Free Indianapolis Fun

Don’t miss St. Mark’s annual Fall Festival. This year’s festival will take place on October 20th from 4:00 to 6:00 and will have activities designed for kids of all ages. This event is FREE and open to all. Hot Dogs and Nachos will be provided as well as s’mores over the bonfire. This year will see a return of the Creepy Crawly Petting Zoo, Halloween carnival games and bingo played for prizes. The Festival is indoors and will take place rain or shine. Let your kids dress up help celebrate the fall season at St. Mark’s.

Children ages 2 through 5 and an adult are invited for stories, songs and movement activities.

The animals at the nature center eat rather interesting food. Watch staff and volunteers feed the animals crickets, worms, and even mice, and learn about their diets! Meets in the lobby. Suggested donation of $2. Proceeds go toward the animals’ care.  FREE.

Lunch and Learn
Tips and Strategies for transitions and Back to School

When: Oct 24, 2018

Where: Noble East 7701 E. 21st Street
Indianapolis, IN 46219

Time: 12pm to 1pm

Our Presenter: Our Presenter
Patrick Jamison has worked with Noble for over 9 years as a Behavior Consultant. He has helped many students and families get through the school years. As a parent of a son on the Autism Spectrum he also knows first-hand the challenges transitions can be and particularly back to school.

So bring your questions/ challenges and we will collaborate and find something that works for you and your family.  See you then

RSVP: Jennifer Darling [email protected]

**Lunch is provided.

See you then 

Cosmic Integration: Channeling Passion, Inspiring Achievement

A Children’s Habitat and #indymontessori invite you to join our panel of educators from area public and independent Montessori programs to learn more about the true catalyst for success: Cosmic Education. From this unparalleled approach to curriculum to the picture it paints that fuels and inspires students to unknowingly identify their unique place in this world, we’ll talk about the brain science behind a lifelong Montessori education that channels well-rounded, passionate success. Panelists will answer questions from our moderator and from the audience, so whether you’re new or veteran to the Montessori method, you won’t want to miss this engaging evening!

The first 30 people in the door receive a drink ticket, compliments of The Vanguard! Appetizers will be served and the bar and full dinner menu will be available all evening! Make it a great date night!

Little learners ages birth – 5 years old and their families are invited to come together in the Baby Zone of the Learning Curve for stories, songs and rhymes. All are welcome to stay after to play!

Holistic Hub Wellbeing Fest: Nurturing HealthFULL Communities

11 a.m. – 12 p.m. VIP Access with $10 Ticket (kids free)
12 p.m. – 4 p.m. FREE General Admission

This year’s HealthFULL event will include Holistic Health and Wellbeing Vendors, Kids Wellness Zone with Interactive Activities, Local Food Market, and Wellbeing Talks on topics such as Quantum Functional Medicine and Holistic Health & Beauty Practices.

General admission is FREE. VIP access is $10 with advanced purchased ticket (only 75 tickets available).

Event Website: www.holistichubwellbeingfest.com

*** VIP Hour to Include ***

Extra entry to Wellbeing Basket prize drawing
Kids HealthFULL Trick or Treating
Swag Bag, totes provided by Indiana Originals
MindFULL Meditation led by Spark & Celebrate LLC
First Interactions with Vendors
Mix n’ Mingle with Wellbeing Talk Speakers
Free nibbles in Local Healthy Food Market
$3 Wellbeing Fest brew by Round Town Brewery

It’s Fall Fest at the Indianapolis Art Center, and we’re celebrating with crisp ciders and a print press! Experience all your favorite Fall activities with the entire family, dogs included! That’s right, this is a DOG-FRIENDLY event, and we want to see your family and fluffy friends dressed in their best Halloween costumes.

Sip on fresh-pressed cider while carving pumpkins or pressing a new print to hang on your home’s wall. Local vendors will be on site selling the drinks, desserts, and offering all sorts of art activities that Broad Ripple has to offer this Fall!

Admission to this family-friendly event is FREE. Activities include:

Fresh Cider, Pressed On Site
Brics Ice Cream Truck
Printing Press Activity
Local Vendors & Creatives
Live Music by Haley Jonay
Costume Contest (Prizes for Humans & Dogs!)
Sun King Brewing Beer
Lawn Games
Pumpkin Carving & Painting
Dogs welcome in ArtsPark! (Please scoop the poop).

Schedule:
1-3pm — We’ll have live pumpkin carving by local artists. These sweet, sweet art pumpkins will then be on display and for sale the rest of the event. Buy one for the house, tell your friends *you made it* and learned how at the Indianapolis Art Center, and if you post it on Instagram definitely give credit to the artist! 🤣

3pm — A monster fashion show will take place, organized by the talented, goofy, and friendly Teen Arts Council.

Live music and tunes performed by local artist Haley Jonay! 👩🏽‍🎤

Thanks to Partners & Sponsors:
BRICS
Sun King Brewing Company
Uptown Pup
Lola Blu Boutique
Fresh Thyme Farmers Markets
Tiny House Treats

Faith Lutheran Church will be hosting a Trunk or Treat event on Sunday October 28th from 4-6pm. We will be joined by Spinal Care Physical Medicine of Avon who will bring their massage chair and provide mini massages for the parents while the kids collect their goodies. The entire community is invited for a great time!

Get a close-up experience with the nature center animals. Each month, staff and volunteers will get out a different animal for participants to meet. Learn all about the animals and how we keep them happy and healthy. FREE.

