Thank you Central ACE Hardware!

We are happy to announce that Central ACE Hardware is a sponsor of the 2009 Irving Circle Summer Concert Series! Central ACE Hardware is located at 1025 N. Arlington Avenue, just north of the intersection of 10th and Arlington, with the entrance located off of 11th Street. You can reach them at (317) 357-8396.

You'll find helpful service from their different departments: paint and sundries, lawn and garden, nursery, hand and power tools, electrical, plumbing, hardware, cleaning supplies, and automotive. Be sure to visit them for all your home improvement needs, including: key cutting, blade sharpening, paint-color matching, glass repair and cutting, pipe cutting and threading, propane exchange, scree repair, and special ordering of more than 65,000 items.

They are open Mon-Fri, 8am to 8pm, Sat 8am to 6pm, and Sun 9am to 5pm.

We thank Jack and his entire crew at Central Ace Hardware for their generous donation. They are helping us build a better Irvington!

2009 Concert and Clean Up Dates

Spring is in full swing and summer is coming up fast. Here are some things of interest at Irving Circle Park for 2009:

-Saturday, May 2nd, 9am: the first park clean up date of the year. Bring your tools and gloves. We'll bring drinks, donuts, and lunch.

-Saturday, May 9th, 9am: park clean up rain date.

-Saturday, June 20th: Celebrate Irvington Day! In the morning, we'll be doing a Vintage Sale in the park. If you have any vintage items to donate, please email us at irvingcircle@gmail.com or call 356-3375. At 7pm, we'll have Paul Diebold and company entertain us with our first concert of the summer.

-Saturday, July 18th, 7pm: Audio Diner at Irving Circle Park

-Saturday, August 15th, 7pm: TBA Concert. If you are interested in playing Irving Circle, drop us an email or give us a call.

Looking forward to seeing you at the park!

Another Summer winds down

We had a great crowd on Saturday night as the Diebold Brothers treated a very large crowd to a great night of music. Thanks to all that have given time and effort to make the concert series a huge success.

If you have been paying attention to the media, you know that the financial strength of the city is not so hot and the next budget proposed by the mayor calls for major cuts at Indy Parks. According to Indy Star, the Mayor is even looking at possibly selling many of Indy's mini parks.

What does all of this mean for Irving Circle? It's hard to say right now. But Friends of Irving Circle is staying on top of it, please be assured of that. In the meantime, we are going to start our fundraising campaign for next season early. If you haven't noticed, the fountain is down again. We are not sure if it will be running again this season or not, but given the recent frequency of break-downs, we are looking to raise money to rebuild the fountain equipment and pump housing. More information on that as it comes up.

But for now, tons of thanks to everyone for their help. Continue using the park. Keep it clean. Help us maintain. Clean up after your dog. And please don't climb the fountain as you could damage it.

Last Concert of the Season: Eleventh Hour on Saturday, Aug. 16

Friends of Irving Circle
is proud to present the
2008 Summer Concert Series
sponsored by
Historic Irvington Community Council,

Irvington Therapeutic Center, Kroger,
Central Ace Hardware and Marsh

Saturday, August 16th - 7p to 9p
Eleventh Hour


GRAAL was originally scheduled to play, but due to circumstances beyond their control, they had to cancel. However, Eleventh Hour will be playing their first Irving Circle gig on Saturday. And look for GRAAL's Paul Diebold to possibly join them.

Concessions will be available. All proceeds go to Friends of Irving Circle, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit dedicated to the upkeep and improvement of Irving Circle Park.

If you are interested in sponsoring our concerts (and we'd love to have you!) or in volunteering (we'd love to have you too!), contact us at irvingcircle at gmail dot com.

Thank you for joining us during our Summer Concert Series. Look for upcoming events in October in association with the Irvington Halloween Festival as well as in December with the Irvington Luminaria. And join us again in 2009!

Last Concert of 2008: GRAAL on Saturday, August 16th

Friends of Irving Circle
is proud to present the
2008 Summer Concert Series
sponsored by
Historic Irvington Community Council,

Irvington Therapeutic Center, Kroger,
Central Ace Hardware and Marsh

Saturday, August 16th - 7p to 9p
GRAAL
with Eleventh Hour

Concessions will be available. All proceeds go to Friends of Irving Circle, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit dedicated to the upkeep and improvement of Irving Circle Park.

If you are interested in sponsoring our concerts (and we'd love to have you!) or in volunteering (we'd love to have you too!), contact us at irvingcircle at gmail dot com.

Thank you for joining us during our Summer Concert Series. Look for upcoming events in October in association with the Irvington Halloween Festival as well as in December with the Irvington Luminaria. And join us again in 2009!

Next Concert: Audio Diner on July 19th

Friends of Irving Circle
is proud to present the
2008 Summer Concert Series
sponsored by
Historic Irvington Community Council,

Irvington Therapeutic Center, Kroger,
Central Ace Hardware and Marsh

Saturday, July 19th - 7p to 9p
Audio Diner

Concessions will be available. All proceeds go to Friends of Irving Circle, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit dedicated to the upkeep and improvement of Irving Circle Park.

If you are interested in sponsoring our concerts (and we'd love to have you!) or in volunteering (we'd love to have you too!), contact us at irvingcircle at gmail dot com.

The August concert will be on the 16th and feature GRAAL with Eleventh Hour.

The water is flowing, the fountain is working!

It has been a long time coming, but the fountain is running again! Damages from last fall and difficulty finding parts for the old pump has led to a longer than anticipated shut down of the fountain. But it is working again, but we could use your help to keep it that way. Please help us keep trash from finding it's way into the fountain. There are trash cans in the park that make a much better home for refuse. Also, keeping yourself and your children out will help maintain the chemical balance of the water, which is needed to keep pump seals from deteriorating, and prevent accidental damage (not to mention prevent any harm to yourself!).

Remember, the fountain is for water only! Thank you for your help!