3/7/05
Chocolate Fest Only A Week Away!
Main Street Richmond-Wayne County invites you to the first-ever Chocolate Fest in Uptown Richmond. The Chocolate Fest will be March 12th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the Uptown Innovation Center, 814 East Main Street.
The Chocolate Fest will feature dessert tasting, cooking demonstrations and interactive exhibits by KitchenAid, and will be hosted by Angie & Buddha, morning show personalities from Kicks 96. Tickets are on sale at the Uptown Innovation Center. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Each ticket purchase includes a raffle entry and voting ballots – the public will decide the grand prize winner.
Look for chocolate specials from Uptown retailers the weekend of the event.
We are still accepting dessert entries for the chocolate dessert bake-off. Enter your favorite for a chance to win great prizes.
For more information, ticket sales, or contest registration; please contact Main Street Richmond-Wayne County at (765) 962-8151, events@uptownrichmond.com, or stop by 814 East Main Street.
The Wayne County Historical Museum will reopen on Tuesday, March 8, 2005.
The Museum will be open:
Tuesday through Friday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Closed Saturdays and Sundays
MAIN STREET RWC’S CHOCOLATE FEST
Tickets on Sale Now!
2/14/2004
Main Street RWC is excited to announce the Chocolate Fest on Saturday March 12, 2005. The highlight of the festival is a chocolate dessert bake-off and dessert tasting. Participation is encouraged from anyone in the community – from home cooks to restaurants to specialty shops. The entries will be judged in the afternoon, with awards going to 1st through 3rd place winners in eight categories.
In the evening, the public is invited into the Uptown Innovation Center to sample chocolate desserts and join in the festivities. The public will award the “People’s Choice” honor to a crowd-pleasing dessert.
Tickets for this event will be on sale starting Tuesday February 15th at the Uptown Innovation Center, 814 East Main Street. With a ticket, guests are invited to try 11 desserts of their choice and are given a ballot for voting. Tickets cost $6. Everyone who purchases a ticket will be entered in a raffle for chocolate prizes. Children’s tickets are available for $3.
The Uptown Innovation Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm for ticket sales or to pick up participation forms. Please contact Jen Ferrell at Main Street RWC for more information on the contest or the event at (765) 962-8151 or events@uptownrichmond.com.
Chocolate Fest Schedule – Saturday, March 12th, 2005
11:00 to 1:00 pm Dessert entries delivered to the Uptown Innovation Center, 814 East Main Street
1:30 to 3:00 pm - Judges will sample desserts and select winners in each category.
5:00 to 8:00 pm - Public is invited to sample the dessert entries.
Photos of desserts and names of the winners will be displayed during the event.
6:30 - Award Presentation – Prizes will be awarded for first place winners in each category.
Ribbons will be presented for 2nd and 3rd place in each category.
Throughout the weekend – Uptown shops feature in-store specials and events celebrating chocolate!
Main Street Richmond-Wayne County
814 East Main St.,
Richmond, IN 47374
Ph. 765-962-8151 • Fax 765-935-6197
http://www.uptownrichmond.com
uptown@uptownrichmond.com
Storytime at The Leland
Join us this Saturday, March 26th, at 12:00 p.m. The Leland Coffee Company and Leland Residence are hosting a month of afternoon story times for children ages pre-K through Grade 4.
Every Saturday afternoon in March
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
at the Leland Coffee Company
900 South "A" Street, Richmond
Animated Characters! Stories read by community members & special surprise guests!
Refreshments Served! No reservations required!
For more information contact Cathy Williams at The Leland Coffee Company - 765-935-4545.
For more information, contact:
Melissa Baxter
Administrative Assistant
Communities In Schools of Wayne County
(765) 983-2263
cisassist@parallax.ws
BEN-HUR races into RCT!
Richmond Civic Theatre will present two showings of the 1959 epic, BEN-HUR, on March 18th and 19th. Each showing will begin at 7:30 p.m., with an admission price of $2.50 per person. Both screenings are sponsored by David & Peggy Rokosz of Richmond Apothecary, and will be at the historic Richmond Civic Theatre.
BEN-HUR is based on the novel by Brookville, Indiana native Lew Wallace. A Civil War general, Wallace lived a life as adventurous as that of his fictional hero, Judah Ben-Hur. Even in peacetime, Wallace was a man of achievement, serving as governor of New Mexico, later as a U.S. senator and even as an ambassador to Turkey. The first film version of Wallace’s novel, made in 1907, was an unauthorized adaptation, resulting in an historical lawsuit that established the right of writers to compensation when their work was used in the new medium of the motion picture.
MGM’s Biblical spectacle, starring Charlton Heston, was the studio’s second version of the classic tale, having first filmed the story as a lavish silent production in 1925. Probably best remembered for its climactic chariot race, BEN-HUR almost had a different face. Before Heston was cast in the title role, the part had been offered to—and turned down by—such stars as Burt Lancaster, Paul Newman and Rock Hudson. BEN-HUR remains a powerful presentation, and was the first of only three films to ever receive a record-breaking 11 Academy Awards. (To date, only 1997’s TITANIC and 2003’s LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING have matched that number.)
BEN-HUR is the 17th presentation of the C. Francis Jenkins Film Society of Richmond Civic Theatre. Future film showings include the original STAR WARS trilogy on April 22nd and 23rd, SUNSET BOULEVARD on May 27th and 28th, YANKEE DOODLE DANDY on July 1st and 2nd, JAWS on July 29th and 30th, REAR WINDOW on August 26th and 27th, AMERICAN GRAFFITI on September 23rd and 24th, the HARRY POTTER trilogy on October 28th and 29th, THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK on November 18th and 19th, Walt Disney’s PINOCCHIO on November 25th and 26th, and TOP HAT on December 31st and January 1st.
Richmond Civic Theatre recently acquired its full-sized movie screen from the old Tivoli Theater, thanks to the generosity of Hoppe Jewelers. Additional thanks are due to Primex Plastics Corporation, The Delta Entertainment Music Corporation, David and Cheri Jetmore, Ernest & Betty Mills of Doan & Mills Funeral Home, Steven & Margery Stoller, Dr. Deborah Wehman of Richmond Podiatry, and Censor Security Systems, who provided funding for the purchase of a new video projector for the Film Society. Donations to purchase video equipment will be accepted at each film series offering. More information regarding RCT Film Series sponsorship and advertising opportunities is available by calling (765) 962-8011.
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Performing Arts Showcase
Wayne County is blessed to have some of the finest performing arts education programs and opportunities in Indiana. It is felt that from time to time we need to remind everyone just how talented our youth happen to be! For that reason it is planned to put on the 3rd Annual Performing Arts Showcase, titled:
“Spotlight On Youth”
What: A performing arts showcase featuring students from ALL FIVE school districts and other youth groups in Wayne County.
When: Friday, March 18th, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Centerville High School Auditorium
Wayne County youth performers include: