Warm weekend with various events at Indy Parks
By Lauren Kent
Indianapolis, Indiana — Indy Parks announced free and fun family-oriented events for the last weekend of winter.
• Community Lifeguard Training course: March 18-20 at Thatcher Park. Anyone over the age of 16 can experience this free course and earn their lifeguard certification which includes Basic Life Support, CPR, and First Aid certifications.
• Outdoor Skills: Fire Building. March 18, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Eagle Creek Earth Discovery Center. Learn how to start a fire like a pro with new tips and tricks. Participants even go home with their own fire starter kit.
• Trail Run. March 19, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Holliday Park. Run a five-mile or walk a three-mile course from Holliday Park to Marott Park. Proceeds from the run go back into programs for Holliday Park.
• Comedy of Errors. March 18, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Garfield Park Arts Center. The Garfield Shakespeare Company presents a fun story of “mistaken identity after two sets of identical twins get separated not long after birth”. Shows continue March 19, 25, and 26.
• Gnome Away from Home. March 19-April 3 at Garfield Park Conservatory. See a whimsical display of garden gnomes and try to spot them all! The theme this year is “Game On”, allowing visitors to enjoy the gnomes’ take on classic board games.
