• The loss of Police Officer Rod Bradway has brought an outpouring of support for officers and the perils they face on a daily basis. Please continue to keep Officer Bradway’s family, and all our officers and their families, in your thoughts and prayers.
• Many local businesses have adopted the planters in front of their businesses in Irvington, watering and maintaining them for the public to enjoy. Drop in and thank them for their dedication to the continued beautification of the east side.
• Autumn is definitely in the air! Before you switch on the furnace this year, have a professional go over it for a tune up. And make sure your CO detectors are working.
• Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre will be auditioning for the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic Cats on Oct. 26 by appointment only. Send current picture and resume to Beef & Boards, Attn. Eddie Curry — Local CATS Audition, 9301 N. Michigan Rd., Indianapolis IN 46268. Performances will be in Feb. of 2014. For more information, visit www.beefandboards.com.
• Banned Book Week is Sept. 22-28. This is a week when we draw attention to the problem of censorship, especially in libraries. Many books now regarded as classics were once considered controversial, including To Kill a Mockingbird, The Scarlet Letter, Leaves of Grass, The Great Gatsby, and In Cold Blood.
• The Miss Irvington Scholarship Program will be held on Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. at the Downey Ave. Christian Church at 111 S. Downey.
• Super excited about Al Hunter’s 2013 Irvington Ghost Tours which will begin next Friday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. in front of Bookmamas, 9 S. Johnson and will continue on until Nov. 2. For only $15 per person (cash only), you’ll get one of the most interesting walking tours of a fascinating (and ghost-filled) neighborhood you can take. You’ll also get a button, and a copy of one of Al’s books. He donates the profits of these tours to local charities. Show up at least 20 minutes before the tour to purchase tickets. For those of you who’ve called us to ask about pre-sale tickets, they aren’t available — tickets can be purchased just before the tour at Bookmamas or the Magick Candle on S. Audubon.
• The Herb Society of Central Indiana will present an interesting program at 6:45 p.m. on October 7th at the John Hensel Gov. Center, 10701 N. College Ave. answering all your questions about herbs. There will also be a panel of our experts to answer your herb questions, and hands-on take away projects. Everyone is welcome. Call (317) 319-2946 or visit www.herbsocietyofcentralindiana.org for more information.
• The Phoenix Theatre has announced that Tom Horan has been named Playwright in Residence for 2013-14. Horan is a sound designer and Co-Artistic Director of the Austin, Texas collective The Duplicates. He’ll be living in Indy during his residency.
• “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” (United States Postal Service creed) If your Weekly View newspaper was damp last week, please forgive us, but thank our delivery staff: Mark Collins, James and Shirley Fuchs, Pauline Pierson and Aaron Cornell for doing an outstanding job getting our newspapers delivered in over 500 locations in 24 zipcodes every week!
