CURE FOR CABIN FEVER: DROP-IN CRAFTS
Bring your young artist to Nickel Plate Arts for a range of afternoon art projects during gallery hours from noon to 5 p.m. Dec. 28-30 and Jan. 3-5. Each project is $10, and projects rotate each week. Kids of all ages are welcome. Parents must accompany children while on campus. Each project takes about 30 minutes or less to complete. All materials and directions are provided for this drop-in art lab. Registration is not required.
ARTIST SHOWCASE: SHAKILA GARUGU
Each month, Nickel Plate Arts presents a showcase of artwork by a local artist or art group inside the Stephenson House Gallery on Eighth Street. Through December, it will display the artwork of local artist Shakila Garugu, a self-taught artist and instructor. Working in oil paint, acrylics, watercolors, charcoal and pencil, Garugu’s work is mostly realistic with her vibrant portraits. The exhibit is open during normal gallery hours, from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.
GINGERBREAD VILLAGE
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Dec. 31, Tuesday through Sunday, guests of Conner Prairie can see a variety of gingerbread masterpieces created by amateurs and professionals. For more, visit connerprairie.org.
‘GIFTED’ EXHIBIT
Nickel Plate Arts’ “Gifted” exhibit is back for its fourth year and is the annual holiday exhibit and gift market. Shop early for holiday cards, ornaments, gifts and more at the Nickel Plate Arts campus in downtown Noblesville. The exhibit runs through Dec. 30. It is open to the public from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays.
FEDERAL HILL COMMONS ICE PLAZA
Through Jan. 8 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday, the Federal Hill Commons Ice Plaza will be open. On Dec. 20, the parks department will host “Public Safety Night,” where guests can dress like their favorite public safety person. On Fridays and Saturdays from 5 to 9 p.m., guests also can enjoy local food trucks.
