Classic Car Show

                             and Cruise In

                                                           For Relay For Life

Your invited to participate in our classic car show.

Date: May 19^th, 2012

Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00PM

Place: Wayne County 4-H Fairgrounds

 For more information: Ginger Martin-765.914.8050

 glmartin68@gmail.com        

 Registration on site or by email.

 $5 dollar registration fee

Relay For Life

24 Hours Of Walking for Cancer Research

Wayne County 4H Fairgrounds

9 a.m. Saturday – 9 a.m. Sunday

Where’s Your Mummy Day

Wayne County Historical Musem

1-4 p.m., Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Taste Of Italy Street Fair

In The Historic Depot District

Saturday, May 19th, 11 – 6 P

Live Music, Crafts, Vendors, Italian Food & More

 The Oak Ridge Boys

Civic Hall Performing Arts

2 shows: 4 & 8 p.m.

Dixie Swim Club

Civic Theatre, Richmond IN

Friday May 18 & Saturday May 19

7:30 PM

Taste of Italy

Italian Street Festival

Saturday, May 19, 2012, 11-6 p.m.

 Come down to the Historic Richmond Depot District for great Italian food, fun, and many festivities during the Taste of Italy Street Festival.  Tons of FREE fun for the whole family!

• Huge Street Fair (Local handmade arts, crafts and antiques)
• Free Live Music at Little Sheba’s Restaurant and 4^th Floor Blues Club Parking Lot
• Delicious Italian food & wine
• Model  trains by the Richmond Railroader Society at Richmond Furniture Gallery
• Free kids train bouncer at Richmond Furniture Gallery
• MuralTours
• Massages at Good Life Emporium’s new healthy renewal shop
• And Much More!

Also, visit unique shops while you are enjoying the Taste Of Italy Festival in the historic Depot District, filled with antiques, crafts, and beautiful furniture –you will want to spend the day!

Medfit has built something next to their facility that is rather unusual.  The conspiracy theories were flying during a pre-launch campaign designed to get people talking about what this “thing” could be.  (Check out the funny videos here.)

Now we know:  It’s called The Patch Fitness and it is an outdoor fitness course.  That link gets you all the details about what it is, why it exists, and how you use it to get buffed out.

Ursus arctos middendorffi /kodiak bear/ Kodiakbär (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

On the North Side Mystery Structure Facebook page, this was one of the latest entries:

 Creator of The Patch says “We invented this to keep people in shape because Richmond no longer has a native bear or wolf population for residents to run away from for exercise.”

One can only imagine how much better shape we’d all be in if we only had a few apex predators running free in the Wayne County area.  Alas, we’ve had to resort to contorting ourselves into machines to keep ourselves healthy.  Or, pretending to be chased by bears as we jog.  But the sense of fear and the adrenaline that comes with actually running from a bear is often lost on a jog around the block in the city.

Grand Opening

The Patch Fitness is doing a little gala Grand Opening Friday May 11th from 4-7pm.  It is open to the public and you can get up close and personal with the Patch and see what all the hubub is about.

If you need a change in your routine, this thing is guaranteed to entertain your brain while giving you the workout of your life.  Fun makes exercise easier, right?

Medfit is located at 750 Chester Blvd.  Bring the family to see the fun and get a tour of The Patch!  More Information…

 ”TOUCH” The Old School Motown Sound Explosion

Saturday, May 12th, 2012 at the Knights of St John.   Doors open at 7 p.m. with the show starting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

~Concessions Available

~Door Prizes

Must be 21

For Tickets contact Benita Baker 765-960-5019 or Nancy Carpenter 765-977-1668.

Garden flower (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

PRESS RELEASE EVENT:          

2012 Richmond Art Museum (RAM)  Secret Garden Tour   

VENUE:                            Locations throughout Richmond, to be revealed on the day of the tour

PRESENTED BY:            RAM,  350 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond IN,47374

DATES:                           Saturday & Sunday, June 23 & 24, 2012

Saturday, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm  &  Sunday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

  (Rain or Shine!)  

                This annual event gives you the opportunity to visit the canvasses of local landscape artists throughout our community – beautiful gardens and landscaped lawns, a few familiar favorites and some newly found discoveries hidden throughout Richmond! A surprise addition to the 2012 tour will be access to some of the homes on the tour list! This year, as in the past, the tour will include a garden boutique featuring unique iron works, baskets, containers and a variety of garden accessories.

Tickets are now available at the Richmond Art Museum and will be available at the RAM during the garden tour.   All proceeds benefit operations at the Richmond Art Museum.  Tickets $10 each advance sale, or $12 on the days of the tour.   Available at RAM and all First Bank Richmond Locations! Call 765-966-0256 for more information or visit www.richmondartmuseum.org.

