NPA Radio Show, Red Geranium Market and Lots More to do This Weekend

Watch Noblesville Preservation Alliance’s old-time radio show, shop at the Red Geranium Market at the First Presbyterian Church of Noblesville, visit Conner Street NAPA’s first car show,  enjoy breakfast and see small aircraft at a Noblesville chapter Experimental Aircraft Association pancake breakfast and fly-in at Noblesville Airport. Find these and more happenings in The Times’ list of 20 things to do this weekend and beyond:

1. Experience Alice in Wonderland’s enchanting journey down the rabbit hole in this classic 1937 radio show, live on stage thanks to Noblesville Preservation Alliance’s Radio Theater, featuring the radio reenactment of the Columbia Broadcasting System presentation of “Alice in Wonderland,” at 7 p.m. today and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at NPA’s Preservation Hall on Logan Street in Old Towne Noblesville, with $10 tickets in advance at noblesvillepreservation.org and $12 at the door. “The original broadcast was in 1937 and the show is just as good now as then,” said Dennis Smith, director and producer of NPA’s radio shows and who has worked in radio for more than 40 years.
2. Enjoy live theater at Carmel Community Players’ final show of the 2023-24 season, “The Woman in Black,” a theatrical thriller by Stephen Malatraff based on the novel by Susan Hill, directed by Carmel’s Lori Raffel, for seven performances Aug. 16-25 at The Cat in Carmel, with tickets at www.carmelplayers.org
3. Noblesville 17th annual Movies in the Park, sponsored by Logan Street Banners, features a free movie each Friday at dusk at Federal Hill Commons: “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,” Rated PG-13, tonight; “Trolls Band Together,” Rated PG, Aug. 23; “Elemental,” Rated PG, Sept. 6; “Transformers: Rise of the Beast,” Rated PG-13, Sept. 16, with light concessions, plus more info at noblesville parks.org
4. Attend the Indiana State Fair through Sunday at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, with entertainment, family fun park, livestock barns and buildings, Pioneer Village, Tap Room, animals, 4-H exhibits, food, free stage and more, with teams of Conner Prairie youth spinners competing in the Sheep to Shawl spinning/weaving contest beginning at 9 a.m. Sunday and the Last Blast Open Car Show also on Sunday at the Indiana State Fair, with more info at indianastatefair.com.
5. Enjoy live music with Ciara Haskett tonight, Bomar & Ritter on Saturday, Marrialle Sellars on Aug. 23, Grape Harvest Festival at 3 p.m. Aug. 24 at Spencer Farm Winery in Noblesville.
6. Enjoy live music with Donny Coyle tonight, John Beatrice Band on Saturday, Craig Thurston on Aug. 23. Open Mic Night for solo acoustic acts with sound provided 7-9 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday at Primeval Brewing Co., in downtown Noblesville.
7. Vintage, antique and custom cars, trucks, bikes and tanks are welcome at Noblesville NAPA’s first Car Show 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the NAPA parking lot at 3501 Conner St., Noblesville, with $10 entry fee for vehicles, and free to spectators, featuring partner Fast Lane Auto Mentoring, with room for pop-up canopies with show on the grass.
8. Aviation enthusiasts can see home-built, restored and military aircraft during a Noblesville chapter Experimental Aircraft Association pancake breakfast and fly-in, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at Noblesville Airport. Admission is free to fly-in. Pancake breakfast is pay at the door with proceeds to benefit Young Eagles going to Experimental Aircraft Association Academy in Oshkosh, Wis.
9. Noblesville Farmers Market is open for the season 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays with live entertainment, through Oct. 12 at Federal Hill Commons in Noblesville. Special days include Art Day Sept. 7; Dog Day with parade, costume contest, pet portraits, agility demos, adoptions and more, also on Sept. 7; and Kids Day on Sept. 14. Visit Noblesvillemainstreet.org
10. Shop at the ninth annual Red Geranium Artisan Market 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church in Noblesville, featuring 60 unique, handmade and one-of-a-kind artisan and food vendors inside and open-air behind the historic church. Free parking at City Hall at 10th and Maple and sidestreets, family and dog friendly, live music, bake sale, Smokey Blue food truck and Stacco House by Mammamia gelato, booth rental supports church. Live music features Molly Jones on harp, 9 a.m.; Julia Keller-Welter on viola, 10 a.m.; Rhythm and Cues Cloggers, 11 a.m.; Robin and Jennifer Ruffato vocal contemporary Christian and classics, noon; Emily Ann and Kelly Thompson Celtic and American old-time, folk, bluegrass and country, 1-2:30 p.m. Vendor info at fpc-noblesville.org
11. Enjoy Forest Park Aquatic Center’s final 2024 Flix and Floats night movie on the giant LED video board at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, “TMNT: Mutant Mayhem,” Rated PG. Plus, Ripfest Diving (club) offers free diving lessons noon to 2 p.m. Sundays in the diving pool. Plus the pool is open daily through Labor Day.
12. Enjoy free Concerts at the Commons at Federal Hill Commons 7-10 p.m. Saturdays featuring: Tennessee Whiskey (Chris Stapleton tribute), Aug. 24; Hi Fidelity (‘80s rock), Sept. 14; and Chicago Rewired (Chicago tribute), Sept. 28.
13. Grab a lawn chair and experience Noblesville Main Street’s Music & All That Jazz with concerts 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 14 with Moontown Pickle Stompers and Oct. 12 with David Hartman Band on the Courthouse Square. 
14. Bring blankets and lawn chairs while experiencing the Hamilton County Community Band’s free Summer Concert Series, 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Federal Hill Commons in Noblesville.
15. Save the date for the Front Porch Music Festival on Logan Street from 1-7 p.m. Aug. 24 in downtown Noblesville.
16.  Take a road trip to Tipton Park Concert Series featuring 90 Proof on Aug. 24 and 45 RPM on Sept. 21.
17.  Come out for the fourth annual Salsa on the Square from 6-11 p.m. Aug. 30 featuring food trucks, cocktail garden, intro salsa lesson from Latin Expressions, music by DJ Mambo Sound, with drinks available at partners Noble Coffee & Tea and Primeval Brewing, and food available at 9th Street Bistro and Fillers Co., Platanos Venezuelan Food and Latin Griller.  This event is by Noblesville Main Street, City of Noblesville and Noblesville Street Department. Tickets will go on sale soon for this age 21-and-older Logan Street downtown event. 
18. Shine up your vehicle for the 14th annual Lucky Teter Rebel Run Car & Vintage Market 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 31 at Forest Park in Noblesville.
19.  Save the date: Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission’s Shakespeare in the Park with “King Lear” Sept. 18-21 at Federal Hill Commons in Noblesville. 
20.  Hamilton County Theatre Guild’s Belfry Theatre production of “9 to 5 The Musical” is Sept. 20-29 at Noblesville First United Methodist Church, with reserved tickets at belfrytheatre.com

-Betsy Reason writes about people, places and things in Hamilton County. Contact The Times Editor Betsy Reason at [email protected]. For a complete list of all Hamilton County events, go to VisitHamiltonCounty.com/Events.