Monthly Archives: August 2016

Eric Grayson to Screen German Expressionist Film Aug. 20

August 18, 2016 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Film historian Eric Grayson will screen the 1921 film, Destiny, at Garfield Park Arts Center on Sat., Aug. 20, at 8 p.m. Starring Lil Dagover and Bernhard Goetzke, this is the third German Expressionist film Grayson has made available this summer. A young woman (Dagover) is about to … Read More

Caulk of the Town Oct. 22 Needs Sponsors, Volunteers, Homes

August 18, 2016 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Caulk of the Town will take place Oct. 22 this year. This annual event, sponsored by NEAR and IPL, will bring volunteers in homes, after assessment, to do minor repairs to help residents save moneyand winterize homes to lower heating costs. Call 866-908-4915 to schedule an  appointment or … Read More

State Fair Memories, Part 1

August 18, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

The Indiana State Fair brings back memories. When I was eight or nine years old my grownup brother, Earl, went to the State Fair with my parents and me. They made the mistake of going on Labor Day. The weather was sweltering, and the crowd set an attendance record. I … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Aug. 19-25

August 18, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, August 20, 1916: Fifty members of the Indianapolis branch of the Woman’s Franchise League left the city yesterday from Monument Place in decorated automobiles to open their campaign to interview every housewife in eight townships and forty towns and obtain signatures of registered voters and … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Aug. 19-25

August 18, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, August 22, 1916: A recruiting squad of seven officers and twenty-one enlisted men, on border duty at Llano Grande, Texas with the Indiana National Guard, arrived in Indianapolis this morning. According to Indiana Adjutant General Franklin L. Bridges, they will be assigned to the six … Read More