Your weekend plans: Turtle Tea Party, outdoor movies, art walk and more
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Box turtles are one of the species that will be at this weekend's Turtle Tea Party. Photo: Robert Knopes/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
Everyone knows that Memorial Day weekend in Indianapolis is synonymous with speed.
Yes, but: If you're looking for a more laid-back way to spend the holiday weekend, Eagle Creek has the perfect tea party for you.
Driving the news: Local wildlife rescue and rehabilitation nonprofit Re-Wilding Indiana is hosting its Turtle Tea Party to give Hoosier families a chance to get up close and personal with our state's turtle species.
- The party, which coincides with World Turtle Day, allows attendees to take photos with turtles, make crafts and participate in family-friendly activities over tea and light snacks.
- It ends with a live turtle release back into the wild.
- Proceeds from the event will support Re-Wilding Indiana's work helping injured turtles and other Indiana wildlife.
If you go: 11am-1pm Sunday at Eagle's Hideaway, outside the main gates on the west side of Eagle Creek Park.
Tickets start at $15 for adults and $10 for kids 5-12.
More long weekend picks:
😂 Laugh it up with comedian and impressionist Aries Spears when he plays six shows at Helium Comedy Club.
- Shows start at 7:30pm Thursday; 7pm and 9:15pm Friday; 7pm and 9:30pm Saturday; and 7pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $39.
💃🏾 Dance the night away at The Jazz Kitchen's Latin Dance Party. Dinner from 6-10pm Thursday, dancing from 9pm-2am.
- Free dance lessons start at 8:30pm.
- Admission is free from 6-8pm and $10 after.
🎥 Catch a movie in White River State Park as the Outdoor Movie Nights series returns with "The Incredibles," 7:30pm Thursday.
- Tickets start at $5.
🎸 Head south to Bean Blossom for three days of music, workshops and good times during The Americana Bean Jamboree at Bill Monroe's Memorial Music Park & Campground. 7-9pm Friday; and 5-10:30pm Saturday and Sunday.
- Tickets are $10 per day at the gate, or get access with your camping reservation.
🩰 Experience a ballet adaptation of Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" from the Indiana Ballet Conservatory at The Tarkington in Carmel. 7pm Friday, and 4pm and 7pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $40.
🎨 Take a creative stroll down Main Street during Beech Grove's free Fourth Friday Art Walk, 5:30pm to dusk.
🏀 See the Indiana Fever take on the Golden State Valkyries, 7:30pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $14.
🚲 Rev your pedals during the Indy Pride Hoosier 250 tricycle race, 3pm Saturday at Greg's Our Place.
⚽ Cheer on the Indy Eleven as they host Lexington SC, 7pm Saturday at Carroll Stadium.
- Tickets start at $13.
🎤 Hit the jackpot when rapper Baby Keem brings "The Casino Tour" to Old National Centre, 8:30pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $108.
⚾ Spend Memorial Day at the ballpark when the Indianapolis Indians host the Iowa Cubs, 6:35pm Monday.
- Tickets start at $15.