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Tax ID: 46-2056392
Zionsville Farmers' Market
September 25, 2021
Join us at the last Farmers’ Market of the season from 8-11:30 am. If you picked up a dahlia tuber at the first market of the summer, bring a flower to display (or show us a picture of what you grew).
We look forward to seeing you!
Join us at the last Farmers’ Market of the season from 8-11:30 am. If you picked up a dahlia tuber at the first market of the summer, bring a flower to display (or show us a picture of what you grew).
We look forward to seeing you!
Zionsville Cultural District Awarded Matching Grant from Community Foundation of Boone County
September 17, 2021
The Community Foundation of Boone County (CFBC) has awarded Zionsville Cultural District (ZCD) a matching grant of up to $5,000 for funds ZCD will raise during the period August 1 – October 29, 2021. CFBC awarded a total of $172,500 in matching grants to 27 nonprofit organizations to help address the increased local needs throughout Boone County.
“We are grateful to the Community Foundation of Boone County for providing ZCD the opportunity to match up to $5,000 of funds we raise through October 29,” said ZCD President Carla Howie. “The matching funds made possible by this grant will benefit our organization tremendously as we rebuild in the wake of the pandemic. By doubling dollars raised up to $5,000, we will be able to continue to offer free programming to residents and visitors including our summer concerts.”
ZCD is a non-profit organization founded to enrich the lives of residents and visitors by promoting and celebrating the community’s arts, history and culture. ZCD’s vision is to make art, culture and history accessible and obvious through support, promotion and coordination.
www.facebook.com/CFBooneCo/
www.instagram.com/communityfoundationboone/
https://twitter.com/CFBooneCo
Link to original press release:
https://www.communityfoundationbc.org/cfbc-awards-matching-grants-to-27-nonprofit-organizations/
The Community Foundation of Boone County (CFBC) has awarded Zionsville Cultural District (ZCD) a matching grant of up to $5,000 for funds ZCD will raise during the period August 1 – October 29, 2021. CFBC awarded a total of $172,500 in matching grants to 27 nonprofit organizations to help address the increased local needs throughout Boone County.
“We are grateful to the Community Foundation of Boone County for providing ZCD the opportunity to match up to $5,000 of funds we raise through October 29,” said ZCD President Carla Howie. “The matching funds made possible by this grant will benefit our organization tremendously as we rebuild in the wake of the pandemic. By doubling dollars raised up to $5,000, we will be able to continue to offer free programming to residents and visitors including our summer concerts.”
ZCD is a non-profit organization founded to enrich the lives of residents and visitors by promoting and celebrating the community’s arts, history and culture. ZCD’s vision is to make art, culture and history accessible and obvious through support, promotion and coordination.
www.facebook.com/CFBooneCo/
www.instagram.com/communityfoundationboone/
https://twitter.com/CFBooneCo
Link to original press release:
https://www.communityfoundationbc.org/cfbc-awards-matching-grants-to-27-nonprofit-organizations/
Zionsville Cultural District Awarded Indiana Arts Commission Arts Recovery Program Grant
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September 15, 2021
The Zionsville Cultural District is proud to be an Indiana Arts Commission Arts Recovery Program grant recipient. This program is supported by American Rescue Plan Act funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support provided by Arts Midwest. Thank you to our congressional leaders for their support and recognition of the value that the creative sector provides to the economic and social health of our state and nation. Read more about the program: https://www.in.gov/arts/programs-and-services/funding/arts-recovery-program/ Indiana Arts Commission Facebook - www.facebook.com/inartscommission Instagram - www.instagram.com/inartscomm/ LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/company/inartscomm/ Website - www.in.gov/arts National Endowment for the Arts Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NationalEndowmentfortheArts/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/neaarts/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/NEAarts Website - www.arts.gov |
Zionsville Fall Festival
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Come see the Zionsville Cultural District at our Fall Festival booth Saturday 9/11 and Sunday 9/12 for a chance to win this awesome Indy Eleven fan basket. Includes 4 Club Midfield tickets to any 2022 season game, inaugural wooden plaque, official Indy Eleven scarf and a coffee mug for your favorite brew. A winner will be chosen Sunday at 5:00.
Also available will be this beautiful Zionsville 8x10 watercolor print. See you next weekend! |
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Zionsville Cultural District Statement on Town Property Defacement
Link to statement: www.zvillecd.org/public-art.html
Wednesday August 25, 2021 Concert: The Sunny Side Up Variety Hour
Join us on Wednesday August 18th from 7-8:30 pm to hear from The Sunny Side Up Variety Hour!
Kona Ice will be available for purchase on site.
