HAMMOND — Fans of the holiday classic “A Christmas Story” will soon have the opportunity to meet the actors who played bullies Scut Farkus and Grover Dill, little brother Randy Parker, and Flick, who infamously got his tongue stuck to the flagpole, at the Indiana Welcome Center. The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority will […]
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The Miller Beach Arts & Creative District presents the Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, December 14 from 2 – 8 PM. There will be live Christmas music and pictures with Santa! See below for full details:
It’s fall in Indiana! The colorful leaves are falling now, but soon crisp, white snow will usher in the holiday season. Whether you get in the holiday spirit by canvassing the stores for the perfect gift for everyone on your list or prefer the convenience of online shopping, here are some great gift ideas that
Mid-Century Modern, holiday pops and the beloved leg lamp. by John Cain South Shore Arts is traveling back in time to a more glamorous age with Mid-Century Modern: Style in the Age of Mad Men. The term “Mad Men,” while associated today with the AMC cable television drama, was actually a slang expression coined in
LAPORTE – The LaPorte County Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced that the recent running of the Maple City Grand Prix boat race on Stone Lake in LaPorte brought in more than $1 million to the local economy. A study by Certec Inc. of Versailles, Ky., showed that 15,000 people attended the race, with 76
MICHIGAN CITY – In partnership with the United Way of LaPorte County and the LaPorte County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, The Northwest Indiana Leaders Young Professional Network will host its inaugural Midwest Brewers Brawl on Sunday, July 28. The inaugural Midwest Brewers Brawl will be at the Washington Park Pavilion in Michigan City, and will
MICHIGAN CITY – United Way of LaPorte County will hold its 9th annual Golf Outing on Monday, July 19, at Pottawattomie Country Club in Michigan City. Besides raising money for United Way, the golf outing offers participants a chance to win more than $25,000 in prizes along with two new cars. Registration is 11 a.m.
HAMMOND – The City of Hammond’s annual Festival of the Lakes will run Wednesday, July 17, through Sunday, July 21. The festival will feature free nightly live entertainment, carnival rides, a 5k, car show, golf scramble and fishing derby. The festival opens at 5 p.m. July 17, with free pontoon boat rides, $25 carnival wristbands
WEST LAFAYETTE – Indiana and Kentucky dairy producers will tour a series of north-central Indiana dairy operations July 30-31 when Purdue Extension and University of Kentucky Extension host the 2013 Kentuckiana Dairy Exchange. The annual event, which includes tours of six farms, this year will focus on ways technology can improve dairy operations. It also
MERRILLVILLE – The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority will kick off the month-long campaign celebrating its 30th anniversary today at Lakeshore Public Media, 8625 Indiana Place in Merrillville, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Throughout July, the South Shore CVA’s Tour Mobile will be making a stop at a different festival, attraction, restaurant or
