• The Irvington Farmer’s Market will be held Sunday, Sept. 13 from noon-3 p.m. at Ellenberger Park, 5301 E. St. Clair. The COVID-19 edition of the market requires visitors to wear masks, practice social distancing while shopping, and follow the arrows to ensure minimal contact. No pets are allowed, sorry. Vendors include only produce, meats, cheeses, some prepared foods, and personal care products.
• Some very exciting things are going on in Indy’s east side! We visited two new establishments at the Circle City Industrial Complex for First Friday. The new facilities for Dance Kaleidescope are truly fantastic, and will allow their talented dancers to create and rehearse (and perform for limited audiences in October) in a state-of-the-art space. We also visited the Fowling Warehouse, which just opened at the end of the building, and learned all about the sport of fowling — a cross between bowling and football. It is a great place for affordable fun!
• The National Weather Service analysis of this past summer showed that we had slightly higher temps and less rain than usual. Actually, the NWS indicated parts of the state were Abnormally Dry, and others were in a Moderate Drought in July. They are also predicting slightly higher than average temps for fall, so we may have more chances to finish our outdoor tasks.
• Did you know the thrift store at Irvington Methodist Church is open in the basement? Located 30 N. Audubon Rd, is open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (fall hours).
• The Indiana Writers Center has been declared Indiana’s 2020 Literary Champion by the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards. For more than three decades, the Indiana Writers Center has instructed, coached and encouraged Indiana writers. Founded in 1979 by the late writer and teacher Jim Powell, the Indiana Writers Center is the only statewide organization dedicated to writers and writing. The Literary Champion Award is part of the biennial Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards, designed by Indiana Humanities with support from Glick Philanthropies. The Indiana Writers Center is headquartered in the Circle City Industrial Complex on the east side.
• Speaking of literary achievements, the Indiana Authors Awards have been announced, The award winning books are: Children’s: Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team that Awakened a City, by Phillip Hoose; Drama, The Jack Plays, by James Still; Emerging: Driven, A White-Knuckled Ride to Heartbreak and Back, by Melissa Stephenson; Fiction: The Life List of Adrian Mandrick, by Chris White; Genre: Pimp My Airship, by Maurice Broaddus; Nonfiction: The Book of Delights, by Ross Gay; Poetry: Sightseer in This Killing City, by Eugene Gloria; Young Adult: All the Things We Do in the Dark, by Saundra Mitchell.