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT Publishing
National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Robert Goodman Jewelers
ARN Funeral & Cremation Services
Lowder Insurance
Kona Ice will be available for purchase on site.
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT Publishing
National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Robert Goodman Jewelers
ARN Funeral & Cremation Services
Lowder Insurance
Concert series survey
Have you attended any of our weekly concerts this summer? Have a minute to spare to fill out a short survey? Thank you!
Survey link: docs.google.com/forms/d/11WF6DHQoJ2h0mWj0BsrXxnoP4xU-KOBr7f7r86ZUU2Q/edit#responses
Survey link: docs.google.com/forms/d/11WF6DHQoJ2h0mWj0BsrXxnoP4xU-KOBr7f7r86ZUU2Q/edit#responses
Wednesday August 18, 2021 Concert: School of Rock Zionsville
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Join us on Wednesday August 18th from 7-8:30 pm to hear from some very talented students from Zionsville's School of Rock!
Kona Ice will be available for purchase on site. Thank you to our sponsors: CURRENT Publishing National Bank of Indianapolis Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning Robert Goodman Jewelers ARN Funeral & Cremation Services Lowder Insurance About the performers: School of Rock Zionsville performance groups are made up of budding musicians, 11 to 18 years of age. Throughout their time in the rehearsal room, students explore multiple genres and music styles ranging from Blues to Heavy Metal. This season, our performance groups have been focusing on some popular tunes from a few decades back. While “The Insomniacs” dive into the Pop Punk music of the iconic 90’s group, Green Day, “The Repeats” have been throwing it back to the 70’s, showcasing Arena Rock classics from groups like Boston, Journey, Toto, and more. In their upcoming season, SoR Zionsville performance students will be rocking out to Nirvana and some Indy Rock! Green Day – The Insomniacs Diego Ordonez on vocals, Theo Salewicz on bass, Samantha Holmes on guitar, Harrison Haan on drums, Beckham Leet on guitar, Hudson Leet on drums, Jaxon Kunttu on guitar, Jaxon Flores on guitar, Holden LaBar on guitar, Maci Dodson on vocals, Sophie Quigley on drums, Thomas Chappell on keyboard, Audrey Quigley on bass, Evie Stoner on guitar, and Ender Stanford on guitar Arena Rock – The Repeats Luca Nunes on guitar, Nathan Johnson on guitar, Sydney Wade on keys, Lillian Reid on vocals, Mya Lane on Vocals, Henry Beckman on guitar, Jackson Manis on guitar, Dane Dalberg on bass, Evelyn Hurry on guitar, and Maddox Reeves on drums |
Wednesday August 11, 2021 Concert: Frank Bradford
***Please be aware that there is a heat advisory until 8 pm on 8/11/2021***
We want all concert attendees to stay safe and healthy and recommend drinking plenty of water ahead of time and bringing water, portable fans, cooling towels, etc with you tonight.
Join us at Lincoln Park on Wednesday August 11 at 7 pm to hear from local artist Frank Bradford!
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT Publishing
National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Robert Goodman Jewelers
ARN Funeral & Cremation Services
Lowder Insurance
Kona Ice will be available for purchase on site.
About the artist:
Frank Bradford has been a well-known Indiana musician for over 30 years. His credits include playing in several legendary Indiana bands, such as The Wright Brothers, Carl Storie and has been the guest lead singer for several Roadmaster reunion concerts. His recording career includes singing and playing with rocker Rick Derringer and grammy winning gospel singer Russ Taff. Frank currently plays over 200 solo performances a year throughout the state of Indiana.
We want all concert attendees to stay safe and healthy and recommend drinking plenty of water ahead of time and bringing water, portable fans, cooling towels, etc with you tonight.
Join us at Lincoln Park on Wednesday August 11 at 7 pm to hear from local artist Frank Bradford!
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT Publishing
National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Robert Goodman Jewelers
ARN Funeral & Cremation Services
Lowder Insurance
Kona Ice will be available for purchase on site.
About the artist:
Frank Bradford has been a well-known Indiana musician for over 30 years. His credits include playing in several legendary Indiana bands, such as The Wright Brothers, Carl Storie and has been the guest lead singer for several Roadmaster reunion concerts. His recording career includes singing and playing with rocker Rick Derringer and grammy winning gospel singer Russ Taff. Frank currently plays over 200 solo performances a year throughout the state of Indiana.
Wednesday August 4, 2021 Concert: Zionsville Concert Band Presents The Circle City Trumpets & The Zionsville Band Saxophone Ensemble
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Join us in Lincoln Park on Wednesday August 4th from 7-8:30 pm to be treated to music by The Circle City Trumpets and The Zionsville Band Saxophone Ensemble!
