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Gardens for Growth

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The community surrounding Englewood Church on the near Eastside has always amazed me with their generosity and the way they work as neighbors to share life together. On any given day you’ll find the neighborhood kids outside playing tag or ring-around-the-rosie, each week they hold a dinner that’s open to the community, and it’s not [...]

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Join the Fun at the 15th Annual MLK Community Festival

Current Events

On Saturday, January 19, 2013, the Peace Learning Center will hold the 15th annual MLK Community Festival. This annual event is designed to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, and to support music, art, justice  and peace in the local Indianapolis community. The festival is open free to the public. [...]

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Near Eastside Legacy Center Opens: Endowing Indy’s Eastside

Current Events

While Super Bowl XLVI is already on the record books, the lasting legacy of hosting this national sporting event in Indianapolis continues to grow. Just two short days after the final pass was thrown at Lucas Oil Stadium, and the last beer was had on Georgia Street, the Near Eastside Legacy Center opens its doors [...]

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Food and Groove to Benefit the Indiana Buddhist Center

Society

Get down and groove with some hip Buddhists. The Irving Theatre, in Irvington, Indiana, hosts Food and Groove, a fundraiser for the Indiana Buddhist Center in Indianapolis downtown. This fabulous Indianapolis event features delectable Asian food, live Indianapolis bands, an auction and raffle prizes. Plus, Indianapolis kids can get groovy with some Tibetan crafts. Tickets [...]

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Dogzplot Literature Party Raises Funds for Second Story

Arts

Nothing illuminates a child’s mind like discovering the power of their imagination through books. Second Story is an Indianapolis not for profit organization that promotes literacy for Indianapolis kids and in Indianapolis schools and the Indianapolis community. Vouched Books teams with Big Car Gallery’s Service Center to present Dogzplot Literature Party, a free fundraising effort [...]

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National Powwow XV: Tipis, Gourd Dancing, and More at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds

Children

Back in the early days of the United States, Indiana was be completely covered with a vast deciduous forest that spanned much of the Midwest. In these unexplored regions of the North American continent, thousands of Native Americans from several different tribes lived the lifestyle they’d been accustomed to for hundreds of years. But then [...]

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Third Annual Scavenge the Ave: Comb Mass Ave for Clues, Win Prizes, Save Literacy

Cultural Districts

Think you know Mass Ave? The most artistically minded Indianapolis cultural district is rife with places to go for Indianapolis nightlife, Indianapolis theaters that host every sort of play, skit, and presentation imaginable, and a slew of Indianapolis bars where locals go to drown their sorrows or revel in youth almost every weekend night. It’s [...]

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2011 “In Her Own Words” Touchstone Awards, Presented by Girls Inc.

Children

The 2011 “In Her Own Words” Touchstone Awards, presented by Girls Inc. of Indianapolis, is a luncheon and awards ceremony taking place on July 28th in Indianapolis’ downtown neighborhood. This important function honors four exceptional Hoosier women who have helped pave the way for the wonderful and exceptional girls of Greater Indianapolis to come into [...]

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12th Annual Race to Recovery in Indianapolis Downtown

Downtown

Indianapolis charity abounds in the Circle City. The 12th Annual Race to Recovery fundraiser takes over the Chase Tower in Indianapolis downtown Wednesday, May 18 at 6:30 pm. This extremely important Indianapolis event is designed to raise money for the Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation. The evening will honor Roger Penske, chairman of the Penske Corporation. [...]

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Love Labs at Mallow Run Winery

Society

Lab lovers unite at Mallow Run Winery and Vineyard for the Love of Labs Labapalooza, Sunday, June 26th from 2 PM to 8 PM. If you are a lab owner or lover, come join the party at Mallow Run Winery in Bargersville, Indiana. Perfect for Indianapolis kids, grand kids, furkids and grandfurkids, this Indianapolis event [...]

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Indiana State PFLAG Conference May 7

Society

PFLAG stands for Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. This activist group offers a chance for straight relations to gay and lesbian people to stand up for the rights of their loved ones. Indiana PFLAG members gather Saturday, May 7 for the Indiana State PFLAG Conference, a chance for group members to address [...]

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WFYI’s 40th Anniversary Celebration: “Ruby” Anniversary Promises Gem of a Time

Current Events

It’s hard to stay alive in the public media world. Yeah, it’s partially funded by the government, but most of it is kept afloat by “viewers like you,” the everyday Indianapolis people who listen, watch, and participate in the shows proffered by public media. And the recent budget debate, in which GOP members were rallying [...]

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Women World Wide: Annual Women’s & Gender Studies Undergraduate Student Conference

College

Worldwide culture has come a long way since the turn of the 20th century. Back then, women weren’t even allowed to vote, let alone graduate from college in large numbers or do much besides stay at home and tend to the kids. Now, eleven years after the turn of the 21st century, things are better, [...]

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2011 Midwest Peace and Justice Summit: Exploring Activism and Community Involvement

College

2011 has already seen a lot of violence, anguish, and heartache. Around the world, wars are creating scores of refugees, disease rampages through third world countries unchecked, and people’s basic rights are being violated, both abroad and right here in the United States. Founded by a modest assembly of thirty concerned Hoosiers in West Lafayette, [...]

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Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council Kick-Off Event

Children

Students at Carmel schools are about to get more involved in their local community. The mayor of Carmel, Indiana, James Brainard, recently announced the formation of a new community group at Carmel High School: the Carmel Mayor’s Youth Council

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10th Annual WRTV Channel 6 Toy Drive: ‘Tis the Season for Giving

Current Events

Christmas isn’t a joyous time for everybody. There are plenty of families right here in Indianapolis that can’t afford to pay bills on time or eat regularly, let alone purchase gifts for friends and family. Of course, the ones that are hurt the most by poverty are children, and children suffer doubly during the holiday [...]

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Anything Goes: The Cole Porter Review at the Indiana History Center

Current Events

Chances are you know Cole Porter more than you think you do. The ubiquitous musician may have sprung from humble origins in Peru, Indiana, a small town just north of Indianapolis, but by his death in 1964 he was recognized as one of the greatest composers and lyricists of the musical comedy genre, a champion [...]

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Eiteljorg Museum Holds Member Appreciation Day October 2

Current Events

Becoming a member at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is almost a no brainer. Not only does it get you regular access to one of the best Indianapolis museums, there are also plenty of other perks to membership. Members get tons of free stuff, from magazines about the museum and Southern/Native [...]

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Top Hats, Tales and Tea Parties at the Benjamin Harrison Home

Current Events

Story time brings parents and kids together almost every night, transporting them to magical far away lands and teaching important life lessons. But what if story time can transport Indianapolis people and their Indianapolis kids through time? The Benjamin Harrison Home north of Indianapolis downtown presents Top Hats, Tales and Tea Parties Wednesday, July 28 [...]

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Dan Dakich: Coaching Legend and Radio Personality

Media

Dan Dakich was born August 17, 1962 in Gary, Indiana. He attended Andrean Catholic High School in Merrillville, Indiana where he was a standout basketball and baseball player. Dakich went on to play collegiate basketball at Indiana University under legendary coach Bob Knight. He suited up for the Hoosier from 1982-85, and was a team [...]

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