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• Art and Wine Under the Hunter’s Moon Irvington Historical Society Fundraiser Oct. 3

  17-09-2026 07:11 via weeklyview.net
  IRVINGTON —Art and Wine Under the Hunter’s Moon’ theme this year is Witches Brew — the Magic of Wine: an evening of live music, wine tasting, local food, a silent auction in an historic building in an historic neighborhood. The Irvington Historical Society is hosting this event on Saturday, Oct. 3 from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the Bona Thompson Memorial Center at 5350 University Ave. Tickets are $60 each which includes wine tasting, two glasses of wine, and heavy bites. P
  
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• New Grocery Store to Open on East Side

  17-09-2026 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Saraga International Grocery has announced it is opening its fourth location in Indianapolis at East Washington Plaza, near Franklin and East Washington St.Saraga is known for a large selection of Latin American, Middle Eastern, Asian, and African groceries and produce. They also have fresh fish, meat, and hard-to-find fresh and frozen items. The store will include a Tous Les Jours French Asian bakery cafe.The company expects to open in late summer 2027. Saraga is leasing ab
  
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• Franciscan Health Hosting Flu and Immunization Clinics

  17-09-2026 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Franciscan Health will be hosting flu and immunization clinics this fall on the south side of Indianapolis and one in Downtown Indianapolis.The first clinic is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 28, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Chin Community of Indiana, located at 2524 E. Stop 11 Road in Indianapolis.The next clinic is set for Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana, located at 708 E. Michigan St. in Indianapolis. This clinic will be part of the &l
  
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• “The Da Vinci Code” Opens the Season at the IRT

  17-09-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT) is producing the heart-pounding action adventure The Da Vinci Code, co-produced with Cleveland Play House (CPH). Directed by Benjamin Hanna, IRT’s Margot Lacy Eccles Artistic Director, The Da Vinci Code is the twelfth production he’s directed at the Theatre. The Da Vinci Code will run from Sept. 23 through Oct. 18.Based on Dan Brown’s 2003 bestseller and adapted with the blessing of the author, The Da Vinci Code live stag
  
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• RISE UNITED Applications Open for Freedom Readers Fellowship

  17-09-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS – RISE UNITED is now accepting applications for the third cohort of its Freedom Readers Fellowship, a 16-week training program that prepares parents and caregivers to become literacy coaches in Marion County schools while creating a pathway to stable employment for their families.The Fellowship builds on RISE UNITED’s broader Freedom Readers program, which equips parents and caregivers with Science of Reading strategies they can use to support literacy at home. Through t
  
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• IPS Breaking Ties with Enroll Indy for 2027-28 School Year

  17-09-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Public Schools will be breaking ties to Enroll Indy, the one-stop school enrollment Web site shared by IPS and most charter schools in the city.Instead, the district is moving to PowerSchool, a platform that is already in use. The move will save money for the district.Enroll Indy, a nonprofit, launched about a decade ago and aims to streamline the enrollment process with a common application, information about each school, and enrollment specialists to help fami
  
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• Arts For All Fest Sept. 19

  17-09-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — ArtMix will hold their annual Arts for All Fest on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 12-4 p.m. in their studios, located at the Harrison Center, 1505 N. Delaware St.The schedule includes making clay items, mixed media, and much more. In the Speck Gallery, there will be lots of music all day long, with an eclectic line-up of different genres and instruments.There will be tons of activities outside as well, including sidewalk chalk in the courtyard, tie-dye in the courtyard (you can bri
  
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• Applause!: Sept. 18-24

  17-09-2026 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  • Charles Braun will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, Sept. 22 meeting of the Perry Township / Southport Historical Society. His topic will be “America’s Constellation of Constitutions.” Braun is an attorney and host of “Legally Speaking,” a Saturday morning radio program on WICR 88.7. Come enjoy an evening of American History and conversations. The meeting is at 7:00 p.m. in the Perry Township Education Center, 6548 Orinoco Ave. Enter through the center do
  
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• The “Family Affair” Curse, Part 2

  17-09-2026 07:08 via weeklyview.net
  Family Affair was one of the most successful family comedies of the 1960s. The show ran for five seasons from 1966 to 1971 and was in the top five for three of those five seasons. In 1969, the show hit number 1 in the ratings, turning fraternal TV twins Buffy and Jody into household names. Mrs. Beasley, Buffy’s doll, became the best-selling doll in America. Buffy’s likeness was everywhere: paper dolls, puzzles, coloring, comic and cookbooks, clothing and lunch boxes, not to mention m
  
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• Squirrel

  17-09-2026 07:08 via weeklyview.net
  One of my favorite movies has, as a bit player, a squirrel. In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, the family cry is “SQUIRREL!” followed by that animal exploding from the interior of a Christmas tree. The squirrels in my old neighborhood displayed antics that amused me in much the same way as the movie squirrel. They were grey squirrels, with bushy tails in good times, and sparse tails in lean times. My apartment building was at the nexus of two “pocket parks” t
  
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• 100 Years Ago: Sept. 18-24

  17-09-2026 07:08 via weeklyview.net
  From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, September 23, 1926: A city-county public building with 400,000 square feet of floor space was proposed by architect William Eldridge yesterday before the Indianapolis Engineering Society as a solution to Courthouse and City Hall overcrowding. A six-story office style building with inside courts and wings, costing $4,500,000 (2025: $83,579,176), could be built on two-thirds of the market square. The proposed sale of the Courthouse would pay off its debt and p
  
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