Crystal Hammon

Nov 18, 2024 | hoosier.aaa.com | Crystal Hammon

Charleston, South Carolina is beloved by tourists for its sense of place and connection to the past. It's also the epicenter of a region recognized by Congress in 2006 as the Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor, which runs along southeastern seaboard of the United States between Wilmington, North Carolina and Jacksonville, Florida. That makes it an ideal place to learn about Gullah Geechee people, the direct descendants of people kidnapped from West African nations over a span of 400 years.

Jul 16, 2024 | hoosier.aaa.com | Crystal Hammon

Find rustic interiors and unforgettable theatre close to home. Enjoy live, professional acting in the unique surroundings of Frankfort’s Red Barn Summer Theatre, a 169-seat venue that was once a cattle barn. This summer, see Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein: The Musical July 11-14 and 17-21. Go early Friday and Saturday nights for pre-show concerts from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. on the theatre’s outdoor stage, weather permitting. For ticket information, visit redbarntheatre.net or call 765.659.1657.

May 10, 2024 | hoosier.aaa.com | Crystal Hammon

Down a Dark Desert Highway Make your maiden voyage to Plainfield’s brand-new performing arts center, Hendricks Live! on June 1 to hear this Southern California band play the iconic music of The Eagles in Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles. This premier Eagles tribute band has toured the U.S. for over 20 years performing the game-changing catalog that made The Eagles so beloved. Purchase tickets at the Hendricks Live! Box Office, hendrickslive.org/hotel-california.

May 9, 2024 | hoosier.aaa.com | Crystal Hammon

If “The Bard,” a common nickname given to William Shakespeare, could travel through time, even he might be surprised to see his plays performed on today’s stages. A faithful band of theatregoers is so enamored by Shakespeare’s genius that they define a travel niche—Shakespeare tourism. Among them are people like Sheron Dailey, professor emeritus at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, where she taught oral interpretation of literature.

Feb 20, 2024 | hoosier.aaa.com | Crystal Hammon

Learn why a liberal arts education matters in an economy shifting at the speed of light. Bestselling author and journalist George Anders is the featured speaker at the Franklin College Convocation Lecture Series on March 14 at 7 p.m. Anders is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist whose reporting has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company and Forbes. At LinkedIn, he is the senior editor-at-large and writes a weekly newsletter about the future of work.