Category Archives: Michiana Shores

“Smoke & Mirrors” – A Comedy Murder Mystery – Review by Carol Moore

**** Recommended **** Dunes Summer Theatre is one of my favorite summer destinations. Combine my love for this ‘gem in the woods’ with my love of murder mysteries, and I had a perfect afternoon recently. I really enjoyed their production of “Smoke & Mirrors”, a farcical murder mystery. Although I’m pretty good at figuring out…

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Dunes Summer Theatre premieres Delightful New Play, “After Paul McCartney”

**** Recommended **** A good storyteller can hold the attention of his/her audience whether the story is simple or complicated, short or really, really long. Sometimes he/she even acts out the characters in the story. Jeffrey Baumgartner is a very good Storyteller in Dunes Summer Theatre’s final production of the 2018 season, “After Paul McCartney”,…

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“Wait until Dark” is a Really Very Play!

**** Recommended **** Although it’s kind of an oldie, “Wait until Dark” is still one of the scariest plays I’ve ever seen, so I was looking forward to seeing the Dunes Summer Theatre production. I have to say, on my personal scale of scariness – ranging from not-at-all to ‘jump-out-of-your-seat’ – the DST production was…

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Washington Park Zoo Opens with New Born Otters

On January 31st, 2017 a pair  of otter pups were born at Washington Park Zoo, Michigan City Indiana. This is the fourth time in seven years that the Washington Park Zoo has welcomed the birth of River Otters.  Although we are giving the mom plenty of privacy to raise her pups, our keeper staff are…

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Washington Park Zoo Receives Grant

The Washington Park Zoological Society would like to acknowledge the Otto J. and Margaret M. Zack Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A. Trustee for awarding us a grant for 2017 in the amount of $80,000. This grant is to be used to purchase and install 2 generators along with food and medical expenses for the…

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Eclectica Pop Up Gallery During Taste of Michigan City

ECLECTICA POP-UP will be held during the Popular Taste of Michigan City in the same local. The Gallery will be displayed in the DOWN Gallery at Revive Consignments, and feature an ever evolving array of one-of-a-kind jewelry, accessories, wearables, photography, fine arts and crafts designed, made or collected by ANKO, Kathy Dennis and Dani Lane.…

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The Marvelous Wonderettes

The Marvelous Wonderettes” runs at  2 p.m. June 22-23 and 29-30; 8:00 p.n. on Fridays June 24 and July 1;  and 6:30 p.m. on Saturdays June 25 and July 2 at Canterbury Summer Theatre shows are performed at Mainstreet Theatre, located at 807 Franklin St., Michigan City. This smash off-Broadway hit takes you to the…

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Barker Mansion

     The historic Barker Mansion is offering expanded tour options this summer, designed to appeal to a wide range of audiences and interests.      New this year, a self-guided tours of the first floor and garden will begin at 11 am, Tuesday through Sunday. On this exploratory tour, visitors are given guide books…

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