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Cool Bus presented by Word On The Street

Cool Bus presented by Word On The Street

Every Sunday at Spark, visit the Cool Bus (a mobile literary arts center) for a word challenge, a place to read, and free books!  Explore word games, rhyming challenges, poetic forms, and maybe meet a visiting author. You can also check out the book selection and take a book home for free.

The Cool Bus is a program of Word On The Street, a not-for-profit focused on engaging neighbors in reading, writing, and exploring in spaces that inspire imagination and wonder. Word On The Street created the Cottage Home Microlibrary as well as the Cool Bus. Central to the organization’s mission is giving away free books and increasing excitement around and access to literacy opportunities. The Cool Bus was the “5×5: Make Your City” winner in 2013.

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Parachutes with Cloud Preaser

Parachutes with Cloud Preaser

Do you remember those giant parachutes you used to play with during recess or at summer camp? There were different games you could play with them– cat and mouse, popcorn, or sharks and minnows– but the best game was played simply when everyone grabbed a handle, raised the parachute into the air, and then ran underneath it and sat inside, creating a giant bubble-like clubhouse. Imagine playing with twelve of those parachutes, which were once white but have now collected pictures and messages from all over the country! Cloud Preaser, an art collective providing public and participatory art, are behind these playful and creative parachutes! In 2014, they traveled all over the United States and invited hundreds of strangers to play with, add pictures, messages, thoughts, and other positive, creative energy to their parachutes. Now, they are coming to Spark Monument Circle to share more of the fun!

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Listening Booth

Listening Booth

When’s the last time someone really listened to you? Say whatever’s on your mind to a person 100% focused on hearing what you have to say. Limit: 10 minutes.

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Postcards To Your Past

Postcards To Your Past

Do you remember the street address of your childhood home? Can you see the house in your mind’s eye? Write a postcard to the address and surprise the people who currently live there with your memories! Tell ’em which room was yours! Tell ’em about the time your sister ran into the master bedroom door! Tell ’em about the time you threw a softball through the living room window! Postcard and postage provided. Facilitated by artist Brandon Schaaf.

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DIY Playground

DIY Playground

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Family fun time in the Blue Foam Playscape.

Learn to build, create and play with a variety of shapes

including ramps, tubes and spheres.

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ActiveIndy Self-Guided Bike Tour: White River Trail South

ActiveIndy Self-Guided Bike Tour: White River Trail South

Each Sunday, use Spark Monument Circle as your launching point to explore Indy through a series of self-guided bike tours developed by ActiveIndy Tours. This 6.5 mile ride, featuring the Cultural Trail and White River Wapahani Trail, is completely on trails and greenways through White River State Park and south along the White River. Along the way, you’ll enjoy nature’s solitude and views of Indianapolis’s skyline that are not often seen! Check in at the Welcome Trailer before departing to view a route map and receive a cue sheet of directions.

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ActiveIndy Guided Bike Tour: Cultural Trail & Historic Neighborhoods

ActiveIndy Guided Bike Tour: Cultural Trail & Historic Neighborhoods

During Spark, the Circle is the launching point for ActiveIndy Tours’ most popular tour – a guided bicycle tour of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail & Historic Neighborhoods!  This tour covers 10 miles at a casual pace allowing you to explore downtown while learning about our city’s history, architecture, public art & connections to pop culture.  Rental bicycles available & advance registration required for this fee-based tour. Get details and sign up here.
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Listening Booth

Listening Booth

When’s the last time someone really listened to you? Say whatever’s on your mind to a person 100% focused on hearing what you have to say. Limit: 10 minutes.

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Free Fencing Lessons with the Indianapolis Fencing Club

Free Fencing Lessons with the Indianapolis Fencing Club

Experience the art and sport of fencing at a free demonstration by the Indianapolis Fencing Club.

Get a free introductory fencing lesson from a coach! Safety gear and practice equipment provided. Must be at least 8 years old to participate.

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Forensic Friends Drawing

Forensic Friends Drawing

Describe your friend to an artist who will sketch him or her. How accurate do you think the sketch will be with only your descriptive words as the artist’s guide? Find out with Forensic Friends!