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News from the City of Carmel - September 15, 2023 |
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Experience art and music all weekend long!
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Carmel on Canvas this weekend!
This unique event provides artists with two days of plein air painting in the Carmel Arts & Design District, Midtown Plaza and Monon Greenway, the City's Japanese Garden, Carmel City Center and Central Park. This also provides a wonderful opportunity for the public to watch the artists create and see how they interpret our community onto their canvases.
September 15 - 17
This links takes you to the schedule of all Carmel on Canvas events.
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Press the button below and hear from Carmel on Canvas plein air artists.
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Great Squirrel Stampede Saturday
The Carmel Clay Historical Society will host the Great Squirrel Stampede 1K and 3K walk/run at Coxhall Gardens. Open to all ages and even four-legged members of the family!
Saturday, September 16, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
This link takes you to the registration website.
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Carmel PorchFest Sunday
Carmel PorchFest is a free, family-friendly community event where a variety of musical acts perform live on neighborhood porches. Food and beverage vendors are also available. The featured musical acts range from acoustic to electric, solo to ensemble covering multiple different musical genres. A variety of volunteer positions are still available ranging from set up to tear down to 'Roadies' to assist bands with their equipment.
Sunday, September 17
noon - 6 p.m.
Carmel Arts & Design District / Old Town Neighborhood
This link takes you to volunteer shifts.
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Carmel City Council appoints Jim Probst to Advisory Committee on Disability
Jim Probst, vice president and general manager of Carmel-based BraunAbility’s Commercial Division, has been appointed to the Carmel Advisory Committee on Disability. He was appointed by the Carmel City Council to fulfill the term left vacant after Wendy Kiefel stepped down.
Probst will serve until the end of 2023 and will then be eligible for reappointment by the Council.
Probst has been involved in wheelchair accessibility since the early 1990s when he began working for a company that built wheelchair accessible vans. In 1999, he founded his own manufacturing business in Kalamazoo, Michigan, which was purchased by BraunAbility in 2011.
This links takes you to the complete news release.
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Traffic and Construction News
MONON BOULEVARD DETOUR - On or after Monday, September 18, a portion of the southbound lane of Monon Boulevard from Elm Street to Walnut Street will be closed due to work on a nearby cell tower. The sidewalk/path west of the boulevard and the Monon Greenway will be closed in this area from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and will reopen on evenings and weekends. The closure is expected to last through September 29 but is subject to change.
On the map, the red line indicates the area that will be closed.
🟢 The green line indicates the detour for pedestrians.
🟡 The yellow line indicates the detour for bikes/cyclists.
🔵 The blue line indicates the detour for vehicular traffic along Veterans Way.
For your safety as well as the safety of the construction team, please respect all closure signage. Thank you!
NEWS FROM INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (INDOT)
MICHIGAN ROAD - There will be intersection closures at 96th, 106th and 116th Street beginning September 15 through October 23 as INDOT performs concrete pavement restoration. These closures will take place from 9 p.m. Friday evening through 5 a.m. Monday morning.
The week prior to each closure, watch for message boards posted at Zionsville Road and Shelborne Road to alert travelers of the impending closures.
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National Roundabouts Week
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Carmel International Arts Festival
September draws to a close with one of the largest festivals of the year in the Arts & Design District. The streets will be closed to traffic but alive with more than 100 artists in an array of media to provide the community with the finest samplings to purchase and take home.
Saturday, September 23, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday, September 24, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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EV Ride and Drive
The City of Carmel in partnership with the Greater Indiana Clean Cities, Hoosier Electric Vehicle Association, Carmel Green Initiative, AAA's My Pit Crew and Knozone is excited to announce that, as part of the National Drive Electric Week, we will be hosting our 4th Annual EV Ride and Drive.
Saturday, September 30, 4 - 7 p.m.
Indiana Design Center
200 S. Range Line Road
Visit the EV Ride and Drive Facebook event page at this link.
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Chinese Mooncake Festival
Enjoy this free event in Midtown Plaza featuring a dragon parade, dancing and music and, of course, mooncakes.
Presented by the City of Carmel and the Carmel-Xiangyang Sister City Committee.
Saturday, September 30, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Midtown Plaza
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Take this 5 minute survey
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Counting down to the Solar Eclipse 2024
Experience one of the greatest natural phenomena that can occur in our skies: a total solar eclipse. Businesses, attractions and our cities are planning exciting ways to celebrate on April 8, 2024. Visit the Carmel Eclipse 2024 page on the City of Carmel website to watch the Countdown Clock and learn more about the eclipse.
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What time will the 2024 solar eclipse be visible?
Visit Hamilton County's Total Solar Eclipse 2024 website
for details.
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Performing Arts in the City
Carmel has world class entertainment in a variety of genres featuring performances all year long
Each week we will highlight some of the events going on in the City.
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Special Event at The Cat
Jazz It Up! Melinda DeRocker's NYC Jazz Trio
Master Class
Saturday, September 16, 3 p.m.
Whether you're a jazz enthusiast or just love good music, this is an event you don't want to miss. Attendees to this master class will have the opportunity to learn from an epic jazz trio straight from the heart of New York City as they take you on a musical journey.
Tom Jennings - Hailed by the Boston Globe as a “highly attuned pianist,” Jennings has performed with artists from a wide array of genres.
Gregory M. Jones - Upright and electric bassist Jones, can be seen and heard in seasons four and five of the award winning The Marvelous Mrs Maisel.
Jeff Ciampa - Temporary jazz guitarist Ciampa has recorded and toured with some of the most demanding practitioners, including Harry Belafonte, Dave Matthews, Mark Egan, Bill Evans and more.
Master class attendees will receive a 25 percent discount to the Melinda DeRocker NYC Jazz Trio show at Feinstein's on September 17 with promo code MASTERCLASS25.
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Feinstein's at Hotel Carmichael
Feinstein's welcomes New York City-based singer and actor, Melinda DeRocker and her jazz trio to perform fresh arrangements of timeless standards from the Great American Songbook.
Melinda DeRocker and Her Jazz Trio
Sunday, September 17, 7:30 p.m.
Click here to purchase tickets to Melinda DeRocker and Her Jazz Trio
Click the venue logos below for more entertainment options.
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Upcoming Public Meetings
City Council - Monday, September 18, 6 p.m.
Plan Commission - Tuesday, September 19, 6 p.m.
Board of Public Works - Wednesday, September 20, 10 a.m.
2024 Budget Workshops - Thursday, September 21, 8 a.m.
2024 Budget Workshops - Friday, September 22, 8 a.m.
All public meetings take place in the Council Chambers in City Hall, unless otherwise indicated. Public meetings are broadcast live on Carmel TV and YouTube .
To view archived Government Meetings with Closed Captioning, visit the City's video archives. Select the meeting you wish to view and once the window opens on your computer screen or phone, select the CC box on the bottom right corner next to the settings.
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