Art group adds to camp offerings
PENDLETON — The Pendleton Artists Society plans an expanded art camp this summer at Gallery 119 in Pendleton:
• Kids Art Camp at PAS — Pendleton Artists Society is accepting registrations for its Kids Art Camp. Children can learn and create art projects using a variety of media.
The classes will take place from July 16-20 and cost $50 per child. Cost for each additional immediate sibling is $45. Students ages 6 to 12 may register for either morning or afternoon classes.
The morning class is from 9 to 11:30 a.m., and the afternoon class is from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Children 13 and older may register for the 5:30 to 8 p.m. class.
• New this year will be a metalsmithing and enameling workshop for ages 13 and older.
The class will make copper boxes with a focus on stamping, texturing, piercing with a jewelry saw, stone setting, wire wrapping and lacing, and enameling with powdered glass and kiln.
Participants will design their own style. All tools and supplies will be furnished. This class is scheduled from 5:30 to 8 p.m. July 16 to 20 and will be limited to 12 students.
The gallery is located at 119 W. State St.
People can register during regular gallery hours, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, or by phone at 765-778-0986.
Online registration can be done at pendleton artistssociety.org/events/.
Quilt guild topic is appliqué
PENDLETON — Spring Valley Quilt Guild’s next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 4, with a talk about appliqué by Barb Snodgrass and Peggy Sanquinetti.
The color theme is carnation pink.
The guild meets the first Wednesday of each month except September.
Meetings take place in the Community Room of Pendleton Community Public Library, 595 E. Water St.
Social time starts at 5:30 p.m., and the meeting begins at 6 p.m.
Guests are welcome, and there will be show and tell.
Optimists golf outing set for June 9
LAPEL — Optimist Golf Tournament of Champions is scheduled for June 9 at Edgewood Golf and Event Center, 519 Golf Club Road, Anderson.
The Lapel Optimist Club event — which supports local youth sports, including football, basketball and volleyball — has a 2 p.m. shotgun start.
For more details, call 765-534-796 or visit www.lapelyouthathletics.com.
Open Hearts, Open Purses coming up
PENDLETON — The awards night for “Open Hearts, Open Purses,” a giving circle comprised of at least 100 women who each give $100, is scheduled for June 14.
Open Hearts, Open Purses pools donations to award a $10,000 grant to one not-for-profit charitable organization that seeks to improve the lives of individuals and families in South Madison County.
On award night, donors will hear short presentations from three finalists then cast a vote for their top choice.
Interested women are encouraged to join the giving circle before May 31 to be part of the award selection on June 14.
Gifts are tax-deductible and may be directed to South Madison Community Foundation, 233 S. Main St., Pendleton, IN 46064, or paid online at www.SouthMadisonFoundation.org.
Call the foundation at 765-778-8444 for more details.
History center offers genealogy classes
ANDERSON — The genealogy department at Madison County History Center is offering a series of genealogy-related classes running through Aug. 13.
Classes include “Land Records,” June 11; “Census,” July 9 and “Computer/Websites,” Aug. 13.
Classes start at 12:30 p.m. in the Bowman Room at the history center, 11 W. 11th St., Anderson.
There is no charge.
Call 765-683-0052 for more details.
Youth soccer camp sign up open
PENDLETON — Pendleton Heights Youth Soccer Camp for boys and girls in first through eighth grades is open for sign ups.
The camp will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 18, through Thursday, June 21, at the Pendleton Heights Soccer Fields, One Arabian Drive.
Cost is $50, which includes a T-shirt and four days of age-appropriate training led by the high school coaches and high school players.
Parents can sign up their children at phhs2018youthsoccercamp.eventbrite.com or come early on the first day of camp.
Group offers glimpses of past
ANDERSON — Madison County Historical Society Inc., 15 W. 11th St., features a living room scene from the past, where visitors can see how an earlier generation lived.
There also is a dental office and general store, where people can see things they might have heard about but not seen.
The historical society is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Exhibit hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Call 765-683-0052 for more details.
