Friday, August 1st at 5:30 p.m. is WCTV's 4th Annual Summer Picnic, to be held at Hayes Hall on the IU East campus. Again this year they will draw the Channel 21 Program Lottery at 5 p.m. in the studio, just prior to the picnic.

For more information, visit wctv.info.

On Wednesday July 2nd, 2008, Progressive Wayne County sponsored a 100-Mile Radius Potluck in Richmond. You can view highlights from the event in this YouTube video:

If you're interested in being a part of future potlucks and similar events, stay tuned to this website and consider signing up for our e-mail newsletter.

Eating locally is as good for our ecosystems as it is for our bodies! If you'd like to practice eating locally and hang out with groovy folks, come to a 100 mile radius potluck on Wednesday, July 2 at 6pm in Clear Creek Park in Richmond (on W Main next to the municipal pool).

What is a 100 mile radius potluck? All the food you bring should have been grown/raised/created within 100 miles of your home. This doesn't mean that Twinkies from Fort Wayne are fair game, since the sugar probably came from Brazil, and the Polysorbate 20 isn't native to ANY ecosystem. So...any guesses on how many salads we'll get?  continue reading »

The 13th Annual Uptown Picnic is on June 3, 2008 at 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. It is a celebration of the spirit of small businesses in our community, an opportunity for employers to show appreciation for their employees, an excellent netowrking opportunity and a great community event! The lunch consists of one grilled(hamburger, veggie burger, or hotdog), one cold side, a bag of chips, a freshly baked cookie and a coke/bottle of water. Tickets are $3.00 each in advance or $4.00 each the day of the event. This event is open to the entire community! If you have any questions or would like to get tickets please call Beth Fields or Aimee Oldham at 962-8151 or visit us at the Uptown Innovation Center 814 East Main Street, Richmond.

From Newslink Indiana: An Earlham college professor and his students are urging people in Richmond to participate in an effort to bring back poetry to the community.

English professor David Ebenbach started the Richmond Community Poetry Effort, which is funded by a grant from the college. The effort distributed composition notebooks to different establishments. They hope that people who see the notebooks will write in them.

“Its not that people are petrified and it’s not that poetry is a bad four-letter word. It’s just that people aren’t given the resources or the opportunity to share poems,” said Earlham senior Gabriel Kalmuss-Katz.  continue reading »

Abundant Acres Farm in Williamsburg works to "provide your family quality natural products grown only on site free of chemicals, hormones or antibiotics." For 2008, Abundant Acres is offering a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, with a variety of packages that offer vegetables, eggs, meats, soap, and more.
They also offer:

* Seasonal produce, chemical free
* All natural brown eggs
* Free range chicken
* Goat Milk Soap  continue reading »

First Tuesday is a monthly event aimed at showcasing uptown shops, services and restaurants. Business hours will be extended on each “First Tuesday” thru 7 p.m. for all participating uptown businesses.

There are a variety of opportunities from which everyone can take part. For instance, dining in one of our Uptown restaurants alone will bring you back each week. We also have the most incredible desserts around, and they can be found at several locations along Main Street.  continue reading »

Jim Hair created a slideshow tour of some of his favorite places on the edge of the middle of America with music composed and performed by Brian Wallen:  continue reading »

Renaissance House is a Quaker House of Prayer and Hospitality in one of the poorest neighborhoods of Richmond, Indiana. It was created to provide a safe place for people who live on the fringe of society, to come and share a mid-week common meal and worship together. They have a unique worship group comprised of people who live in the community and people from other neighborhoods, who gather together to share good food and conversation, followed by a lively hymn sing and time of intercessory prayer. Their pitch-in meal begins at 6:00pm, and ecumenical worship is from 7:00pm until approximately 8:15pm. Everyone is welcome at their table and worship time. Their worship group is under the care of West Richmond Friends Meeting but they have a wide spectrum of denominations represented and they encourage each other in our own faith journeys.

Join us for Peace Forum, a weekly gathering for free food, fellowship, and education, at noon on Thursdays in the Earlham School of Religion Dining Room.
Richmond (and many other small cities) seems to be emptying into the coasts. Jim & Vicki Hair have reversed that trend, moving here from Berkeley 1 ½ years ago. Since then, they have taken Downtown Richmond by storm, opening Richmond Art Works (full of Jim's photographs and other local artists' work) and Unwind Yarn Shop (where Vicki sells yarn and hosts knitting parties). Their vision for this city is inspiring – how will you get on board?
Contact Anna Lisa Gross, grossan@bethanyseminary.edu or 914.2973, for more information.