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Issue: Spring/Summer 2012
Author(s): Ashley Petry
Taking an artsy getaway with friends doesn’t have to mean tiptoeing from one painting to another in a museum. In central Indiana, the newest destinations are all about funky fun — from a hip annual craft fair in Indianapolis to marshmallow-making classes in Columbus, with a stop along the way at a Modernist architectural icon that opened to the public just last year. Start your journey at the annual INDIEana Handicraft Exchange , which takes place this year on Saturday, June 9, at the Harrison Center fo...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2012
Author(s): Amy Lynch
There’s a whole lot of shaking (and stirring) going on in Indianapolis, Indiana , where classic cocktails and upscale speakeasy-style watering holes are making a big comeback. In Downtown Indianapolis, the Libertine Liquor Bar is leading the way on the handcrafted cocktail front, where nattily dressed mixologists are concocting creative adult beverages to complement a short list of innovative small plates like deviled eggs, oysters and a bacon “flight.” The cocktails go by clever names like the Screw an...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2012
Author(s): Tracey Teo
State parks are generally havens for nature lovers, beautiful but remote locations miles from civilization. If your crew isn’t into camping, but is all for summer fun, check out White River State Park in Indianapolis . Smack in the middle of downtown, it’s a 250-acre urban hotbed of culture, entertainment, sports and kid-friendly activities. For a sweeping view of the city skyline, float down the Central Canal on a pedal boat or zip alongside it on a rented Segway or bike. Catching a game at Victory Fie...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2012
Author(s): Jill Sell
Miniaturist Suzanne Landshof knew she couldn’t spill even one drop of glue on the tiny oak boards. Recently, Landshof was assembling the teeny planks one by one to create hardwood flooring for a miniature room. And in her world, a dollop of glue is an ocean. Landshof co-founded The Museum of Miniature Houses and Other Collections in Carmel, Indiana , in 1991. The seven-room museum is a showcase not only for her own Lilliputian creations, but also the skilled work of doll house makers, fine artists, fibe...
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Issue: Spring/Summer 2012
Author(s): Patricia Bates
Arts-loving Jasper, Indiana , has a calendar full of exhibits and hands-on activities, beginning with the 9th Annual Chalk Walk Arts Festival on May 5, when downtown becomes one big blank canvas. In the European tradition of the 1500s, street sketchers make masterpieces along the “Pastel Pathways” near the Dubois County Courthouse. You can even lend your talents to a community art project. Talk to weavers and wire sculptors at the festival’s ArtsMarket , or dye a T-shirt, color a kite or marble paper dur...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Jane Ammeson
Ride the Spirit of Jasper vintage train on the 25-mile trip from Jasper to French Lick through the rolling hills of scenic Southern Indiana , swathed in autumn’s jewel-tone colors. There was a time when swanky movie stars and swaggering gangsters also traveled by train to French Lick, a historic hamlet known for its magnificent resort and casino. Alas, by the mid-20th century, rail travel lost favor and authorities shut the casino down after belatedly discovering it was — surprise — still in operation. ...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Becky Linhardt
Mummies and Pirates and Warriors — oh, my! The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis recently opened National Geographic Treasures of the Earth , an amazing permanent exhibition that is layered with mysteries and real archaeological research. There is no additional charge for this adventure, just step into the “Treasures Transport” to be lowered into the depths of the earth, where you’ll begin your search with the help of trained staff interpreters. When the doors open, you’ll find yourself in an undergroun...
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Issue: Fall/Winter 2011
Author(s): Ed Condran
A visit to the charming small midwestern town of Santa Claus, Indiana , will make a believer out of anyone. Check out the post office — which receives more than 400,000 pieces of mail each year marked for Kris Kringle — to drop in a note with your return address, and you’ll receive a letter with the coveted Santa Claus postmark. Just two doors from the post office is the Santa Claus Museum, which is filled with Santa memorabilia, photos and articles about Saint Nick and the town that bears his name. Her...
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