Elkhart
continues to 'Celebrate Spring!'
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[April
25, 2013]
ELKHART -- If you've been
waiting to "Celebrate Spring!" there are more activities planned for
Saturday, April 27, and Sunday, April 28, in the village of Elkhart. |
The Artisan Craft Fair continues from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in historic downtown Elkhart.
Two buildings of crafts include children's items, jewelry, wood and
gourd crafts, walking sticks and canes, hand-sewn items, dishware,
photography, tarts and warmers, and more. Vendors include Avon,
Tupperware and Jimmy B's Salsa.
Author Holly Labisky will present
highlights from her research and book "Cemeterying with Hope" on
Sunday afternoon from 1:30 to 2:30 in the St. John the Baptist
Chapel in Elkhart Cemetery. The chapel will be open for self-guided
tours from 1 to 1:30 p.m. and again from 2:30 to 3:30. Labisky's
book is available at Birdsong Books & Vintage on Gov. Oglesby
Street.
Elkhart Public Library is
sponsoring a special display of gardening books, and the book sale
in the library still has books available. In addition, staff members
have a handout available about the history of the library and will
give tours for visitors. Open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the
library is located at 121 Bohan St. For more information, see
www.elkhartlibrary.lib.il.us.
Dragonfly Art Studio will have an
open house and art exhibition. The studio is also offering a
"Painting the Blue Flag Iris" class, painting on glass for a
stained-glass look, on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. The art studio
is on the second-floor flat of the refurbished 1889 building at 102
Gov. Oglesby St. in downtown Elkhart. For class registration and
information, contact 217-737-7933 or email
dragonfly.art@live.com.
The Elkhart Historical Society's
Bird Watcher Walks and the walk plus lunch and lecture will also be
on Saturday. Information and reservation forms are available at
www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org.
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It's never too late to find a geocache
in Elkhart. The village now has three. Geocaching is a great outdoor
recreational activity that is similar to a scavenger hunt.
Geocaching combines GPS technology with outdoor adventure and is a
great way to explore Elkhart. Visitors from as far away as New
Hampshire have signed the geocache logs. Info is available at
www.geocaching.com under
Elkhart, IL 62634. Look for "Elkhart Memorial," "A New Use" and "Up
on the Hill."
The Elkhart Welcome Center, located
downtown at the Village Hall on Gov. Oglesby Street, will continue
to be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday to provide
information to visitors. The center also has Elkhart memorabilia and
coffee and home-baked cinnamon rolls for sale.
For information on all activities
and events during Elkhart's April "Celebrate Spring!" weekends, see
www.explorelogancounty.com/ElkhartIL. |