Upcoming Community Events

With the arrival of Spring comes an array of interesting events in the Indianapolis area related to local food, health, fitness, sustainability, community and more. Creating positive change starts first with educating yourself, so make a point to get involved and attend at least one of these events. Many of them are free!

Friday, April 2nd
NCAA Final Four Friday - Team Fridays
Lucas Oil Stadium
One Lucas Oil Stadium
12-4pm
FREE
More info at: www.lucasoilstadium.com

Friday, April 2nd - Sunday, April 4th
The Big Dance
White River State Park
801 W. Washington Street
Various Times
FREE
More info at: www.in.gov/whiteriver

Wednesday, April 7th
Rush Hour Recycling
Earth House
327 N. East Street
7am-9pm
FREE; drop off cardboard, electronics, EPS foam, etc.
More info at: www.greenpieceindy.com/blog/?page_id=160

Wednesday, April 7th
National Start Walking Day
Monument Circle
One Monument Circle
11am
FREE
More info at: www.americanheart.org

Thursday, April 8th
Rain Garden Basics
Indianapolis Museum of Art
4000 Michigan Rd
6-8pm
$30 public; $21 members
More info at: www.imamuseum.org

Thursday, April 8th
Seed Starting Class
New Hope Community Garden
7019 S. Arlington Ave
7-8:30pm
FREE
More info at:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111237885558464&bcode=-FOgm

Saturday, April 10th
Urban Cycling Skills Class
IndyGo Headquarters
1501 W. Washington Street
8am-5pm
$25 (includes $25 gift card from Matthew's Bicycles)
Visit www.BicycleIndiana.org and register by April 8th.

Saturday, April 10th
Rain Barrel Making Workshop
Indy Winter Farmers Market
901 N. East Street
10:00am
$70 (includes basic rain barrel hardware and materials - take your barrel home!)
Spaces are limited. Contact urbanearthindy@gmail.com to register by April 5th.

Saturday, April 10th
Learn to Start a Community Garden
Felege Hiywot Center
1648 Sheldon Street
12:30-4:30pm
FREE
More info at: www.indygrowsgardens.com

Sunday, April 11th
Raw Foods Presentation with Audrey Barron
Perk Up Cafe
6536 Cornell Avenue in Broad Ripple
4:30pm
FREE
More info at: www.beofbliss.com

Wednesday, April 14th
CIBA Lecture Series: Live, Love, Bike
Central Library
One Library Square
7pm
FREE
More info at: 317-275-4100 or www.cibaride.org

Thursday, April 15th
Urban Composting: The Demise of the Stinky Trash Can
Indianapolis Museum of Art
4000 Michigan Rd
6-7pm
$35 public; $30 members
More info at: www.imamuseum.org

Thursday, April 15th
Chef's Taste
Indianapolis Museum of Art
4000 Michigan Rd
6:30pm
$35
More info at: www.imamuseum.org

Saturday, April 17th
Every Litter Bit Helps Campaign
Indianapolis Neighborhoods
FREE; Collect a bag of litter to kick-start the Great Indy Clean Up
More info at: www.kibi.org/every_litter_bit_helps

Saturday, April 17th
Komen Indianapolis Race for the Cure
IUPUI
815 W. Michigan Street
9am
$25 registration fee
More info at: www.komenindy.org

Thursday, April 22nd
Planet Indy: Gestalt Gardening with Felder Rushing
Tobias Theatre - Indianapolis Museum of Art
4000 Michigan Rd
7pm
$7 public; $4 members
More info at: www.imamuseum.org

Saturday, April 24th
Earth Day Indiana Festival
White River State Park
801 W. Washington Street
11am-4pm
FREE
More info at: www.in.gov/whiteriver & www.earthdayindiana.org/news

Sunday, April 25th
Aveda Walk for Water
White River State Park
801 W. Washington Street
11am-2pm
FREE
More info at: www.in.gov/whiteriver

Friday, April 30th
Arbor Day - Indy Free Tree
Monument Circle
One Monument Circle
8am-2pm
FREE

Learn to Start a Community Garden

Interested in starting a Community Garden in your neighborhood? There's a lot more to creating a sustainable and effective community garden than throwing up raised beds and planting in seeds and starts. An expert group of individuals from the Felege Hiywot Center, Community Garden Resource Center and Purdue Extension will take you through the basics of installation, as well as the process of planning to garden maintenance, organization, community engagement and longevity.

April 10, 2010 - 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Felege Hiywot Center (an IWFM Power of One Challenge organization)
FREE
more info at: www.indygrowsgardens.org

Questions or RSVP to:
Aster Bekele, 317-545-2245
Angie Hermann, 317-709-3440

This program will repeat later this summer at the Growing Places Indy Slow Food Garden @ White River State Park.

Yoga, Wine & Chocolate

March 19-21: Indiana Yoga Association Spring Retreat

What: IYA 2010 Spring Retreat Weekend with David Romanelli

Where: Earth House—237 N. East Street, Indianapolis

Date/Time: March 19-21

Cost: $35.00 each session for Members / $45.00 each session for Non Members / All weekend $95.00 for Members / All weekend $125 for Non Members

Friday, March 19 6:30 pm-9 pm

Yoga + Miracles: With Wine, Anything is Possible

(Must be 21 to participate)

In 1912, a Swiss doctor won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. A few years earlier at the healing waters of Lourdes, France this doctor witnessed something that forever changed his view on life, science, and religion. David Romanelli's 2 hour vinyasa flow workshop will stretch, lift, twist, and open your tightest muscle of all...the brain. Little shifts in the mind can do wonders on the body. Rockin tunes, a splash of wine, a little inspiration, and the magic of optimism.

Saturday, March 20 11 am-1:30 pm

Yoga + Eternal Youth: Chocolate, Tunes, and Moves To Enhance Vitality and Virility Forever!

In the world's remote corners, mountains, and islands, there exist indigenous people who defy the test of time. They exhibit miraculous strength, instinct, and immunity to aging...What is their secret? This 2 hour vinyasa flow yoga workshop will blend music, yoga, the world's greatest chocolate, and indigenous tradition to ignite your body's innate power to conquer disease and live fully from youth to the golden years.

Sunday, March 21 9:30 am-12 pm

Chocolate-Covered Happiness

In this 2 hour deep stretch experience, you'll discover secrets from the world's happiest countries as rated in the World Happiness Index. There is much to learn from the far-reaching corners of the world like Iceland, Bhutan, and India to name a few. Afterward, you will indulge in Vosges Haut- Chocolat truffles, the French secret to greater happiness.