Evansville Civic Theatre will present the final show of their 2014-2015 Underground season at the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana Bower-Suhrheinrich Foundation Gallery with the appropriately titled play “ART” by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton.

Winner of the 1998 Tony Award for Best Play, the production questions the meaning and value of friendship when Serge, a high-minded dermatologist with a penchant for modern art, purchases a painting for a whopping sum of cash; his friend Marc believes this is an incredibly stupid decision, and as the debate ensues over the meaning of what constitutes art, a third mutual friend, Yvan, attempts to alleviate any damage to their fragile friendship. As the play unfolds, the audience journeys along with the players in a deep investigation of their own interpersonal relationships and a search for self in this raucous cerebral comedy.

At times hilarious and at others touching, Civic Theatre’s “ART” stars local actors Mike Ivie, Mark Taylor and Zachary Tieken, and is directed by Nathan Veazey. The show is set to open April 23, with subsequent performances on the 24, 25, and 26. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are on sale and can be purchased at the Evansville Civic Theatre Box Office by calling 812-425-2800 or by visiting www.evansvillecivictheatre.org.

911 Gives Hope is proud to present Guns & Hoses, sponsored by Henderson Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Budweiser, for the eighth year. This year’s event promises to be the best we’ve ever presented.

What: Guns & Hoses VIII

Where: Ford Center, Evansville, IN

When: Saturday, April 11, 2015 – Doors open: 6:00 – Event start: 7:00

Who: Local Police and Firefighters. 15 Fighters take part in three – one minute long rounds, boxing a member of the opposing team. Whichever side (Guns or Hoses) has collected more overall victories at the end of the night is declared the winner.

Why: The mission of 911 Gives Hope is to improve the lives of children and people with disabilities in our community. We have raised over $700,000 in our seven years and hope to grow on our number this year.

911 Gives Hope is expecting between 7,000 and 8,000 people at this year’s event. Tickets are on sale and will be available the night of the fights. Tickets are priced as follows: Floor: $30 – Reserved Lower Bowl – $25 / $20 – General Admission – $15 – Kids (2-12) General Admission – $5. Kids not year two years old attend for free. As a warning, this event does get loud. We recommend hearing protection for small children.

As always, we would like to thank our fighters and their families for the time they put in. No fighter or organizer is paid. We also are thankful for and rely on the partnerships with our numerous sponsors. ALL proceeds go back to our receiving charities. Any charitable organization is eligible to apply for a grant from 911 Gives Hope. After the fights, the Board of Directors evaluates donation request and disperse accordingly based on our core mission.

Fight Referee is Kurt Spivey. Ring announcer is Jon Prell (99.5 WKDQ). Official Time Keeper is Jen Childers-Doran.

Guns Fighters: Hoses Fighters:

Chris Roe Wille “Tha Crusha” Currie

Ryan “The Ham Cannon” Conway Chad “Demolition Man” Emsweller

Brian Talsma Chief Mike Connelly

Brandon “Bam Bam” Rolley Adam Brock

Hiram Hackner Russ Word

Daniel Hopper Jon Haire

Sam Smith Rob “Butterbean” Ralph

Blake Hollins Mike Fry

Matt Elrod Nick Bernal

Anthony “The Hulk” Aussieker Eric Wagoner

Shelly Wallace Kayla “The Punisher” Stone

Phillip Smith Robbie Hathaway

Antony Worland Tanner Simon

Ryan Lux Scott Conner

Ben Lewis Mike Doran