Calendar Of Events - Visit Southeast Indiana

July 2009 Newsletter
July
Calendar of Events
July 4, 10, 18 & 25 – Automotive
Racing – Lawrenceburg Speedway
– Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds, U.S. 50,
Lawrenceburg. Enjoy a 3/8-mile highbanked, clay, oval track with sprint
car, modified and pure stock racing
every Saturday through October.
Gates open at 5pm;
Racing begins at 7pm.
www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com
or 513-519-2759.
Dearborn County - Southeast Indiana
The perfect place to play! Gaming • Dining • Skiing • Getaways
July 5 – Tri-State Antique Market – Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds,
July 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
Motorcycle Racing –
Lawrenceburg Speedway
– Lawrenceburg
Fairgrounds, U.S. 50,
Lawrenceburg. Enjoy
motorcycle, speedway
ATVs and go-cart racing
each Friday from May
through September.
Practice @ 5:30PM; Races
@ 7:30PM. $10-Adults;
$5-under 12. Information:
513-662-7759; Day of Race: 513-616-7093.
www.lawrenceburgmotorcyclespeedway.net.
July 3 & 4 – Aurora Firecracker Festival – Lesko Park, Aurora. Fri.,
5pm-11:30pm; Sat., 10am-11:30pm. Old- fashioned family festival with live
entertainment, craft booths, food, kids’ area, contests, lighted boat parade
Friday night, and fireworks over the Ohio River on Saturday night. Free.
Mike Peters, 812-926-2909 or www.visitsoutheastindiana.com.
July 4 – River City Classics Annual Car Show – Downtown Aurora.
Registration from 8am-Noon; trophies presented at 3:30pm. Join
River City Classics Car Club for its annual 2009 Car Show in Aurora. $20
registration on the day of the event. Motorcycles welcome. For more
information, call David at 812-926-2079 or Gerald at 812-744-3692, or visit
www.rivercityclassicsaurorain.com.
July 4 – Greendale Fourth of July Celebration & 5K Walk/Run –
Greendale Park, 827 Nowlin Ave., Greendale. Enjoy a small town Fourth of
July in Greendale, Indiana! Activities include a fishing derby from 8-11am,
5K Walk/Run for Myositis at 9am, bike parade registration from 2:30-3pm,
and a spectacular fireworks display at 9:30pm. Free. Linda Cromer,
812-537-2013.
July 18 – Senior Dance on Main – Aurora Lions Club Building, Second
& Main Streets, Aurora. 7pm-10:30pm. Music by Wooden Axles (classic
country). Join Main Street Aurora for “Dances on Main” on the third
Saturday of the month, April through August. This community event
is for seniors and all others interested in having a good time in Historic
Downtown Aurora. $5 admission charge. Main Street Aurora, 812-926-1100
or www.aurora.in.us.
July 19 – St. John’s Festival &
Chicken Dinner – 25743 St. Rt. 1,
Dover. 11am-7pm. Festival with
games, beer garden, raffle,
bingo, country store and
fun for all. Chicken dinner
served 11am-6pm.
812-576-4302 or
www.stjohndover.org.
July 24, 25 & 26 – Bright
Community Festival –
Bright Firehouse, 23759
Brightwood Dr., Bright. Fri., 6-11pm; Sat., 3-11pm (Parade at 3pm); and
Sun., Noon-7pm. This community festival, which benefits Bright
Fire and EMS, features free live music, food, kids’ rides, raffles, beer tent,
gaming and more. 812-637-3473.
July 25-26 – St. Martin Festival – 8044 Yorkridge Rd, Yorkville. Sat.,
4:30-8pm (with live music continuing until 11:30pm); Sun., 11:30am- 5pm.
Enjoy prime rib dinner, raffles and live music Saturday night, and chicken
dinner, raffles, kiddie land, live music and beer garden on Sunday.
Flo Braun, 812-623-3408.
COMMISSION MEMBERS
Ahmad Ahmad, Argosy Casino & Hotel
Charlotte Hastings, Charlotte’s Flowers & Antiques
Dave Lorey, President
Debbie Morris, Riverside Inn
Dee Hacker, Hillforest Victorian House Museum
Ellen Perfect, Perfect North Slopes
Marilyn Bower, DHAC
Steve Hedges, O.I.N.K.
Maynard Barrett, Dearborn County Council
STAFF
Michael Rozow, Executive Director/COO
Debbie Smith, DCCVTB Director
Connie Cleary, Events Coordinator
Lois Pohle, Administrative Assistant
Betsy Armbruster, Administration
DCCV&TB
MISSION STATEMENT
The Dearborn County Convention,
Visitor & Tourism Bureau is that of
an aggressive marketing, service
and information organization whose
primary responsibility is to positively
impact the Dearborn County
area economy through
visitor expenditures.
