Watch Irish at Venice
The Venice, 2242 Goshen Road, will serve breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday for the Notre Dame/Navy football game, which is being played in Ireland. Wash it down with Bloody Mary's, Four Horsemen Irish Ale, Guinness and Killian's.
Hydrants as art
The public art exhibit sponsored by the Huntington Arts Initiative Inc., “A Is For Alphabet,” features hydrants in the Huntington area painted to represent items beginning with all the letters of the alphabet.
Artists chose their letters and designed their hydrants, and people may pick up maps showing where the hydrants are located 2-4 p.m. Sept. 9 at the New Huntington Theatre, 528 N. Jefferson St.
New film shot locally
Tower Entertainment Group began shooting “The 4th Story” Aug. 19 in Fort Wayne. The feature film, which stars Bryan Patrick McCulley, Adrienne Atkins, Emmanuel Carter and Alex Russo, is a horror thriller that follows Chris (McCulley), Tina (Atkins), Tony (Carter) and Megan (Russo) on a typical Friday night out, until they are abducted and held hostage by an enraged taxi cab driver.
The screenplay was written by Rich Owens, who is best known as being a storyliner for the hit TV show “Scrubs.”
Indiana has seen commercially successful films shot in the state before, including the 1986 film “Hoosiers,” starring Gene Hackman, and “In the Company of Men,” which was shot in 1997 in Fort Wayne and starred Aaron Eckhart and Matt Malloy.
Community Harvest closed for holiday
Community Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Indiana will be closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday. This includes all Farm Wagon distributions. The food bank will resume regular operations at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Twilight adventures
The Wonders of Wetlands Twilight Adventure takes place Sept. 8 at the Loblolly Marsh in Jay County, 8323 N. 250W, which is ½ mile north of Highway 18, 3 1/2 miles west of Bryant. The adventure includes plant identification, bird watching, hiking and roasting marshmallows.
Admission is $3 per person and reservations are required by Sept. 7. Call Limberlost State Historic Site at 1-260-368-7428 for reservations.
Active Aging Week
The Village at Anthony Boulevard, Lutheran Life Villages' continuing-care retirement community, will host Active Aging Week on Sept. 23-29. This event is open to the public.
Activities include a performance by Guitar Guy at 1 p.m. Sept. 24; a free Zumba Gold class at 2:15 p.m. Sept. 25; free chair massages Sept. 26; square dancing at 7 p.m. Sept. 27; and a chance to cheer on the nine Lutheran Life Villages residents participating in the final leg of the Fort4Fitness Senior Marathon at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Parkview Field.
Convention here this weekend
The Macedonian Patriotic Organization will hold its 91st annual convention today-Monday at the Grand Wayne Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd. Visit www.macedonian.org for more information.
