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• Irvington Pride 2026

  25-06-2026 07:11 via weeklyview.net
  IRVINGTON — Irvington Pride 2026 is the 5th annual celebration in the historic neighborhood. It will take place on Saturday, June 27 at 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.  Everyone is welcome to enjoy the day’s activities!The Dr. Sally Ride Solidarity Walk begins at 10:30 a.m. at the corner of Audubon and Bonna for a short walk to Ritter Ave. to show support.More than 20 businesses and organizations will participate, including the Irvington Presbyterian Church (55 Johnson) with family acti
  
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• MCPH Northeast District Relocated

  25-06-2026 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County Public Health Department has moved to its new location of its Northeast District Health Office at 2505 N. Arlington Ave.Features of the new location, which opened on May 6, include renovated and updated clinic space for public health nurses and social work, expanded education space such as a test kitchen for the Nutrition Services program, and improved parking. The health department’s ACTION Health Center and Global Health/Tuberculosis (TB) Control pr
  
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• Eiteljorg Indian Market & Festival June 27-28

  25-06-2026 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — More than 100 American Indian, Alaska Native and First Nations artists are featured in the 34th annual Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market & Festival, June 27-28. One of the top arts and culture events in downtown Indianapolis each summer, the festival this year includes a mix of entertainers new to Indianapolis as well as returning favorites.Native artists from across the U.S. and Canada who specialize in multiple mediums — jewelry, pottery, basketry, beadwork, carving
  
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• “The Colored Museum” at District Theatre

  25-06-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS – The District Theatre, 627 Mass Ave., will present The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe, and directed by Deborah Asante, from July 2 to July 11. Shows will be on Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $28 for adults, $18 for seniors and students. Tickets can be ordered in advance online at inddistricttheatre.orgProduced by Indianapolis Black Theater Company, The Colored Museum is George C. Wolfe’s groundbreaking theatrical experi
  
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• Strike!

  25-06-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  American prosperity for 250 years since the founding of the Republic has been built upon an entrepreneurial spirit and by the sweat of the brow of working men and women. Sadly, for many years enslaved and child labor also contributed to this economic success. Natural tensions between employers and free labor over wages and working conditions led workers to form unions and disputes often were resolved only after militant work stoppages — strikes. In Indianapolis artisans formed the Mechanic
  
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• Organizations Receive Grants from Lilly Scholars Network

  25-06-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS —  The Lilly Scholars Network (LSN) has awarded organizations around the state a total of $51,350 in grant funding through the LSN Lead Forward Community Grants (LFCG) program. These grants will support a wide range of community-driven projects led by Lilly Endowment Community Scholars in partnership with local nonprofit organizations.A few of the projects include:•  A Kid Again Indiana (Hamilton and Marion counties) to provide a cost-free, joy-filled experience
  
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• Damien Center Observes National HIV Testing Day June 26

  25-06-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Damien Center, Indiana’s oldest and largest organization leading the effort to prevent the spread of HIV, will join community partners across Indianapolis to recognize National HIV Testing Day on Friday, June 26, through a coordinated, multi-site testing and outreach initiative.In collaboration with several local organizations and public health partners, Damien Center will participate in a large-scale effort offering free HIV testing and outreach services from noon to
  
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• The most famous Hoosier you’ve never heard of

  25-06-2026 07:08 via weeklyview.net
  Today he is virtually unknown to all but a few dogged devotees, students of 20th century history, readers of obscure books, and researchers into the paranormal and bizarre. William Dudley Pelley, a truly fascinating fellow, was one of our countries’ best known public figures during the Great Depression. Now, he is largely forgotten and rests in peaceful anonymity in a quiet Noblesville cemetery, an ironic outcome when you consider how he lived. If you happen to encounter anyone who knows a
  
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• Songs Flung Out

  25-06-2026 07:08 via weeklyview.net
  Early in the evening of June 15th, 2026, I was walking West on 9th St. between N. Hawthorne and Emerson Ave.; I saw a woman on the ground at the side of her yard, doing something gardening-wise. As I got closer to the house a young face popped into view on the porch. Peering over the bushes, a small boy smiled and waved at me, then said, brightly, “Good morning!” As is my wont, I returned the boy’s greeting with a song: “Good morning, good morning, how are you today? I lo
  
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