Tim’s Picks: The Feast, and then some
Tim’s Picks: The Feast, and then some
Forfar bridie, anyone? The return of the Feast of the Hunters’ Moon, plus four other of the best ideas heading into your Greater Lafayette weekend.
Thanks for sponsorship help today from Purdue Convocations, presenting Briscoe. After winning over nearly 6,000 new fans opening for Noah Kahan last spring, folk rock duo Briscoe returns to Purdue Oct. 12. The group’s eclectic sound borrows heavily from 1960s and ’70s folk, funk and laid-back rock influences. Direct from Austin, Texas, Briscoe earned national recognition sharing the stage with bands like My Morning Jacket, Dave Matthews Band and Tame Impala, but it’s their upcoming album and feel-good live show that will leave you wanting more. Briscoe will be supporting their new album West Of It All Oct. 12 in Loeb Playhouse, BUY TICKETS
And now, with five of the best ideas heading into your weekend, here’s …
By Tim Brouk / For Based in Lafayette
Feast of the Hunters’ Moon, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 and 8, Fort Ouiatenon, 3129 S. River Road, West Lafayette — Tippecanoe County’s biggest and most cherished event is finally here. Now in its 56th year, Feast of the Hunters’ Moon is an 18th century re-enactment that captures what life was like around what is now Indiana. Thousands will descend upon the historic Fort Ouiatenon, the first fortified European outpost constructed in what would become Indiana, for an immersive weekend of old-time crafts, live entertainment, food and brew. Continuous, free programming will be held on five performance stages and areas, which will educate as much as entertain. Yes, the Feast has been a feast for the senses for generations as well as a welcomed escape from the modern world. And, as always, save room for the fry bread. $6-$36. Tickets. And here for parking and shuttle information.
Lafayette Comic Con, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds, 1406 Teal Road, Lafayette — With more than 100 vendors and artists’ booths, fans of Marvel, DC, Disney and independent publishers will collide for a day of shopping, autographs and cosplay photo ops. You’ll also find plenty of sci-fi, fantasy and horror titles, toys and memorabilia. The bullpen of artists that will be signing autographs have worked on such titles as “Spider-Man,” “Young Justice,” “Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam!,” “Goosebumps” and “Buffy ’97.” The event is presented by Mighty Con. $8. Tickets.
The Tippecanotes Chorus, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, St. Andrew United Methodist Church , 4703 N. County Road 50 West, West Lafayette — There are lots of scary returns on people’s TV screens this time of year — “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers,” “The Return of the Living Dead” and, of course, “Return of the Killer Tomatoes.” This weekend’s musical return is scary good in terms of harmonious singing with pep. The Tippecanotes Chorus is back for its first live performance since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The snazzily dressed barbershop singers’ annual concert will feature many tunes and nostalgia. Maybe if the counselors in “Return to Sleepaway Camp” spent more time singing together, things would have turned out much better for them. $15, $5 for students; kids under 6 are free. Part of the concert’s proceeds will go to the Indiana Veterans’ Home in West Lafayette.
Kelsey Greeson Project, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, The Arts Federation, 638 North St., Lafayette — After a busy year of gigging, elite local songwriters are taking a break to see what new music can be born from a week of collaboration. The results will be put on display when Vickie Maris, Scott Greeson and Michael Kelsey unveil new, fresh tunes as the Kelsey Greeson Project. The trio will be joined by Oregonian Courtney Von Drehle to fill out the sound. The concert will surely inspire other songwriters to find collaboration and that next great song. $20 and $25. Tickets.
Stonecutters with The Mound Builders, Throne of Iron and Salivus, 8 p.m. Oct. 7, North End Pub, 2100 Elmwood Ave., Lafayette — “Who can riff all night long? Who makes the kids headbang to every song? They do, they do.” The not-so-secret heavy metal society of Stonecutters will headline a heavy metal extravaganza this weekend at North End Pub. The Louisville, Kentucky, quartet are no strangers to Indiana, as the band plays Indianapolis often and will widen its forceful reach to Lafayette. Formed in 2005, Stonecutters have crafted a sound that appeals to fans of doom, death and thrash metal. Do check out its new album, “Eye of the Skull.” Opening will be Lafayette’s own metal masters Mound Builders, area thrash up-and-comers Salivus, and Bloomington’s Throne of Iron, an epic metal act that describes its sonic attack as “sounds from a wood paneled basement fueled by cheap beer and driven to adventure.” $10.
Tim Brouk is a longtime arts and entertainment reporter. He writes here (almost) weekly, tracking things to do for Based in Lafayette.
BONUS CUTS ….
ICYMI … LAUGHAYETTE COMEDY FESTIVAL CONTINUES: The weeklong Laughayette Comedy Festival wraps up with three nights of national acts downtown – Brian Regan, Thursday, and Chelcie Lynn, Friday, at Long Center for Performing Arts; Jay Jurden, Saturday, Lafayette Theater. Here’s a story, along with ticket information, that Tim Brouk had last week as things were just getting rolling: “Laughayette: Comedy festival aims to jumpstart local standup scene.”
SPEAKING OF (AND TO) BRIAN REGAN: Nuvo reporter Seth Johnson had this Q&A with the comedian as he headed to Lafayette and another show in Anderson. Here’s a way in: “A quick chat with Brian Regan.”
Thanks, again, for sponsorship help from Purdue Convocations, presenting Briscoe, in concert Oct. 12 in Loeb Playhouse. Get tickets here.
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