she had about Bill the track coach spending so much time with her daughter. The scenes of Bill creepily seducing Jennifer in a series of carefully orchestrated moves are infuriating and horrific. What a remarkable performance by Laura Dern. It’s a beautifully nuanced portrayal of a smart, accomplished, independent woman who finds the courage and strength to confront the past — and to understand that the demons poking at her subconscious all this time were not of her own making. The real demons were the monsters that took advantage of her.

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Current cinema Currently playing Avengers: Infinity War ½ (Jasper 8 Theatres) This massively enjoyable and just plain massive candy-colored thrill ride adventure brings the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy together to help hold off a villain with a richly dramatic background and actual dialogue. It’s the biggest and most ambitious Marvel movie yet, but it’s not the best. (Sci-fi action, PG-13, 2 hrs. 36 min.) Book Club  (Jasper 8 Theatres) Great as it is to see Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen on the big screen, too bad they’re floundering about in this undercooked, silly and often downright inexplicable romantic comedy that plays like lesser Nora Ephron. (Comedy, PG-13, 1 hr. 44 min.) Deadpool 2 ½ (Jasper 8 Theatres) Ryan Reynolds’ second turn as the cynical, witty superhero is wicked, dark fun from start to finish, with some twisted and very funny special effects, cool production elements, terrific ensemble work — and for dessert, perhaps the best end-credits “cookie” scene ever. (Comic book/action-adventure, R, 1 hr. 51 min.) Life of the Party  (Jasper 8 Theatres) Absolutely zero new ground is broken in the story of a mom (Melissa McCarthy) joining her daughter at college that owes a debt to “Back to School” (1986). And yet I give “Life of the Party” a solid B on the strength of at least a half-dozen laugh-out-loud moments, some truly sharp dialogue, a tremendously likable cast, and the sheer force of its cheerful goofiness. (Comedy, PG13, 1 hr. 45 min.) Solo: A Star Wars Story ½ (Jasper 8 Theatres) One of the “lighter” of the “Star Wars” adventures, with a number of massive, rapid-fire CGI action sequences and a terrific ensemble cast (Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson and a scene-stealing Donald Glover). A prequel as a space Western summer movie, entertaining as hell but not particularly deep. (Scifi adventure, PG-13, 2 hrs. 23 min.)

On DVD Death Wish  Bruce Willis takes over the Charles Bronson role as a civilian who takes up vigilantism after an attack on his wife and daughter. No doubt some will be startled and perhaps offended by the violence, not to mention the numerous instances in which firstdegree murder is played for applause and even laughter. Again and again, “Death Wish” feels anything but real. (Action drama, R, 1 hr. 47 min., 2018) A Wrinkle In Time  Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon star in this adaptation of the young adult classic by Madeleine L’Engle. We should be moved and exhilarated by a story involving leaps of faith and the powerful magic of love, but this journey is felled by a torrent of New Age babble, underwhelming special effects and a final act that falls flat. (Fantasy action, PG, 1 hr. 55 min., 2018)

IMAX Showplace Cinemas East, 1801 Morgan Center Drive, Evansville: “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” now showing; “The Incredibles 2,” opens June 14. www.showplacecinemas. com

Events Attractions Angel Mounds Historic Site, 8215 Pollack Ave., Evansville. Hours (CT): 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. www. angelmounds.org Big Splash Adventure, Valley of the Springs Resort, 8505 W. State Road 56, French Lick. 877-936-3866 or www.bigsplashadventure.com