Kona Ice will be available on site for purchase. Come join us!
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Robert Goodman Jewelers
ARN Funeral & Cremation Services
Lowder Insurance
About the group:
In 2013, a group of 4 trumpet players from the Phillip’s Music Guild, formed the core of the Tinsel Trumpets ensemble. The original intent was to perform a holiday concert every year alongside other Phillip’s Guild groups the “Jingle Bones” and the “Saxy Santas”. The trumpet players had so much fun, they decided to continue to get together and play all genres of music and to expand the group, thus forming what would become the Circle City Trumpets. Since that time, the CCT has played various concerts and private venues, and still gathers to play the holiday concert every year as the Tinsel Trumpets.
Kona Ice will be available on site for purchase. Come join us!
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Robert Goodman Jewelers
ARN Funeral & Cremation Services
Lowder Insurance
About the group:
In 2013, a group of 4 trumpet players from the Phillip’s Music Guild, formed the core of the Tinsel Trumpets ensemble. The original intent was to perform a holiday concert every year alongside other Phillip’s Guild groups the “Jingle Bones” and the “Saxy Santas”. The trumpet players had so much fun, they decided to continue to get together and play all genres of music and to expand the group, thus forming what would become the Circle City Trumpets. Since that time, the CCT has played various concerts and private venues, and still gathers to play the holiday concert every year as the Tinsel Trumpets.
Wednesday July 28, 2021 Concert: Beautiful Day - A U2 Tribute Band
Lions Park
7:00-8:30 PM
Join us at 6:30 pm to hear music by Mr. Daniel before Beautiful Day takes the stage!
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Zionsville Little League
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
About the artist:
https://www.facebook.com/BeautifulMusicalLife
7:00-8:30 PM
Join us at 6:30 pm to hear music by Mr. Daniel before Beautiful Day takes the stage!
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Zionsville Little League
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
About the artist:
https://www.facebook.com/BeautifulMusicalLife
Wednesday July 21, 2021 Concert: Nick Dittmeier & The Sawdusters
Lions Park
7:00-8:30 PM
Join us at 6:30 pm to hear music by Mr. Daniel before Nick Dittmeier & The Sawdusters take the stage!
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Zionsville Little League
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
About the artist:
https://www.facebook.com/nickdittmeiermusic
"Nick Dittmeier is a singer-songwriter from Southern Indiana. He’s released two solo ep’s, “Extra Better” in 2013 and “Light of Day” in 2014. With the support of his backing/touring band, The Sawdusters, he has released two full length albums, “Midwest Heart/ Southern Blues” in 2016 and “All Damn Day” in 2018. These albums are gritty collections of songs, full of characters who were developed while staring over the dash of a beat up tour van, cruising through towns all over the South and Midwest.
His newest release, “Companion (Extended Edition)”, features a four song studio collection from 2019 on Side A. Side B, titled “Alive From a Barbershop in Southern Indiana” is a live acoustic listening room set.
Relentless touring through the United States and Europe have accompanied these releases, and he will be on the road in 2021 and beyond."
7:00-8:30 PM
Join us at 6:30 pm to hear music by Mr. Daniel before Nick Dittmeier & The Sawdusters take the stage!
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Zionsville Little League
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
About the artist:
https://www.facebook.com/nickdittmeiermusic
"Nick Dittmeier is a singer-songwriter from Southern Indiana. He’s released two solo ep’s, “Extra Better” in 2013 and “Light of Day” in 2014. With the support of his backing/touring band, The Sawdusters, he has released two full length albums, “Midwest Heart/ Southern Blues” in 2016 and “All Damn Day” in 2018. These albums are gritty collections of songs, full of characters who were developed while staring over the dash of a beat up tour van, cruising through towns all over the South and Midwest.
His newest release, “Companion (Extended Edition)”, features a four song studio collection from 2019 on Side A. Side B, titled “Alive From a Barbershop in Southern Indiana” is a live acoustic listening room set.
Relentless touring through the United States and Europe have accompanied these releases, and he will be on the road in 2021 and beyond."
Wednesday July 14, 2021 Concert: Sax Pistols
Join us at 6:30 pm to hear music by Mr. Daniel before the Sax Pistols take the stage!
Sax Pistols play the Zionsville ZCD Concert Series - Lions Park Gazebo
Free admission!
Free Parking!
All Ages welcome!
Early show - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Sax Pistols!
Awesome!!
Bring your lawn chairs, tables, blankets, drinks, and rock out with us!
