Comedy, hockey and Black history among the things to do this weekend in the Tri-State

Rayonna Burton-Jernigan, Evansville Courier & Press
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Are you looking for something to do in Evansville this weekend? Check out our list of events and activities.

Thursday

Family Free Night

5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Children's Museum of Evansville, 22 SE Fifth St. Free.

CMoe is hosting a free admission day where families are invited to explore the museum. The last admission is at 7:30 p.m.

Jo Koy: Funny is Funny World Tour

Jo Koy took aim at Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner and even Taylor Swift during his monologue as host of the Golden Globes.
Jo Koy took aim at Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner and even Taylor Swift during his monologue as host of the Golden Globes.

8 p.m., Old National Events Plaza in Evansville. Tickets range from $46 to $66.

Comedian Jo Koy is bringing his new tour to Evansville. The show will include all-new material that highlights his journey since starting his career in a Las Vegas coffee house.

Friday

Black history traveling museum

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., David L Rice Library at the University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd. Free.

The traveling museum teaches Black history using rare and authentic artifacts and the exhibit, “A Tribute to the African American Journey.” The collection includes items from African civilizations, the slave trade, slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights/Black Power movement and modern day.

USI men's tennis

2 p.m., Evansville Tennis Center, 5428 Davis Lant Drive. Free.

The University of Southern Indiana men's tennis team starts its spring season against Lipscomb University.

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'Trap'

Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., Benjamin Bosse High School, 1300 Washington Ave. Tickets are $20.

The 90-minute play follows the story of a community theater in California that experiences an unexplainable event: Everyone in the audience (except one) falls unconscious. A few investigators, doctors and others (including audience members) try to figure out what exactly is going on.

Evansville Thunderbolts hockey

Evansville’s Matthew Hobbs (17) and Peoria’s Cayden Cahill (71) battle as the Evansville Thunderbolts host an Education Day game against the Peoria Rivermen at Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.
Evansville’s Matthew Hobbs (17) and Peoria’s Cayden Cahill (71) battle as the Evansville Thunderbolts host an Education Day game against the Peoria Rivermen at Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023.

7 p.m., Ford Center, 1 SE Martin Luther King Drive. Tickets range from $16 to $35.

Join the Evansville Thunderbolts for College Night, where fans wear college merchandise. The first 500 that enter Ford Center gets a free Lyondell Basell beanie.

Saturday

Eclipse show

1 p.m., Saturday and Sunday weekly, Koch Immersive Theater and Planetarium, 411 SE Riverside Drive. Tickets are $ 7 for adults and $5 for youth and members.

This eclipse-oriented planetarium show demonstrates a simulation of the conditions that produce a solar and lunar eclipse

Thunderbolts take on Knoxville

7 p.m., Ford Center, 1 SE Martin Luther King Drive. Tickets range from $16 to $35.

Are you a wizard? Join the Evansville Thunderbolts for Wizard Night, where you can see which home each player belongs to and show your wizarding powers.

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