First Friday Concert at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library: Myra Craig and Owen Heritage, this Friday (March 3) at noon.

I've known Myra for a long time, and it's great to see her take advantage of the chance to perform music from the classical repertoire at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library. Kudos to the library for staging these shows. Count me in, although I'm not sure about where to score lunch. Alas, I'm sure beer isn't allowed.

First Friday Concert: Myra Craig & Owen Heritage
March 2, 2018
180 West Spring Street, New Albany, IN 47150
812-949-3522

Free lunchtime concert held the first Friday of the month at 12:00 noon at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library. March 2nd: Myra Craig (viola), Owen Heritage (piano). Program: Suite for Viola and Piano (Ralph Vaughan Williams); Suite no. 3 for Cello (J.S. Bach) – transcribed for viola; Sonata for Viola and Piano No. 1 (Christopher M. Wicks).

The First Friday Concerts are free and open to the public, and no registration is required. Feel free to bring your lunch. The concerts are co-sponsored by the Kentuckiana Association of Musicians and Singers, and Hastie Piano Service.

LIVE TO EAT: Lunch hours at the Redmen Club and new hours at Taco Steve, where Eh Cumpari Pizza popping in on weekends.

The Redmen Club (211 E. Main, next door to Gospel Bird) now is open for lunch Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The link to the Redmen at Fb currently is active, and you can check it for updates.

Meanwhile, Taco Steve's new hours (inside Destinations Booksellers at 604 E. Spring) are Monday through Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Keep reading for the weekend twist.

Beginning this weekend (Friday, January 12 and Saturday, January 13), Eh Cumpari Pizza's mobile wood-fired pizza oven will be at Taco Steve's from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

My friend Taco Steve has invited me to bring the pizza wagon to New Albany! I'll be firing fresh pies Friday and Saturday evenings and will be available for both dine in and carry out. I look forward to bringing some pizza love to the Sunnyside!

Note: BYOB is again legal at Taco Steve's, as he did not renew the ATC permit.

New: Lunch hours at Connor's Place.

Many readers know Stephen Powell and Richard Atnip, current and former NABC employees, and both of whom are interested in the developing downtown New Albany scene. For the past few weeks, they've been working out ideas and recipes in Dave Himmel's kitchen at his pub, Connor's Place. Among these experiments have been excellent chicken wings (Jamaican-style is my favorite) and sandwiches.

Beginning on Monday, May 4, they'll be opening Connor's Place for lunch, billing "sandwiches, salads, and more!" The dining hours will be from 11:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., with my educated (?) guess being Monday through Friday lunch hours, and the two switching off for evening food at times yet to be announced. As far as I know, seeing as both are licensed, the bar will be open during these hours, too.

Connor's Place Pub is located at 13 E. Market Street in New Albany, and the phone number is 812-725-7055. Questions? E-mail the entrepreneurs here (remove "at" - you know the drill):

s.powell09(at)insightbb.com
richardatnip(at)yahoo.com