First 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. (Tickets available at the door).
FREE if your
name is Marilyn or your birthday is June 1! Please bring a valid ID as
proof. More NOTM info here
A retrospective-and-preview show of various artists who have already or soon will have shows at the Gopalan Contemporary Art kicks off with an opening reception from 7-9 pm
DTH will serve Free Ice Cream Cones on the sidewalk outside the gallery. Enjoy the excellent local ice cream from Yegerlehner's Swiss Connection in
Clay County. Get it while it lasts - starting around 6:30 pm.
Check out the art inside, and then enjoy some ice cream outside. Rinse and repeat.
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More First Friday:  June 4
Market Bella Rossa is open for their monthly First Friday Feast from 6-9 pm.
The Great American Grill is an elegant dining option inside the Hilton Garden Inn.
671 Wabash
Knitter of the
Month: Zann Carter
River Wools honors Zann Carter as the
Knitter of the Month at 6pm as part of the First Friday events . A weaver, knitter, crocheter, and poet, Zann
quietly surprises us at every turn.
In the May/June 2010 edition of Handwoven, Zann's Motley Shawl (shown above) was selected as Most
Innovative in the Not Just for Socks Contest. Zann is also
featured in the 2010 online International Freeform Crochet Guild publication.
Samples of her work will be on display at River Wools in June. See Zann Online
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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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The Terre Haute Rex
Opening Weekend
Three home games open the season - Thursday, Friday, Saturday! Come support Terre Haute's own minor-league team.
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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.
The Opening Ceremony in Hulman Center is intoxicating, inspiring, and a lot of fun. It starts at 6pm on Friday.
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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The movies begin on Wednesday, June 9, and continue every Wednesdays through August 4.
Choose from two show times: 10 am and 2:30 pm
Admission is free, and snack specials for kids are available.
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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. 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, indoor flea market, and a cash raffle w/prizes totaling $5,000.
The musical line-up features 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 details, call the church at (812)
232-8421.
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Asian
cooking classes
 June 7 or 8 from 7-9 pm
At the Asian Market,
673 Wabash Avenue
$15/person
Call Mrs. Ly at
238-3687 for reservations.
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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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 The Downtown Farmers Market opens Saturday! See us at 9th & Cherry Streets in the Clabber Girl Festival Marketplace. Free ice cream cones, music by harpist Maddie Muncie, songs and stories from Tom Roznowski, The 2010 Downtown Farmers Market opens on Saturday, June 5th.
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Strawberry
Fest
Thursday, June 10th 
First Congregational Church
6th & Ohio Streets
Mark your calendar for June 10th - it's the First Congregational Church's 22nd Annual Strawberry Fest - the largest one-day festival in town!
The festival runs from 10 am - 8pm.
There are still openings for volunteers, especially in the 4-6pm and 6-8 pm shifts.
E-mail Dawn Carlson to volunteer.
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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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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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"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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 Silly Safaris returns on 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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Parking
Garage
to be sold
The Wabash Avenue Parking Garage
is for sale. Read the Tribune Star article here.
Bids are being accepted at the Department of Redevelopment through June 8, and will be opened June 9.
Initially, the minimum-bid required is $500,000.
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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
Booth Rental is $45, and it is going fast. For more info or to reserve a booth, call
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"Play Ball!" with Allen Chapel
This year's Friends of Historic
Allen
Chapel fundraiser. will be baseball
oriented, with popcorn, peanuts, and cracker jack, ISU's
winningest
baseball coach Bob Warn, baseball songs, the classic "Who's
on
First?," performed by Jerry Burns and friend, songs from "Damn Yankees"
performed by Jackie Lynn, and baseball bloopers on a big-screen
TV.
A baseball buffet will also include barbecue, hot dogs, baked beans,
potato
salad, cheese, potato chips, tea, and coffee.
There will also be a Silent Auction
Play Ball! will be Saturday, July 31, 6:30 pm, in ISU's the Heritage Lounge
and
Ballroom. Call 234-2718 to reserve your ticket ($55) by Thursday, July 29. .
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