MICHIGAN CITY – Purdue Extension’s Growing Stronger is coming to the Michigan City Senior Center. This eight-week fitness program is free. There will be fellowship, healthy snacks, and the opportunity to practice the exercises with Allison Goshorn, Purdue Extension Educator and certified program leader. The program begins Thursday, April 18, and meets on Tuesdays and […]
MERRILLVILLE – The second annual Leaders as Heroes 2013 South Shore Leadership Awards will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, April 26 at Avalon Manor, 3550 E. U.S. 30 in Merrillville. The event is sponsored by Leadership Northwest Indiana and will recognize some of the region’s top leaders. Tickets are $60 for open seated or
MERRILLVILLE – The Gerald I Lamkin Innovation and Entrepreneur Center and the Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana, based at Ivy Tech Community College, will hold “Idea Ingine Ivent 2013 at 5:30 p.m. on April 18 at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. Among the speakers are Eric Diamond of Green Farms Agronomics and Mycology in Valparaiso;
MERRILLVILLE – Twenty-seven organizations and association representatives learned what it meant to be a hero during the annual South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority Bring it Home Ambassador reception. “It’s important to get people involved with the campaign to spread awareness of their ability to create economic impact,” said Megan Langel, sales manager for the
HAMMOND – Northwest Indiana will host the 30th anniversary of the world’s fastest triathlon on Sunday, June 2, with the running of Leon’s Triathlon. Last year’s race had 750 triathletes from around the nation compete, said organizer Leon Wolek, who is the founder of the event. Leon’s Triathlon is an Olympic distance race beginning and
HAMMOND – The South Shore Civil War Memorial Trail will open its expo “Region United, Nation Divided: Civil War in the South Shore” beginning April 5 at the Indiana Welcome Center. The four-week exhibit will showcase the region’s contributions to our nation’s bloodiest war through a series of special events and exhibits as it commemorates
LAPORTE – Anyone administering immunizations or anyone interested in learning more about vaccine preventable diseases can attend an educational session encompassing all aspects of immunization practices. Immunization from A-Z will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 20, at Indiana University Health LaPorte Hospital, 1007 Lincolnway, in the auditorium on the lower level. Topics
FORT WAYNE – The University of St. Francis (USF) has collaborated with the Fort Wayne Ballet to offer four-year and two-year programs in dance through the university’s Fort Wayne Ballet Conservatory at the University of Saint Francis. It is the region’s only four-year degree of its type. The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and
SOUTH BEND – Global Spectrum, operators of the Century Center, will host the River Bend Film Festival, April 3-6. The four-day festival, sponsored by Mid America Filmmakers and Downtown South Bend, will showcase everything from regional talent to Hollywood producers at three different venues in South Bend. More than 50 local, national and international independent
MICHIGAN CITY – Lubeznik Center for the Arts presents its annual Poetry Slam Friday, April 5, as part of the Uptown Arts District’s First Fridays @ 5 series. The Poetry Slam invites regional poets to showcase their original work. The event begins at 5 p.m. and concludes at 8 p.m., with poetry beginning at 5:30
