Monthly Archives: November 2013

Applause!: Nov. 22-29

November 21, 2013 | by Weekly View

• The Golden Ace at 2533 E. Washington St. will hold a trivia contest with the proceeds benefiting the Scecina Wrestling team on Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. There will be 100 questions, 12 teams of 5 people. Cost is $20 per person or $90 per team. Please e-mail sew618@aol.com … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Nov. 22-29

November 21, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, November 27, 1913: Indianapolis feasted today on turkey, chicken, duck and goose with cranberries, sweet potatoes, oysters and other traditional trimmings and spent $250,000 (2013 $5,871,994.95) in doing so. A canvass of wholesale and retail grocers and commercial dealers of fruits and vegetables shows that … Read More

23 Years of the Gathering of Artists

November 14, 2013 | by Ethel Winslow

In 1991, some creative friends got together and decided to put on a holiday gift show. All east side residents, they decided to hold it first at the Benton House. Linda Lake, Pat Brown, Cynthia Orr, and the other artists involved from the very beginning wanted everyone a chance to … Read More

The Historic Benton House Annual Holiday Bazaar

November 14, 2013 | by Weekly View

IRVINGTON — The Historic Benton House Annual Holiday Bazaar will be held Nov. 22 from 5-9 p.m. and Nov. 23 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Every year, the Benton House Holiday Bazaar offers gift-giving ideas from many vendors, plus a second hand Christmas decor shop, with proceeds benefiting the Benton House … Read More

Donna D. Talley Legacy Celebrated With Renovated Library Story Theatre

November 14, 2013 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — A newly-renovated 272-square-foot children’s programming area at the East Thirty-Eighth Street Branch of The Indianapolis Public Library, 5420 E. 38th Street, has been rededicated in the memory of a local woman who believed in reading as the key to unlocking a child’s potential. Library officials and community representatives … Read More