• The City of Indianapolis and Indy Parks will begin the process to develop a comprehensive Broad Ripple Park Master Plan with a public open house on March 7 from 6-8 p.m. at Broad Ripple High School, 1115 Broad Ripple Ave.
• The IRT is offering discount tickets to its newest play, James Still’s Appoggiatura, which begins March 7 and runs through the 31st. Save $10 when you book tickets using the promo code VENICE1. Offer valid through March 19 on performances March 7-31,and applies to individual tickets priced $35 and higher. Visit irtlive.com to order tickets.
• Two juniors from Fishers High School are the winners of the 2018 Project Pigasus, a statewide screenwriting competition for students in grades 9-12 presented by Pigasus Horizons, Inc. in collaboration with Bloomington, Ind.-based film company Pigasus Pictures. Co-writers Whitney Roberts and Cynthia Foulke were unveiled as the 2018 winners for their screenplay “As We Begin” during a surprise announcement with Pigasus Pictures at Fishers High School on Mon., Feb. 26.
• Spring is coming, and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful is seeking volunteers for many tree-planting projects. The Community Forestry team will focus on planting trees on the northeast side of town, including a special planting at Oscar Charleston Park at 2800 E. 30th St. that will include 10,000 shade trees. Visit www.kibi.org for more information and to sign up.
• Congratulations to local Four Star Schools in the area! Those schools include Cathedral High School, Acton Elementary, Bunker Hill Elementary, Franklin Central HS, South Creek Elementary, Thompson Crossing Elementary, Herron Charter, Covenant Christian HS, Merle Sidener Gifted Academy, Lutheran HS, Paramount School of Excellence, New Palestine HS, and The Oaks Academy-Fall Creek and Middle School.
• IMPD memorialized Drug Recognition Expert Officer of the Year David Moore on Feb. 26. Officer David Moore was killed in the line of duty on January 26, 2011 while conducting a traffic stop.
• The Warren Central World Guard continues its winning streak, bringing home a first place trophy from the Tri-State conest in Campbell, Kentucky Feb. 24.
• The March 2 First Friday lineup looks very exciting, with the addition of a new location at the City Market from 6-8:30 p.m., 222 E. Market St., featuring Artist in Residence Brian James Priest, Indy Urban Sketchers while sipping on pints of Indiana craft beer from the Tomlinson Tap Room, and play free single lane bowling. Live music will be provided by local electric violinist and vocalist Cathy Morris at 6:45 p.m. . with Indiana Landmarks presenting five artists in various mediums (1201 Central Ave.). The Art Bank, 811 Mass Ave. is one of the few art galleries left on Mass Ave. and will host Lisa Green and large scale acrylic paintings.
• Congratulations to the trial teams from Arsenal Tech and Shortridge for their presentations in the Indiana Bar Foundation mock trials on Feb. 17. The IPS teams did a great job presenting their cases in front of judges and a scoring panel.