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Round the Ripple - by Bill Malcolm
posted: Dec. 02, 2016

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Happy Holidays everyone! 2016 has flown by. Was that the nicest fall we have ever had? Let's celebrate the Holidays in the Ripple.
Here is a list of upcoming events:

Pet a Reindeer at the ISBVI Holiday Plant and Tree Sale
The Indiana School for the Blind Holiday Plant Sale will be Thursday, Friday & Saturday December 1, 2 & 3, 2016. The hours are:
Thursday and Friday: Noon to 5pm, Saturday: 9am to 4pm
On Saturday, December 3, 2016. from 9am to 3pm, enjoy cookies, hot chocolate and festive music around a warm fire. The schedule for Saturday is:
11:15 - 12:15 pet a reindeer from Silly Safaris
11:30 - 12:30 Visit with Santa Claus
1:00 - 2:00 Performance by the Indianapolis Ukulele Club


Holiday time at the IMA: B Movie Bingo, Winter Solstice, and More
The Indianapolis Museum of Art has a lot going on this month including a Holiday in Bloom display in the Lilly House. Other events:
Family Day - Dec. 3, 2016 / 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Join the celebration and make homemade gifts for loved ones. Enjoy an afternoon filled with holiday music and a ballet performance and workshop from The Nutcracker by the Indianapolis School of Ballet.
B-Movie Bingo: I Come In Peace - Dec. 15, 2016 / 7 p.m.
Deer Zink Special Events Pavilion
$8 Members / $12 Public
Started at the Hollywood Theater in Portland, B-Movie Bingo makes an interactive game out of the most awesome movie clichés ever committed to celluloid.
Winter Solstice - Dec. 22, 2016 / 5-8:30 p.m.
Free (Suggested donation to Mid-North Food Pantry)
Snap a family photo next to Karl Unnasch's "tree" of toys and with Santa. At this festive celebration visit Christmas at Lilly House, sing along with carolers, create winter art, meet arctic creatures and watch blocks of ice transform into sculptures at this all ages family event.


Indianapolis Art Center Reception and Winter Art Sale
Winter Art Sale
Friday, December 16, 2016, 5:30-9 pm & Saturday, December 17, 2016, 10 am-2 pm
Student Show and Insider Art Show
Opening Reception: Friday, December 16, 2016 6-9 pm
Shop from an exceptional selection of art and unique gifts at the Winter Art Sale: glass, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, paintings, prints, ornaments and other handmade art made by over 30 faculty artists of the Indianapolis Art Center.
See the 79th Annual Student Show exhibition opening, the largest juried exhibition of work made by our students.
Additionally, gallery visitors will have an opportunity to see work made as part of the Insider Art program, an Outreach program where they provide studio art classes for young people in the Marion County Jail.


Take the train and save
Take the train to and from Chicago for the Holidays. Enjoy the lights and shopping on Michigan Avenue. The four day a week Hoosier State has some specials going on including:
Bicentennial 15% Discount - Code V431--15% off the regular full adult rail fare
Student 30% Discount - Code V408--Valid for 30% off full adult rail fare
Tickets available at www.hoosierstatetrain.org or at www.amtrak.com.


Upcoming
Holiday Gingerbread Houses: 12/2/16 and 12/3/16 from 10-11:15am, Broad Ripple Park





Bill Malcolm also writes a travel column in The Midwest Eagle and is a reporter for All Aboard Indiana (as a volunteer for both). He advocates for fair and affordable utility rates for a national association based in Washington, D.C. He welcomes reader feedback and story ideas. Send to Bill@BroadRippleGazette.com




bill@broadripplegazette.com
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