May 18 Saturday
Every spring, the invasive plant garlic mustard emerges across our local nature preserves in large numbers. If left unchecked, this weed can change soil chemistry, overtake the forest's understory, and diminish the beautiful display of native ephemeral wildflowers. With your help, the forest understory will be filled with a diverse mix of plants that provide food and shelter to abundant wildlife.
For this year’s effort, NICHES Land Trust will be hosting a series of garlic mustard pulling shifts at local nature preserves within a 10-50 minute drive of Lafayette. This is our organization's single biggest annual volunteer push; if we can manage to fill every volunteer shift it will provide over a thousand volunteer hours during a critically important stewardship window. Please check out our shift dates/locations and sign-up by clicking the link below.All volunteers who register for 2 or more pulling shifts before the end of March will receive this years 'War of the Weeds' T-shirt featuring our top secret garlic mustard pesto recipe on the back!
Sign up to Volunteer Here: https://bit.ly/2024waroftheweeds
The Wabash River Cycle Club is hosting its annual New Rider Callout for interested cyclists on Saturday, May 18th, from 10am to 2pm at Cumberland Park, South Shelter #1 in West Lafayette.
Donut (& fruit) social hour starts at 10am to meet fellow riders, and our ride leaders will help you choose the appropriate ride for your interest and cycling needs.
There are 4 different rides (varying from leisurely 3 mile trail rides to 1-2 hour rides through Tippecanoe county) leaving from the park at 11am and returning by 1pm for lunch, provided by the WRCC.
Please register at wrcc-in.org and invite friends & family to join us! As always this is a free event, we just request reservations to help determine how much food and drinks to provide.
Light and Lines by Robert Leavitt Robert Leaviitt’s bold abstract paintings explore balance and harmony while embracing tension, depth, and complexity.
Come see this amazing show at Artists’ Own Gallery, 518 Main Street, Lafayette from May 17 to July 13. The opening reception is May 17 from 6-9 p.m. in conjunction with the Gallery Walk, downtown Lafayette.
All ages storytime. Come enjoy both new titles and old favorites! See the Heartland Odyssey sculpture.
Under the Sculpture
Event Type(s): Storytime
Age Group(s): Kids
May 19 Sunday
Welcome, Welcome, Welcome
Everybody is welcome at Bethel AME
Come join us for Sunday services at Bethel AME Church
Bethel AME Church
820 Ferry Street Lafayette, IN 47901
Pastor Pamela Jones Horne
In person at 820 Ferry Street
Sunday School starts at 10:00 AM
Services start at 11:00 A.M.
time is Central Time Zone
"Celebration of monkeys" food, music, raffle and more
On May 19, the Wabash Valley Youth Symphony will perform a FREE concert conducted by Artistic Director, Dr. Chris Wild.
WVYS is a unique ensemble that brings together exceptional, young musicians from across the Greater Lafayette area. The ensemble provides performance opportunities for students whose schools do not currently have orchestra programs, home-schooled students, and those who play in a school orchestra but want to expand their repertoire.
The WVYS is a 501(c)(3) federal charity whose work to enrich the lives of young musicians and the entire community is made possible by tuition fees, current grants from the Indiana Arts Commission and Tippecanoe Arts Federation, and generous corporate and individual sponsors.
May 20 Monday