Cowboy Gathering at Salamonie Lake
February 22 @ 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Spend an afternoon with other horse enthusiasts at Salamonie Lake’s Cowboy Gathering, Feb. 22, from 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. The afternoon gathering will be held at the interpretive/nature center, located in Lost Bridge West SRA.
Sit back and enjoy Mary Larimore’s presentation on traveling to Colorado and Utah. She’ll discuss camp sites used while enroute West, facilities at the horse camps, and riding trail information.
The main dish will be lasagna and garlic bread; table service and coffee will be provided. Participants should bring a dish to share. Soda and bottled water will be available for purchase.
Reservations in advance are required. Call today to reserve your seat 260-468-2127. This event is sponsored by Friends of Upper Wabash Interpretive Services. Donations will be accepted for horse camp improvements.
Upper Wabash Interpretive Services is at 3691 S. New Holland Road, Andrews, 46702. For more information on other UWIS programs, visit https://on.IN.gov/salamonielake. To view DNR news releases, please see dnr.IN.gov .
Media Contact: Teresa Rody, interpretive manager, Upper Wabash Interpretive Services, (260) 468-2127, trody@dnr.IN.gov .
Meet Loaf: The Ultimate Tribute to Meat Loaf epitomizes the Meat Loaf experience in a look and sound-a-like event. A world-class show that delivers powerful, wide-ranging male and female operatic lead vocals, along with the epic theatrical elements that Meat Loaf fans have come to love, in an unforgettable evening of smash hits. If you love the music of Meat Loaf and the genius of composer Jim Steinman, get revved up because Meet Loaf really ignites!
Featuring four multi-instrumentalists from New York City, Americana Women is distinguished by their tight harmonies and sizzling solos. From the classic hits you grew up with to the contemporaries carrying the torch, celebrate the women who define country and folk music like Joan Baez, Dolly Parton, The Chicks, and more. Americana Women honor American folk music from its earliest origins through current country, rock, and folk while also showcasing their original music.
It’s not a concert, it’s a party! Spend a nostalgic evening saluting three of the world’s most beloved musical groups, who were instrumental in creating the Rock & Roll and Doo Wop sound. The Drifters (“This Magic Moment”), The Platters (“Only You”), and Cornell Gunter’s Coasters (“Yakety Yak”) have been associated with over forty of the top classic songs in Rock & Roll history, delivering their hits the same way you remember hearing them on the radio.
Mark Lowry is loved around the world in the realm of gospel music. The innately entertaining communicator makes audiences laugh, cry, and think. His lyrics to “Mary Did You Know?” resulted in one of this century’s most loved modern Christmas songs. He has spent over 20 collective years as the baritone singer for the GRAMMY award-winning Gaither Vocal Band. His gift for communicating profound truths through music and storytelling keeps audiences of all ages on the edge of their seats.
Open to new and seasoned disc golf players of all ages, Eagles Take Flight Disc Golf Tournament is a place to spread your wings.
The tournament, a fundraising event, will be held Feb. 1 at Salamonie Lake’s disc golf course located in Lost Bridge West SRA. Fundraising is to support the upgrading of original baskets on holes one through nine.
Tee times are 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., two rounds of 25 holes at the newly expanded disc golf course.
Registration is available on Disc Golf Scene. Fees range from $10 to $50.
Sponsored by: Friends of Upper Wabash Interpretive Services, Wabash Engraving, Wabash Furniture and Flooring, and QC Communications. “We are pleased to host the second annual XC-tier, PDGA-sanctioned singles tournament Eagles Take Flight,” said Interpretive Manager Teresa Rody. “After expenses last year, more than ninety percent of registration funds went to care for the raptors of Salamonie Lake’s Raptor Center. This year that same high percentage will buy as many new baskets as possible for the original nine holes of the course.”
Salamonie Lake, 9214 W. Lost Bridge West Road, Andrews, 46702. For more information on other Salamonie Lake programs, visit https://on.IN.gov/salamonielake .
Media Contact: Teresa Rody, interpretive manager, Upper Wabash Interpretive Services, (260)468-2127, trody@dnr.IN.gov .
Richard Goodall, the “singing janitor” from Terre Haute, Indiana, won America’s hearts with his rendition of “Don’t Stop Believin’,” earning a Golden Buzzer from America’s Got Talent (AGT) judge Heidi Klum and later claiming the title of AGT 2024 Champion. From performing for students at the middle school where he works to singing at church and with a band, music has always been a constant. Goodall’s authenticity and joy for music shine through in his performances, including hits from Journey, Foreigner, Bruno Mars, Michael Bublé, and more.
Salamonie Lake’s Preschool offers “Evergreen,” Jan. 16 Preschool-age children and their adults are invited to Salamonie Preschool’s “Evergreen” on Jan. 16. Learn how special and beneficial evergreen trees can be.
Children ages 2 – 5 and their adults are welcome to attend the class from 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at Salamonie Interpretive Center located in Lost Bridge West SRA, Andrews. Each program is designed to enhance the preschooler’s basic education, including music, crafts, social interaction, and time outdoors, always with a nature-related theme. The program fee is $3 per child. Advance registration is requested. Register by calling Upper Wabash Interpretive Services at (260) 468-2127.
For more information on other UWIS programs, visit https://on.IN.gov/salamonielake. Upper Wabash Interpretive Services is at 3691 S. New Holland Road, Andrews, 46702.
Media Contact: Teresa Rody, interpretive naturalist, Upper Wabash Interpretive Services, (260)468-2127.
Rachel Platten is an Emmy Award-winning multi-platinum artist, singer, and songwriter known for her anthem, “Fight Song.” Platten’s songs focus on motherhood, guilt, mourning, expectations, rebirth, mental health, and the support systems we all need to guide us through life’s most earth-shaking curveballs. Her most recent album, I Am Rachel Platten, is an artistic journey through life’s peaks and valleys with songs like “I Know,” “Mercy,” and “Surrender.”
A Beginner’s Stained-Glass Workshop, featuring local stained glass artist Katy Gray, will be held at Salamonie Lake’s Interpretive Center. Participants will choose to create a mushroom on Jan. 22, from 5-8 p.m. or Feb. 2, from 1-4 p.m.
The workshop cost is $45 per person. Advance registration is required 10 days prior to the workshop. Payment may be made on the day of the workshop. Space is limited.
Call 260-468-2127 to register or for more information.
Upper Wabash Interpretive Services, 3691 New Holland Road, Andrews, 46702. For more information on other UWIS programs, visit https://on.IN.gov/salamonielake. To view DNR news releases, please see dnr.IN.gov .
Media Contact: Teresa Rody, interpretive manager, Upper Wabash Interpretive Services, (260)468-2127, trody@dnr.IN.gov .