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This Week Around Indy
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FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 29 TO JULY 6, 2008
ALL OUTDOOR EVENTS ARE WEATHER PERMITTING
Fri: Stutz Business Center First Friday
Fri: 33rd Annual Ice Cream Social at Benjamin Harrison Presidential Home
Fri: Fireworks Train
Fri: Traders Point Creamery Green Market
Fri: Summer Nights Film Series
Fri: 7th Annual Canal FamilyFest
Fri: 4th of July Celebration Brunch
Fri: 7th Annual Rooftop 4th of July Celebration
Fri: Lights over Morse Lake Fireworks and Festival
Fri: WFMS Fourth Fest
Fri: Buggs Temple 4th of July Bash
Fri: Independence in Indiana Celebration at the State Museum
Fri: Independence Day Celebration at the Eiteljorg Museum
Fri: Regions Bank Freedom Blast Fireworks Show
Fri-Sun: Glorious Fourth at Conner Prairie
Sat: Binford Farmers' Market
Sat: Broad Ripple Farmers' Market
Sat: Cumberland Farmers' Market
Sat: Carmel Farmers' Market
Sat: Greenfield Farmers' Market
Sat: Hancock Harvest Council Farmers' Market
Sat: National Guard Association Car, Truck and Cycle Show
Sat: Indianapolis Cultural Trail First Saturday Trail Tour Ride
Sat: Pizza Train
Sat-Sun: Weekend Express Train
Sat-Sun: Indianapolis Museum of Art Garden Walks
More Special Events...
Fri: Indianapolis Indians v. Louisville Bats SOLD OUT
Fri-Sat: Thoroughbred Horse Racing at Indiana Downs
Fri-Sat: Auto Racing at the Indianapolis Speedrome
Fri-Sun: Standardbred Horse Racing at Hoosier Park
Sat: Indiana Fever v. Connecticut Sun
Sat: Auto Racing at Paragon Speedway
Sat: Insanity Pro Wrestling
Sun: Indianapolis Indians v. Columbus Clippers
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Fri: Independence Day Bash
Fri: Boosie, Webbie, Brew
Fri: Zanna Doo
Fri: Music on the Veranda
Fri: Touch of Grass
Fri: Indy Parks Pops Concert
Fri: Indianapolis Municipal Band
Fri: Heywood Banks
Fri: Friday Night Opry
Fri: The Police Experience
Fri-Sat: Marsh Symphony on the Prairie
Fri, Sun: Indianapolis Symphonic Band
Sat: Sugar Creek Band
Sat: Endless Bummer
Sat: John Michael Montgomery
Sat: Weird Al Yankovic
Sat: Groovin' in the Garden
Sat: Me and Sparky
Sat: John Mayer
Sat: Mark Chesnutt
Sat: Will Hoge
Sat: Tammy Malone
Sun: Dave Miller
Sun: Midwest Blues Festival
Sun: Millie Jackson, Bobby Blue Bland, Sir Charles and Latimore
Sun: Jazz Jam hosted by Cathy Morris
More Live Music Events...
More Concerts...
Fri: 7th Annual Canal FamilyFest
Fri-Sat: Shelby County 4-H Fair
Fri-Sat: Linton Freedom Festival
Fri-Sun: Glorious Fourth at Conner Prairie
More Fairs and Festivals...
American Cabaret Theatre, ends July 6: Swing!
Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre, ends Aug. 3: Smoke on the Mountain
Belfry Theatre, Aug. 1-10: Bye Bye Birdie
Brown County Playhouse, ends July 6: Suds the Rocking 60's Musical Soap Opera
Brown County Playhouse, July 11 to Aug. 3: How the Other Half Loves
Brown County Playhouse, Aug. 8-24: The Boys Next Door
Buck Creek Players Theatre, July 25 to Aug. 3: Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.
