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Guns & Hoses Is Tonight at The Ford Center in Evansville

Jon Prell — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:00:41 +0000

Guns & Hoses 6 with 911 Gives Hope is tonight at the Ford Center beginning at 7pm, doors open at 6pm. All the proceeds from the event will be distributed to children's charities in the Evansville area. Guns & Hoses is a charity boxing match between local police officers and fire fighters, which has grown to one of the biggest sporting events in the area.

Evansville Home Show 2013 Sponsored by Heritage Federal Credit Union

Dave Westrich — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:00:33 +0000

Spring is here, and it's time to get outside and begin working on those home projects! Need some good ideas? If the answer is "yes," then head to the Heritage Federal Credit Union Home Show, (Presented by the Evansville Courier & Press) Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7 at the Ford Center and The Centre in Downtown Evansville.

Heritage Federal Credit Union Evansville Home Show 2013

Ashley Sollars — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:00:11 +0000

Heritage Federal Credit Union Evansville Home Show 2013

Dave Westrich — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:00:31 +0000

Evansville Ford Center's "Aa3" Bond Rating Reaffirmed By Moody's

Bobby G. — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:45:45 +0000

This, today, from Mayor Winnecke’s office… Moody’s Investors Service today reaffirmed the “Aa3” bond rating on the City of Evansville’s Redevelopment Authority Lease Rental Revenue Bonds. “Aa” rating means Moody’s has judged the city’s financial obligations “to be of high quality and are subject to very low credit risk.” The bonds represent $122.4 million of [...]

Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament At Ford Center in Evansville

Dave Westrich — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:00:25 +0000

The NCAA-GLVC Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is coming to Evansville's Ford Center Thursday, March 7 through Sunday, March 10. As you know, both the University of Southern Indiana and Kentucky Wesleyan are in the GLVC. The basketball action will be exciting and so will the Family Fun Fest on Sat., March 9.

Russian Bar Trio to Perform at the Evansville Icemen Game This Saturday at the Ford Center

Jon Prell — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:59:14 +0000

The Evansville Icemen will be in action this Saturday night at the Ford Center against the Fort Wayne Komets at 7:15. There will be a very special feature this Saturday night that will be fun for the entire family. The Russian Bar Trio will perform between periods. The Russian Bar Trio performs a very unique brand of acrobatics that combines acrobatics and gymnastics.

Ford Center Achieves LEED® Silver Certification

Bobby G. — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 14:00:01 +0000

The Ford Center has achieved LEED® Silver Certification under the New Construction rating system. LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. The multi-use arena, which opened in November of 2011, is home to the Evansville Purple Aces and the Evansville IceMen and hosts a number [...]

Journey & Pat Benatar Internet Pre-Sale Today!

Bobby G. — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:39:05 +0000

Another great show has been announced for our new Ford Center. On Thursday, November 8th Newstalk 1280 welcomes JOURNEY, PAT BENATAR and LOVERBOY in concert at the Ford Center. Tickets go on sale to the public tomorrow, but you have the chance to get them today with this special internet pre-sale.

The Ford Center is Discussed This Week on Wednesdays With Winnecke

Bobby G. — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:10:04 +0000

On this week's program, Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will be joined by Scott Schoenike, the Executive Director for VenuWorks and the Ford Center.

The discussion will obviously be about the Ford Center. We'll talk about the food...how they transition

Evansville Arena Named the "Ford Center"

WGBF-AM — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:18:13 +0000

Evansville’s new Downtown Arena has been named the “Ford Center.” The announcement was made this afternoon at a press conference with Mayor Jonathan Wienzapfel and D Patrick Ford President Mike O’Daniel. For naming rights to the stadium, Ford will pay the city $4.2 million dollars over the next three years. Mayor Wienzapfel said that the [...]