  The 2010 Downtown Farmers Market opens on Saturday, June 5th.
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Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown dedication on June 5.
Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown was a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, helping them win back-to-back World Series Championships in 1907 and 1908. When he retired to Terre Haute, he operated a Texaco station on North 7th Street, where the "Cherry Street Parking Garage" now stands.
At 10 am on Saturday, June 5th, Mordecai will be celebrated and remembered with the dedication
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Special
Olympics Indiana is hosting the 41st Summer Games at Indiana State
University on Friday, June 4 through Sunday, June 6.
More than 2,500
athletes from across the state will be "Driven to Win" in seven
different Olympics-type sports.
Click here for more information about the games.
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First Friday Preview
for Friday June 4
6 to 9 pm at the Swope Art Museum:
Night of a Thousand Marilyns (A special one-night-only exhibition
and event) $8 for Swope
members/$10 for the general public FREE if your
name is Marilyn or your birthday is June 1! Please bring a valid ID as
proof. More Marilyn info here
A Juried Invitational show at Gopalan Contemporary Art kicks off with an opening reception from 7-9 pm
Free Ice Cream Cones will be served on the sidewalk outside the gallery, in conjunction with the show's theme: "Inside/Outside" . Check out the art inside, and then enjoy some ice cream inside. Repeat.
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St.
Benedict Parish's 13th annual Community Festival will be held on Friday, July 9 and Saturday, July 10,
at
9th and Ohio Streets in Downtown Terre Haute.
Both days, the Community Festival will
be open from 5:00 p.m.
until
1:00 a.m. Admission for those over 21 is just $2.
The Kick-off Lunch
is on
Friday, July 9 from 11am-1pm
Activities during the regular festival hours include
family games,
casino games, food booths, beer garden, an indoor flea market, and a cash raffle with
prizes totaling $5,000.
We have a great music lined-up this year, featuring Crooked Creek, Dave and Rae, Mojo Gumbo, and Fabulous Imports. More details to come!
The 'Hauteans in Motion' bicycle rally on Saturday
morning starts at 7:30 a.m.
More Bike Rally info here.
For more information, call St. Benedict Church at (812)
232-8421.
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Hulman Center will host the
5th Annual "Shopping at the Center", the Wabash Valley's Largest Indoor Yard
Sale, on Saturday, July 24th
It is sponsored by WTWO and WFXW. Individuals, businesses, antique
dealers or Church groups looking to reach hundreds of people in just a
few hours should participate. This is a great fund raising
opportunity! Booth Rental is $45 for a 10' X 10' space, and Hulman Center will provide two
8' tables and two chairs. Load- in for vendors is 5:30am, and the doors are open for
the sale 8am - 1pm.
A truck from the Light House Mission will be available after the sale
to take any donations. Booth space is
going fast - For more info or to reserve a booth, call
Hulman Center at 877-478-8497 or visit the Hulman Center web site |
Looking for something different and fun? Take an air boat ride on the river. For $15, you get an unforgettable 30 minute experience.
Boats depart from the south end of Fairbanks Park. Operating schedule and details are here.
Rides are available during the Banks of the Wabash Festival.
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Strawberry
Fest
Thursday, June 10th 
It's almost time!
The First Congregational
Church invites the community to be part of the 22nd Annual Strawberry
Fest. We are looking for volunteers to work on serving lines for 2-hour
shifts.
Shifts are: 10am
- 12 noon, 12 noon
- 2 pm, 2pm-4pm, 4pm-6pm, 6pm-8pm.
A full
serving line is 5 people, but any number of volunteers is welcome and much
appreciated.
To sign up, please email the following information for each volunteer:
Name, Shift
time, contact email & phone number.
Volunteers should dress comfortably,
appropriate to the weather. We invite organizations to wear t-shirts/caps to promote their participation in Strawberry Fest.
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The Banks of the Wabash Festival continues
through June 5th!
Held in Fairbanks
Park, the annual
Banks of the Wabash Festival will include Luehrs' Ideal Rides, a
new craft market, a merchandise market, bingo, nightly
entertainment, lots of good food, an auto show, and more. Admission is Free.
Get festival details and schedules..
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 'BLUEPHORIA'
CD release party - B.G. McPike & The Haute Club
featuring
Carolyn Dutton (violin)
with Solly Burton (mandolin), Dan Sumner (guitar), Eric Schatz (bass),
and John DiCenso (drums) The Coffee Grounds: 423 Wabash
Saturday, June
5, 8:00 PM |
Concerts in the Park
begin June 5
 The Terre Haute Community Band's
June 5 and June 19 concerts will be held in the YWCA
gymnasium on the south side of Fairbanks Park.
Subsequent concerts will be held
in the Fairbanks Park outdoor band stage. The concerts are free and open to the public. Click here for concert details.
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Silly Safaris Returns!
Monday
June 7th,
2-3
pm.
Kick off summer reading with a visit from Silly Safari funologist Amazon John and his animal friends as they present "Splash into Reading!"
Sponsored by the Friends of the Vigo County Public Library.
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"Sustainable Agriculture"
June 5 at Clabber Girl
"Sustainable Agriculture" is the title
of the 3rd in a 5-part speaker series sponsored by Our
Green Valley Alliance for Sustainability at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 5,
at Clabber Girl, 9th & Wabash. More info about the program and speaker series can be found here.
John Rosene, chair of the Ag program at Ivy
Tech-Wabash Valley, will discuss consolidation
of the seed industry, yield improvement and its implications, genetic
modification in crops, and how consumers can shift the ag industry
toward sustainability.
The 30-45 minute session will be
followed by time for Q&A and a reception for guests.
It is free and open to the public.
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The Crossroads Repertory Theater season opens on
June 18th with the Neil Simon classic comedy The Sunshine Boys directed
by Artistic Director Arthur Feinsod. The shopwfeatures two Terre Haute legends: Chuck Shutt and Lew Hackleman, whose
brilliant work as actors and directors have graced the stages of Terre
Haute for decades. This Simon masterpiece depicts a famous vaudeville
duo that had a serious rift many years before but now must find a way to
work together for a lucrative CBS documentary deal. It is surely Simon
at his funniest!
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