🐝Evansville Buzz | July 18–20: A Free Jazz Festival and 58¢ Donuts?

🎉 Weekend Vibe Check

Hotter Than a Deep-Fried Funnel Cake

It’s one of those weekends where the vibes are fried, the music is loud, and someone’s definitely dancing in cowboy boots at midnight. The Posey County Fair’s got hogs, hay, and funnel cakes the size of steering wheels. Bierstube’s serving fried chicken and cheeseburgers as if they were currency. And Marina Pointe? Basically, a beach party that forgot it’s in a river town.

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Why the shoutout?
Because Felisha’s been one of the quiet heroes behind this newsletter… offering support, feedback, and a whole lot of heart since day one. This one’s a thank-you. Oh, when you call and trust me you should call… tell her the Buzz sent you!

🔥 Top Weekend Events

🔥 St. Wendel’s 58th Annual Bierstub

📍 Knights of St. John #282 | 11714 Winery Rd, St. Wendel, IN
📅 July 17–19 | Beer Garden opens 6PM, Meals 5–7PM
✍️ It’s the 58th Annual Bierstube and your cholesterol won’t know what hit it. Fried chicken? Check. Beer garden? Check yourself before you chicken dance.
🍕 Bonus Buzz: Live music all night. Friday = JB and The Tried & True and Saturday = Kenna Elpers + Jagger Winegar. Sandwich booth = elite.

🔥 Jazz Hands & Food Truck Plans

📍 WNIN Studios | 2 Main St, Evansville, IN
📅 Saturday, July 19 | 4–10PM
✍️ It’s Jazz Fest, baby. Monte Skelton and six more bands turn downtown Evansville into New Orleans (minus the beads). There’s food. There’s music. There’s a beverage zone. Basically: bliss.
🍕 Bonus Buzz: Smokin’ Roux and Jeanne’s Gelato = dangerous combo. BYO lawn chair and inner peace.

🔥 That’s What She Said

📍 Tiki On Main | 528 Main St, Evansville, IN
📅 Saturday, July 19 | 9PM–1AM
✍️ This band plays like your weekend depends on it and honestly, it might. Loud, raunchy, and ready to hijack your group chat. Wear shoes you don’t mind dancing out of.
🍕 Bonus Buzz: Tiki pours don’t mess around. Hydrate or be humbled.

🔥 Sweet Corn & Front Porch Feels

📍 Mayse Farm Market | 6400 N St Joseph Ave, Evansville, IN
📅 Saturday, July 19 | 9AM–8PM
✍️ Sweet Corn Days = Evansville’s version of the Met Gala. Live music, food trucks, flower picking, and corn so good you’ll call your grandma mid-bite.
🍕 Bonus Buzz: Corn on a stick, porch swings, and animal sightings. Pure serotonin.

🏠 Fresh on the Market this Week 🏠

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👋 Swing by on Sunday for the Open House and tell Erica Evansville Buzz sent ya!

🎶 Your Weekend Playlist IRL

🗓 Friday, July 18

🎷 Marina Pointe: Paul Wiemeier – 6PM | Sunset + strings = summer unlocked
🍸 Warehouse 410: Mixology Class – 6:30PM | Four cocktails, one new personality
🎺 Hush On Main: Monte Skelton – 7–10PM | Jazz hands required
🎂 Donut Bank: 58¢ Donut – 5AM–6PM | Cheapest dopamine hit in town

🗓 Saturday, July 19

🎤 Tiki On Main: That’s What She Said – 9PM | Unhinged and unforgettable
🎧 Marina Pointe: DJ NYU – 9PM | Your weekend's rave finale
🚘 Haynie’s Corner: Hot Rods – 4–9PM | Chrome + community = horsepower
🎶 Bud’s: The BackBeats – 7PM | Beatles tribute. All bangers, no skips
🍰 Winzerwald Winery: Cheesecake Fest – All Day | Wine. Cheesecake. No regrets
🎤 Bokeh Lounge: Austin Knepp – 4PM, Pieces of the Day – 8PM | Patio vibes + 90s jams
🪕 On The Roof: Hannah Evelyn, Heavy Kites, Valentina – 6–10PM | Rooftop party, no elevator needed
😂 Haven’s Bar: Comedy Night – 7PM | Your date night, upgraded
🎷 WNIN Jazz Fest – 4–10PM | If jazz were a person, it’d be your coolest cousin
🌽 Mayse Farm Market: All day | Corn royalty, crowned hourly

🗓 Sunday, July 20

🎸 Marina Pointe: Trey Hughes – 2–5PM | Lazy river energy
🎹 Dive Barge: Nick Gregory – 3–6PM | Smooth tunes on still water
🎷 Winzerwald Winery: Monte Skelton – 10AM–1PM | Brunch with brass

🐝 Final Buzz: Evansville, You’ve Really Showed Up

On June 28, this newsletter was just me typing to five friends and pretending it was a media empire. Now? There are over 1,800 of you reading, clicking, tagging, and making this thing feel like the coolest small-town secret on the internet. That blows my little Hoosier heart straight into the cornfield. So hey… thank you. For reading. For sharing. For letting this weird little newsletter grow wings.

And if my 2nd-grade teacher, Mrs. Oldham, is out there reading this… what grade would I get on this homework? I used proper transitions, varied sentence structure, and cited my sources. That’s at least an A-, right? Hit the reply and let me know, please!

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