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Events
Events
Friday, Jan. 31
Building Character: The Art of Professional Wrestling | 12 p.m. | Eskenazi Hall | Free | Join WWE’s Director of Character Development for an engaging conversation about the intersection between professional wrestling + the fine arts.
Saturday, Feb. 1
Bubbles + Bliss: Valentine’s Edition | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Le Spa de Beauté | $25 | Treat yourself to a delicious mimosa brunch, complimentary nail polish changes, a free mini dermaplane treatment, and goodie bag.
Top Rope Tailgate | 1-11:30 p.m. | The Hangar | $15+ | Celebrate Royal Rumble weekend with unlimited food, rap battles, and an official watch party.
Community Sing: Celebrating the Black Experience | 2-3:30 p.m. | Shelton Auditorium | Free | Raise your voice alongside your neighbors at this joyful informal celebration of Black music, including gospel, pop, and Broadway.
“Annie” | Friday, Jan. 31-Sunday, Feb. 2 | Times vary | Clowes Memorial Hall | $36+ | Revisit the classic musical — it’s only a day away.
Sunday, Feb. 2
Kid’s Cake Decorating Class | 1:30-3 p.m. | Classic Cakes, Carmel | $95 | Watch your kid learn to make a delicious + delightful monster cake.
Donut lovers, rejoice. Mochi Joy Donuts is celebrating its grand opening tomorrow and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. In addition to their signature donuts, you’ll also be able to score cake, cookies, coffee, and boba.
In an effort to better support students + their families, IPS has opened The Family Resource Center at Arlington Middle School. Here, visitors can access medical services, mental health support, and resources to help with housing, utilities, and food. It’s open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (WTHR)
Edu
The library is open. According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress rankings, Indiana achievement in fourth grade reading improved to No. 6 in the nation — the highest level Hoosier fourth graders have ever achieved. (WTHR)
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Now may be the time to consider a new pet — egg prices are expected to increase ~20% in 2025 due to a strain of avian flu and inflation, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Allow us to give you a refresher on the city’s regulations surrounding backyard chickens. (CNN)
State
Indiana is home to the headquarters of eight Fortune 500 companies, according to this map by Visual Capitalist. That’s 1.18 Fortune 500 companies per a million people, in case you were wondering. (BrilliantMaps.com)
Drink
Costco is going back to Coke. After switching to Pepsi in 2013, Costco will flip-flop back to Coca-Cola products in its food courts this summer. But which do you drink? Let us know. (USA Today)
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🧸 The kids are alright
The ground level of the Eiteljorg has a host of kids’ activities to choose from. | Photo by INDYtoday team
It’s raining all day, the kids have cabin fever, and you need a break.If this sounds familiar to you (raises hand), get into our kid-friendly activities guide.
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Bonus wrestling weekend event for you: 25-year WWE veteran Mark Henry (also known as “The World’s Strongest Man”) will be at The Toy Pit on Sunday, Feb. 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for meet + greets and signings.
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