The Indiana Natural Living Festival - moving Indiana forward to a greener, sustainable and healthier future. October 3-5, 2008 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN. For more information, visit NaturalLivingFestival.com.

On April 19th, the 5th Street Coffee and Bagel Shop will sponsor a poetry festival from noon – 3 p.m. at the Innovation Center in downtown. They will read and write poems, including those that are from the distributed notebooks. They will also have a booth for spontaneous writing. The event is a part of the Richmond Community Poetry Effort.

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 »

As posted at Waynet: Explore the architecture of Old Richmond while enjoying the vendors, food, and fun activities at 4th Street Fair. Happening on 4th Street - Between South A and South E. For more information, call (765) 962-1010.

Come celebrate Earth Day Saturday 4/28, 10 AM - 2 PM. This year we will be utilizing the recently renovated Starr-Gennett Building locate in the Whitewater River Gorge off of South 1st Street. There will be a native tree give away, green building products, activities for all ages, healthy food and more. You won't want to miss Mark Booth of Take Flight! Wildlife Education with his magnificent birds or Silly Safaris Live animal show featuring Safari Steve. Join the festivities and learn how YOU can make a difference in our community! For more information, e-mail s.hays@copeenvironmental.org.

The Richmond Art Museum presents the First Annual Phantoscope High School Film Festival. Young filmmakers from East Central Indiana and West Central Ohio will screen their films. One talented filmmaker will win the $500 cash prize.

The Richmond Art Museum is located at 350 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond. Call (765) 966-0256 for more information.

Call for entries: Phantoscope* is a film festival especially for high schoolers in East Central Indiana and West Central Ohio. Students in Blackford, Delaware, Henry, Jay, Randolph, and Wayne Counties in Indiana, and Preble and Darke Counties in Ohio are eligible to enter their short films in the competition. The deadline for entries is February 1, 2007. A juried selection of films will have a public screening at the Richmond Art Museum on Saturday, March 24, 2007. Prizes will be awarded, with the maker of the top film receiving a $500 cash prize! Complete festival guidelines and application form can be found online.  continue reading »

One of the Largest Holiday Events in Richmond Wayne County Kicks Off Friday Night in Uptown Richmond.

Main Street Richmond Wayne County announces Uptown Richmond’s 1st annual Ice Fest on December 8th and 9th as a part of their holiday program “Signs of Season” a month long celebration in Uptown Richmond.

On display along Main Street from 5th to 10th Street there will be twenty lighted ice sculptures; some of the most original, celebrated holiday “signs” ever sculpted in ice, guaranteed to become a must-experience holiday tradition for families of East Central Indiana.

National Ice Designer, Stephan Koch, from Indiana Ice Studio will be on hand on Friday night at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. and on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. for a live ice carving demonstration along Main Street in Uptown Richmond.  continue reading »