Betsy Reason

By: Betsy Reason The community gathered at an open house on Thursday to celebrate memories of Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds’ Annex and O.V. Winks buildings, which will be demolished this fall to make room for a new Bicentennial Hall. The O.V. Winks Building still looks much like it did the past 70 years, with white…

By: Betsy Reason For the first time since this school year started, parents, families and friends of Noblesville High School choir students descended upon the school to watch all eight NHS choirs perform on stage. It was a packed house for “An Autumn Concert,” presented free to choir families in the 942-seat auditorium last Thursday…

By: Betsy Reason Hey ghosts and goblins, it’s almost time to turn up your calendars for October, so we share Halloween activities for the month. -Betsy Reason writes about people, places and things in Hamilton County. Contact The Times Editor Betsy Reason at betsy@thetimes24-7.com. Official Trick-or-Treat hours on Oct. 31: 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.…

By: Betsy Reason Noblesville Fire Department’s annual Pancake Breakfast is Saturday, Noblesville Shakespeare in the Park is tonight and Saturday at Federal Hill Commons. There’s a Handmade Vintage Market at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, a Deaf Heritage Day at Conner Prairie and The Belfry Theatre and Basile Westfield Playhouse have performances through the weekend,…

By: Betsy Reason I remember a year ago when Hyperion Players was kicking off its first season. “For the 10 members who founded Hyperion, a lot of the evolution has been figuring out our individual strengths and weaknesses and how to apply them to Hyperion’s needs,” Noblesville’s Ian Hauer told me. He started the theater…

By: Betsy Reason Pack a picnic and grab your lawn chairs and blankets and head for Federal Hill Commons for Noblesville Shakespeare in the Park in its 31st year. Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission presents William Shakespeare’s comedy, “As You Like It,” beginning tonight and continuing nightly through Saturday at the downtown park. Shakespeare fans who…

By: Betsy Reason Over the past weekend, a sleepy little town of about 750 residents came to life, filled with craft and food vendors, musical acts and several thousands of visitors. And it was a beautiful weekend for a festival, kicking off the first day of fall on Saturday. The 50th annual Atlanta New Earth…

By: Betsy Reason By day, Jay Ganz is a visual artist and member of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis’ Exhibit Design Team creating design visualizations and production drawings. When he’s not creating for the museum, he is highly sought after for his design talents to create sets for local community theaters. Ganz’ most recent set…

By: Betsy Reason Hop aboard the Atlanta New Earth Festival Express and experience the 50th annual Atlanta New Earth Festival Saturday and Sunday in the Northern Hamilton County town of Atlanta, Ind. So read all of the details for events in and around Noblesville with our Times list of 20 things to do this weekend…

Noblesville Director Brings Big Show to Westfield Playhouse By: Betsy Reason Andrea Odle can’t think of a better way to bring in the spooky season than “Sweeney Todd.” She’s directing the musical, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” which opens tonight at Basile Westfield Playhouse. “‘Sweeney Todd’ is completely different than most musicals.…