Falls of the Ohio State Park Interpretive Center, at the end of West Riverside Drive, Clarksville. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. www.fallsoftheohio.org Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, Santa Claus: Hours (CT); Spashin’ Safari opens one hour after and closes one hour before the rest of the park): 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and Sunday-June 8; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and June 9, 10-15, 17-22 and 24-28; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. June 16 and 29; and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. June 23 and 30. Special events: “Rock the World” Christian Music Fest, Aug. 25, For King & Country, We Are Messengers, 7eventh Time Down and Ginny Owens. www.holidayworld. com Indiana Caverns, 1267 Green Acres Lane S.W., Corydon. Features a 25-minute boat ride, a waterfall, thriving cave life and Big Bone Mountain. Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily April through October and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily November through March. Closed Christmas. www.indianacaverns.com Indiana Railway Museum, French Lick. Excursion trains depart from the former Monon Railroad Passenger Station. The two-hour, 20-mile trip takes passengers though several limestone rock cuts, part of the Hoosier National Forest and the 2,200-foot Burton Tunnel. Train rides: 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through June 30; and 4 p.m. June 16. Special events: Wild West Hold-ups, 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday-Monday, June 30 and July 1 and 1 p.m. July 4; and Rum Tasting, 6:30 p.m. June 23. Museum hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, free. 800-748-7246 or www.indianarailwaymuseum.org Jasper City Mill, 160 Third Ave. The mill features cornmeal ground on site, craft items, old-fashioned candy and local products. Exhibit (changes every six months): Dubois County Art Guild Gallery Walk — works by Abby Laux; artist’s reception, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday; items from artisans available in the gift shop. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City (all times CT). Park hours: Memorial Visitor Center, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; farm, 8 a.m.5 p.m. daily through mid-August; nature center, open, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays; Colonel Jones Home, noon-4 p.m., ThursdaysSundays, June-August. www.nps.gov/ libo/ or 812-937-4541 Louisville Zoo, 1100 Trevilian Way. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Sept. 23. www.louisvillezoo.org Marengo Cave Park: The Crystal Palace walking tour features a formation-filled room and huge flowstone deposits, while the Dripstone Trail walking tour is known for its profusion of delicate soda straw formations, slender totem pole stalagmites and penny ceiling. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. http:// marengocave.com Mega Cavern, 1841 Taylor Ave., Louisville. Historic Tram Tours, Mega Zips and Mega Quest, an underground ropes challenge. Closed major holidays. 877-614-6342 or www.louisvillemegacavern.com Mesker Park Zoo, 1545 Mesker Park Drive, Evansville. Hours (CT): 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. 812-435-6143 or www.meskerparkzoo.com Spirit of Jasper: Jasper to French Lick Express, Jasper Train Depot, 201 Mill St., June 9, July 14, Sept. 8 and Oct. 27. The train ride takes 1 hour and 45 minutes each way; passengers spend about 3½ hours in French Lick. A cash bar in available and beverages and light snacks are sold. www.spiritofjasper. com or 482-9229. Spirit of Jasper: Ride and Dine, Jasper Train Depot, 201 Mill St., June 16 and 23; July 7, 21 and 28; Aug. 18 and 25; Sept. 15 and 22; and Oct. 6. The train travels to Cuzco, where it will be “held up by robber, the good guys will arrive and a gun battle will take place.”

Passengers can leave the train to watch the battle. A catered meal and beverage from the Schnitzelbank Restaurant are served and a cash bar is available. $55; $75 for the Monon Passenger Car, a 30-seat private car that features table-side dining. Reservations preferred. www. spiritofjasper.com or 482-9229. Spirit of Jasper: Fall Foilage Ride and Dine, Jasper Train Depot, 201 Mill St., Oct. 7, 13-14, 20-21 and 28. The train travels to Cuzco. A catered meal and beverage from the Schnitzelbank Restaurant are served and a cash bar is available. $50; $70 for the Monon Passenger Car, a 30-seat private car that features table-side dining. Reservations preferred. www.spiritofjasper.com or 482-9229. Wilstem Ranch, Paoli: Giraffe, Kargaroo and Elephant Encounters, through Nov. 4. www.wilstemranch. com or 812-936-4484



Other events Chalk Walk Art Festival, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, downtown Jasper.

Upcoming events WBDC Country Showdown, June 7, Jasper Arts Center. Heinrichsdof Fest, June 8-9, St. Henry. Heimatfest, June 15-16, Ferdinand. Celestine 175th Celebration, June 28-July 1. Thunder Over Patoka, 9 p.m. June 30, Patoka Lake. YMI Picnic and Car Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Huntingburg. Haysville Ruritan Summer Fest, July 13-14. Dubois County 4-H Fair, July 16-20, Bretzville. St. Meinrad ROCKS! Fest, Sept. 21-22, St. Meinrad Park. Music, beer garden, children’s activities and flea market. Proceeds benefit the St. Meinrad Town Museum fund. More information about the event, including information performing, can be found on Facebook. 