More family fun...RiverRats First home game is in May

Summer is coming sooner than we think, and already programs are gearing up to care for your children while you work and entertain your family throughout the summer.  Other special programs are in the works to give your kids a fun adventure or new experiences outdoors, in the arts or in theatre.

The following are a few of the choices available in Wayne County this summer,

including day camps and other fun programs:

JUKO

is a free program open to all children in Wayne County entering grades 1-6 in the Fall.  It runs from June 11– July 20, 2012. Lunches are provided at all four sites with morning and afternoon sessions.  Camp counselors are well trained and have undergone background checks.   The summer schedule will include trips to the pool as well as visits from the fire department, crafts and field trips.  This is a free program provided by the Richmond Parks and Recreation office.  Sites are : AM: Springwood Park or Vaile Elementary.  PM: Glen Miller Park or Mary Scott Park. 9a.m.-noon or 1:00 p.m.-4.  Cost: Free

Little Juko 

Under The Sea Little Juko is for children ages 3-5 years and runs two weeks from August 1-12.  It is a mini version of JUKO with dress up, fire sprays, free lunch, crafts and more!  Locations are: Springwood Park (AM) and Mary Scott Park (PM).  Cost is Free.  A $10 donation is appreciated to help with the cost of t-shirts).

Splash Pad at Glen Miller Park

Boys & Girls Clubs

offers an early bird program for kids in Wayne County which is themed for the summer and the cost is based on family income.  Breakfast and lunch are provided along with fun activities throughout the summer.  They also have a separate academic enrichment program to complement their regular activities.  To sign up and for more information visit the Boys & Girls Clubs office on L. Street in Richmond.

Art In The Park

has added two more weeks this year.  For the six weeks of camp  there will be themes such as  glass blowing, painting, pottery and more.  The cost for the camp is 30.00 total.  This camp meets Tuesdays & Thursdays 1-4 p.m. at Mary Scott Park in Richmond, IN.  (For more information on all the Park camps you can contact Blair Beach at 983-7426.

Municipal Pool opening soon end of May- first of June

Richmond Friends School

is offering a variety of half day and full day camps including Theatre Camp, Hand Drum Camp, Kay’s full day summer camp, and more.  For more information you can visit their website at: RichmondFriendsSchool.org. or call: 966-5767. Cost varies by camp length (1/2 or full day camps).

Girls Inc

offers a 7 week summer program based on the core values of Girls Inc.  Hours are 9 – 5:30 with an early bird option at 7:30.  Cost is based on family income but no more than 220.00 for the summer (early bird option is extra).  The program runs from 6/11/12 to 8/3/12.  You can visit: Girlsincwayne.org for more info.

 Summer Y Care : Offered by the YMCA of Richmond

Located at CR Richardson this summer, kids going into Kindergarten (this fall) up to grade 6 can attend the summer Y Care program.  Director, Erykah Carter explained the program in a phone interview recently.  The kids will experience swimming at Hibberd two days a week as well as weekly field trips.  All children are invited to sign up, whether they attend school in Richmond or other school districts and whether they go to public or private schools.

The program will run from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. M-F.  Breakfast and lunch will be served and the ratio of adults to children will be 1 to 15.  Summer Y care will start on June 4th and run through August 8th.  Early registration for this summer will begin on May 1st and end May 12th.  Cost is 55.00/week if you do early registration and is 65.00/week if you sign up after early registration.

To sign up your child(ren) you can go to the YMCA located at 2023 Chester Blvd.  (behind Reid Rehab Center).  According to director, Erykah Carter, the program took care of 30-40 children per day last summer.  For questions you can email Erykah at erykahc@richmondfamilyymca.org or call 765-962-7504.

Stay tuned as we update the Summer Fun In Wayne County list each week.  Also coming up is a schedule of Richmond Parks Department outdoor movies, concerts and other fun events.

The Wayne County Convention & Tourism Bureau has been working diligently with travel writers and magazine editors to get the word out about all the interesting, one-of-a-kind attractions the county has to offer.
Within the past 3 weeks, we have had two articles highlighting Richmond and Wayne County as a travel destination.

Midwest Living’s Best of the Midwest magazine. This article is a direct result of our ongoing collaboration with the writers and editors of Midwest Living Magazine.
Best of the Midwest is Midwest Living’s annual summer publication. This premium priced travel guide sold during the summer months (May-September) is available on newsstands in all twelve Midwestern states. Best of the Midwest is filled with everything Midwesterners need to vacation throughout the Midwest.
Circulation: 150,000

This one is pretty cryptic, like the others, but does give more clues as to what the structure might be.

Mayor Sally Hutton chimes in on this video.  As does a local rockstar of some sort.  Watch