PAID
Downtown Lawrenceburg. 7-9pm. This free outdoor concert series
highlights talented performers and showcases a variety of musical styles.
The events will also include a car show by the Indiana Gassers. Food and
beverages available. Bring your own lawn chairs. Lawrenceburg Main
Street Association, www.lawrenceburgmainst.com, 812-537-4507 or
Imsa@one.net.
July 16, 21 & 23 – The “American Girl” Day Camp for Girls –
Hillforest Victorian House Museum – 213 Fifth St., Aurora. 9am-Noon.
Girls ages 5-14 will have a great time learning the history of “The American
Girl” doll series and participating in crafts, games and more. Camp cost:
$20 per child, reservations required. 812-926-0087 or www.hillforest.org.
PRESORT
STANDARD
U.S. POSTAGE
July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30– Music on the River – High & Walnut Streets,
320 Walnut Street
Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025
812-537-0814 or 800-322-8198
Fax: 812-537-0845
E-mail: dearborn@visitsoutheastindiana.com
www.visitsoutheastindiana.com
LAWRENCEBURG, IN
PERMIT NO. 21
July 2 – River City Classics’ Cruise-In – Bridgeway Street, Aurora.
6-9pm. Monthly car show (held first Thursday of the month) featuring
live entertainment by Captain Conrad & Dottie, split-the-pot, free safety
inspections, door prizes and awards, and trophies sponsored by Main
Street Aurora. Food and drinks available at the Aurora American Legion
Post 231. 812-926-1100 or www.rivercityclassicsaurorain.com.
July 10, 11 & 12 – St Lawrence Church Festival – 542 Walnut St.,
Lawrenceburg. Fri., 6pm-Midnight; Sat., 5pm-Midnight; and Sun., 11am6pm. Annual church festival featuring fun for the entire family! Enjoy
kids’ area with rides, live music, big money raffle, beer garden and games.
Don’t miss the pork chop dinner on Friday, German dinner on Saturday
and fried chicken dinner on Sunday. Cindy Macke, 812-537-3992 or
www.stlawrencechurch.us.
Dearborn County
Convention, Visitor
and Tourism Bureau
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
U.S. 50, Lawrenceburg. 7am-3pm. $3 admission charge for adults over
age 18. Discover Indiana’s largest “antiques and vintage-only” market.
Approximately 250 dealers each month. Indoors and outdoors, rain or
shine. Bruce Metzger, 513-738-7256 or www.queencityshows.com.
Soak Up the Sun at a Summer Festival
Welcome to July in Southeast Indiana, where the summer festival season is in full swing! This month, our calendar is
packed with a variety of special events on the agenda, many of which are a Dearborn County tradition. Best of all, since
most of our festivals offer free admission, you and your family can enjoy a great day trip without having to worry about
the impact on your wallet.
In addition to our popular July Fourth events, which include the Aurora Firecracker Festival (July 3-4) and the City
of Greendale’s annual Fourth of July Celebration (July 4), you’ll find lots of great events on the calendar this month,
including a variety of church festivals taking place throughout the county.
Later in July, you won’t want to miss the Bright Community Festival (July 24-26), a large community festival featuring
fun for the whole family. You can read more about it inside this month’s newsletter.
For additional information on any of these events, or to learn more about fun and free things to do in Southeast Indiana
this summer, check out the Calendar of Events section of our website at www.visitsoutheastindiana.com.
In spite of some rainy weather, I’m pleased to report that last month’s
Vera Bradley Classic™ was a tremendous success. This annual golf
outing and fundraiser, which is organized by the Vera Bradley
Foundation for Breast CancerSM and took place at the beginning of
June in the Foundation’s home city of Fort Wayne, drew more than a
thousand supporters eager to join the Foundation in raising money for
breast cancer research.
As you know, the Foundation is the sole beneficiary of our Tour for the
Cure® initiative, with 100% of Tour for the Cure® donations going to
support the nonprofit group and its important mission.
I would like to express my appreciation to all of our local Tour for the
Cure® partners, including the hotels, restaurants and attractions that
make our Tour for the Cure® program such a success. I would also like to
thank once again our Tour for the Cure® golf team (pictured below) who
traveled to Fort Wayne to participate in this year’s Vera Bradley Classic.
Your efforts are truly appreciated.
Don’t Forget…
Don’t Miss the Bright Festival
Argosy Casino & Hotel in Lawrenceburg is now Hollywood Casino!
If you haven’t checked out the new facility for yourself, now is the
time to do so! The result of a $300-million expansion, the new vessel is
loaded with high-end amenities and is the perfect place to play on a
hot summer day.
The Bright Community Festival is back, and it’s bigger and better
than ever before! This annual event, which benefits the Bright Fire
Department and EMS, offers a variety of activities the entire family will
enjoy, including:
In August, the new Hollywood Casino will also become a top poker
destination as it hosts the World Poker Tour in its special new poker
area. For more information on visiting the new casino, log on to
www.hollywoodindiana.com.
