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CELEBRATE SNOW for the last time this year!

WOODSTOCK on the SNOW at Paoli Peaks.  Ski. Ride Tube this weekend! FREE Lift Ticket - must be in full costume & arrive before noon!

SEE REQUIREMENT DETAILS at www.paolipeaks.com

On March 3-4^th Golf Shores Fun Center is hosting a two day cake and wedding show that’s put on by the Sugar Artisans of Southern Indiana (SASI). The public is invited to compete or just come to look at what these talented folks can do with sugar. Live demos include:

Making Roses at 1PM and 5PM,

Writing on Cakes from 1:30PM and 5:30PM

Making Borders at 2PM and 6PM  

Tips at 2:30PM and 6:30 PM

There is also a 30 minute cake decorating contest on Saturday at 11AM and at 4PM.

Hours: Saturday, March 3 from 10AM-7PM; Sunday March 4 from Noon-5PM.

For more information, call Karen at 812-472-8159 or visit the “Sugar Artists of Southern Indiana” Facebook page for more info.

The musical Beauty & the Beast will be performed live by the Bedford North Lawrence High School music dept.

See the magic on Mar 2-4 & 9-11 at the Performing Arts Center. Fri & Sat shows are 7:30 pm; Sun shows are 2:30 pm. Tix at the door $8, general admission & opens 1 hour prior to the show. Details, 812-279-9756.

 

Did you know Hemlock Cliffs has visitors year round? it a great place for the camera lover! 

SPECIAL TEAM CHALLENGE FOR ALL WINTER DRUMLINE AND WINTER GUARDS!!

Corydon Central Vanguard Presents 3rd Annual Vanguard Winter Drumline Mini-Golf Scramble

Proceeds to benefit the Corydon Central Winter Drumline

DATE:     Sunday March 11, 2012

WHERE: Golf Shores Fun Center

                2510 Landmark Way Northeast

                Corydon, IN 47112-2020

TIME:      2:00PM Shotgun Start, (Second Tee Time 3:30PM only if needed)

ENTRY:   $10.00 per person / $40.00 per team

                  Includes 18 Holes of indoor miniature golf, lunch, and chance to compete for  prizes.

FORMAT:   4 Person Teams and Individual Divisions are open to registration.

PRIZES:      Top three Teams and top three Individuals will win prizes

DEADLINE:  MAR 9, 2012

Winzerwald Winery

March Gladness

Mar 10-11, Mar 17-18  

Join each of the nine wineries on the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail for VIP treatment with wine tasting and guided wine and food pairings with food from "Around the World".

Carousel Winery

 The Uplands Wine Trail showcases nine wineries throughout southern Indiana, including Carousel Winery in Bedford who will be featuring Brazilian cuisine. Tickets are $35 per person. 

Click here for more information or to purchase tickets.   

Just in time for Spring Break, by March 16^th, Golf Shores Fun Center in Corydon will have all their outdoor features going.

Bluespring Caverns Opening This Month! 

Bluespring Caverns in Bedford reopens for tours on March 16, weather permitting. Explore over a mile-long, subterranean river in a guided tour boat. Experience the natural forces that are still at work today slowly dissolving limestone to create the cave's custom chambers. Click here for more information.

Blooms A Busting Lawn & Patio Show

Sat, Mar 24

Lawrence County 4-H Fairgrounds, 8am - 4pm

Welcome spring! Join the Lawrence County Master Gardeners for the Blooms A Busting Lawn & Patio Show for plant workshops, spring/garden crafts, vendors, landscaping topics and recycling methods. Admission is free! For more information, call 812-275-4623.

Rodney Beasley and Sons

On March 31^st, the 6th annual Southern Gospel Music Concert featuring The McKamey's, a family group from Clinton, Tennessee. Also performing are local favorites Rodney Beasley and Sons playing banjo and mandolin.  Crawford County Community 4H Park, Marengo, IN.  Tickets $10.00.

Indiana Artisan Marketplace

Sat, Mar 31 - Sun, Apr 1

Showcasing the work of Indiana's best artists and artisans, you can buy one-of-a-kind artwork and artisan food directly from the Hoosiers who make it at this once-a-year, special event. Stop by the Limestone Country booth and learn more about the Limestone Trail, a route that winds through Lawrence and Monroe counties and features the area's limestone heritage, art, architecture and attractions. Admission is $10.00, children 7 yrs or younger are free. Parking is $3.00. Click here for more information.

Comfort Suites French Lick offers 20% off golf rates when staying at the hotel.

Conveniently located it’s Near Casino • Indoor Go-Karts Winery • Patoka Lake • Rail Museum Horseback Riding • Spas Pioneer Village • Water Parks Cave Tours • Antique Gallery Artisan Market • Laser Tag Miniature Golf

Hike the Donaldson Woods & see the old growth forest without the leaves. Wow, those trees are tall! Enjoy your personal state park! Spring Mill State Park.

