Monthly Archives: June 2014

Folk Festival Finale

June 19, 2014 | by Weekly View

The 3rd Annual Irvington Folk Festival has a great line-up for June 20 with Music in the Underground from 7-10 p.m. (9 S. Johnson), and music at the Irving Theatre (tickets $12 at the door). Then on Saturday, the Children’s Festival at Ellenberger Park runs from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. with … Read More

Martin Univ. Grad Named Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellow

June 19, 2014 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Jahuan Jarret, a northeastside resident and 2013 graduate of Martin University, has been named as one of 45 Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellows for 2014.  The highly competitive Teaching Fellowship prepares candidates specifically to teach in the state’s high-need urban and rural secondary schools. Jarret will receive $30,000 … Read More

Peace Learning Center Holds Summit to Unite Teens Against Bullying

June 19, 2014 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Peace Learning Center (PLC), with support from the Indiana Department of Mental Health and Addiction, will host Make Some Noise! Upstanders Unite Against Bullying on Friday, June 27th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in downtown Indianapolis at the Athenaeum. During this teen summit, PLC and other youth-serving … Read More

Book Review: All Those Years Ago

June 19, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

It doesn’t seem possible that it was half a century ago four lads from Liverpool came to Indianapolis to perform at the 1964 Indiana State Fair. The Beatles played two concerts at the Coliseum on the Fairgrounds on August 3 of that year on the 10th stop of their 24 … Read More

The “Perfect” Perennial …

June 19, 2014 | by Ed Myers

Although disliked by some but loved by most, the daylily (Hemerocallis) is often called “the perfect perennial” due to their being available in a rainbow of colors and a variety of shapes and sizes, ability to survive with little care in a wide range of climates, and suitability for all … Read More