Concerts at the Honeywell Center
The following concerts will be held at the Honeywell Center in Wabash, Ind.

• Chubby Checker
  Saturday, Aug. 16, at 7:30 p.m.
  Tickets are $65, $38, $32 and $22.
• The Doobie Brothers
  Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 7:30 p.m.
  Tickets are $69, $49 and $39.
• Phil Vassar
  Friday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. 
  Tickets are $75, $34, $25 and $20

Tickets may be purchased by visiting the box office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, by calling (260) 563-1102, visiting http://www.honeywellcenter.org/ or by dialing *tix from your Centennial Wireless phone.

For a complete program listing or more information, visit the Honeywell Center Web site at http://www.honeywellcenter.org/ or call (260) 563-1102.

Late-Summer Wine-tasting and Concert at the Morris-Butler House
This event will take place on Friday, Aug. 22, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Morris-Butler House in Indianapolis.

Spend a relaxing late summer evening in elegant surrounds at the Morris-Butler House, while sampling a variety of wines and light hors d’vours. Following a discussion of wines, be transported to another time as you listen to beautiful strains played by a local artist.

The cost is $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Reservations required. Must be 21 years or older to attend.

Please contact the Morris-Butler House staff at (317) 636-5409 or mbhouse@historiclandmarks.org for reservations.

The Morris-Butler House is located at 1204 N. Park Ave. in Indianapolis.

Rush County Historical Society Artisans’ Day
This event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 23, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Gowdy House Museum located at 619 N. Perkins St. in Rushville.

Some of the arts and crafts include broom making, chair caning, woodworking, flintknapping and lutherie. The Gowdy House Museum, Carriage House and Wash House will be open to the public for viewing at no charge. 

Refreshments, including homemade ice cream, will be served.

The event will be held rain or shine.

Trail of Death Program at Fulton County Museum
Shirley Willard, Fulton county historian, and Tom Hamilton, Citizen Potawatomi Nation member, will give a program on the Trail of Death at the Fulton County Museum on Sunday, Aug. 24, at 2 p.m.

The public is invited. Free refreshments will be served.

Hamilton is a descendant of Abram Burnett, who was on the Trail of Death. He will tell how he found the place where Burnett was born in 1812 in a “rocky place” in Fulton County.

Willard is helping organize the Trail of Death commemorative caravan which will travel the original 1838 route from Indiana to Kansas Sept. 22 through 28. She will show pictures of the Trail of Death historical markers and historic highway signs across Indiana.

The Fulton County Museum is located at 37 E. County Road 375 N. in Rochester.

Gospel in the Gardens at the Historic Oliver Gardens in South Bend
This event, featuring an afternoon of music provided by area congregations, will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24, in the Historic Oliver Gardens at the Center for History, South Bend.

Admission is one canned good, which will be donated to a local food pantry.

Inspired by the vision of the Rev. Sylvester Williams and Center for History Trustee Willie Mae Butts, Gospel in the Gardens is presented by the Center for History and WUBS in partnership with the United Religious Community. Hosted by WUBS’ Rev. Sylvester Williams, the event features inspirational songs and dances performed by musical groups from several local congregations. Food vendors will be on site selling ribs, ice cream, plus other food and drinks.

In addition, the exhibit A Free Life will be open for tours. The exhibit describes the Underground Railroad in northern Indiana and southern Michigan and showcases images of the Powell Family, early settlers in the local community. The gallery also houses the film documentary A Free Life which explores the history of the African-American community in the St. Joseph River Valley from the 1840s to the 1920s, with significant emphasis on the period of time just prior to the Civil War.

For more information, call (574) 235-9664 or visit http://www.centerforhistory.org/.

Second Music at the Museum Program at the Scott County Heritage Center
The Scott County Heritage Center and Museum in Scottsburg will host its second Music at the Museum program of 2008 on Saturday, Aug. 30, from 5 to 8 p.m. 

Two acts are on the bill, providing a variety of music and entertainment. New Moon, composed of Gary McClellan, Don Pennington, Vance Rutledge and Patrick McClellan, plays a blend of music ranging from 1960s pop music to trail songs. Performers from the Starlight Dance Studio will follow, presenting a variety of songs and dance routines.

The show is free and open to the public.

The Museum will provide limited seating – attendees are requested to bring lawn chairs or blankets. In addition, hot dogs, hamburgers, candy and other concessions will be sold throughout the evening. 

For more information, please contact the Museum at (812) 752-1050. The Museum is located at 1050 S. Main St. in Scottsburg.

Indiana Archaeology Month
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology is proud to announce that September 2008 will be Indiana Archaeology Month. 

This year’s theme, Travels in Time, involves early Hoosier transportation and archaeology related to these types of sites. Sites and features related to canals, roads, railroads, waterways and more are providing important archaeological information about the past.

Details about the events which will occur around the state, the commemorative posters and shirts, and more will be available at www.IN.gov/dnr/historic.

Mishawaka City Cemetery Tour: Signs and Symbols
A twilight tour of Mishawaka City Cemetery will be offered at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, by the Center for History, South Bend.

The tour, led by the Center for History’s Director of School Programs, Travis Childs, features signs and symbols frequently found on historic grave sites. Participants will visit markers on which engravings and etchings of symbols were used and learn why depictions of roses, ivy, oak leaves, lambs and other items would have been selected for a headstone.

