happy holidays!

What a perfect way to kick off the holiday season: eating holiday treats for free!!

When : Friday, Nov. 6th: 12pm - 6pm

& Saturday, Nov. 7th: 11am - 5pm

Where: IN, Indianapolis - 5415 N College Ave

This weekend the Broad Ripple Fresh Market will be holding our annual Taste of the Holidays Sampling Event. Stop in and stroll through our sampling stations where you'll find a broad selection of our holiday favorites including:
Our Fully Prepared Holiday Meal

Standing Rib Roast

Nueske's Applewood Smoked Bacon

Shrimp & Cocktail Sauce

Super Crab Dip

Holiday Pies

Holiday Coffees & TFM Eggnog

NY Cheesecakes

Red Velvet Cake

Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice

Fruitcake...and so much more!

Get your holiday eat on this weekend!

Calling all taste testers....

Taste Testers Needed
Chef JJ and Chef Jenna are preparing new recipe's and want your input!

DATE: Saturday, October 24th

TIME: 12-4pm

LOCATION: Chef JJ's Back Yard

MORE: No reservations required, no cost for the food, just opinions! Sun King Beer and organic wines will be available through out the day. This is a great time to bring a friend that has never been to Chef JJ's Back Yard and introduce them to the whole experience. We look forward to seeing you this weekend.

Chef JJ's1040 Broad Ripple Ave.Indianapolis, Indiana 46220

CORNER WINE BAR

Last night, I visited the Corner Wine Bar, located in the heart of Broad Ripple Village. What an awesome place for a low key yet high class evening. We selected a bottle of wine off of the "managers bin special." The manager selects a couple of different wines and prices them at $20/bottle. Super affordable if you're into trying new wines. Our waiter suggested a Pinot, which was stellar. The women next to us were digging into the fruit and cheese plate ...which looked so fresh and scrumptious. I would highly recommend the Corner Wine Bar for a chill night with friends. Their summer menu looked incredible. Oh, and they have an awesome outdoor patio for those moonlight summer nights. I can't wait to head back and dig into their summer menu!

The Toggery

Want in on a millionaire secret??? Let's do this!

I made roughly $190 in two months by cleaning out my closet and taking my unwanted goods into The Toggery. (a resale boutique) in Broad Ripple! They also take "non" clothing items (you can find the list of what they accept on their website.)

Make sure you schedule an appointment (they usually have same day appointments if you need one). You can find their policies here. You will receive 50% of the selling price which is awesome because they usually price their items at a decent amount. They cut checks on the 10th of every month...sooo get selling!

Get some extra cash for summer! What an easy way .....

prizzy prizzy please

Check out one of the bands we discovered last year... Prizzy Prizzy Please. They opened for Spoon last summer...and I'm really glad we actually made it on time to check them out. They have the most hilarious/quirky sense of humor and they're from Bloomington- perfect! Their lyrics..and song titles are the most creative... of all time...i.e. camp fire girls weekend party.

Four bands, $7 bucks...Tomorrow night, Friday May 16----Spin Nightclub in Broadripple. Can't really beat this bargain.

39th Annual Broad Ripple Art Fair: this weekend!

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, stop ny the Broad Ripple Art fair. This annual festival features more than 225 artists from the U.S. and Canada, booths from local cultural organizations, a children’s creative area, gourmet food courts, a beer and wine garden and live entertainment on four stages and the Frank M. Basile Auditorium. Tell me this doesn't sound like a good time- I dare you. Local culture, gourmet food, beer and wine...this is the ultimate Thirtythou scene!

The Art Fair takes place in ARTSPARK on the grounds of the Indianapolis Art Center annually each May. All proceeds from the Art Fair directly benefit Art Center programs. The 39th Broad Ripple Art Fair will take place this weekend May 16 and 17, 2009.

Tickets are $15 bucks which isn't super cheap in a 30Kmil way, but think of it this way: you are making a contribution to a charity (how honorable, swanky and chic of you!) and get a great excursion out of it (bonus!).

Click here for all the artsy-fartsy details.

Painting: Evangeline by Melissa Sarat