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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Yoga presented by All People Yoga Center
Whether you’re new to yoga or you’re a long-time practitioner, bring a mat and take a break for a free, 45-minute class each “Mellow Monday” at Noon. All People Yoga Center instructors will lead a class including gentle, basic movement and centering, calming breathing techniques to rejuvenate your heart, body and mind.
What to bring: Mat, water, wear comfortable clothing. Don’t have a mat? A few will be available to borrow while supplies last.
Registration: Arrive a few minutes early to register anytime between 11:30 am – 12:00 pm.
In case of rain: class will be held in the lobby of the Emmis building (located in the southwest quad of the Circle).
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Aug 2015
Bookmobile
Use your library card to check out books at the Indianapolis Public Library’s library on wheels. Books on board are both kid and adult-friendly!
Check out more info on our partner by visiting http://www.imcpl.org
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Aug 2015
Wagon of Wonders
Be our guest and explore the Wagon of Wonders, a mobile and interactive museum featuring mini-exhibits about Frida Kahlo and Big Foot by artists Beatriz Vasquez and Casey Roberts. The Wagon of Wonders encourages participation, so roll up your sleeves and plan to get artistic! Bring a little color to Beatriz’s Frida artwork, try on Big Foot’s hairy costume, or collaborate on an Exquisite Corpse drawing with friends. The Wagon of Wonders has it all– even a singing fish!
The Wagon of Wonders was designed by Big Car artists Jim Walker and Chris Vorhees and made possible with the support from The Herbert Simon Family Foundation, Apparatus, Klipsch, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Samerian Foundation, Penrod Society, Impact 100, and AvantGarb.
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Aug 2015
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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Aug 2015
DIY Playground
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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Aug 2015
ActiveIndy Self-Guided Bike Tour: Near Northside Pocket Parks
Each Sunday, Spark Monument Circle will serve as your launching point to explore Indianapolis through self-guided bike rides developed by ActiveIndy Tours. These tours are the perfect way to get you out and about and exploring Indianapolis. This week’s 5.5 mile tour will have you weaving through St. Joseph’s Place, the Old Northside, Herron-Morton, and Chatham Arch. On your way, you’ll discover five park spaces throughout these beautiful, historic neighborhoods on quiet bicycle boulevards. Check in at the Welcome Trailer on the Circle to see the route map and grab your cue sheet of directions before departing. Happy riding!
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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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Weekly Processions: Five Sense Parade
Circle the monument and get your senses going. Spark your sight by lining up in rainbow order. Spark your hearing with a personal parade soundtrack via a provided walkie-talkie. Spark your taste, touch, and smell and experience the Monument Circle in a totally fresh way.
Processions happen roughly every half hour between 3 and 5 pm. Children welcome!
Parade led by artist Rebecca Pappas.
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Aug 2015
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!