Carmel Community Players, July 25 to Aug. 10: Seussical the Musical
Coachlight Musicals (ongoing): A Sentimental Journey
Coachlight Musicals (ongoing): Frankie, Annette, Elvis and Me
Coachlight Musicals (ongoing): Higher The Hair II
Epilogue Players Theatre, July 11-27: The Turn of the Worm
Indianapolis Theatre Fringe Festival, Aug. 22-31: IndyFringe 2008
Mainstage Theatre, July 17-26: Wait Until Dark
Myers Dinner Theatre, July 11 to Aug. 30: The Hillsboro Sorehead Murders
Our Town Players Theatre, July 11-20: Zombie Prom
Phoenix Theatre, ends July 19: Some Men
Pike Performing Arts Center, Aug. 15-16: Superhero (by Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre)
Star Plaza Theatre, July 19-20, 25-26: Chicago the Musical
More Live Theatre Events...
Fri: Fairs, Farms, Families and 4-H ends Aug. 30
Fri-Sat: See What Moves You ends July 26
Fri-Sat: The Contemporary Midwest ends Aug. 2
Fri-Sat: Piecing Together an Era: An Exhibit of 19th Century Quilts ends Sept. 13
Fri-Sun: Animation ends Jan. 4, 2009
Fri-Sun: Ansel Adams in Yosemite ends Dec. 31
Fri-Sun: Butterflies ends Sept. 2
Fri-Sun: Comic Book Heroes ends May 3, 2009
Fri-Sun: Curious George™: Let's Get Curious ends Aug. 3
Fri-Sun: Footprints: Balancing Nature's Diversity ends Aug. 3
Fri-Sun: Harlem Goes West ends July 27
Fri-Sun: Koalas presented by Citizens Gas ends Sept. 1
Fri-Sun: On the Road Again with Jack Kerouac and Robert Frank ends Sept. 21
Fri-Sun: Planes, Trains and Automobiles ends Aug. 1
Fri-Sun: Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting ends Aug. 24
Fri-Sun: The Indiana Story Ongoing exhibit
Fri-Sun: Two Worlds, One Language Through Art ends Aug. 23
Fri-Sun: Yosemite: Art of an American Icon ends Aug. 3
Fri-Sun: British Qualities: Works on Paper, 1875-1930 ends July 13
Fri-Sun: Paris Posters: The Art of the Streets ends Aug. 24
Fri-Sun: Shared Beauty: Eastern Rugs and Western Purses ends Jan. 4, 2009
Fri-Sun: Hats of Africa: From Asante to Zulu ends Sept. 28
Sat-Sun: Irvington Guild of Artists' Collector's Show ends Aug. 3
More Exhibits...
2008 Outdoor Summer Concerts Downtown: 83K Word .doc | 47K Adobe PDF
2008 Summer Festivals Downtown: 78K Word .doc | 45K Adobe PDF
2008 Summer Savings Downtown: 205K Word .doc | 82K Adobe PDF
Jul-Aug 2008 Event Listings(134K Adobe PDF, updated 6/25/2008)
Aug-Sept 2008 Event Listings (94K Adobe PDF, posted 5/23/2008)
Sept-Oct 2008 Event Listings (56K Adobe PDF, posted 6/25/2008)
IDI Web site: http://www.indydt.com
4th of July Events
The Independence Day holiday brings with it the annual parties, family fun, and fireworks shows all across Indiana. Here are just a few of the many events scheduled on July 4, provided by Indianapolis Downtown, Inc.:
Enjoy Indy's largest fireworks display at Regions Bank Freedom Blast beginning at approximately 9:45 PM. Shooting from the top of the Regions Bank Tower, the fireworks can be seen from almost anywhere Downtown. The fireworks will be synchronized to patriotic music. For more information, call 317-221-6000.
The family can enjoy July 4 by exploring the Downtown Canal at the 7th Annual Canal FamilyFest from 5 PM to dusk. In the Ohio Basin area, enjoy face painters, balloon artists, jugglers and clowns. Food vendors will be scattered throughout the celebration selling ice cream, hotdogs, hamburgers, corn on the cob and soda. It's FREE Fourth fun for the family! Call 317-735-7960 for more details.