NOW
OPEN
We’ve Gone…
•New 150,000 Sq. Ft. Casino
•90 LIVE Table Games
•41 LIVE Poker Tables
•3,200 Slot Machines
& Electronic Table Games
•New VIP Lounge
•The Celebrity Grille
•New “Club Hollywood” Player‘s Club
✹ Live entertainment
✹ Kids’ rides
✹ Food and information booths
✹ Beer tent
✹ Gaming
✹ Large parade (Saturday at 3pm)
✹ Gigantic raffles
✹ And much, much more!
This year’s Bright Festival is scheduled for July 24-26 at the
Bright Firehouse. For more information on the Bright Festival,
log on to Dearborn County’s official tourism website at
www.visitsoutheastindiana.com, or call 800-322-8198.
Be sure to stop by the Dearborn County Convention, Visitor
& Tourism Bureau booth when you arrive!
Fall Road Rally to Benefit
Tour for the Cure®
Dearborn County is home to a variety of scenic highways and byways
that are particularly beautiful in the fall. This October, you’re invited to
discover some of them on a special road rally to benefit breast cancer
research.
Known as the Tour for the Cure®
Scenic Road Rally, this unique
one-day event includes a fourhour, 60-mile course through
our scenic countryside, with a
number of pit stops along the
way. In addition to the drive,
which includes visits to three
historic bridges and an apple orchard, participants will enjoy tours of
Hillforest Victorian House Museum and the historic Veraestau estate,
both located in Aurora. The event will also include a stop at McCabe’s
Greenhouse and Floral in Lawrenceburg to pick up pink ribbons. Those
wishing to extend their trip will find several nearby Dearborn County
hotels ideal for an autumn getaway.
Open to all street legal vehicles and sponsored by the Dearborn County
Convention, Visitor & Tourism Bureau, the Tour for the Cure® Scenic Road
Rally is scheduled for Sat., October 17, rain or shine. A cost of $60 per
vehicle includes a $25 donation to Tour for the Cure®, with additional
donations encouraged.
The Tour for the Cure® Scenic Road Rally is organized by Scenic Road
Rallies, LLC of Sunman, Indiana. Registration for the fall road rally is now
open to the public, so make your reservation today! Participants will
enjoy a fun scavenger hunt and a variety of great prizes provided by
Vera Bradley, Inc. Teams can also sign a special Memory Board provided
by The Framery of Lawrenceburg. To learn more about this special
event, or to pre-register, log on to www.tourforthecure.info or contact
us at 800-322-8198. Hope to see you this fall!
Mark Your Calendar
for August Regatta
Our Tour for the Cure® golf team, from left: Lisa Rose, Robert Rose & Associates LLC, Chicago,
Illinois; Theresa Eckstein, Batesville, Ind.; Debbie Smith, Dearborn County Convention, Visitor &
Tourism Bureau, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; Phyllis Martin, Grand Oak Golf Club, West Harrison, Ind.
(Owner/Club Manager); Sally McWilliams, Media Link, Madison, Ind., Dearborn County CVTB
Group & Package Travel Specialist
New Tourism Businesses
Please join me in welcoming the following new tourism businesses to
Dearborn County:
Thousands of powerboat racing fans will converge upon Southeast
Indiana next month as the 11th-annual “A Roar of Thunder” Powerboat
Regatta roars into downtown Aurora. One of Southeast Indiana’s most
popular summer events, the free event will offer non-stop Ohio River
racing the weekend of Aug. 15-16.
Ready to join in the fun? Head down to Aurora’s Lesko Park for two
full days of Powerboat Superleague racing, plus an air show and other
entertainment. For more information, call 877-571-6004 or log on to
www.visitsoutheastindiana.com.
Located at 10768 Gatch Hill Road (off of U.S. 50) on the outskirts of
Aurora, Journey’s Bar & Grill offers a variety of American cuisine
including pizzas, hoagies, sandwiches, steaks and a kids’ menu.
Hours: Tues.-Thurs., 11am-10pm; Fri.-Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 11am-10pm.
Closed Monday. For more information, call 812-655-9017.
Newly opened in the former Coachlight Inn location in downtown
Aurora (223 Third Street), 3rd & Main offers casual upscale American
cuisine, with specialties including hand-cut steaks, chops, meatloaf,
pasta, pot roast, fish and turkey dinners with all the trimmings. Hours:
Thurs.-Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 10am-9pm, with a 2pm brunch. Closed
Monday through Wednesday. For more information, call 812-655-9129.
A round-up of the latest travel news and tourism
trends…
It’s no secret that fairs and festivals are a top activity for travelers.
In fact, the U.S. Travel Association reports that approximately 41
percent, or four in ten U.S. adults, have attended a fair or festival
while on a trip. That’s over 59 million people!
Source:
U.S. Travel Association, www.ustravel.org