April in Lawrence County

8 – Easter Egg Scramble, Spring Mill State Park, 1 pm. Storytime, crafts, & Easter egg hunt. 812-849-3534

11-12 – Bluegrass Festival, Little Grantville Bluegrass, Fri. 4-9 pm, Sat. 12-9 pm. Multiple bands perform, food, free admission. 812-277-1705

21-22 – Lawrence County History Festival & Pow Wow, Bedford North Lawrence High School grounds, 10 am-5 pm. History re-enactments, classic rock & roll band concert by NOX, multi-nation Pow Wow, period crafts and vendors. 812-279-3561

May in Lawrence County

18-20 – International Bowhunters Organization, Triple Crown Championship, Lawrence Co. Fairgrounds, 7 am-7 pm. Adult and youth competitions, vendors, auctions, hunter defense education course. 812-277-0187

26-27 – Civil War Days, Spring Mill State Park, 9 am-5 pm.  Meet historical figures of the Civil War, such as Mrs. Robert E. Lee, and Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, battle re-enactments, and attend a Civil War Ball. 812-849-3534

25-28 – Memorial Weekend Ride, Midwest Trail Rides Horseman’s Campgrounds. Hoosier National Forest trail rides, welcome social, dance, meals, lodging, box stalls, horse clinician-Gary Lane. 812-834-6686

 Abraham Lincoln turned  203 on Sunday, February 12 and the world premiere of A. Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale to take place in June at the Lincoln Amphitheatre.

The show is set in 1816  when Thomas, Nancy, Sarah, and a young Abraham Lincoln moves to Southern Indiana, at that time a wilderness with bears, cougars and wolves. The family was looking for new opportunities. Amidst the hope of a new life, Abe’s mother Nancy sings a powerful song about moving on to Indiana and never looking back.

The scene fades to the Executive Mansion with President Lincoln talking about his beloved mother to his sons Willie and Tad. “I wish we could have met her,” says Tad. President Lincoln looks at his sons and says “Me, too. She was a special woman. She always taught me to respect others and to remember my place in life.”

So begins A. Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale, a new musical about Abraham Lincoln’s Indiana boyhood years. Audiences will witness this inspiring story come to life at the majestic Lincoln Amphitheatre, a 1,500-seat covered outdoor venue nestled amongst the trees on the very land Lincoln walked as a boy.

A.Lincoln: A Pioneer Tale runs June 8-June30, Wednesday to Saturday evenings with one Sunday matinee July 1. Tickets are currently on sale at the box office (online coming soon) 800-264-4223.

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Spa at French Lick Expands to Meet Customer Demand

Four massage rooms added, new shower experience offered and Pluto tubs get a BIG makeover

  Some exciting new changes are coming to The Spa at French Lick in the form of new treatment rooms, larger soaking tubs and a new shower system that can only be described as a “shower experience.”

With 65% of its business coming in the form of massages and more requests than they could handle, The Spa at French Lick saw an opportunity to expand. Four additional massage rooms are now under construction in the former salon portion of the spa. The new additions will bring the total number of treatment rooms to 28 in the 27,000 square foot spa.

“Massages are our most requested service,” said Spa Director Kim Allen.  “More and more guests are recognizing the benefits of massage and coming to us to heal injuries, to help with certain health conditions, and to promote overall wellness.

Wellness has been a reoccurring theme ever since the spa first started offering Pluto baths over 100 years ago. With high concentrations of magnesium, sodium and potassium, the Pluto water is enriched with over 20 different minerals. The Soaking mineral baths offer many benefits, including stimulation of circulation, cell hydration and increased moisture retention.  In addition, medical research shows soaking in the water detoxifies and eases muscle and joint tension to induce relaxation.

The inherent benefits of the traditional bath are being enriched with new technology. New spacious garden tubs will allow each bathing experience to be meditative, comfortable and invigorating.

Even the showers are getting a make-over at the resort spa. “Imagine all the components of your perfect shower,” said Allen. “These new showers not only offer multiple rain showerheads and body sprays but they also let you customize everything from the temperature, to the lights and even the sound thru a digital touchpad.”

The spa, which is open 365 days a year, does not expect any interruption in service during construction. Work will be done after hours and is expected to take 4-6 weeks.  

For reservations at the Spa at French Lick as well as its sister property-The Spa at West Baden, please call 888-936-9360.  

The dates are set for the Sunset Wine Cruises at Patoka Lake.  Lawrence County’s Carousel Winery is featured Oct 6th. Enjoy food paired with several selections of wine tastings, a full glass of your favorite all while cruising the lake during the long shadows time. Details 888-819-6916.