24th Annual Light Up Corydon - Saturday!

Join us on November 28 for the 24th Annual Light Up Corydon event as we kick off the holiday season on the Historic Corydon Square. Immerse yourself in the ambiance of an old-fashioned Christmas while you’re shopping for that special holiday gift. Bring the family for a day of holiday entertainment, merchant open houses, prize drawings, carriage rides, Santa’s arrival, the lighting up of the Christmas lights, and much more. Make Light Up Corydon part of your holiday memories.

The 2009 Light Up Corydon Schedule of Events

Noon -- Merchant Open House Begins

Noon – 6 p.m. -- Hendricks’ Open House

Noon – 9 p.m. -- Free Carriage Rides on the Square

4:00 p.m. -- Registration for Shopping Spree Begins at the table next to the Hurley D. Conrad Memorial Bandstand

4:00 p.m. -- Harrison County Extension Homemakers Cookie Walk Begins at the tent on the square

4:00 p.m. -- Corydon Dulcimer Society Musical Presentation at the Wright Interpretive Center

5:00 p.m. -- Christmas Entertainment Begins on the Hurley D. Conrad Memorial Bandstand

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. -- Live Nativity Scene & Nativity Collection Display @ Corydon United Methodist Church (on the Square)

6:20 p.m. -- Live Storytelling of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” on the Hurley D. Conrad Memorial Bandstand

6:30 p.m. -- Fireworks Display

6:40 p.m. -- Santa Lights Up the Square

6:50 p.m. -- Drawing for Shopping Spree

7:00 – 9:00 p.m. -- Pictures and Visits with Santa, First State Capitol

8:00 p.m. -- Hayswood Theatre Presents, “Nuncrackers”

"NUNCRACKERS, The Nunsense Christmas Musical" at Hayswood Theatre

The Little Sisters of Hoboken are back in Hayswood Theatre's good-hearted and hilarious Christmas musical comedy, “Nuncrackers.” This time the good nuns have gone high-tech, televising their annual Christmas concert from their new cable access studio built in the convent basement. This Christmas musical comedy will take place at Hayswood Theatre November 27 through December 13. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets can be purchased at the Blaine H. Wiseman Visitor Center or by calling 738-2138. For more information visit hayswoodtheatre.com.

Get your 2009 Light Up Corydon Ornament

Looking for a special Corydon gift to give to a special someone this Christmas? Why not buy them a 2009 Light Up Corydon ornament. Light Up Corydon ornaments are hand-made by Zimmerman Art Glass. Ornaments will go on sale during the Light Up Corydon event on Saturday, November 28 and will be available for $28 at the Blaine H. Wiseman Visitor Center, Butt Drug's, The Christmas Goose and Town Square Gallery, while supplies last. Ornament proceds benfit Main Street Corydon.

Light Up Corydon Sneak Peak

Light Up Corydon is just around the corner taking place on Saturday, November 28. Make your plans now to spend the day, or even the weekend, in Historic Corydon and Harrison County. There will be plenty of holiday cheer and activities around for everyone. Come back to read a full blog on Light Up Corydon next week. And if you can't wait that long, visit thisisindiana.org for more Light Up information. If you would like to receive instant text messages on Light Up Corydon, opt into our mobile site by texting ThisIsIndiana to 51684.

Holiday Bazaar

Get in the holiday spirit this Saturday, November 21, at the Holiday Bazaar at the Corydon Presbyterian Church. The bazaar will feature a soup and sandwich luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. as well as handmade baked goods and crafts, gift baskets, pies, pickles, jellies and much more. A service raffle will also take place and tickets are $1 each, you can take a chance to win pottery lessons, babysitting an event coordinator and more. Corydon Presbyterian Church is located at 568 Hwy. 62 West in Corydon. For additional information contact the church office at 812-738-3929.

Live Comedy Show

Live comedy continues at Golf Shores Fun Center. Saturday, November 21 will feature Bryan Schneider, Teresa McCammon, Robert Morgan and Paul Strickland. Paul is cranky every second but loving every minute of it, Paul is generally unimpressed with the world around him, but knows that if you look at anything long enough, you can find something to appreciate. Show times are at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tickets are $7.00 and can be purchased in advance at Golf Shores Fun Center or at the door if seats are still available. You may also call in your reservations at 812-738-0802. Please arrive 15 minutes early to avoid the seats being sold. No refunds will be given. Exchanges will be made only for a different show night or time. The next live comedy show is Saturday, December 5.

