Tom Lounges
Congratulations to Valparaiso Harley-Davidson on its Silver Anniversary this holiday weekend. The dealership (1151 W. Morthland Drive/US 30) in Valparaiso will be the destination this weekend for animal lovers, hot rod and motorcycle enthusiasts and music fans from all across the Region.
Slow motion of the Hard Rock Casino guitar smash
A special full three-day schedule of events starts on Friday with the official kick off of the annual Southpoint U.S. 30 Cruise-In, a summer-long series of weekly Friday night outdoor events. The series takes over the Harley-Davidson parking lot and those of other nearby businesses for the summer months. The first Cruise-In live band of the summer is the guitar-driven blues rock quartet, Head Honchos, who will fire up their amps this Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Tom Lounges
• Mush Music Productions of Northwest Indiana brings Chicago rapper Twista (twista.com) to the Hobart Art Theatre (230 Main St.) in downtown Hobart Saturday. Twista has a new EP, Lifetime, now available on all music platforms. The show has a 9 p.m. start time and is stacked with a trio of support acts Groppo, Angel Da Demon and No Coastal. Tickets for the 18 & older performance range from $27.50 to $50. More: brickartlive.com.
⢠The weekly Open Mic hosted by multi-instrumentalist Marc Adrian (of Groovatron fame) happens tonight from 8-11 p.m. at The Flat Rock Tap (6732 Calumet Ave.) in Hammond. The stage is open to not only musicians, but comedians, spoken word artists and more. Admission is free. More: 219- 852-5262.