Exhibits

Krempp Gallery Pamela Deaton and Joyce Gottlieb: Figurative Sculptures and Installations, through June 29. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays.

Saint Meinrad Archabbey Library Portraits and Sculptures by Bob Lockhart, through June 30; Miters and other pieces used by bishops and abbots for the celebration of a pontifical Mass, through Aug. 31; and a pectoral cross with a large amethyst, through Aug. 31. Hours: Call 357-6401 or 800-987-7311 or visit www.saintmeinrad.edu/library/ hours/

Other galleries Ivy Tech Bower-Suhrheinrich Visual Arts Center, 3501 N. First Ave., Evansville. Hours (CT): 1-6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Closed major holidays. www.ivytech.edu/southwest Flame Run Glass Studio and Gallery, 815 W. Market St., Louisville. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Closed major holidays. 502-584-5353 or www.flamerun.com The Green Building Gallery, 732 E. Market St., Louisville. Hours: 9-5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays and 4-9 p.m. Saturdays. Closed major holidays. www.thegreenbuilding.net/gallery/ index.html or 502-561-1162

Tuesday-Aug. 7. Tying a Fly Fishing Fly, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., Saturday, June 16. Preregistration required. Exhibit: Auto Indiana, June 30July 26. On loan from the Indiana Historical Society. Exhibit: One Shot, July 28-Aug. 31. Features World War II photography of John A. Bushemi. On loan from the Indiana Historical Society. Strassenfest exhibits and programs, Aug. 2-5. Military Appreciation Day, Sunday, Aug. 12. Permanent exhibits: Our Eldest Daughter, The Cold War (19451991), Black Heritage in Dubois County, Grand Army of the Republic, A Bicentennial Remembrance: The Story of German Immigration to Dubois County, Safari Room, The Story of Bill Schroeder and the Jarvik Heart; Main Street Dubois County (a model town from the 1900s featuring 17 businesses, including Stewart Hotel, Schutz’s Shoe Service and a funeral home, doctor’s office, jail, barbershop, church, bank, surveying office and bar), Grand Army of the Republic, Little Pioneer Children’s Play Area (includes one-room schoolhouse, book nook, toy area and dress-up area), Lewis and Clark keel boat, The Law in Dubois County, Honoring the Military, The Civil War Diary of William C. Benson, Model Trains, Dubois County in World War I, The SpanishAmerican War and Dubois County, Huntingburg Wagon Works, Girl Scouting in Dubois County, People of the Woodlands, Trace the Buffalo, Pioneer Area, Germans, Land Owners Map, Early Settlers of Dubois County, Cheering our Champions, Furniture, Civil War Flag, Prisoners of War, The Mills of Dubois County. Also, Heidet Blacksmith Shop, depicts the original shop from Ferdinand; Lindauer Sandstone Quarry and Grindstone Works of St. Henry, displays days of sandstone manufacturing; Eckert Log Home, assembled log home inside the museum shows building material and home life inside a German-style log home; Women’s Work is Never Done, choreographs the daily work week of pioneer women; History of Coal Mining; Meyer Planing Mill of Haysville; Ferdinand Sawmill; Huntingburg Buggy Works wagon; History of Boy Scouting; Antique Farm Machinery, featuring more than 75 pieces, including a binder, reaper, corn shredder and 1879 Buckeye hoe wheat drill; Tinker the Horse, represents the contribution of animals to the history of the area; silver smelter from Buck Shoals in Haysville; giant fruit press; threshing machine belted to a Kitten engine, one of five working steam engines; cane press and evaporator pan like the one used to make Birdseye molasses; and murals of Zoar, Birdseye, Celestine, Dubois, Duff, Ferdinand, Huntingburg, Portersville/ Boone Township, St. Henry/ Johnsburg, St. Anthony/St. Marks, Holland, Haysville, Ireland, Jasper and Schnellville. Hours: The museum, 2704 N. Newton St., is open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Admission charged. Can be found on Facebook and at www.duboiscountymuseum.org. 812-634-7733

Huntingburg Museum On exhibit: Commercial, manufacturing, military, school and social club memorabilia; the Geiger bedroom, family Bible and other belongings; a dollhouse inside a grandmother clock; a pony cart; and a 1950s kitchen. The museum is in Huntingburg City Hall, 508 E. Fourth St. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays unless City Hall is closed and by appointment. Closed major holidays. 683-2211.

