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Places to go, things to do and people to see in Indiana; January 2015 issue.
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Do You Want to Build a Snowman?Come on, let’s go and play. I never see you anymore.
Come out the door. It’s like you’ve gone away. Weused to be best buddies. And now we’re not. I wish youwould tell me why...
The very first family home movie ever taken was of me- at age five - and my father building a snowman. We ac-tually built a whole family. There was the Mama and Papaand the child. Mother even joined the fun by finding asweater, a scarf and gloves.
These lyrics from above come from the ever popularmovie, “Frozen.” My grandchildren know it by heart. I lis-tened to “Let it Go”enough I should even know thelyrics. It was even included in the school Christmas pro-gram. You’d have to live under a rock somewhere if youhaven’t heard these songs at least once in the past sixmonths. What an appropriate story for Winter time.
It has created a theme for several events across thestate. You may even be able to go ice-skating with Olaf.See the very first listing on our Calendar of Events onpage 15.
How about a tobaggan race down the hill at PokagonState Park? See page 11. This whole issue is is centeredaround fun winter places to go, things to do and peopleto see. It even includes a variety of concerts for thosewho prefer the warmth of indoors. So enjoy and untilnext month...
Happy New Year!Kathy Barnett, Managing Editor
UP CLOSE From the EditorThanks to the movie,
“Frozen” building snow-
man has become a fa-
vorite activity during the
winter. Send us a pic-
ture of your snow cre-
ations at the email
address below or post
them on our Facebook
pages and you will be
entered to win our next
FREE weekend get-
away giveaway!
Click on the picture
to separate from the
magazine and en-
large. Now color or
draw a face/clothes
on your snowman
and post on our face-
book page for a
chance to win a free
weekend getaway!
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Places to Go: Winter Jam 3Scott County 6-7
What’s Inside...
Special FeatureBuild A Snowman Contest
4
Things to Do:Dunes Open House 8-9Cure Cabin Fever 115K Run/Walk 14Calendar of Events 15
People to See: Good People 10 Elvis 12Harlem Globetrotters 13Mike Epps 16
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Alittle money changeseverything. Single motherMargie Walsh may be onher last leg financially, but
she hasn’t lost her sense of humor. Sheis unemployed and facing eviction,while simultaneously caring for heradult daughter with special needs.
Could reconnecting with an old flame be the an-swer to all of her struggles? In this portrait of apoignantly brave woman who is down on herluck, Pulitzer Prize-winning David Lindsay-Abaire, lights up the stage as he considerswhether it is strength of character or just plainluck that ultimately determines our fates intoday’s America.
When Margie learns that her high school flamehas become a successful doctor, she seeks his helpand ignites questions about class, commitmentand what it means to be a “good person.”
Adult tickets are $25-$59 while student ticketsare $20. Call 317-635-5252 or visit online atwww.irtlive.com. Show times vary depending onthe date. Refer to the calendar at right.
Jan. 11 at 2 p.m.| POST-SHOW Backstage tourJan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. | POST-SHOW Discussion.Jan. 18 at 2 p.m. | POST-SHOW DiscussionThere will be a prologue, or pre-show discus-
sion, hosted by IRT staff and artists 45 minutesbefore curtain.
People to See
AT THE
INDIANAPOLIS
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Things To Do
Refrigerated toboggan run at Pokagon State Park
W hen youbring thefamily for afew days at
the Potawatomi Inn in An-gola’s Pokagon State Park,you likely will have started anew family tradition they’llwant to repeat every winter.This park is home to Indi-ana’s only refrigerated tobog-gan run. You’ll whoosh downone of the 1/4-mile twintracks at speeds of 35-40 milesper hour! The one-of-a-kindride is open from the dayafter Thanksgiving throughMarch 1, and it’s a thrill fami-lies like to ride over and over.It's usually open on week-ends. The best part? It runseven when Mother Naturehasn’t provided any snow!
And that’s not the only wayto enjoy the great outdoors inthe winter months at Pok-agon State Park. There’s alsocross country skiing (bringyour own equipment any daythere's enough snow or renttheirs on weekends), sleddingand ice fishing on beautifulLake James. The Inn is situ-ated right on the shores of
Lake James. The rustic north-ern fishing lodge thememakes a homey setting for thewinter fun. There are plentyof indoor activities like super-vised crafts for the kids andgames like ping-pong.
You can warm up with a lit-tle retail therapy, everyone inthe family will find some-thing at The Outlet Shoppesat Fremont. The kids will findwhat they like at Gap Outlet,Gymboree and The Chil-dren’s Place. You can alsotreat the family to a first-runmovie at the Strand Theater, abeautiful historic building indowntown Angola.
