May is Hometown Tourist month in Southern Indiana. Members of The Arts and Cultural Attractions Council and the Greater Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau will be offering special discounts, performances and door prizes throughout the month. Just ask for the “Hometown Tourist” discount at the following Indiana attractions:
Carnegie Center for Art and History (201 E. Spring Street, New Albany)
Three exhibits will be on display during the month of May: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage: Men and Women of the Underground Railroad in Indiana and Kentucky, Grand Pa Makes a Scene: The Yenawine Dioramas and Floyd County Secondary Schools Annual Art competition. Mention Hometown Tourist and receive a free 11-page activity booklet on the Yenawine Dioramas (limit one per family).
Phone: (812) 944-7336
Derby Dinner Playhouse (525 Marriott Drive, Clarksville)
Buy one ticket/get one free on select Wednesday evenings only during May when Hometown Tourist Month is mentioned. See The Music Man (May 3, 10 and 17) or Steel Magnolias (May 31) Not valid with any other offers or previously purchased tickets. Limit 2.
Phone: (812) 288-8281
Falls of the Ohio State Park Interpretive Center (201 West Riverside Drive, Clarksville)
Buy one ticket to the Interpretive Center, get one free during the month of May. Come see the permanent exhibits on display at the Center and also view a temporary exhibit title “Archaeology in the Ohio Valley.”
Phone: (812) 280-8689
The Ogle Center (IU Southeast, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany)
50% off the adult ticket price of $7.00 for the IUS Music Department’s presentation of the IU Southeast Community Chorus on Sunday May 14th at 3:00 pm.
Phone: (812) 941-2526
Schimpff’s Confectionery (347 Spring Street, New Albany)
Visitors that mention Hometown Tourist will get a small bag of Schimpff’s Cinnamon Red Hots, the store’s most popular candy. Swing on by in May to visit the old candy store, tour the museum and watch candy being made by hand as it has for 115 years. The store and museum are open weekdays from 10 to 5 and Saturdays from 10 to 3.
Phone: (812) 283-8367