Castle and the evolution of Santa Claus Land to Holiday World and free letters to Santa. The museum is at 69 N. State Road 245. Gift shop, museum and village hours (CT): 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 8-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, June-Aug. 11; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 12-31; and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sundays, SeptemberNovember. 812-544-2434 or www. santaclausmuseum.org

Other museums
 Evansville African American Museum, 579 S. Garvin St. Hours (CT): 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and noon-5 p.m. Saturdays. Closed major holidays. 812-423-5188 or www. evansvilleaamuseum.org
 Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, 411 S.E. Riverside Drive. Hours (CT): 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. 812-425-2406 or www.emuseum.org Frazier History Museum, 829 W. Main St., Louisville. Exhibits: The Lewis & Clark Experience, through 2018; Magnificent Mona Bismarck: Kentucky Style Icon, through July 29. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. 502-753-5663 or www. fraziermuseum.org Henager Memories & Nostalgia Museum, 8837 S. State Road 57, Elberfeld. Hours (CT): 8 a.m.5 p.m., weekdays and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. Closed major holidays. 812-795-2230 or www. henagermuseum.com Koch Family Children’s Museum of Evansville, 22 S.E. Fifth St. Hours (CT): 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. 812-4642663 or www.cmoekids.org. Owensboro (Ky.) Museum of Fine Art, 901 Frederica St. Hours (CT): 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Fridays and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. 270-685-3181 or www. omfa.us Owensboro Museum of Science and History, 122 E. Second St. Hours (CT): 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy, 20 Red Skelton Blvd., Vincennes. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. 812-888-2105 Reitz Home Museum, 224 S.E. First St., Evansville. Hours: 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. CT Tuesdays through Sundays. Closed major holidays. 812-4261871 or www.reitzhome.com Speed Art Museum, 2035 S. 3rd St., Louisville. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. 502-852-5555

Science Centers Kentucky Science Center, 737 W. Main St., Louisville. Exhibits: Breaking the Mold: Investigating Gender at the Speed Art Museum, through Sept. 9; Picasso to Pollock: Modern Masterworks from the Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University, June 16-Jan. 13, 2019; American Storybook: The Imaginary Travelogue of Thomas Chambers, July 21-Jan. 6, 2019; and Keltie Ferris: OPEN, Oct. 6-Feb. 3, 2019. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon-6 p.m. Sundays. Closed major holidays. 800-591-2203 or www. kysciencecenter.org

Night Life

New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, 506 Main St. Hours (CT): 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Closed major holidays. 812-682-3156 or www. nhgallery.com


Santa Claus Museum & Village Village: 1880 Santa Claus Church, the original Santa Claus Post Office and 1935 Santa Claus Statue.

American Legion Post 147, Jasper: 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, line and couples dancing. $5, 482-5426 for information.

Dubois County Museum

Museum: exhibits on the history of Santa Claus, including the beginnings of the town, its post offices, Candy

Orange County Senior Citizens Center, 8497 W. Main St., French Lick: 7-9:30 p.m. Fridays, dance with

Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays,

Dances

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live band. William Tell Center, 1301 11th St., Tell City, 7-10 p.m. CT Saturdays. Open to all ages; smoke and alcohol free. $5, includes snacks. Sponsored by the William Tell Senior Citizens.