Children of all ages and families are invited to drop in anytime to join Miss Roberta for a fun Halloween craft project to decorate door hangers.

Preschoolers ages 3 – 6 and an adult are invited to listen, move, jump and dance to Halloween-themed music with Miss Kasey. Scarves and rhythm instruments will be provided for added fun.

This year Phalen Leadership Academies is partnering with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) to host its first annual Trunk-or-Treat.

The event is designed to provide a safe and fun space for PLA scholars and community members to celebrate the fall season. The event is free and open to the public.
There will be food trucks, a bounce house, a DJ and cotton candy. Everyone is encouraged to wear their best costumes. At 7pm PLA scholars will judge the trunk competition. Families will be able to tour GVP and learn more about enrollment at PLA schools. Covering Kids and Families will also be on site to help register those who may need health coverage.

For more information or to donate please email [email protected]

Tuesday Night Concerts are better than ever! With the updated
AMP boasting improved connectivity and sidewalks, centrally
located restrooms, and more, families will love this Fishers
summer tradition. Bring your blanket and a picnic for these
free concerts presented by IU Health Saxony. June concerts
will be held on the Central Green as we await the grand
opening of the new NPD AMP.

Babies and an adult are invited for stories, music and movement activities.

Edgewood Preschool Cooperative’s 8th Annual Artsy Partsy Craft Bazaar will showcase the amazing creations of over 40 unique and talented vendors from around central Indiana. A bake sale and concessions will also be on site to help raise funds for our preschool programs. Everyone is welcome! Admission is free!

Delve into the relationship between art, design, and the history of automobiles at this family-friendly event!

Indiana has a rich and relevant automotive history. Both the past and the future will be showcased during this event as Ivy Tech Community College students and faculty, as well as automotive designers, discuss their work and families are invited to design cars of the future. There will be a “car parade” for young children, a virtual engine building competition, and various art-making activities including a printmaking project using car parts and tires for the printing process.

Enter at Gate 2 and park in the museum parking lot. Walk-ins welcome, but RSVPs encouraged at spiritandplace.org for some activities due to limited supplies.

Young children ages 3 – 6 are invited to learn about the concept of syllables while experimenting with rhythm instruments during this program presented by Arts for Learning. This program is made possible by TCU Foundation through a gift to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation. This program will be held in the Learning Curve. Call to register.

317-275-4222

Fairbanks, along with the Indiana Addictions Issues Coalition, IU School of Health and Human Services and The 24 Group, presents “Pain & Purpose: The Intersection of Parenting and Addiction” at the 2018 Spirit & Place Festival.

In 2013, Dr. Sally Wasmuth started utilizing theater as a means to an end of therapeutic intervention. This year’s Sprint and Place Festival selection will utilize her model with Dr. Victoria Wilburn’s narrative interviews, combining the talent of local playwright Lauren Briggeman to create a performance you do not want to miss. This community engagement event will focus on the unique grapples of parenting a child in addiction and recovery. An audience Q&A follows the performance.

Children up to age 6 with an adult are invited to the Library’s community room to play together. Toys will be provided, but attendees are welcome to bring their own. This is an opportunity for adults to get to know other caregivers who have young children.

Babies and toddlers up to age 3 and adult are invited for an art program. They can stick around after the art activity for socialization and playtime. Come dressed for a mess!

Infants and toddlers up to age 2 and an adult are invited to move and dance to a story during this program presented by Arts for Learning. This program is made possible by St. Vincent|Ascension through a gift to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation. Call 317-275-4490 to register.

The Indianapolis Art Center is hosting a day of free art making workshops for veterans and active military women and men, with FREE workshops in glassblowing, ceramics, woodworking, sculpture, jewelry and painting.

Featuring Zeynep Tufekci, this year’s Public Conversation will discuss the intersections of social media, politics and our everyday lives. Zeynep Tufekci is a techno-sociologist who focuses on social movements and civics, privacy and surveillance and social interactions. Tufekci’s latest book, Twitter and Teargas, thoughtfully examines both the positive and negative ways digital platforms support the work of social change.

The animals at the nature center eat rather interesting food. Watch staff and volunteers feed the animals crickets, worms, and even mice, and learn about their diets! Meets in the lobby. Suggested donation of $2. Proceeds go toward the animals’ care.  FREE.

Families with children ages 3 – 8 are invited for a fun-filled storytime featuring music, stories and a craft. Children can wear their pajamas!

More than 100,000 people will gather on Monument Circle the Friday after Thanksgiving to celebrate the lighting of 4,784 lights strung from the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors monument. Millions of sightseers will take in this brilliant spectacle throughout the holiday season, lit through early January. Travelocity named the Circle of Lights® one of the top five “must-see Christmas trees” in the nation. FREE.

Toddlers who are 2-years-old and an adult are invited for songs, rhymes, stories and crafts in the informal setting of the Library’s Story Theatre.

Get a close-up experience with the nature center animals. Each month, staff and volunteers will get out a different animal for participants to meet. Learn all about the animals and how we keep them happy and healthy. FREE.

Preschoolers ages 3 – 6 on the autism spectrum or with sensory integration challenges are invited for this storytime in a small, interactive setting. This program is made possible by Friends of the Library through gifts to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation. Call to register.

The animals at the nature center eat rather interesting food. Watch staff and volunteers feed the animals crickets, worms, and even mice, and learn about their diets! Meets in the lobby. Suggested donation of $2. Proceeds go toward the animals’ care.  FREE.