Library hosts virtual Tri-Wizard trivia
GREENFIELD — Harry Potter fans (grade 6 to age 18), can celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the publication of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” with rounds of Harry Potter trivia and other mind-teasers. Trivia questions will come from both the books and the movies. The Zoom session will meet from 2 to 3 p.m. on June 25. Sign up to attend at hcplibrary.librarymarket.com/harry-potter-tri-wizard-trivia-virtual and receive an email invitation with the Zoom link and a password.
Lions Club plans
BBQ-To-Go events
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FORTVILLE — Fortville Lions Club will play host to the first of its four summer season BBQ-To-Go dinners from 3 to 7 p.m. June 26, at 110 E. Broadway St., previously Denver’s Auto Repair in Fortville. Pulled pork dinners, which include two sides, will be available for $8 each, and individual sandwiches and sides will be available a la carte until the pork is sold out. Proceeds support Lions Club community projects throughout the year. The remaining BBQ-To-Go events for this summer are scheduled for July 24, Aug. 28 and Sept. 25.
Town garage
sale coming up
WILKINSON — The annual Town of Wilkinson Garage Sale will be held on June 27 from 8 a.m. to closing. Wilkinson is located on State Road 109 about five miles north of I-70 in northeast Hancock County. In past years, many community households held sales featuring antiques, furniture and miscellaneous of all kinds. The police department will be on hand with free hot dogs for shoppers. For more information, contact the Town Hall at 765-781-6055.
Pendleton Arts
Society to host show
PENDLETON — The Pendleton Arts Society will host a July exhibit from July 3 through Aug. 4 at the gallery at 119 W. State St. Featured artists include Patrick Kluesner and Joyce Minnick. A reception will be held for the artists from 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 10. For more information, visit the Pendleton Arts Society on Facebook.
Elmore Center
pens with programs
GREENFIELD — The Patricia Elmore Recreation Complex, 280 N. Apple St., reopens July 6 with two popular programs. At 9 a.m., July 6, the chess club restarts. Participation is open for all ages and all skills levels. Masks are required. At 7 p.m. on July 7, the woodcarving group starts up again. The group is open to older teens and adults of all skill levels. For more information on either program, contact [email protected].
Call for entries
for video contest
NATIONAL — The Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship (SOF) is now accepting entries for its fourth annual “Who Wrote Shakespeare?” Contestants are encouraged to create a three-minute video promoting the question “Who Wrote Shakespeare?” in a format that is “entertaining, engaging, and witty,” said contest coordinator Julie Sandys Bianchi.
Considering that the Elizabethan Age — the time when Shakespeare lived — was a golden age of pseudonyms, the question of ‘who wrote Shakespeare’ has always been a fascination to scholars and history buffs. Did the man, Shakspere of Stratford, England, really write the plays and poems published under the name William Shakespeare? Or is Shakespeare a pseudonym used to conceal the true identity of the author? There is no evidence that the Stratford man ever went to school, wrote a letter, or owned a book. Yet the works of Shakespeare show evidence that the author (whoever he was) was familiar with law, medicine, astronomy, philosophy, mythology, gardening, precious stones, music and Italy. This question has lingered for centuries.
First place prize is $1,000. The second and third place winners will be awarded $500 and $250 respectively. Deadline for submissions is July 20.
Finalists and winning video entries from previous years, as well as complete rules and details on how to enter the contest are available on the website at shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/sof-video-contest.
