🦉Lafayette,

The week is halfway over, you’ve almost made it.

Enjoy the cool(ish) weather and clear skies!

Let’s see what’s going on:

Something tropical
State fair, in Lafayette?
Dinner Club
The downtown condo
The event list for your week

Photo Credit: Bennett’s

Tropical Floral Workshop

A one-hour workshop where you build a tropical arrangement inside a real pineapple. Ever done that? By the end of the workshop you’ll have a pineapple vase filled with a sweet arrangement.

You don’t have to have any floral experience to take part. Instructors will walk through the arrangement step by step. Flowers, supplies, the pineapple, and light snacks are included in the ticket.

Wildcat Creek Winery will be on site selling wine slushies, a separate purchase, not included in the ticket price.

Details:

When: Sunday, July 26, 3:00–4:00 PM
Cost: $55 per person
Includes: All flowers and floral supplies, a real pineapple vase, step-by-step instruction, light snacks

Seating is limited. Groups should register together.

See more here

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Lafayette’s One and Only State Fair

Indiana held its second state fair in Lafayette from October 10 to 14, 1853. It was the only time the fair came here. According to Tippecanoe County physician and historian William M. Reser, writing in the Indiana Magazine of History in 1936, the Tippecanoe County Agricultural Society identified four qualifying sites, and organizers chose W. K. Rochester's land, bounded by a ravine on the south, Washington Street on the west, and Kossuth Street on the north.

Lafayette won the fair largely on its transportation: the Wabash River, the Wabash and Erie Canal, and two newly finished railroads. Reser reported the town's population swelled from 10,000 to 60,000, and that Masonic, Odd Fellows, and Temperance halls were opened to lodge visitors. Figures Reser drew from the state board's treasurer's report list 1,500 entries.

Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune gave the closing address, "What the Sister Arts Teach as to Farming," printed as a pamphlet that year. Greeley judged the fair "interesting," though he wished it was "magnificent."

Have you made it out to the fairgrounds yet this year?

Sources: William M. Reser, "Indiana's Second State Fair," Indiana Magazine of History (March 1936); Tippecanoe County Historical Association, "Indiana's Second State Fair"; Horace Greeley, What the Sister Arts Teach as to Farming: An Address before the Indiana State Agricultural Society at its Annual Fair, Lafayette, Indiana, October 13th, 1853 (New York: Fowlers and Wells, 1853); Indiana State Library, "A Brief History of the Indiana State Fair"; Lafayette School Corporation / Thomas Miller Elementary School.

Dinner Club is Back!

We have 8 seats left, come join us😁

What it is

Six locals, around one table, enjoying a great meal and fun conversations. If you’re new to town, looking to make friends, or just don’t want to eat alone, this is for you.

How it works

Take a short personality quiz
Get matched with 5 compatible guests
We choose the restaurant and handle logistics
You just show up

📍Downtown Lafayette

🗓️Wednesday, July 29th at 6:30 pm

More info

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The Downtown Condo

Ever wanted to live downtown? Here is a reply cool condo down on 3rd Street, close to all of the downtown happenings. The brick-walled living room and bedroom are probably two of the most unique rooms I’ve seen since starting to do this.

Check it out

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