May 2025 – Live Performances and Top Festivals
🎭 Live Performances & Shows
📅 May 3 | 🕖 7:00 PM
🎤 Michael Cavanaugh
📍 Civic Hall Performing Arts Center, Richmond, IN
🔗 civichall.com
Description: Known as the new voice of the American Rock & Roll Songbook, Cavanaugh gained fame for his piano and vocals in Broadway’s Movin’ Out, handpicked by Billy Joel.
🎟️ Admission: Free
📅 May 3 | 🕢 7:30 – 9:00 PM
🕯️ Candlelight Concert: Shadows & Lights
📍 The Reid Center, 1004 N. A St., Richmond, IN
🔗 reidcenter.org
Description: A candlelit evening of music featuring pianist Shiy Wang with organ and strings, in collaboration with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra. Performed on a historic 1905 Starr concert grand piano.
🎟️ Admission: $30 per person
📅 May 7 & 21 | 🕛 12:00 PM
🎶 Reid Live
📍 The Reid Center, 1004 N. A St., Richmond, IN
🔗 civichall.com
Description: Free midday concerts in a stunning Tiffany-designed venue, formerly a historic church.
🎟️ Admission: Free
📅 May 8–11 & 15–18 | ⏰ Times Vary
🎭 Little Shop of Horrors
📍 Richmond Civic Theatre, 1003 E. Main St., Richmond, IN
🔗 gorct.org
Description: A dark comedy musical about a floral assistant and his carnivorous plant Audrey II.
🎟️ Admission: Varies
📅 May 10 | 🕢 7:30 – 9:00 PM
🎻 Richmond Symphony Orchestra: A Finale Fantastique
📍 Civic Hall Performing Arts Center, 350 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond, IN
🔗 richmondsymphony.org
Description: Music Director Andres Lopera leads an energetic symphonic performance in this season finale.
🎟️ Admission: Varies
🎉 Top Festivals & Events
📅 May 2–4 | 🕘 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
🕯️ Warm Glow Spring Open House
📍 Warm Glow Candle Store, 2131 N. Centerville Rd., Centerville, IN
🔗 warmglow.com
Description: Shop candles, home décor, and gifts with wine/beer tasting, food sampling, and food trucks.
🎟️ Admission: Free
📅 May 7 & 10 | ⏰ Times Vary
🏛️ Tour the Reid Center
📍 The Reid Center, 1004 N. A St., Richmond, IN
🔗 civichall.com
Description: Explore the Tiffany-designed interior of this historic building-turned-community venue.
🎟️ Admission: Free
📅 May 9 | 🕕 6:00 – 9:00 PM
🎉 Taste of the Caribbean
📍 Eight to the Bar, 931 E. Main St., Richmond, IN
🔗 amigoslatinocenter.org
Description: Enjoy Caribbean cuisine, music, and dance while supporting Amigos, The Richmond Latino Center.
🎟️ Admission: $75 per person
📅 May 10 | 🕗 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
🐦 Spring Birding Trip
📍 Cope Environmental Center, 1730 Airport Rd., Centerville, IN
🔗 visitcope.org
Description: Join Indiana Audubon for birdwatching at a prime spot on the Indiana Birding Trail.
🎟️ Admission: $5 (members), $15 (non-members) – Registration required