Airport Fly-in, ‘Cruella’ Movie Night, ‘Shipwrecked’ at The Cat, Shred Day, and Red Geranium Artisan Market
Aviation enthusiasts can see home-built, restored and military aircraft during the Noblesville chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s pancake breakfast and fly-in at 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at Noblesville Airport on Promise Road just north of 146th Street.
Savor all-you-can-eat pancakes at the Noblesville Airport’s fly-in on Saturday morning. Also, enjoy the music and shopping on Saturday at the Red Geranium Artisan Market at the First Presbyterian Church of Noblesville. And watch a movie in the park Saturday night at Federal Hill Commons in Noblesville.
It’s a busy weekend.
So here’s a list of 25 things to do to keep your calendar up to date.
1. Carmel Community Players presents “Shipwrecked: An Entertainment!” directed by Lori Raffel, at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at The Cat in Carmel.
2. Noblesville Parks’ 15th annual Movies in the Park series, presented by Logan Street Signs and banners, tonight at dusk, “Cruella,” (Rated PG-13) at Federal Hill Commons; Aug. 26, “Raya and the Last Dragon,” (Rated PG) at Federal Hill; Sept. 2, “Sing 2,” (Rated PG) at Federal Hill; and Sept. 9, “Ghostbusters Afterlife,” (Rated PG-13) at Federal Hill.
3. Aviation enthusiasts can see home-built, restored and military aircraft during the Noblesville chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s pancake breakfast and fly-in at 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at Noblesville Airport on Promise Road. Admission is free to the fly-in, with breakfast for $6, $4 for ages 10 and younger, with proceeds to benefit Young Eagles going to EAA Academy in Oshkosh, Wis. Also, coming up, kids can enjoy free 20-minute airplane rides at 10 a.m. Sunday during a Young Eagles Rally, with registration online at yeday.org.
4. Shred Day at Hamilton County Household Hazardous Waste Center is 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday or when the trucks are full.
5. Noblesville Farmers Market is open 8 a.m. to noon, at Federal Hill Commons in downtown Noblesville. Market continues every Saturday this summer through Oct. 15. Parking is offered at nearby parking lots and at the park’s Green Room parking lot, which is restricted to vendor spaces and handicapped parking only during the weekly market.
6. The First Presbyterian Church of Noblesville’s seventh annual Red Geranium Artisan Market is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and features a variety of local, tri-state and international artisans, food, live music in a festive open-air environment.
7. Carousel Corner is open at Forest Park in Noblesville from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends through Oct. 23, with $2 carousel rides and $3 mini golf.
Carmel Community Players presents “Shipwrecked: An Entertainment!” directed by Lori Raffel, at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at The Cat in Carmel.
8. Ride the Nickel Plate Express little red Caboose on Saturday, with tickets at https://nickelplateexpress.com/
9. Hamilton County Parks’ Koteewi Aerial Adventure (Edge Adventures), K-Trails Equestrian Adventures, Koteewi Range Sport & Target Archery Center and Koteewi Lake are all open for the season.
10. Central Indiana Vintage Vehicles invites car buffs to show off their vintage vehicles on the Courthouse Square during the weekly Saturday night Cruise-in. Lawn chairs and old-car conversations invited.
11. Come out to Forest Park Aquatic Center in Noblesville and enjoy movies on the video board during the Flix and Float movie nights select Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., “Dog,” sponsored by Lew’s Plumbing, on Saturday; and “Top Gun,” sponsored by Troy and Alicia Tricker, on Sept. 30, also $5 per person but included with pool membership. Friends of Central Pool and Forest Park Aquatic Center’s 25th Anniversary Celebration is 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11 , with registration encouraged, festive luau party with beer and wine cash bar and charcuterie provided by the Wine Trough. Admission is free but a tax deductible donation of $25 or more per person is greatly appreciated. Visit https://www.forestparkpool.org/
12. The sixth annual Noblesville BrewBQ is 4 p.m. Saturday at Federal Hill Commons in Noblesville.
13. String-Time on the Square series, the third Saturday of each month through September, features bluegrass music at 6:30 p.m. on the Hamilton County Courthouse Square in downtown Noblesville, with next show at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Rock Bottom Boys of Madison County, opener and intermission act is Noblesville High School junior Addie McMillan; and Sept. 17, Stones Crossing Family Band, opener is Alec Bohuk & Eric Reel.
14. Tipton Fall Truck and Tractor Pull is 7 p.m. Saturday at Tipton County 4-H Fairgrounds.
15. Bring your lawn chairs for free Stella Luna & The Satellites concert at 7 p.m. Aug. 24 at Carmel Gazebo.
16. Join Noblesville Main Street’s Main Street Pop-Up Mixer from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at Primeval Brewing Co. in downtown Noblesville.
17. Greekfest 2022 marks the 49th year for what is one of central Indiana’s oldest and largest ethnic festivals, hosted by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Carmel, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 26 and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 27.
The String-Time on the Square series features the bluegrass band, Rock Bottom Boys of Madison County (above), at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on the Hamilton County Courthouse Square in downtown Noblesville, with opener and intermission act being Noblesville High School junior Addie McMillan.
18. Wayne-Fall Lions Club will be frying up all-you-can eat fish for a community Fish Fry from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at Clarksville Christian Church on Lehr Street off of Indiana 38 in Clarksville, just east of Noblesville. Meal includes fish and two sides, dessert and drink for $12 for adults, $6 for under age 10, with carryout available.
19. Kiln Creations in downtown Noblesville is having a Couples’ Wheel Lessons night at 6 p.m. Aug. 27, a Taylor Swift Night at 6 p.m. Sept. 3, and is filling a request for “It’s 420 Somewhere,” an adults-only painting party at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 with a choice of tobacco pipes, trays, decorative houseware, jars and more, plus check out new 420 designs available just for this event.
20. Enjoy Concerts at the Commons 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on select Saturdays through September at Federal Hill Commons. Concert schedule: Aug. 27, Nightrain (Guns & Roses tribute) and The Cosmic Situation; Sept. 10, The Eagles Project (Eagles Tribute) and The Toons; Sept. 24, Trippin Billies (Dave Matthews Tribute) and Sam King.
21. Attend the ribbon cutting of the new Noblesville Barnes & Noble bookstore at 10 a.m. Aug. 31 at Stony Creek Marketplace, featuring award-winning author Ashley C. Ford of “Somebody’s Daughter.”
22. Noblesville Main Street’s Music & All That Jazz, sponsored by Gordon Insurance partners, will feature the Juan Douglas Trio from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 2 on the Courthouse Square, with the Chocolate Trail 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the shops and restaurants in downtown Noblesville; and the musical lineup is still being finalized for 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 7, with Fall Fest and Soup Cookoff from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., on the Courthouse Square.
23. The Atlanta Fall Market is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 10 on Main Street in downtown Atlanta, Ind.
24. Save the date: Noblesville Preservation Alliance’s 35th annual Historic Home Tour is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 17 in Old Town Noblesville, with advance tickets available online only, and tickets available day of tour at the Hamilton County Historical Society in front of the Old Jail and at a ticket table at Preservation Hall on Logan Street.
25. Save the date: Feeding Families Hamilton County will play host for the second year to an all-day Music Festival, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 1 at Federal Hill Commons in downtown Noblesville, with food vendors, live music featuring Fast Cadillac, bounce house, silent auction. Bring nonperishable food items to donate to the Feeding Families local pantries
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