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🍎 Apple orchards

• The Ballroom Thieves | Tue., Oct. 11 | 7 p.m. | Hi-Fi, 1043 Virginia Ave #4, Indianapolis | $15.00 - $22.00 | Watch the band perform songs from its fourth album, which is described as “a song cycle born of mixed experiences and fueled by the power of imagination.”
• Flow Painting | Tue., Oct. 11 | 3-5 p.m. | Garfield Park Arts Center, 2432 Conservatory Dr., Indianapolis | $25.00 | Learn + practice acrylic flow painting using a basic flip cup technique.

• Read Between the Wines | Wed., Oct. 12 | 7-8 p.m. | Carmel Clay Public Library, 425 E. Main St., Carmel | Free | Try local breweries, pubs + restaurants with a lively group that enjoys talking about books.

• Flu-Lapalooza | Thu., Oct. 13 | 1-6 p.m. | Meridian Health Services, 4755 Kingsway Dr., Suite 105, Indianapolis | Free | Get your free flu shot + enjoy Halloween activities.
• RENT | Thu., Oct. 13 - Fri., Oct. 14 | 7-9:30 p.m. | Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, 3 Center Green, Suite 200, Indianapolis | $28.50 - $54.50 | Set in the East Village of New York City, the musical is about falling in love, finding your voice + living for today.
• Indianapolis Symphony: Brahms & Mussorgsky’s Pictures | Thu., Oct. 13 - Fri., Oct. 14 | 11 a.m. | Hilbert Circle Theatre, 45 Monument Cir., Indianapolis | $10.00 - $100.00 | Conductor Peter Oundjian leads the ISO in an eclectic program of powerful works culminating in Ravel’s vibrant orchestration of Pictures at an Exhibition.*

• Franciscan Health Indianapolis
• Indiana University Health
• Community Health Network ^

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• The Cavity Factory is Indy’s newest locally-owned food truck specializing in cookies. Items like Halloween birthday cake cookies to classic chocolate chip are included on the pink truck’s menu + you can find the business in parking lots around Keystone, Mass Ave., and Broad Ripple. 🍪 (WRTV)

• The city is working to double the fruit + vegetable consumption of residents by 2030, according to Indianapolis’ Division of Community Nutrition and Food Policy program administrator. Along with Denver, CO, Indy has been selected to partner with two external organizations to achieve this goal. Learn more about the organizations and initiative. 🥕 (IBJ)

• A work program aimed at 18 to 24 year-olds is helping Hoosiers get a second chance at their education and enter the workforce. Youth Build Indy is an 18-week program that offers hands-on construction training and lets participants earn their high school equivalency, in addition to $6,300. Registration for the next session starts in February. 🛠️ (WRTV)

• Hoosiers Elevance CEO Gail Boudreaux + Cummins CEO Jennifer Rumsey recently ranked on Fortune’s 2022 list of “The 50 Most Powerful Women.” Gail came in at No. 9 for her leadership through Elevance’s rebranding and Jennifer came in at No. 45 for the company’s year-over-year revenue growth. A huge Hoosier congrats to them both. (IBJ)

• IU grad Philip H. Dybvig was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in economic sciences, among two others, for “research on banks and financial crises.” So what does that mean for the Hoosier? The prize equals a cash award of nearly $900,000, which will be given to the recipients in December. (WISH)

• A $349,900 home in Fort Wayne is going viral on TikTok, thanks to its 70s-style listing photos. Real estate broker Ian Barnhart embraced the “immaculate” original furniture + shag carpeting by ordering costumes, recruiting models, and borrowing muscle cars to recreate a party scene in the home for the listing. See the photos. 🕺(WRTV)

• Dead & Company’s “The Final Tour” is coming next summer, but don’t worry —Ruoff Music Center made the cut. The official ticket presale starts at 12 p.m. on Wednesday + tickets will be available to the public the following Friday at 10 a.m. Sign up to stay ahead of the crowd. 🎶

• Missing baseball season already? Well, you can visit Victory Field on Sun., Oct. 23 from 12-3 p.m. for off-season tradition Rowdie’s Pumpkin Patch — an event where children 14 + younger can pick their own pumpkins and enjoy small hayrides. There will also be a trunk-or-treat on the concourse. Get your ticket. 🎃

• Did you know you can set up shop in our online retail store? We’re looking to support local brands in our INDYtoday shop. We want to work with you. Send us an email to get started.

• Fast-track those holiday shopping plans. For the first time, Amazon is hosting a second Prime Day with the Prime Early Access Sale running today, Oct. 11 and tomorrow, Oct. 12. Snag tech like earbuds or kitchen appliances at Black Friday prices — 45 days in advance.*

• The outcome of the generational battle between baby boomers and millennials just might wage on these very survey results. Learn more about how each generation feels about finances + real estate in this Financial Wellness Study. 🏡*