“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Labor Day weekend is upon us and it’s time to celebrate all your hard work! This weekend Sycamore Winery is hosting a Labor Day celebration with food, wine, & music! The Red Barn is hosting one of their famous beer pairing dinners, Brews at the Barn with Quaff Brewery. And don’t forget the famous Clinton festival, Little Italy is upon us!
Friday, August 31st
Devour Indy presented by Faegre Baker Daniels is back with more than 150 restaurants in the Greater Indianapolis area – serving up exclusive, value priced menus for Devour Indy 2018 Summerfest. Take advantage of these tasty menus from Monday, August 20 until Sunday, September 2. Participating restaurants will flaunt their three-course menus – showing diners why Indianapolis has been named the “Most Underrated Food City in the U.S” by Zagat. Devour Indy welcomes more than 15 new restaurants to the mix, along with traditional favorites and an additional dozen hotels offering exclusive Devour Indy room rates. Help us raise much needed support for Riley kids and their families! Devour Indy and all participating restaurants are proud to support Riley Children’s Foundation. Riley Children’s Foundation is the fundraising arm for Riley Hospital for Children.
Visit www.devourindy.com to plan your two weeks of Devour Indy today!
Sam King will be performing at the Terre Haute Brewing Company this Friday from 8-11pm in the Velvet Room.
I scream, you scream, we all scream …. for COCKTAILS!
Hotel Tango Distillery in Indianapolis will have ice cream, cocktails, local baked goods, and barbecue at the Hotel Tango Ice Cream Social on Friday, August 31st from 5-8pm.
Food Tickets / $3 at door
Drink Tickets / $7 at door
FOOD:
Open Face Ice Cream Sandwich:
Gin Bravo Ice Cream on top of a Gin Bravo Cookie
Orange is the New Whack Ice Cream in a Tuile Cookie Bowl
Strawberry Shortcake:
Strawberry PB&J Ice Cream on top of a Sage Biscuit
DRINKS:
“Orange is the New Whack” Float (“OitNW” Cocktail poured over “OitNW” ice cream and garnished with an orange slice)
Cookies & Milk Cocktail (Details TBA)
Strawberry PB&J Milk Shake (Details TBA)
OTHER:
Beach Bum Barbecue will be selling food & sampling Hotel Tango BBQ sauces.
Singer songwriter, Ross David, will be performing at WaterTower Estates this Friday from 6pm-9pm! Ross grew up here in Terre Haute and has been traveling all over the United States and all the way to Spain! Ross is always a hit, you’ll want to get here early to grab a seat! We will be on the patio enjoying the beautiful weather and ice cold wine slushees!
Join The Red Barn at Sycamore Farm & Butler’s Pantry and Quaff On for Brews in the Barn! Brewing for great food, great beer, live music, and a fun night at The Red Barn! Chef Kris Kraut will be preparing a five course tasting dinner perfectly paired with five handcrafted brews. Tickets are $60 and the event runs from 6-9pm.
*Sweet Corn Crusher Ice Cream And Crab Sundae w/ CORN CRUSHER Pre-Prohibition Lager ABV 5.6% IUB: 27 This Pre-Prohibition Lager is brewed with 20% Corn in honor of the sea of corn that grows throughout Indiana’s countryside. Cheers to the Harvest.
*Local Spinach Salad with Chopped Dates, Almonds, Goat Cheese, Busted Bacon Dressing w/ BUSTED KNUCKLE Ale ABV 7.2% IBU 27 Busted Knuckle was created to be Quaffed. It is the everyday, all occasion beer of choice for guys and gals on both sides of the beer aisle. Busted Knuckle has been called a smooth porter, but it is really in a category of its own with a rich complex flavor
*Roasted Salmon with Red Cabbage Dill Slaw and Mustard Sauce w/ HOVER WEIZEN Hefeweizen 5.2% ABV, 15 IBU “To fly is heavenly, but to hover, divine.” Hover Weizen is our Hefe, a refreshing, slightly cloudy unfiltered wheat beer.
*Pineapple and Late Summer Vegetable Chicken Curry w/PINEAPPLE HARE TRIGGER American IPA ABV 6.5% IBU 75 Quaff On! Brewing Company created Hare Trigger IPA to embody what we love about the style: A solid malt backbone that helps to support a significant hop punch and an aroma that promises everything that the taste delivers
*House Made Churros Buttons, Berries, and Chocolate Ganache w/JAVA THE RED Coffee Red Ale 6% ABV, 15 IBU Java the Red is a coffee infused amber/red ale. Caramel malts and roasted barley blend with the added coffee to create a complex but smooth flavor.
Pfreak Show will be at Boatsie’s in Clinton, Indiana during the Little Italy Festival this Friday and Saturday night. The band will go on at 10pm!
