Special Olympics hosts artistic fundraiser
GREENFIELD — The public is invited to a Special Olympics wood painting fundraiser from 1 to 3:30 p.m., Feb. 29, at the Masonic Lodge, 661 Tague St. A party facilitator will bring all the materials you need to create a wood sign that you love, selecting from more than 900 designs, 60 paint colors and six stains. Those planning to attend must pre-order signs by 2 p.m. Feb. 18 at creativegatheringsindy.com/order-your-sign.html in order for the sign to be stained and vinyl stencils cut ahead of the workshop. Signs cost between $35 and $60; $10 from each sign will go to the Special Olympics.
Beef & Board Dinner Theatre to hold open auditions
INDIANAPOLIS — Beef & Board Dinner Theatre, 9201 Michigan Road, will hold open auditions for adults from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m. Feb. 24. Roles are open for the troupe’s future productions of “Beehive,” “Newsies,” “Phantom” and “Aladdin Jr.” Auditioners should be prepared to sing 16 to 24 bars of two contrasting vocal selections, to deliver a monologue or read from the script if asked. Auditioners should come prepared to dance with a recent 8 by 10-inch photograph and a current resume. For more information, visit beefandboards.com and find auditions under about us.
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Women’s Book Discussion to take on “The Library Book”
NEW PALESTINE — “The Library Book,” by Susan Orlean, is the featured selection for the Women’s Book Discussion, held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 20, at the Hancock County Public Library’s Sugar Creek Branch, 5731 W. U.S. Highway 52. Award-winning New Yorker reporter and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean weaves her lifelong love of books and reading into an investigation of the 1986 fire that consumed 400,000 books at the Los Angeles Public Library, in a narrative that manages to tell the broader story of libraries and librarians. Sign up to attend this free event at hcplibrary.org or 317-861-6618, ext. 313. Participants are encouraged to read the book in advance, available at the information desk.
