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Dowagiac Summer Festival, BBQ Competition arrives this weekend
DOWAGIAC — The sound of sizzling meats and the smell of smoky flavors will be wafting through downtown Dowagiac this weekend. Now in its 38th year, Dowagiac’s Summer Festival returns to downtown Dowagiac Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20, featuring the second annual BBQ Competition. The festival is one of several seasonal events, hosted […] The post Dowagiac Summer Festival, BBQ Competition arrives this weekend appeared first on Leader Publications.
8 things to do at South Bend's new Indiana Dinosaur Museum
SOUTH BEND ― In just its first weekend of operation, the Indiana Dinosaur Museum complex at 7102 Lincoln Way West drew more than 2,000 visitors, and attendance could continue growing as the attraction is fully developed in the future. The 23,000-square-foot dinosaur museum is the main attraction on the...
South Bend band making big strides in ‘America’s Next Top Hitmaker’ competition
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Brianne Barden, Bryan Kelso, Tony Bliss, and Cody Secor make up a South Bend band known as Stay Nameless. They play live shows throughout northern Indiana and record their own music in recording studios inside their own homes. They take inspiration from bands like Green...
Big-winning CA$H 5 jackpot ticket sold in South Bend
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Check your tickets! A big lottery prize was sold in South Bend!. The Hoosier Lottery says a CA$H 5 jackpot ticket worth $125,854 was purchased at the Meijer store located at 3600 N. Portage Road. The winning ticket matched all five numbers in the Monday,...
Dinosaur museum opens in Indiana after nearly 7 years
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — About seven years in the making, a dinosaur museum has opened in northern Indiana. The Indiana Dinosaur Museum opened on Friday in South Bend. The museum took almost seven years to make, and $15 million was invested into it. According to their website, the museum...
Potawatomi Zoo welcomes new baby flamingo
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The Potawatomi is welcoming a new friend to the flamingo enclosure. The fluffy, baby flamingo cracked their egg on July 4 and fully hatched the next day. The zoo named them Firecracker, as the zoo doesn’t know whether Firecracker is a boy or a girl....
Free Plant Pride Maker Market and Plant Faire Saturday
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The Botany Shop in South Bend announced it will host its third annual Plant Pride Maker Market and Plant Faire on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Organizers say this free event will feature local small businesses, Michiana makers, art demos, live music, food trucks, and lawn games.
Kennedy's Kitchen brings Irish tradition to Dayton Celtic Festival
Kennedy's Kitchen, a traditional Irish music group based in South Bend, Indiana, is set to perform at the Dayton Celtic Festival on Sunday, July 28, on the WDTN Traditional Stage from 12:00-1:20pm. John Kennedy, a founding member of the band, recently spoke with Cindy Funk, host of Dear Green Place on WYSO, about the group’s musical approach and upcoming performance.
Local non-profit animal shelter looking for volunteers
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The non-profit limited admission cat and dog shelter, Pet Refuge, is currently looking for volunteers with a passion for helping animals. Do you like talking about, thinking about, and watching cats and dogs?. If you're interested in volunteering, there are multiple opportunities to come in and...
Serious effort begins to seek link between 2 major trails for a regional destination
If filled, a roughly 11-mile trail gap east of Mishawaka would create a full path running all the way from Shipshewana to Niles. And that doesn’t include current efforts to extend the trail to Berrien Springs, with hopes of one day also reaching Lake Michigan and Chicago. For now, MACOG recently secured an...
Premier Arts performing ‘Oklahoma!’ at The Lerner this weekend
ELKHART, Ind. (WNDU) - Giddy up! Premier Arts is bringing the story of “Oklahoma!” to the Lerner Theatre stage this weekend!. Executive Artistic Director Craig Gibson and Kate Steele from the youth cast joined us on WNDU 16 News Now at Noon to tell us more about the show and what you can expect. You can learn more by watching the video above!
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