Emily Ann Thompson will perform a Celtic concert at the Hancock County Public Library April 10.
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Here is a list of events coming up in Hancock County this weekend and beyond. If you know of an upcoming event that you’d like to see featured here, email [email protected].
Celtic concert coming to HCPL
GREENFIELD – A Celtic concert featuring traditional songs from Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales is coming to the Hancock County Public Library.
Emily Ann and Kelly Thompson will present a free concert on fiddle and guitar, featuring a mix of jigs, reels and lively tunes. The event is at 6:30 pm. April 10 at 900 W. McKenzie Road, Greenfield. Learn more or register at hcplibrary.org or by calling 317-462-5141, ext. 240.
Children’s choir to perform eclipse-themed show
GREENFIELD – Experience “From Darkness to Light” in the Hancock County Children’s Choir spring production this weekend.
Show times are 2:30 and 7 p.m. April 6 at Realife Church, 5151 W. U.S. 40, Greenfield. The show will explore the literal meaning of the eclipse through fun and contemplative pieces about the sun and the moon, darkness and light. The choir will expand upon the theme to explore the figurative meaning of darkness (sadness or adversity) and light (joy and healing).
Tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for students and seniors 55 and older. There is also a “pay what you can” option starting at $1. Tickets are available at app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=hccc. For more about the choir, visit hancockcountychildrenschoir.org.
NASA ambassador to speak on eclipse
GREENFIELD – A local space enthusiast will speak on the solar eclipse in an upcoming community event.
Norm Dingle, a New Palestine resident and a solar system ambassador for NASA, will speak at 3 p.m. April 6 at the Chapel in the Park, 28 Apple St., Greenfield. The event, hosted by the Hancock County Historical Society, is free and open to the public. It will delve into what an eclipse is, safety procedures, photos and tales of the eclipse from 2017 when Dingle traveled to Kentucky, and a question-and-answer session.
Space-themed art exhibit at Twenty North Gallery
GREENFIELD – Explore local art in a solar eclipse-themed exhibit at a downtown Greenfield gallery.
“Total Eclipse of the Sun! Light and Dark” exhibit will feature all mediums highlighting light and dark, sun and shadow, planets and stars. The exhibit will be at the Twenty North Gallery, 20 N. State St., Greenfield throughout the month of April. Regular hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. An artist reception is coming up from 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 12.
KidsPlay to perform spring show
GREENFIELD – Tickets are available now for the upcoming children’s theater production of “The Doctor Is In” by KidsPlay Inc.
Performances are at 7 p.m. April 19 and April 20; and 2 p.m. April 21 at the H.J. Ricks Centre for the Arts in downtown Greenfield. Tickets are $5 presale at Hometown Comics, $6 online or $7 at the door. Hometown Comics is located at 1040 N. State St., Greenfield. Online tickets are at crazylakeacting.com.
