Monthly Archives: February 2018

James Alexander Thom Honored With IAA Lifetime Achievement Award

February 8, 2018 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Historical fiction novelist James Alexander Thom has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award for Lifetime Achievement. The Award, a program of The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation and funded through the generosity of the Glick Fund, a fund of Central … Read More

Pysanki Workshop Offered at the Bona

February 8, 2018 | by Weekly View

IRVINGTON — With the addition of complex Ukrainian folk designs, the Easter egg becomes a true object of beauty. The art form is called Pysanka, from the verb pysaty, “to write,” as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax. In an exhibit currently at the Bona Thompson … Read More

EmployIndy Kicks Off Third Year

February 8, 2018 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS – EmployIndy, the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee, and the Marion County Coalition on Youth will help connect thousands of young adults to job opportunities in 2018. The program also announced a new employability skills system designed to get 16-24 year-olds jobs ready. Project Indy is designed to give thousands … Read More

Indy Parks Wins 2018 Outstanding Parks Agency Award

February 8, 2018 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Park and Recreation Association announced that Indy Parks has won the 2018 Outstanding Parks Agency award. Indy Parks also received the Outstanding Parks Professional and Excellence in Resource Improvement awards. IPRA is a membership based organization that exists for the benefit of over 900 park and … Read More

Indianapolis Children’s Choir receives $250,000

February 8, 2018 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Children’s Choir (ICC) has received a generous gift of $250,000 to the Beyond Measures Campaign from the Efroymson Family Fund. The endowment will support the ICC’s mission to nurture and inspire student achievement through quality music education and the pursuit of artistic excellence in choral music … Read More