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Zionsville Little League
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
About the artist:
https://www.facebook.com/SaxPistols/
Wednesday July 7, 2021 Concert: Kyle Bledsoe Trio
Lions Park
7:00-8:30 PM
Join us at 6:30 pm to hear music by Mr. Daniel before the Kyle Bledsoe Trio takes the stage!
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Zionsville Little League
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
About the artist:
Web: http://www.kylebledsoe.com
A soulful multi-instrumentalist out of Lafayette, Indiana, Kyle Bledsoe and the Kyle Bledsoe Trio will make you move your body! Intense and intricate guitar work, strong soulful vocals, and an all-around total GET-DOWN! Hard-hitting blues riffs, funky on-the-fly looping, and a solid bed of rhythm from Jeremi Pattengale on bass, and Jeffrey Lageveen on drums. Don’t be afraid to have a good time!
7:00-8:30 PM
Join us at 6:30 pm to hear music by Mr. Daniel before the Kyle Bledsoe Trio takes the stage!
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Zionsville Little League
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
About the artist:
Web: http://www.kylebledsoe.com
A soulful multi-instrumentalist out of Lafayette, Indiana, Kyle Bledsoe and the Kyle Bledsoe Trio will make you move your body! Intense and intricate guitar work, strong soulful vocals, and an all-around total GET-DOWN! Hard-hitting blues riffs, funky on-the-fly looping, and a solid bed of rhythm from Jeremi Pattengale on bass, and Jeffrey Lageveen on drums. Don’t be afraid to have a good time!
Wednesday June 30, 2021 Concert: Bitter Oak Revival
Lions Park
7:00-8:30 PM
We will be outside at Lions Park tonight! Bring your chairs and a picnic.
Join us at 6:30 pm to hear music by Mr. Daniel before Bitter Oak Revival takes the stage!
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Zionsville Little League
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
About the artist:
Bitter Oak Revival has been playing gigs from Central Indiana to Kentucky for several years. Their straight forward brand of acoustic Americana covers stretch from Chris Stapleton to Jason Isbell.
7:00-8:30 PM
We will be outside at Lions Park tonight! Bring your chairs and a picnic.
Join us at 6:30 pm to hear music by Mr. Daniel before Bitter Oak Revival takes the stage!
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Zionsville Little League
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
About the artist:
Bitter Oak Revival has been playing gigs from Central Indiana to Kentucky for several years. Their straight forward brand of acoustic Americana covers stretch from Chris Stapleton to Jason Isbell.
Wednesday June 23, 2021 Concert: Matt Woods & The Natural Disasters
Lions Park
7:00-8:30 PM
Join us at 6:30 PM to hear Mr. Daniel at Lions Park!
Matt Woods & the Natural Disasters will perform from 7-8:30 PM.
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Zionsville Little League
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
About the artist:
https://www.facebook.com/mattwoodsmusic
Matt Woods is a product of Appalachia. You can hear his East Tennessee roots tangled in the lines of his songs and it is through this filter he distills the world, both external and internal, into his unique brand of songwriting. You can call it Americana, folk rock, even country music but no matter what it’s called it is, at it core, honest and heartfelt. Spending most of his time on the road, either engaging listeners as a solo artist or enrapturing them with his band, Matt Woods and the Natural Disasters, he would say, if asked, that he is “just trying to share some truth and get along.” 2019 brought the release of Woods’ 4th full length studio album, Natural Disasters, and an impressive touring schedule in support of it across the US and Europe, the latter of which having become a yearly endeavor since the release of 2016’s How To Survive. As the global Covid-19 pandemic brought touring to a halt, Matt moved forward in other ways including keeping connected via online events, writing for future releases, and even releasing an EP titled Mornings After as a companion piece to the 2019 album.
7:00-8:30 PM
Join us at 6:30 PM to hear Mr. Daniel at Lions Park!
Matt Woods & the Natural Disasters will perform from 7-8:30 PM.
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Zionsville Little League
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
About the artist:
https://www.facebook.com/mattwoodsmusic
Matt Woods is a product of Appalachia. You can hear his East Tennessee roots tangled in the lines of his songs and it is through this filter he distills the world, both external and internal, into his unique brand of songwriting. You can call it Americana, folk rock, even country music but no matter what it’s called it is, at it core, honest and heartfelt. Spending most of his time on the road, either engaging listeners as a solo artist or enrapturing them with his band, Matt Woods and the Natural Disasters, he would say, if asked, that he is “just trying to share some truth and get along.” 2019 brought the release of Woods’ 4th full length studio album, Natural Disasters, and an impressive touring schedule in support of it across the US and Europe, the latter of which having become a yearly endeavor since the release of 2016’s How To Survive. As the global Covid-19 pandemic brought touring to a halt, Matt moved forward in other ways including keeping connected via online events, writing for future releases, and even releasing an EP titled Mornings After as a companion piece to the 2019 album.
Wednesday June 16, 2021 Concert: Fruteland Jackson
Lions Park
7:00-8:30 PM
Join us at 6:30 PM to hear Mr. Daniel at Lions Park!
Fruteland Jackson will perform from 7-8:30 PM.
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Zionsville Little League
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
Fruteland plays acoustic guitar, focusing on pre-war and post-war blues ranging from Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzey to Memphis Minnie and Elizabeth Cotton, ragtime, and other blues styles.
About the artist:
https://www.facebook.com/fruteland.jackson
Electro-Fi recording artist Fruteland Jackson is a HistoryMaker (www.thehistorymakers.com).
He is an author, storyteller, and oral historian. Fruteland is a five-time Blues Music Award Nominee and recipient of the Blues Foundation's "Keeping the Blues Alive" award. He plays traditional acoustic blues and other music from the heart. Since 1992 he has presented the award-winning *All About the Blues Series- Blues in the School Programs. His program motto is "Try, Trust, and Triumph." Fruteland works to bring more music education in our schools.
7:00-8:30 PM
Join us at 6:30 PM to hear Mr. Daniel at Lions Park!
Fruteland Jackson will perform from 7-8:30 PM.
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Zionsville Little League
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
Fruteland plays acoustic guitar, focusing on pre-war and post-war blues ranging from Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzey to Memphis Minnie and Elizabeth Cotton, ragtime, and other blues styles.
About the artist:
https://www.facebook.com/fruteland.jackson
Electro-Fi recording artist Fruteland Jackson is a HistoryMaker (www.thehistorymakers.com).
He is an author, storyteller, and oral historian. Fruteland is a five-time Blues Music Award Nominee and recipient of the Blues Foundation's "Keeping the Blues Alive" award. He plays traditional acoustic blues and other music from the heart. Since 1992 he has presented the award-winning *All About the Blues Series- Blues in the School Programs. His program motto is "Try, Trust, and Triumph." Fruteland works to bring more music education in our schools.
Wednesday June 9, 2021 Concert: DUDE!
Lions Park
7:00-8:30 PM
Join us at 6:30 PM to hear Mr. Daniel at Lions Park!
DUDE! will perform from 7-8:30 PM.
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Zionsville Little League
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
https://www.facebook.com/Dudeindy
DUDE! is a five-member dance pop band from Indianapolis, Indiana that plays everything from to Adele to Zeppelin and A-Ha to Lady Gaga. DUDE! is fronted by Renée Michelle Merrifield, a versatile female singer and charismatic star. Renée is backed by session sidemen musicians: John Emhardt, Tony Medeiros (Healing Sixes), Jimmy “JPS3” Slaymon (Alter Ego), and Marc Johnson (Wonderdrug).
DUDE! was formed in 2010 as an outlet to play the biggest hits over the years, DUDE! has generated a massive fanbase and has gone onto play to sold out crowds at top venues throughout the Midwest. DUDE! has become a crowd favorite and is one of the most popular bands in Indianapolis. The versatility of their set list makes DUDE! a perfect fit for a summer festival, nightclub, wedding, or formal event.
7:00-8:30 PM
Join us at 6:30 PM to hear Mr. Daniel at Lions Park!
DUDE! will perform from 7-8:30 PM.
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Zionsville Little League
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
https://www.facebook.com/Dudeindy
DUDE! is a five-member dance pop band from Indianapolis, Indiana that plays everything from to Adele to Zeppelin and A-Ha to Lady Gaga. DUDE! is fronted by Renée Michelle Merrifield, a versatile female singer and charismatic star. Renée is backed by session sidemen musicians: John Emhardt, Tony Medeiros (Healing Sixes), Jimmy “JPS3” Slaymon (Alter Ego), and Marc Johnson (Wonderdrug).
DUDE! was formed in 2010 as an outlet to play the biggest hits over the years, DUDE! has generated a massive fanbase and has gone onto play to sold out crowds at top venues throughout the Midwest. DUDE! has become a crowd favorite and is one of the most popular bands in Indianapolis. The versatility of their set list makes DUDE! a perfect fit for a summer festival, nightclub, wedding, or formal event.
Wednesday June 2, 2021 Concert: Brenda Williams
Due to rain, join us inside on Wed. June 2 at 7:00 pm at the Lions Clubhouse for the Brenda Williams concert.
Address: 115 S. Elm St. Zionsville, IN 46077
Mr. Daniel will perform at 6:30 pm.