When you’re ready for someindoor fun, head to Rapid
Raceway, Angola’s go-kart fa-cility that has an indoor track!Those 16 years and over candrive the sprint cars around afast track featuring a slick300’ banked oval.
For more indoor or outdoorexcitement, go to Loatto,where the Paintball Plexboasts one of the best indoorpaintball fields in the country.If the weather is above 40 de-grees, they’ll also let you dopaintball outdoors. Enjoy col-orful family fun when you goto their Friday Night Mad-ness indoor paintball events.
After this energy-burningfamily getaway, you’ll beready to get back to routine.with plans to come back verysoon!
Cure Cabin Fever in Winter Wonderland
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People to See: Elvis Back by popular demand, The Elvis Recreators
are here to celebrate Elvis’ 80th birthday. ElvisAaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935. Join thecelebration and witness The Elvis Birthday Tribute,a concert that covers the four main eras of ElvisPresley’s musical history. The show features songsfrom the Rock-A-Billy Elvis years, TheMilitary/Movie years, the ’68 comeback special inblack leather and last, but not least, the Las VegasJumpsuit years.
This year's line-up includes the VERY BEST Elvisentertainers in the world, a tribute to the greatestentertainer of all time. Appearing this year: ShawnKlush, Cody Ray Slaughter & Ryan Pelton withSpecial Guests: D.J. Fontana, The Sweet Inspira-tions, Blackwood Quartet and The Fabulous Am-bassadors Band (Elvis Tribute Orchestra).
Tickets range from $20 - $50 and are available onticketmaster.com
Saturday Jan 10th, Star Plaza Theatre - Merrillville, INAppearing Shawn Klush, Cody Ray Slaughter &
Ryan Pelton with Special Guests:D.J. Fontana, The Sweet Inspirations, Blackwood
Quartet and The Fabulous Ambassadors BandTickets at the Theatre Box OfficeBox Office Hours: Sun.-Thurs. Noon - 3 p.m.&
Sat.- Sun. Noon - 6 p.m.By phone: 800-745-3000 GREENSKY BLUE-
GRASS
Friday Jan. 16th, Pike Performing Arts Center -Indianapolis, IN
Appearing Shawn Klush, Cody Ray Slaughter &Ryan Pelton with Special Guests: D.J. Fontana, TheSweet Inspirations, Blackwood Quartet
and The Fabulous Ambassadors BandTickets at Pike Performing Arts CenterBy phone: (888) 596-1027
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The iconic Harlem Globetrotters are coming to theFord Center in Evansville with their "WashingtonGenerals' Revenge" Tour, featuring some of thegreatest athletes on the planet. With incredible ballhandling wizardry, amazing rim-rattling dunks andtrick shots, side-splitting comedy and unequaled on-court fan interaction, this must-see event is guaran-teed to entertain the whole family creating memoriesthat will last a lifetime.
Join Globetrotter stars after the game where theywill stay for an autograph, photograph and high fivesession for fans (subject to availability).The Globe-trotters will face a great challenge this year, as the in-famous Washington Generals are more determinedthan ever to beat the Globetrotters.The Generals, thelast team to beat the Globetrotters, are nowcoached by a former member of that 1971team. They are on a mission and will dowhatever it takes to win, with a new strategythat is sure to give the Globetrotters a run for theirmoney.
In addition to the highly-anticipatedmatchup on the court, the Globetrotters,known worldwide as the Ambassa-dors of Goodwill™, will honor aHarlem Globetrotters HometownHero at each of their 310-plusgames in North America. The teamis searching for active, wounded orretired members of the military whohave made their community proudwith their brave service and exem-plary character. Fans can nominate aHarlem Globetrotters HometownHero at harlemglobetrotters. com. TheGlobetrotters will also play a portion ofeach game with a camouflage basketballas a sign of respect to all who protect ourfreedom.
WHAT IS THE HARLEMGLOBETROTTERS
“MAGIC PASS”???Before the game, take part in a once-in-a-lifetime
experience with your family where you get to actu-ally spend time on the court with the Globetrotters –shooting, trying out ball tricks, autographs and pho-tos! The unique 30-minute pre-show, “Magic Pass,”will create memories of a lifetime. Don’t miss out onthis incredible experience for only $22.00!
Tickets are available at the Ford Center and allTicketMaster Locations. Prices range from $25 to $81.
Charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000 or purchase tick-ets on-line at ww.ticketmaster.com
Sunday,January 18,
at 3 P.M.
Go EXTREME with ourJanuary run/walk. This 3.1mile (5K) trail course runsthrough woodlands, wet-lands and prairies. Thisevent begins at 9 am on Sat-urday, January 10.
This is the first race of the2015 XYZ Trail Series. Thefirst 150 participants regis-tered receive a Buff NeckGator.
$20 early registration$25 day-of registrationREGISTRATION NOW!
Advanced packet pick upat the The Extra Mile FitnessCo on Friday, January 9thfrom 11 am to 7 pm.
Race Day packet pick up
begins at 8 AM atTaltree.
Awards presentedto:
– Top overall male and fe-male finishers
– Top male and femalemasters
– Top three finishers ineach age group – 14 & under,15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59,60-64, 65-69, 70-75, 75-79, 80+
NOTE: Participants mustwear proper attire-NO run-ning in the buff. No dogs,strollers, bicycles, in-lineskates, scooters or wheeledvehicles allowed on thecourse.
Held rain, snow or shine.
Sponsored by Buff Neck Gators and The Extra Mile Fitness Co. Computerized
timing provided by T&HTiming. Food provided byStrack and Van Til. Eventproceeds benefit Taltree’sconservation, restoration andeducation efforts.
The Taltree Run Clubmeets every Saturday morn-ing at 10 am. Meet up withother runners – mingle,stretch and run the trails.
For more information, visitonline at www.taltree.org.
ThingsTo Do:ThingsTo Do:
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Community CalendarICE SKATING
Jan 4- 25/JEFFERSONVILLE - ICE RINK nowopen during hours below on weekends -weatherpermitting. Located at the corner of Spring & Mar-ket Streets. Check operational status due to weatheron facebook at Jeffersonville-Ice-Rink. Olaf will visitin person and skate with you Jan. 10 at noon.
Regular hours are: Fri. 4-10 p.m.; Sat. Noon - 10p.m.; Sun. Noon - 8 p.m. Prices are $8 per person or$6 for 10 or more and includes skate rental. $2 Dis-count - Bring your own skates. For more informa-tion or special events, contact the Special EventsDirector at [email protected].
EASTON CORBIN CONCERTJan. 9/FRENCH LICK - Known for "Roll with It"
and "A Little More Country Than That", Easton per-forms live at French Lick Resort. The accolades con-tinue to roll in for Corbin – his first two consecutivesingles reached No. 1, and in a six-month period, hereceived 13 country music award nominations andwon three country music trophies. He collectedthree more nominations from the Academy of Coun-try Music Awards, Single and Song of the Year andNew Solo Vocalist honors. Starting at 8 p.m., ticketsare available at http://www.frenchlick.com/enter-tainment/concerts.
ICE FISHING DERBYJan. 24/VALPARAISO - At Rogers Lakewood
Park - Loomis Lake from 5-12 p.m. The ice fishingderby will have three prize categories: Panfish(bluegill, redear, etc), bass, crappie, walleye. Thetop three spots get prizes. All fish must be of legallimit in accordance with Indiana state laws. Fishwill be scored on length. A tie will be awarded tothe heaviest fish. Angler must be present to win. Re-freshments will be provided. For more information,call 219-462-5144.
GARDENING SHOWJan. 24/VALPARAISO - 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Porter County Expo Center. The Porter County
Master Gardeners Association sponsors this 12thAnnual event. There will be free seeds and free doorprizes. For more informaiton, call 219-465-3555 orvisit online at www.pcgarden.info.
JOHN MELLENCAMPPLAIN SPOKEN TOUR
Jan. 21/SOUTH BEND - 7:30 p.m. Rock & RollHall of Famer JOHN MELLENCAMP is hittin' theroad on a massive 80 day tour which kicks off at TheMorris Performing Arts Center to promote one ofthe most distinguished records of his career, "PlainSpoken." The record was released in September andincludes ten stunningly elegant and soul-searchingAmericana gems. Get the album with every ticketpurchased. Tickets available at Morris Box Office:M-F 10 AM-5 PM; by phone 800-537-6415; or onlineat www.MorrisCenter.org.
EAGLES IN FLIGHT WEEKENDJan. 23-25/MARSHALL - At Turkey Run State
Park Inn. Parke County is a winter mecca for baldeagles. See dozens near a winter roost, visit eaglenests, and meet one in person during Eagles InFlight weekend at Turkey Run State Park. For moreinformaiton, call 765-597-2654.
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