Another Night of Live Comedy at Golf Shores Fun Center

Enjoy some laughs at Golf Shores Fun Center's live comedy show on Saturday, November 14. This show will feature Kirk Alwardt, Lyle Janes, Robert Morgan and Ray Price. Ray Price is 300 plus pounds of alpha geek/computer nerd fun. Describing himself as "the funniest wizard ever to come out of any Dungeons and Dragons group" sets a tone for his show. Show times are at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. and tickets are $7 per person. You can purchase tickets for the comedy show in advance at Golf Shores Fun Center, located at 2510 Landmark Way in Corydon, or at the door, if seats are still available. You may also call in your reservations at 812-738-0802. The next show is November 21.

Showcase Harrison County Scheduled for November 12

Showcase Harrison County 2009 is scheduled for Thursday, November 12 at the Showroom of Horseshoe Southern Indiana. Showcase will kick off at 10 a.m. with a "Doing Business with Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center" seminar presented by Reggie Joslin of Crane NSWC. Exhibitor networking will take place from 11 a.m. to noon and Showcase Harrison County will be from noon to 7 p.m. Michelle Sollberger with BeechTree IT Solutions will host a "Social Networking" seminar from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Business After Hours, hosted by Horseshoe Southern Indiana will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with the Habitat for Humanity Christmas Tree Auction beginning at 6 p.m. For more information call the Chamber of Commerce of Harrison County at 812-738-2137. Come check out the great businesses!

Plenty of sunshine and things to do in Historic Corydon and Harrison County this Saturday!

If you are wanting to get out and about this Saturday (Nov. 7), there are plenty of activities and events and with great weather in the forecast!

Turtle Run Winery, located at 940 St. Peters Church Road in Corydon, is having a bonfire, cookout and hayride beginning at 4 p.m. Pack up your lawn chairs and blankets and head on out for some good food and great wine. In conjunction with the cookout and hayride, Turtle Run's Concert Series will also take place. Fore more information you can call Turtle Run Winery (812-952-2650) or check out their website, turtlerunwinery.com.

If you get a craving for a little BBQ, you can support the Pisgah Lodge No. 32 F+AM who are having their annual Chicken BBQ from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The lodge is located at 300 N. Elm Street in the heart of Historic Downtown Corydon. For more information about the chicken BBQ call 812-738-2844.

Enjoy camping? O'Bannon Woods State Park will be having their Overnight Backpacking Trip. The trip begins at 1 p.m. and pre-registration is required. Fore more information call the park's office (812-738-8234) or visit interpretiveservices.in.gov.

Golf Shores Fun Center will provide two sources of entertainment for you. You can challenge your firends and family two a round, or two, of miniature golf on their 18-hole outdoor course and/or their 18-hole indoor blacklight course. After your victory, stay for some laughs at their comedy show featuring Matt Linville, Robert Morgan, Matt Brides and Adam White. Show times are at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. and tickets are $7 per person. You can purchase tickets for the comedy show in advance at Golf Shores Fun Center, located at 2510 Landmark Way in Corydon, or at the door, if seats are still available. You may also call in your reservations at 812-738-0802.

We hope to see you out and about in Historic Corydon and Harrison County this weekend!

"NUNCRACKERS, The Nunsense Christmas Musical" at Hayswood Theatre

Buy your tickets now for NUNCRACKERS, The Nunsense Christmas Musical at Hayswood Theatre.

The Little Sisters of Hoboken are back in Hayswood Community Theatre's good-hearted and hilarious Christmas musical comedy, “Nuncrackers.” This time the good nuns have gone high-tech, televising their annual Christmas concert from their new cable access studio built in the convent basement. Reverend Mother Mary Regina has her hands full trying to maintain the proper convent decorum while marshalling her disparate crew to put on an entertaining show. Streetwise Sister Mary Robert Anne is a perennial show biz wannabe, yearning for the bright lights of Carnegie Hall. Spaced-out Sister Mary Paul is a former country music singer, and Sister Mary Hubert aspires to be a gospel singer. It doesn't help that Revered Mother herself grew up in a circus family and can't resist a turn in the spotlight. The audience has assembled and the show must go on, but everything that can go wrong does. Father Virgil tries to do a cooking segment but drinks too much of the recipe's rum. Sister Mary Leo, whose desire is to be the first nun ballerina, gets injured just before her big dancing scene in “The Nutcracker.” Sister Mary Paul, also called Sister Amnesia, keeps teaching the children the wrong lyrics for songs such as “Here We Come-a-Waffle-ing.” Even the convent's Christmas presents go missing. Necessity is the mother of invention, and the Little Sisters of Hoboken rise to the occasion with escalating mirth and mayhem.

This Christmas musical comedy will take place at Hayswood Theatre November 27 through December 13. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets can be purchased at the Blaine H. Wiseman Visitor Center or by calling 888-738-2137. For more information and ticket prices, visit hayswoodtheatre.com.