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Zionsville Little League
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
Address: 115 S. Elm St. Zionsville, IN 46077
Mr. Daniel will perform at 6:30 pm.
Thank you to our sponsors:
CURRENT
Boone County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Lions Club
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Zionsville Little League
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick Fine Art
Lowder Insurance
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
Thank you to our sponsors!
The National Bank of Indianapolis
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick
Lowder Insurance Agency
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
Zionsville Little League
Current in Zionsville
Boone County Indiana Convention & Visitors Bureau
Zionsville Lions Club
Control Tech Heating & Air Conditioning
Storen Financial
Don R. Fitzpatrick
Lowder Insurance Agency
Robert Goodman Jewelers
Zionsville Optimist Club
Zionsville Physical Therapy
Zionsville Little League
Current in Zionsville
Boone County Indiana Convention & Visitors Bureau
Zionsville Lions Club
"Poetry and Popcorn" at Sullivan Munce Cultural Center
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The ZCD (Zionsville Cultural District) joined with Brick Street Poetry to bring a program entitled "Poetry and Popcorn" to the Village on Saturday, September 26, 2020. Young poets who had entered the Sidewalk Poetry Contest this year were invited to read their poems aloud outdoors at the Sullivan Munce Cultural Center on Hawthorne Street. All Covid protections were taken. Popcorn was available, but only in individual Skinny Popcorn packages upon leaving the event.
Each of the five participants was scheduled for a particular time so that their family would know when to be there. Chairs were placed at a safe distance, and all were wiped down between readings. The poets did a masterful job of reading their original works, and Mother Nature provided a perfect backdrop with early-autumn sunshine. First-place winner of the Sidewalk Poetry Contest, Charlotte Bricker, and second-place winner, Talia Diffendal, were thrilled to see that the actual stamps of their poems had arrived and were displayed on easels at the Cultural Center. The poems will be stamped into Zionsville sidewalks by the local street department at a later date. Participating in the fun in addition to Charlotte and Talia were Nina Tucker, Kennedy Creasy, and Mateo Nunes. |
Second Annual Dahlia Exhibition Announced
The Zionsville Cultural District announces its second annual Dahlia Exhibition, to be held from 9AM to Noon on Saturday, September 19th, 2020 at PALETTE: Community Art Center, 295 S. Main St., Zionsville. All gardeners are invited to bring along their prized Dahlia blooms to be displayed with dozens of others. Thanks to a grant from the Zionsville Village Garden Club and the generosity of Dahlia expert, Alan Strader, over 100 tubers and plants were distributed for free to those wishing to give Dahlia growing a try.
The exhibition is part of the organization’s Dahlia City Initiative which aims to bring to light the town’s former history as “Dahlia City”, when two nurseries in the village produced Dahlia tubers mailed to gardeners around the country. Dahlias were in fashion during the 1920’s to 1940’s, with many local residents filling their yards with these showy blooms. The Zionsville Cultural District aims to encourage gardeners to grow dahlias as a way to beautify neighborhoods and highlight a significant segment of the town’s history.
All are welcome to participate. Educational information will be available on growing and overwintering Dahlias. Everyone is urged to bring a bud vase or bottle in which to display their blooms, and to wear masks.
For more information, please contact Mark Zelonis at (317) 258-2071.
The exhibition is part of the organization’s Dahlia City Initiative which aims to bring to light the town’s former history as “Dahlia City”, when two nurseries in the village produced Dahlia tubers mailed to gardeners around the country. Dahlias were in fashion during the 1920’s to 1940’s, with many local residents filling their yards with these showy blooms. The Zionsville Cultural District aims to encourage gardeners to grow dahlias as a way to beautify neighborhoods and highlight a significant segment of the town’s history.
All are welcome to participate. Educational information will be available on growing and overwintering Dahlias. Everyone is urged to bring a bud vase or bottle in which to display their blooms, and to wear masks.
For more information, please contact Mark Zelonis at (317) 258-2071.
Sidewalk Poetry Contest Winners
July 8, 2020
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 Sidewalk Poetry Contest, Charlotte Bricker and Talia Diffendal! We are working with the Town of Zionsville to determine the location where they'll be stamped. Please stay tuned.
The sun is rising.
Colors fill the sky.
They soar and they dance.Stars slip away.
Sunlight piercing the dark.
All is very quiet.
Charlotte Bricker, age 10
Colors fill the sky.
They soar and they dance.Stars slip away.
Sunlight piercing the dark.
All is very quiet.
Charlotte Bricker, age 10
The aged home on the corner,
oh, the changes it has weathered. A gentle pull and a tug,
on the heartstrings tethered.