View from the water
Take a ride along the canal in a gondola this weekend! Old World Gondoliers is offering rides all weekend long, with a special on July 4: Kids are $5 from 4-10 PM. Walk-ups or reservations are welcome. July 4 rides will start at the Ohio Street Basin. Call 317-491-4835 for details.
Buggs Temple will be hosting a 4th of July Bash on Canal at the 11th Street Basin. Admission will be $5 per person, all attendees must be over the age of 21. Two bands will be playing throughout the evening. The Creation Café is offering a variety of grilled items for purchase in addition to a cash bar. A VIP area serving lobster bake will be available on the west end at a price of $250 per table of eight. Please call 317-735-7960 for details.
The Indiana State Museum will host Independence in Indiana from 4:30-9 PM. on July 4 from its scenic location on the Canal Walk. Museum visitors can enjoy a special celebration including fun, family-oriented activities before the annual Downtown fireworks. The price for this event is included in admission. Log on to www.indianamuseum.org for more information.
Celebrate Independence Day at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians & Western Art with FREE admission from 10 AM to 5 PM. Enjoy family-focused activities from 4:30-9 PM along the Downtown Canal. Enjoy special performances and appearances including a mariachi band and black cowboy actor Michael Smith. A special buffet in the Sky City Café will be available. Stay for a great view of the Downtown fireworks. Log on to www.eiteljorg.org for additional information.
The Indianapolis Propylaeum will host a July 4th Celebration Brunch from 11 AM to 12:30 PM. Enjoy a delightful brunch and family activities including a patriotic program, presentation of flag colors and symbols, a sing-along and patriotic games. Admission is $20; $5 age 12 and under. Call 317-638-7881 for more information.
Homerun Holiday at Victory Field
Celebrate the Fourth of July by cheering on your Indianapolis Indians as they face the Louisville Bats at 6 p.m. Fans can enjoy fireworks twice as much this year with a spectacular fireworks display after the game followed by the Regions Bank Freedom Blast. The first 10,000 fans will also receive a hand-held American flag. Get your tickets today at www.indyindians.com or call 317-269-3545.
Fourth Fest
Join WFMS on July 4 at the Indiana War Memorial for WFMS's Fourth Fest sponsored by Jiffy Lube. This FREE patriotic, family celebration begins at 6 PM and includes special guest speakers and military troops telling their heartfelt stories from Afghanistan and Iraq. Enjoy music from Phillip Steven and the Open Road and The United States Air Force Band of Flight from Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, OH. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and a picnic dinner and enjoy the fun. Food will also be available for sale. Write a special thank you to soldiers currently serving, visit and interact with military equipment and demonstrations, see a Blackhawk helicopter land and take off into the sunset and visit the Wal-Mart community area. Then, stay and celebrate with a great view of the Regions Bank Freedom Blast fireworks. For more information on this event log on to www.wfms.com.
'Smoke...' Gets in your Eyes at Beef and Boards
Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre, 9301 Michigan Road, presents Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming, now playing through Aug. 6, 2008.
The lovable Singing Sanders Family returns to Beef and Boards for this sequel, written by Connie Ray, that reveals what happened in the years after their fateful first “Saturday Night Sing” in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church.
The original Smoke on the Mountain cast returns to reprise their roles. They include: John Vessels as Mervin Oglethorpe, Sarah Hund as June Sanders, Bob Payne as Burl Sanders, Pam Pendleton as Vera Sanders, Jayson Elliott as Stanley Sanders, Jennie Malone as Denise Sanders and Andrew M. Ross as Dennis Sanders. As with the 2007 production, the show is directed by Jeff Stockberger.
Show times vary by performance date. For more information, visit the Beef and Boards Web site or call 317-872-9664.
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