On the tour, participants will also visit the grave sites of individuals who are well-known in Mishawaka’s history, including George Oliver, father of James Oliver, inventor of the Oliver chilled plow; Martin V. Beiger, founder of Ball-Band Rubber; and Wallace Dodge, founder of Dodge Manufacturing.

The tour is open to all ages. The cost is $2 per person.

Participants should meet at the Mishawaka City Cemetery entrance on North Main Street.

For information, call (574) 235-9664 or visit http://www.centerforhistory.org/.

Taste of Montgomery County at the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum
This event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 1 to 10 p.m. on the shady grounds of the General Lew Wallace and Museum in Crawfordsville.

In the second year of this groundbreaking event, restaurants, caterers and food vendors from throughout Montgomery County will gather on the gorgeous grounds of the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum to showcase a huge variety of their tastiest treats and most mouthwatering morsels.

To add some sound bites to the food bites, the Taste will also be hosting three musical acts–live and direct from the heartland–that represent three different musical genres. The Troubadours of Divine Bliss will begin the evening with their magical brand of acoustic folk, then two-time W.C. Handy award nominee and Indiana-based bluesman Tad Robinson will bring his special blend of soulful blues and jazz to the Taste stage. Montgomery County residents will easily recognize our final band of the evening, awesome local top-40 country band Steve Trent and Small Town.

For lifelong residents or those just passing through, the Taste of Montgomery County will delight all of the senses and showcase just how sweet life is here in the heartland.

For more information visit http://www.tasteofmontgomerycounty.com/.

Apply to Become a Preserve America Community
Community leaders are encouraged to apply for the Preserve America community designation, which recognizes a community's efforts to care for and share its cultural and natural heritage. The designation also makes the community eligible for special federal funding.

The last two 2008 application deadlines are Sept. 1 and Dec. 1.

Through participation in Preserve America, communities share knowledge about the nation's past, strengthen local identities and local pride, increase neighborhood participation in preserving the country's cultural and natural heritage assets, and support economic vitality.

Once a community receives the Preserve America designation, it is eligible to apply for Preserve America grants, which may be used for research and documentation, education and interpretation, planning, marketing or training.

These grants, which must be matched by the community, cannot be used for construction or repair projects. In 2008, $7.5 million has been made available for the grants, which range from $20,000 to $150,000.

Other benefits of the designation include:

• White House recognition, a certificate of recognition, and inclusion in national and regional press releases
• Official notification of designation to state tourism offices and visitors bureaus
• A Preserve America community road sign and authorization to use the Preserve America logo on signs, flags, banners and promotional materials
• Listing in a Web-based Preserve America community directory
• Enhanced community visibility and pride

To win the designation, applicants must submit an application with written support from community leaders and evidence of cultural or historic preservation activities.

Applicants must be one of the following:

• Municipalities or counties with an elected governing official, or unincorporated communities within their jurisdiction
• Distinct neighborhoods within large cities or city-counties with a population of 200,000 or greater
• Tribal communities (federally recognized) with an elected governing official or subdivisions of such tribes

Applications forms are available at http://www.preserveamerica.gov/communities.html.

Preserve America is a White House initiative conducted in cooperation with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and other federal agencies.

Further information is available at http://www.preserveamerica.gov/.

AAM Professional Education Program
This program from the American Association of Museums offers tools for finding solutions to some of the most critical issues in the field.

No matter your learning style, budget or career goals, there is an AAM Professional Education program that’s just right for you!

Seminars and workshops are held throughout the year across the United States, addressing the needs of museum professionals at all levels of their careers–emerging, mid-level, executive and beyond.

In 2008-09, look for our new, exciting and timely webcast programs on technology, the new Tax Form 990, Excellence and Equity, Developing a Major Gifts Program, Preparing for Disaster and more! Programs are available in both live and on-demand recorded versions.

For more information and a full list of available resources visit http://www.aam-us.org/profed.

Concerts on the Canal: Latin Celebration!
This concert is held in partnership with the Indiana University School of Music at IUPUI and will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Canal Plaza of the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center.

The event is free to the public.

The feature for this concert is Latin Celebration! (Orquesta Bravo!) featuring John Alvarado, guitar, with Flamenco dancer.

Free seating is available on the Plaza steps and on the greenway across the Canal. The cost for reserved table seating for four is $30 or $25 for IHS members; for tables of eight: $40 or $35 for IHS members. Tables may be reserved in advance by calling the Welcome Center at (317) 232-1882.

Attendees may bring their own food and non-alcoholic beverages to the concert. Attendees may NOT bring alcoholic beverages onto the premises. All alcohol must be purchased on site.

No pets and no smoking allowed on the Plaza.

The Café, cash bar and outdoor grill will be open from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Movies in the Park: All About Eve
This event will be held on Friday, Aug. 22, at dusk on the Canal Plaza at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center.

The event is free to the public and is presented by Clarian Health and co-presented by Indy Parks and Recreation.

The featured film is All About Eve (1950, NR, B&W, 138 min.), a drama about an aging actress starring Bette Davis and Hoosier Anne Baxter.

No pets and no smoking allowed on the Plaza.

Attendees may bring their own food and non-alcoholic beverages to the concert. Attendees may NOT bring alcoholic beverages onto the premises. Snacks are sold.

For more information on any of these events, please visit http://www.indianahistory.org/.

Multiple Museum Technician Positions with Presidential Libraries
These 13-month term GS-1016-05 positions have been posted on the USAJOBS Web site.

Positions available:

• One position at the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas
• Three positions at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Ark.
• One position at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas
• One position at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Mo.

To access the vacancy announcement visit http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=74756098.