End the summer with Fishers Blues Fest – the place to be on Labor Day weekend! The free two-night event includes performances by renowned local and national blues artists, including 2018 honoree Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel and national recording artists Brandon “Taz” Niederauer and Robert Cray. No tickets are required, and outside food, drinks, coolers, lawn chairs, and blankets are welcome. Parking is available in The Depot and Flats at Switch parking garage located to the east and west of City Hall. See the Parking Map and learn more about Summer Concert FAQ’s at www.fishers.in.us/bluesfest
2018 Lineup
Friday
-Harvey Cook
– Jay Jesse Johnson Band
–Governor Davis Band
– Brandon “Taz” Niederauer
Saturday
– The Blues Ambassadors
– Bridget Kelly Band
– Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel
– Robert Cray
The Little Italy Parade will take place this Friday at 6pm around Clinton, Indiana. Bring your kids there will be lots of CANDY!
Main Street Bar & Grill in Danville, Illinois will be holding their Crawfish Boil on Friday August 31st, at 7pm. It’s all you can eat crawfish. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased from any bartender at Main Street. They are selling 80 tickets, so get yours before they are all gone!!!
Mullet Over will be on the Main Stage by the Wabash River (on Water Street) at the Little Italy Festival from 8-11pm. Head over after the Little Italy Festival Parade!
Saturday, September 1st
The Little Italy Festival runs all labor day weekend in Clinton, Indiana. For a list of the of the Wine Garden & Main Stage Entertainment Schedules check out their website at http://www.thelittleitalyfestival.org/.
Festival Hours
Friday 5-11pm
Saturday 11am-11pn
Sunday 11am-11pm
Monday 11am-9:30pm
The Little Italy Festival, Inc. was founded in 1966 as a not-for-profit, educational organization dedicated to perpetuating Vermillion County’s and the Town of Clinton’s cultural and historical development.
LOT 50 Brewing opened their doors at the end of May. Now that we have our feet on the ground, we are ready to celebrate with an official grand opening celebration! Join us for a day of fun in Paris, Illinois this Saturday from 11am-11pm.
The Jason Longoria Duo will be performing at the Terre Haute Brewing Company this Saturday from 8-11pm in the Velvet Room.
Join the 3 Fat Labs Wedding Venue this Saturday, September 1st from 6-11pm for Labs-A-Palooza—Music in the Woods—featuring Terry Lee and the Rockaboogie Band and Chase Wright Music!
Enjoy midwest music, picture perfect views, and amazing food…a magical night at our pristine estate venue that you won’t want to miss!
Doors open @5pm and live music begins @6pm!
Help the Mallow Run Winery celebrate their 13th anniversary with their favorite things: music, food and wine! Three days of great music, your favorite Mallow Run wines and ciders and some of Indy’s best food truck eats. We can’t wait to celebrate 13 wonderful years with you!
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST
Open 12-9pm
Music on the Patio 1-4pm: Retro Brothers
Music on the Lawn 5:30-8:30pm: My Yellow Rickshaw
Food Trucks TBA
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND
Open 12-6pm
Music on the Lawn 2-5pm: Mike & Joe
Food Trucks TBA
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD
Open 12-6pm
Music on the Lawn 2-5pm: Joe Hess & The Wandering Cowboys
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Free admission. Family friendly. Complimentary wine tasting in the tasting room until 9pm. The Shack (outdoor bar) will also be open and food trucks will be on site. Wine available for purchase by the glass or bottle. Tents discouraged. If set up, they MUST be along the back perimeter of the lawn and may not block other customers’ view of the stage. All beer and non-Mallow Run alcohol prohibited by Indiana law. Please drink responsibly.
Sunday, September 2nd
Please join us at Wheel House Donuts (111 E York St, Rockville, IN 47872) at 11:00 AM on Sunday, September 2nd (We will start riding at 11:00 am, don’t be late). This will be a social no drop road ride. This is a road ride through Rockville, Indiana. We will start and finish at the Wheel House Donut Shop. **Please note: The Donut shop will close at 2:00PM on Sunday**. The route is about 25 miles long and we will stay together as a group. If it is raining, we will post on the event page if the ride is canceled.
Please bring your own bike nutrition and cash if you would like to buy donuts before the ride. If you have any questions, please message J’s Bikes.
Here’s the route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28329114/
2nd Annual Labor Day Celebration at The Sycamore Winery/Big Leaf Brewing will be on Sunday, September 2 from 5pm – 11pm. There will be wine, craft beer, food trucks, live music, and fireworks over the lake at dark. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs, plus don’t forget the entire family. This event is free to the public and all ages are welcome.