Casinos Tropicana, Evansville: Bitter Pill, Friday and Saturday; and The Devonshires, June 8-8; The Beautiful Ones: A Tribute 2 Prince, June 1516; Rock ’N Soul, June 22-23; and McKenzies Mill, June 29-30. www. tropicanacasinos.com Horseshoe Casino, Elizabethtown: Showroom: REO Speedwagon, Nov. 16 (originally scheduled for Feb. 10; all tickets will be honored). www. ticketmaster.com French Lick Casino: Casino Lounge (8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.) — DJ Charlie, Friday-Saturday and June 8-9; DJ Clayton, June 15; The Devonshires, June 16; DJ Rishi, June 22-23 and 29-30; Radiotronic, July 5.. 888-936-9360 or www.frenchlick. com/entertainment/concerts

On stage Area concerts Astra Theatre, Jasper: “Rock Lotto” with Wade Baker, Jeff

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Crandall, Michael Cummings, Evan Elrod, Nathan Harman, Danny Luegers, Joe Luegers, Kyle Lueken, Shauna Lueken, Devin Sorrells, Mark Sparrow and Steven Wagler, 7 p.m. July 21, $10, www. RockLottoAtTheAstra.eventbrite.com; Pokey LaFarge, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 6; and Rodney Crowell, 8:30 p.m. Nov. 3. www.TheNextAct.org French Lick Resort, Hoosier Ballroom: Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, July 5. www.frenchlick.com or www.ticketmaster.com Jasper Riverwalk: The Hiding, 7-9 p.m. June 9; SweetWater Band, 7-9 p.m. June 30; 38th Infantry Division Band Indiana National Guard, 6-7:30 p.m., July 5; and Linda Smith, 7-9 p.m. Aug. 25. Free; bring lawn chairs or blankets. Lincoln Amphitheatre, Lincoln City: Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, Saturday; KIST: a Tribute to KISS, June 23; Max Weinberg’s Jukebox, July 2; Soul Pocket — a Tribute to Motown and R&B, July 28; 7 Bridges — the Ultimate Eagles Experience, Aug. 11; The Guess Who, Aug. 25; Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, Sept. 1; and Hard Day’s Night — a Tribute to the Beatles, Sept. 29. Season tickets available. www. lincolnamphitheatre.com

Other concerts Abbeydell Hall at the Legend of French Lick, 7328 W. County Road 100 W, West Baden Springs: The Thomas Brothers, June 21; Twist the Night Away: A ’50s and ’60s Musical Production, June 28, July 12 and 19 and Aug. 12, 2018; and I’ve Got the Music in Me: A ’60s and ’70s Musical Production, Aug. 25, Sept. 7 and 14 and Oct. 13 and 20, 2018. www.legendoffrenchlick.com/ abbeydell-hall Corydon Live (formerly Corydon Jamboree), 320 Hurst Lane, north of town square: Josh McMillen, Joana Kai Cobb and Glen Rice, June 9; and Lloyd Wood, June 16. 812-734-6288 or www.corydon.live Derby Dinner Playhouse, Clarksville: The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, Monday; Branson on the Road, Aug. 13; Jason Petty: “Hank & My Honky Tonk Heroes,” Sept. 10; The Van-Dells, Sept. 24; “How Great Thou Art”: The Gospel Music of Elvis Presley, Oct. 22; and The Return: A Beatles Tribute, Nov. 5. 812-288-8281 or www.derbydinner. com. The Ford Center, 1 S.E. MLK Jr. Blvd., Evansville: Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton, June 12. For

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KFC Yum! Center, Louisville: Shania Twain, July 20; Sugarland, July 28; Rod Stewart with special guest Cyndi Lauper, July 29; Maroon 5, Sept. 22; Keith Urban, Oct. 20; and Elton John, Oct. 23. For the complete schedule, visit www.kfcyumcenter. com. For tickets call 800-745-3000 or visit www.ticketmaster.com
 The Kentucky Center, 501 W. Main St., Louisville: Jackson Browne, June 12. www.kentuckycenter.org Louisville Palace Theater, 625 S. Fourth St.: Diana Krall, Wednesday; John Prine, June 8; Heather Land, June 13; and Foreigner, Sept. 6. For a complete schedule, visit www. louisvillepalace.com. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com

