• All Indianapolis Public Library locations will be closed Sept. 7 for Labor Day, except the InfoZone which will be open from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. The website, indypl.org, with thousands of downloadable and streaming books, audiobooks, magazines, and movies, remains open 24/7. As always, you can renew your materials online, over the phone at 317-269-5222, or return them to any library location’s drop box.
• All state, federal, and local government offices will be closed for business for Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7. Trash pickup will be on a sliding schedule, with Monday trash to be picked up Tuesday, and so on. The post office will not be delivering, and their offices are closed.
• Exciting news from our friend and columnist Al Hunter, who leads the wildly popular Irvington Ghost Tours in October. After much discussion with the Irvington Halloween Festival organizers, they have decided to go ahead with the Ghost Tours with COVID-19 restrictions. There will be restrictions on how many people go on each tour. You will have to purchase tickets in advance at Magic Candle, 203 S. Audubon, beginning in mid-September. Face masks MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES during the tour, and guests must maintain social distancing. Tours will be held at 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays throughout October. Tours are expected to sell out fast, so get your tickets ASAP. FYI, Al volunteers to lead these tours and donates all proceeds to Irvington causes. We at the Weekly View thank him and Rhonda for all their support over the years.
• Speaking of COVID-19 and its impact on beloved traditions, it was recently announced that the annual Woodruff Place Flea Market has been cancelled for 2020. There was simply no way to do it safely.
• The Irvington Historical Society will hold the 3rd Annual Presenting Irvington Artists Show at the Bona Thompson Memorial Center from Oct. 4th-Dec.19th. Artists with a strong connection to the Irvington area are invited to display and/or sell up to two pieces in this show. Deadline for entry is 9/12/20. Go to https://forms.gle/MioVaCRQJf2RbM4t6 to enter.
• The Benton House Tour of Homes will be held virtually this year on Sunday, Sept. 20-27. The Classy Car Show is back as well. The 47th year for the tour will be strictly online, and will feature four homes, including the Benton House. The $10 ticket price will allow you to view the homes at your leisure for the entire week, and check out the snazzy cars as well. Ticket purchase information via Eventbrite online will be available soon.
• Support local theater! With a donation of $10.00 you can receive your Buck Creek Players THEATRE STRONG wristband or increase your donation to $15.00 and receive TWO wristbands. Wristbands are one size for all. For those that able, higher donation levels are available, and you can share additional wristbands with friends and family. Visit buckcreekplayers.com for more information and to make a donation.
• Congratulations to Rita Spalding, who was recently honored by the Hoosier Salon. Her painting “Simon and Roses” won the Viewers’ Choice award. This is the second time in a row Rita has won — the only artist in 95 years of the Hoosier Salon to win back to back!