Stampede Band playing from 5-7pm
The MacDaddys playing from 8-11pm
Fireworks show over the lake starting at dark (around 10pm) by Mose Nasser Pyrotechnics
Food trucks = Twisted Fry & Bobby Que’s, LLC onsite 5-11pm
Sweets from Tiers of Elegance
Annual Fundraiser for Crown Street Community Center, the Crown Street Music Festival. Great fun for the whole family. If you enjoy Great Music by local Artists you won’t want to miss Tad Robinson; Deadful Greta; Chris Wurster; Julianna Goldsmith, Alejandro Puga, and Istvan Csicsery-Ronay; and Blues SIde Up. There will be a beer & wine garden, burgers, brats, & desserts! $5 in advance, $10 at the door. The festival begins at 1pm at the Community Center.
Family fun, festival, lots of activities, vendors, shopping, eating, and more!
North Salem Old Fashion Days, a three-day event from Sept. 1st – Sept 3rd in northwest Hendricks County, will bring back all of its old traditions and introduce a few new ones all while greeting you with a smile and ushering you in for a weekend full of food, fun and lively entertainment.
A smorgasboard breakfast kicks off the festival at 7 a.m. on Saturday at the United Methodist Church on Main Street. At 11 a.m., you can’t miss the Old Fashion Days Parade, the largest parade in Hendricks County. Be sure to bring a sack for the kiddos as candy will be aplenty and plan to come early as parking will fill up fast.
The North Salem Old Fashion Days takes place all Labor Day Weekend! There will be bed races, a 10k, lawn mower drag races, a car show, food, and so much more!
A brand new festival at Stuckey Farm Orchard and Cider Mill celebrating Sunshine … our 1st Annual Sunflower Festival
WHO:
Stuckey Farm Orchard and Cider Mill
WHAT:
A brand new festival at Stuckey Farm Orchard and Cider Mill celebrating Sunshine!
We will have 17 different varieties of Sunflowers. A virtual “Sea of Sunflowers” describes our huge 5 ACRE field of 5-6 ft tall classic yellow sunflowers. Take as many pictures as you like from our observation bridge which will allow you to take beautiful pictures of the entire field of Sunflowers.
You will be dwarfed by our towering 12-foot-tall sunflowers in the “Tetons of the Midwest” area. For those who prefer a less vertically challenged environment seek out our “Fuzzy Dwarf Teddy Bear Sunflowers. No matter your taste we will have the Sunflowers for you…
Included with EVERY admission ticket each Guest may cut one sunflower from designated areas or add to your experience with some Sunflower bundles of 3, 6, and the super deluxe 6 Sunflowers in a decorative metal bucket.
Relax, get a bite to eat, and enjoy activities for the family and kids.
WHEN:
2 Weekends only – September 1st, 2nd and 3rd (Labor Day) and September 8th and 9th, 2018.
TICKETING:
Purchase Tickets Early & Online!
Each ticket includes admission, wagon ride to the fields, and one sunflower of the guest’s choice, plus access to Adventure Acres fun park, concession Stand and Apple Picking in the Orchard.
Plan to spend at least 2-3 hours on site and enjoy a full meal from our farm fresh concession stand. *food not included in ticket price.
DETAILS:
The Sunflower Festival is a total immersion experience. Each ticket includes a wagon ride to the field of sunflowers. Guests may spend as much time as they like roaming the sunflower field taking pictures, exploring around the field, and reading informational signs. Each admission ticket includes one ‘stem’ or LIVE cut Sunflower. Parking is FREE.
The annual Labor Day Weekend show, occurring when students and their visiting families return to Indiana University, is organized by local artists and hosts over 100 artisans from across the country who offer their work to the public. The Fourth Street Festival takes place this Saturday & Sunday in Bloomington, Indiana.
The 4th Street Art Festival is a 501©4 non-profit organization that was founded in 1977 by artists, for artists. The Festival committee is made up of 17 working artists who regularly exhibit and sell their work at local, regional, and national art fairs. Many of the artists have been involved in the 4th Street Festival for many years bringing a level of consistency to the event. Two staff members assist with planning and day-of-show tasks.
While the focus of the 4th Street Festival is squarely on the fine art and fine crafts, non-profit arts groups from the area are invited to have booths promoting their community projects, area activities, and art related opportunities. Music and performance stages suitable to the cultivation of art appreciation and art sales, serve to entertain visitors.
The annual Labor Day Weekend show, occurring when students and their visiting families return to Indiana University, now attracts visitors from all over Indiana and the Midwest. The crowd estimate is over 40,000 during the two day period.
The 4th Street Festival was started in 1977 after a discussion between potters Carolyn Mullet and Marcia Cmack who had attended a crafts marketing conference on art fairs. At that time, Bloomington was well known for having many established local artists and craftspeople. An interested group met in March of 1977. The goal was to provide high quality work to the Bloomington audience. That year, Labor Day weekend saw 55 exhibitors setting up on a beautiful Saturday morning.
Monday, September 3rd
Please join us as we walk in the 37th Annual Labor Day Parade! The parade will be on Monday, September 3rd at 11:00am. It will begin at the corner of 11th Street & Wabash Avenue and end on 4th Street & Poplar Street.