Cherished over generations,
Fond memories gathered.
Talia Diffendal, age 10
oh, the changes it has weathered. A gentle pull and a tug,
on the heartstrings tethered.
Cherished over generations,
Fond memories gathered.
Talia Diffendal, age 10
Sidewalk Poetry Contest Update
June 2, 2020
Thank you to everyone who entered the Sidewalk Poetry Contest!
Despite the tenuous time we are living in, we received more than 30 submissions which would not have been possible without the support of our community. The next step is for the poems to be judged by a panel this month. Winners will be notified immediately at the conclusion of judging. Next, stamps will be ordered and the Zionsville Cultural District will coordinate with the town of Zionsville for sidewalk availability.
Dahlia Giveaway
May 21, 2020
The Zionsville Cultural District is pleased to announce its second annual Dahlia tuber giveaway. Thanks to the generosity of the Village Garden Club, dahlias will be made available as long as supplies last, starting at 9AM on Saturday, June 6th. Distribution will take place at Blooms by Dragonfly, 176 S. Main Street, your local Zionsville florist available for your everyday floral needs, weddings and events. Information on growing techniques will be made available as well.
Begun in 2019, this initiative was created to bring attention to the town’s horticultural history when it was known as “Dahlia City”. Two commercial nurseries were located in the Village, selling dahlias and other flowers to customers around the country. One of the varieties created here was called, “Zion’s Pride”, which won its breeder, Fred Gresh, a Gold Medal at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
The Zionsville Cultural District aims to encourage gardeners to grow dahlias as a way to beautify neighborhoods and highlight a significant segment of the town’s history. Recipients of the free tubers will be asked to bring their prized blooms back in late summer, at a location yet to be determined, to share their form and beauty.
Begun in 2019, this initiative was created to bring attention to the town’s horticultural history when it was known as “Dahlia City”. Two commercial nurseries were located in the Village, selling dahlias and other flowers to customers around the country. One of the varieties created here was called, “Zion’s Pride”, which won its breeder, Fred Gresh, a Gold Medal at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
The Zionsville Cultural District aims to encourage gardeners to grow dahlias as a way to beautify neighborhoods and highlight a significant segment of the town’s history. Recipients of the free tubers will be asked to bring their prized blooms back in late summer, at a location yet to be determined, to share their form and beauty.
Fox59 Your Town Friday: Getting to the root of Zionsville’s flowery past
Friday February 28, 2020
ZIONSVILLE, Ind. – If you’ve driven through Zionsville lately, you may have noticed something very plain has turned into something quite fancy.
The Zionsville Cultural District had a vision for a traffic utility box based on life here a century ago.
“Back in the late 1920s through maybe the early 1940s, there was a big national craze for growing dahlias,” said Mark Zelonis, a member of the Zionsville Cultural District.
Zionsville was known as “Dahlia City” and two local nurseries did very well. They were called Tudor Gardens and Parkway Gardens and they were adjacent to each other in the Zionsville village. In 1933, both competed at the Chicago World’s Fair.
“Mr. Fred Gresh with Parkway Gardens won the top prize, a gold medal for a dahlia that he produced and bred himself that he termed Zion's Pride,” said Mark.
Mark happens to be a retired horticulturist. In fact, he was the director of horticulture at the Indianapolis Museum of Art before retirement. He searched dahlia groups high and low worldwide for a Zion’s Pride.
“And they all think it's gone to the dahlia heavens somewhere, but we know what it looked like because we found an article about Mr. Gresh in the Indy Star way back in 1933. It has a depiction of the flower, describing it as being lemon yellow.”
The Zionsville Cultural District had a vision for a traffic utility box based on life here a century ago.
“Back in the late 1920s through maybe the early 1940s, there was a big national craze for growing dahlias,” said Mark Zelonis, a member of the Zionsville Cultural District.
Zionsville was known as “Dahlia City” and two local nurseries did very well. They were called Tudor Gardens and Parkway Gardens and they were adjacent to each other in the Zionsville village. In 1933, both competed at the Chicago World’s Fair.
“Mr. Fred Gresh with Parkway Gardens won the top prize, a gold medal for a dahlia that he produced and bred himself that he termed Zion's Pride,” said Mark.
Mark happens to be a retired horticulturist. In fact, he was the director of horticulture at the Indianapolis Museum of Art before retirement. He searched dahlia groups high and low worldwide for a Zion’s Pride.
“And they all think it's gone to the dahlia heavens somewhere, but we know what it looked like because we found an article about Mr. Gresh in the Indy Star way back in 1933. It has a depiction of the flower, describing it as being lemon yellow.”
