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Streets closed

For the Downtown Block Party, the following streets will be closed from 6 a.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday.
• Wabash Avenue between Fourth and Ninth streets. (Fourth and Ninth will remain open).
• Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth streets will be closed from Ohio Street to the alley between Wabash Avenue and Cherry Street.

Discounted admission at Terre Haute Children’s Museum
The Terre Haute Children’s Museum will offer a discounted admission of $5 on Saturday as part of the Block Party. There also will be a number of kid-friendly activities in front of the museum, including the Colts In Motion interactive traveling museum.
The Terre Haute Children’s Museum — open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday — is on the corner of Eighth Street and Wabash Avenue in downtown. Admission that day will be $5 for adults and children age 2 and older. Children under the age of 2 and members of the Terre Haute Children’s Museum will be admitted for free.
In addition, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., there will be a Kids Zone featuring face painting, balloon animals, crafts, games and experiments in front of the Children’s Museum. Activities will be provided by The Fundazzlers, One Planet Solar, Hobson’s Fun Farm, the Vigo County Office of Purdue Extension, the Indiana State University student chapter of the American Chemical Society, Bridges of Indiana, Go Figure/the ISU Center for Mathematics Education, and Woody the Clown.

Related Photos

  • Not hopscotch: Marla Flowers and Pat Martin mark the spots for public toilets at Eighth Street and Wabash Avenue on Thursday afternoon. The work was being done in preparation for Saturday’s Downtown Block Party. (Tribune-Star/Jim Avelis)

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  • Tribune-Star/Jim Avelis Touch up work: Brandy Hodge does some touch up painting to the front of Lynn’s Boutique on Thursday afternoon. She was helping her friend, Lynn Henry, get the business ready for Saturday’s Downtown Block Party.

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  • Tribune-Star/Jim Avelis On the scene: Arianne King, operations coordinator for Downtown Terre Haute Inc., expects this year's Downtown Block Party to be bigger than last year's event.

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August 24, 2012

Ready to Block?

Organizers say this year’s Downtown Block Party will be bigger, better

Brian Boyce The Tribune-Star

TERRE HAUTE — Pavement pounding party people plan to pounce on the ’Bash this weekend.

Organizers of the second annual Downtown Block Party were chalking the streets Thursday afternoon, finishing preparations for this weekend’s festival between Fourth and Ninth streets along Wabash Avenue. Ariane Marie King, operations coordinator for Downtown Terre Haute Inc., said last year’s inaugural event drew more than 10,000 people throughout the day.

“And it’s going to be bigger this year, so much bigger,” she said inside Crossroads Cafe after a meeting with event organizers. “This year we’re doubling our vendors.”

More than 120 artists and non-profit agencies will line the streets, dotting the paths between five stages with live music, a motorcycle and car show, as well as downtown restaurants selling food outdoors. The free event kicks off at 1 p.m. Saturday, running through midnight.

“It really is a full day of nonstop activity for folks of all ages,” King said.

Down the street at Lynn’s Boutique, Jessica Aden was readying the store, which just opened in March.

“I’m from Florida, so this is my first year for the Block Party,” she said. “We’ll be here all day too. Our hours will be later.”

Marla Flowers, president of Downtown Terre Haute Inc., said the event’s focus will be on local businesses in the area.

“I think it’s an excellent opportunity for all the downtown merchants to showcase their wares,” she said, noting food will be sold by local restaurants all along the strip. “And I think Mother Nature is going to cooperate, and we’re all excited about that.”

Weather forecasts call for sunny skies and temperatures in the low 90s, but area musicians plan to keep the five stages hot all day long.

Mike Rowe of the Crowe Committee said this will be his group’s first year to perform at the event.

“I think it’s a great event for the community,” the long-time musician said. His group plays on the stage near Fourth Street and Wabash Avenue between 5 and 8 p.m., bringing classic rock by the likes of the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd to the mix. “I think it’s wonderful any time you can do an outdoors event and showcase the downtown.”

King said a Kids Zone will be hosted by the Terre Haute Children’s Museum near Eighth Street, offering painted faces and animal balloons throughout the day. Meanwhile, a cornhole tournament with prizes will begin at 6:30 p.m. near Fifth Street. Wells Fargo Stagecoach Rides will be offered throughout the day from 1 to 4 p.m. The Academy of Dance will perform “Hansel and Gretel” beginning at 1:30 p.m. near Crossroads Plaza, while the Swingin’ Mates Square Dancers will perform there beginning at 5 p.m. Terre Haute YMCA Zumba classes will offer demonstrations beginning at 6 p.m. at that location.

Paul Bertsch of the Paul Bertsch Band said he and his crew will perform between 1 and 4 p.m. at Fifth Street.

“We’re going to play a lot of originals,” he said, describing his works as a mix of classic rock and blues. “A lot of singer-songwriter material. Hopefully it will be a decent mix for a lot of tastes.”

The band’s CD, “Red Dirt Road,” will be available, and Bertsch said this is one the many great things Terre Haute does downtown.

“I think it will be a fun atmosphere, a great chance to get our music out and a great chance to be a part of the Terre Haute community,” he said. “There’s not a lot not to like.”

Brian Boyce can be reached at 812-231-4253 or brian.boyce@tribstar.com.

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