Your guide to community events in and around the area
Your guide to community events in and around the areaThe Points of Light Volunteer Fair will be held Tuesday, April 23, from 4-7 p.m. at 51 West Event Center in downtown Frankfort. Adults and teens are both welcome to this free event. Individuals can visit from not-for-profit organizations offering volunteer services for young and old. For more information, call 765-659-3338.
The Clinton County and the Boone County genealogical societies will have a combined meeting at the Lebanon Public Library on Tuesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. Amber Oldenburg will have a presentation entitled “Riding the Rails: Discovering the Hobos and Vagabonds in Your Family History.” Hobos, tramps and vagabonds — collectively known as itinerant workers — constituted a population of close to 100,000 people. The meeting is free and open to the public.
The City of Delphi is having its Get Involved Expo on Tuesday, April 23, from 4-6 p.m. at the Wabash and Erie Canal Center, 1030 N. Washington St., Delphi.
The Mulberry United Methodist Church has announced its first Food Truck Night will be held Tuesday, April 23, from 5-7 p.m. in the parking lot at the church. The event will feature options from Rollin’ In Dough Pizza and Travelin’s Tom’s Coffee.
The Frankfort Community Public Library will host the annual Psi Iota Xi Student Art Show through May 5 in the Anna and Harlan Hubbard Art Gallery, This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Lori Brubaker at [email protected].
The Frankfort Community Public Library will be having Frankfort’s own mixed media artist and author, Wendy Simon, discuss her first published book, “Discovering Perhaps”, on Saturday, April 27, at noon. For more information, email Lori Brubaker at [email protected].
Frankfort Moose Lodge #7, 2880 E. Wabash St., Frankfort is having Trivia on Saturday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. They are also accepting donations of cat and dog food and cat litter for the Humane Society.
Downtown Cutler is the site for a Small Shops Celebration on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You will find the village blacksmith working, homemade pie, house plants, home style meals plus a lot of artisans, crafters and antiquers.
The City of Frankfort Street Department is having is Operation Spring Clean Up, a week-long event offering residents the opportunity to dispose of unwanted household items. Residents must show identification at the gate upon arrival at the Street Department, 905 Burlington Avenue. The clean-up will take place from Monday, April 29 to Friday, May 3, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and conclude on Saturday, May4 from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, call 7650659-2912.
The City of Delphi has released its Spring Cleanup date for Saturday, May 4. The spring cleanup will begin around6 a.m. and community members are encouraged to ensure that the trash to be picked up must be set out by the curb by that time as TK Trash Kans will not return to service the residence after the first pickup. For more information, call 765-447-9000.
Suncrest Elementary School in Frankfort is having a 5k Dog Jog and Fun Run on Friday, May 3, at 5 p.m. Carnival games and good trucks will be a part of this event. Individuals need to let them know if they are in need of an entry form. To register, https://suncrestdogjob.itsyourrace.com.
The Union Baptist Church located at 8280 E. County Road 800 North in Forest is having a Lasagna Supper on Saturday, May 4 from 5-7 p.m. Menu will consist of lasagna, salad, garlic bread and dessert. This ia a free-will offering event and individuals can dine-in or carryout.
The Witham Volunteer Organization Annual Spring Flower Sale will be held Wednesday, May 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or while supplies last at Witham Health Services Main Entrance, 2605 N. Lebanon St., Lebanon. Individuals can choose from an assortment of geraniums, begonias or a combination of hanging baskets and planters. Debit/credit card, cash and local check will be accepted. All proceeds benefit the Witham Volunteer Organization Scholarship Program and various Fund the Need initiatives for Witham Health Services.
Here is a list of events the Poetry Society of Indiana will be doing in Frankfort in the upcoming months. Friday, May 10 (Gem City Junction, Open mic) and Friday, June 14 (Gem City Junction, Open mic).
The Frankfort Community Public Library has announced its slate of Hoosier Storytellers. Dates include Friday, May 10, at 6 p.m., Red Barn Summer Theatre creative director Michael Taylor will bring along some guests; Saturday, July 27, at 1 p.m., the Frankfort Hot Dog Hall of Fame returns to the library; and Thursday, October 17, at 6 p.m., Through the Lens: Jim Ostler’s Frankfort 1960-1964.
Tickets are available for the two remaining concerts of Friends of the Library 2024 Concert Series to be held in Skanta Theatre at the Frankfort Community Public Library. Performers will be Davis & Devitt (May 18) and the Boogie Woogie Kid (October 19). All concerts are on Saturday night and start at 7:30 p.m. Individual concert tickets are $12 and season tickets are $30. Email Vicki Moyer at [email protected] with any questions regarding the concert series.
Spring is in the air at the Frankfort Community Public Library as the Barns & Blooms exhibitions and special programming is scheduled for May 10 through May 30, coinciding with the Friends of the Frankfort Public Library’s Annual Meeting. All program are free of charge and open to the public. For more information, call 765-654-8746.
The Michigantown Police Department has announced that the town Clean-Up Day is slated, May 11 throughout the town. Community members in the Michigantown area are encouraged to leave their items for clean-up at the curbside the night before May 11 to ensure Waste Management will pick them up on their route.
Do you have photographs that you might want to digitize and restore? Begin preserving those memories for future generation at the Frankfort Community Public Library on Saturday, May 18, by joining them for a scanning event brought to you by Vivid Pix. The event will lick off with a webinar entitled “Printed Photo Organizing Made Easy” at 9 a.m. A second Preserve Your Family History webinar will begin at 1 p.m. followed by an additional scanning sessions. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Jill Garrison at 765-654-8746, ext. 1137.
United Way will be administering the Summer Food Program starting May 28 through August 2. In addition to adding new stops, they would like individuals or organizations would like to be a part of these program, they can call 765-654-5573.
The Michigantown Lions Club has announced their Memorial Day plans to be held on Monday, May 27, in memory Linda Rule Barnett. Breakfast will be served from 7:30-9 a.m. and the menu includes pancakes, sausage, biscuits, homemade sausage gravy, orange juice and coffee. This is an all-you-can-eat event with donations accepted. Veterans are complimentary. The Memorial Day Program starts at 9 a.m. at the Kirklin American Legion. Music will be provided by the Fun Time Band and Randy Jenkins, Children’s Memorials will be done by the Myers Children and the speaker will be Ron Trees. There will be taps and gun salute and the release of doves in memorial of those loved and lost.
The following is a list for Indiana County Fairs in and around Clinton County for 2024: Miami (June 24-29), Howard (July 8-13), Tipton (July 10-14), Montgomery (July 12-17), Clinton (July 13-20), Carroll (July 13-20), Hendricks (July 14-20), Hamilton (July 18-22), Tippecanoe (July 19-27) and Boone (July 20-26).