Staff report
March 20, 2008 06:07 pm
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Boys & Girls club opens gym
The Boys & Girls Club West is hosting open gym nights from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Mondays at the club, 5964 S. 700 East, Whitestown. All are welcome to play dodgeball, volleyball, basketball and other sports. In addition, men’s basketball open gyms will be from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesdays at the club. The fee is $5 per person.
ZUMC pre-school enrollment begins
The Children’s Learning Program Pre-school at Zionsville United Methodist Church, 9644 Whitestown Road, is enrolling children age 1 through kindergarten for the 2008 summer session, which runs for eight weeks, June 3 to July 24. Children can attend from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m Tuesdays, Thursdays or both days. Call Carol Farney or Kristy Williams at 873-5706 for more information.
Library features
programs
The Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library, 250 N. Fifth St., has several upcoming events. Registration is required for each children’s class and some adult programs. Call 873-3149 to register.
• Wii Play Games — 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 20, in the teen area (second floor). Game play will be informal. Grades 6 to12.
• Harry Potter Ultimate Trivia Quest: Part II — 10 a.m. Saturday, April 12 for ages 7 to 9, and 1 p.m. for ages 10 to 13. Participants will divide into teams and try to beat the clock in answering Harry Potter Trivia questions. Refreshments will be served and prizes awarded.
• Foster Chicken Care Class — 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13. Ages 7 and older. Provide a foster home for the chickens hatched at the library. Before a participant can take a chick home, he or she must attend the class with a parent to learn about the care of chicks and pass a test.
Woman’s Club slates meeting
The Zionsville Woman’s Club will meet at 1 p.m. Friday, March 21. Rena Elsner and Desma Way will host; Diney Wharry will present.
Eat pizza at the post
American Legion Post No. 79 Ladies Auxiliary invites the to public learn more about the organization at a pizza night from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 21, at the Legion building, 9950 E. 600 S. Pizza, barbecue pizza and bread sticks will be served. Cost is $9.
Lions Club egg hunt
The Zionsville Lions Club and Zionsville Times Sentinel will host an EGGnormous Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 22, in Lions Park. Free breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. and Mik the Music Man will perform at 9:30 a.m. Following the egg hunt (by age groups) an airplane will drop ping pong balls that can be redeemed for prizes at local merchants.
Zion Nature Center
offers activities
The Zion Nature Center, 690 Beech St., will have several classes and events this month. Call the nature center at 873-8950 or visit www.zionnaturecenter.org for more information or to register for classes.
• Closed for Easter — The center will be closed Easter Sunday, March 23.
• Garden Design — 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27. Adults. Myrene Brown will present a program which focuses on helping participants determine their favorite style of garden. The guidelines of good garden design will also be discussed. Free. Registration is required.
• Animal Adventures: Snakes — 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 28. Ages 3 to 6. The librarians from the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library and the naturalists from the Zion Nature Center join together to share stories and facts about snakes. Meet at the library at 1 p.m. for story time then walk to the Zion Nature Center to learn more and see some live snakes. Dress for the weather. Free. Registration is required.
• Creature Feature: “Indiana Jim’s Reptile Experience” — 2 p.m. Sunday, March 30. All ages. Indiana Jim will introduce live Indiana reptiles and amphibians as well as some exotic species found around the world. This will be an interactive and educational “creature feature.” Free.
Community Theatre presents Williams’ play
“The Glass Menagerie,” Tennesee Williams’ most personal “memory play” about a family struggling with its past and future will be performed by the Center Stage Community Theatre of Lebanon Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. from March 28 through April 12; and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays, March 30 through April 13, in the theatre, 604 Powell St., Lebanon. Call (765) 894-5587 for reservations, directions and further information. Tickets are $12; $10 for students and seniors. They may be paid for at the door on performance day or evening.
Beekeepers to meet
Beekeepers in Boone County are invited to attend an informational and networking event from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 29, at the Zion Nature Center, 690 Beech Street. Free and open to all ages. Contact Doug Miller at 374-3333 or blackdog.indy@gmail.com for more information.
Community theatre opens auditions
The Center Stage Community Theatre of Lebanon will have auditions at 7 p.m. Monday, March 31, and Tuesday, April 1, for the comedy “Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner” by Pat Cook. Parts are available for five women and four men; auditioners will be asked to read from the script.
The show will be presented three weekends from June 6 to June 22. The theatre is at 604 Powell St., Lebanon. E-mail director Doug Davis at ccctjd@att.net for more information.
Restoration project on Garden Club agenda
The Village Garden Club will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 1, at the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library, 250 N. Fifth Street. Stephanie Frischie will present on “Kankakee Sands: A Prairie Restoration.” Frischie is a seed collection manager for the project. Newcomers are welcome.
Welcome spring with Gardenfest
Gardenfest, hosted by the Boone County Master Gardeners, will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Boone County Fairgrounds, 1300 E. County Road 100 South, Lebanon. Free trees will be given to attendees from the Indiana Soil and Water Conservation’s “Plant a Million Trees” project. There will be free seminars on tips and strategies for yard landscapes and vegetable gardens. Visit www.bccn.boone.in.us/mg/gardenfest2008.htm.
Rent a garden plot
The Zionsville Parks Department is offering garden plot rentals, at $20 per plot, in a lot behind the Zionsville Fire Station on Ford Road. The plots, 20 by 20 feet, will be tilled and water will be available. Sign up between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Zionsville Town Hall, 1100 W. Oak St. The plots will be ready for planting by May 15 or before if weather cooperates. Call the Zionsville Parks and Recreation Department at 733-2273 for more information.
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