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1 WEEK AWAY! 🥳

Join us on Friday, June 19th for an outdoor concert that features classic rock hits from the 80's - 2000's AND benefits Riley Children's Foundation 🤩

Covering hits from Lady Gaga to The Killers, Foo Fighters, The Cranberries, Poison, and even Led Zeppelin, the setlist is packed with unexpected favorites that keep audiences singing, dancing, and staying until closing time. 🎶

🎉$6 drinks from Tito's Handmade Vodka and Sun King Brewery
🎉Order ClusterTruck directly to the Museum to enjoy during the concert
🎉Listen to great live music outside on a beautiful Friday evening
🎉Relax on your own blanket or lawn chairs
🎉All ticket and beverage sales go to Riley Children's Foundation
🎉Grab your tickets today before they sell-out!
Grab your tickets through Eventbrite 💿🤩

Thank you to our amazing sponsors!
Merrifield Exteriors, LLC
Republic Airways
ClusterTruck
Tito's Handmade Vodka
Sun King Brewery
Scenic Green

Join us on Friday, June 19th for an outdoor concert that features classic rock hits from the 80's - 2000's AND benefits Riley Children's Foundation 🤩

Midnight Drive Indy - Covering hits from Lady Gaga to The Killers, Foo Fighters, The Cranberries, Poison, and even Led Zeppelin, the setlist is packed with unexpected favorites that keep audiences singing, dancing, and staying until closing time. 🎶

🎉$6 drinks from Tito's Handmade Vodka and Sun King Brewery
🎉Order ClusterTruck directly to the Museum to enjoy during the concert
🎉Listen to great live music outside on a beautiful Friday evening
🎉Relax on your own blanket or lawn chairs
🎉All ticket and beverage sales go to Riley Children's Foundation
🎉Grab your tickets today before they sell-out!

Grab your tickets through Eventbrite 💿🤩

Thank you to our amazing sponsors!
Merrifield Exteriors, LLC
Republic Airways
ClusterTruck
Tito's Handmade Vodka
Sun King Brewery
Scenic Green

Fun Fact Friday! What are smoke bells? 🔔

Above some of the gas lights in the home are bell-shaped objects. These are called smoke bells and were meant to distribute smoke more evenly in pre-electrified Victorian homes.

They also came in the shape of plates (in those cases, they were called smoke plates).

We are kicking off with the band 'Midnight Drive Indy' as our first concert on Friday, June 19th ✨

Midnight Drive is a high-energy rock cover band built to light up the stage and keep crowds moving from the first note to the last. Covering hits from the ‘80s through the 2000s, Midnight Drive delivers the songs everyone loves—but not the ones every other band is playing. From Lady Gaga to The Killers, Foo Fighters, The Cranberries, Poison, and even Led Zeppelin, the setlist is packed with unexpected favorites that keep audiences singing, dancing, and staying until closing time. 🎶

🎉$6 drinks from Tito's Handmade Vodka and Sun King Brewery
🎉Order ClusterTruck directly to the Museum to enjoy during the concert
🎉Listen to great live music outside on a beautiful Friday evening
🎉Relax on your own blanket or lawn chairs
🎉All ticket and beverage sales go to Riley Children's Foundation
🎉Grab your tickets today before they sell-out!

Grab your tickets through Eventbrite 💿🤩

Fun Fact Friday! Anaglypta... another pressed cardboard.

Created by Thomas J. Palmer in 1888 to be less expensive than lincrusta, anaglypta is lighter due to being hollow. While less durable, it is better suited for ceilings than lincrusta and can immitate plasterwork well.

Fun Fact Friday!

Is it wood? Is it leather? No! It is... lincrusta! What??

Lincrusta is made out of linseed oil and wood flour... basically pressed cardboard. Invented in 1877 by Frederick Walton, who also had pioneered linoleum. Its known to be customizable, durable, and easy to clean. Used in homes (like in our formal dining room), hospitals, schools, luxury ships (ex: the Titanic), and trains.

While it lost popularity after the 1930s, its still made today!