Actors Theatre of Louisville, 316 W. Main St.: “Dracula,” Sept. 7-Oct. 31; “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” Sept. 18Oct. 10; and “A Doll’s House, Part 2,” Oct. 2-Nov.4. 502-584-1205 or www.actorstheatre.org/visit/ ticketing-options/ Derby Dinner Playhouse, Clarksville: “Oklahoma!,” through May 27; “Over the River & Through the Woods,” May 30-July 8; and “Rapunzel,” June 2-July 7; “The Little Mermade,” Jully 11-Aug. 19; “The Church Basement Ladies: Rise Up O Men,” Aug. 22Sept. 30; “Web of Murder,” Oct. 3-Nov. 11; and “Holiday Inn,” Nov. 14-Dec. 31.. 812-288-8281 or www. derbydinner.com. The Kentucky Center, 501 W. Main St., Louisville: “Waitress,” June 26July 1; and “Hamilton,” June 4-23, 2019. www.kentuckycenter.org

Comedy Derby Dinner Playhouse, Clarksville: The Johnny Counterfit Show, June 25. 812-288-8281 or www. derbydinner.com.

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Area plays Lincoln Amphitheatre, Lincoln City: “Young Abe Lincoln” — An Encore Presentation: July 5-7 and 12-14.

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how Chinese immigrants and the next generation of Chinese Americans born in the United States fought back, filing thousands and thousands of Yu lawsuits in the courts to push back against the limitations of the laws they were living under. Some of the cases established principles that Americans now take for granted and assume have been part of the country since its founding, Burns said. He pointed

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NEW YORK — Politicians seizing on immigrants as an election issue. Newspaper headlines calling for action. Talk of legislation to institute a ban. If viewers of “The Chinese Exclusion Act” documentary end up with a sense of déjà vu between the film’s subject, a law from 1882 that barred Chinese people from coming to the United States, and current events, that’s pretty much the point, according to its filmmakers. “The ‘A-Ha!’ for anybody coming to it ... is oh, there’s a history to how we have decided who can come and when they can come, who’s a citizen and who’s not a citizen,” said documentarian Ric Burns, who made the film with Li-Shin Yu. It aired on the PBS television series “American Experience” and can be streamed at www.wnin.org. The Chinese Exclusion Act was America’s first and only immigration act that barred people from a specific country from coming to the United States. After its initial enactment for a 10-year period in 1882, it was regularly renewed and then made permanent in 1904. It was finally repealed in 1943. Making the documentary was an eye-opening experience for Burns and Yu, who had never heard of the law and believe most of the American public isn’t aware of it either, but should be. “This is the DNA of American immigration policy,” Burns said. “It is not a story about immigration, it is the story about immigration and you’re not going to understand any of the other aspects of it without understanding this thing: In 1848, you got off the boat and disappeared, in 1882 suddenly there was a racially invidious distinction being made.” The documentary, which Burns and Yu initially started several years ago, starts several decades before the law’s enactment on May 6, 1882. The Chinese had started coming to the West Coast, primarily California, in the middle part of the 19th Century, drawn by the possibilities of the California

Gold Rush and looking to escape the unrest in China in the wake of the Opium Wars over the West forcing China to open to trade. They be- Burns came targets of prejudice by white miners and other Californians as gold became more difficult to come by, as well as politicians appealing to nativist sentiments and those concerned immigrants were depressing wages. But they were also vital labor in the building of the Western half of the transcontinental railroad, forced to work for lower pay and in worse conditions that white workers. The documentary shows how, even though estimates put the Chinese population at about 100,000 or so when the overall country’s population was about 50 million, there was a rising sentiment that the Chinese were a problem. That lead to local laws around the West Coast limiting their livelihoods as well as acts like the federal 1875 Page Act, which instituted regulations on women attempting to come to the United States from China that were onerous enough that they were almost completely excluded. There were also acts of violence, like the October 1871 massacre in Los Angeles, when a mob went to Chinatown and 18 Chinese immigrants were killed, many of them lynched. When the exclusion act was passed, it prohibited most Chinese workers from coming, and preventing Chinese already here from ever becoming naturalized citizens. But the anti-Chinese sentiment already stoked in the U.S. didn’t abate with the law, and the documentary shows how acts of violence continued to be perpetrated against Chinese communities, as in the Snake River massacre in 1887, where almost three dozen Chinese miners were killed in Oregon. The documentary also shows

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