Community Calendar

Join Lilwen Jones in her creative course dedicated towards instructing on the techniques used to craft artistry from the prairies, creeks, and forests of the Midwest.

You’ll be taught how to spot and forage for your own earthen materials. How to start building your own wild-smithing toolkit. And most importantly, how to honor your unique artistic style in each handcrafted piece you take home. The curriculum will include sculpting beads made from flower petal clay, crafting charms from midwestern fossils and crystals, learning how to press and preserve local flora, and practicing the basic methods of “cold connection” copper-smithing.

This workshop is all about finding the beauty hidden within the earth around us and channeling that essence into wearable works of art. If you have a passion for nature and a desire to learn basic metalwork, then this is the creative course for you.

Instructor: Lilwen Jones
Location: The Arts Federation (638 North St, Lafayette, IN 47901) - Art Studio
Time: Sundays, 12:00pm -1:30pm
Tuition: $95 (must be paid in full – this class cannot be taken on a week-to-week basis)

Full Schedule:

Sunday, August 9, 12:00-1:30 pm

Sunday, August 16, 12:00-1:30 pm

Sunday, August 23, 12:00-1:30 pm

Sunday, August 30, 12:00-1:30 pm

Nine Irish Brothers Traditional Irish Pub hosts a community trad session Wednesday evenings at seven pm. Trad sessions--short for traditional Irish sessions, are a community-led participatory event in which local musicians bring their instruments and play traditional Irish music. Musicians who play Irish instruments or who are striving to learn are welcome to join in, and all members of the community are welcome to enjoy the music and ambiance.

Join us for a lively concert featuring Island Mixtape, a dynamic quartet known for their vibrant Caribbean-influenced melodies and infectious rhythms. Odie Boy's Kettle Corn will be on-site, along with our cash bar. Admission is free, thanks to our sponsors Duke Energy and Someday Songs LLC.

Join Lilwen Jones in her creative course dedicated towards instructing on the techniques used to craft artistry from the prairies, creeks, and forests of the Midwest.

You’ll be taught how to spot and forage for your own earthen materials. How to start building your own wild-smithing toolkit. And most importantly, how to honor your unique artistic style in each handcrafted piece you take home. The curriculum will include sculpting beads made from flower petal clay, crafting charms from midwestern fossils and crystals, learning how to press and preserve local flora, and practicing the basic methods of “cold connection” copper-smithing.

This workshop is all about finding the beauty hidden within the earth around us and channeling that essence into wearable works of art. If you have a passion for nature and a desire to learn basic metalwork, then this is the creative course for you.

Instructor: Lilwen Jones
Location: The Arts Federation (638 North St, Lafayette, IN 47901) - Art Studio
Time: Sundays, 12:00pm -1:30pm
Tuition: $95 (must be paid in full – this class cannot be taken on a week-to-week basis)

Full Schedule:

Sunday, August 9, 12:00-1:30 pm

Sunday, August 16, 12:00-1:30 pm

Sunday, August 23, 12:00-1:30 pm

Sunday, August 30, 12:00-1:30 pm

The Lafayette Dulcimer Gathering will play at Cumberland Park every Tuesday evening from 7pm to 8:30pm in June, July and August
All acoustic instrument musicians are welcome to join the jam and play along or, just bring a lawn chair and enjoy the music! Song sheets will be available.

Nine Irish Brothers Traditional Irish Pub hosts a community trad session Wednesday evenings at seven pm. Trad sessions--short for traditional Irish sessions, are a community-led participatory event in which local musicians bring their instruments and play traditional Irish music. Musicians who play Irish instruments or who are striving to learn are welcome to join in, and all members of the community are welcome to enjoy the music and ambiance.

A free event offering repair services and advice. Don't replace it, repair it! At the Northend Community Center. Bring your broken items and get instant help. Appliances, bikes, electronics, tools, lawn and garden equipment, furniture, and toys, are just a few of the items we can help repair. Before you throw it away, bring it to us! First Saturday of every month, 10am-noon.

Join us for a beautiful evening of live music featuring the Lafayette Citizens Band at Columbian Park's Memorial Island Amphitheater! This location provides excellent acoustics, a sound system, a restroom facility, interesting architecture, and a beautiful setting. Best of all, the renovations include built in seating.

Concerts are not rescheduled if cancelled due to rain and will not be cancelled unless there is inclement weather at the venue at the time of the concert.

The Lafayette Dulcimer Gathering will play at Cumberland Park every Tuesday evening from 7pm to 8:30pm in June, July and August
All acoustic instrument musicians are welcome to join the jam and play along or, just bring a lawn chair and enjoy the music! Song sheets will be available.

Nine Irish Brothers Traditional Irish Pub hosts a community trad session Wednesday evenings at seven pm. Trad sessions--short for traditional Irish sessions, are a community-led participatory event in which local musicians bring their instruments and play traditional Irish music. Musicians who play Irish instruments or who are striving to learn are welcome to join in, and all members of the community are welcome to enjoy the music and ambiance.