Zionsville artist Cynthia Young won a competition to decorate the traffic box at 106th and Zionsville Road. She was given the theme and the Indy Star clues, and she started sketching.
“They told me they wanted it to be dahlia related, and so I thought of a botanical look,” said Cynthia. “In my normal artwork I use a lot of ink and so my original drawing was in ink. It gave it a Japanese botanical quality, and then it was figuring out the colors that I wanted to use.”
She thought blue worked nicely with the lemon yellow.
Check out her transformation.
“They told me they wanted it to be dahlia related, and so I thought of a botanical look,” said Cynthia. “In my normal artwork I use a lot of ink and so my original drawing was in ink. It gave it a Japanese botanical quality, and then it was figuring out the colors that I wanted to use.”
She thought blue worked nicely with the lemon yellow.
Check out her transformation.
Mark and the Zionsville Cultural District have more traffic boxes in the works.
There are plans for more murals around town.
And they also want you to make sure you look down to enjoy the work of local poets!
There are plans for more murals around town.
And they also want you to make sure you look down to enjoy the work of local poets!
“We have a stamp made where they actually stamp that poem right into the sidewalk, so it's there permanently,” said Mark.
The next poetry competition starts soon and a new round of poets will get to christen their work. There are about a dozen etched into sidewalks around the village right now.
The next poetry competition starts soon and a new round of poets will get to christen their work. There are about a dozen etched into sidewalks around the village right now.
You might also see some artistic crosswalks in the future.
“Zionsville only has I think 3 stoplights here in town, but there are a lot of places where people need to cross the street where there is no stoplight,” said Mark. “So we're hoping to get an artist to design some very decorative crosswalks that people would be safer on, but also bring more attention to the talents that are here in town.”
In the meantime, Mark will continue his quest to make Zionsville a dahlia destination again, and with any luck, find the legendary Zion’s Pride.
For more on Cynthia’s artwork, click the following link:
http://cynthiayoungart.com/
Cynthia also did the Walking Man statue near one of the town’s walking trails. She put maps of the trails on him, along with plants and flowers native to Indiana. The state bird, a cardinal, is on his shoulder.
To see the interview with Mark, visit: fox59.com/morning-news/your-town-friday-getting-to-the-root-of-zionsvilles-flowery-past/
“Zionsville only has I think 3 stoplights here in town, but there are a lot of places where people need to cross the street where there is no stoplight,” said Mark. “So we're hoping to get an artist to design some very decorative crosswalks that people would be safer on, but also bring more attention to the talents that are here in town.”
In the meantime, Mark will continue his quest to make Zionsville a dahlia destination again, and with any luck, find the legendary Zion’s Pride.
For more on Cynthia’s artwork, click the following link:
http://cynthiayoungart.com/
Cynthia also did the Walking Man statue near one of the town’s walking trails. She put maps of the trails on him, along with plants and flowers native to Indiana. The state bird, a cardinal, is on his shoulder.
To see the interview with Mark, visit: fox59.com/morning-news/your-town-friday-getting-to-the-root-of-zionsvilles-flowery-past/
Help us continue our mission by donating
The Mission of the Zionsville Cultural District is "to enrich the lives of residents and visitors by promoting and celebrating our arts, history and culture".
We're raising money for Zionsville Cultural District and your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate $5 or $500. Every little bit helps. Thank you for your support. Your contributions help fund our various public art projects in our community such as the ZCD concert series and sidewalk poetry contest, and more to come.
To donate, click the link below:
We are a 501(c)3, help us in
our cultural efforts!
We're raising money for Zionsville Cultural District and your contribution will make an impact, whether you donate $5 or $500. Every little bit helps. Thank you for your support. Your contributions help fund our various public art projects in our community such as the ZCD concert series and sidewalk poetry contest, and more to come.
To donate, click the link below:
We are a 501(c)3, help us in
our cultural efforts!
Progress on the traffic signal control box at 106th St & Zionsville Rd.
October 14, 2019
Local artist Cynthia Young continues work on the traffic signal control box at 106th & Zionsville Rd.
Be sure to follow ZCD on Facebook for updates!
Local artist Cynthia Young continues work on the traffic signal control box at 106th & Zionsville Rd.
Be sure to follow ZCD on Facebook for updates!
Look up! The Town of Zionsville and the Zionsville Cultural District are proud to announce that a new public art mural will be coming to downtown Zionsville this spring.
The 266-square foot mural will be displayed on the back of the building located at 98 Main Street. The back of this building faces First Street and is a prominent location within the downtown village district. The mural will be a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln in striking colors, tying into the building’s close proximity to Lincoln Park. 
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